Essay winner chronicles Iowa name origins
Krista Satterfield of Stewart School in Washington is named the winning author in the Washington DAR contest for an essay on How Iowa Got Its Name. The piece outlines multiple naming legends from Native tribes to Lieutenant Lea and Antoine LeClair, noting Iowa means beautiful land and Hawkeye State origins tied to Chief Black Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krista Satterfield
Stewart School
Washington
The
DAR
Iowa
Joliet
Marquette
Aiouez
Albert Lea
Kearney
Lea
Wisconsin
Ioway
Iowa River
Antoine LeClair
Mississippi
Hawkeye State
Hawkeye
Burlington
Cooper
James W. Edwards
Fort Madison
Black Hawk
ISU Alumni Dinner Speaker in Washington County
Mrs. Julia Faktinson Anderson will be the featured speaker at the Iowa State University Alumni dinner in Washington County on March 4. The event at Captain's Table begins 6 15 p m with a short business meeting to elect a new county secretary and present the Service Key Award to an alumnus. Dinner reservations are due by March 2 with Joe Jones Crawfordsville Peter Bell Washington or Mrs Ed Whetstine Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Faktinson Anderson
Iowa State University
Washington County
Anderson
College of Home Economics
ISU
Joe Jones
Crawfordsville
Peter Bell
Washington
Ed Whetstine
Wellman
Whittaker Family Noted in Navy Training Center Record
Patrick Whittaker SR 479 70 4807 Co 907 Naval Training Center RTC San Diego California 92133 listed as the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Whittaker of Washington in the official notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Whittaker
Naval Training Center
Rtc
San Diego
Calif
Patrick
John H. Whittaker
Washington
Nursing cap awarded to Kaye Hirschy at St Luke’s
Kaye Hirschy daughter of Mr and Mrs Duwaine Hirschy received her nursing cap during recognition day for St Luke’s School of Nursing Class of 1973 at Grace Lutheran Church Davenport. Local guests from Waco Wayland Cedar Falls Crawfordsville Rick Island Davenport and Rock Island attended a reception and an evening luncheon at the Saltzman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye Hirschy
Duwaine Hirschy
St. Luke's School of Nursing
Grace Lutheran Church
Davenport
Waco
Loren
Wayland
Rita Miller
Olds
Donald Johnson
Dwayne Johnson
Darrell Schultz
Crawfordsville
Faye Hirschy
Pat Wintermeyer
Cedar Falls
Larry Hirschy
Zahs Completes Field Artillery Survey Specialist Course
Army Private First Class Ronald G. Zahs 22 of Iowa finished a nine week Field Artillery Survey Specialist Course at Ft. Sill Oklahoma. The training covered mathematics map reading survey equipment and plotting target locations to prepare him for artillery survey tasks. He joined the Army in 1971 trained at Ft. Leonard Wood and is a 1967 Highland High School Riverside Iowa graduate with a 1971 B A in Geology from Simpson College Indianola Iowa.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Ronald G. Zahs
Dean E. Zahs
Ainsworth
Iowa
Army Field Artillery School
Pfc
Zachs
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Highland High School
Riverside
Simpson College
Indianola
Vagabond Weekend Grand Winner Named in Local Contest
Ronald Rich of 702 East Jefferson Street is this week’s Vagabond Weekend grand winner winning free lodging and meals for a weekend in a chosen city. The Rich family of five plans a summer trip to St. Louis with a baseball game and zoo visit. Rich is the fifth winner as 31 firms participate with no purchase needed. winners may be announced in upcoming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie L. Rich
Jefferson St
Rich
Geb Chevrolet
Washington
Sandra
Matt
Bret
Scott
St. Louis
Dr. Belgum to Speak on Marriage and Love Sunday
Dr. David Belgum of the University of Iowa School of Religion lectures at 7 30 p m Sunday at United Presbyterian Church on Why Marry Dont You Need a License to Love The talk contrasts free love communes with marriage and urges commitment to family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Belgum
School of Religion
University of Iowa
United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Belgum
Salute to Bach set by Fortnightly Club Music Dept
