Dear Aunt Agatha Diary Notes on September Outings
Nostalgic column notes pleasant late summer weather during the first week of school. Highlights include free public watermelon feed in Central Park, Mosquito sparrows, and the Municipal Band concert closing the season. School enrollments show mixed shifts across several buildings. Rosemary Nemmers wins women's golf league title. Wa conda men’s softball champs. 14-year-old Joel Reighard returns from World Jamboree in Japan. Farm Bureau women plan bus trip to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Conesville
Muscatine Island
Whic
Couny
Rosemary Nemmers
Wa Conda
Joel Reighard
Japan
Farm Bureau
St. Louis
Pony Show Honors A Little Driver At Iowa State Fair
Week on the Farm reports a horse show at the Iowa State Fair featuring Arabians and a ponies class for under 43 inches. A ten year old girl named Isabelle drove a Shetland named Bingo with a driving whip earning audience cheers and a management award from stewards.
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Iowa State Fair
Bingo
Isabelle
West Des Moines
Passing years highlight local milestones in Cedar Rapids area
Ten years ago Connie Crile graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing with a ceremony at St. Paul's Church. Jamie Kay Robison celebrated her first birthday at a family dinner in Brighton. The Clinton family visited in Davenport as Jeffrey and Sharon joined in, and Grant studies funded by NSF were noted as Stanley Clinton prepared for further education.
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Connie Crile
Clyde Crile
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital School of
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Neill Trotman
Jamie Kay Robison
Larry Robison
Brighton
Jamie
Stanley F. Clinton
Jeffrey
Sharon
Foster Bickel
Clinton
Verna Bickel
Davenport
New Mexico Highlands University
National Science Foundation
Washington County 4 H swine wins and notable visits
In the past week in Washington, Mr and Mrs Robert Gillesby returned from San Francisco where he attended a Washington National Insurance Company convention. Ed Anderson won a belt for swine showmanship and Washington County 4 H members entered an eight animal group at the Iowa State Fair earning first place. Several residents including Elizabeth Hayslett underwent surgery at Veterans Hospital Iowa City. Allen Griggs and family camping trip covered multiple states and provinces. Jerry Stalder of Warsaw Missouri made the Dean's List at Southwest Missouri State College with a 4.0 GPA after taking five classes.
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Fred Kephart
Max Cuddy
San Francisco
O.M. Cuddy
Hondaik
Radio Branch
Navy
Dave Livingston
California
Burlingame
Calif
Mary Herr
Mildred Bowe
Surprise Valley School
Raymond Flanders
Center School
Lime Creek Township
Marie Stewart
Iowa
Sara Marie Davis
Steel City
Neb
Robert Gillesby
Washington National Insurance Company
Gillesby
Washington County
Ed Anderson
Crawfoodsville
David Barnes
Brighton
Peggy Chabal
Riverside
Mark Hotchkiss
Washington
Allen Griggs
Cherry
Donald
Eddie
Jean Vittetoe
Alvin Vittetoes
North
South Dakota
Manitoba
Ontario
Canada
Minnesota
Jerry Stalder
Warsaw
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Jerry
Chris Engel
Eugene Engel
Yucatan
Ricardo Lopez
Partners For
Alliance
Kay Lopez
Kay Waddell
Engels
Des Moines
Chris
Melanie Miksch
Juan Chable
Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Baldrige
Ewing Park
Robert Ray
Dennis Bohroten
Monte and Tracy
Keota
Roger Chapman
East
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Washington, D.C
Annapolis Naval Academy
Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Beach
Monte Bohrofen
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Kaufman
Summer rise in marriage licenses in Washington County
The Washington County clerk reports 45 marriage licenses issued so far this summer with three applications pending and August approaching. June leads 1971 totals with 19 permits, eight fewer than June 1970, while July had 16 licenses and eight couples awaiting August. Total 1970 licenses reached 148, with 93 issued by August 23 of this year. Under new Iowa rules licenses can be issued in any county.
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Cupid
Washington County
Iowa
Ward earns bronze stars and air medals on Vietnam return
CW2 Thomas C. Ward, a helicopter pilot returning from Vietnam, is awarded two bronze stars 17 air medals and the Army Commendation Medal. He and his wife Tammy plan to join him after training at Ft. Dix Germany. His family also mingles at local anniversaries and relocations across East Pleasant Plain and Homestead Iowa.
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N.J
Germany
Howard Baker
Sunset Park
Bakers
Kenneth Brown
Mt. Union
Leon Lintz
Lee
Amy
Homestead
Leon
Clear Creek
Route 1
Jamboree Tales and Local News Across Kalona and Washington
Teen Joel Reighard recalls his 20 day World Jamboree trip in Asagiri Heights Japan where a typhoon and an earthquake disrupted activities. He traveled July 31 to Tokyo and attended with 22 000 scouts from 80 nations. Mrs Day attended the YWCA World Council in Ghana. Kalona marks Kate Spry’s 100th birthday with a dinner, while Sheriff McDowell resigns after 11 years as Louisa County leader. Washington reports 2 290 students start the 1971 72 term.
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Joel Reighard
Wayne Reighard
Washington
Asagiri Heights
Japan
Joel
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Tokyo
Robert Day
YWCA
World Council of the Ywca
Lagon
Ghana
Kalona
Kate Spry
Maxwell
Kalonial
Spry
Wapello
Ralph McDowell
Louisa County
McDowell
Supt
E. K. Schlapkohl
Nemmers Team Wins Washington Ladies Golf Title
Rosemary Nemmers leads her team to the season championship with 47 points at Washington Country Club. The page also notes travels and family events including births and visits across Maryland Virginia and Iowa.
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Washington Country Club
Rosemary Nemmers
Marriages in Iowa area churches include multiple ceremonies
The week end featured several wedding ceremonies across Iowa places. Jacque Mayer and Terry Cox wed at St Elizabeths Harper, with Edwards Schmidt and Smith Wagenknecht Laws and Davis among other couples tying the knot.
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Jacque Kay Mayer
Iowa City
Terry L. Cox
Washington
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Harper
William J. Mayer
Keota
Ronald D. Cox
Jan Edwards
Ainsworth
Carl R. Schmidt
Riverside
St. Thomas More Church
Barry
Lloyd Edwards
August Schmidt
Mr. Schmidt
Janet Marie Smith
Rick Lee Wagenknecht
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Dale M. Smith
Henry C. Wagenknecht
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Gary A. Gorham
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Mt. Pleasant
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Sam Orris
Laurel, Md
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Cleveland
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Brewer Home
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Clarence Fulton
Crawfordsville
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Ames
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Chester Laws
Coralville
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Everette Davis
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Fred Anwyl
Erma Bostwick
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Roy Evanovich
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