Carolyn Pratt 91 dies at Washington County Hospital
Carolyn Mae Colthurst Pratt 91 of Waterloo died Sunday December 26 1976 at Washington County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are Wednesday at 1 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Dale Brehmer officiating burial in Campground Cemetery. She taught Iowa schools for 48 years retiring at 82 in Waterloo Cedar Falls and Parkersburg. Survivors include nephew George Colthurst and four nieces Betty Caldwell Stan Williams Helen Hoy and Mary Bruce Earle. She was born near Ainsworth September 26 1885 and was a member of Ainsworth Community Church.
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Carolyn M. Pratt
Waterloo
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Dale Brehmer
Campground Cemetery
Carolyn Mae Colthurst Pratt
Ainsworth
Isaac L. and
Bertha Rogers Colthurst
Monmouth College
R. G. Pratt
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Parkersburg
George
Rites Tuesday for Clark I. Wood 92
Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction for Clark Irwin Wood 92. He died Friday morning December 24 1976 at Washington County Hospital. Burial will be in Ainsworth Cemetery. He was born June 3 1884 in rural Ainsworth and married Pearl E Woodburn March 15 1905. Survivors include two sons Donald of Ainsworth and Delbert of Cedar Rapids, 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and one sister Vera Sands. He was preceded in death by his wife and one brother.
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Stacy-Lewis
Columbus Junction
Clark Irwin Wood
Mr. Wood
Washington County Hospital
Paul Hasel
Ainsworth Cemetery
Ainsworth
Farrington M
Nancy Marr Wood
Pearl E. Wood
Bertha Berg Harvey dies in Missouri at 88
Bertha Berg Harvey 88 of Camdenton Missouri former Washington resident died Saturday December 25 1976 in Camdenton Funeral services will be Wednesday at 130 p m at Fairbanks Lamb Chapel Muscatine Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine She was born April 2 1888 in Muscatine daughter of Frank and his wife On November 20 1906 she married Adolf Berg in Muscatine He preceded her in death Survivors include one son Edward Harvey of Linn Creek Missouri three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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Bertha Berg Harvey
Camdenton
Washington
Fairbanks-Lamb
Muscatine
Greenwood Cemetery
Harvey
Frank Rehmel
Adolf Berg
Edward Harvey
Linn Creek
Welty donates softball complex to Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids entrepreneur Roger A. Welty gifts his 21.5 acre Roger A. Welty softball complex near the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport to Kirkwood Community College. The site includes two diamonds, one lit for 4,000 spectators, a concessions building, and large parking.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Roger A. Welty
Kirkwood
Selby Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Welty
Iowa
Welty Company
American Softball Association
Yield bulletins show corn bean oat results from ISU
Iowa State University yield results for corn soybeans and oats are available at the Washington County Extension Office. District 5 averages 150.3 bu/ac with 112 176 range. Districts 3 and 6 average 122.1 and 159.9 bu/ac. Soybean averages: central Iowa 47.3 bu/ac. southern Iowa 44.9 bu/ac with 37 48.8 range. Long oats lead in southern Iowa. Noble and Otee cited high. Copies available at 209 South Marion Ave or by phone 653-4811.
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Iowa State University
Washington County
Jim Frier
Linn County
Iowa
South
Marion Ave
Washington
Toastmasters Meet at Frontier Cafe with Themed Talks
The Toastmasters Club met at the Frontier Cafe for a weekly session. Howard Lanning served as toastmaster, Luiza Da Silva was timer, John Gamon as grammarian, and Pauline Hite chaired topics. Ralph Martin spoke on Good News with Ford Marie as evaluator, Tom Hwang spoke on Christmas in China with evaluator Tom Thomas.
