Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington breezes bring roads relief
Colder late week stabilizes Washington gravel streets after heavy traffic and school buses. Fires in West Chester and Keota cause losses and injuries. Local Chambers host big nights with pork producers and awaits predictions. Y's Men finalize comedy Never Too Late with tickets on sale. A purse snatcher attempts grab on Mrs. Logan Ahrens but is deterred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evert Sanger
West Chester
Keota
William T. Greiner
Chamber of Commerce
Washington County Pork Producers
Hazel
Ames
Logan Ahrens
Week on the Farm February 10 1973 Skunk River peaks and ice forms
The Skunk River crested through the county midweek causing ice over flooded bottomland and stiff mud in the pastures. Tractor blades leveled rough spots as weather and road conditions hamper farm-to-market access. Farmers brace for policy shifts, higher costs, and possible fertilizer and fuel shortages while dairymen organize marketing groups and milk price discussions intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Thaddeus
Passing Years highlights from local society pages
Ten-year, twenty-year, and forty-year milestones across Washington and nearby towns. Mrs Lola DeLong hosted friends for Mrs Mary Reister’s Feb 2 birthday, church groups gather in Cotter, and local figures attend presbytery schools, with lifelong members celebrated by PEO Chapter 1. Historical notes recall births, marriages, awards, and civic events across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola DeLong
Mary Reister
Reister
John Winga Jr
Vernon G. Elgin
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Witting
First Presbyterian Church
Cotter
Iowa
Duane Griggs
Cheryl
New London
Byron Snider
Barbara
Cedar Falls
State College of Iowa
Griggs
New London Journal
Pio Barone Lumaga
Y-Wives
A. W. Hinderman
Fannie Wilson
Ralph Shannon
Edith Shields
Boyd Berdo
Helen Wilson
Glenn Laffer
T L. Brookhart
Carl Roberts
Homer Stephen
A. S. Smith
Nixon worried by Alice Roosevelt Longworth absence
President Nixon, visiting Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth at her Massachusetts Avenue home, said he was worried she would not attend his inauguration. Mrs Longworth, who turns 89, explained she missed the ceremony due to illness and a separate luncheon for Prime Minister Edward Heath at the British Embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Briley
Des Moines Register
H. M. Putnam
Brighton
Busby
Everett Hayes
Eugene Thomas
Harvey Coulter
Town City
Don Benz
Washington
Nixon
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Longworth
Massachusetts Avenue
Edward Heath
Buses limit travel to blacktop roads in Washington area
Area road conditions force Washington Community School District buses to operate only on blacktop and paved roads until further notice after county officials urged heavy vehicles off unstable gravel. Students will meet at nearest hard surfaced road. Four Washington High juniors and advisor Floyd Woods will attend Iowa Junior Science Engineering and Humanities Conference at the University of Iowa February 22 to 24, about 350 students expected. Participants: Curt Frier, Marsha Redlinger, John Sobaski, John Wolf. Other items note funeral in Orange Massachusetts for Ray Kelly, convocation at University of Missouri for Jana Flickinger, and family visits and a wedding in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Washington High School
Floyd Woods
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Curt Frier
Marsha Redlinger
John Sobaski
John Wolf
Washington County News Bits and Appointments
Navy Lt jg Joe Scranton to escort first returning Vietnam POWs from California to the Philippines for two weeks. Crawfordsville’s Charles Twinam and Keota’s Orlin Reschly elected to Washington County Pork Producers board. L. M. Hazel spoke at Captain’s Table dinner. City of Washington pleads for reduced heavy traffic on crumbly blacktop streets. Royce B Roth named Wayne Feeds sales rep for Allied Mills in Iowa City Region, based in Washington with family. Kirkwood Community College editor Mike Vincent, son of rural Keota farmers, oversees Kirkwood Communique. Keota residents Les Dunlap and Rodney Fickling listed as hospital patients in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ‘Thomas
Washington
White House
Gene ‘Thomas
Gene
Valdis Lapsins
University of Iowa
Alfred Lapsins
Iowa Transit
Robert Burnham
Robert W. Waggoner
Owls Club
Iowa Wesleyan College
Keith Droz
Hollywood Legion Stadium
St. Joseph Hospital
Burbank
Calif
Droz
Joe Wolfe
Navy
Joe Scranton
Robert Scranton
Vietnam
Scranton
California
Philippine Islands
Charles Twinam
Crawfordsville
Orlin Reschly
Keota
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Forest Eubanks
Jim Moeller
L. M. Hazel
Ames
Chicago
Royce B. Roth
Wayne Feeds
Allied Mills
Iowa City
Gerald N. Liebergen
Roth
Iowa
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Jos. S. Harding
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Mike Vincent
Kirkwood
Mike
Robert L. Vincent
Victim fights pursuer in near home purse snatch attempt
A 77 year old Washington woman fought to hold onto her purse after a near home purse snatching Sunday evening. She sustained knee and elbow abrasions from the struggle but remains unharmed beyond the injuries and distress. her social security card and personal items were at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Logan C. Sophia Ahrens
West Main St
Mrs. Ahrens
The
Evening Journal Today
Fire levels Sanger home in West Chester blaze
