Washington News Wraps From 10 Years Ago
Local items recount hospital discharge for John Lee and veteran residents in Washington. Training camp plans, school events, new business openings, civic notices, and a fire at Congress hotel shape a busy period with dates and names including Camp Dodge trainers, Mrs Shields recital, and the Lintz family move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee
Virginia Crull
Iown Ordnance Plant
Burlington
H. H. Reister
Carl Kelley
Mary Shields
Doris Gray
Edith Gillespie
Lewis Warren
Journal Man
Oelwein Daily Register
John Carter
Edward
Juanjin
California
Carter
Karnie Smith
Engagement Is Announced For Joellen Ollinger And Lt Hotle
Mr and Mrs Albert Ollinger of Keota announce the engagement of their daughter Joellen Marie to Lt Arthur L Hotle son of Mr and Mrs Ed Hotle of Keota The item lists other local social notices including visits weddings work changes and a piano player moving to new jobs and a county club election
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ollinger
Keota
Joellen Marie
Arthur L. Hotle
Ed Hotle
Riverside Stages Big Lead in H1 Sec Tourney Win
Riverside High School opened with a commanding first half lead to beat Kalonas Ravers 42 to 0 in the Class H1 sectional tournament at Ainsworth. Norbert Norris scored 50 points for Ainsworth, leading a 66 to 17 victory over West Chester in an independent league game. Robert Paillotte Albert Navy Maynard Schneider George Havel and Frank L. Smith elected to Riverside Community Corporation board at their first annual meeting. Dr Maccus Bach urged restoration of will across church school and home at a Lincoln school PTA gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside High School
Ainsworth
Kalonas Ravers
Uost
Norbert Norris
West Chester
Riverside
Robert Pailliotet
Albert Navy
Maynard Schneider
George Havel
Frank L. Smith
Riverside Community Corporation
Maccus Bach
Parent-Teachers Association
Lincoln School
America
Bach
Washington
Washington Notes Include Leukemia Appeal and Play Review
A Washington letter reports Jeffrey Ferrell, son of a high school vocal teacher, suffers leukemia and local clubs urge voluntary gifts to aid his care. The annual Y's Men home talent play draws large crowds with Betty and Herb Osineup and the Yousling Bundy trio praised. The high school band tours Keota Sigourney Montezuma Grinnell. Cpl Don Lambert returns from the Far East with a Japanese bride. Farmers anticipate spring work and locals ponder Old Man Winter leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeffrey Ferrell
Cpl
Don Lambert
Far East
Joe
Winter
Skola enters race for Washington county hospital board
Kalona banker Ford FE. Skola filed nomination papers and announced his intention to run for the Washington county hospital board, becoming the second candidate in the forthcoming primary. Robert Wiley had earlier said he would seek reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford FE. Skola
Kalona
Washington County
Skola
Robert Wiley
Court House
Lowell Lester Carroll
Mary Ann Leyden
Washington
Bert Errett
Kewanee
Ill
Frank Jr
Alberta Jean Owens
U. S. Navy
Waves
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Kenneth J. Blecha
Des Moines
National Guard
Blecha
Burlington
Zelather Taylor
Taylor
Beloit
Wis
Richland’s 25 straight wins end with 34 32 loss
In a tight state girls basketball title contest Richland’s 25 game streak ended as Morning Sun defeated them 34 to 32 in a heart breaking finish. Richland fans saw the end of an era as the winning run stopped in the final moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Clarion
Richland
Morning Sun
Local News Briefs From Washington Area
Pvt. Max Beenblosom leaves Cedar Rapids for Ft. Lawton to await orders and possible Japan assignment. Mrs. Ray Cox recovering after surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Frances Miller visits home from Cornell College. Dell Walker home hosts Considine and Marshall families from Peoria and Des Moines. American Legion Auxiliary sews carpet rags at Legion hall. Washington high band and 68 members tour with instructor Mel Hill and two chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Billy
Tommy
Des Moines
Walker
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Washington High School Band
Mel Hill
Deaths Of The Week: Martha Lemley and Guy Whitaker
Mrs. Martha Jane Lemley 94 a lifelong Washington county resident died at her daughter’s home 421 South Avenue C at 1 a m today after two years bedridden. Mrs. Lemley’s death followed a brief illness. Mrs Guy Whitaker 23 of near Cranst on 13 miles northeast of Columbus Junction died suddenly of a heart attack at her home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Lemley
Washington County
Joe D. Schlatter
South Avenue C
Columbus Junction
Guy Whitaker
Cranston
Obituaries for John Waggoner and Theodore Reynolds
John Newton Waggoner age 80 died at his home on North Second Avenue in Spam Monday after a lingering illness. He had been bedfast since Thanksgiving. Theodore Reynolds age 51 formerly of Washington died February 18 at Iowa City University Hospital. He was employed at Reister's Produce and had recently resided in Richmond.
