Honor Given to UW Emeritus Professor Hazel Alberson
University of Wisconsin emeritus professor of English Hazel Stewart Alberson has received a faculty service award from the National University Extension Association Conference and Institute Division. A native of Washington Iowa, she is widely known in the community for decades of teaching undergraduates graduates and adults in comparative literature and for broadcasts on WHA. Her programs include Books That Have Made Civilization Visions That are Timeless and Old Stories and New Ideas. Though officially retired in 1964 she remains active in educational work through broadcasts and lectures.
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Hazel Stewart Alberson
University of Wisconsin
National University Extension Association Conference and Institute Division
Washington
Iown
Alberson
WHA
Death of Nicholas Linnenkamp at 67 in Washington
Nicholas Joseph Linnenkamp 67 of 112 South 12th Avenue died Friday evening at Wayne's Skelly Station, apparently of a heart attack. Funeral set for Monday 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Prayer service Sunday 7:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Born October 30 1902 in Harper, he was a farmer, widowed thrice married, survived by wife Magdalena Vogel Linnenkamp, daughters Evelyn Lukovsky Elaine Todd, stepchildren Don Vogel Helen Brady Joan Pease Virginia Vogel, sister Lena Mayer, and ten grandchildren.
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Nicholas Joseph Linnenkamp
South 12Th Avenue
Wayne
Skelly Station
St. James Catholic Church
Edward F. Collins
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Linnenkamp
Harper
Ferdinand and
Magdelena Thille Linnenkamp
Washington
Olive Rose Underwood
Magdalena Peiffer Vogel
Burlington
St. James Church
Frank
Evelyn) Lukovsky
Robert
Elaine) Todd
Don Vogel
Helen) Brady
Oskaloosa
James
Joan) Pease
Virginia Vogel
Great Falls, Mont
Lena Mayer
Keokuk
Death of Tressie Cupp at 60 in Cedar Rapids
Tressie M. Cupp, 60, formerly of Keota, died Friday at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after months of illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Powell Funeral Home Keota with Rev. David Barker. burial Keota Cemetery. Born May 31, 1909 in Keota, she married Robert Cupp in 1929 and lived in Cedar Rapids since then. Survivors: son Jack, daughter Joan Frisk, five grandchildren, three sisters Mae Marshall, Ruth Duggan, Pauline Hulse. Preceded by husband, parents, son Robert Burton, brother Roy Randolph.
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Keota
Tressie M. Cupp
Cedar Rapids
Mercy
Robert Cupp
Presbyterian Church
Jack
Joan Frisk
Mae Marshall
San Bernardino
Calif
Ruth Duggan
Arizona
Pauline Hulse
Sioux City
Washington County Personal Property Assessments Open
Washington County residents in West Chester Crawfordsville and surrounding areas are notified that field stations for personal property assessments are open. West Chester station is in K.P. Hall, Crawfordsville in the doctor's office, with fieldmen from January 5 to 10. Riverside Community Building and Brighton Masonic Hall stations run January 12 to 17. Hours are 9 to 4 daily except Wednesdays 9 to 7 and Saturdays 9 to noon.
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Washington County
West Chester
Crawfordsville
K.P. Hall
Riverside
Masonic Hall
Brighton
Howard Messer of Washington Dies
Howard Messer of 528 West Madison Street died this morning at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jones Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson in charge.
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Howard Messer
West
Madison Street
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Messer
Richard Peterson
Zehr Opens Washington Electric Contracting Firm
Eugene Zehr announces the opening of Washington Electric Contracting, a new electrical business in his home at 1011 North Marion. The Zehrs purchased Robert Miller Electric inventory. Miller served the local electrical trade for years. Zehr brings 15 years of experience in electrical work.
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Eugene Zehr
North Marion
Zehrs
Robert Miller Electric
Miller
Zehr
Washington Eelctric
Schwengel to Visit area towns January 7
Congressman Fred Schwengel will tour Washington Columbus Junction and Morning Sun on Wednesday January 7. He will meet constituents in Washington from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Morrison Morrison and Lloyd law offices. In the afternoon he will speak in Columbus Junction at 2:00 p.m. and in Morning Sun at 3:00 p.m.
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Davenport
Fred Schwengel
Washington
Columbus Junction
Schwengel
Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd Law
Medical and birth notices from Washington area
Yesterday and today records list ad missions for Mrs Carl Jarrard Washington medical Austin Bebb Brighton medical Mrs John Goff Ainsworth medical Mrs Nellie Moriarty Washington medical Mrs Elizabeth Widmer Wayland medical Mrs Edith Yount Wayland medical Mrs John Sproule Washington surgical George Janecek Washington surgical Today Mrs Anna Fritz East Pleasant Plain medical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Morris Miller Kalona a daughter Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Ruth Arthur Ainsworth Today Mr and Mrs Rex Todd Columbus City
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Carl Jarrard
Washington
Austin Bebb
Brighton
John Goff
Ainsworth
Nellie Moriarty
Elizabeth Widmer
Wayland
Edith Yount
John Sproule
Surgical
George Janecek
Anna Fritz
East Pleasant Plain
Morris Miller
Kalona
Ruth Arthur
Rex Todd
Columbus City
Social Roundup of New Year Visits and Guests
Local residents share festive gatherings and travels. Wayne Norton and Darla of Milton join Mr and Mrs Orville Griggs for supper with Blanche Norton. The Vernons return from Florida with Mark and Paul Elgin visiting Winterhaven relatives. Margaret Thomas hosts a cooperative New Year dinner with Washington and Columbus Junction attendees. The Whislers entertain Verne Escher and Joe Schlatter party for Mrs Schlatter’s birthday. Max L Smith and family spent Christmas at Daytona Beach and Satellite Beach with Lonsdale relatives.
