Annual Washington County hog show set for February 13
The 11th annual Market Hog Show and carcass judging, organized by the Washington County Pork Producers Association and County Extension Service, will be at Kalona on Tuesday February 13. Forty four farmers exhibited 78 hogs last year, with loin eye measurements and backfat recorded for quality pork. Entry is $1 per farm unit, hogs must arrive February 18 between 9 and 11 am, and a judging contest starts at 12:30 pm led by Paul Hielman. Trophies and $58 in premiums go to top carcass animals. carcass data costing $3 will be deducted from sale value.
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Washington
Kalona
Ray Whisler
County Pork Producers Association
Washington County Pork Producer’s Association
County Extension Service
Whisler
Kalona Sale
Paul Hielman
Rath Packing Company
Columbus Junction
Rath Packing Co
Washington County
Farm Bureau
Funeral held for Ira Shenefelt 82 in Washington
Ira Tink Shenefelt, 82, died Feb 6 1968 at 111 North Avenue B Washington. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J D Buchanan. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by his wife, a brother Everett Cedar Rapids, sister Bea Clapper Waseca Minn, two nieces. Memorial fund to YMCA Senior Citizens Center. He was active in YMCA program and former president of Washington Country Club. He owned Studebaker Garage and sold cars for Mace Motor Tucker Chevrolet. married Helen Libe in 1935. May 10 1885 born in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenefelt
YMCA
Washington Country Club
Studebaker
Washington
Mace Motor
Tucker Chevrolet
Washington County
John Henry
Minnie Anderson Schenefelt
Washington Academy
Helen Libe
Everett
Cedar Rapids
Clayton
Bea) Clapper
Waseca
Minn
Ymca Senior Citizens Center
Jones Funeral Home
Fox Hunt Sees One Fox Bagged Near Cotter
Fox hunters reported a single fox bagged during last Saturday's weekly hunt credited to Ed Schultz of Crawfordsville. County participants are urged to meet at Thomas Corner south of Cotter at 9:30 a.m. Saturday as more hands are needed before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Schultz
Crawfordsville
Thomas Corner
Cotter
Squire News and Seasonal Shoppe Promos
The page mixes light vignettes about an Irish water hauler and a curious traveler with ads from Squire Shoppe promoting winter wear for men and boys. It notes posters at a Marine Corps recruiting center, fashion shipments from Manhattan and Van Heusen, and a gag about a rerouted bevy of jelly beans. Also mentions parking fines and a Valentine gift angle. Washington stores stay open until 9 p.m. Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire
Horas lead in Y’s pinochle marathon at round seven
George Horas and partner hold the top spot with 8020 points in the Y’s Men pinochle marathon after seven rounds. Close behind are Mr and Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn with 7650 and Mr and Mrs Verle Gallagher with 7220, among a top ten that includes Ed Blattner Falk Edwards Klopfenstein Conner Wiley and McConnell with scores ranging from 5500 to 4440.
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George Horn
Floyd Blankenhorn
Verle Gallagher
Ed Blattner
Joe Falk
Gerald Edwards
Harold Klopfenstein
Ed Conner
Bob Wiley
Francis McConnell
Swartzendruber Funeral Wednesday in Kalona
Funeral services for Lewis S. Swartzendruber will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite church. John Y. Swartzendruber Dean Swartzendruber and Robert K. Yoder will conduct the service. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at Yoder Funeral Home in Kalona.
