Two County Delegates Attend National 4-H Congress in Chicago
Washington County delegates Nancy Wittetoe and Mary Jones joined about 1,600 teens at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago. They toured city sites, attended events, and received scholarships and gifts from donors, with first time donors announced. Delegates met Canadian counterparts and earned their right to attend via strong 4-H records. Nancy and Mary returned December 4 expressing gratitude to Washington County 4-H for a memorable week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington County
Nancy Wittetoe
Mary Jones
Central Church
Nancy
Coats & Clark
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co
Vonda VanDyke
Allied Mills Foundation
Upjohn Company
Santa Fe Gulf Central Pipeline Co
Anchem Products, Inc
Campbell Soup Co
John Deere
Eastman Kodak Co
General Foods Corp
Merck & Co
S & H Foundation
Edwin Meredith Foundation
West Bend Co
Wrather Corporation
Coun
Mary
Lone Tree Continues Cold Run Over Highland Boys and Girls
Lone Tree defeated Highland in a double bill at Lone Tree with the boys winning 52 to 42 and the girls 66 to 53. Highland’s Randy Arthur scored 28 for the boys, while Don Schaapveld led Lone Tree with 21. Weimer and Colbert stood out on the boards for Lone Tree. Patty Metz and Linda Chapula led Highland girls.
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Lone Tree
Highland
Randy Arthur
Alan Weimer
Duane Heck
Steve Colbert
Dave Swailes
Jerry Dutler
Don Schaapveld
Weimer
Colbert
Huskies
Patty Metz
Linda Chalupa
Highland Girls
Lone Tree Sextet
Fairfield and Oskaloosa pace league wins in small-town clashs
Fairfield toppled Mt Pleasant 68 46 at Parsons fieldhouse while Oskaloosa defeated Fort Madison 63 44. Fairfield led 18 10 after one and 36 16 at half with John Simmons 21, Mary Skeels 12 and Steve Perry 11 scoring for Fairfield. Mt Pleasant had Dennis Johnson 12 and Steve Roth 11. Oskaloosa, 31 18 at half, won as Jim Davis poured 24, Mike Blake and Smith 10 each. Fort Madison’s Tony Matteson and Jay Eliason had 12 and 10.
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Fairfield
Washington
Oskaloosa
Fort Madison
Washington Demons
Centerville
Washington Court
Mt. Pleasant
Parsons
Fairfield Trojans
Panthers
John Simmons
Trojans
Mary Skeels
Steve Perry
Dennis Johnson
Steve Roth
Jim Davis
Mike Blake
Smith
Tony Matteson
Jay Eliason
Clay Spars with Opponents Friday Before Bonavena Bout
Cassius Clay sparred 11 rounds three days before facing Oscar Bonavena in New York. Clay's trainer Angelo Dundee joked about extended sessions while Bonavena’s trainer Gil Clancy called Clay crazy. Bonavena weighed 208 pounds after a three round drill at Grossinger NY.
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New York
UPI
Cassius Clay
Argentina
Oscar Bonavena
Clay
Angelo Dundee
Dundee
Muhammad Ali
Rudy
Bunky Akins
Bob Mashburn
Madison Square Garden
Bonavena
Grossinger
N.Y
Gil Clancy
Clancy
Women's Bowling Scores and Standings From Local Meet
Readable lines show teams Bowling Bags Brighton Merry Mixers POrneakances com PORE Satie S Four Spares and top results. Four Spares 1992 Four Spares team series. Fourettes 1975. team game Bowling Bags 688. Ama Rus sell 516. Jan Naggs 462. Ama Rus sell 215. Jan Naggs 170. A separate note cites farmer share of food dollar at 39 cents in 1968, range 37-40 cents over a decade per New Holland Sperry Rand.
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Brighton
Ama Russell
Jan Naggs
Ama _ Russell
United States
New Holland
Sperry Rand
McGee Leaves Field In Coral Springs Open Golf Lead
Jerry McGee shot a 65 to run 133 total and hold a two stroke lead over Lee Trevino Gardner Dickinson Jack Montgomery and Bill Garett at the Coral Springs Open. Arnold Palmer carded 70 to a two round 142 and possible cut concerns lingered as Garrett Montgomery Trevino and Dickinson chased McGee.
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Coral Springs, Fla
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
McGee
Lee Trevino
Gardner Dickinson
Jack Montgomery
Bill Garett
Funeral Monday for Bruce A. Bowers in Keota
Funeral services are Monday at 1 30 PM at Wesley United Methodist Church Keota for Bruce A Bowers 65 who died Friday at his Harper home The Rev Richard Lee Scott will officiate and burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Sigourney Powell Funeral Home Keota in charge of arrangements
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Keota
Wesley United Methodist Church
Bruce A. Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Harper
Richard Lee Scott
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Sigourney
Powell
Christmas Club and Rebekah Lodge Notes
The Fortnightly Creative Living department met Thursday with 13 members and 2 guests. The Rebekah Lodge gathered Friday with 27 members reporting 10 sick calls. New officers were elected for the coming year, and a joint Christmas pot luck is set for Saturday December 12 at 6 30 PM.
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Creative Living
Il Department of
Dale Caldwell
Lawrence Whistler
Robert Fickel
Robert Logan
Whistler
Rebekah Lodge
Maurice Libe
Libe
Noble Grand
Winnie Belter
Howard Lins
M. D. Lee
Harold Brock
Nondas Richardson
Carl Kelly
Lamonica Needs Some Big Games for Raiders Playoff Push
Lamonica and Raiders face three crucial games led by the veteran while Daryle Lamonica remains a bridge to George Blanda. Raiders sit 6-3-2 atop AFC West as they battle Jets Chiefs and 49ers for playoff hope. Weekend slate includes many NFC and AFC matchups with Monday night Cleveland at Houston.
