Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington ends with gifts and new leaders
Subzero temperatures and a five to six inch snowfall set a Christmas mood as shoppers rush the last minute list. Washington readers celebrate a generous Community Chest drive and note Iowa Southern’s new manager Leonard DeHoet replacing the late Russ Argo. A county supervisor vacancy opens after Willis Richards’s death. Dean Garrett becomes Washington Chamber of Commerce president and Silas Finke Jr. leads the county ASC. The State Highway Commission reveals a five year plan with Freeway 518 work around the county and a future St Louis to Minneapolis link. Snowmobilers cheer while a mule team bobsled memory entertains Auntie.
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Winter
Washington
Community Chest
Iowa Southern
Leonard DeHoet
Russ Argo
Willis Richards
Dean Garrett
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Silas Finke Jr
ASC
State Highway Commission
Washington County
Ainsworth
Riverside
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Lawrence Whisler
Passing Years recall holiday plans across generations
A compilation of holiday notices from years past recounts servicemen missing home, relatives visiting from El Paso and Akron, students in college choirs, and local social circles. Mentions Capt Paul Grossheim in Korea, Miss Charlotte Earll from Akron, and families gathering in Davenport and Fairfield for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Mondia
Marines
Clara Mondia
Paul Grossheim
Julia Ann
Linda
Susan
el Paso
Texas
Glenn Wilson
John
Jim
Davenport
W. J. Grossheim
Korea
Charlotte Earll
Akron
Virgil Earll
Cheryl Keating
Simpson College
Indianola
Backyard birdwatching with Christmas tree feeder ideas
A wildlife biologist outlines safe, winter friendly feeding tips using discarded evergreens. Offer cheese, bread, crackers, nuts, dried fruit and apples, plus spaghetti, suet, popcorn, doughnuts, raisins, pine cones and lettuce leaves. Wide variety of birds attracted as food diversity increases.
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Donald Pfeiffer
Marriages of the week highlight local unions
Vickie Albright daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Albright wed Michal McGuire son of Mr and Mrs George McGuire on December 13 at First Assembly of God Church with Rev Phil Kaufman officiating. In Columbus Junction Elberta Fraise daughter of Albert Fraise and William Lloyd Teilsworth son of Wendell Teilsworth were married November 24 at St Francis DeSalles Church Keokuk with Rev Lawrence Vogel officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie Albright
Jerry Albright
Michal McGuire
George McGuire
First
Assembly of God Church
Phil Kaufman
Columbus Junction
Elberta Marie Fraise
Albert Fraise
Ft. Madison
William Lloyd Teilsworth
Wendell Teilsworth
St. Francis DeSalles Church
Keokuk
Lawrence Vogel
Local births listed in Stork Gazette
Stork Gazette presents birth announcements for Lance Talbott Jody Glick Daniel White Norene Miller Floyd Hiller Steven Wagamon and Brent Dunlap with parent names and addresses in Wapello Danvers Letts Riverside and Washington areas Current line items show full names parent names and home towns for each child
ASC committee picks Finke Jr for 1974 chair
Washington County ASC delegates chose Silas Finke Jr as 1974 Committee Chairman. Wayne Witthoft elected vice chair and Howard Lins as regular member. Wayne Witthoft to serve three year term. Lawrence Romine and Robert Marek named alternates. Dec 15 convention at ASC Office.
