Anniversary Dinner Highlights 25th for Mr and Mrs Brotherton
Ten years back the community gathered for a 25th wedding anniversary at Bryn Mawr Steak House as Mr and Mrs Charles Brotherton celebrated with family and friends. The event underscored local ties and long standing community presence in a yearbook style summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brotherton
Bryn Mawr
Carlyle J. Smith
First Christian Church
United Christian and Congregational Church
Mitchell
Neb
Washington Volunteer Fire Department
VFW
Bill Brown
Tom Tanner
Walter Starr
Mike Lee
Washington holiday bustle and council plans mix with weather
Local notes describe Christmas cheer in Washington with shoppers busy at parks and schools. Reports cover high school concerts at Washington, Mid-Prairie, and Keota, and junior high choir events. City plans include a doctors clinic, an apartment project near Sunset Park, and new landfill rules. Ted Johnson named Chamber manager, Rubio residents host a winter games night, and bound for a busy week of card mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington High School
Mid-Prairie
Keota
Sunset Park
Washington County
Richland
Ted Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Southern
Chamber
Rubio
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Jim France
Bill Whittenberg
Hospital Notes Monday Chronicle of patient updates
Hospital notes show multiple patient movements across Washington and nearby towns. Entries list medical and surgical cases including Mrs. Donald Turner, Mrs. Jean Heaton, Earl Fisher, and a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Don Clawson in Washington. Further notes mention dismissals and new admissions for residents such as Shelby Robinson and Glenn Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homnorrow
Donald Turner
Washington
Jean Heaton
Luella Schnoebelen
Ainsworth
Earl Fisher
Brighton
Admirred Tuesday Adds Washington Medical News
Births Yesterday report lists a son to Mr and Mrs Wilson Gwengerich of Washington and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Thomas Horak of Washington. Today Mrs Lois Miller of Washington is noted. Lee Holland and Lyle Zear, both of Washington, are connected to medical and surgical items respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Holland
Washington
Lyle Zear
Wilson Gwengerich
Thomas Horak
Wednesday Admitted Yesterday Names Medical Patients
Wednesday admission list includes Marvin Crim from Washington and Howard McCall from West Chester both in medical care. Also listed are Mrs. Ewald Rembod and Keith Augustine from Washington with medical status noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Crim
Washington
Howard McCall
West Chester
Ewald Rembod
Keith Augustine
Thursday Admitted Thursday Admitted
Yesterday entries show Mrs. Vincent Keesey of Washington Kenneth Sutton of Ainsworth and Robert Sims of Conesville listed as medical. Also yesterday Mrs. Wilson Guengerich and her son of Washington noted. Today, Mrs. Donald Turner of Washington appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Keesey
Washington
Kenneth Sutton
Ainsworth
Robert Sims
Conesville
Medical
Wilson Guengerich
Local Births and Health Notices In Washington and Karona
Yesterday multiple Washington households welcomed medical updates for Mrs Merle Blien Mrs Clarence Collett and Mrs Francis Campbell. Also yesterday Mr and Mrs David Gingerich of Karona report a daughter. Today Mrs Donnie Clawson and son and Mrs Thomas Horak and daughter of Washington share health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Blien
Washington
Clarence Collett
Francis Campbell
David Gingerich
Karona
Donnie Clawson
Thomas Horak
Marriages Across Washington Area in Recent Weeks
Multiple wedding notices from the Washington region list couples and destinations. Sandra Lee Tolander married Richard C. Snyder of Washington. Jane Marie Beckler wed Frederick Ellis Leichty at Bethel Mennonite Church. Michael F. Bell and Mary B. Snider tied in Riverside. Karen Sue Collett and Edward C. Wulf wed at First Baptist Church. Jeanette Klopfenstein and Clive Klopfenstein with Bob Jones united in Columbus Junction with Open Bible and United Presbyterian ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Marie Beckler
Truman Beckler
Frederick Ellis Leichty
Ellis Leichty
Mr. Pleasant
Bethel Mennonite Church
Richard Wenger
Michael F. Bell
N. Washborne
P.O. Box
Riverside
United Methodist Church
Karen Sue Collett
John Collett
Washington
Edward Charles Wulf
Elmer Wulf
First Baptist Church
Frank Dunn
Columbus Junction
Jeanette Klopfenstein
Judy Stout
Clive Klopfenstein
Ainsworth
Bob Jones
Winfield
Keith Jones
Charles Courtney
Open Bible Church
Denley Ganfield
United Presbyterian Church
Washington County 1974 valuation up 10.7 percent from 1973
The week in review outlines that total assessed property value in Washington County rose by 10.7 percent in 1974 compared to 1973, based on figures from County Auditor Walter Schroeder. It also notes local items including a Health Careers class pilot by Kirkwood College, community events, road plans for 1975, and various local notices and personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rude Warfel
Washington
Dougherty Brothers
L. H. Wallace
A. M. Wallace
Washington County
Walter Schroeder
Deaths of week noted in multiple Iowa towns
A week of obituaries from Washington County and nearby towns reports the deaths of Mrs. Frank A. Libe at 85 in Washington, Herbert Everett Skeets Bright, Nan Grimmer, Ralph Wikoff, Lester Wilson, Kay Woeste, Fred Bourgeois, Bessie Chown, Everett Kracaw, Joseph L. McGinnis, John Waggoner, and S Lulu Randolph. Services or memorials announced where available. locations include Washington County Hospital, Cedar Rapids Americana Nursing Center, Solon Nursing Home, Gould Funeral Home Brighton, and Pennington Cemetery. Deaths span Dec 3 to Dec 12 1974 with various ages and prior health notes.Individually named towns include Washington Brighton Conesville Keota Union Grove Sigourney Hayesville Town City Muscatine and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Ralph D. Wikoff
Washington County Hospital
Fred E. Bourgeois
Washington County
Americana Nursing Center
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Bourgeois
John Waggoner
Gould
Virgil Blosser
Pennington Cemetery
Sigourney
Hayesville
Waggoner
University Hospital
Town City
McCreedy Clawson Guengerich Horak Babies Listed
Stork Gazette names Kevin A McCreedy Ryan J Clawson Terry Guengerich and Pamela Horak as newborns. Each entry provides parental names and addresses in Washington and Ainsworth.
