Community notes show zoning talks and school plans across towns
The letter outlines Iowa town updates including Halcyon House zoning for apartments, expansion on Busby farm land, kindergarten registrations in Wellman Ainsworth and Crawfordsville, and debates on building an Ainsworth elementary or Riverside-Ainsworth junior high site. Columbus Junction moves offices to a remodeled fire station, Wayland forms a Community Development group with Brighton support, and Heart Sunday fund drives by the Washington Kiwanis Club. Junior high music concert planned, jazz ensemble praised, Pop Singers expected to perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Halcyon House
Busby Farm
Wellman
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Wayland
Brighton
Columbus Junction
Highland
Riverside
Heart
Washington Kiwanis Club
Passing Years recall anniversary and local gatherings
The article lists 20, 30 and 40 year ago memories. John Wheelan and family celebrated his 49th wedding anniversary at Amana with dinner and flowers from relatives. Other notes mention visits, moves, enrollments, and community events in Washington and area towns across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wheelan
Mike Whelan
Amana
Wheelans
John Logan
Duane Christensen
Craig
Hampton
Christensen
Lemmon Jewelry Store
Hugh Dougall
Washington
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Hugh
H.M. Dougall
AIB
Walt Farrell Sr
Raftis
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Beverly Tucker
Purdue University
Ota Sigma Pi
Doug Fuhr
Boulder
Colo
RH McCleery
Glenn Fuhr
Bracelets may be monument to POWs in Spokane drive
Mrs. Ellen Ewing, Inland Register associate editor, aims to melt 500000 POW bracelets into a national monument to lasting peace. She seeks 10 percent of Voices In Vital America bracelets, weighing under an ounce each, to form about 3000 pounds of metal for a Washington DC memorial honoring POWs and MIAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane, Wash
UPI
Ellen Ewing
Vietnam
Washington, D.C
Ewing
Voices In
Vital
America
VIVA
Mark Blackman
Missoula
Mont
Sandi Mathis
Dayton
Ohio
Barbara Carlson
Mantua, N.J
Farmers urged to plant windbreaks in spring drive
Washington area farmers are urged by the county Soil Conservation District Commission to plan windbreak plantings this spring. District Conservationist Dale Faulkner says the ideal planting time is late March or early April, with trees and shrubs offered at very reasonable prices to encourage farmstead windbreaks and wildlife refuges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Soil Conservation District Commission
Dale Faulkner
Warm temperatures threaten stored corn and a crime note
Recent warmer days raise spoilage risk for high moisture corn in storage say Iowa State University experts. The report also lists Raymond L. Carl of Wellman facing nine counts including embezzlement forgery and uttering forged checks. Francis Bruty marks his 79th birthday with family at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry van Fossen
Iowa State University
van Fossen
Raymond L. Carl
Wellman
Washington County Grand Jury
Carl
Washington County
Francis Bruty
Kathleen Bruty
Alex Gevock
Joe Hines
Walter
William Bruty
Charles Bruty
Richard Brown
Robert Scranton
Washington County Hog Show crowns grand and reserve champions
Lukavasky shows the grand champion hog at the Washington County Market Hog Show held at the Washington Livestock Auction arena. Wilfred McCreedy of Ainsworth earned reserve grand champion. The event drew 51 market entries and seven pickup loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lukavsky
Route One
Washington
Washington County
Washington Livestock Auction
Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Picku
Allen Molander
Crawfordsville
Washington Board debates aides and teacher pay hike
The Washington Board of Education convened in the senior high library to discuss retaining first grade aides and whether the associate program is necessary or a budget luxury. The salary committee urged keeping lower elementary aides if feasible and proposed raising base teacher pay to 7,050 dollars for 1973 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Education
Washington Education Association
Bomb threat at Washington High School prompts police inquiry
A telephone bomb threat was received at Washington High School at 11 55 am. The caller, a boy, said he would bomb the school. Police traced the call within ten minutes and a suspect was detained for questioning. Students remained in class and were not dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Don Pearl
Burge Hammond
Deaths in region mark steady infirmities and new losses
Deaths recorded include Kaluna-Holand G. Maxwell 65 who died Saturday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Eunice Rogers 83 died Sunday at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman where she had lived seven years. Frank Hoover 82 of Mt. Sterling funeral Tuesday at Bonaparte with Rev Edward Mays officiating. Burial in Thompson Cemetery. he died at Memorial Hospital Keosauqua. Lora E. Darbyshire died today at United Presbyterian Home. Everette Curl of McAllen Texas died there Tuesday February 20. funeral planned in McAllen Saturday. she is the former Bess Wade of Wellman with survivors in the area.
