Winter Weather Arrives In Washington With Snow and Cold
The week brought a sudden snowstorm in Washington leaving streets clogged with over five inches. It was extremely cold down to 15 below zero early Friday. Many locals are vacationing, while Ron Perdock plans to race in Speed Weeks before the Daytona 500. The Blair House preservation debate continues as the planning commission reviews proposals for city hall. A high school art project film entertained Auntie as Keith Horn becomes Iowa H Foundation trustee. Pat Hennigan earns honorable mention All-American honors at Monmouth College. John Frame wins Vagabond Weekend trip from local merchants.
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Washington
Ron Perdock
Perdock Inc
Georgia
Florida
Blair House
Auntie
Carleton Bump
Keith Horn
Iowa +H Foundation
Pat Hennigan
Monmouth College
Pat
John Frame
Ainsworth
Ed Bovee
Baxter
Ohio
Zarings
Illinois
Bovees
Minnesota
Charles Latchem
YMCA
YWCA
Clarence Logan
Bob Lytle
Oscar Schmitt
Walter Conner
D. J. Ross
Paul Gorham
Lauren Chalupa
Clear Lake
Ken Hensel
Danny
Little Hensel
Susan
Olive Chalupa
Mrs. Hensel
Hensel
Clint Hensel
Debbie Krotz
Stewart School
Duane Krotz
Vincent James
Ainsworth United
Week on the Farm Winter Tales and Sledding Returns
The piece notes a cold week with snowfall and a warm routine for Goldie the dog as she dodges ice on the steps. It reflects revived interest in sledding thanks to snowmobiles while urging safety and judgment to prevent accidents.
Local residents swap notes as year advances in Washington
Names of service members and families return home between terms. A 100 year old hand loomed coverlet from 1852 goes on display at Spurgeon Store. Voters approve a 175000 bond issue for a new high school gymnasium classrooms and shop. School district and community updates follow with hospital activity and local events.
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Spurgeon
Edith
Tina Shields
Washington Independent School
Drake University
Joyce Montgomery
Mary Swift
Dale White
Joe Sotelo
Jack Hamm
Washington
C.B. Dusenbery
Paul
Lee Goodlander
Des Moines
Frank Kos
State Bank of Washington
Iowa City
Sunshine Club Meeting Debuts Valentines White Elephant Sale
Mrs. Ed Zieglowsky hosted a Sunshine Community Club gathering with eight members. Mrs. Evert Westen will lead the next meeting featuring a white elephant sale and members are asked to bring homemade valentines.
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Sunshine Community Club
Ed Zieglowsky
Evert Westen
Washington D A M Officer Installed and Local Updates
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M installed Worshipful Master Dale E Doggett and officers led by Robert Long and Leonard Llewellyn at the Washington Masonic Temple. Local civic items include the Joint County School System supervising Washington County Developmental Center program and Rolling Meadows evaluation, civic notices on street improvements, and community events from 1972 including sports results and nominations for a Health Careers Award.
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Dale E. Doggett
Washington
Washington Masonic Temple
Robert D. Long
Leonard A. Llewellyn
Marion D. Snodgrass
Dwight S. Murray
Harry K. Kirtley
J. Omer Kenagy
Cloyd E. Harrett
Elmer D. Bruegg
Joint County School System
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Washington County Developmental Center, Inc
Center
John Prochaska
Rolling Meadows
Myron Rodee
Joint County
Rodee
Deaths of the Week in Several Iowa Communities
A series of obituaries reports the deaths of Mrs. Claude L. Kilgore 60 near Haskins. William McCartney 83 of Millersburg. Pearl Wykert 91 at Wapello Nursing Home. Jacob Fritchen 92 at Long Term Care Center. Blaine Bliven 60 near Columbus Junction. Thomas E. Perry 61 of Columbus Junction. Maynard Ayers 54 of Washington. Lewis Derby 80 of Richland. Harry C. Boowman 90 en route to Iowa City hospital in Keota. The notices cover farmers, residents, and a winter visitor with brief illness or lingering conditions.
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Millersburg
William McCartney
Washington County
Manor Home
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Columbus Junction
Pearl Wykert
Wapello
Jacob Fritchen
Blaine Bliven
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Thomas E. Perry
University Hospital
Iowa City
Maynard Ayers
North Second Avenue
Washington
Shenks Nursing Home
Wellman
Keota
Harry C. Boowman
Mt. Prospect
Bruce Stoutner
Frank Pulver
Mercy Hospital
Pleasantview
Kalona
High winds cause outages in Washington area
High winds knocked out power for about 40 residents in Washington's south section with two 7 to 7:30 p.m. outages and a 9 to 9:30 p.m. blackout caused by tree branches striking a Van Buren Street transformer. ISU will trim branches Wednesday to prevent repeats.
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Washington
Sue Clarahan
Iowa
Southern Utilities
van Buren Street
ISU
Clarahan
Change of site for drivers exams to Legion Hall
The drivers license examinations move February 2 to the Legion Hall addition of city hall, with the 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. schedule unchanged. The former basement courthouse location closed due to welfare office expansion, which county welfare director Milan K. Thompson says is to provide more space for personal counseling and services.
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Legion Hall
Milan K. Thompson
Thompson
Bates Appointed to Washington County Selective Service Board
Washington attorney Robert Bates has been named to fill one of two vacancies on the Washington County Selective Service Board. He replaces Charlie McAvoy who retired after 20 years on the local draft board. A second opening remains, with officials continuing the search.
