Dear Aunt Agatha notes from The Week in Washington
The August 30 1969 column reflects on back to school rush in Washington stories. It mentions Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Community College name change, early frost corn worries in northern Iowa, Century Club event, and a basement treasure find by the Goodwin boys. The writer plans a quiet Labor Day weekend at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Area X Community College
Kirkwood
Iowa
Journal
Century Club
Goodwin
South Fourth
Local Birth Announcements From Washington Area
The Ae Stork Gazette lists births for several families with parents and home addresses. Individuals named include David Eugene Lintz Debra Diane Walker Joiene Rene Borntrager Donald James Allender Linda Lee Venzke and Alan Ray Zook with respective parental details and street routes in Crawfordsville Washington Kalona and surrounding areas.
Contour plowing and foxes aid erosion control
The writer details a half circle plowing method to cover ground efficiently and assess terrain for erosion control. He notes preserving contour fields, maintaining a four minute plow to one minute lift cycle, and using landscape changes to stabilize waterways. A family of red foxes occupies a recently planted area and may help deter rabbits and mice if hunters stay away. Thaddeus
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Thaddeus
Tragedy Strikes as Two Youths Die in Solon Crash
Early Sunday morning a car accident on Highway 1 north of Solon claimed the lives of 18 year old Robert Gene Skubal of Cotter and 20 year old Clyde Dean Guthrie of Lone Tree. Guthrie reportedly drove at high speed, leaving the road, striking an embankment and a ditch. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Iowa Highway Patrol is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gene Skubal
Cotter
Clyde Dean Guthrie
Lone Tree
Highway 1
Solon
Guthrie
Iowa Highway Patrol
Births and admissions listed across multiple Iowa towns
Saturday and yesterday entries record births, medical and surgical admissions, discharges, and long term care events in Washington, Wayland, Keota, Kalona, Crawfordsville, Columbus Junction, and surrounding areas. Names include Marilyn Baker, Ronald Yoder, Grace Stone, and Dale Hershberger among others with numerous relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berdell Montgomery
Brighton
Marilyn Baker
Wayland
Surgical
Ronald Yoder
West Chester
Grace Stone
Washington
Harold Miller
Dale Hershberger
Ernest Greiner
Keota
Medical
Jeffrey Bell
Joseph Stauffer
Baby Boy
Ibbotson
Columbus Junction
Henry Zook
Kalona
Howard Laux
Birdie Guthrie
Cecelia Hole
Ainsworth
Dale Venzke
Jesse Stout
Crawfordsville
Leonardy
Ernest
Dean Greiner
Kiwanis officer leads land use talk in Washington
Nicolaus Kiwanis officer Mac Birch representing Stanley Consultants led a land use discussion at the Washington Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in city hall Monday evening. Also present were city council members Chamber of Commerce representatives and other interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Birch
Stanley Consultants
Muscatine
City of
Washington
Washington Planning and Zoning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids college renamed Kirkwood Community College
The Area Ten Community College in Cedar Rapids will be renamed Kirkwood Community College after a board meeting and student faculty and board input. Samuel Kirkwood, Iowa governor Civil War era senator and interior secretary, is the namesake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Ten Community College
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Max Lewis
Wellman
Washington County
Samuel Kirkwood
Iowa City
Iowa
Engagments, weddings, and news from Columbus Junction area
Friday notices announce engagements for Nancy Poeltler and Michael Fulton at Muscatine St Mathias Church. Vivian Kay Renoux set to wed Gary Anderson in October near Washington Fairfield. Timothy Johnson and Abbie Charpening return home from Evanston after visit. Mrs Earle Libe relocated to Iowa City Extended Care Center. Chuck Gibson attends National Shoe Repair Institute in Denver. Kenneth Bailey and Robert Hines visit family in Columbus Ga. Bailey children return from summer with grandparents.
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D. A. Brazeal
Columbus
Neb
Ann
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Terry
ISU
Webster City
Stones
Russell Morelands
Columbus Junction
Nancy Jeanne Poeltler
George Poeltler
Nichols
Michael Nelson Fulton
William N. Fulton
St. Mathias Church
Muscatine
Joseph M. Pound
John Renoux
Washington
Vivian Kay
Gary Anderson
Fred Anderson
Fairfield
Timothy Johnson
Richard Charpening
Abbie
Evanston
Ill
Chuck Gibson
National Shoe Repair Institute
Denver
Colorado
Denver Hilton Hotel
Kenneth Bailey
Robert Hines
Columbus, Ga
Deaths Across Iowa and Nearby Areas Aug 1969
Obituaries list diverse deaths including Wilford C. Dawson 58 at Washington County Hospital after illness since Oct 1968. Mrs. Joseph Pierce Jones 84 of Crawfordsville in Duarte California where they lived since 1956. Barbara Lee Detweiler 35 of Cedar Rapids Route 3 after brief illness. Mrs. Fred J. Longer 75 of Washington RR1 after eight months of illness. Edna Schauf Vanik 75 died Aug 10 in Chicago from heart ailment. J. A. Huber longtime Washington County resident at Mercy Iowa City. Arlo Burham 45 former Washington resident died in Spokane Veterans Hospital. Mrs. Lloyd Yoder 64 rural Kalona died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
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Wilford C. Dawson
East 13Th Street
Washington County Hospital
Joseph Pierce Jones
Crawfordsville
Duarte
California
Mr. Jones
Wellman
Barbara Lee Detweiler
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Detweilers
Fred J. Longer
RR 1
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Edna Schauf Vanik
Chicago
Arlo Burham
Veterans Hospital
Spokane
Wash
Daryl Burham
Lloyd Yoder
Kalona
Kalona Pool Bond Defeated by Voter Margin
A $65,000 pool bond failed in Kalona with 245 yes and 192 no ballots from 438 cast, missing the required 60 percent by 17 votes. Bond supporters may bring the issue again, given the close tally and community interest at Kalona Park. Separately, a long list of local social updates covers receptions, weddings, anniversaries, and notices from residents around Washington and nearby areas.
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Kalona
Kalona Park
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600 West 5Th
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North
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Marion
Alan Ray Zook
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Skubal
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