Dear Aunt Agatha Christmas to New Year Diary Entry
A year end family letter from 1971 describes a mild Christmas with ice and rain, a near white New Year, and a dog with a broken leg not paid for by its owner. Notes local draft board resignations, pride in highway safety, and anticipation of 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz
Howard
Neil Lampkin
Johnnie Walker
Charlie"’ McAvoy
Jim Quinn
Iowa
Week on the Farm Reflects on 1972 Changes and Weather
The writer details a farm year with good crops and mild conditions followed by an ice storm that affected wildlife. Ponies need daily feed, a heated waterer helps stock, and erosion prompts delaying fall plowing until spring. Notices about the 1972 feed grain program and January 17 sign up date are noted amid rising production costs and hog price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Many Christmas Visits Mark Holiday Season in Washington
A series of Christmas visits and travels fills limited lines with returning families and service members. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson visited Solon Springs Wisconsin, while Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pease Jr. traveled from here to Ft. Collins Colorado. Budgets note local business milestones as May Seed Company plans a new nursery in Shenandoah and Yard and McFarlane Insurance expands locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Seed Company
Shenandoah
Blair
Iowa
Lawrence Whisler
Boulder
Colo
Leo C. Stone
Ottumwa
Dr. Cruise
al Hott
Bob McFarlane
Lemley and Yard Insurance Agency
Yard and McFarlane
Journal Carrier Boys
Washington County
State University of Iowa
Riverside couple wed in historic gown passed to bride by great grandmother
Marilyn Kay Kron and John Alan Thomann married at St Marys Riverside in a 5 p.m. ceremony. Kron wore a bronze satin gown once worn by her great grandmother Hannah Jehle in 1899. The gown features a tight fit, bustle back, beige lace bodice, and a crepe inset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Marilyn Kay Kron
John Alan Thomann
Hannah Jehle
William Feldman
Elmo J. Kron
Norbert Thomann
St. Mary's Catholic Church
W. F. Boeckmann
Weather and holiday gatherings across Washington County
A trace of rain left treacherous icy roads in Washington with mist making driving hazardous. SE Iowa roads were wet but improving as ice began to melt by mid morning. Community items note cooperative Christmas dinners at Richmond Hall and various local families gathering in Washington and nearby areas with gifts and carols. Mrs. C R Wilson broke her wrist after slipping on the ice this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Ray Moyer
Highway Commission
Washington County
C.R
Jane) Wilson
Duvalls Celebrate Great Grandson Baptism and Christmas Gatherings
The Duvalls attended the baptism of their great grandson David Matthew Kelling at Cedar Falls Lutheran Church. Family gatherings followed, with a 28 person group at the Sweden House smorgasbord in Waterloo. Numerous relatives hosted Christmas dinners across Washington, Sigourney, Moline, and Keota, ending with a Cox family celebration and gift exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Duvall
Zeno Aller
Wellman
John Duvall
West Chester
Duvalls
Cedar Falls
David Matthew Kelling
Wayne Holmes
Sweden House Smorgasbord
Waterloo
the Duvalls
Max Arbogast
Steven
Gary
Tom
Doug
Brad Black
Mike Black
Brian
Denny Black
Moline
Ill
Deaths of the Week Compiled From Iowa City and Local Hospitals
List of local and nearby deaths with ages and locations including Mrs. Willard Bell 52 of Ainsworth and D.A. Davis 69 of Crawfordsville among others. Records show services and arrangements handled by Stacey-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction and notes of graveside rites for Chester E. DuBois Long Island New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Bell
Ainsworth
University Hospital
Iowa City
D.A. Davis
Crawfordsville
Stacey - Lewis Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Chester E. DuBois
Long Island
N.Y
Elm Grove
Edward F. Collins
New York
Families unite for Christmas dinners in area
Mrs. M. J. Redlinger hosted her family after Christmas mass at a ham breakfast she prepared. Attendees included the Georges, Redlingers, Hubert Redlinger and guests from Keota. Others visited and returned home in the early hours. Jo Lynn Beenblossom has become a lab x ray tech at Washington County Hospital after graduating in Minneapolis. Melvin Campbell remains a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Mrs. A H Freel of Wellman turned 95. John Schmitt visits from Seattle. Earl Ferrell hosts a Christmas cooperative dinner with multiple relatives.
