Defensive Driving Course Begins In Washington County
Licensed drivers may enroll in a two evening Defensive Driving Course on January 30 and 31 at 6:30 PM in the Iowa Southern Utilities meeting room. Richard W. Schuck and a state instructor lead eight hours of instruction with no tests. a $2 materials fee applies. registrations to Mrs Hadyn Thomas Crawfordsville or Geraldine Schultz Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities
Local
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Washington County Farm Bureau Women
National Safety Council
Richard W. Schuck
Washington
Iowa Department of Public Safety
State Office
Geraldine Schulty
BPW
Miss Schulty
Hadyn Thomas
Crawfordsville
Geraldine Schultz
West Second
ISU
Community Visitors At United Presbyterian Home Weekend
Mrs Chester Eatinger of Washington took her mother Mrs Maude Statler home for the day last Saturday. Sunday callers included Mr and Mrs Albert Simpson’s daughter and family from Hinckley Illinois, and Mrs Maude Martin’s three sons and families from Keota and Illinois. Mrs Robert Megchelsen in Ainsworth hosted Sunday evening. Clifford Ramsdale’s wife is a surgical patient at Washington County Hospital. Variety Night committee members were Miss Margaret Work Miss Eva Millen and Mrs Mae Sturgeon. The first part featured Mrs Esther Bordwell and daughter Milly with piano pieces and Riley poems, followed by a film strip Gateway to the West about St Louis arch. A former friend of Florence and Marian Hale from Anamosa visited Tuesday afternoon at their cottage. Mrs Ida Rawson a registered nurse is employed in Iowa City. The Hampshires Mrs Gertrude Upton Miss Mattie Black and Dorothy Cummer went to Iowa City for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Work
Eva Millen
Mae Sturgeon
Esther Bordwell
Milly
James Whitcomb Riley
Mary Stewart
Florence
Marian Hale
Anamosa
Ida Rawson
Iowa City
Miss Waters Invited to Join Wisconsin Poets
Miss Helen Waters of Lexington receives invitation to membership in the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Once an English teacher at Washington High School, she earned a master's degree in Madison and did advanced work in foreign languages. President Joyce Webb notes her publishing record and asks for a poem for the Muse Letter due before March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Neb
Helen Waters
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
Social calendar leaks into a busy week of meetings
The Saturday Shirts and Skirts event at 8 p.m. in Legion Hall with Len Buch as caller kicks off a listed slate of weekly gatherings. Monday features Democratic Women Wash and Cedar Two at 9:30 a.m. with a membership coffee hosted by Mrs. Hubert Rechinger. Tuesday brings the Senior Citizens Council at 7:30 p.m. for its annual meeting in the Quiet room. Y Wives meet at 1:30 p.m. for crafts and gym activities in the VW room. Democratic Women Highland and Oregon Two convene at 9:30 a.m. for a membership coffee with Mrs. Pat Tobin. World War I Auxiliary holds all-day carpet rag sewing with Mrs. Walter Anderson, offering a sack lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Two
Hubert Rechinger
Senior Citizens Council
Democratic Women Highland
Oregon
Pat Tobin
Walter Anderson
Whitaker fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration
About 125 guests attended a reception at KP Hall Brighton honoring Mr. and Mrs. Syrrel Whitaker for their fiftieth anniversary. The event included a noon potluck, a three tier cake with gold decorations, and family assistance from granddaughters and sisters. The couple married in Washington on January 23, 1918, and their children span several Iowa towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KP Hall
Brighton
Syrrel Whitaker
Mary Lauderdale
Josephine Whitaker
Becky Greiner
Judy Harvey
Mildred Whitaker
Connie Heston
Kathy Lauderdale
Martha Heston
Barbara Mullikin
Beaulah Vinton
Cynthia Lowder
Marie Heirman
Lottie Bradshaw
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
Iowa
Mary Rich
Mr. Whitaker
Washington
Hollis
Winifred) Lauderdale
Columbus Junction
Guy Whitaker
Cedar Rapids
Syrrel
Koshonong
Russell
Clarence
Libertyville
Donald
Geraldine) Heston
Ft. Lupton
Colo
Danny
Hazel) Greiner
Richland
Lester
Pleasant Plain
Rich and Sojka Issued Washington County Marriage License
Robert Duane Rich of rural Brighton and Rita Kay Sojka of Washington were issued a marriage license by Washington County Clerk of Court Robert Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Duane Rich
Brighton
Rita Kay Sojka
Washington
Washington County
Robert Porter
County land transfers and vehicle listings in Johnson County
Contracts record multiple land transfers in sections 22 77 6 18 75 7 and 9 75 7 including Crain to Kucera and Blickensderfer to Richards. Also listed are sales from Johnson County Creamery to Southwick and numerous personal property transfers including a Mercury car, Chevrolets Fords Buicks and a Lincoln among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Crain
Kenneth James Kucera
Johnson County Creamery Inc
Robert E. Southwick
OP Kalona
John Jacob Blickensderfer
Willis F. Richards
Miller’s
Washington
PANSY HILL AND FLEUR DE LIS CLUB MEETINGS
