Area Ten College adds two vocational programs in Cedar Rapids
Area Ten Community College announces two new vocational programs in Cedar Rapids. Auto Collision Repair starts February 6 with a six month full time course offering 917 hours of instruction for 175 dollars plus a materials charge and a 15 dollar supply fee. Clerical Training begins January 23 as a 30 week program with 10 weeks of class, 10 in office work, and 10 more back at the college, at 167 dollars plus 15 dollars supply. max class sizes are 15 and 20 respectively.
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S. A. Ballantyne
Area Ten Community College
Cedar Rapids
Community College
Ballantyne
Donald Page
Sixth Street
S. W
Iowa
Benton
Cedar
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington Counties
Washington County
Max Lewis
Ross Oren Polton dies suddenly at 63
Ross Oren Polton 63 died very suddenly at his rural route 2 Washington home on Friday January 6 1967. Funeral Monday at 10 am Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Fred Bickhart in charge. Burial in Millersburg Cemetery Millersburg Iowa. Born September 7 1903 in Keokuk County son of John and Marjory Taylor Polton reared in Kinross married to Lorena Van Voltenburg lived in this community five years. Surviving are a brother Sherman Polton Kinross and a brother in law Otis Cap pool of Parnell.
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Ross Oren Polton
Washington
Sherman - Eden
Fred Bickhart
Millersburg
Iowa
Mr. Polton
Keokuk County
John
Marjory Taylor Polton
Kinross
Lorena van Voltenburg
Sherman Polton
Otis Claypool
Parnell
County CAP Directors to meet Monday evening
Washington County Community Action Program directors set a Monday 8 p.m. meeting at the Robert Day home in Washington. Funeral services for Mrs Goldie Greendyke were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Daryl Robertson Wayne Robertson Clifford Weidner Werner Lowry Lloyd Augustine and John Baldrige. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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County Cap
Washington County Community Action Program
Robert Day Home
Washington
Local residents depart for study and military leave
Tom Lowe and Jim Wilson fly to Cambridge Mass to resume Harvard College studies after holidays with parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowe and Mrs. Glenn Wilson. Mrs. Stella Vacha returns from Washington D C to her home. Clarence Samuelson and son Dwayne drive to Eglin AFB Fla to pick up A 2c Dale Samuelson for a 15 day leave. Harold Goodwin leaves for Job Corps Center Clearfield Utah after swearing in at county court. Mrs. Merle Blieu undergoes surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, room 325.
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Tom Lowe
Jim Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College
Robert Lowe
Glenn Wilson
Clarence Samuelson
Dwayne
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Dale Samuelson
Harold Goodwin
Lloyd Goodwin
Washington
Job Corps Center
Clearfield
Utah
Court House
Merle Blieu
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Conservation board named in Louisa County
Louisa County supervisors appointed the new County Conservation Board. Names include Thomas Perry Columbus Junction Will C. Smith Toolesboro Burton Allworth Wapello Clarence Earnest Morning Sun Carl McGill Grandview and Mrs Margaret Weaver Wapello as member at large. Dr Kenneth Carrell Columbus Junction reappointed medical examiner and Waldo Davis couple reappointed stewards at the Louisa County Home at six thousand dollars salary. Wheat grows at 10000 feet in Ethiopian highlands and below sea level in California Imperial Valley.
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Thomas Perry
Columbus Junction
Will C. Smith
Toolesboro
Burton Allworth
Wapello
Clarence Earnest
Morning Sun
Carl McGill
Grandview
Margaret Weaver
Kenneth Carrell
Waldo Davis
Louisa County
Ethiopian Highlands
California
Imperial Valley
United Presbyterian Men Dinner in Washington
United Presbyterian Men of Marion Ave church Washington will hold a dinner Monday January 9 at 6 30 p m Gary Murphy will discuss his stay in New Zealand as an exchange student At a recent meeting Don Stout was named president Marvin Smith vice president and Percy Holder secretary treasurer
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United Presbyterian
Marion Ave
Washington
Gary Murphy
New Zealand
Don Stout
Marvin Smith
Percy Holder
County Conservation board to meet soon
The Washington County Conservation Board will meet at the courthouse in Washington January 11 at 1 p.m. Officers will be elected for 1967 and the board will be organized for the year. Barnette Smith of Brighton is named to a five year term to succeed Herb Campbell. Monthly meetings are the second Wednesday and open to the public. Citizens are urged to participate in planning and development of parks and wildlife conservation work. John Davis is rehired as park custodian for the coming year.
