4-H Photo Fun Club TV series for Washington County youths
The 4-H Photo Fun Club, a six part television program developed by Eastman Kodak, debuts February 22 on KIIN Iowa City Channel 12 at 5 30 PM and March 6 on WQAD Moline Channel 8 at 1 30 AM. Open to fourth through sixth graders, it teaches using a camera and storytelling with photos. Enrollment via county Extension office with 25 cents and a brochure.
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Photo Fun Club
Washington County
Julia Gamon
4-H
KIIN
Iowa City
WQAD
Moline
Gamon
Eastman Kodak ‘Company
Fun Club
Birky Funeral Set for Monday in South English
Harold E. Birky 20 of South English will be buried at Brethren Cemetery after funeral services Monday February 8 1971 at 11 a.m. at English River Church of the Brethren. He died in action near Ben Tre City Vietnam while serving in the Navy. He is survived by his parents a sister and two brothers.
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Harold E. Birky
Navy
Kalispell
Mont
Roy E
Margaret Hoyman Birky
Muscatine High School
Seal Team I
Amphibious Force
Pacific Fleet
Vietnam
Birky
Clayton Knepp
Garden City
Samuel
Chula Vista
Calif
Seateam I
Sam Hoyleman
Wellman
Mitchell to keynote officials conference in Washington
Congressman Fred Schwengel and Congressman John Kyl announced that Attorney General John Mitchell will keynote the Community Officials Conference in Washington on Tuesday February 23. Mayors city council members and other civic leaders from their districts are invited to attend February 23 and 24 with officials from Justice Agriculture Transportation Housing and Urban Development and the new Environmental Protection Agency on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schwengel
John Kyl
John Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Schwengel
Kyl
Environmental Proection Agency
Ray Moore dies in Sigourney at 93
Ray Moore 93, of Harper, died Friday afternoon February 4, 1971, in Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney. He was a retired engineer for Oklahoma Natural Gas Co and a former farmer. Services set for Tuesday in Neodesha Kansas. He was born December 14 1877 near Lexington Ohio. Survivors include two daughters a son nine grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. He belonged to the Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge.
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Harper
Ray Moore
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Neodesha
Kan
Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Lexington
Ohio
John W
Bella Maria Bigum Moore
Netlie B. Eifele
Fredonia
Kaw
Helen Bowers
E. W. Barcus
Philadelphia
John
Independence
Sharp
Cherry
Frank Gildart
Wzania
Calif
Worley Moore
Los Angeles
Legislative Notes on Legislature and Public Employees
Legislative Notes describe busy legislative activity and radio broadcasts by WOI 640. It covers pressure from The Des Moines Register over Agriculture Secretary Liddy and a reporter’s access during a hearing. The issue of collective bargaining and strikes by public employees is debated, with ISEA Assembly eyeing a strike right to protest taxes and future legislative action.
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WOI Radio
640
Des Moines Register
Secretary of Agriculture
Liddy
Department of Agriculture
ISEA
Legisature
Strawberries Best of Small Fruits for Limited Space
A. E. Cott, Iowa State Ex tension Horticulturist, advises strawberries as the best fruit per square foot in Iowa. Raspberries follow, grapes less practical until a shift ends. recommends overbearing strawberries for tiny spaces and both fruits if space allows. Plant lists include Everbearing Geneva Luscious Red Ogallala Ozark Beauty and June-bearing Cyclone Surecrop Sparkle, plus Raspberry Black Alien Black Hawk etc. For more guidance, contact the County Extension Office.
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A. E. Cott
Iowa State University
Iowa
Towa
Cott
Record of Admits and Births Noted Yesterday and Today
Yesterday admissions include Mrs. Robert Rowe Washington medical Mrs Perry Bontrager Kalona surgical Miss Frances Marshall Washington medical and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Neff Washington. Today entries list Mrs Ewald Rembold Ainsworth Paul Adam Washington and Robert Muench Washington with further notes.
