Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington notes 1972 plans
The column reports warmer weather followed by a 9 below zero snap. County Conservation board and Chamber of Commerce reorganize for 1972 with new officers and a secretary vacancy. Eyes for donation eye bank training at Jones Funeral Home. Richard Whetstine becomes Eagle Scout in Tacoma. Tacoma council bids on water tower curb work. Farm power seminar at YMCA and farm machinery class planned.
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County Conservation Board
Chamber of Commerce
Hubert
Cub) Lehrer
Washington
Iowa
Wayne Davis
Jones Funeral Home
Charles Whetstines
Wellman
Richard
Tacoma
Wash
YMCA
County Extension Service
Week on the Farm Cold Wave Tests Household Equipment
The column describes a cold wave stressing farm and home systems. The new furnace warms well, a frozen basement pipe was thawed, and a battery strain affected the pickup. Cattle shelter themselves in well-bedded barns as residents recall past winters and pubs remain a social hub for town news.
Passing Years highlights from local notes and events
Local column recalls 10 and 2 years ago community happenings. Families Raymond Carter Leanna Lanning and others share travels training and hospital stays. Veterans Hospital Iowa City, Mercyville and Mercy Hospital figures noted with defense bonds and a new cheese factory. 40s era items mention livestock directors parties and unemployment relief efforts.
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Raymond Carter
Cathi
Brian
Tampa
Fla
Dolores Zager
Margarette Pratt
Aurora
Ill
Mercyville Sanitarium
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Iowa City
Etta Reeves
Mrs. Reeves
Lodi
Calif
Grace Stephen
Mary Roberts Berry
Hugh McCleery
Helen Wilson
Roger Sherman
Glen Mace
Richard McCleery
Victory Book Committee
Defense
John Tucker
Local Births Announced in The Stork Gazette
Gary Lee Gordon born to Mr and Mrs Harry Lee Gordon Route 2 Keota. Lisa Kaye French born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dale French Route 3 Washington. Tricia Renee Embree daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Craig Embree. 600 South Marion Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Lee Gordon
Harry Lee Gordon
Keota
Lisa Kaye French
Kenneth Dale French
Washington
Tricia Renee Embree
Philip Craig Embree
South
Marion
Kenneth French
Phil Embree
Harry Gordon
Edward Whitacre
Brighton
Sherry Eash Installed as Rainbow Worthy Advisor
Sherry Eash was installed as worthy advisor of the Washington Assembly of Rainbow for Girls. Her theme, It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow, featured violet and azalea colors and a backdrop. Her father Jim Bash escorted her, with carnations presented by her sisters Susie and Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Eash
Washington Assembly of Rainbow
Linda
Sherry
Jim Bash
Susie
Deaths of Week Cast Across Iowa Towns and States
Regional notices report multiple deaths and funeral details including Angela Kristine Baker infant in Holderville Oklahoma and Mahlon Swartzendruber of Kalona. Also recorded are obituaries for Rev William Penner in Vermont and Dale Denison of Washington plus local notices from Kalona Wellman and Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie
Angela Kristine Baker
Donald Baker
Holderville, Okla
General Hospital
Lohrer Named Sexton for Washington Cemeteries
Hubert Cub Lohrer 59 of Washington is appointed sexton of the city's two cemeteries by Mayor Ralph Martin effective Jan 17 if council approves. He would replace Loren D Robertson who resigned to farm. Chamber board meeting to discuss replacements was cancelled due to illness. Se Kinsinger engagement and other brief items follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert
Cub) Lohrer
Washington
Ralph Martin
Lohrer
Chamber of Commerce
Loren D. Robertson
Sexton Post
Robertson
Chamber
Lehrer
Sexton
Woodlawn
Elm Grove
Frederick Wright earns Phi Beta Kappa honor
Frederick Wright a sophomore in the College of Medicine son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wright of Keota named to the University of Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa national scholastic honorary society. Other notes include Elaine Crockett bridal shower and engagements for Linda Diane Dayton Dunbar and Glenda Sue Kessel Widmer, a birth in Fairbanks Alaska to Robert A Tony Ross, James Brown’s Army posting at Ft Wainwright with 50 below zero, and Karen Huber named to the Dean's List at Kansas City Art Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Jones
Robert E. Jones
Wellman
Cedarville College
Cedarville