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Washington County
ASCS
Robert Pearson
Wayne Witthoft
Cedar Township
Lawrence Romine
Seventy - Six
Robert Marek
Jackson Township
Silas Finke Jr
ASC
Howard Lins
Garrett elected Chamber president on December Tuesday
The Washington Chamber of Commerce Board elected new officers for 1974 naming Dean Garrett as president and Jim Bush as vice president. Garrett will start duties in January succeeding Dick Anderson amid a board that includes Keith Shaffer Jim France Chuck Satterfield Kent Dallmeyer Ken Hanson and George Van Houten. Washington County Hospital established a Long Term Care Memorial Fund at Washington State Bank for equipment and furnishings. Ninety-one 4-H and FFA members weighed in 210 head for the 1974 project, up from prior years. Nancy McClain returned home from University Hospitals Iowa City after surgery. Betty Donnelly of Portland received a Best of West award for instructional radio and wrote the winning public radio program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Dean Garrett
McCleery-Cumming Co
Jim Bush
Golden Touch Decorators
Garrett
Dick Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Keith Shaffer
Crane Company
Jim France
Montgomery Ward
Chuck Satterfield
Kent Dallmeyer
the National Bank
Ken Hanson
Hanson Concrete
George van Houten
Wa-Con-Da Soil Service
Washington County Hospital
Washington State Bank
Washington County
4-H
FFA
Julia Gamon
Betty Donnelly
Portland
Ure
Stewart School
KBPS
Miss Donnelly
Creston
Snowbound Midwest city digs out after three inch storm
Area residents faced three inches of fresh snow with drifting winds after a overnight storm. Schools canceled or opened late while road crews cleared streets. The weather observer logged .35 inches of precipitation for 24 hours ending 7 am. A county supervisor interim vacancy will be filled by a three member appointment commission. ISU area electricity use fell 10 to 12 percent since November energy conservation push. A man injured himself with a gun discharge while repairing it at his home in Iowa City.
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Midwest
Washington
Towa Southern Utilities Co
Ed Merckle
Iowa Southern
Centerville
Merckle
the Evening Journal
ISU
Nixon
ISU District Manager Named for Town Southern Utilities Co
Leonard DeHoet is appointed manager of the northeastern district for Town Southern Utilities Co and will base in Washington. He previously led ISU's southern district since 1967, succeeds the late Russell C. Argo, and will relocate with his family to Washington. A Washington motor vehicle investigator warns that Iowa's two year old inspection law will be enforced, requiring private vehicle sales inspections. Dean Cox notes many private individuals ignore the rule, while dealers comply.
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Leonard DeHoet
Town Southern Utilities Co
Washington
DeHoet
ISU
Russell C. Argo
Iowa
Dean Cox
Community Chest fund tops goal in Washington
The 1973 Washington Community Chest drive totaled 37 929 dollars, surpassing the 37 730 dollar goal by 200. Ray Carter led the effort as general chairman. Also noted were Ted Fritz’s promotion to livestock procurement manager at Oscar Mayer Beardstown plant and various holiday church programs urging observance of Christmas. Relatives and visitors arrived for holidays, and John Mansur of Brazil, once hosted by the Morrisons, graduates from medical school to pursue dermatology.
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Washington
Ray Carter
Carter
Ted Fritz
Beardstown
Oscar Mayer and Co
National Meat Processor
Fritz
Davenport
Iowa
St. Ambrose College
March St
John Mansur
Brazil
AFS
Ira Morrisons
Deaths of week in local towns
Death notices for Mae Johnson 79 Winfield Irving Bender 83 Wellman Mrs Harry C Ferguson 86 former Washington resident Katie Elizabeth Kinsinger 76 Golden Palace Kalona Barton E Wagner 75 Fredonia Donald Norton 55 Washington County Hospital died Dec 19 Samuel Rich 85 Wayland died Dec 20 1973 recorded across multiple communities with ages and locations.
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Winfield
Mae Johnson
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Harry C. Ferguson
Washington
Hartsville
Ohio
Marion
Wellman
Katie Elizabeth Kinsinger
Golden Palace Apartments
Kalona
Pleasantview
Columbus Junction
Barton E. Wagner
Fredonia
Donald Norton
North
Third Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Wayland
Samuel Rich
Here
Hospital Roundup News from Washington and Surrounding Areas
Hospital Monday lists include John Gaffey and Harold Shranger in Washington as medical cases. Yesterday adds Mrs. Thomas Dawson and Mrs. Dean Knight in Washington with medical needs. Oc eans notes a Saturday report of Robert White and Steve Wagamon families in Letts and Washington, and Mark Miller family in Riverside welcoming a daughter or a son. Dismissals show Sheila Bolton in Wapello and several Washington or Danvers Ill. families with children. Today lists Donald Hendrickson and Norbert Norris in Columbus Junction and Ainsworth with Mrs. Lloyd Hiller and son in Washington. Long term care admits Mrs. Annie Kern in Brighton.
