Washington County Cowbelles elect officers at meeting
Eight members attended as Carol Sexton was named president and Norma Sandburg vice president for the Washington County Cowbelles. Officers include Clarice Bell secretary Mary Ann Stransky treasurer Mary Frazer education chairman Shirley Applegate promotion chairman Ruth Dickinson historian and Berna Waterhouse publicity and reporter. The next meeting is Feb 9 at 1 30 p m at the sale barn and prospective members are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Cowbelles
Carol Sexton
Norma Sandburg
Clarice Bell
Mary Ann Stransky
Mary Frazer
Shirley Applegate
Ruth Dickinson
Berna Waterhouse
Sale Barn
Highland Social Club Elects Officers After Rural Telephone Discussion
Sixteen members met Thursday at Mrs. Eugene Steele's home to discuss poor rural telephone service and its role in emergencies such as recent neighborhood fires when lines were down. Officers for the next six months were elected: president Mrs. Oscar Steele, vice-president Mrs. Larry Sexton, secretary-treasurer Mrs. Wilfred McCreedy, reporter Mrs. Donald Swailes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Social Club
Eugene Steele
Oscar Steele
Larry Sexton
Wilfred McCreedy
Donald Swailes
Prairie Flower Ladies Meet For All Day Missionary Work
The Prairie Flower Ladies Missionary Circle held an all day church meeting with 17 women present. Hostesses Mrs Thelma Fuhr and Mrs John Lemmon served the noon dinner as members sewed for missionaries, created Joy Club awards, and worked on quilts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Ladies Missionary Circle
Thelma Fuhr
John Lemmon
Joy Club
Robert Vanderlinden
Jim Frier
Christ
Dean W. Luers
William Ganon
Shepherds Home
IOOF and Rebekah Lodges Install Kalona Officers
Washington IOOF and Rebekah Lodges sent members to Kalona Thursday evening to install Kalona IOOF Lodge No. 508 and Rebekah Lodge No. 84 officers.Keith Williams and Winnie Beiter led the delegation with installing staff John Renegar Leona Kos and others serving as marshals past noble grands wardens secretaries treasurers heralds musicians chaplains and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernice Lee
Clyde Tucker
Pearl Tucker
Forrest Brock
Eliza Brock
Beatrice Vesely
Jesse Stout
Edna Mae Wehr
Walnut Women’s Club Cooperative Dinner Hosts
Mr and Mrs Maurice Pacha hosted twelve families of the Walnut Women s Club on Thursday for a cooperative dinner with Bob Johnson Milton Schnicker and Don Lukavsky families as co hosts Service meeting and officer election were led by Mrs Robert Brinning New officers named Mrs Melvin Schnicker president Mrs Maurice Pacha vice president Mrs Rodney Letts secretary treasurer and Mrs Lyle Wilcox reporter Thank you notes from Mr and Mrs Glenn Davis and the Community Action Fund for Christmas gifts were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Pacha
Walnut Womens’ Club
Bob Johnson
Milton Schnicker
Don Lukavsky
Robert Brinning
Melvin Schnicker
Rodney Letts
Lyle Wilcox
Glenn Davis
Community Action Fund
Tax deadline near for Iowa farmers
Iowa farmers face looming income tax deadlines with two filing options for 1976 returns. Washington County extension director Jim Frier notes an estimated tax declaration can buy time, while describing the calendar year filing choices to pay by January 17 and file by April 15 or to file by March 1. The 1977 Farmer's Tax Guide will clarify 1976 rules. copies are at the Washington County extension office and forms are also at banks and post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
Frier
Farmer's Tax Guide
Washington County
Federal Land Bank
Miss Oliver and Miriam Oliver to Wed David Headley
Miss Oliver of Batavia and Miss Miriam Oliver announce engagements with David Headley of Wichita Kansas Parents Mr and Mrs F A Oliver of Batavia and Mr and Mrs Frank Headley of Auburn share in the news Miss Oliver holds a masters in education from Iowa University and teaches at Lincoln School Headley earned a masters in engineering from Kansas University with undergrad work at KU and McPherson College Wedding plans are in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Oliver
Washington
David Headley
Wichita
Kansas
F. A. Oliver
Batavia
Frank Headley
Auburn
Calif
Oliver
University of Iowa
Iowa City
McPherson College
McPherson
Kan
Lincoln School
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Linda Renfro to wed Allen Chance of Washington
Mr and Mrs Oze Lee Renfro of Marion Indiana announce the engagement of their daughter Linda to Allen Lee Chance son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chance of Washington No wedding date has been set.