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Robert Rowe
Washington
Perry Bontrager
Kalona
Frances Marshall
Richard Neff
Ewald Rembold
Ainsworth
Paul Adam
Robert Muench
Wash
Paul Hammen
Dorothy Ann
Michael Glen Neff
Glen Neff
Newton Street
Waterloo
Washington visitors and recovering veterans appear in local notes
Ralph Woods of Washington is reported recovering satisfactorily after surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Mrs. Lyle Sehulty, patient at Washington County Hospital, and James Schulty of Lake Parsippany New Jersey are in Washington this week visiting her. Mrs. Sam Murphy of Columbus Junction returns from a month long trip to Arizona and the islands of Honolulu Maui Kauai Hawaii with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dockendorff of Danville.
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Ralph Woods
Washington
Veterans Hospital
Iown City
Don Creech
al Conner
Davenport
James Schulty
Lake Parssiphony
N. J
Lyle Sehulty
Washington County Hospital
Sam Murphy
Columbus Junction
Arizona
Honolulu
Malaki
Lanai
Maiu
Kauai
Hawaii
Mac Dockendorff
Danville
Parapple
Local club notes report meetings and hospital sidelights
The Rebekahs met at the Hall with Mrs. Maurice Like as Noble Grand, twelve Log Cabin Questers gathered with talks on colonial furniture and valentines, and Merry Mixer Club hosted a potluck family dinner. Members reported illness counts, patients in Washington County and Mercy Hospitals, and upcoming events including a February 19 meeting and a March pewter program.
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Rebekahs
Maurice
Noble Grand
Oral Mayo
Washington County Hospital
Lester Lauback
Mercy Hospital
Blanch Harvey
Questers Inc
Carl Jungbluth
Don Simmering
Lawrence Bartman
Ralph Perry Kovel
Keith Fisher
Duane
Democrats Gather for 1971 County Party Event on Feb 10
The first local gathering of Democrats will be held Wednesday February 10 at Captain's Table starting 6:30 pm. County Chairman John Elliott says the event honors candidates from the 1970 elections and includes county district and state officials, committeemen and women, and members of the Demo Club. Independent and Democratic attendees are welcome. contact Elliott or Mrs Ezra Smith for details.
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Democratic Party
John Elliott
Ae Save Jagaere
Wayland Mourns Mrs. Sam Rich at 71
Mrs Sam Rich of Wayland died Friday February 5 1971 at Mercy Hospital in Town City Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at Green Mound Church of God west of Trenton Rev Ralph Draper and Rev Earl Streyfeller will officiate Burial in Green Mound Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm today at Beatty Jennings Funeral Chapel Wayland Rich was born July 17 1899 at Rome Iowa daughter of Henry and Priscilla Norton Sammons She married Chris Rich February 26 1918 Survived by Everette and Lockridge and Kenneth of Wayland three daughters Edith Roberts of Brighton Lucille Bain of Washington and Mildred Manning of Wayland grandchildren 17 great grandchildren one brother Elmer Sammons of Riverside and one sister Cora Anderson of Mt Union One son Leslie two grandchildren one brother and four sisters preceded her in death
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Wayland
Sam
Flossie) Rich
Mercy ‘Hospital
Town City
Green Mound Church
Henry
Priscilla Norton Sammons
Chris Rich
Everette
Lockridge
Kenneth
Roy
Edith) Roberts
Brighton
Max
Lucille) Bain
Washington
Dwight
Mildred) Manning
Elmer Sammons
Riverside
Cora Anderson
Mt. Union
Leslie
Ice on TV Antennas Causes Snowy Reception
Carlton Mangold of Mangold Appliance reported today that ice on television antennas is causing bad reception. The snowy signal may not clear up until warmer weather returns.
