A note from Aunt Agatha on holidays and weather
A personal letter from February 1971 discusses Lincoln and Washington observances causing closures, four-day week patterns, and near zero cold with thaw later. It notes Rotary’s fiftieth anniversary celebration, county misappropriation bills, and NK corn expert John Thorne traveling to Hawaii for emergency seed plantings. The writer asks about a California earthquake.
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Lincoln
George Washington
G. W
Court House
Abraham
George
Rotary Club
Washington
Taylor County
Iowa
Washington County
Jefferson
Henry
Keokuk
John Thorne
Northrup-King Co
Hawaii
California
Local births listed in The Stork Gazette
The Stork Gazette notes birth announcements for Holly Ann Neff Billie Jo Starr Paul Owen Hallett Brad Leroy Buchholz Anne Marie Morrissey Monica Sue Lucas and Bill Jo Gault. Each child is identified as the son or daughter of listed parents with home locations in Washington Wayland Letts Wellman Keota and related addresses.
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Holly Ann Neff
Richard Fae Neff
N. Ave. D
Washington
Billie JO Starr
Elijah William Starr
Wayland
Paul Owen Hallett
Franklin HaLlett
Letts
Brad Leroy Buchholz
Leroy Williams Buchholz
Hotle Drive
Anne Marie Morrissey
Patrick Joseph Morrissey
Wellman
Monica Sue Lucas
Merrill Lee Lucas
Keota
Bill JO Gault
Paul Allen Gault
N. 7Th
Week on the Farm in Washington County
Washington county farmers met with Congressman Fred Schwengel and Howard Waters to discuss the developing future farm program. The piece notes weather effects on livestock, thawing ice, beef producers banquet turnout, and preparations for spring work and reduced downtime.
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Washington County
Fred Schwengel
Howard Waters
Mid-West
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Future Farm
Mr. Waters
Rotary Club marks Washingtons 50th anniversary celebration
Rotarians and guests packed the YMCA Community Room for the Washington Rotary Clubs 50th anniversary with a dinner and program. Highlights included remarks by Carl Bolte Kansas City former Rotary official and Old Gold Singers from the University of Iowa plus long tenure recognitions and Golden Anniversary membership buttons.
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Washington Club
YMCA
Carl E. Bolte
Kansas City
Rotary International
Old Gold Singers
University of Iowa
James McQuaid
L. A. Jones
Willis Jones
Frank Kos
Charles Kennedy
George Kerr
Bill Sitler
Marr Schell
Murray McCreedy
Ralph Bauer
Walter Ferrell
Rotary
Washington
Richard Colby
Hugo Lensch
John Winga Sr
Dr. McCreedy
Bill Tweeton
E. D. Morrison Jr
J. E. Mallory
Earthquake Shocks Craw fordsville Caller and Long Beach Sighting
Mrs. Walter Rich of Crawfordsville spoke with her son Wesley Rich in Long Beach Calif during a three minute quake. He described water splashing from an aquarium cupboard doors opening and dishes rattling. The quake rattled again briefly before ending.
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Walter Rich
Crawfordsville
Osincup Drug Store
Wesley Rich
Long Beach
Calif
Planned Parenthood talk stressed understanding and communication
Robert Webber executive director of Iowa Planned Parenthood spoke at the United Methodist Church on family environment and relationships. He also addressed counselors and administrators at the CAP Center in the afternoon. The audience at the evening event was sparse.
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Robert Webber
United Methodist Church
Webber
Iowa Planned Parenthood
Washington
CAP Center
Marriages Listed From Riverside to Wayland and Washington
A series of wedding notices names Ellen Kron and Stephen Rotter in Riverside, Sandra Brenneman and Leslie Wagner in Greenville, Kathleen Robertson and John Green in Cedar Falls, Marsha Kaufman and Randy Chalupa in Washington, Carol Beemblossom and Steven Dunn in Keota, with details of churches and officiants.
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Riverside
Ellen Mary Kron
John H. Kron
Stephen Craig Rotter
Laverne Rotter
Ainsworth
St. Mary’s Church
W. F. Boeckmann
Wayland
Sandra Jean Brenneman
John Jarvis Brenneman
Greenville
S. C
Leslie Dean Wagner
Leo K. Wagner
Hampton Avenue Baptist Church
Kathleen Robertson
Robert L. Robertson
John Russell Green
John Green
Washington
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
Lloyd Haney
Carol Alice Beemblossom
Steven Joseph Dunn
St. James Catholic Church
Edward Collins
John Beemblossom Jr
Dale Duwn
Keota
Snowmobile assists doctor on emergency rural call
Dr. M L McCreedy used a snowmobile for an emergency visit to the Elmer Young residence south of Washington as snow blocked access. A second trip brought medicine from town. Mr Young is reported to be improving. Nearby, Dean's Super Valu in Wayland reported a major break in with theft of meat, ham, cigarettes, clothing, and an adding machine. Henry County officers investigate.
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Vic Taylor
Hank Taylor
Washington
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
South Carolina
Taylor
United States
Thailand
25Th Tactical Fighter
8Th Combat Support Group
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
M. L. McCreedy
Elmer Young
McCreedy
Mr. Young
Fenn
Kenneth Young
Wayland
Dean
Dean Kaufman
Henry County
Minister and daughter killed in Bethany crash
The Rev. James A. Loder 36 and daughter Jeri Lynn Loder 17 of Maysville Oklahoma died in a car crash near Bethany Missouri on Thursday February 11 1971. Mrs Loder and two younger daughters were in Washington awaiting the arrival of her husband and the remaining daughter to attend funeral services for Mrs Payne.
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Washington
Oakley Payne
Bethany
James A. Loder
Jeri Lynn Loder
Maysville
Okla
Loder
Payne
Grassley seeks bill to appoint county attorneys in Iowa
Rep Charles Grassley proposes a bill to allow the board of supervisors to appoint county attorneys instead of elected terms. He notes Iowa voters repealed the elected county attorney provision last November, making appointment analogous to city attorney selection by councils.
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Des Moines
UPI
County Board of Supervisors
Lawa House
Charles Grassley
New
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von Hayes
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