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Washington
John Davis
Methodist Men Breakfast Before New Life Mission Start
The Washington church Methodist Men will hold a breakfast and program on Saturday at 7 a.m. All men of the church and others are invited. The event ends by 8 a.m. to allow participation in the Sunday start of the New Life Mission at the local Methodist church.
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Washington Church
England Rotary Speaker Shares Home Country Highlights
Michael Thorne, a Rotary exchange student from England now pursuing a hydraulics engineering masters at the University of Iowa, addressed the Washington Rotary Club on Thursday. He presented colored slides of his homeland and discussed lesser known facts about Great Britain.
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Michael Thorne
England
University of Iowa
Washington Rotary Club
Thorne
Great Britain
Area students named on ISU Deans' List
Area students named on ISU Deans' List for the fall quarter at Iowa State University include Washington-Holden animal science student H Holden and Gretchen Miksch in home economics education, Wayland's Jimmy Roth in agricultural engineering, Keota's Bruce Temple in animal science, and Crawfordsville's Wayne Jones in electrical engineering.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Washington
Richard H. Holden
Harvey B. Holden
Gretchen C. Miksch
Robert Miksch
Wayland
Jimmy D. Roth
Lester Roth
Keota
Bruce A. Temple
Sikke Temple
Crawfordsville
Wayne E. Jones
Electrical
Thomas E. Jones
Fellowship meeting chaired by Mrs Miller at United Church
Mrs Marion Miller presided at the Women s Fellowship meeting of the United Church of Christ Thursday. An honorary birthday for Mrs Ahmling was announced for Jan 31. Afternoon Circle will meet Jan 11 with Mrs Emil Bur richter as hostess. An all day sewing is planned for Feb 2 as a regular Fellowship meeting. Family Night is set for Jan 18 with youth preparing a chili oyster supper and an exchange student addressing the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Miller
Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ
Minnie Schroeder
Walter Sheetz
Emma Tinnes
Maynard Goff Jr
Merle Miller
Wanita Zieglowsky
Walter
John Sproule 99 Dies at Mercy Hospital
John Sproule, aged 99, longtime resident of United Presbyterian Home in Washington, died Thursday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after being admitted a week earlier. He came to the Garner area home on Oct 31 1955 and would have reached 100 in April. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the United Presbyterian church in Garner.
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John Sproule
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sproule
United Presbyterian Church
Garner
Social calendar entries for local clubs and meetings
Friday events include Past Matron's Club at 6 30 p m at the Masonic Temple with a cooperative dinner and Rebekah Lodge at 7 30 p m IOOF Hall. Saturday features Shirts and Skirts at 8 p m Legion Hall with Len Buch caller and a snack table. Monday lists Wash Away Tops Club at 7 30 p m YWCA rooms and several religious and fraternal meetings at Masonic Temple and other venues. Tuesday calendar shows Past Noble Grand Circle at 7 30 p m, YWCA Mixers at 6 30 p m with a pot luck and a speaker, square dance at 8 p m, and multiple American Home group sessions at 2 p m. Continuous entries note varied times and locations across YWCA, Masonic Temple, Schoolhouse, and Legion venues with many chapters, chapters, and auxiliary groups.
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Masonic Temple
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Legion Hall
Len Buch
YWCA
White Shrine Bridge
Francis Patton
Lloyd Walker
James Lloyd
Floyd Blankenhorn
Lee Eisele
Charles Radamaker
Noble Grand Circle
Clive Gray
Mary Roose
Fairgrounds
Charles Harvey
Clarence Dehne
William Sitler
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Zeredatha Council
Cyrus
Lyle Duncan Repeats as Louisa Supervisors Chair
Lyle Duncan of Cotter has been named chairman of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors for the coming year after a re election to the board. Frank Baird of Morning Sun steps aside as chairman while holdover members Baird and Jamison remain. LeRoy Pierce and Vahn Sorenson gain or retain appointments, with Pasch re appointed county engineer and Winters named clerk in the engineer bureau.
