Red Feather Drive Division reports strong 1966 drive results
The Red Feather Drive's newly formed Business II Division reports a successful 1966 Campaign, noting $1,759 raised by Everette Meeker and praise from General Chairman Joe Evanovich. The division aims to ease Residential Division workload, allowing more contact time and improving public understanding of Red Feather supported agencies.
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Community Chest
Joe Evanovich
Red Feather Drive
Business 11
Everette Meeker
Red Feather
Meeker
Busi
Evanovich
Sup
Red Feather Dollars
Red Feather Dollar
John Atkinson Takes New Post at Edi Son’s Engineering
Yarminton resident John F. Atkinson has been named electrical equipment and stations engineer in Edi Son’s engineering department. A former Crawfordsville Iowa resident and Iowa State University electrical engineering graduate, he holds a master's from Wayne State University. Since 1950 with Detroit Alson, he advanced from test engineer to general engineering, becoming electrical equipment engineer three years ago amid a department reorganization. Atkinson, active in IEEE for years, chaired the Southeastern Michigan power group and serves on the First Presbyterian Church deacons board in Farmington. He and Mary and James have lived at 31621 Lamar Drive since 1954.
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Yarminton
John F. Atkinson
Edison
Mr. Atkinson
Crawfordsville
Io Wa
State Universi
First Presbyterian Church
Farmington
Mary) Atkinson
James
Lamar Drive
Vernon Witting Returns From Wyoming Youth Workshops
Vernon Witting returned Friday from Wyoming where he attended a week of youth workshops for the Sovereign Grand Lodge Youth Committee of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
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Vernon Witting
Wyoming
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows Lodge
Local resident Eli J Yoder listed as patient at Memorial Hospital
Eli J Yoder is a patient at Memorial Hospital in Mt Pleasant. He is assigned to room 28.
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Eli_ J. Yoder
Memorial Hospital
Mt Pleasant
Masonic lodge names officers for year
Donald Orr named worshipful master of the Masonic Lodge A F and A M in Washington. Other officers named include Virgil Smith senior warden Mordice Hughson junior warden Edgar Stewart treasurer and Paul Snakenberg secretary. Mrs Judson Grove Sheri and Lauri Huntington Beach Calif visiting Stewart and Allen families and Roger Stouts for Thanksgiving in Norfolk. Victor Mayer and Tom Mayer with Mr and Mrs Elmer Hays hosted dinner to mark wedding anniversary and birthdays.
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Donald Orr
Masonic Lodge
Washington
Virgil Smith
Mordice Hughson
Edgar Stewart
Paul Snakenberg
Judson Grove
Sheri and
Lauri
Huntington Beach
Calif
Victor Mayer
Tom
Elmer Hays
Charles Mayer
Victor Mayers
Hays
Tom Mayer
Postal Savings certificates earn no interest after April 1967
Postmaster Levy disclosed that United States Postal Savings totaling 29 870 dollars at the Washington Post Office will earn little or no interest for local depositors. Nationwide the Post Office Department holds over 147 million in the obsolete program, discontinued by Congress on March 28, 1966. Depositors are urged to close accounts, switch to 4.15 percent U S Savings Bonds, and future funds will be turned over to the Treasury Department for deposition with no time limit.
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United States Postal
Washington Post Office
Post Office Department
Postmaster Levy
Postal Savings
U. S
Treasury Department
Honor Waco team at annual banquet
The Waco football squad was honored at a turkey banquet in Mt. Pleasant with 207 attendees. Melvin Bergstrom presided as toastmaster, prayers by Dean Meyer, and plaques presented to Coaches Marner and Bump. Ted Lawrence, Freshman Coach at State University of Town, spoke, as players were given football placemats and records shared. An organizational booster meeting was called for Jan. 4 at Olds Gymnasium to elect officers and name the group.
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Waco
St. Alphonsus Parish
Mt. Pleasant
Melvin Bergstrom
Dean Meyer
Marner
Bump
Arvid Anderson
Ted Lawrence
State Uversity
Keith Brimhall
Wayland
Sinn
Coppock
Clarence Unkrich
Short Course For Farmers Meets At Ottumwa
Iowa State University Farm Operator's Short Course expands to Ottumwa January 3 at Iowa Tech. Classes run Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through March 21 with 72 hours of instruction in farm management, livestock, engineering, and soil and crop management. Limited to 50 participants, $40 fee, applications via county offices or Town Tech.