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Halsey Wakelin
The
Christian Church In
Washington
Canada
Gilbert Alliman
Mace Motor Company
Frytown
Don Heisdorffer
Ivan Enfield
Near Wellman
Heisdorffer
Enfields
Joe Falk
Mineral Wells
Texas
Everett Shenefelt
Cedar Rapids
L. Shenefelt
Homer Birney
Richard
Duluth
Minn
James
Coast Guard
Maynard L. Brown
St. Louis
Lt. Brown
Cadet Bill Brown
Jefferson Barracks
Don Shepherd
J.C. Penney Company
Kenneth Blecha
Omaha
San Antonio
Army Air Corps
American Legion
George Rudiger
Russell Frink
New York
American Pearl Button Company
Mr. Logan
Walter Jungbluth
Christian Church
Claude
Hal Reister
Priebe and Sons of
Chicago
WS Reister
Ina Brinton
Miami
Fla
Zangara
W. Livingston
U.P
Kaluna
Holand G. Maxwell
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Salona
Eunice Rogers
Shenk
Wellman
Everette Curl
McAllen
Tex
Curl
Bess Wade
George
Alta) Berry
Hospital Saturday Births and Dismissals List
Hospital Saturday notes list Mrs. Cyril Conrad of Brighton medical care alongside Ira Lloyd Schoonover of Washington and Mrs. Angele Zamot of Columbus Junction as patients. Births yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Puller of Wapello a daughter. Dismissed yesterday Edward Blatter of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Conrad
Brighton
Ira Lloyd Schoonover
Washington
Angele Zamot
Columbus Junction
Norman Puller
Wapello
Edward Blatter
Washington area hospital admission and birth notices
Yesterday admissions include Mrs Ethel Jeffries Mrs James Starr surgical Raymond Lasek Ainsworth and others in Washington and Wayland with several medical transfers noted. Today adds Mrs Dot Bauer Mrs Melvine Pfeifer James Miller Emma McAtlin Lloyd Hopping and Mrs Cloyd Garrett in Washington. Births recorded for Finley Mondia and Donnie Ballard, both in Washington, plus transfers to Mercy Hospital. Also listed are Mrs Edna Caldwell and Mrs Floyd Martin in Washington Ainsworth. Columbus Junction figures Miss Julie Massey and Miss Eula Cherry appear among names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Jeffries
Washington
James Starr Brighton
Surgical
Raymond Lasek Ainsworth
Luke Weber
Stella Fry
Oleta ‘Tucker
Dot Bauer
Melvine Pfeifer
Wayland
James Miller
Finley Mondia
Donnie Ballard
Edna Caldwell
Floyd Martin
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospi
Angelo Zamot
Columbus Junction
James Starr
Brighton
Julie Massey
Eula Cherry
Daughters and Births Noted in Washington Area
A list of recent notices records several births and family updates. Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of Washington welcomed a daughter yesterday, Thomas Christner of Wellman welcomed a child today, Mrs Norman Pullen and daughter of Wapello, Raymond Lasek of Ainsworth, Bradley Black of Washington underwent surgery, Carrie McNurlen of Keota noted, and Mrs Donnie Ballard with her son in Washington, plus Willie Miller also in Washington.