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Journal Force
Journal
Oskaloosa
J. W. Cook
Iowa
J. D. Glasgow
Washington
Fred Stewart
Kansas
J. Aly
Ashby
Homer
Havana
Cuba
Maine
al Pratt
Alcove
Winfield
Charles Cunningham
Cleo Thomas
Mabel Buckley
Commie Messenger
Rocky Island
Davenport
John Chance
Crooked Creek
Althea Montgomery
Cedar Falls
Worrell
L. W. Worrell
Ft. Totten
Lanner
Duluth
Mable Shields
Galesburg
John Newton Waggoner
North Second Avenue
Spam
Theodore Reynolds
Richmond
Iowa City University Hospital
Reister’s Produce
Mrs Owen St Cnossen Dies After Week Long Illness
Mrs Owen St Cnossen of 1020 East Second Street died at 3 20 p m Tuesday after an illness of one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen St. Cnossen
East Second Street
Graveside services for infant son of Ladehoff family
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. at Elm Grove cemetery for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Ladehoff of West Chester. Rev Arthur Peters led the service with Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Ladehoff
West Chester
Elm Grove
Arthur Peters
Jones Funeral Home
Obituaries for Brindley Swartz and Scharf
Mrs Jessie Brindley 7 of 609 South Third avenue died at 5 am after a two week illness. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Joseph M Swartz Endruber died Thursday at his Des Moines home. he was a longtime farmer and carpenter in the Wellman area. Edward Scharf 71 died February 21 in Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domby Conner
School of Nursing of
Iowa
Yer Conner
Betty Keifer
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lester Orr
Creston
Imperial Cafe
R. Oo. Linder
Des Moines
Lillian Berry
St. Joseph, Mo
Carla Guther
Carla
Lewis Soukip
al Schumacher
Muscatine
Gene Lindt
Davenport
J. M. Soukup
Robert Choate
Linda
Whittier
MacMillan & Co
New York City
Ottumwa
Ernest Gideon
Gideon
Wellman
David Marner
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Coecollege
Cedar Rapids
R.L. Marner
Jessie Brindley
South Third Avenue
Joseph M. Swartzendruber
Edward Scharf
Gift drives spotlight match books as top present
A popular gift in the United States remains the familiar match book with cigarette and tobacco retailers giving away over 90 percent of the 12.5 billion produced annually. A group praised courteous bus drivers for keeping to schedule on a record trip while Washington county Democrats prepare for a February 25 meeting at the courthouse. Artemas Brown of the Washington YMCA notes WHBF TV may televise the town Illinois basketball game, with the YMCA open Saturday night for viewing at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University High of
Iowa City
Ymcays
Art Brown
Forrest Evashevski
State University of
Iiona
Iowa
Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paul Brechler
Wally Ris
Charles Casper
Washington State
Elmyra Hughes
John E. Hughes
Paul Horak
Harold Brock
St. James Social Hall
America Fine
United States
Hill
Washington County
Court House
County Central Committee
Artemas Brown
Washington Ymca
Whbf-Tv
Rock Island
YMCA
Hospital News Roundup From Washington Kalona Sigourney
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Kimbal Gates Kalona a son and don Pearson Keota a daughter. Listed hospital admissions include Rev W H Cross Sigourney and several patients in Washington Kalona Sigourney. Discharges include Willie Nelson Kalona and Mrs Levi Miller with daughter. Transferred patient Mrs Ray Cox to Iowa City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cross
Sigourney
Surgical
Willie Nelson
City
Levi Miller
Kalona
al Crone
James Trimmell
Don Pearson
Keota
Marlin Bitting
Crawfordsville
Francis Lopshire
Ainsworth
Ray Cox