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Preston Harvey
Penny
Cloyce Dill
Chery
Terry Dill
Keota
Gary Dill
Vinton
Charles Crull
Richard
Karl Wolf
Paula Harvey
Ray Malinsky
Washington
Kris Dill
John Linnenkamp
Sigourney
M. J. Redlinger
Jo Lynn Beenblossom
William Beenblossom
Route 2
Washington County Hospital
Miss Beenblossom
Northwest Institute of Medical Laboratory Technique
Minneapolis
Melvin Campbell
Wayland
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Washington area receives nearly an inch of moisture
Moisture measured at 7 a.m. amounted to .92 of an inch, mostly in steady overnight rain with a light snow cover before daylight. The report cites weather observer figures for Washington and notes the holiday visits and family news scattered through the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Linda K. Dunbar
Lyle E. Dunbar
Kent
Bethany
Sharon
Los Angeles
Dale Dunbar
Frank Williams
Glen Nihart
Dennis Dunbar
Jeff
Jeanine
Janelle
Jacinda
Lyle Dunbar
Ben Bower
Linda
John Dunbar
Lyle Dunbars
West Coast
Families Visit Holiday Guests Across States
The period over Christmas and New Year spans visits from several families. Donald Kerr of Fishkill New York stayed with Dr. and Mrs. George Kerr as three sons spent time with Rod Kerr in West Lafayette Indiana. Joe Kerr returns to basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. Multiple local residents including FBLA members T J Berdo and students from Washington High School attended a Des Moines convention. Greg Brenneman of Keota returns from Iowa City hospital after surgery. Families from California California and Waterloo Iowa visit Keota and surrounding relatives for holidays. A cooperative dinner and gift exchange in the Davis home drew many relatives from Cedar Rapids Davenport and Dexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Johnson
Solon Springs
Wis
Max Fulton
T.J. Pease Jr
Ft. Collins
Colo
Bev Tucker
Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
James Cook
Milford Cook
University of Iowa
Ed Kleese
Ricky
Eddie
Isaac Kleese
Stephen W. Booth
Kessler Field
Miss
Air Force
Dan Brindley
Danny
Linda
Mr. Brindley
William Folkermer
Corpus Christi
Texas
Cpl
Richard Dodder
Hattiesburg
H.M. Dodder
Thomas B. Martin
Dotty Sue
Bill
Cleveland
Wanda Bowden
Major
Wendell Booth
Wendy
W.D. Booth
Major Booth
Hawaii
Stewart Bell
John Shields
Leigh Soule
YMCA
The
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Iowa
Congress
Charles Kennedys
Richard Kennedy
Jay
Kristin
Sara
Mike Geil
Iowa City
Keota
Joe Geil
Shari
Cindy
Charles W. Geil
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Jim Flynn
Tana Sailor
John Kennedy
Jean
Julie
Robert Kennedy
Gerald Hahn
Denise
Charles
Pearl Kennedy
Raymond Doud
Raymond
Donald Kerr
Fishkill
N.Y
George Kerr
Rod
West Lafayette
Joe Kerr
Ft. Leonard Wood
T. J. Berdo
Washington High School
Business Leaders of America
North Central Business Education Association
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Craig Caldwell
FBLA
District Eight
Jane Deaton
Diane Franzen
Christy Davison
Jan Vacha
Glenn Davis
Marvin Jobst
Dexter
Davis Home
Jobst
Mark
Terry
Cheryl
Jimmy
Donald Davis
Bob
Cedar Rapids
Sam Walker
Bonnie
Maizie
Davenport
Kalona Employers Host Holiday Dinner and Visits
Kalona area social notes recount Farmers Supply Sales staff and guests sharing a December 22 dinner at The Highlander near Iowa City followed by hospitality at the Ropp home. The column lists numerous local families and extended kin visiting over Christmas including Gingerich and Christner families, plus a birth announcement for Todd Allen Chalupa born December 9.
