DAR Wins Essay Contest on The Constitution of the United States
Sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution, a regional essay contest explored why the Constitution matters. The piece traces colonial weakness under the Articles, the Philadelphia Convention, major compromises, the Bill of Rights, and ratification, ending with praise for the document as the nation’s supreme law and driver of progress.
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the Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
United States of America
Stasiak Receives Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Raymond K. Stasiak of Beaverdale, Ohio, is awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Air Force’s top civilian honor. As director of two pioneering programs at Wright-Patterson, he improves rapid tech evaluation and field communications, aiding Southeast Asia operations. He and wife Helen Raber have two daughters, Nancy and Katherine.
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Raymond K. Stasiak
Beavercreek
Ohio
Washington
Helen Raber
Washington High School
Stasiak
Directorate of
ASD
Iowa
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Wright-Patterson
Dayton
Nancy Carden
Naples
Italy
Katherine E
Sunnyside Drive
Mrs Maxwell Barkley Dies in Seymour Iowa
Word came of the death of Mrs. Maxwell Barkley of Seymour Iowa sister of State Representative Herbert Campbell of Washington Funeral details were not available today Monica Lynn Jarvis tenyearold daughter of Mr and Mrs Oren Jarvis Washington underwent a tonsillectomy at Washington County Hospital She is a fourth grade student at Stewart School Leona Kos is home from hospital recuperating from a broken ankle at the home of her brotherinlaw and sister Bull Clark of Washington marks his 95th birthday guest of his son's family at dinner Mrs Alex Lytle and Mrs Boyd Berdo returned from a vacation in Ormond Beach Florida Charles Berdo flew to Florida and drove the ladies home
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Maxwell Barkley
Seymour
Iowa
Monica Lynn Jarvis
Oren Jarvis
Washington
Washington County
Monica
Stewart School
Leona Kos
Don Boyer
Bull Clark Af
Alex Lytle
Boyd Berdo
Ormond Beach
Florida
Charles Berdo
Mrs Thomas 97 dies at Wapello in Columbus Junction
Mrs Harold Thomas 97 of Columbus Junction died Friday February 26 1971 at Wapello Nursing Home Funeral set for Sunday 2 pm Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction Rev Harold Olson officiating Burial in Columbus City Cemetery Lettie Miles born February 15 1874 in Bennett Nebraska married to Harold Thomas June 17 1908 He died November 2 19 Surviving niece and two nephews She was a member of Chapter CX PEO for over 50 years and of the Methodist church
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Columbus Junction
Harold Thomas
Wapello
Stacy Lewis
Harold Olson
Columbus City Cemetery
Lettie M. Miles
Bennett
Neb
Harold Thomas Tune
Columbus City
Columbus Sunction
Chapter Cx-Peo
Methodist Church
YWCA Announces New Swim Schedule in Washington
The YWCA in Washington publishes a new swim schedule starting Tuesday March 2 with morning and afternoon dip times for women and girls on Tuesdays and Fridays. Beginning March 26 a senior life saving class will run Fridays for ten weeks, taught by Mrs. Richard Schiebel from 5:15 to 6:45 p m. The series costs $6 for adult YW members and $1 for boys and girls 15 or older. registration by phone is encouraged.
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YWCA
Washington
Richard Schiebel
Toastmasters Plan to Visit Gavel Club
A large group of Toastmasters met Thursday at Captain's Table to discuss plans to visit Ft. Madison on March 11 to meet B O J Gavel Club at the penitentiary. Mrs Laird Simpson and others may join. Doyle Jarrard announced the engagement of their daughter Edith of 2804 Johnson Avenue as president of the local club.
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Toastmasters Club
Ft. Madison
B. O. J. Gavel
Laird Simpson
Ainsworth
Doyle Jarrard
Edith
Johnson Avenue
Charles Davenport
Lloyd Mohr
Twinam
Wilbert Mohr
Pack 243 Blue and Gold Banquet Honors Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 243 held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet at VEW Hall with 156 attending. Neal Hall led opening and awards including Bobcat to Sean Meiners, Wolf and Bear pins, Webelos awards, and graduation to Boy Scout Troop 237. Upcoming events announced for March and a creed closing was presented by Webelos.