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Iowa
Iowa State University
Iowa State
Robb
Town Tech
Mason City
Area XV Vocational - Technical School
Iowa Tech
Harold Norris
Voca. Ing
Towa Tech
Ottumwa
Wayland funeral for George A Brooks at 2 p.m
George A Brooks 84 of Wayland will have funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at Zehr Funeral Home Wayland. The Rev Robert Hartzler and the Rev Delbert Terry will officiate burial will be in Wayland Cemetery. He was born near Wayland March 23 1882 son of Thomas and Henrietta Roberts Brooks. Survived by brother Dr Harry Brooks of St Charles IA and sister Nellie Brooks who lived with him plus several nieces and nephews. Hollywood report Dodie Marshall signs with Hal Wallis to star with Elvis Presley in Easy Come Easy Go at Paramount.
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Wayland
George A. Brooks
Zehr
Robert Hartzler
Delbert Terry
Wayland Cemetery
Mr. Brooks
Thomas
Henrietta Roberts Brooks
Harry Brooks
St. Charles
Iowa
Nellie Brooks
Hollywood
UPI
Philadelphia
Dodie Marshall
Hal Wallis
Elvis Presley
Paramount
Two Minor City Crashes Reported Over Weekend
City police investigated two minor accidents during the weekend. At 5 45 a m Saturday Theodore Roosevelt Herr of Columbus Junction turning onto Washington Street struck Robert Leroy Gerot s parked car, pushing it into Verle D Clingman s vehicle. Damages totaled 300 200 and 50 respectively. Sunday at 2 25 p m Donald Eugene Smith s car skidded into John Allen Goodlander s parked car causing about 250 in damage.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Herr
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Washington Street
Robert Leroy Gerot
Gerot
Verle D. Clingman
Clingman
Donald Eugene Smith
East Main
John Allen Goodlander
Fire, accident report from Washington area brief
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Captain's Table Sunday evening causing damage. Vale Bower of Washington sustained cuts and bruises when his car rear ended a pickup three miles east of Britton on highway 78 Saturday about 2 30 p.m.
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Washington
Vale Bower
Brighton
Bower
Saturda
Men in service ALLARD SM Sgt. John H. Allard AF 16272600 554 CES (HR) APO San Francisco 96321
Pvt. John H. Allard Jr RA 17722560 BTY C3 MSL BN 68th ARTY St. Bonifacus Minn Eatinger A-2e Dale E Eatinger Box 727 Clinton Sherman AFB Oklahoma 73532
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Allard
John H. Allard
CES
APO
San Francisco
Eatinger
Mrs. Ora Roth 76 Dies in Trenton Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Roth 76 who died Sunday morning at Pines Nursing Home will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Green Mound Church of God west of Trenton with Rev. Wesley Collins officiating. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery. Friends may call Crane Funeral Home Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Roth a former Trenton resident, is survived by a daughter Mrs. Lyle Shelangoski Rural Route 3 Mt. Pleasant. Her husband four children and three brothers preceded her in death.
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Ora Roth
the Pines Nursing Home
Green Mound Church
Urge approval of bonds Jaycees endorse new factory
Washington Jaycees back a plan to issue 10 million dollars in industrial bonds to finance Crane Co new factory in Washington. They urge locals to vote yes at December election, arguing no cost to citizens and steady tax revenue for city county and state. Factory will use electric furnaces with no objectionable smoke or odors. Workforce expected to be highly skilled and locally compatible.
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Jaycees
Washington Jaycees
Washington
Crane Co
Planning Facilities Co
Jaycee
Deeds Record From Brighton and Lowden Subdivisions
Deeds detail transfers: Cora A Pringle to C Wayne Tait and wife for west 44 ft lot 7 bik 3 Brighton. F E Pratt to Clayton Lintz in see 27 746. Franklin S Bell to John E Johnston and wife lot 3 bik 1 Lowden's sub dig lots B C south 106 ft lot 9 Eclipse and Washington. Orval W Meeks to Bryan Coakley lot 32 east side add Washington Hall Hotel and wife to John Jr Merritt and wife lot 3 blk 1 Hotle's sub div Washington
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Cora A. Pringle
C. Wayne Tait
Bik
Brighton
F. E. Pratt
Clayton Lintz
Franklin S. Bell
John E. Johnston
Lowden
Eclipse
Washington
Orval W. Meeks
Bryan Coakley
Hall
Hotle
John + Jr
Merritt
Loroma and Rumgran service for Nita Corbin
A memorial service for Nita Corbin was held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home led by Rev. Mark Randall and Rev. M. C. Smith. Pallbearers were John Ganon William Ganon Harold Ganon Curtis Long John Sherman and Leslie Beenblossom. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Loroma
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Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Pastry Shop
West Sae Square
Congress
ISU
Ames
Central
Tom Robb
Dodie
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Rex's
Academy of Beauty
Rex
Rex's Academy OF Beauty
West Third Street
Davenport
Kraft Miracle Whip
Franco America
Gore
Armour
Florida
Fuhr
Cochran
Cre Ee Food Center
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
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