Beulah West longtime nurse dies at 64 in city
Mrs Beulah West 64 of 2132 West Main Street died today December 13 1967 at Washington County Hospital after six weeks illness. A nurse in Washington offices for years she served in Dr A L Alcorns and Dr J M Lloyds offices. Funeral Friday 2 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev M O Smith a burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorial fund for a room at the new county hospital. She was born September 17 1903 in Washington County and married Edwin W West September 22 1931 in Waukegan Illinois. Survived by sisters Ruth Waggoner Wanda Rudolph of Washington and several nieces and nephews.
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Beulah West
West Main Street
Washington County Hospital
West
Washington
A. L. Alcorn
J. M. Lloyd
Jones Funeral
M. O. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
New County Hospital
Washington County Nurses Association
Ruth Waggoner
Wanda Rudolph
Gamble Store Opens Gift Shop in Washington
Bud Lechner owner of the Gamble Store announces the grand opening of a gift shop in the remodeled basement room on the west side of the square. A complete line of gift merchandise will be featured.
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Bud Lechner
Gamble
Washington
Mr. Lechner
Lunch break card players improvise with makeshift seats
Two co workers occasionally play cards during lunch and use waste baskets topped with boards as improvised chairs. One worker recently sat on his thumb, disrupting the game and making play temporarily awkward.
ASC Committee Meeting Set For Thursday in Washington
Howard Lins, chairman of the Washington ASC County Committee, said forty five former elected ASC township committeemen will gather at the ASC County Office in Washington at 9 a.m. Thursday, December 14. Carroll McCurdy of Oskaloosa will discuss the 1968 Feed Grain Program the 1968 Agricultural Conservation Program and other USDA farm programs township committeemen help to administer. Assisting will be County Committeemen Howard Lins Robert Pearson Henry Berger and County Office Manager William K Day.
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Howard Lins
Washington Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
ASCS
Washington
Carroll McCurdy
Oskaloosa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brighton
Robert Pearson
Henry Berger
Wellman
William K. Day
County Court House officers attend fifth district meeting
County Court House officials joined the fifth district gathering in Burlington at the Burlington Hotel on Tuesday with all members present.
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County Court House
Fifth District
Burlington
Births and dismissals reported in Washington area
Yesterday admissions include Bertha Schantz Laura Longwell William Donald and Liliana Maristany all in Washington with surgical and medical indications. Births announce a son to Mr and Mrs Larry Marek Riverside. Dismissed yesterday includes Sam James Columbus Junction. Today listings show George Miksch Cora Hennon and others in Washington Keota Richland with medical and accompanying notes.
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Bertha Schantz
Washington
Laura Longwell
William Donaldson
Liliana Maristany
Keota
Larry Marek
Riverside
Sam James
Columbus Junction
George Miksch
Cora Hennon
Harry Gordon
Charles Hotle
Harold Hesseltine
Richland
Auto Recovered After Stolen Runaway Incident
A car reported stolen from John Green of 807 S 2nd was found Monday in Fremont Iowa with a flat tire and minor damage. The thief, a runaway from the Anna Wittenmeyer Home in Davenport, abandoned another vehicle at Rex Smith Corner and later took Green’s auto before a further theft was thwarted.
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John Green
S. 2Nd
Fremont
Iowa
Anna Wittenmeyer
Davenport
Rex Smith
Washington
Shirts and Skirts Square Dance Club Pot Luck Event
The Shirts and Skirts Square Dance Club hosts a pot luck supper at the Legion Hall on Saturday at 6 30 p m. Attendees bring their own table service and a 50 cent gift for a grab bag exchange. The dance starts at 8 p m with Paul Carruthers calling.
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Square Dance Club
the Legion Hall
Paul Carruthers
Dr M L Tweeton Office Hours Notice
Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion lists phone 653 2351 and clinic hours with closures Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
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M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Death of Rev Elmer D Bender in Gracehill community
Word reached Gracehill friends that Rev Elmer D Bender died on December 6. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Moravian Church in Egg Harbor City New Jersey with burial in the same town. He began his ministry at Gracehill Moravian Church.
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Gracehill
Elmer D. Bender
Egg Harbor City
N. J
Mr. Bender
Gracehill Moravian Church
Weather satellite Pioneer 8 begins 400 day solar voyage
At Cape Kennedy UPI reports Pioneer 8 a 145 pound sun satellite launches on a 400 day mission to chart space weather. It will map radiation torrents from the sun and magnetic forces guiding cosmic rays toward Earth and the Moon to warn astronauts in deep space.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Pioneer 8
Sea of Space
Earth
Moon
Frugal Coolidge Gifted Pen Nibs After Signings
Time Capsule 1929 notes President Calvin Coolidge was unusually thrifty with government funds and even with writing implements He reportedly gave away only the pen nib after signing documents rather than the entire pen holder reflecting his restrained style and frugal governance
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New York
UPI
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Bethel Christmas Program Set for Sunday Evening
Bethel Church announces a Christmas program on Sunday evening December 17 at 7 30. Families are asked to bring a pie and table service for the event.
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Bethel
Bethel Church
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Remington 360
Selectro
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Selectro and
Selektronic
Sperry Rand Corporation
Schoonover Drug S. E. Corner Sq
Manaver
Ed Bean
Evening Journal
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Lackland
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Professional Directory
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Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
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Paul V. Shearer
West Main
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