August 30 1968 Dear Aunt Agatha column
The weekly column notes pleasant autumn weather, school enrollment up 50, and local happenings. Vietnam casualty Sgt Arthur Craig Rich is mourned. Primary races in county politics unfold with Republican and Democratic contenders. Local improvements include Case Field fencing and city well drilling, plus new road markings making the square gaudy. Labor Day plans are quiet with many shops closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Arthur Craig Rich
Brighton
Herb Campbell
Joe Jones
Charlie Snyder
Bob Swift
Cecil Christner
Kalona
Raymond Miller, Jr
John Patterson
Roy Johnson
Burl Pringle
Willis Richards
Case
Local births listed for four children in Houston Wellman and Brighton
The Stork Gazette lists Christopher Alan Shelman son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shelman Rural Route 2 Washington, Houston Dennis Norman son of Mr. and Mrs. David Norman Rural Route 1 Wellman, Nanette Marie Cherry daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cherry Jr. 1409 East Washington, Teresa Lynn Loeffler daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carol Loeffler Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Alan Shelman
George Shelman
Washington
Houston Dennis Norman
David Norman
Wellman
Nanette Marie Cherry
John Cherry Jr
East
Teresa Lynn Loeffler
Carol Loeffler
Brighton
The Week on the Farm August 31 1968
Pleasant week with welcome showers and dry spells. Weeds controlled and pastures revived for winter. Sorghum Sudan grass planted July 9 has grown strongly in 53 days and shows potential for clipping and regrowth. Farmers anticipate local turnout due to county and state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thadd
Large Iowa project and weekend burglaries reported
Iowa utilities approval clears Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America to build underground storage near Columbus City Louisa County while Federal Power Commission had certified the project in June. Weekend burglaries hit Wayland and Brighton with four businesses and a post office, plus Shell station and Rubio Bank. Opening day school enrollment in Washington district rose to 2,216. Various local notes include racing results, faculty appointments, reunions, moves, travel, and family celebrations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Chicago
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Louisa County
Iowa
Columbus City
Federal Power Commission
Washington, D. C
Washington
Henry Counties
Wayland
Brighton
Shell Oil Station
Rubio Savings Bank
Washington Community
Kelly Schlapkohl
Columbus Junction fatal truck crash claims James Bell
A Columbus Junction man James Lewis Bell twenty nine died Monday afternoon around 2 30 p m when the cement mixing truck he drove collided nearly head on with another vehicle on highway two eighteen near Ainsworth the crash occurred as Bell tried to miss an auto driven by Kenneth Edward Fitzgerald forty two of Cedar Rapids Washington County Republicans rallying in Washington heard Lt Governor Goetz urge party unity and engagement in youth outreach at the campaign event multiple local families hosted gatherings and anniversaries across the area with births and reunions noted in Sunset Park charts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James Lewis Bell
Ainsworth
Bell
Kenneth Edward Fitzgerald
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington
James Goetz
Minnesota
Saturday edition available to out-of-state subscribers
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Journal
Washington
Multiple fires and weddings mark Pea Ridge area events
Three men suffered severe burns when a floor ing compound exploded at the Elmer Greiner farm home near Keota, destroying the house. In Brighton Marilyn Hesseltine married Garry Humston in a Methodist ceremony. Richland saw Dianne Conger wed Frederick George at the First Christian Church in Fairfield. West Chester hosted Virginia McDowell and Ronald McClellen in a Federated Church ceremony. Other notes include Douglas Stout as a Mercy Hospital patient in Iowa City and local family visits and trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Greiner
Keota
Greiner
Paul Knous
Williamsburg
Jay Maudlin
Don McAdam
Victor
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Richland
Dianne Kay Conger
Warren Conger
Packwood
Frederick W. George
Andrew G. George
First Christian Church
Fairfield
William Kanne
Packwood Christian Church
Hohls golf team wins title at Washington Country Club
Mary Hohl's women golf team captured the league title at Washington Country Club with 26 percent of points, ahead of Carolyn Levy's second place team at 25. Washington County 1967 corn yields surpassed 100 bushels per acre in several townships, led by Seventy-Six at 103.3, Cedar 103.2, Franklin 102.4, and Crawford 100.3. Des Moines County held Iowa's top county average at 108.2 last year. Descriptions of reunions and local notices follow, including military and travel updates and Tim Patterson's upcoming birthday while in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hohl
Washington Country Club
Carolyn Levy
Cedar
Franklin
Crawford Township
Washington County
Jim Frier
Crawford
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Frier
Des Moines
Iowa
Hospital Saturday and Births in Washington area
Medical admissions and discharges list for Washington and nearby towns. Names include Mae Smith Lizzie Turner Gladys Mace and others with statuses yesterday today or Friday. Births include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Carol Loeffler and additional newborns in Washington and Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Smith
