Will ask inmates to boost reforms Fort Madison visit planned
Iowa senator William Gluba announces a letter writing drive by Fort Madison inmates to support penal reform and his bill to create a prison ombudsman. He cites racial imbalance in counselors and note handling failures, aims to cut red tape and address violence concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Fort Madison
William Gluba
D - Davenport
Unin
Gluba
Attica
Richard Cress family visits in Hoopston Ill weekend
Community notes recount the Richard Cress family from Hoopston visiting Mrs Cress and relatives, with travel details and weekend activities. Other items include hospital, club meetings, a birthday supper, a bid euchre party, school reading group events, and neighbor visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cress
Hoopston, Ill
Kup Club
Kalonial House
Kalona
Tommy
Dennis Hamilton
Hills
Mercy Hospital
Harold Kueneman
Verne Kuenemans
George Horn
Leo Mellecker
Harlo Meyer
Clermont
Iowa
Mellecker
Mr. Meyer
I-A
Jolene Lemley
Carol Ann Carter
Jeff McGuire
Robert Dann
Weger Kimler
Lorene Schockley
St. Louis
Geneva Schnoebelen
Zelda Shebek
Ron Schaffer
Steve Dooley
Melissa
Rhonda Schaffer
Des Moines
Steve
John
Rich Simon
Robert Simon
Jim Thomann
Bill Meyer
Jay Sojka
Mike Dawn
Lynette Jinks
Riverside Chamberettes meet in Riverside area
NE Chamberettes held Riverside meeting with ten members present. Officers not elected due to small turnout. Plans made for February 27 meeting and larger attendance. Girl Scouts worked on skits for Lone Tree unit. Local social notes include anniversaries hospital and visiting updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kew
Riverside
Lone Tree Girl Scouts
Debbie Niermann
Iowa City
Becky Sexton
Clayton Sexton
Ernest Krantz
Tim
Mike
Cheryl Krantz
Willows
Washington
Laura Stewart
Washington County Hospital
Gerald Armbruster
Mercy Hospital
Charles Russell
University Hospital
Debbie Waldschmidt
Ivan Rummelhart
Don Kirchner
Washington D. C
Hilma Eden
Robert Mellecker
Debbie
Carl
Francis Hamilton
Albia
Robert Wieland
Lester Wieland and Sons
Business changes in Brighton area
In Brighton on January 31, Marvin Johanson announced he leased Mullikin Auto Parts and will run all service at the site with Wesley Mullikin keeping the parts department. Beginning February 5, his new venture Marys Auto Service will operate 8 to 5 weekdays and 8 to noon Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Tony Meuth
Robert Shaffer
Glenda
Paula
Washington
Bertha Saunders
Paul Thomas
Los Angeles
Thomas Just
Robert Kehl
Dubuque
Kehl
Ruth Ann Kurtz
Norbert Kurtz
Marvin Johanson
Mullikin Auto Parts
Wesley Mullikin
Marv
Mary
Rex Widmer
Harmony Club
Tony Mouths
Roll Call
Norene Erwin
Meuth
School Lunch Menu for St James and Washington
Area school lunches list weekly meals for St James and Washington schools. Includes daily options from chili dogs and fish sticks to choped beef gravy on biscuits and crispy fried chicken with sides, milk, fruit, and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. James
Washington
Mid-Prairie
Bennetts End Vacation with Family and Friends
Ed Rebal entered Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and Warren Bennett with his wife returned from a six week trip visiting Keota Sunbury Takoma Park Florida Alberta Memphis and Alabama towns. The Bennett household hosted and visited neighbors while relatives gathered in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
Ed Rebal
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lewis Dukes
Memphis
Tenn
A. P. Alexander
W. H. Barnum
Tom Laurence
Gary Dill
Fairfield
Cloyce Dill
Dwight Williams
Ollie
Mark Weber
Warren Bennett
Dan Bennett
Joe Woltering
Leon Vogel
Jack Bounceville
Christine
Dawn
Coralville
Pauline Crull
Washington
Robert Flynn
Funeral services held for Robert Lyman Muench
Funeral services for Robert Lyman Muench were conducted Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Leland Grove officiating. Casketbearers named were Neal Lampkin Gene Gorham William Day Edmund D. Morrison Thomas Tanner and Burge Hammond. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Almanac Note On This Day In 1848 And 1933 Events
