Washington County sees spike in 1970 highway fatalities
A review shows five highway deaths in the second half of 1970 in Washington County, with one local resident among the victims. The year’s total exceeds 1969 and 1968, while 1967 set the prior high. The fatalities included Jeanette Gosling of Ainworth, a Sept 25 double near Ainsworth, Mary Louise Johnson of Amsburg, Daniel R. Wenzel of Marshalltown, and Emmett Elliott Lee of Muscatine who died in Iowa City hospital after a heart attack while driving.
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Washington County
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Sheriff's Department
Jeanette Gosling
Ainworth
Ainsworth
U.S
Jacqueline Frahm
Clarence
Iowa
Ralph Kuelker
St. Louis
Mary Louise Johnson
Amsburg
Daniel R. Wenzel
Marshalltown
Emmett Elliot Lee
Muscatine
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Medical notices list several Washington area patients and transfers
Yesterday and today entries show Mrs Louise Reaney and Mrs Mabel Hanft among patients in Washington and Columbus Junction. Dismissals include Mrs Fred Meinel and daughter Kalona and Mrs Alicin Havel in Washington. Carmi Crossett transferred to Mercy Hospital Town City and Mrs Lannie Danielson with son in Conesville.
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Louise Reaney
Washington
Earl Finke
Mabel Hanft
Columbus Junction
Fred Meinel
Kalona
David Hess
Alicin Havel
Carmi Crossett
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Lannie Danielson
Conesville
Services Friday for Mrs Mildred Morgan
Funeral services for Mrs Mildred Morgan are slated Friday January 8 1971 at 2 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home Brighton with the Rev Virgil Blosser presiding. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs Morgan died at her Brighton home Tuesday. She was 1
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Brighton
Mildred Morgan
Gould
Virgil Blosser
Hillcrest
Funeral Friday for Mary Geiger in Washington
Mrs. Mary Geiger 78 of 421 West 2nd Street died this morning January 6 1971 at Washington County Hospital after six months of failing health. Funeral at 10 a m Friday at St James Catholic Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p m Thursday at Jones Funeral Home. Born May 6 1892 in Chicago she married John Hanson in 1911 and John Geiger in 1922. Survived by son Bob three grandchildren one great grandchild and three stepchildren.
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Mary Geiger
West 2Nd Street
Washington County Hospital
St. James Catholic Church
Edward F. Collins
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Mary Kraus
Chicago, IL
Nicholaus and
Elizabeth Kraus
John Hanson
Chicago
John Geiger
Bob
Dren
George Geiger
Colorado Springs
Cole
Noel
Dorothy) Shields
Wisconsin
Emil
Alice) Terbl
Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Ralph W. Boyd
Funeral services were held at 1:30 Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. William Kettlitz officiating. Pallbearers named Tom Orris Roger Schuerman Hugh Maher Michael Zachs Laurel Statler and Clarence Hawkins. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Four youths fined for litter along county roads south of Washington
Four youths charged with scattering trash along several miles of county roads south of Washington were fined after first being ordered to pick up the debris. Justice of the Peace Glenn Hidden levied a $50 fine on a Brighton woman charged with stealing groceries from a car near a Washington market, linked to a string of local thefts. The arrest followed a witness tip and license number.
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Justice of Peace Court
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Hidden
Brighton
Christmas gatherings fill weekend in local homes
Duncan and Miss Emily Bay Dee plan to spend until Saturday January 2 in his parents home with Christmas Day visit to his sister. They also visited Albia with Mrs Louis Rouse. Mr and Mrs Charles Brinning and family were Sunday guests of C X Statler. Tom Mills hosted Christmas dinner for several relatives including Alice Mills and Gerald liss from Washington. A Christmas dinner at C C Baughman home brought together Daryl Baughman Keota Jerry Manthei Debby and David Cedar Rapids Cleo Baughman Moline Illinois Bob Baughman Rock Falls Illinois Mrs Larry Baumert and children from Moline plus Carvin Baughman Manor Nursing Home Sigourney and Margaret Harriman of Washington.
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Dave Bollei
Tiffin
Iowa
John Short
F. H. Johnsons
Des Moines
Dick Adam
Ws Girls
Jerrard Powell
Wellman
Doug Powell
Marie Greiner
Everett Greiner
Marvin
Milo
Myron
Steven
Leslie
Jeanie
Joyce
Linda
Leonard Heiserffer
Dennis Sterrett
Marvin Shultz
Jeanette
Marjorie
Date
Sigourney
Ruby Reese
al Jensen
Burlington
Rob Carris
Ed Shannon
Barrington, IL
Carvin Baughman
Manor Nursing Home
Kenneth Baughman
Margaret Harriman
Washington
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East Main Street
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