Washington Community School District adult classes planned
Residents may register Thursday evening 7 to 9 at the high school for winter adult education starting Monday January 23. If not possible, some slots available Monday night 7 to 9. Mail registration also accepted. Courses include Arc Welding Art Painting Business Machines and more. Classes need at least ten students or a class will be dropped.
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Washington Community School
McDaniel’s
Washington
Deed ticks and Fables Expenditures in 1966
Expenditures for food in 1966 will average about 465 dollars per person.
Market Hog Show at Kalona February 14
The Washington County Swine Producers Association and Extension Service announce a Market Hog Show on Tuesday February 14 at the Kalona Sales Barn. Hogs weighed 9 to 11 a.m. live grading at 12 30 p.m. with John Halstead judge. Entries limited to two hogs per farm, $1 per pig. Barrows 190 to 230 lbs. Carcass data taken, sold to Rath Packing Co. Top ten certifying carcasses receive ribbons and cash.
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Washington County Swine Producers Association
Washington County Extension Service
Kalona Sales
Kalona
Washington
Kalona Sales Barn
Bath Packing Co
John Halstead
Rath Packing Co
Two Men Trade Back Coats After Dining Misadventure
Two local men wore new top coats in a restaurant and accidentally swapped them. The error was spotted and the garments were exchanged back. One man chased the other for a couple of days over two packages of fags left in the wrong pocket. Wolf's Flower Shop.
Square dance lessons progress and upcoming events
Couples learning square dancing under Len Buch of Fairfield have completed half their course and invite club members for refresher sessions starting Tuesday Feb 7 for five weeks. The next regular dance is Saturday Jan 21 at 8 pm in Legion Hall with caller Paul Carruthers Ottumwa. More details to come on the Valentine and Sweetheart dances with multiple area callers.
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Len Buch
Fairfield
The
Legion Hall
Paul Carruthers
Ottumwa
Ainsworth Gym
Skip Shippers
Pella
Bud Conner
Ken Crow
Iowa City
Dean Hartzell
Keswick
Funeral Thursday for Frank McKune
Funeral services for Frank T. McKune 83 will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Rev. Warren McFate will officiate. McKune died at Pines Rest Home Tuesday after living there since April. Born August 4, 1883 in Washington County to Frank and Alice Tucker McKune, he married Lucretia Shively March 30, 1904. Surviving are two sons Lawrence E. of East Lansing and Verle E. of Davenport, and two grandchildren. Two sons and two brothers preceded him in death.
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Frank T. McKune
Jones Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Warren McFate
Washington County
Frank
Alice Tucker McKune
This County
Lucretia Shively
Lawrence E
East Lansing, Mich
Verle E
Davenport
Wild game dinner planned by Izaak Walton group
Izaak Walton members will sponsor a wild game dinner Thursday in St James School lunch room starting at 6 30 p m. Public invited with tickets at 2 for adults and 1 for under 12. Tickets available at Schoonover Drug Ken s Barber Shop Gamb les or Don s Barber Shop. Menu includes smoked turkey roast deer duck bear coon elk rabbit squirrel.
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Izaak Walton
St. James School
Schoonover, Drug, Ken’s
Gambles
Don’s
Farm Service to sponsor a crop meeting in Washington County
Farm Service Co sponsors an FS Dial-A-Yield Crop Production Meeting for Washington County farmers and wives on Thursday January 26 at 10 AM. The Old School Building at the Fair Grounds hosts the event with lunch, prize drawings, and guest speakers Mr Rokestraw and Mr Murray from the Plant Food Division of FS Services Inc. They will discuss fertilizers insect and weed control and the new Dial-A-Yield program to ensure crops meet yield goals through nutrition and pest protection.