The Fortnightly Club Music Department presents a program titled A Salute to Bach in the United Methodist Church sanctuary Monday February 28 at 8 p.m. Guest pianist Robert Youngquist will be joined by Dorothy Helscher Ruth Nolin Millie Keating Virginia Tschantz Enid Tweeton Betty Osincup Mary Ann Paul and Alice Rademaker. Interested persons are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Department
Bach
United Methodist Church
Robert Youngquist
Dorothy Helscher
Ruth Nolin
Millie Keating
Virginia Tschantz
Enid Tweeton
Betty Osincup
Mary Ann Paul
Alice Rademaker
Elliott perturbed by Reagan remarks at county meeting
John Elliott Washington County Democratic Chairman criticized California Governor Ronald Reagan for his Des Moines attack on Democrats. He contrasted Democratic aims with Republican fiscal practices, citing Iowa deficits in 1971. Elliott urged helping the common people and invoked Truman’s view of the party, noting the Democratic County Convention set for February 26 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Central Committee
John Elliott
Washington County
California
Ronald Reagan
Des Moines
Iowa
Elliott
Harry Truman
Democratic Party
People's Party
America
Court House
Kidney Foundation to meet Monday evening
The Kidney Foundation of Iowa reports that in the first two months of the Foundation's drug bank program over 40 patients have been averaging a savings of 30 to 35 percent on prescriptions. A meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Harry Levy. All interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Harry Levy
FCA to Lead United Presbyterian Church Service
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes under Dennis Coon will lead the United Presbyterian Church worship service on Sunday February 27 at 1030 am. The community is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Dennis Coon
United Presbyterian Church
Public bargaining bill sidestepped in Iowa Senate action
In Des Moines the Senate Appropriations Committee blocked a public employee collective bargaining bill. The panel voted 18 to 6 to suspend rules and send the measure to the floor, short of the 20 needed. Backers sought committee approval via amendments amid a dispute over subcommittee announcements.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Francis Messerly
Cedar Falls
Appropriations
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Rawhide Ranch Sells Simmental Heifers at Fort Worth Sale
Rawhide Ranch of Wellman Iowa owned by Howard W Greiner sold two head of 34-blood Simmental heifers at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show on February 4 Lot 24 a May 22 1971 calf with a 205 day weaning index of 782 pounds brought 8000 dollars Lot 23 an April 28 calf weighing 760 pounds with a 205 day index sold for 7100 dollars The sale averaged 4374 dollars on 128 head
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Rawhide
Wellman
Iowa
Howard W. Greiner
Fort Worth
Funeral services for Elmer Koopman held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Elmer Koopman were held Thursday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Einar Fetterman officiating. Organist Mrs. T.R. Phillips and soloist Mrs. Delores Fetterman performed. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery. Casketbearers were Donald Skinner, Eugene Boock, Alfred Lemke, Sheldon Smith, Robert Wolfe and William Rarick.
Loren Moores Lead in VFW Pinochle Marathon
Loren Moores and spouse lead after the sixth round of the VFW Auxiliary pinochle marathon with 5 680 points. Collette Bruty and Aelred Te Bockhorst follow with 4 280, while Bertha Dempsey and partner have 3 880 and other top teams trail in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Moore
VFW
Collette Bruty
Aelred Te Bockhorst
Bertha Dempsey
George Sojka
Dora Gevock
Erma Metzger
Jerry Britsch
Livestock Markets Report From Joliet and Des Moines
Markets show mixed moves with cattle in Joliet steady to 25 lower on some grades and high choice steers around 37.25 to 37.75 per hundredweight while Des Moines hog quotes ease 25 to 50 cents on some loads. Estimated receipts total about 4 000 head in Joliet and 65 000 in Des Moines with year ago and prior week comparisons noted.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
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