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Columbus Junction
Lyle Duncan
Cotter
Louisa County Board of Supervisors
Duncan
Frank Baird
Morning Sun
Baird
Guy Jamison
Wapello
LeRoy Pierce
Soldiers Relief Commission
Vahn Sorenson
John Pasch
First 1967 Washington County marriage license issued
The New Year was six days old before the first marriage license of 1967 was issued in the office of Robert Porter, clerk of district court. Charles Russell Capper of Wellman and Joanne Elizabeth Kelley of Kalona received license number one.
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Robert Porter
Washington County
Charles Russell Capper
Wellman
Joanne Elizabeth Kelley
Kalona
Golden Age Club Implements New Social Schedule
The Golden Age Club will meet at YWCA rooms Monday afternoon from 1 30 to 4 with a social time and asks members to bring a guest. The club adopts alternating social hours and work meetings with sack lunches noon on the off Mondays. Next Monday's 1 30 social begins the new schedule.
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Golden Age Club
Ywca Rooms
Admitted and dismissed list in a local record note
Yesterday admission of Cheryl Kaufman Ainsworth medical and today Mrs William Meier Hedrick medical. Dismissals include Mrs William Guenther Washington and today Mrs James Wasson and son Conesville Mrs Duane Bontrager and son Kalona Mrs John Skipton and daughter Columbus City plus numerous property transfers and vehicle listings. Names, places, and addresses mentioned include Ardith L Ropp, Mary Ann Gingerich, Samuel Simmering, Jephthah G Gingerich, Samuel G Hochstedler, Kalona and J G Myers fourth addition.
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Cheryl Kaufman
Ainsworth
William Meier
Hedrick
Medical
William Guenther
Washington
James Wasson
Conesville
Duane Bontrager
Kalona
John Skipton
Columbus City
Deaths and engagements noted at United Presbyterian Home
At the United Presbyterian Home Mrs Maude Martin welcomes news of her twenty second great grandchild Steven Duane Lea born December 31 in Ottumwa. Grandparents Mr and Mrs William Martin of Macomb Illinois announced the birth. Mr Charles Price formerly of the Home died January 2 in Ottumwa and was nearly 99. Various farewells and travels noted including Laura MacLachlan departing for Pakistan and the Raymond Aldersons wintering in Florida. A summer wedding is planned for Suzanne Eileen Hult and J Keith Rich with Hult and Rich families named. Hult a nurse in Des Moines and Rich at Central Missouri State College Warrensburg.
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Maude Martin
Steven Duane Lea
Ottumwa
William Martin
Macomb, Ill
Mrs. Martin
Charles Price
Jefferson Square Manor
Winterset
LaVerne Hult
Swedesburg
Suzanne Eileen
J. Keith Rich
Raymond Rich
Crawfordsville
Miss Hult
Iowa Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing
Des Moines
Warrensburg
Rich
Central Missouri State College
Local man fined for stop sign violation
Orville Jack Tou lou of Washington paid a $10 fine in Justice Holden's court after Washington police arrested him for running a stop sign. Public notice invites Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization board meeting at the REC Building in Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. Monday January 9. Seven break ins were reported in Wellman with thefts from three service stations a grocery store cafe clothing store and pool hall totaling about $250 plus firearms. Investigation by Washington County Sheriff's Office continues.
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Orville Jack Toulous
Washington
Justice of the Peace
Holden
CAP
Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization Board of Directors
REC
Mount Pleasant
Wellman
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Keota service station burned by mysterious blast
A Keota service station operated by Gordon Pearson was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon. The blaze, sparked by an unknown origin, raged out of control almost immediately as Keota firefighters fought to keep it from spreading to adjacent buildings with help from neighboring communities.
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Keota
Gordon Pearson
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Plymouth
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Robert Jacob Frank
Clayece Merle Statler
Harry Or Mildred McKune
Roy Havel and Sons
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Dan Robin Langstaff
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Jasper E. Wasson
Ardith L. Ropp
Mary Ann Gingerich
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Everette A. Goodwin
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Laura MacLachlan
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Winterhaven
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