Iowa City
Last Night Obituary Note for Hughes and Gor Families
Yesterday s Mrs John R Hughes surgical city Last night Mr and Mrs Gor supported by friends and family attended services and shared memories of the deceased in a private ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Hughes
Surgical
Gor
Local Births Reported Amid Week's Events
Thursday William Kendrick of Washington underwent surgery this morning. Last night announces a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kerr of the city and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dare. Today Richard Sojka is listed. Last night another son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Dunbar of Washington, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Rediger of R. 5 Mt. Pleasant reported a daughter, while Mrs. Joseph L. Moore and her son of Columbus Junction, and Mrs. Kimball Gates and son of Kalena, and Mrs. Grover Rosenkild and son of Washington are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Women's Bowling Association
G. F. Moothart
William Jensen
Chicago
Herb Uosincup
Martha Chance
Lena Chance
M. L
Richard Brown
Washington
Joseph Moore
Columbus Junction
Robert Stumpf
Kalona
Dwight Hoyle
William Kendrick
Surgical
Dale Kerr
City
Warren Dare
Richard Sojka
James Dunbar
Dale Smith
Dallas Rediger
R. 5
Mt. Pleasant
Joseph L. Moore
Kimball Gates
Kalena
Grover Rosenkild
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J. W. Chandler
Mroo
J. D. Rabenold
Donna
le &. Monroe St
Naval
Dlifford Morrison
George Morrison
John Harp
Donald Smith
Milton Smith
Havre
Kita Falls
Texas
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
First State Guard Regiment
Howard P. Miller
John Cupp
South Ave
John
Soton
Johnson County
CCC
Dale Duncan
Barclay Grocery
F “Ank Sherbeck
Washington County Hospital
Burton Pierce
Mary Welch
Paxton
Shirley Clark
Glenn Eldridge
Bailey Building
Lawrence Lemley
Country Club
H. V. Blair
Grinnell
Blair
Congress Hotel
Louis Lintz
Chabal
Spevacek
Frank L. Wilson
Milton Norton
Stockport
Judge Co
AL Dewey
Joe BE. Wright
J. C
W. B. Canhon
Pauley T. Brown
Verdi
Brookhart Farm
Tucker and Eicher
Buick
White Way
Busby Bros
Busbys
Dar Washington
W. R. Mount
Kenneth Ross
Silas Ross
Lucille
Guy Stansbury
Charles Beats
Dalton Morror
Arthur Swift
Laurie Doolittle
Kirksville
Little Robertsperal
Sam McClean
Lewis Machine Sun
McClean
Gen
Joe Wheeler
Chautauqua
J. T. Anderson
Henry Strauss
Max KR. Miller
William Sutherland
Woodrow Wilson
ADA Club
Gerald Ashby
Maurice Hauser
David Wartel
Boice
Dylan Kurtz
Nage Burris
Eva McGaughey
Democrat
News Review of the
Roy Havel
Robert
Hugh Morris
Hugh McCleery
Leader
Chas. McCleary
Wilds
Africa
Louis Baird
Pellersonville Ind
Dave Donovan
Stummer
Miss Davidson
Verne Astily
Agnes Swift
Washington Rod and Gun Club
AN. M W. Wallace
B. Kr. Dixon
Arch McCulley
Clyde Bailey
Kerry Curran
Homer Nichols
A. Meyer
Minneapolis
St. James
Pittsburgh
Lois BE. Weiland
Edward Wiegner
Columbus
PGI Loin
District Court
Fairfield
State of Iowa
George Nash
Washington Keokuk County
Andy Severn
Jeannette Miller
Gladys Gardner
Mee
WH. R. Hess
Betty Ann
Doris
Connie Sue
Hess
Reid Orris
Cathy
Scott Orris
Fred Orris
Jess Tomlinson
Conesville
Bill Mullenburg
Marvin Coder
Jeanine Wall
Robert Barry
Mr. Bell
Tomlinsons
Tomlinson
Walter Lance
Sidters
Dick “Pinky’ Moore
Stewart & Crone Keaters
Melods
Ralph Zeek
Globe
Ariz
Zeck
Zeke Hogeland
Washington Boys
Masako Wada
Klein's
J. B. Randle
Centerville
Jeff
Betty
Herb Osineup
John Yousling
Lester Bundy
Dick McCleery
Melvin Hill
Montezuma
Duke
Brighton Enterprise
Cym
Columbus Gazette
Hospital News
Tuersoaty Admitted
Lester Frye
Jeanette Miller
Mrs. Kimbal Gates
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