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Oze Lee Renfro
Marion
Ind
Linda
Allen Lee Chance
Kenneth Chance
Washington
Local notes from U P Home News on visits and events
Former biology student Mike Huston visited Mrs. Sarah Brown in Newton and heads to Ann Arbor for graduate study. Rev Leroy Selby spoke to an overflow Home group about Muslim evangelism in Pakistan. Wrights of Morning Sun called on Miss Maude Skinner. Jana Nieman to assist in the office. Treva Griggs of Washington new Health Center patient. Multiple calls on Mrs Bessie Holmes. Dee Gosling and Co. auditing the Home. Various Knupp, Hampshire, Balles, Wold, Trotman, and other family visits. Evensong led by Mark Hampshire. piano by Florence Hale. Willming led singing. Mrs. Mary Wiley returned from Pittsburgh. Birthday orchid for Mrs. Rebecca Butler. Lois Dodds and Myrtle Meyer ill in Health Center. Glendine Lundquist and Dorothy Arnold toured WMT studios. Variety Night featured Mrs. Scott Wilcox and piano pupils. Arrangements by Young, Luchterhand, Masson. Cynthia Miller to leave Home office for Krabill book store.
Jackson Boys 4-H Club Holds January Meeting
The January meeting of the Jackson Boys 4-H Club was held at the Hora home. Twenty four members attended along with new member Mike Schlabaugh. Darren Hora spoke on Reading a Brand, Greg Marek spoke on Ear Notching Swine, and Gregg Horn spoke on Branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Boys 4-H Club
Gregg
Brian
Kurt
Darren Hora
Mike Schlabaugh
Greg Marek
Gregg Horn
Presbyterian Women Plan All Day Sewing Event
Women of Washington United Presbyterian Church will gather for an all day sewing session on Wednesday January 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event date was moved up from January 20.
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Washington United Presbyterian Church
Couple Surprised by Shivaree for 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Gary Crossett of rural Washington were surprised by a shivaree organized by children relatives and friends in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. Ellen Schantz and Gary Crossett were married on January 14 1952 in Bloomfield. They are parents of Colleen Jefferson Marshall Crossett Connie Blakeney Ada Teresa and Sheryl Crossett. They have three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Crossett
Washington
Ellen Schantz
Bloomfield
Dave
Colleen) Jefferson
Marshall Crossett
Jim
Connie) Blakeney
Ada
Teresa
Sheryl Crossett
Nurses gather for two two day adult screening trainings
Mildred Lee and Rita Sojka of the Washington County Public Health Nursing Service join Jody Rogness of Shiloh Living Word Camp at Kalona as area nurses attend two two day skill training conferences on health screening of adults at the University of Iowa. Sessions run Jan 4-5 and Jan 6-7 at Oakdale with a March 22-23 and 24-25 continuation. The College of Nursing hosts with Rita Frantz and Sandra Oliver instructing. The program aims to teach basic screening methods to identify abnormal heart and breath sounds and other findings, not to diagnose, per Lavonne Ruther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Lee
Rita Sojka
Washington County Public Health Nursing Service
Jody Rogness
Shiloh Living Word
Kalona
University of Iowa
U of I
Oakdale
College of Nursing
Center For
Rita Frantz
Sandra Oliver
Lavonne Ruther
Rather
World's Richest Nation Nauru Taps Phosphate Wealth