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al Chebuhar
Mike G. Chebuhar
Des Moines
Margie Chebuhar
Cedar Rapids
Dave Sondag
Tina
Iowa City
John Young Jr
Marty Chebuhar
Joey
Washington
Dennis D. Bishop
Highgate
St. Charles
St. Louis
Bishop
Kathy Peiffer
West Chester-Keota
Frank Miller
Thomas Christner
Wellman
Norman Pullen
Wapello
Raymond Lasek
Ainsworth
Bradley Black
Surgical
Carrie McNurlen
Keota
Donnie Ballard
Willie Miller
Stork Gazette Births List For Local Families
Staci Michelle Pullen Lois Jean Miller Michelle Marie Greiner Mary Ruth Miller and Matthew Eugene Ballard are listed as newborns. Pullen Miller Greiner Miller and Ballard are children of local residents with listed routes and trailer court addresses in Wapello Kalona Keota Karona Linn Hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staci Michelle Pullen
Norman Ray Pullen
Wapello
Lois Jean Miller
John N. Miller
Kalona
Michelle Marie Greiner
Kenneth Joseph Greiner
Keota
Mary Ruth Miller
Benjamin C. Miller
Karona
Matthew Eugene Ballard
Donnie Eugene Ballard
Linn Hollow Trailer Court
Washington
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Aunt Agatha
Mrs. Roberts
1Homas
Victoria
Kansas City
Alma Walker
Spruce Drive
Don Lawless
Elwood Kleese
Willard Hawkins
Muscatine
Scott Stephen
Dale F. Smith
Stephen Hawkins
Doris Greiner
Fairfield
W. H. Gottman
Coralville
Edward Nardy
Myrl Leavitt
Mr. Leavitt
C.L. Leavitt
Mt. Zion
Fred Moore
Birmingham
Orville Whiteanack
Cantril
David Leavitt
Lafayette
Lukavasky Shows
Evalyn Graber
North Marion Avenue
North Second Avenue
Wilbur Krotz
Russell Wieland
Tucson
Ariz
Hilton Coon
Coon
St. Mary's Hospital
Vick Taylor
Hank Taylor
Beaumont
Air Force
Missouri
Martha Fritz
West Jefferson
Donna Fritz
Linda Fritz
Panama City
Fritz
Dave Dunkerton
Disneyworld
Orlando
Don Simmering
Paul Lyday
Pam
Tripp
Forest Hills
N.Y
Lyday
Belle
Lydays
Wall Street
Radio City Music Hall
Church of St. John the Divine
Metropolitan Art Museum
Simmerings
Kermit Klopfenstein
Bernard Payne
Iris Courts
Mt. Pleasant
Glenn Payne
Winfield
Roy Nelson
Alice Swanson
Peggy Basinger
Stewart School
Kathleen Morgan
Lincoln School
Moline
Illinois
Dorothy Butler
South Dakota
West Main
Mike Wheelan
Roberta Clark
Robert
Annis
Martha
Mollie
Arenzville
Ill
Larry Nicholson
What Cheer
Rebecca Ann
Clayton Nicholson
William Tancer
Loyal Banks
Ford Chalupa
L.R. Carson
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Elmer Schneider
John Patterson
Willis Richards
Carson
Patterson
Schneider
Liz Foster
Henry Foster
Keola
Kirkwood Community College
Area Community College
T. E. (Dutch) Myers
St. Luke's Hospital
University Hospitals
Iva Simpson
Bess Lantry
Pearl Mound
LeRoy Jugenheimer
Jim Mapel
Albany
John Mullin
Gibbon
Nebraska
Robert Hammer
Euta Chery
Washington Care Center
University Hospital, Iowa City
Joe B. Snider
Veterans Hospital
Lora E. Darbyshire
United Presbyterian Home
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