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Harold Gilmore
Tony Martin
Doug Martin
Vew Hall
Richard Vargason
Ardella Harvey
America
Neal Hall
Troop 237
Charles Morris
The
Evening Journal
Larry Homauth
KCI
Sheri Burkum
Den
Richard Harvey
Webelos
Phoebe Vargason
Colleen Vargason
Ted Pratt
Donita Hall
Kenneth Meiners
Sean Meiners
Kevin Stalder
Scott Vargason
Tony Arbogast
Wolf
Pat Boileau
Creig Hall
Bobby Shamdin
Rodney Vargason
Darrell Chalupa
Craig Hall
Bear
Hall
Harvey
Greg Johnson
Rison
John A Wood 67 Dies in Davenport
John A Wood 67 of 2zza Iowa Street Davenport died Friday at 12 15 pm at Americana Nursing Center after a lingering illness He lived in Washington for years and worked as a correspondent for the Evening Journal He was born Feb 3 1904 in Austin Texas and spent years with Morrison Knudsen Construction in Afghanistan before retiring and moving to Davenport in 1962 He was a World War II veteran Surviving sister Elizabeth Wood of Davenport funeral Monday 10 am Runge Chapel Davenport burial Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro z Runge's afternoon
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John A. Wood
Iowa Street
Davenport
Americana
Mr. Wood
Washington
The
Evening Journal
Austin
Texas
Afghanistan
Morrison‘Knudsen Construction Co
Elizabeth Wood
Runge
Hillsboro
Friends Runge
Funeral announced for William Ellis in Mt Pleasant
Mrs Lena Chance learns of the death of her son in law William Ellis at Mt Pleasant hospital. Funeral set for Monday at 2 p m in Mt Pleasant. Mr and Mrs Henry Rees and Evan Rees came back Friday from a five week Florida trip, reporting they enjoyed the winter sun and visiting friends and relatives.
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Lena Chance
William Ellis
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Rees
Evan Rees
Florida
On the record Hospital
Hospital admissions include Mrs Grace Stewart of Washington and Mrs David McFarland of Ainsworth for medical care. Dennis Ballard of Crawfordsville undergoes surgical treatment. Dismissals and transfers include James Lowe of Washington and Mrs Coletta Franzen to Iowa City. Alfred Anwyl of Crawfordsville and Lisa Ann White of Letts also listed.
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Grace Stewart
Washington
David McFarland
Ainsworth
Dennis Ballard
Crawfordsville
James Lowe
Coletta Franzen
Iowa City
John’ Kurtz
Alfred Anwyl
Lisa Ann White
Letts
Hill 31 At Laos Front Sees Heavy Fighting
In Laos near the Ho Chi Minh Trail Hill 31 remains contested as South Vietnamese and Communist forces clash. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam reports destruction of 15 Soviet PT76 tanks and hundreds of enemy killed while South Vietnamese troops push toward the hill top.
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Saigon
UPI
Hill 31
Hoang Xuan Lam
Laos
Lam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Iowa Writers Workshop Producers Wide Range of Publications
The University of Iowa Writers Workshop reports faculty and student works across novels, poetry, and scripts. William Price Fox authored the Cold Turkey script for United Artists and a novel Rub Red. Vance Bouriaily seeks National Book Award for Brill Among the Ruins. Galway Kinnell’s The Book of Nightmares appears this spring with a $500 prize for The Bear and a $1,000 Library of Congress honorarium reading. Marvin Bell’s The Escape Into You due from Atheneum. two student novels by Wilfrido D. Nolledo published by Dutton. Norman Dubie’s Alehouse Sonnets to be issued by Pitt.