Almanac notes state on this day in history Mexico ceded lands for 15 million dollars in 1848 and Adolf Hitler ordered dissolution of the Reichstag in 1933. Also mentions Fritz Kreisler born February 2, 1875 and the 1876 formation of a National Baseball League with teams in Boston Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia St Louis.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Fritz Kreisler
Mexico
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
United States
National Baseball League
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Louisville
Hartford
Conn
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Wellman cattlemen buy sell Simmentals at ASA sale
Howard Greiner of Wellman bought a three fourths blood Simmental heifer for 8500 at the American Simmental Association national sale in Denver. Rawhide Ranch sold two three fourths blood heifers for 3800 and 4500 to buyers from Nebraska and Wyoming. Ninety seven lots sold with an average of 36931.95 as ASA members promoted 1973 as the year of the American Simmental cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Greiner
Wellman
American Simmental Association
Denver
Colo
Mle
Rio Vista Farms
San Antonio
Texas
Rawhide Ranch Inc
River View Ranch
Marquette
Nebraska
W.R. Asbell
Casper
Wyoming
Miksch joins Carleton College choir in Minnesota
Julia Muksen Miksch, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Miksch Route 1 Washington, has been named to the Wesleyan Iowa Dean's List for the first semester at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant area students Cathi Carter Carmen Black Steve Mineart Roger Kokemuller Dee Kaufman Jane Troter Linda Wilkerson Gail Boal Terry Neil named to Dean's List at Mt Pleasant Washington area students are among those named to the Dean's List at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant. students include Cathi Carter Carmen Black Steve Mineart Roger Kokemuller Dee Kaufman Jane Troter Linda Wilkerson Gail Boal and Terry Neil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Cathi Carter Carmen Black
Steve Mineart
Washington
Roger Kokemuller
Wellman
Dee Kaufman
Jane Troter
Ainsworth
Linda Wilkerson
Mt Union
Gail M. Boal
Winfield
Terry Neil
Swedesburg
Nephew's name appears on Viet POW list
Mrs Marian Waters reports Major Paul J. Montague of the Marines listed among POWs in the Des Moines Register. Montague was reported killed in 1968, later corrected to missing. He formerly hailed from Anthony Kansas. his wife resides in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Roy Montague
Paul J. Montague
Marines
Des Moines Register
Montague
Anthony
Kan
California
Merle Twinam
Hawaiian Islands
Glen Peterson
Elgin
Ill
Pearl Harbor
Arizona Memorial
Punch Bowl Memorial
Diamond Head
Merle
Glen
Hawaii
Lohani
Maui
Twinam
Islands
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Doug Steele
Lions
the Willows
Doug
Carolyn
Si Finke
A.F.S
Waco
Swedesburg
Roth
Wayland
United Presbyterian Church
United Methodist Church
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
Anne
Lynne Humphreys
Robert Humphreys
United Presbyterian
Ray ‘van Engen
Bob Henderson
Betty Crocker
United Youth Fellowship
Spring Run
Dick Rutt
William Melvin
Peace Corp
Mountaineers travelogue by Nicol Smith in Iowa City
Nicol Smith, author and film lecturer, will present the Iowa Mountaineers travelogue program Sunday at 2 30 p.m. in Macbride auditorium in Iowa City. The Kidney Foundation will meet Monday Feb 5 at 7 30 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Home lobby inviting anyone interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountaineers
Nicol Smith
Iowa Mountaineers
Macbride Auditorium
Iowa City
Kidney Foundation
United Presbyterian Home
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Wiepun Kiene Riverside
Minnie Stolley
Lone Tree
Mick Havel
Izaak Walton
Brad
Hoopston
Illinois
Cletus Mellecker
Gerald Cress
S and C Club
Ralph Klein
Wolf's Flower Shop
WEW
Sarah Scranton
Robert Scranton
Peggy Cady
Marion Cady
Phyllis Glatch
Journal
Warren Bennetts End
East
the Almanac
Lion’s Club
Wellman Cattlemen
Osincup
Myth
W. 2Nd St
Sieg Co
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