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Robert Bates
Washington
Washington County Selective Service Board
Bates
Charlie McAvoy
Selective Service
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Marriages Tie Several Couples Across Iowa in January 22 Ceremonies
Multiple couples were wed in January 22 ceremonies across Iowa and neighboring states. Cleva Elaine Crockett married Allen Eugene Pohren at First Baptist Church in Iowa City with about 300 guests. Sue Ann Lowe wed Pete Michael Wessels at Mary Ellen Lytle Memorial Chapel in Cedar Falls in a double ring ceremony. Theresa Sue Kauffman and Kenneth Roth joined at Wayland Mennonite Church. Sally Lynn Stewart and Roger Struss exchanged vows in Portland Oregon at Swedish Covenant Church. Dorothy Hammen and Michael Neff spoke their vows at St James Catholic Church in Washington. Diana Lauren Fagen and David Warren Myers wed at United Presbyterian Church in Keota.
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Cleva Elaine Crockett
Iowa City
M.A. (Davy) Crockett
Omaha
Neb
Allen Eugene Pohren
Leonard Pohren
Washington
First Baptist Church
Richard Peterson
Sue Ann Lowe
Cedar Falls
Robert E. Lowe Jr
Pete Michael Wessels
Raymond A. Wessels
Buffalo Center
Mary Ellen Lytle
United Methodist Church
Tom Pace
Wayland
Teresa Sue Kauffman
Dean Kauffman
Kenneth Roth
Orval Roth
Wayland Mennonite
Nick Kassebaum
John Thomas Stewart
Sally Lynn
Arlington Heights
Ill
Roger P. Struss
Arthur Struss
Glenview
III
Portland
Ore
Theodore Nordland
Swedish Covenant Church
Ronald Marek
Dorothy Hammen
Paul Hammen
Michael Neff
Glen Neff
Waterloo
St. James Catholic
Edward F. Collins
Keota
Diana Lauren Fagen
Donald G. Fagen
David Warren Myers
John Myers
United Presbyterian Church
David Reeves
Local Birth Announcements List Four Children
The Stork Gazette lists births for Candelina Sue Schumann Dawnyelle Lynn Collins Steven Martin Weber and Toni Marie Rathmell with parent names and home routes or streets in Wellman Washington Keota and Washington. The notices name the parents and residential details for each newborn.
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Candelina Sue Schumann
Paul Schumann
Wellman
Dawnyelle Lynn Collins
Richard Wayne Collins
930 South 2Nd
Washington
Steven Martin Weber
Hubert Edward Weber
Keota
Toni Marie Rathmell
Stanley Dale Rathmell
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Larry Woods
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Claud Woods
Cpl
Jerry Coffin
Ray Coffin
Hawaii
Camp Pendleton
Calif
David Marie
Kelly Air Force Base
Texas
Marie Marie
Formosa
Paul Entwisle
Osincup Drug Store
Storm Lake
Donna Osincup
Herb Osincups
Barbara Shannon
W.J. Shannons
William Yordy
Walter Lance
J. J. McKeone
Australia
Washington County Hospital
Nate Young
Billy
Beverly
Panora
Oscar Davis
Bethel
W. A. Erbe
Washington High School
Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood
Harry Turner
Dale Doggett
Shirley Tinnes
Cloyce Tinnes
Lloyd Reed
Maurice Reed
Crawford, Neb
Larry Duncan
Tiffin
New England Mutual Insurance Co
Pauline Crone
Carl C. Yoder
Matawan
N.J
Helen Holland
Willow Grove
Harold Kline
Luziers Cosmetics Company
Kansas City
John E. Beranek
W. Strong
Wheeling
Cathryn Ann
Elizabeth
Walter von Stoeser
Venetian Village
Lake Villa
Hubert Beranek
Riverside
Leon Ray Graber
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Howard R. Green Engineers
van Buren
Demon
Mark Goodwin
Joe Marie
Bob McConnell
Ron Mullikin
Steve Libe
Mike Rader
Dave Green
Demons
Rusty Tschantz
Mike Hoskins
Debra Roth
Debra Jones
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital
National Association of Health and Welfare Ministries
Miss Roth
Rex Roth
Student Nurses’ Association
Minette Doderer
Sen. Doderer
Mr. Bump
Brenda
Susan Gray
Barbara Siegle
Lawrence Whetstine
Phoenix
Ariz
B.B. Riddle
George Riddle
Gerald Whetstine
Tucson
Richard T. Day
Shaw Afb
S.C
Robert Days
William
Brighton
Janie
University of Iowa
Burt Day
Steve
Center Point
Claude L. Kilgore
Haskins
Richland
Lewis Derby
Sunnyslope Extended Care Center
Ottumwa
Jack Hotle
Mildred Bordwell
Coe College
Mu Phi Epsilon
Mildred
Richard Bordwell
Edgar Holden
Davenport
Glenn Holden
Scott County
Edkins
Howard Lins
Ed Lins
Minneapolis
Lins
Tousche and Ross
Edsall Brown
Ft. Myers
Fla
Mr. Brown
B. D. van Dyke
Mrs
Arch Graves
Grand Forks
N.D
Selective Service Board
Milton R. Schulze
Rogers, Ark
Anita Lee
Fairfax, Va
Robert Lee
Enid, Okla
Max D. Lee
Kiwanis Club
John S. Walker
Northrup-King & Co
Walker
Dean Stanley
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