Community pulls together after Ainsworth school fire
Ainsworth State Bank funds replace school library and buys gym equipment, as residents from Washington to Crawfordsville join in rescue efforts. Volunteers from Riverside and others aided firefighting, water trucks from Waconda and Latta helped, food and hot drinks poured in, classrooms partitioned for temporary use, and gratitude is extended to Lions Club and many individuals for quick recovery.
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C. A. Thompson Ainsworth
Ainsworth State Bank
Ainsworth
Washington Fire Department
Riverside
Lone Tree
Columbus Junction
Conesville
Crawfordsville
Waconda and Latta and Sons
Lions Club
National Guard
Des Moines
Water Works Certifies Glenn C. Yoder Grade II Operator
Ten years ago Glenn C. Yoder, superintendent of the Washington Water and Light Plant, informed that he satisfactorily completed an examination for certification as a grade II water works operator.
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Glenn C. Yoder
Washington Water and Light Plant
Rites set for Holly Johnston in Mt. Pleasant
Holly Johnston 73 formerly of Crawfordsville died Jan 10 1973 at Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant. Funeral 10 am Saturday Olds Congregational Church Rev Edward Orcutt officiating. Burial Lone Tree Cemetery. Memorials to Heart and Cancer Funds. Family receives friends 7 9 pm Friday Beatty Jennings Funeral Chapel Mt. Pleasant. Johnston born June 6 1899 Lone Tree son of George and Amanda Evans Johnston. Married Wilma Smid Dec 25 1922 Lone Tree. He farmed and sold seed corn in Crawfordsville before moving to Olds. He was World War I veteran and past American Legion post commander. Survivors: wife two sons James Dale Ainsworth Kenneth E West Salem WI a daughter Betty Eichelberger Wayland 11 grandchildren and one sister Leota Townsley Iowa City.
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OLDS
Holly Johnston
Crawfordsville
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Olds Congregational Church
Edward Orcutt
Lone Tree Cemetery
Mr. Johnston
Lone Tree
George
Amanda Evans Johnston
Wilma Smid
Senior 4-H Dance Planned Saturday at Farm Bureau
The 4-H Co Ed Club Planning Committee invites Washington County older 4 H members and friends to the January Snow Frolic Saturday Jan 13 from 9 to 12 at the Farm Bureau building. Admission is 75 cents per person. Winter Royalty will be crowned with Lee Thomas of KCII spinning records. Local hosts include Mr and Mrs Rodney Letts Mr and Mrs Larry Marek and Mr and Mrs Keith Horn of Riverside assisting.
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Washington County
Farm Bureau
Lee Thomas
KCII
Rodney Letts
Washington
Larry Marek
Keith Horn
Riverside
Utilities face fuel shortage in Midwest regions
Francis X. Tobin, U S Office of Emergency Preparedness regional director, warns 60 Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska communities may run short on fuel oil for electric generators due to interruptible gas contracts. He calls the situation serious but not critical, with two weeks of supplies in some areas and a warming trend needed to rebuild stocks.
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Kansas City
UPI
Francis X. Tobin
U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Tobin
Gelera
Property Transfers Report from Record Include Several Restated Deeds
On the Record lists transfers including Cloyd Whitlock and wife to Dennis Horak for land in Section 8 77 6 and Donald A Statler and wife to Paul V Beliel and wife with N 66 ft of Lot 4 Elk 24 in Original Plat of Washington. Also Calvin D Cooper to Donald A Statler and Esther Statler including N of two thirds of Lots 1 2 Blk 4 Town of Brighton. Patrick Lewis Childs and wife to Gary E Phillips and Sandra K Phillips with description starting at an iron pipe at SE corner of SEs of NE% of Section 33 75 9. Carrie Reinert to Leo Reinert S 1/2 of Lots 1 and 2 Blk 24 Original Plat of Washington. Kenneth H Davison and wife to Hynes Howes Real Estate Inc East 407.5 ft of 266% ft in width of Out Lot 5 A W Chilcote Out Lot Addition to SE Washington, excluding 132 ft length of SW corner of Out Lot 5.
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Cloyd Whitlock
Dennis Horak
Donald A. Statler
Paul V. Beliel
Elk
Washington
Calvin D. Cooper
Esther Statler
Brighton
Patrick Lewis Childs
Gary E. Phillips
Sandra K. Phillips
Special activities for Ainsworth youth
Sixty seven Ainsworth elementary students gathered at the Ainsworth Methodist Church basement for an afternoon of games crafts a family camping slides and a Style show skit after losing their school building.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Julia Gamon
Vincent James
Leon McNeil
Richard Scott
Ron Ornduff
Dale Roberts
Woman Says She Will Send TV Back After Theft
Mrs Doris Coulson in St Albans England faced a theft after two men asked to take their television because her two sons aged eight and five wanted to watch TV constantly. The boys told them to take it and Mrs Coulson reported the incident to police.
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ST. Albans
England
UPI
Doris Coulson
Coulson
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Oretown Formulated
Russell Stover Candies
Drug Store
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Rites
James Dale
Kenneth E
West Salem
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Cal
Betty) Eichelberger
Wayland
Leota Townsley
Iowa City
Washington, IA
Vera Miles
Melliott
Pete and
Jane
Hi-Lo Club
Brighton, Iowa
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Washington Post
VFW Hall
Nite Riders
South Side
Arthur & Wilma
Joliet, Ill
Chicago
Jly
Minnesota
U.S
Jay
Keota, Iowa
D.j.’S
Nite Hawks
Sportsman
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Ainsworth Legion
Legion Hall
Ainsworth, Iowa
Washington CO. Ford
Journal
Jim Drayfahl
Tammy Stout
Paul Tobin
Ainsworth Elementary
Washington K.C. Hall
Carolyn Jones
Dale Eyestone
All Friends
Warren Stewart
Washington Cafe
Chrysler
Newport
DeVille
Plymouth
Dr. Hardtop
McCleery-Cumming Co
Perdock Inc
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