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Daryle Lamonica
George Blanda
Raiders
New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs
San Francisco Forty Niners
Lamonica
Caler Craft Group Advances in Candle Making
The craft group reports steady practice improving skills in candle making with recent floral designs praised as beautiful. They started cone work in preparation for Christmas and will continue for several weeks. Next Wednesday they plan a more personal activity than usual.
Real estate transfers and a seniors club event in Kalona
A sequence of property deeds transfers in Kalona and surrounding areas lists numerous buyers and sellers across multiple additions and town plats including Mealey's Second Addition Crawfordsville Ropp's First Addition and Myer's Second Addition. Also noted is a Wednesday program by Mrs. Howard Hazen on an Alaska trip, and the December senior citizens dinner planned for December 15 with a catered holiday program led by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Duvall.
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May L. Broders
Betty Jean Goff
Brighton
Everett R. Galpin
Norman L. Edwards
Mealey
Omer Ropp
Raymond L. Hendrickson
Ropp
Kalona
Bernice Engle
Earl B. Lowe
Platto
Crawfordsville
Donald G. Ellingsworth
George W. Sojka
Wilson
South
Washington
Howard Hazen
Alaska
Walter Duvall
Emerson urges action on Iowa pollution at Rotary meeting
Rex Emerson, State Conservation officer, addressed the Rotary Club on Thursday about pollution in Iowa. He showed slides illustrating landfills, chemical discharges, river pollution, and air pollution from factories, urging citizen pressure on officials and robust environmental action. The meeting announced a Rotary party for ladies on Saturday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Captain's Table.
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Rex Emerson
Iowa
Rotary Club
Delbert Hysell
Emerson
Rotary Party
Christmas Meeting At Captain's Table With Club Officers Elected
The White Way Club met for its Christmas gathering at the Captain's Table. Officers elected: Margaret Crawford president, Sharon Hahn secretary. Mrs John Owen new member. Plans set for January 3 Golden Buckle meeting and donations to West Chester Chit Chat. Delta Alpha Class met at Methodist church for luncheon with 28 members and eight guests.
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White Way Club
Margaret Crawford
Sharon Hahn
John Owen
Golden Buckle
West Chester
Delta Alpha
Methodist Church
New 4-H Club Planned in Washington County
An organizational meeting for boys and their dads aiming to start a new 4-H club in southern Washington County is set for Tuesday evening December 8 at 7 00 p m at the Maynard Widmer home Route 2 Wayland. Eligible boys aged 10 on January 1 1970 through 18 may join. invitation goes to Marion and Crawford township families in the south part of the county.
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Washington County
Julia Gamon
Maynard Widmer
Route 2
Wayland
Marion
Crawford Townships
Mennonite
Mootharts to mark 50th wedding anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Ralph Moothart will be honored for their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday December 13 from 2 to 5 pm at 516 West Third Street Washington. They were married December 23 1920 in Newport News Virginia and moved to Washington years ago. They have two children Richard and Virginia Battersen and seven grandchildren. Mr Moothart spent 34 years with Iowa Southern Utilities retiring in 1960 and is known for his garden.
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Ralph Moothart
West Third Street
Mrs. Moothart
Baptist Parsonage
Newport News
Ington
Moothart
Iowa Southern Utilities
Mootharts
Richard
Dale
Virginia) Batterson
Washington
Two New Families Move Into East Washington Street Flats
Two new families have moved into apartments at 921 East Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Joe Soto and their children Susan 15 Nancy 14 and Stacy 4 arrived from Yarmouth to the downstairs unit. They are Catholic. The Gunnels family John and Mrs Gunnels with children Tina 8 Teressa 4 and baby Johnny due in January occupy the upstairs unit. The two women are sisters and the families attend Baptist services.
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East Washington Street
Joe Soto
Susan
Nancy
Stacy
Yarmouth
John Gunnels
Tina
Teressa
Johnny
Land transfers in Kalona and Riverside estates recorded
Leo Yoder and wife transfer Lots 1 and 2 in Block 3 Snider & Allen's Addition Kalona to Shel don Nisly and wife. Richard Schnoebelen and wife transfer Lot 2 in Schnoebelen's Second Subdivision Riverside to Harley W. Westfall and wife. LeRoy Miller and wife transfer Lots 4 and 5 in Block 1 Meyer's Second Addition to Kalona to John Eberly and wife.
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Rosemarie Chance
Milton Jay Winborn
J. M. Gingerich
Kalona
Aaron
Spicher
LeRoy V. Miller
Snider & Allen
Hal R. Hotle
Max L. Cousins
Hotle
United Christian and Baptist Church
Myer
Leo Yoder
Sheldon Nisly
Richard Schnoebelen
Harley W. Westfall
Schnoebelen
Riverside
LeRoy Miller
John Eberly
J. G. Meyer
Unclear list of names and items from an OCR note
A jumble of names and vehicle references appears, including Mills Rambler Matador Myrl E. Leavitt Ambassador Edwards or Genevieve Garrett Plymouth David B. Henderson Ford Truck George Gebhardt Mercedes Carl Frank Evans Gary Scheeler Plymouth Herman Wagenknecht Franklin Travel Trailer. The fragment offers no coherent event or context.
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Blanco Products Co
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Jerry McGee
Florida
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Miami
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Fort Worth
Tex
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Creative
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Reformed Presbyterian Church
South Avenue
Washington, Iowa
Sen Tor Caler
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Rotary Meeting
M. O. Smith
Tom Pace
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Keith Stewart
Marsh Atkinson
Blanche Harvey
Marie Hyde
J. W. Helscher
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Heaven
Hell
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