Aunt Agatha recalls a quiet winter week in Washington
The Week in Washington notes a cold overcast week with light snow flurries and holiday bustle. A new red fire truck arrives, a hospital book cart gift arrives, and a birth occurs after a highway patrol escort. Advance Ross Electronics halts local operations, and city police staffing changes are announced as the year ends.
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Santa
Jesus
Cal Dorsett
Washington
Iowa City
Cal
Kalona
Iowa Highway Patrol
Washington County Hosiital
Washington County Health Improvement Association
Advance Ross Electronics
Hope Ross
John Green
Mike Lee
Glenn Murphy
Local Birth Announcements for Conrad Kimmel Reed
Caroline Regena Conrad, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Conrad, Rural Route 1 Keota. Timothy Eugene Kimmel, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Eugene Kimmell, Route 1 Washington. Jodie Lynn Reed, daughter of Mr and Mrs Randell Reed, Route 5 Muscatine.
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Caroline Regena Conrad
Donald Conrad
Keota
Timothy Eugene Kimmel
Frederick Eugene Kimmell
Route
Washington
Jodie Lynn Reed
Mrs
Randell Reed
Route 5
Muscatine
Benedict Peck
Rosalie
Vince Weber
Paul Weber
LaPorte
City
Week on the Farm Faces Pollution and Waste Disposal Costs
The piece discusses public concern over air and water pollution and the risk to livestock farmers. It notes the shift from manual waste transfer to fluid pumping systems, the high costs of upgrading facilities, and the need for modern engineering to handle increasing waste from larger farming operations. It argues that nature can no longer purify the higher volumes entering streams and urges producers to adopt effective disposal methods.
Advance Ross plant to close in Washington Iowa
Officials of Advance Ross Corporation said the Washington Iowa plant will discontinue manufacturing in 1970 and remain as a warehouse. The plant, built on land at the city’s northeast edge, employed hundreds at peak and operated on three shifts. D G Lloyd cited foreign competition and lower U S TV set production as reasons, expressing appreciation for employee and community support.
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Advance Ross Corporation
Washington, Iowa
Advance Ross
Washington
Madison Street
D. G. Lloyd
Asia
Special Education plans advance for 1970 71 year
The Joint County Board of Education reviewed proposed special education plans for Cedar Johnson Linn and Washington Counties for 1970 71. A preschool program for diagnosis and evaluation of speech problems was suggested along with a full time speech clinician to provide therapy.
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Joint County Board of Education
Heard
Joint System
Cedar
Johnson, Linn
Washington
Joint System Special Education
Myron Rodee
Washington adopts Crane Co. plant valuation for tax roll
Washington city council set the appraised value of the new Crane Co. plant at 2,543,000, lower than the county assessor’s 1,437,658 figure, with taxable value at 684,180 under a 27 percent rate. Actions follow prior tax-rate steps since operation began, and the paper also notes hospital books program and local swimming records. The hospital program adds two book carts funded by a 400 gift from the Health Improvement Association, while Marion L. Timmins was elected vice president of the Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Association. Washington YMCA swimmers posted a 296-49 win over Ottumwa, setting team and pool records during morning and open division events, and Meryl Steele returned after eye surgery in Mercy Hospital.
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Edsall Brown
Don Fenno
Washington County Hospital
Washington County Health Improvement Association
Journal
Washington
City of Washington and
Crane Co
Washington County Board of Review
Washington County
Washington Public Library
Marriages in Cedar Falls and Moline
Susan Jean Burns daughter of Edward and Mrs Burns of Keystone and William E Lance son of Roger Lance of Washington wed at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church Cedar Falls. Dawn Noreen Woodard of Omaha and Carl Hawkins of Omaha married Saturday morning in Sacred Heart Church Moline officiated by Rev Robert E Lee. Mr and Mrs Richard M Woodard of Moline are the bride's parents.
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Peggy Kephart
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Peggy
William Jones
Washington
Susan Jean Burns
Edward Burns
Keystone
William E. Lance
Roger Lance
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
Ainsworth
Dawn Noreen Woodard
Omaha
Carl Hawkins
Helen Boileau
Fred Hawkins
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Moline
Robert E. Lee
Richard M. Woodard
Patrolman Delivers Baby On Iowa Route 1 Near Frytown
Iowa Highway Patrolman Calvin Dorsett aided a Batavia couple in delivering a baby girl on highway 1 near Frytown, en route to Iowa City’s University Hospital. Both mother and child later reported doing fine at the hospital. Also noted: Mrs. Henry Schantz marked her 84th birthday with a neighborhood party hosted by Mrs. Alex Gevock. Workmen at Washington’s city landfill built a Christmas tree at the gate, a quirky conversation piece decorated with cans and cardboard, while United Presbyterian Home women enjoyed a Christmas dinner hosted by Mrs. Edwin Lukovsky.