The tiny republic of Nauru with 3,700 natives covers 8.2 square miles and boasts the world’s highest per capita wealth due to its phosphate deposits. Principal buyers include Australia New Zealand and Japan. The ore supply is extensive but finite and will eventually run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naurau
Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Notice
Admitted yesterday were Alphonse Dann Kalona medical Everett Beenblossom Washington medical Oscar Wilson Ainsworth medical Robert A Sweet Washington medical Clarence Samuelson Washington medical Dismissed today Mrs Thomas Sands and son Columbus Junction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Dann
Kalona
Everett Beenblossom
Washington
Oscar Wilson
Ainsworth
Robert A. Sweet
Clarence Samuelson
Thomas Sands
Calendar of community events and club meetings
A schedule of dances, art gatherings, and organizational meetings across local venues. Entries include Saturday Shirts and Skirts dance at Ainsworth School gym with caller Maurice Garmoe, open officer installation at Washington Lodge No. 26, various YWCA, Beta Sigma Phi, Daughters of the Nile, and IOOF activities, plus UTW circles, sewing circles, sewing and craft sessions, and senior and youth events through Wednesday with times and locations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth School
Maurice Garmoe
Washington Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Ywca Art Club
Nile Sewing Circle
Don Maxwell
Cedar Township Farm Bureau
Robert Jones
Bible
Everett Meeker
Theta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Linda Olson
XI Epsilon Kappa
Gerry Sproule
Bucharest
Daughters of the Nile
Cedric Guy
BPW
Marie Marie
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Antioch Social Club
Alice Mangold
Shirley Timmins
Toastmasters Club
Frontier Cafe
la Rue Thurston
Howard Lanning
Luiza da Silva
Ford Marie
Ralph Martin
Pauline Hite
Doyle Jarrard
Geraldine Schulty
Old Capitol
Alfred Lemke
Washington Cowbelles
Ted Russell
Dwane Shalla
Order of the Eastern Star
William D. Miller
Order of Eastern Star
Carrie Carbee
Mordice Hughson
Leora Larson
Mildred McFarland
Thora Pease
Jessie Rice
John Winga
J. Paul Wolfe
Russell
Shalla
Roger Chapman
Leo Beauchamp
Paul Stebelton
George Dare
Pearl Dusenbery
Monna Schlatter
Catherine Winga
Florence Wolfe
Kenneth Peters
Robert Bonar
Prairie Flower Ladies
IOOF
Rebekah Lodges
Walnut Womens Club
Iowa
Miss Oliver
U.P. Home News
Mike Huston
Sarah Brown
Newton
Ann Arbor, Mich
Leroy Selby
Pakistan
Mrs
Wendell Wright
Morning Sun
Miss Maude Skinner
Jana Nieman
Treva Griggs
Bessie Holmes
Roy Bauer
Joe Bauer
Dee Gosling
Minnie Knupp
Wayne Knupp
Richard Knupp
Larry Bartlet
Tanner
Gorham
Flossie Knupp
John Balles
California
Edward Wold
Jack Trotman
Mark Hampshire
Joel Arnold
Allie Doyle
Miss Florence Hale
Charles Willming
Mary Wiley
Pittsburgh
William Davey
Rebecca Butler
Lois Dodds
Myrtle Meyer
Glendine Lundquist
Dorothy Arnold
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Scott Wilcox
Louisa Young
Louise Luchterhand
Dora Masson
Cynthia Miller
Home Office
Krabill Book Store
Jackson Boys
Crossetts
Nesepay
March of Dimes
Gray
Evelyn Gray
Dorothy Miller
Applied Arts
George Masson
Ywroom
VFW
Fairgrounds
Creative Living
Allan Kinzler
UPW
Lois Williams
Senior Center
Sunshine Community Club
Edie
Rainbow Girls
Annette Smith
Smith
Chapman
UMW
Charles Crull
Halcyon House
Charlotte Pencil
West Chester
Ronald £. Bowser
Keith Murphy
Mike Orris
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