West Chester: The Evert Sanger home, a one and a half story structure on the town’s west edge, was destroyed by fire after an 8:20 a.m. alarm. Firefighters from West Chester and Keota fought the blaze about 90 minutes, running low on water. no one was injured. The Sanger family, five children ages one to 17, were away at work or preparing for school when discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Evert Sanger
Sangers
Tom E. Hobbs
Hobbs
Keota
Sanger
Washington
Holden to lead county Cancer Crusade for 1973
Harvey Holden of Washington named as Washington County Cancer Crusade Chairman for 1973 to spearhead fund drive culminating in April. Board of Directors selected Bob Gaston as vice chair and Frank Kleese as rural chairman. Gaston will head special events. Also notes Y-Wives luncheon speaker Roberto Proll from Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Holden
Washington
Washington County Cancer Crusade
Burge Hammond
Bob Gaston
Wellman
Frank Kleese
Keota
Deaths of Week Notice Prominent Local Names
Death notices report Robert Irwin 51 of Albany Ill died Feb 1 at home. Frank A. Pacha 86 of Brighton died Feb 4 at Washington County Long Term Care Center after months of illness. John V. Kauffman 77 died Feb near Wayland. Joe Melinski 87 of South Bend India died Feb 8 after a week of serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Irwin
Albany
Ill
Brighton
Frank A. Pacha
Here
Washington County
Wayland
John V. Kauffman
Joe Melinski
South Bend
India
Hospital Events List Admits and Discharges Prolific Week
The hospital and long term care facilities report admissions and discharges by patient name, location, and treatment status. Notable entries include Verle Mitchell and Wendell Warner admitted with medical needs, and Mrs Emma Pecinovsky and Mrs Hazel Painter among those discharged. Several births and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Ted Hunt are noted. Additional long term care admissions include Leonard Flynn and Mrs Clarence Collett with medical and surgical statuses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle Mitchell
Washington
George Miller
Letts
Wendell Warner
Bill Turner
Wayland
Boyd Lowry
Brighton
Emma Pecinovsky
Ted Hunt
Dean Vandenburg
Medical Notices and Personal Updates in Washington and Wayland
Friday Yesterday lists Mrs Donald Sheetz and Larry Orris under medical in Washington. Today entries include William Eagle in Wayland and Mrs Francis Heisner with daughter linked to land, plus Mrs Edna Cole in Washington and Bill Turner in Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anmirea
Gary Swift
Washington
Jane Ann Mullikin
Brighton
Garry Humston
Surgical
Harry Suter
Crawfordsville
Louise Holmes
Medical
Ivan Hahn
Donald Sheetz
Larry Orris
William Eagle
Wayland
Francis Heisner
Land
Edna Cole
Bill Turner
Marriages of the week in Wellman and Washington couples
Mr. and Mrs. Michael York reside at 402 East Seventh after their marriage January 19 at the First Baptist Church in Wellman. The bride, Rebecca LeFever, is daughter of Mrs. Luella LeFever and the late Joe LeFever. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale York of Washington. Rev. Albert Larson officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael York
East Seventh
First Baptist Church
Wellman
Rebecca LeFever
Luella LeFever
Joe LeFever
York
Dale York
Washington
Albert Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Alice Stewart
Cincinnati General Hospital
J. F. Kurtz
Burlington
B. C Briley
D. D. Davis
Matt Redlinger Jr
Camp Davis
N.C
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Victory Garden
Stewart Pta
R. H. McCleery
Associate Presbyterian Church
Basil McBee
Leighton Kelly
Ray Kelly
Orange
Mass
Don Creech
Davenport
Lyle Schulty
M. R. Flickinger
Scott
Medical Center
University of Missouri, Columbia
Flickingers
Jana
University
Anna Meeker
Tom Dawson
Clyde Dawson Jr
Ben Johnson
O'Fallon, I
Ralph Melville
Mercy Hospital
Eula Patterson
Duane Disney
Ft. Myers
Fla
Dalas Disney
Jeanne Marie LeBlanc
Lt. Scranton
City of
Les Dunlap
Rodney Fickling
Near Keota
University Hospital
Jennifer Bartmann
Lawrence Bartmann
Ainsworth
Highland High School
Betty Crocker
Jenny
General Mills
Frankes Moyer
George Zeck
East Harrison
Joe Quinn
James Quinn
University Hospitals
Joe
S.E
Blattner
Cortese Drive
Los Alamitos
Sanger Home
Phillip Brown
Dale L. Brown
Jackson, Mo
Jackson
Brown
Clarence Brown
South
John Rusk
Dickinson
N.D
Joyce Montgomery
Kelley Montgomery Rusk
Kevan
G.E. Montgomery
Jim Mallory
Carolynn
Germany
J.P. Mallory
Lamont Dann
Riverside
Mallory
Badkissingen
Holden
Roberto Proll
Panama
AFS
James Saar
Stephen Wiggers
Daughters of the American Revolution
United Presbyterian Home
Willa Ramsey
Helen Harvey
Hazel Buwer
Mable Rankin
Blair Haymes
Nondas Richardson
James France
Lawrence ‘Zuehike
Rural Women’s Club
the Willows Supper Club
Myron Shields
Margaret Payne
Kalona
Raymond L. Hendrickson
Memorial Hospital Mercy Unit
Town
Masonic Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Richard Fisher
Kathy Fisher
Russell Davisson
Rick Bordwell
Washington County Historical Society
Wayne County Historical Society
Corydon
Amy Robertson
Harold Gerdes
M. John Owen
Gene Stephens
Louis Koehler
Questers Club
Conger
Glenn Widmer
Joseph Robert Wetrich
Dennis Kline
Hazel Painter
Robert Nardy
Eldon Beachy
Glennie Wolfe
Elsie Atkinson
Cloyd Garrett
Allen Ferguson
Jack Kupka
Frank Hoyt
William Kent
Dustin Haskins
Ralph Schoonover
Mary Curtis
Leonard Flynn
Clarence Collett
Louis Rath
Dean Vandenberg
Effie Wolford
Columbus Junction
Oleta Tucker
Carl Mennes
Lois Miller
George Dare
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