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John Gaffey
Washington
Harold Shranger
Thomas Dawson
Dean Knight
Eans
Robert White
Letts
Steve Wagamon
Mark Miller
Riverside
Sheila Bolton
Wapello
John Glick
Danvers
Ill
Richard Talbott
Anne Butler
Norvella McCulley
Columbus Junction
Floyd Carpenter
Ainsworth
Donald Hendrickson
Norbert Norris
Lloyd Hiller
Annie Kern
Brighton
Washington births and notices from Tuesday Admitt Yesterday
Miss Marsha Kron is admitted yesterday in Washington. Births today notice reports Mr and Mrs Douglas Dunlap welcomed a son in Washington. Disr emissee today lists Mrs Ed Simmering and Mrs Dean Knight in Washington, and Mrs Steve Wagamon with a son in Washington.
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Marsha Kron
Washington
Douglas Dunlap
Ed Simmering
Dean Knight
Steve Wagamon
Mrs Mark Miller and Miss Marsha Kron Item
Wednesday Yesterday lists social notes from Riverside and Washington. Mrs Mark Miller and her daughter are featured alongside John Gaffey Matt Hotle Kermit Payne and Miss Marsha Kron in this brief community notice.
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Mark Miller
Riverside
John Gaffey
Washington
Matt Hotle
Kermit Payne
Marsha Kron
Thursday Admitted Yesterday Medical Patients
Yesterday admissions list includes Mrs. Joe Schiebel of Washington for medical care and Harold Gerdes of Ainsworth for medical care. Also listed are Mrs. Ben Hammer of Washington and Mrs. Wykert of Columbus Junction for medical care. Today admissions include Mrs. Flossie Yeoman of Brighton and Mrs. Myrtle Shull of Washington for medical care.
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Joe Schiebel
Washington
Harold Gerdes
Ainsworth
Medical
Ben Hammer
Howard Wykert
Columbus Junction
Flossie Yeoman
Brighton
Myrtle Shull
Post Office Dial A Carol Begins In 70 Cities
The UPI report notes Britain faces a potential peacetime emergency while the post office launches its annual dial a carol service. Callers in 70 cities can hear a new recorded card each weekday by dialing 160, starting with Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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London
UPI
Britain
Post Office
Herald Angels
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Dean S. Hasty
State University of Iowa
Phi Alpha Delta
Clarence Statler
Martha
Patricia
Seattle
Wash
Bill Simerman
Glenview Naval Air Base
Glenview, Ill
Josephine Bailey
Washington, D.C
Red Cross
Mary
Bob Livingston
Dave Livingston
Santa Claus
John Bergquist
Mort Keeley
Evanston
T. T. Keeley
Smith College
C. W. Stewart
Paul Appleby
Washington Democrat
J. Elliot Grayson
Don Ross
Gamma Phi Beta
Iowa City
Esther Hay
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
McMichael ‘of
Monmouth
Stork Gazette
Lance Richard Talbott
Richard Wayne Talbott
Vernon
Jody Deann Glick
John D. Glick
Daniel Aaron White
Robert Franklin White
Norene Kay Miller
Mark A. Miller
Floyd Eugene Hiller
Floyd Hiller
E. 3Rd
Steven Duane Wagamon
Steven Wagamon
Brent Patrick Dunlap
West
Walter Smith
United Methodist Church
Ed Wolfe
Walter Duvall
Robert Wead
Lawrence Whetstine
YMCA
Rita Beemblossom
Charles H. Patrick
North Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Kelly Elizabeth
Gene Patrick
Cedar Rapids
Nancy McClain
University Hospitals
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Robert Riley
Walter Schroeder
Maxine Smith
Randy Reighard
Madison
Children’s Hospital
Reighard
Ernest Lunow
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Pvt
Palm Springs
Calif
California
J.H. Jones
Ottumwa
Miriam
Fairfield
Tillie
Miss Jones
Iowa State University
Ames
Fairfield Junior High School
Italy
Showboat Players
Sophie
Drake University
Fairfield High School
Allen Griggs
Henry Zieglowsky
Mason City
Fred Zieglowsky
Earl
West Branch
Henry Zieglowskys
Illinois
Susan Brown
Gilbert Brown
Forrest Schwengels
Washington County Republican Central Committee
Christ
Wilbur Allender
Mike Nicholson
Germany
Clayton Nicholson
Jim Nicholson
Chris
Chicago
Nicholson
Irving Bender
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