Springlike weather ends with freezing rain and honors week
The week features Eagle Scout honors for Dennis Franzen Rollin Secrest and Steve W Jaspering at St James. Kiwanis honors Milo and Mrs Steele Jr for Outstanding Service to Youth after longtime Y swim coaches plans to retire. Washington Highs Demons eye second place after near title bid. county taxes show millage shifts. Keota plans Centennial July 12 to 14. beef producers banquet speaker Joe l Adelman stirs crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Franzen
Rollin Secrest
Steve W Jaspering
St. James
Milo Steele Jr
Kiwanis Club
Steeles
Washington High School
Oskaloosa
Mt. Pleasant
Washington County
Evening Journal
Journal
Keota
Joel Adelman
Passing Years highlights 25 and 20 years ago local notes
Fifteen items recall community events from 25 and 20 years past in Washington Iowa. Notables include Marion McAvoy’s long tenure at General Telephone, a Lincoln birthday address by Mrs Ed Hutchcroft at Rotary, a Journal employees dinner, a pharmacy display win by Donald Snodgrass, and trips and church leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion McAvoy
Washington
General Telephone Company
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Rotary Club
Ed Hutchcroft
Lincoln
Washington Evening Journal
Kolonial Inn
Kalona
Donald R. Snodgrass
Marion Snodgrass
State University of Iowa Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Charles Kennedy
Robert Wiley
Texas
Mexico
McAllen
Bill Matson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Alan Bergstrom
James Jorgenson
Richard Wacholz
Mezvinsky Hosts Washington Listening Post On Local Legislation
Congressman Ed Mezvinsky meets with city officials and business leaders in Washington to discuss upcoming national measures and how urban areas influence policy. He urges clear, positive lobbying and understanding rural needs to save towns money and reduce capital red tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mezvinsky
Washington
Congress
Iowa City
Mezvinsky
Iowa
Couples celebrate their anniversaries on Feb. 13
Listings recount several anniversary open houses in area families. Mr and Mrs William Kendrick of East Madison marked their wedding anniversary with an afternoon event at First United Methodist Church. The Holden family celebrated their parents 60th wedding anniversary at Captain's Table with 235 guests, pink and white decor, and displays including Nixon and Nixon letters. The Bates couple marked their 53rd anniversary at a Washington home with relatives and corsage gifts. Additionally, Lyle Parriott Jr and his wife welcomed son Mark Steven on Feb 8, while the Chamberlins plan a move to Fairfield Bay Arkansas to manage a restaurant leaving Washington after five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
T.L. Brookhart
Leroy McGraw
Nate Young
Camp Hood
Sam
Richard Johnson
Illinois
Indiana
Edward Wolfe
Camp Butner
N.C
Army
Joe Wolfe
Jay Moore
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
William Kendrick
East Madison
First United Methodist Church
Don Batterson
Glenn B Holden
Mrs. Holden
Yesteryear
Nixon
Clifford Bates
Merle Bates
Washington
Bates
George Baker
Paul Bates
Fairfield
Dallas Chamberlin
Oskaloosa
Fairfield Bay
Ark
Wild Boar
P. O. Box
NYC program cancellation hits Southeast Iowa youths
Nearly 300 disadvantaged high school youths in Henry Lee Louisa and Washington Counties face summer unemployment after the federal Neighborhood Youth Corps NYC program was canceled in Southeast Iowa. Since 1966 over 1 390 youths enrolled earned funds for clothing and essentials to stay in school. The in school NYC effort may continue until June 2 and supports 78 youth in the Southeast Iowa Community Action area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyc
Iowa
Mr and Mrs Milo Steeles win outstanding service award
Milo Steeles and his wife Maxine Steeles were named the first annual Outstanding Service to Youth award recipients by the Washington Kiwanis Club during a ladies night at the country club. The Steeles have led YMCA boys swimming for 17 years with a record of seven straight dual-meet wins, 13 sectional titles, and four state championships in six years. John Sproule presented the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iito Steele Jr
Washington Kiwanis Club
Steeles
YMCA
John Sproule
Kiwanis Youth Services
Country Club
Steele
Maxine
Won Jong
Washington County Beef Producers banquet entertains crowd
Friday night at the Knights of Columbus Hall the Washington County Beef Producers Association held its 21st annual banquet with comedy by Joe Adelman and the Mullikin family from Brighton. The event featured roast prime beef donated by local banks, and a program led by Roger Schuerman with Rev. Edward Collins giving the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Adelman
Deluxe
Mullikin
Brighton
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Adelman
Knights of Columbus
Roger Schuerman