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Carlton Mangold
Mangold Appliance
Thoughts on Livestock Marketing by Lawrence Miksch
Lawrence Miksch of Route 1 Washington a director of the Interstate Producers Livestock Marketing Association argues that hog price spikes may signal too much breeding stock held for summer farrowing. He notes many large confinement operators are using summer pasture farrowing to secure sows for winter, and highlights a new centralized fat cattle marketing service in central Iowa to pool bids and counter Western feedlots. He emphasizes maintaining marketing power balance among retailers processors producers and government bureaus.
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Lawrence Miksch
Route 1
Washington
Interstate Producers Livestock Marketing Association
United States
Towa
Bride Elect and Fiancé University Passions Unfold
The bride elect and her fiancé, students at the University of Northern Iowa, plan to wed. Miss Hammen studies mathematics for secondary education while her fiancé pursues a physical education major.
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University of Northern 10
Hammen
Laser measures distance to moon from Moon prism
Scientists at the McDonald Observatory report bouncing a concentrated light pulse off a glass reflecting prism placed on the moon by Apollo 14 astronauts. The experiment occurred Friday, measuring the lunar distance with the return signal to Earth.
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Ft, Davis
Texuris
McDonald Observatory
Property Transfers Include Hotle Lot in Wilbur Subdivision
Hal R Hotle and wife convey Lot 1 in Block 2 in Hotles Second Subdivision to Robert Williamson and wife. Wilbur E Warren transfers land in Section 36 75 7 to Donald C Simmering and others.
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Hal R. Hotle
Robert Williamson
Hotle
Wilbur E. Warren
Donald C. Simmering
Automobile Names From A Fragmenting List
Randolph or Freda Kelsey Pontiac Michael or Barbara Curl Ford Daryl Russle Leffler Chevrolet Harlan T Reuscher Dodge Barbara or Allan Smith Chevrolet Allied Mills Inc Clifford Braun Plymouth Marjorie Rich Pacesetter Mo torcycle Reese or Lovelle Trusler Plymouth Seven L Ho tle Gremlin Earle F Libe actor Genway Corp 41501B.
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Randolph
Freda Kelsey
Pontiac
Michael
Barbara Curl
Ford
David
Joyce Horsey
Daryl Russle Leffler
Chevrolet
Harlan T. Reuscher
Dodge
Barbara
Allan Smith
Allied Mills, Inc
Clifford Braun
Plymouth
Marjorie Rich
Reese
Lovelle
Trusler
Seven L. Hotle
Gremlin
Earle F. Libe
Genway Corp
Professional Directory Attorneys Listing
Attorneys listed include Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates of Ston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates with Abstract Dept located at 112 South B and contact phone 653 2147. Morrison Morrison Bamnd Hor Jr listed at 211 West Washington St with phone 653 5431.
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Lincoln School
Thailand
S. Marion Ave
Crull
Agency
DIAL
Evening Journal
Fale
Valentine
Wolf's Flower Shop
Mitchell
Neodesba
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Richard Stephens
Geneva
Ogallala
Ozark
Black — Alien
Newburgh
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
Rebekah Lodge
Leona Gardner
Harold Brock
Don Norton
Norton
Madeline Anderson
Clarence Goodwin
Emma Barnett
Louis Koehler
Koehler
Joe Schlatter
John Owen
Marshall Koehler
Merry Mixer Club
Charles Thrapp
Keokuk County Hospital
Cloyce Crone
Bob Roe
Sam Rich
T.V
Miksch
Dnvestors Stock Fund, Inc
Dusranty
Investors Stock Fund, Inc
Ian Ever
Secreta Tres
Professional Directory
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer Torneys At Law
Richard Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Offi West
Chiropractor
Production Credit Association ‘Monthlu Fri
North Town
Washington, Ta
Melvin Sehneider
State Farm Insurance
Jack Fall
West Mal
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
Optometrist
John W. 1
Emmon
Iowa Avenue
Tiffany
Sitler
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