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Toastmasters Club
Frontier Cafe
Howard Lanning
Luiza da Silva
John, Gamon
Pauline Hite
Ralph Martin
Ford Marie
Tom Hwang
China
Tom Thomas
Livestock Prices Drift Higher in Des Moines Trade
UPI reports moderate livestock trade in Des Moines with demand good and butchers mostly steady. Feeder cattle ranged with No 1-3 200-230 lb at 38.50 to 40.50, 230-250 lb at 37.50 to 39.75, and No 2-3 270-300 lb at 32.50 to 36.75. Sows firm to higher with No 1-3 270-330 lb at 27.75 to 29.50 and 330-400 lb at 26.50 to 29.00. Receipts estimated at 100,000. Friday actual 18,000, last week 75,000, year ago 79,000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Aledia Jackson 65 dies in Iowa City
Aledia F Jackson 65 of Iowa City died Sunday morning December 26 1976 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Richmond with Rev Leroy Bergthold officiating Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery A prayer service will be Monday at 730 pm at Peterseims Funeral Chapel Kalona She was born July 24 1911 daughter of James T and Addie Desing Haller at rural Wellman She married Walter Jackson in January 1945 at Kalona Survivors include one daughter Patricia Reynolds of Iowa City three grandchildren five sisters Fern Dawn Kalona Audrey Amlong Iowa City Islea Schulty Washington Juanita Heller Washington and Mrs William Ollie Wiles Wellman and one brother Joseph Haller Norwalk California Preceded in death by her husband in March 1976
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Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Leroy Bergthold
Wellman Cemetery
Peterseim
Kalona
Jackson
James T
Addie Desing Haller
Wellman
Walter Jackson
Patricia Reynolds
William
Fern) Dawn
Audrey Amlong
Islea Schulty
Washington
Juanita Heller
William Ollie Wiles
Joseph Haller
Norwalk
Calif
Error corrected in vehicle collision report and holiday notices
The Journal corrects an earlier error: Clarence W. Tait did not pull to the right of Dascal D. Hamilton at the South Marion West Washington intersection. the Hamilton vehicle is the one that pulled right, both cars turning right on a red light and colliding. Additional brief notices list Christmas dinner attendees at Louis Havel’s Cedar Rapids home and a cooperative supper at Kalona hosted by E. M. Cox, with families from Kalona Iowa City Washington Grundy Center and Lone Tree.
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Clarence W. Tait
Dascal D. Hamilton
South Marion
West Washington
Hamilton
Tait
Journal
E. M. Cox
Kalona
Ralph Cox
Iowa City
Marvin Eimen
Erna Eimen
Louis Havel
Washington
Oil Pipe Line Planned From Illinois to Twin Cities
Koch Industries and Ashland Oil plan a 478 mile crude pipeline from Patoka Illinois to refineries in the Twin Cities. The 24 inch line, via Minnesota Pipe Line Co, would cost about 135 million dollars with completion in fall 1978 if permits arrive. Unleaded gasoline supplies in Iowa face uncertainty as prices may rise with OPEC increases.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Koch Industries Inc
Ashland Oil Company
Patoka
Ill
Twin Cities
Minnesota Pipe Line Company
Koch
Ashland
Trade Journal
Ashland and Koch
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Summary
Friday admissions include Mrs Florence Gardner of West Chester and Mrs Charles Thompson of Ainsworth for medical care. Saturday adds Mrs Charles Sparrow of Columbus Junction and Mr and Mrs Michael Fink of Winfield. Discharges include Linus Miller and others. today Rees Davis of Columbus Junction transferred to long term care.
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Florence Gardner
West Chester
Charles Thompson
Ainsworth
Charles Sparrow
Columbus Junction
Michael Fink
Winfield
Marvin Prior
Linus Miller
Kalona
Dallas Hotle
Washington
William Besser
Harper
Cory Fink
Crawfordsville
Francis Greiner
Olin Jennings
Rees Davis
Ethan Blieu
Don Eaton
Markets Livestock Joliet Ill Cattle Steady Hogs Fall
Livestock markets in Joliet Illinois report moderate trade. Cattle prices show steers steady to prime high at 41.25 to 42.00 per cwt and heifers steady to weak with various grade ranges listed. Hogs trade moderate with barrows and gilts 25 to 50 lower and several weight classes priced between 37.25 and 42.00 per cwt. Tuesday receipts: cattle about 50 hogs about 1,000.
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Uoc
Missouri
Kirkwood College
Chicago
Aledia Jackson
OPEC
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Jcpenney
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Queen
Golden Delicious
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