Miss Jones
Frederick Wright
College of Medicine
Wilbur Wright
Keota
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
National
Scholastic Honorary Society
Ward
Spec
Robert A. Tony Ross
Fairbanks
Alaska
Richard Knupp
Robert Ross
Jacoline Knupp
James Brown
Edsall Brown
Army
Ft. Wainwright
Karen Huber
Kansas City
Kansas City Art Institute
Karen
Keith Huber
Washington
Washington Bucks Cold Snap With 9 Below Zero Reading
Frigid January weather grips Washington with a 9 below zero official reading and wind gusts near 25 mph. Residents stay near buildings as the chill reaches around 30 below with bundled coats and gloves essential. Wayne E. Davis gains eye enucleation certification joining two area morticians. Havold Hall reelected to lead the Washington County Conservation Board. Rotary Club hear reports on city projects for 1971 and 1972 including street paving and water improvements. Major birth reported in Mason City while Rural Women’s Club holds its annual dinner. Wheatland-Lost Nation game ends 64 to 4 with Wheatland’s Dan Lowe coaching the winning team.
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Washington County
Washington
Jim Reschly
City of Washington
Rotary Club
Reschly
4Th Avenue
Hospital admissions and births clutter Iowa notices
Day by day hospital entries list admitted patients with initials and towns such as Washington Kalona and Keota alongside medical surgical and newborns. Dismissals and births include Mr and Mrs Kenneth French Brenda Lyn and Becky Sue Weber and several other families in Washington and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Stocks
Washington
Robert Brewer
Kenneth French
Brenda Lyn
Becky Sue Weber
Keota
Earl Wood
Ainsworth
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Bedford
Cal
Harold Walker
Veterans Hospital
Margaret Alice Stewart
Glendale
W. G. Stewart
Stewart
Keith Droz
Bailey Building
A. Droz
Cloid Willits
Lester Krabill
Ruth Miner
Cedar Rapids
Whitehead
McKay Warren
Tucker
Gibson
Clow
Kiesey
Clark
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Thornburg
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Davenport
Robert Thomann
Riverside
Ruth Courtney
South Avenue C
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Newton
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Betty Millard
Denver
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Washington City
Richard Horak
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Washington Demon
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Charles Wolfer
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Jim Hesser
David Neiswanger
Plymouth
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Ariz
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Michigan
Robert Riley
Roger Lance
Kenneth Hensel
Clear Lake
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Fred Chalupa
Clint Hensel
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John
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Kalona
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Anna Marie Yotty
Ed Zahradnek
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Lyle Zahradnek
Wayland
William Penner
Bristol
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Billy
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South Avenue B
Opal Bernice Karr
University Hospital
Conesville
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Muscatine County
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Columbus Junction
Calvin Duncan
Here
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Virgil Miller
Leonard Allen
Wilda
San Rafael
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Oskaloosa
Allen
Montgomery Ward
Mahlon C. Swartzendruber
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Peg
Kenneth Watson
Washington County Hospital
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Duane E. Dunbar
Daryl Dunbar
Eugene Kessel
Glenda Sue
Tom D. Widmer
Darwin Widmer
Wayne E. Davis
Davis
Jerry Powell
Powell Funeral Home
Warren D. Lewis
Stacey Lewis
Havold Hall
Crawfordsville
Washington County Conservation Board
Tom Waters
Richard R. Winga
Mason City
Justin Rees
Marci Kay
Lester McGahan
John A. Winga
Myron Shields
Rural Women’s Club
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Scott Wilcox
Robert Lowe
Wheatland
Dan Lowe
Tammy
Dan
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Frank Miller
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Henry Wagenknecht
John Marek
Francis Bush
Mary Catherine Greiner
Omer Crawford
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Clifford Steele
Lester Kern
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