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Kalona
Lewis S. Swartzendruber
Lower Deer Creek
Glover Memorial Funds Endowed To Religious Council
The Ray Glover family designates the Washington Council on Religious Affairs as the recipient of Max Brian Glover memorial funds. Donations exceed 135 dollars. Planned activities include a camper program for exceptional children at Lake Darling Youth Center August 19 to 23, 1968, and weekly religious education classes during the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Council On Religious Affairs
Ray Glover
Max Brian Glover
Council On Religious Affairs
Lake Darling
Robert Curley
Don Oxenford
Lawrence Zuehlke
Robert Gillesby
Warren McFate
Fred Bourgeois
The
HJ Club sews lap robes for veterans hospital
Mrs Dwane Shalla hosted an all day sewing for the HJ Club with nineteen members answering roll call and Emma Bopp attending as a guest. They spent the day making lap robes for the veterans hospital. The Vigilant Class held a church potluck and party with devotions led by Miss Ella Gordon and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HJ Club
Dwane Shalla
Veterans Hospital
Emma Bopp
First Presbyterian Church
Ella Gordon
Zelza Buttgen
Della Humphreys
J. E. Letts
Archie Buwer
Robert Roberts
Elizabeth Davis
Margaret Thomas
Final tryouts tonight for Y's Men's show
Residents from throughout Washington report to the YMCA tonight for final readings in the musical Show Boat. Speaking and singing parts are open starting at 8 p.m. The Y's Men's Club of Washington sponsors the production to be presented during the spring months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
YMCA
Y’s Men’s Club of Washington
Kalona Couple Enrolls in Foster Parent Training
Mr and Mrs Harvey Miller of Kalona are among 66 foster parents from 15 Iowa counties who completed a 12 week training course for foster parents of mentally handicapped children. The program, sponsored by the Iowa School of Social Work and the State Department of Social Welfare and funded by federal funds, offered weekly meetings to discuss special care challenges and to learn skills to help children reach their fullest potential while supporting natural parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Miller
Kalona
Iowa
Iowa School of Social Work
State Department of Social Welfare
William Zickefoose 75 dies in Brighton Iowa
William D. Zickefoose, 75, died February 5 1968 at his Brighton home after four years bed fast. Funeral February 7 at 2 p.m. in Cottonwood EUB church near Wayland with Rev. Stevens and Rev. Richardson. Burial in Cottonwood cemetery. Survived by wife Bes sie Neff four sons Ernest Leslie and William and others, four daughters, 21 grandchildren and six great grandchildren, one sister and one brother. He was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion and Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
William D. Zickefoose
Cottonwood Eub
Wayland
W. J. Stevens
Fred Richardson
Cottonwood Cemetery
Gould Funeral Home
Mr. Zickefoose
Jenny County
John
Oletha Jackson Zickefoose
Swedesburg
Bessie Neff
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
William
Washington
Ernest
Leslie
Robert
Oletha) Waterhouse
Keota
Joe
Jane
Keswick Woman Bessie Bender Dies at 84
Mrs. Bessie Beender Bender, 84, of Keswick died Sunday evening in a Sigourney rest home. The funeral was set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Keswick with Rotary at 7:30 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home in South English. Survived by husband Clarence A. Bender who died in August 1966, three sons, two daughters, five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Keota
Bessie Beender
Keswick
Sigourney
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Rotary
Powell Funeral Home
South English
Clarence A. Bender
County GOP group meets Monday night
The County Republican Central Committee met at the courthouse with chairman Joe Jones presiding. They discussed county caucus meetings before March 4, urged attendance, and noted delegates are chosen for the county convention on March 22. Bill Smart was named finance chairman and William Norman was elected Cedar Township committeeman.
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Republican Central Committee
Court House
Joe Jones
Bill Smart
Harold Miller
Crawfordsville
William Norman
Cedar Township
Smart
Auditor Receives Iowa Tax Credit Check
Washington County Auditor Walter Schroeder said the office received a $188,761.38 check from the Iowa State Comptroller. The sum equals 47.58 percent of the Agricultural Land Tax Credit allowed for farmers in the school tax program, with the total if paid by the state reaching $396,715.88.
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Washington County
Walter Schroeder
Iowa State Comptroller
Mr. Schroeder
Military qualifications of several service members named
Pvt. Gerald Statler, Pvt. Raymond F. Cline, Lt. Donald A. Kos and Statler are listed with service numbers and postings. Cline is noted as expert with the M19 Grenade Launcher, sharpshooter with the M16 and marksman with the M14. Ft. Leonard Wood and Ft. Lewis are mentioned as assignment locations in Missouri and Washington.
