Extension Service Projects for Washington County Farmers
Washington County Extension Service outlines a slate of farm education events led by Jim Frier. The schedule includes Crop and Soils Short Course at the Washington YMCA with topics on weed control tillage soils and fertilizers. Beef Cattle Feeders program. Swine Production School in Kalona. Laying Flock Producers sessions. Dairy Day. and a Farm and Home Management Program focusing on farm records. Registrations have a small fee for some meetings.
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Washington County Extension Service
Washington County
Jim Frier
Washington Ymca
Kalona
Producers Farmers Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
Whitaker Couple Welcome Pleasant Plain Girl
Yesterday at the record hospital Mr and Mrs Les ter Whitaker of Pleasant Plain welcomed a daughter. Dismissed today is Ben Keller of Washington.
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Lester Whitaker
Pleasant Plain
Ben Keller
Washington
Former Junction man Lloyd Hanft dies at 44
Lloyd Hanft 44, of Decorah, formerly of Columbus Junction, died Friday December 23. Arrangements are pending at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home. Burial is planned in Columbus City Cemetery. Born February 24, 1922, he was the son of Vernon and Hazel Masonholder Hanft. He married Erma Spencer of Crawfordsville. she survives with two sons, Roger in Vietnam and Richard in Decorah, plus his mother in Columbus Junction and brothers William of Fredonia and Rex of Wapello.
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Stacy - Lewis Funeral
Columbus Junction
Columbus City Cemetery
Lloyd Hanft
Vernon
Hazel Masonholder
Hanft
Erma Spencer
Crawfordsville
Roger
Vietnam
Richard
Decorah
William
Fredonia
Rex
Wapello
Flynn McCracken Wed In Trinity Church Ceremony
Miss Diane Kathleen Flynn of Iowa City and Gene Taylor McCracken of Ainsworth were married December 21 at Trinity Methodist Church Riverside. Rev. Ellis Powell officiated. The couple will reside in Iowa City after a Chicago trip. Both are Highland Community graduates and University of Iowa students.
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Riverside
Diane Kathleen Flynn
Iowa City
Gene Taylor McCracken
Ainsworth
Trinity Methodist Church
Ellis Powell
Delbert Flynn
G. W. McCracken
Route 2
Chicago
McCracken
Highland Community School
University of Iowa
Halcyon House Activities and Community Visits
Halcyon notes detail visits by Mrs. G F Trotter Mrs. Virginia Chamberlin Sister Mary Elizabeth BVM and Mrs H F Perry to Halcyon House. Local church groups from First Presbyterian and First Methodist sang carols. Engagement announced for Carolyn Ann Martin to James F Shaffer with wedding date TBD. Includes various visitors and events at the home, plus a report on a Christmas film night and remarks about Bobby Hope and a Vietnam era medal presentation.
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G. F. Trotter
Ainsworth
Virginia Chamberlin
Mary Elizabeth
BVM
H. F. Perry
First Presbyterian Church
Questers
First Methodist Church
Ella Gordon
Dorothy J. Currie
Floyd Martin
Carolyn Ann
Iowa City
James F. Shaffer
E. Winters
Johnnie Shaffer
Elsa Moore
Sigourney
Frank Adrian
Martin
Tuesday Highland High School
University Hospital
Shaffer
University of Iowa
Earl J. Wagner of Wapello Dies at 58
Earl Jackson Wagner 58 of Wapello died December 23 at 4 pm in University Hospitals Iowa City. Services set for December 26 at 1 30 p m at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev Hubert Sunderman officiating burial in Columbus City Cemetery. He was born April 1908 son of Earl and Anna Bliven Wagner. Survived by his mother Mrs Arthur Ewing and stepfather both of Muscatine and one brother Leo Wagner of Muscatine. Willie Shoemaker noted as leading jockey with over 5 000 wins and more than 35 million in earnings.
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Columbus Junction
Earl Jackson Wagner
Wapello
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Wagner
Stacy Lewis
Hubert Sunderman
Columbus City
Mr. Wagner
Earl
Anna Bliven Wagner
Arthur Ewing
Muscatine
Leo Wagner
Stirling couple to celebrate golden wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Tom Stirling will mark their golden wedding anniversary on December 28. No formal celebration is planned. The Stirlings reside in Ainsworth.
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Ana Sirs
Tom Stirling
Stirlings
Ainsworth
Ernest Gideon Returns Home From Mercy Hospital
Ernest Gideon, a Mercy Hospital patient in Iowa City since December 8, was discharged today and returned home.
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Ernest Gideon
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Homes Fill For Holidays as Area Youth Return
David Walker a Penn student returns home to Keota for Christmas with his parents the Bill Walkers. Tom Walker from Fort Dodge Junior College is due home this week. Patricia Thompson from Ames visits her parents the Benfords Thompson before January 3 return. Frank Vogel and family plan Christmas in Moberly with Ed Schumann and family. John Schumann, Navy member, also expected home. Cloyce Statler visits Ed Koehler in Ainsworth for a club luncheon. Charles Statler and Mike Hammes visit Sigourney.
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Boyd Sanders
Keota
David | Walker
Penn
Bill Walkers
Tom Walker
Fort Dodge Junior College
John Weerman
Ronnie Dill
Patricia Thompson
Ames
Benford ‘Thompson
Frank Voge
Moberly
Missouri
Ed Schumann
Schumanns
John
Great Lakes
Navy
Cloyce Statler
Ed Koehler
Ainsworth
Charles Statler
Mike Hammes
Sigourney
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Carson
Diane Flynn
Mr. McCracken
Alan Swanson
Lone Tree
James Tener
Dior
Patricia Flynn
Kelley Wilkinson
James Flynn
Scott McCracken
Wayne McCracken
Michael Wilkinson
Lovat
Wolf's Flower Shop
Ilome
Rozits
Savings & Loan Ass
North Marion
Evening Journal
Iowa
Viet
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Sherm Wolfe
Des Moines
Joe Wolfe
Cub Scouts
Den 9
Harold Ganon
Ed Hahn
Will Sheetz
Albert Pimme
Warren McFate
Iva Bales
Leo Hoover
Paul Shearer
Severa
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Elizabeth Young
Nate Young
Palmer Babcock
C. Kilgore
John Skubal
Lloyd ‘Swift
Carl Yoder
S. E. Blattner
Bertha Dempsey
Frank Casey
C. G. Godwin
Mt. Pleasant
Carl
Kenneth Wulf
H. G. Jarrard
Roy Stewart
T. J. Sorden
Lone Trees
John Lemmon
Robert Poorman
Phil Poorman
Dennis Schoonover
Emma Bopp
Mary Martin
Eugene, Ore
Norman Schoonover
Baby
Hattie McConnell
Billy Graham
Joe Skubal
David
Bob Hope
Hope
William C. Westmoreland
Saigon
Stanley Foster
Phil
Robert Foster
Jeffrey
Kathleen
Helen Foster
Boyd Foster
Earl J. Wagner
Willie Shoemaker
Westtamincy
Vem Aadd
By Wendell Eden
Christ
Prince of Peace
Sherman-Eden \ FUNERAL HOME
David Walker
Helscher
Kington
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
Unis
Oasis Club
Webster—Call
Coats
Snowdon
Warner
Tay
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