Eight Pansy Hill Club members gather at the Captain's Table for dessert with Mrs. Widmer joining as a new member. Mrs. Owen Roth leads the business meeting and hands out program books for the year. Fleur de Lis elect officers and plan February 29 meeting at the Captain's Table with spouses as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Hill Club
Wesley Widmer
Christine Jones
Bill Foster
Fleur de Lis Club
George McGuire
Roger Stout
Tom Walker
Stout
Local family notes include new grandson and milestone events
Mr and Mrs Lyle Jaster of Medford Minnesota announce the birth of a son with Patricia Schroeder mother of the child. Schroeder will visit for a week or two to assist. Grandparents Louis Havel hosted Sunday dinner with Dean Havel family Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Rose Havel Riverside. Dean and Rose Havel celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary. Dennis Havels and Dean Havels visited great aunt Kate Shalla at Sunny Haven Rest Home. Mrs Lulu Gallagher returned from California visits. Mrs J W Helscher received news of the death of her aunt Mrs Robert Brinton in Houston Texas after an extended illness. Funeral planned likely Monday in Houston. Family home: 3748 Wroxton Boulevard Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Jaster
Medford
Minn
Patricia Schroeder
Walter Schroeders
Washington
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Dean Havel
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Havel
Iowa City
Rose Havel
Riverside
Dean Havels
Dennis Havels
Kate Shalla
Sunny Haven Rest Home
J. W. Helscher
Robert Brinton
Houston
Texas
Admitted Yesterday and Births Reported in Washington
Admitted yesterday is Mrs. Don Smith of Washington. Births reported include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friese of Washington and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Nickell of Wellman and a daughter to Mrs. Earl Clayton Worth of Washington. Dismissals today include Roy Koopman of Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Smithburg
Washington
Robert Friese
William Nickell
Wellman
Earl Clayton Worth
Washington County Board of Education Meeting Notice
The Washington County Board of Education will meet Monday evening January 29 at 8 p.m. at the courthouse. The Washington County NFO will meet Monday January 29 at 8 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Board of Education
Court House
NFO
Washington County
Fairgrounds
Birthday dinner honors Keota resident Mrs. Elsie Mayer
Mrs Elsie Mayer was guest of honor at a Saturday birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Marlin Romoser and family in Keota. Attendees included Richard and Jeri Mayer, Dave Koehler, Karla Romoser, Gary Romoser and family, Gina Norenberg, John and Bob Romoser, and other relatives. Weekend visitors from Des Moines and Ames joined the gathering, with gifts and birthday refreshments. Several local relatives were noted as visiting or hosting events around Keota and Wellman during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Elsie Mayer
Marlin Romoser
Jeri Mayer
Des Moines
Dave Koehler
Ames
Jeri
Richard Mayer
Karla Romoser
John Romoser
Ellsworth Junior College
Town Falls
Gary Norenberg
Gina
Belleview
Nebraska
Isaac Norenberg
Dale Koehler
Susan
Rockford
Iowa
Steve Dawson
Mark
Cedar Rapids
Joe Romine
Keith Kent
Scott
Lynn Disney
Maquakata
Lester Disney
Wellman
Lynn _ Disney
Ralph Herr
Richard Stewart
The
Forrest
Livestock market results Chicago UPI reports
Hogs opened steady and closed steady to 25 cents lower with mostly 19.00 to 20.25 per cwt across weights. Cattle slaughter steadier with some 25 cent declines. prime steers 1175 to 1350 lb 28.50 to 29.00 per cwt, high choice 28.00 to 28.50, various grades 23.00 to 27.00. Sheep slaughter lambs steady with choicest 23.50 to 24.50 per cwt for 85 to 112 lb.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Presbyterian Home
Mrs
Albert Simpson
Stanley Jones
Hinckley
Maude Martin
Gene Martin
Bruce Martin
Bill Martin
Robert Megchelsen
Karl Megchelsen
Clifford Ramsdale
Washington County Hospital
St. Louis
Hampshires
Gertrude Upton
Mattie Black
Dorothy Cummer
Miss Waters
State Bank
Amber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legion Hall
Len Buch
Syrrel Whitakers
Leeds
George B. Miller
Carl D. Chalupa
Denny
North Washington
David Palmer Livingston
City of Washington
Arlo Kelley
Dorothy E. Peterseim
Emmett R. van Nostrand
Ogden L. Sherman
L. B. Eicher
Clarence W. Goff
Donald Harold Maxwell
Mercury
Frank Or Pearl Casey
Larry Keith Marek
Chevrolet
Arvid H.anderson
Ford
Gary Anthony Kallaus
Buick
Fery Duane Gipple
Robert Ray Hough
Erma Marie Rugg
Oldsmobile
Margery Bell
L.P. Guy and Sons
Richard Kendall Stout
Ralph
Rose Kloppfer
Wayne
Lola Wasson
Clay
Lorena Goode
Patricia Ann Armbruster
Urban Te Bockhorst
Herman Feed & Grain
Glen Erwin Mace
Lincoln
Ira Or Bertha Saunders
Robert Wiley
Family
Morgan
Vera Foriash
Florence Sherman
Raymond Whisler
Wayne Knapp
Lester Luckenbill
William Stewart
Earl Loveless
Marion Swanson
Robert Choate
Don Boyer
Lulu Gallagher
Dale
California
Washington Laundry Service
Washington Cleaners
Magnus of
Muscatine
Chicago
UPI
Roy Koopman
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Shirley
Charlotte
Wilbur Craemer
Jennifer
Glenn Stoutner
Dan Reed
Ed Reed
Ford Country
Detroit
Mustang
LTD
Mace Motor CO
Washington, Iowa
North
Iowa Ave
Torino
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