Community Work Session at Legion Hall Ainsworth
The American Legion Auxiliary held an all day work session at the Legion Hall to prepare carpet rags for veterans at Mt. Pleasant Mental Hospital. Deliberations covered national security, legislation, and civil defense with a February 19 meeting planned and a delegation elected for Des Moines talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Mt. Pleasant
Darold Jones
Henry Stettler
Grace Stone
Gerard Megdelsen
Des Moines
Orie O'Conner
Washington
O.F.S. School of Instruction
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Megdelsen
Willard McCracken
Ronald Hawkins
C.A. Thompson
Installation Of Officers At O. E. S. Meeting In Ainsworth
Ainsworth’s O E S chapter held a Saturday installation with 76 attendees. Mrs Clarence Hawkins became Worthy Matron and Fred Hawkins Worthy Patron, with numerous officers named and a later Ruth installation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
O.E.S
Clarence Hawkins
Fred Hawkins
Gilbert Wood
Max M. White
Glen Lord
Alvin Wehr
Joe Wood
Lawrence Wilson
Hugh Morris
Orie O'Conner
Adah
Robert Stewart
Esther
Herman Wagenknecht
Martha
Tom Skubal
Electa
Hayden Davis
Sentinel
Don Bush
Ruth
Frank Moore
Bryce Lord of
Hawkins
Jess Quigley
William Dea
Lee Hunt
Lee Conry
Clarence Richards
Harold Ross
Charles Jenkins
Milo Arthur
Darold Jones
Merle Colton
Bryce Lord
Russell Jones
Sidney Coon
Estarl
Orville Thoma
Stanley Arthur
Homer Hunt
Ainsworth Iowa School Reports and Activities
Iowa Basic Skills Tests were given to grades three through eight at Ainsworth. Junior high boys to play at Riverside. first round bye for Ainsworth. School Board to tour Mid Prairie new building next Thursday. Junior high girl/boy sports, honor roll, student council notes, one act play cast, vaccinations, driver training, and sports results including a 54 26 win over Stockport. Ann Lord highlighted for campus involvement and Pat Dea returns to sophomore class after a semester away in Belle Fourche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Iowa
Columbus Junction
Mid - Prairie
Riverside
Highland Community Plan
Court House
Pat Gerdes
Ainsworth High School
Carolyn Coon
Alma Havel
Ann Lord
Sherry Roberts
Marcia Hazelett
Rosemary Koehler
Gene McCracken
Jim Moore
Lynne Alvine
Dianne Brehmer
Mike Zachs
Frehmen
Stewart Kolosick
Lewis Meeks
Stuart Kolesick
Ron Zieglowsky
Susie Thompson
Millie Stout
Tina Gosling
Stephen Craig
Tom White
Emily Winthrop
Madellen Pronga
Judith Ware
Walter Hodge
Mike Klopfenstein
Linda Norton
Judy Simpson
Marge Trotter
Linda Hazelett
Carol Donaldson
Milly Stout
Patty Norris
Lloyd Matthes
John Downing
Jack Boender
Tigerettes
Stockport
Tigers
Ann
Keith Lord
Janet Coon
Pat Dea
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Wyoming
Five Rural Schools Left In Washington County
In Washington County only five of the original one room schools remain in session, with four in the area north of Kalona and Highland No. 7 northeast of Haskins. The old buildings have been repurposed as residences, chapels, or moved to other sites, while mergers created larger community districts.
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Bode
Haskins
Highland No. 7
Kalona
Johnson County
Maple Grove
Snake Hollow
Pleasant Hill
Middleburg
Iowa
Washington County
Highland Township
Prairie Flower School
Nurses Home
Nurses Home School
Prairie Flower
Walnut
County Historical Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Society of Christian Service
W.D. Roberts
Preston Edmondson
Olive Miksch
Missionary Education
Lois Finke
W.S. C.S
Uruguay
Miss Miksch
Rim of Asia
Simbro
Raymond Lasek
Lawrence Bartman
Gene Stephens
Christian Social Relations
Ers
William Simbro
East Asia
Bartman
Okinawa
Glen Ford
Hong Kong
Beverly Bean
Taiwan
Korea
Roberts
Methodist Woman's Magazine
Duane White
George Stout, Sr
Howard Beenblossom
Duane Hazen
Russell Owens
Kensington Club
Mable Thompson
MYF
Skeetz Hardware
John Dea
Corbin Crawford
Lloyd Edwards
W. L. McGinnis
Hughes
Don Rabenold
Albert Lea
Minns
J.C. Buenneke
Harry Rabenold
Montezuma
M.Y.F
Methodist Church
Linda Campbell
Linda
Norway
C. A. Thompson
Robert Friese
Herbert Swan
Wayland
Werner Lowery
Quincy
Moorman Feed Co
Donnie Rabenold
Highlanders
Ellen Knottnerus
Lowell Letts
Jr. Legion
Junior Legion
The
Children’s Hospital
Cleo Orris
Lawrence Whetstine
Carol
Wellman
George Stout, Jr
Shari
Mark
Ronald Ornduff
Gregg Ornduff
Meryl Steele
Everett Meeks
Lloyd Beenblossom
Allen James
Englewood
New Jersey
Dwight L. Laughlin
Wappella
Everett’s
Joe Palocoka
Miami
Dixie Dugan
Dagwood
Ham Fisher
BY Mevoy and
Striebel
Blondie
SAKES
By Chio Young
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Cole Ine
Yipe
Erm
Sen
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kennedy
Kerr
Shamrock Ian
Ainsworth, Iowa
Hank
Barth
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Amana
West Burlington
Glenn Banks
Dave McFarland
Joe Wenger
Banks
Wenger
Winfield Mt. Union
Ainsworth High
Dwight Bode
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
County Board of Education
Colleen Havel
Ges
Dog
Lower Manhattan
Man
Ainsworth Meat & Locker Service
Farro
Feed, Inc
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