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Wayne Norton
Mark and
Darla
Milton, Ia
Orville Griggs
Blanche Norton
Vernon G
Elgi
Mark
Paul
Florida
Dr. Elgin
Pennsylvania
Winterhaven
Raymond Anderson
Margaret Thomas
Evan Rees
Howell Rees
Columbus Junction
Henry Rees
Robert Roberts
Harvey Davis
H.W. Owen
Elizabeth A. Davis
Washington
Lawrence Whisler
Max L. Smith
Annette
Service News: Gerot Completes Helicopter Course at Fort Wolters
Second Lieutenant Edwin L. Gerot, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Red E. Gerot of Riverside Iowa, finished a 16 week helicopter pilot course at the Army Primary Helicopter School Fort Wolters Texas on December 5. He will begin advanced flight training at Hunter Army Airfield Georgia. Gerot earned a 1969 BBA from the University of Iowa and belongs to Delta Sigma Pi. His wife Jo Elfen lives in Washington Iowa. Sergeant Mary L. Engel USMC promotion to sergeant at MCAS Cherry Point North Carolina is noted.
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FT. Wolters
Tex
Edwin L. Gerot
Red E. Gerot
Riverside
Iowa
Army Primary Helicopter School
Hunter Army Airfield
Geret
Jo Elfen
E. Tyler
Washington
University of Iowa
Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity
Mary L. Engel
Mcas
Cherry Point
N. C
Engel
Eugene Engel
Mississippi rally seeks private schools as desegregation remedy
Mississippi protest leader Jimmy Swan urged private schools as salvation from integration and attacked the Supreme Court ruling on desegregation. Governor Williams planned a radio address and proposed a $1 million fund to back desegregation lawsuits, while some residents favored statewide private schooling to resist integration.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Jimmy Swan
U.S. Supreme Court
John Bell Williams
Williams
Swan
Junior High Opens Weight Room For Students
The Physical Education Department of the local Junior High has opened a weight lifting program with ten stations including bench press leg press curls and dumbbells. Directed by Mr. Duane Hagensick the voluntary program runs before and after school with a cycling weekly plan and aims to build fitness, strength, and knowledge of weight training.
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Duane Hagensick
Hagensick
Dog Walk to Cedar Grove Name Change in Illinois
Cedar Grove Illinois once known as Dog Walk shifts name as traffic on Illinois 37 reduces canine population. Bert Wilson recalls dogs once outnumbered people around the coal town. The church now sits outside the cedar grove, reflecting changes since the mining era.
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Cedar Grove
Dog Walk
Ill
UPI
Bert Wilson
Illinois 37
Stamp Corner Looks Ahead to 1970 Philatelic Year
The Stamp Desk reviews a busy 1970 outlook for United States Canada and United Nations issues. Highlights include commemoratives for Natural History Mayflower 350th anniversary Maine Statehood South Carolina 300th anniversary Wild Life Conservation Henry Kelsey Sir Alexander McKenzie and group of seven. UN topics include Fight Cancer Peaceful use of the Sea Bed and Geneva additions.
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United States
Canda
United Nations
U.S
Post Office
Maine
South Carolina
Wildlife Conservation
Canada
Manitoba
Northwest Territory
International Biological Program
Henry Kelsey
U.N. Louis Riel
Sir Alexander McKenzie
Ottawa
Oliver Mowat
Federation of Canada
Geneva
Legion meeting set for Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post will hold their regular meeting in the Legion rooms at city hall. All members urged to attend. Washington Community School District board to meet with salary committee Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the high school home econ rooms.
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Washington Community School District Board of Education
Board of Education
Washington Education Association
Prisoner exchanges shift in Vietnam era releases
A fragment notes limited prisoner releases by North Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 in the DMZ. It states a handful of American prisoners were freed, more than a hundred injured prisoners moved from South to North, and Saigon halted further transfers. Some so called rehabilitated prisoners were freed in the South.
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South Vietnam
North
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
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University of Wisconsin Extension Service
Fred L. Stewart
George Stewart
Nicholas Linnenkamp
Tressie Cupp
Southern
California
Michigan
Wolf's Flower Shop
Gerot
Jim Heisman
Mark Davis
Junior Triska
Drew McAvoy
Larry Hysell
Cedar Grove, Ill
Osincup’s
Journal Stamp Corner
By Walt Green
Betty's
Betty Thompson
H & R Block
America
Iowa Ave
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