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Cline
Raymond F. Cline
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Kalona Area Easter Seal Campaign Names Chairmen
The 1968 Kalona Easter Seal drive updates list county chair Mrs Frank Miller and local assistants Miss Geraldine Schulty finance chairman and Mrs Merle Turnipseed Easter Seal chairman. Supporting groups include Kalona Rotary Club Kalona Alpha Club Riverside VFW Post Washington Jayceettes and Washington Y Teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frank Miller
Geraldine Schulty
Merle Turnipseed
Kalona Rotary Club
Kalona Alpha Club
Riverside V.F.W. Post
Washington Jaycetts
Washington Y-Teens
Local Births and Dismissals Reported in Washington Area
Yesterday admitted patients include W R Gross Nicholaus Roth Claude Dickerson all in Washington medical. A son born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Hiller of Washington. Dismissals on Sunday include Mrs Norman Bean of Ainsworth Mrs Larry Black and daughter of Pleasant Mr Pleasant Mrs Theodore Watts and daughter of Keota Mrs Anna Fritz of East Pleasant Plain. Today entries list Howard Schultz of Ainsworth Douglas Peters of Cotter Mrs Lenora Taylor of Washington Mrs Michael Calvin and daughter of Morning Sun and Mrs Mario Salazar and daughter of Columbus Junction.
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W. R. Gross
Washington
Nicholaus Roth
Claude Dickerson
Norman Bean
Ainsworth
Larry Black
Mr. Pleasant
Theodore Watts
Keota
Anna Fritz
East Pleasant Plain
Howard Schultz
Douglas Peters
Cotter
Lenora Taylor
Michael Calvin
Morning Sun
Mario Salazar
Columbus Junction
Blumenstein Dies in California at 72 Former Wellman native
Carl E. Blumenstein 72 a former Wellman resident died Monday February 5 at Doctor's Hospital in Modesto California He was born May 24 1895 son of Andrew and Emma Blumenstein He married Ruth Windgarden February 11 1922 and lived in Wellman where he worked as a car dealer He was a Masonic Lodge member in Wellman Surviving wife daughter Phillis Rogers Modesto son Carl Jr Colorado Springs five grandchildren and five sisters and three brothers Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Modesto Mortuary.
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Wellman
Carl E. Blumenstein
Doctor’s Hospital
Modesto, Calif
Mr. Blumenstein
Andrew and
Emma Singleton Blumenstein
Maxwell
Franklin
Iowa County
Ruth Winegarden
Masonic Lodge
Phillis Rogers
Modesto
Carl Jr
Colorado Springs
Colo
Nelle Henderson
Lucille Quigley
Des Moines
Alma Rupplenkamp
North Liberty
Maud Berry
Williamsburg
Doris Tadlock
Ray
Bradenton
Fla
Lloyd
Geneseo
All
Robert
Denver
Local residents travel to California funeral
Mr and Mrs Duane Tad lock and Mrs Ralph Tadlock of Wellman joined Mr and Mrs Duane Long well to fly to Modesto California for the funeral of Carl E Blumenstein on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Don Statler spent the weekend at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri visiting their son Pvt Gerald George Statler. His new address appears in the service men's column.
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Duane Tadlock
Duane Longwell
Ralph Tadlock
Wellman
Carl E. Blumenstein
Modesto
Calif
Don Statler
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Pvt
Gerald George Statler
Service
Knights of Columbus to hold special meeting this Wednesday
A special Knights of Columbus meeting is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday at the lodge hall. Membership teams not represented are asked to call Leo Vittetoe.
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Ira
Tink) Shenefelt
Ira (Tink) Shenefelt
North Avenue B
J. D. Buchanan
Elm Grove Cemetery
Hunt
Vol
Squire News
Marine Corps
Becky
Manhattan
van Heusen
Valentine
Pete Boshart
Dick Giardino
Evening Journal
George Horas
L. S. Swartzendruber
Armstrong
Religious Council
Wogk America
North Iowa Ave
William Zickefoose
Bessie Bender
GOP
Kos
Donald A. Kos
H.S.S
Sheppard Afb
Texas
Statler
Gerald Statler
Ft. Leonard Wood
Raymond Hiller
Frigidaire
Tmerit
North Marion
Ben
North Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Carl Blumenstein
California
Modesto Mortuary
Family Poetry Hour
Martin's
Fabric Service Center
North
Hoover
Dial-A-Matic
Price
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Good Housekeeping and Family Circle
Angold
House of Service
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