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The
Farm Service Co
Washington County
Rokestraw
Murray
Plant Food Division
FS Services, Inc
Highway 92 contracts awarded to Des Moines firms
K. S. Kramme Inc and Brogan Construction Co of Des Moines win contracts for bridges and culverts on highway 92 east of Washington. Barker Inc of Iowa City bids paving for the project at $82,688.74. Kramme’s culvert bid is $19,943.36 and Brogan’s bridge bid is $59,436.40. Work to be completed this summer. paving for the Washington Coppock road to be let January 31 at Ames.
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K. S. Kramme Inc
Des Moines
Brogan Construction Co
Washington
Barker Inc
Iowa City
Kramme
Brogan Company
Barker
Washington - Coppock Road
Ames
Mission couple to speak at Nazarene Church evening
Rev and Mrs Larry Bishop of Peniel Missions in Sacramento California will speak at the Church of the Nazarene 410 East Jefferson Street this evening with a 730 p.m. service. Kay Berkhoff Bishop a Peniel secretary and Larry PR director both graduated Washington High School in 1964. The charity runs nine city missions on the Pacific Coast and operates a home and hospital for unwed mothers a senior center and mission work in Port Said Egypt. Pastor Daniel Salisbury will lead the service which includes mission pictures.
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Larry Bishop
Peniel Missions, Inc
Sacramento
Calif
Church of the Nazarene
East
Jefferson Street
Larry
Kay Berkhoff
Washington High School
Pacific Coast
Port Said
Egypt
Senior Citizens Christian Center
Daniel Salisbury
Peniel Missions
Brinning Dies in Wellman at 83 After Illness
Charles Edward Brinning 83 died at 4 40 a m today in Shenk Nursing Home Wellman after five years of poor health. Funeral Friday 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home Washington Rev Marvin Miller officiating. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery. Born Feb 9 1883 in Dutch Creek Township he lived in the county all his life. He farmed and worked at the Chevrolet Garage for years. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.
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Charles Edward Brinning
Shenk
Wellman
Jones Funeral
Washington
Marvin Miller
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mr. Brinning
Dutch Creek Township
Henry and
Louise Bienke Brinning
Chevrolet
Men in service Stalder Pfc. Robert D. Stalder record
Pfc. Robert D. Stalder RA 17692644 assigned to HHC 101st ABN DIV at Ft. Campbell Kentucky 42223 is listed in service notices. The entry notes his unit and base with a Fort Campbell address and service number.
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Stalder
Robert D. Stalder
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Death notices and travel updates from local area
Word has been received of the Sunday death of Mrs. A Keith Droz in Los Angeles. She was just over 60 and formerly married to Dr. Droz who practiced medicine here years ago. James W Wolfe of Portland spent Sunday with his wife's parents, then traveled to Dubuque before returning to the west coast. He had earlier visited his father E R Wolfe in North Platte. Dr and Mrs P L Etter returned from Gentry Mo after attending their brother in law Andrew Gladstone's funeral. Mrs Robert Stevenson entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City on Tuesday and is in room 227.
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A. Keith Droz
Dr. Droz
Los Angeles
Calif
James W. Wolfe
Portland
Ore
Fred Andersen
Dubuque
West Coast
Mr. Wolfe
E. R. Wolfe
North Platte
Neb
P. L. Etter
Gentry, Mo
Andrew Gladstone
Robert Stevenson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Williams Fined for Speeding in Crawfordsville
Larry Wayne Williams of Crawfordsville paid a $7 fine plus costs after appearing before Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden on a speeding charge.
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Larry Wayne Williams
Crawfordsville
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
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Borden’s Glacier Club
Oscar Mayer Wieners
Folger’s Or Butternut Coffee
Swift’s
Mr. Wiggle Gelatine
South Iowa Ave
Saul Will
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
Iowa
Mrs
Keith Wikoff
Frank McKune
Mr. McKune
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Farm Service
North Side Square
Sport Coats
Joe Falk
West Side Square
Nazarene Church
Kay
C. E. Brinning
Coats
Schoonover Drug
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