Edward Collins
Schuerman
Association
Jack Erwin
Ted Gerot
Ronald Bowser
Bruce Campbell
Jim Ledger
Wayne Johnson
Myron Krotz
Carroll Loeffler
Jim Frier
Fran Miller
Deaths of Week Recorded in Several Iowa Cities
Multiple obituaries collected from KEOTA Ft. Dodge Muscatine Wellman Richland and Ottumwa noting deaths of Mrs. William F. Greiner Mrs. George Dodds Mrs. Ellen Conlon Mrs. Earl Herr Helen Mary Schrader Sumner McCracken and Mrs. Mabel C. Ward with dates readers should know, including Feb 14 16 1973 and references to illness and accidental burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
George Dodds
Hershey Avenue
Ellen Conlon
Arlo Doughty
Francis Brown
Casa Grande
Ariz
Wellman
Helen Mary Schrader
Ollie
Mabel C. Ward
Sunnyslope Extended Care Center
Ottumwa
Hospital Saturday Births and admissions list by town
A dated hospital notices summary lists new births and admissions by community. It records multiple families such as Mr and Mrs Benjamin C Miller Kalona with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Richard Grimm Letts with a daughter, plus several others from West Chester Olds Keota Washington Ainsworth and Letts. Discharges include Harry Suter Crawfordsville and Garry Humston Washington among others, with transfers to University Hospitals Iowa City. Long term care entry notes Miss Julie Massey Columbus Junction admitted for surgery and other short term entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin C. Miller
Kalona
Richard Grimm
Letts
Carl E. Roberts
West Chester
Faylon Palmer
Olds
Kenneth Greiner
Keota
Donald Lawless
Washington
Harry Suter
Crawfordsville
Garry Humston
William Eagle
Wayland
Gary Swift
Wendell Warner
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Larry Orris
Carl Mennes
Allan Ferguson
Julie Massey
Columbus Junction
Dwight Steinman
Wapello
Ivan Hahn
Lucy Chance
Lena Krote
Lora Darbyshire
Washington medical notices list several patients and dates
Thursday Yesterday lists Mrs Lettie Waggoner and Mrs Edna Caldwell both in Washington medical care and Joseph Christner in Washington medical care. Today lists Mrs Johanna Pratt in Washington medical care. Yesterday also notes Mrs Clarence Collett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie Waggoner
Washington
Edna Caldwell
Joseph Christner
Johanna Pratt
Clarence Collett
Brighton and Kalona births and medical updates
Yesterday marriage and birth notices list David Fritz of Brighton undergoing surgery with Mrs. Melvine Pfeifer of Wayland and Mrs. Dot Bauer of West Chester receiving medical care. Thomas Christensen of Wellman and Bri Yesterday involve medical matters. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller of Kalona welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fritz
Brighton
Surgical
Melvine Pfeifer
Wayland
Dot Bauer
West Chester
Thomas Christensen
Wellman
Bri
John Miller
Kalona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memory Lane
Walter L. Johnson
Harold Johnson
Spurgeon
Court House
Johnson
Aunt Agatha
G.E. Meyers
Rickey
Iowa Avenue
Meyers
Tuesda
John Phleger
Washington Junior High
Ashington County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Ivan Rateliff
Rex Crandall
Robert Rupert
Crandall
Bill
Gene Tucker
Des Moines
Chevrolet
Tucker
Ida Harmon
Board of Education
Brinton
Malcom Dowell
Los Angeles
George Dowell
West
Charley Benz
Carl Robert
Helen Melinski
Joe Melinski
Ory
Mental Health Institute
Square Dance Club
Paul Carruthers
Luther Rhodes
Ron Rominger
Bud Conner
Wiley Hutchinson
Maurice Garmoe
Jerry Story
Bob Logan
Keith Wikoff
Jim McCreedy
Edward Nardy
Mercy Hospital
Thomas C. Polk
Ted Polk
Miamisburg
Theodore Edward
Polk
First Christian Church
Pauline Crone
Carl C. Yoders
Matawan NJ
Helen Holland
Willow Grove
Lyle Parriott Jr
Mark Steven
Charles Greenlee
Dubuque
Doug Greenlee
Adam
Sarah Davis
Wyman
Raymond Lasek
Ainsworth
Joe H. Jones
Modern Farm Systems bin Company
Tucson
Old
Jones
Otto Lammers
Harold Ahrens
Phoenix
Leonard Reigle
Denver
Harry Siemsen
Tipton
Dale Connelly
Carrie Rabenold
Zenna Baird
Calvin
Bertha) Chewning
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Herb Kolosick
Houston
Astrodome
Astrohall
Milo Steeles
Gary Pleggenkuhle
Robyn
Ft Huachuca
Ann
John Owen
Les Fry
Washington County Hospital
Clifford Elmore
Tim
Topeka
Kan
Tom Harrison
Elmore
Morrison
Jamie Michelle
Clifford Elmores
Dessie Elmore
Alanna Elmore
Agnes Beliel
St. James Church
Dorothy Gevock
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Amana Holiday Inn
Gerald O'Keefe
Ronald Schmidt
John Griffith
Sequim
Wash
John T. Griffith
Milburn
Mac” McKay
Clayton House
Davenport
McKay
Walt Ehrmann
Mac
Walter Schroeder
J.F. Mallory
Don Lins
Bryn Mawr
Vigortone Company
Doug Schantz
Kevin
Cleveland
Mr. Schantz
Don Gardner
Gardner Home
Mary Doughty
Ft. Dodge
Earl
Ethel) Herr
Richland—Sumner McCracken
Maplewood Manor
Floyd Martin
Eula Cherry
Leland Groff
Earl Voelker
Frank Longwell
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