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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1971
Page
5
In Washington and surrounding towns the holiday season gains pace with crowded stores and parties. Snow dusts the region, fueling tire rushes and a rush to car license plates, while the Red Cross class adds thirteen graduates. Local high school teams compete as Santa sets up a Central Park house for visiting children.
Thanksgiving travel records for families visiting relatives in Mason City Portsmouth Davenport and Des Moines. Local civic plans include a Washington County Swine Producers banquet, bus depot initiative, Red Cross drive and youth nurse graduation. Military assignments and honors noted among residents with regional events.
Multiple wedding notices across Richland Keota and Keosauqua include Julie Ann Miller and Donald Clark Baker at First Baptist Wellman Lee officiates. Beverly Jean Morgan and Steven Leathers in Richland Rubio Friends Church. Ellen Denise Andeway and Michael Fry in Ollie Baptist Church. Dolores Spray and Keith White in Richland Friends Church. Mary Jean Detweiler and Daniel H Peiffer wed at St James Washington.
Wayne Thompson Klein son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Wayne Klein Box 142 Ainsworth Tricia Renee Schooley daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Eugene Schooley 519 N Ave D Washington Marcus Elmer Helmuth son of Mr and Mrs Elmer A Helmuth Rural Route 2 Box 134 Kalona Mary Louise Bontrager daughter of Mr and Mrs William LeRoy Bontrager Rural Route 2 Kalona
A large crowd of Jackson Township Farm Bureau members and guests gathered at the Farm Bureau building for a family potluck supper on Thursday evening. Prizes went to Joe Knotek Ruth Gideon and Frank Sojka. Charles Butch Zwicki sang for the group. Santa distributed caramel corn sacks to the children. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Don Zwicki and Mr. and Mrs. Duane White.
Relatives gathered for 60th wedding anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz and Mr. and Mrs. Te Bockhorst. A surprise 84th birthday for Mrs. Elsie Waggoner occurred Thanksgiving Day. Paul and spouse marked 25 years with family at Captain's Table. Cooperating Thanksgiving birthday dinner honored Havel family members across several towns. Visitors included Alma Swingle and Anchorage based kin. Snowstorm forced early departure for Bloomington visitors.
Albert Miller, 42, Kalona, waited outside the Washington County courthouse to be first in line for number one license plates as sales began at 8 am. Minnie McMullen, 72, of rural Washington, aimed for number two after years of waiting, finally settling for two as part of a sharing agreement.
The week’s death notices include Velma Korous 70 Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Esther Widmer 66 Wayland at Henry County Memorial Mt Pleasant. Edna Muller 71 Riverside at Mercy Iowa City. Sarah Mae McBride 77 Restopia Columbus Junction. John Reece 42 Kalona former resident died Tucson. infant Stephen Joseph Strabala Kalona born Dec 1 died Dec 2 1971 Mercy Iowa City.
Julia Miksch directs Carleton Arts Program students in a masque of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Nun's Priest's Tale with dancing and live recorder music at 7 30 p m in the Nourse Drama Laboratory. Other items cover Thanksgiving visits and a heart surgery update for Willard Palmer at St Luke's Milwaukee.
Wayland residents will receive Mobile Meals five days weekly at a low cost with noon meals delivered by volunteers. Meals prepared at Parkview Home, funded by Henry County Emergency Food and Medical Service, and run by Wayland Community Service. A separate note reports leadership changes at Washington County Developmental Center and ongoing program development.
Washington County's Ray Mourer family near Richland won the 1971 Farm Family honor in the 19 year old Soil Conservation Achievement contest. The event drew about 100 people at Captain's Table as Mourer and his wife Winnie and sons Kirk and Bret were celebrated for contour farming, terraces, waterways, mulch tillage and other soil and water conservation practices on a 500 acre hill farm near Lake Darling.
Reports list patients treated or admitted on Monday and Saturday across Washington Columbus Junction Wellman Ainsworth Kalona Keota Crawfordsville and Wayland. Births note Elmer Helmuth and wife welcome a son in Kalona. Several dismissals include Hartscok Hixson Hiller Parker and others.
Yesterday and today notices list Frances Marshall and Mary Grace Wade from Washington in medical categories, John Frank Gabriel and Elsie Allen from Columbus Junction in surgical and medical, plus Lyle Schulty Blanche Sheldon and Walter Brown from Washington in medical. Also Kay Lin Buttz of Brighton and Elmer Helmuth with son from Kalona appear in today’s notices.
Yesterday entries show Tamara Cutler Columbus Junction Frank Pacha East Pleasant Plain Mrs Belva Pratt Wellman Mrs Walter Lance Washington all listed under medical. Today records list Mr and Mrs William Bontrager Kalona a daughter and Mrs Laird Simpson Ainsworth transferred to University Hospitals Iowa City with long term care for Mrs Steve Goodwin Washington. Admitted yesterday Mrs Emma Severt Wayland.
The Thursday report lists Ward Anderson in Washington and John Keeler in Columbus Junction undergoing medical procedures while Mrs. Leo nardy of Washington and Mrs. Milton Kerr of Wapello receive medical care. Daniel Walker of Letts and Sam Miller of Washington are noted for medical reasons, with Mr. and Mrs. William Kane of Washington announcing a son born yesterday alongside Mrs. Dean Luers of Riverside.
Daily notices show names and locations of individuals receiving medical care or procedures. Entries include Mrs. Holly Orris of Washington and Mrs. Elsie Coward of Keota with medical needs, plus several others in nearby towns.
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