Washington
Lawrence Mottet
Gladys Mace
Lizzie Turner
Clarence Goodwin
Preston Hoover
Joe Nelson
G. E. Fray
Ollie
Mary Houseal
Richard Skipton
Helen James
Columbus Junction
Lucy McGaffey
Harry C. Ward
Sylvia Wilson
Junior Buck
Ainsworth
Carol Loeffler
Brighton
Obituaries and Death Notices From Richland and Nearby Cities
Obituaries list a sequence of death notices for Ada Hoskins Snider 78 from Richland taken August 24 with funeral Tuesday at Gould Funeral Home and Highland Cemetery. Also listed are Walter Chase Jr. of Oskaloosa death August 24, Walter Patterson of 827 West Madison street death August 27 1968 Marion S. George 66 former banker and county treasurer died August 27 Mercy Hospital Iowa City Arthur N. Dayton 83 West Chester resident died August 22 Moline Illinois burial in Davenport Fairmount Cemetery Laurence X. Mottet 77 Washington resident died August 28 at Washington County Hospital after short illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Ada Hoskins Snider
Gould
L. Merle Green
Highland Cemetery
Walter A. Patterson
West
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Marion S. George
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
United Presbyterian Home
Arthur N. Dayton
West Chester
Lutheran
Laurence X. Mottet
North Avenue D
Washington
Melvin Bergstroms observe anniversary
Crawfordsville records the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Melvin Bergstrom, hosted by their children Chris Reschly Ann Elizabeth and Bryan Bergstrom. Attendees included Arvid Anderson and family and other local relatives in a Saturday evening observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Arvid Anderson
Melvin Bergstrom
Chris Reschly
Ann
Elizabeth
Bryan Bergstrom
Brighton native Sgt dies in Vietnam action
Sgt. Arthur Craig Rich, 21, of Brighton, died in action near Quan Lau on August 26 during the Vietnam conflict. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rich, and his death marks the fifth Washington County native to die in Vietnam, the second this month. The family received word Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Craig Rich
Brighton
Vietnam
Pete Rich
Highway 1
Quan Lau
Sgt
Rich
Washington County
Marriages Across Several Iowa Communities on August 24
Multiple wedding ceremonies on August 24 across Riverside Kalona Keota Crawfordsville and Hindale Illinois unite couples in Catholic and church settings. Notable pairs include Karen K Deatsch and William H Boileau Ellen Marie Moriarty and Gary Lynn Greene Kathy Marner and Lee Swartzentruber Lorna Jean Yoder and Richard Earl Yoder Janice Marie Greiner and Raymond F Doud Mary Jean Lowe and Donald L Fabian Dick Eyestone and Linda Krattebol. Receptions and living arrangements noted in Des Moines and La Grange Illinois follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Karen K. Deatsch
William H. Boileau
Harry R. Boileau
Washington
Iowa
L. J. Bergthold
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Romuald Deatsch
Ellen Marie Moriarty
Roy J. Moriarty
Gary Lynn Greene
A. B. Greene
New London
Mrs. Greene
St. James Catholic
Keota
Janice Marie Greiner
James P. Greiner
Raymond F. Doud
Joseph W. Geil
St. Peter and Paul Church
Clear Creek
Crawfordsville
Mary Jean Lowe
Coralville
Lyle Lowe
Donald L. Fabian
Marjorie Fabian
Elmer Favian
Crawfordsville Presbyterian Church
Milan Thompson
Dick Eyestone
Clifford Eyestone
Linda Krattebol
Union Church
Hindale
Ill
Edgewood Valley Country Club
la Grange
Des Moines
Mr. Eyestone
Drake University
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Alvin Hesseltine
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Grant Humston Jr
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Beale Air Force Base
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Bill Deaton
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Elkhart
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Korea
Timothy J. Patterson
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Maye Crone
James Lochner
Surgical
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Carol Drayfahl
Dwaine Allen Simpson
Walter Chase Jr
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Melvin Bergstroms
Clara Jones
Maggie Williams
Fred Anwyl
Wendell Wilson
Sheri
Jerry
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William Henss
Bill and
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Merwin Chadwicks
Owatonna
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Donald Wenger
Clarence E. Wenger
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Ralph Bauer
Hopkins
Dene A. Carney
Carol
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Robert Demartini
Nancy
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Regina
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England
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Easton, Pa
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Roanoke
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Davenport
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Moline
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Robert Alan Simmering
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Jefferson County
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Lancaster, Pa
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Mary Lou Romine
John H. Hanley
Laramie
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Edward Collins
Hubert S. Romine
John M. Hanley
Omaha
West Union Mennonite Church
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Lee Swartzentruber
Willard Marner
Parnell
Ivan Swartzentruber
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John Doyle Yoder
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