Washington junior high student win music campship
Sherry Eash daughter of Mr and Mrs James Eash of Washington has been named the music campship winner offered by the Fortnightly Club Music Department. She will attend Camp Dorian at Luther College Decorah next June and is the first junior high student to receive the award.
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Sherry Eash
James Eash
Washington
Haseen
Music
Sherry
Dorian
Luther College
Decorah
Southeast Iowa
Musi
Niece of Brothertons Dies in Icy Two Vehicle Crash
Mrs. Toni R. Wade 21 of Davenport and her seven month old daughter Michelle were killed late Sunday near Green Rock east of the Quad Cities when Wade's car skidded on ice and was broadside by another vehicle. Funeral services for Wade and daughter are Thursday at 10 a.m. at McGinnis Funeral Home Bettendorf.
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Toni R. Wade
Davenport
Michelle
Charles Brotherton
Washington
Green Rock
Quad Cities
Highland Community School seeks adult education ideas
Gene Scott guidance counselor in the Highland district asks area adults to contact him with requests for spring adult education classes. Classes will run about eight weeks starting mid April. Reach the school at 648 2891 or home at 657 3233.
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Gene Scott
Highland Community School
Scott
English exchange student Anne Courtney speaks at Rotary Club
Ten years ago an exchange student from England named Anne Courtney addressed the Rotary Club meeting at noon on Monday. The event highlighted cross cultural exchange and community ties.
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Anne Courtney
England
Rotary Club
Sam Wittrig, 86, longtime Crawfordsville native dies
Sam Wittrig, 86, retired farmer and Crawfordsville native, dies Monday at Washington County Hospital after a lingering illness. He lived at 215 North Fourth Avenue in Washington and was a Farm Bureau charter member and former director of Peoples Savings Bank. He married Muriel E. Ferguson in December 1915 and had lived in Washington for 14 years. Funeral and burial details are set with Sherman-Eden Funeral Home and Elm Grove Cemetery. He leaves a widow, several nieces and nephews, with six brothers and one sister deceased.
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Sam Wittrig
Crawfordsville
Washington County Hospital
North Fourth Avenue
Washington
Peoples Savings Bank
Sherman - Eden
William Kettlitz
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Wittrig
John
Mary Wittmer Wittrig
Muriel E. Ferguson
United Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Death of G A Reinert 92 Dies in Washington County
G A Reinert aged 92 died Monday at Washington County Hospital after two years of ill health. He lived at 309 South Marion Avenue and will be buried in Elm Grove Cemetery after a 1 30 p.m. funeral at Sherman Eden Funeral Home. He was born March 23 1879 in Sigourney and married Carrie A. Kahn on November 14 1906. He served as bailiff of the district court from 1939 to 1965 and was active in COF lodge and Knights of Pythias. Surviving: widow two daughters two sons five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Washington County Hospital
South
Marion Avenue
Sherman - Eden
M.O. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
IOOF
Lodge
Reinert
Sigourney
Michael
Mary Harras Reinert
Carrie A. Kahn
COF Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Clifford K. Reinert
Munster
Ind
Mary MacNeil
Lanham, Md
Loren
Bertha Mae) Sutherland
Brodhead
Wis
Dr. Francis Livesay Dies at Office
Dr. Francis G. Livesay a longtime Washington chiropractor died unexpectedly this morning at his east side office. His home is listed at 421 East Washington Street funeral arrangements are pending at Fen Funeral Home.
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Francis G. Livesay
Washington
East Washington Street
Fen Funeral Home
Rev Hardy to Speak at Lenten Service Wednesday
The Rev John M Hardy pastor of First Christian Church Cedar Rapids will address the Lenten service at Washington United Methodist Church Wednesday March 1 at 7 30 p m His talk is titled A Rope to the House The preacher born 1921 in Batang China grew up in Nashville and has held church leadership roles across Iowa Missouri and beyond The public is invited to attend
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John M. Hardy
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapids
Washington
House opens talks on school busing
Washington UPI reports House hearings began on a proposed constitutional amendment to end forced busing. Rep. Emanuel Celler urged finding an answer for all Americans while opponents decried busing as madness. The session opened amid heavy police presence and will extend through a likely three week span.
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Washington
McCulloch
Celler
House
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Steve Freel Wins State 304 Bushel Iowa Corn Contest
Steve D. Freel son of Mr and Mrs Wes Freel of Wellman won the 15th annual 304 bushel contest for Iowa with a yield of 2240 bushels per acre. More than 650 entries came from FFA members nationwide. He will receive a special trophy from Funk s G Hybrids. The 16 year old sophomore at Mid Prairie High School is grandson of Clifford Freels of 502 South Iowa Washington.
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Steve D. Freel
Wes Freel
Wellman
Iowa
Funk
Farmers of America
Freel
FFA
Seed
Clifford Freels
South
Washington
Mid - Prairie High School
Carpenter's Union Local 1398 Meeting Scheduled
The Carpenter's Union Local 1398 will meet on Wednesday March 1 at 8 pm at the 100 Hall.
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Carpenter's Union
Carpenter's Union Local 1398
Iowa Senate approves state building code on 32 to 7 vote
The Iowa Senate approved a statewide building code for state buildings and modular housing by a 32 to 7 vote. Cities may adopt as a model, with a state code superintendent and a governor appointed seven member committee to draft regulations. The bill allows local option and home rule.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
New York
Office of
W. R. Rabedaux
Wilton Junction
Iowa
Rabedaux
Ralph Potter
R - Marion
Lee Gaudineer
Gaudineer
Local notes include hospital patient and wedding attendees
Leonard Young remains a patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City in room 5123. Paul Porter and Gordon Hull are on a business trip with a side of travel to Spain Portugal and Morocco. Attendees at the Ames wedding of Dana Fischer and Max Meyer include Jerry Flynn Joe Wallace Steve Zager and several Washington and Brighton residents. Willard Palmer and children visited his mother Ethel Palmer in Mt. Vernon before returning Craig to Iowa Wesleyan College. Palmer recovering slowly from heart surgery with a birthday upcoming March 1.
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Leonard Young
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Paul Porter
Gordon Hull
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Dana Lynn Fischer
Max Meyer
Ames
Jerry Flynn
Joe Wallace
Steve Zager
Duane Miller
Ted Meyer
J.W. Meyer
Washington
Earnest Meyer
Crawfordsville
Duane Lewis
Kenny Meyer
Dawn
Delbert Lewis
Brighton
Willard Palmer
Craig
Mary
Susan
Mt. Vernon
Palmer
Ethel Palmer
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Powerful quake shakes central Japan near Hachijo Island
A strong quake centered near Hachijo Island 185 miles south of Tokyo rattled central Japan at dinner time. It registered 7.0 on the Richter scale per US authorities, with intensity up to 6 on the Japanese scale at the epicenter. No casualties or major damage reported. landslides blocked roads on Hachijo Island and train service halted briefly on the Tokyo Osaka line.
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UPI
Japan
Tokyo
Hachijo Island
Pacific Ocean
U.S. National Earthquake Information Center
Rockville
Environmental Agency
Osaka
Mainichi
Reader's Digest
Emperor Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Markets Grain eT and Hog Reports From Des Moines Chicago
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog markets show modest demand with price declines from 25 to 50 cents on butchers and sows. Cattle prices in Des Moines steady to mixed. Illinois grain futures range with mixed closes across wheat and corn. Estimated receipts: cattle 2,000. hogs 90,000. prior week similar. Chicago grain board shows fluctuating bids and futures with several delivery months and varied spreads.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Chicago
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