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Timmy Brinning
Robert Brinning
Lester Luckenbill
T. J. Horak
Horaks
Mr. Horak
Paul Horaks
Fulton
Texas
Jeff Boshart
Mike Boshart
Iowa City
William Boshart
Susie Boshart
Helen Mace
Gladys Mace
Washington
Calvin Dorsett
Iowa
Batavia
University
Dorsett
Frytown
Henry Schantz
Alex Gevock
Schantz
City
Joe Cochran
Ben Turner
United Presbyterian Home
Edwin Lukovsky
Washington police to stay protected amid personnel changes
Mayor Ralph Martin assured residents that Washington will maintain police protection as current personnel shifts unfold. He is reviewing replacements for resignations and dismissals, interviewing applicants, and will discuss progress with councilmen when ready.
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Washington
Ralph Martin
Martin
John Green
Glenn Murphy
Murphy
Washington County
Clarence
Mike) Lee
Deaths and funeral notices across Iowa towns
Obituaries from December 1969 list William Matucha Glenen Washington son, Moline Illinois address years, Neil Humble Cedar Rapids hospital, Corrine Teuscher Des Moines services, Louis Case Rock Island health, Verne Dawson Washington farmer, Emma Bawel Iowa City, Mary Hoper Kalona hospital, Norman Schooley Brighton illness, John Smith Oskaloosa hospital, Lulu Pfeifer Richland Ottumwa news work, Milo Zeck Cedar Rapids nursing home, Nyle Werge Kalona Mercy Hospital, Charles Wilson Red Oak founder and chairman of Wilson Concrete with Omaha ties and Washington plant.
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Louis A. Case
10Th Street
Rock Island
Luhner2n Hospital
Moline
Ill
Washington
Red Oak
Charles Franklin Wilson
Wilson Concrete
Highland Acres
Omaha
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Davis Co
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Fred Martin
Jackie Smith
Nelson Smith
YMCA
Larry Cullison
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Norway
Mr. Cullison
Rotary Foundation
Jacob S. Earnest
Carol Marie
Fred L. Elvin
Fred H. Elvin
Washington, N. J
Phillip Grove
Leland Grove
Ethel Palmer
San Diego
Calif
Leo
Willard Palmer
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Earl Cline
Carla Nelson
Richard Nelson
Davenport
St. Alphonsus Church
Lori Ann Hebbeln
Dave Hebbeln
Louella Pearson
North Avenue C
Glendale
David Pearson
West Mountain
Apt. 3
Ethel Wanerus
Park Forest
Jack Fuhr
Dale Fuhr
Robert Garrett
Ferne Burney
Reynolds
Emma Elliott
Val Fuhr
Ira Morrison
Edna Tucker
Silver Springs
Charles
Ann) Benton
Hewitt Avenue
W. J. Stevens
Mercy Hospital
Clyde Lambert
Tell Special
American Red Cross
Iowa Southern
Boyd Siefkas
Dale Booth
A. K. Smothers
Frank Sondag
Robert D. Long
Alfred Ole Gingerich
Charles J. Crone
John L. Hiatt
Marion L. Cady
Kenneth H. Davison
Paul E. Vaughn
Roberta J. Lampkin
John Eschweiler Jr
Donald Burlingmair
L. V. Clarahan
Theo Johnson
Kim Forster
St. Mary’s Pa
St. Mary’s
Kim
Dale
Janet Kay Mangold Forster
Leo Mangold
Don McClure
Elwood Kleese
Mike Crawford
Omer Crawford
Route 1
Marines
Duane E. Crawford
Tom’s River
N. J
Dale Lance
Mike Mineart
Alice Lance
L.P. Statler
Karl Parcell
Shirley Statler
Shirleen
Christine
Dewey Coffman
Nancy
West Chester
Don Statler
Brighton
David Hilfman
Leon Hilfmans
Randi Rae Allen
Doug Allen
the Willows
Randi
Karen Baker
Lori Crawford
Elyse Osincup
Nancy Rich
Don Curtis
Wayland
Jon Campbell
Richard Collins
Collins
Florida
Curtis
Sam Bowser
Oakville
Ronald Bowser
Loren Renoux
Rex Stout
Dick Schlatter
Jessie
Maxine Curtis
James McFadden
Webster City
Ron Renoux
Dan Goedken
Joe Goedken
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Wellman
Gary Goodell
Demons
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Gary Glandon
Ken Connelly
Russ Davison
Richard Horak
Paul
Mary Pat
Sarah
David
Paul Horak
Fulton Texas
Marion L. Timmins
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Association
Fisher Community Center
Marshalltown
YWCA
Ottumwa
Chris Turner
Trudy Griffith
Meryl Steele
Patrolman
Cupid
Robert Porter
W. K
Bill) German
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Osaka
Japan
Miss Matsuno
Montgomery Ward Company
Main Ward
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New York
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Eider
University of Iowa
Hollywood
San Francisco
Jim Gray
State Theatre
Evening Journal
William Matucha
Glenen
12Th Avenue
Neil C. Humble
North
Marion Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Corrine Teuscher
Kingman Blvd
Dunn's On Grand
Powell Funeral Home
Verne E. Dawson
South Third Avenue
Emma G. Bawel
Mary E. Hofer
Charleston, Ill
Norman E. Schooley
Mahaska County Hospital
University Hospitals
John T. Smith
L. A. Jones
Oskaloosa
Richland
Otto
Lulu) Pfeifer
Ollie
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Pfeifer
Jefferson County Hospital
Washington Evening Journal
Milo M. Zeck
Americana
Nyle D. Werge
Your Christmas Seal Association
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