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Iowa City
United Artists
University of Iowa Writers Workshop
William Price Fox
Fox
Literary Guild
Lippincott
Vance Bouriaily
Brill
Galway Kinnell
Houghton Mifflin
Kinnell
National Endowment For the Arts
Library of Congress
Marvin Bell
Woo Havoc
Barn Dream Press
Atheneum
Sam Hamlod
Cedar Creek Press
Wilfrido D. Nolledo
Cassandra Pickett
Dutton
William Allen
Billy Bob Jones
Norman Dubie
Alehouse
University of Pittsburgh Press
Pitt
Carol Hebald
Clara Kischmidt
North American Review
Jack Myers
Halcyone Press
Denis Johnson
Stone Wall Press
Jane Shore
Hans Handsome
Workshop
Peter Klappert
Yale
Mona van Duyn
Bollingen
Richard Wilbur
Land of A Thousand Elephants
Asa B. Gail Hale
Me Manneshewitz
Thor McMenamin
Robber Barron
Howard McAtaey
Nolan Porterfield
Brighton duo announces engagement of Justine Kurtz
Mr and Mrs George Kurtz of Brighton announce the engagement of their daughter Justine to Jim Schwarterock son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Schwarterock of Minneapolis Minn The statement confirms families and locations for the pair poised for marriage in a forthcoming wedding announcement.
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George Kurtz
Brighton
Justine
Jim Schwarterock
Leslie Schwarterock
Minneapolis, Minn
Ralph Stanley to perform bluegrass at University of Iowa
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will play March 5 at 8 p.m. in Macbride Auditorium. Tickets are 1.25 for adults and 75 cents for children at the door. The Friends of Old Time Music also present the Third Annual Iowa Folk Festival on March 13, 2 p.m., with no admission charge, showcasing Dutch Czech Meskwaki Afro-American and Anglo-Saxon song and dance.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Macbride Auditorum
Ralph Stanley
Clinch Mountain Boys
School of Letters
Friends of
British Isles
Carter
Virginia
Ralph
Friends of Old Time Music
Iowa
Sailor Douglas Snyder Completes Training at San Diego
Douglas P. Snyder finished basic training at San Diego Naval Station and enters an eight week personnel school. His wife Martha Neece of Richland has joined him in San Diego at 4653 Muir Ave. Snyder is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snyder of Brighton.
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Douglas P. Snyder
San Diego Naval Station
Martha Neece
Richland
San Diego
Muir Ave
Calif
Snyder
Paul Snyder
Brighton
Social Calendar of Community Groups and Meetings
A crowded social calendar lists events from publican notices to club gatherings. Highlights include Knights of Columbus card party at KC Hall 7:30 pm, Rainbow Girls 7:30 pm at Masonic Temple, YWCA Council 7:15 pm in YWCA room, and Washington County Nurses Association 6:90 pm with dinner at Willows. Additional activities feature crafts, programs, and club meetings at local venues through midweek, with Mother of the Year announcement by DAR at 2 pm and other society events broadcasting community engagement.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
Ywca Room
Washington County Nurses Association
Methodist Church
Dar
Charles Holle
Pfc Wilson earns Vietnam Air Medal for flight duty
Pfc Thomas C Wilson 19 son of Mr and Mrs Wayne M Wilson of Anaheim received the Air Medal near Duc Pho Vietnam for participating in aerial flight in support of ground operations. He is a medical aidman with Headquarters Company 4th Battalion 3rd Infantry Amer Division 11th Infantry Brigade. He entered the Army in June 1969, trained at Fort Ord and Fort Sam Houston, and is a Magnolia High School 1969 graduate. His mother is Donna Smith of Washington and his grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jim Wilson of Crawfordsville.
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Army
Thomas C. Wilson
Wayne M. Wilson
Chanthceer Road
Anaheim
Duc Pho
Vietnam
3Rd Infantry
Ft. Ord
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Wilson
Magnolia High School
Donna Smith
Washington
Jim Wilson
Crawfordsville
John C. Owen Attorney at 10g East Main Street
Professional directory item lists attorney John C. Owen with an address at East Main Street and notes for out of town inquiries and no waiting, appearing alongside Wood Manor Nursing Home entry. The fragmentary text suggests a directory style contact notice for legal services and nearby facility.
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John C. Owen
East Main Street
Mapu&wood Manor
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