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Memory Lane
Norman Benn
Charles Reed
Virginia Dare
Janice Thompson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Southeastern Iowa Symphony
Ronald G. Crawford
Corbin Crawford
University of Iowa
Lloyd Hayes
Cloyce M. Hayes
Lloyd
Moravian College
Bethlehem
Central Park
Penney
H Club
Joe Caputo
Don Sherman
YMCA
Orville
Mercury
J. E. Lemmon
Mary Juliet
Aunt Agatha
Don Clawson
Wilson Gingerich
Alan Olson
Dennis Wolfer
Shelby Robinson
Salena Fuhr
Glenn Gordon
Stan McCreedy
Lois Miller
Sandra Lee Tolander
Harold E. Tolander
Richard C. Snyder
Curtis Snyder
Blanche Snyder
Out-Of
Kirkwood College
Jim
Connie) Sieren
R. N
Montgomery Ward
Jack Hamiltons Club House
Nellie Junkin
Clair Wolf
Campbell
St. Wenceslaus Church
F. A. Halda
John Goetz
Larry
Glen Goetz
Towa City
George
Faye Goetz
Tim Wehr
California
Milo T. Sorden
Tokyo
Japan
Stars and Stripes
The
Armed Services
Hazel Pease
T. J. Peases
Ft. Collins
Colo
Blanche Harvey
Ray Wehr
Iowa City
Old Gold
Claire Wehr
the Wehrs
Mrs. Harvey
Kathleen
Virginia Wehr
Claire
Wmt-Tv
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Highland Township
Louisa-Washington County
Baxter Freese
Wellman
Agriculture Council of America
Chicago
Dorothy Marston
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
George E. Lins
Howard Lins
Baumholder
Germany
Glover B. Ferrell
John Ferrells
Normal
Ill
Normal Illinois State University
Archie Lovick
R.J.H. Badger
Montezuma
Luther College, Decorah
Steve
Field House
James Bash
Golden Touch Decorators
Susan
Linda
John Hiatt
Virgil Davis
Eileen McDonough
Sherry Bash
Burlington Northern
Burlington
East Washington Street
Tracy Anderson
Anderson
Richard Bordwell
Louisa County
Greene County
Missouri
Evening Journal
Springfield
Lean B. Cukerbaum
Brighton, Mo
Museum of Science and Industry
Pickle Barrel Inn
Old Town
Marshall Fields
State Street
Joliet
White Fence Farms
Florence Tanner
Montana
Robert Labrie
Butte
Jack Tanner
Glasgow
Jane Lambertson
Conrad
Labines
Argyle
Mont
Joe Cochran
Hutchinson
Kan
Mike Zager
Conger
State Historical Board
Adrian D. Anderson
State Historical Department
National Park Service
State Board
Historical Department
What Cheer
Maye Sorrell
North Avenue
Margaret Griffith
Children’s Hospital
Eva Crawford
Mercy Hospital
Rita Jones
Robert E. Jones
Route 1
Rita
Cedarville College
Cedarville
Ohio
M. H. Sartor
Anamosa
Court Hawley
Rolland Taylors
Michael Moore
Christopher
San Bernardino
Calif
Coralville
Moore
Marguerite Marek
Easter Seals
Marek
Jim McCabe
Iowa
Bill Russell
Liberty
Elizabeth Ann
Holly
Chris
Dean Moore
Maxine Moore
Ted Russell
Leo Mangold Sr
Desloines
Pleasant Street
Frank A. Libe
Washington Care Center
Herbert “Skeets” Everett
Nan Grimmer
Ozona, Texas
Lester
Tuck) Wilson
North Seventh Avenue
Stan
Kay) Woeste
Mulberry Avenue
Muscatine
Muscatine General Hospital
Woestes
Woeste
Washington United Methodist Church
Bessie Chown
Solon
Everett G. Kracaw
South
Marion Avenue
Joseph L
Mike) McGinnis
Union Grove
Wis
Keota — S. Lulu Randolph
United Presbyterian Home
Stork Gazette
Kevin Alex McCreedy
Stanley Lloyd McCreedy
Ryan James Clawson
Donald Dale Clawson
South 2Nd
Terry Lee Guengerich
Wilson Jay Guengerich
Pamela Renee Horak
Thomas Alfred Horak
East Main
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