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Kalona
Farmers Supply Sales
Highlander
Iowa City
Ernest Ropp
Vernon Ropp
Samuel Edelman
Carroll Hershberger
Harold Chapman
Earl Wagamon
Calico Rock
Ark
Jeff G. Gingerich
Willis W. Gingerich
Edwin Grout
L.J. Strickler
Terry Redlinger
James Gingerich
Gary Lane
Wellman
Harry Grout
Jack Guengerich
Dwane Chalupa
Peoria
Ill
Todd Allen
Raymond Chalupa
George W. Fry
H.J. Bigelow
Eugene Way
Fred Fry
Lantern Park
Coralville
Ivan Alt
Jerry Alt
Des Moines
Robert Alt
Sioux City
C.C. Shimon
Shirley Friese
Donald
Charles
Carol
C.J. Shimon
Fred Bartlett
Solon
Tracy Anderson and
Lloyd Capper
Lansing
Norris Capper
Elgin
Clark Brenneman
Mary Ann Miller
Addie Corsones
Mary Sinclair
Homer
Esther Hershberger
C.C. Steigleder
Tom Russell
Ted Russells
Washington
A.J. Haberman
Indian Rocks Beach
Florida
Allen Haberman
John Christner
Cecil Christner
Bob
Karen Bush
Leo Christner
Colorado Springs
Colo
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R. E. Shannon
Stork Gazette
Roman J. Miller
Joseph T. Miller
Box
Kevin Allen Janecek
Wayne Albert Janecek
Jennifer Sue Smith
William Earl Smith
Douds
David James Bixby
Eugene James Bixby
E. 2Nd
Juanita Ann Hershberger
Firman Hershberger
Jeffrey Lee Mast
Joseph F. Mast
Rachel Ann Goodlander
John Allen Goodlander
West Jefferson
Jim Altenhofen
Richmond Hall
Maurice
Marcella Altenhofen
Maurice Altenhofen
Ronald Altenhofen
Paul
Angie
Chariton
Roger Altenhofen
Debbie
Lori
Mike
Robbie
Lisa
James
Lynn
Lorna
Leslie Altenhofen
Tracy
Toni
Nancy
Mike Niffenegger
Dennis Altenhofen
Long Beach
Calif
Doug Altenhofen
Burlington
LeAnn
Lucille Moore
George Moore
Andrew
Joel
William H. Moore
Ft. Wayne
Ralph Kurtz
Fairfield
Richard Kurtz
Rock Island, Il
Robert Roberts
John Winga
John Wing
John and
Jane
Myra Owen
Margaret Thomas
Evan Rees
Moline, Ill
Patty Lee
Orin Black Home
David Kleese
Don Norton
Mrs. Norton
Oral Mayo
Betty Randall
Gilbert Morrow
Brighton
Melvin Morrow
Kathy
Janice
Wapello
Dick Morrow
Larry Morrow
Greg
Anna Farmer
Rex Manning
Mabel Manning
Mike Vrandenberg
Keokuk
Wilda Torrence
Richland
Sons
Dean Cox
Cox
Ray Cox
Terry Cox
Doug Cox
Jennifer
Britt
Bob Anderson
Roberta
Mike Voelker
Dick Anderson
Brent
Chad
Walter Anderson
Doug Coxes
Walter Sheets
Melo Janecek
Merle Miller
Dwight
Jeryl
Donald Smith
Diane
Allen Darbyshire
Kaylene
Karla
Don Robertson
Dawn
Doug Miller
Tammy
Vince Smith
Darbyshire
Dale Darbyshire
Charles Hanna
Mt. Pleasant
Lyle Darbyshire
Larry Staggs
Nels H. Johnson
Newport Beach
California
Fred R. Anderson
Thomas O. Swift
Phoenix, Ariz
Ted
Irene) Anderson
Birmingham
Ottumwa Hospital
Duane Hazen
Mary Grace Wade
Harper—Cleo W. Conklin
Keokuk County Hospital
Ambrose J. Gilpin
South Eighth Avenue
Lulu Jugenheimer
Sylvia M. Nicholson
East Main Street
Charlie Snyder
Doug Whitehead
Earl Morrall
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Morrall
Baltimore Colts
A.H. Freel of
John Schmitt
Seattle
Brother
Bernard Schmitt
Earl Ferrell
Milton Schnicker
Scott, Bruce and Perry
Herbert Ferrell
Wayne Tait
Fred Bruegge
Kevin
Rhonda
Melinda
Washington Area
Duff Baldwin
Wesley
Ferndale
Phil Ahrenses
Todd Ahrens
Deanna Laux
Howard Laux
Muscatine County
Robert Brewer
David
Mr. Brewer
William Collins
Cleveland Heights
Hanna Theater
Brewers
Collins
Dave McDaniel
Brewer
Dave
Dwight Bode
St. Luke's Hospital
Roger Kleese
Ralph Kleeses
Harold Ahrens
St. Paul, Minn
Tom Pace
Mississippi
Chester Holcomb
Hugh Holcomb
James Strufregen
Jim Strufregen
Greg Brenneman
Paul Brenneman
University Hospitals
Nic Walker
Nikki and
Noel
Point Richmond
L.M. Walker
Scott Walker
Nic
Mike Walker
Kim
Ivan E. Henry
Anaheim
W.F. Henry
Flanders
Kalona Employers
Mrs. Eugene Way
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