Harris joins Washington YMCA as Assistant Program Director
Richard Lee Harris was added as a part time member of the Washington YMCA staff starting this year. He will run grade school gym leagues and help supervise in the Y building while attending Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant. Harris has volunteered since September and directed the spring baseball clinic last year. He hails from Millis Massachusetts and has coaching experience in Babe Ruth and Little League Baseball. He is a sophomore majoring in elementary education with a minor in physical education and is on the Dean's List. Living on campus, he may seek an apartment in Washington as membership grows. The YMCA has seen membership more than double in ten years, now exceeding 1500, prompting plans to expand program areas.
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Richard Lee Harris
YMCA
Washington
Harris
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Tim Borchardt
Dean Speece
Jim Heilman
Richard Harris
Millis
Mass
Boston
Babe Ruth
Car Hits Corner Of House In Iowa City
Marsha Ann Calhoun of 1014 North Iowa Avenue drove west, lost control, crossing the highway and curbing onto a house corner. The car was a total loss with considerable damage to the home. Mrs Calhoun faced a failure to have control charge. both occupants were hospitalized with fractures and possible internal injuries.
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Marsha Ann Calhoun
North
Iowa Avenue
Madison Street
Calhoun
Iowa City
Toastmasters plan ladies night at Captain's Table
Washington Toastmasters announce a ladies night program next Wednesday at 6:30 p m in the Captain's Table. The evening features students from the leadership training class. Parents and interested persons are invited to attend. At this meeting Charles Twinam led a program on attentive listening. John Beeler delivered a five minute speech on Lets Go with the Pill. Dave Miksch led table topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Educational
Charles Twinam
John Beeler
Dave Miksch
4-H Franklin Cubs meet to protect natural resources
Twenty three members attended the January Franklin Cubs 4-H Club gathering at Franklin Center and answered roll with ideas to protect natural resources. Vicki Dawson and Chris Engel joined the music committee while demonstrations on natural resources were given by Mark Miksch and Daniel Reschly. Randy Goeke spoke on natural resources, Kent Stout described 4-H Council activities, and Frank Kleese showed conservation slides. Refreshments were served by the Dawsons.
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Franklin Cubs
Franklin Center
Vicki Dawson
Chris Engel
Mark Miksch
Daniel Reschly
Randy Goeke
Kent Stout
Frank Kleese
Dawsons
Langstaff Wounded in Vietnam Reaches Ft. Riley Hospital
Pfc. Darrel Dean Langstaff, 23, of Columbus Junction, Iowa, is hospitalized at Irwin Army Hospital, Ft. Riley, Kansas, after severe shrapnel injuries from a Dec. 29 1969 land mine near Saigon. He entered service in March 1969 and had previously been treated in Japan. His parents have traveled to Kansas to visit him.
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Columbus Junction
Pic
Darrel Dean Langstaff
Irwin Army Hospital
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Warren Langstaff
Kansas
Vietnam
Saigon
Japan
Nurses Association Meeting With Hawaii Photo Show
The Washington County Registered Nurses Association will hold a meeting on Tuesday February 3 at 8 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Dr M L McCreedy will present his Hawaii photographs as the program.
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Washington County Registered Nurses Association
M. L. McCreedy
Hawaii
Dutch Creek Fire Tax Levy Debate Leads To Feb 4 Vote
Public hearing December 22 1969 weighed a proposed annual tax not to exceed 1 mill in Dutch Creek Township within the Keota Community School District for fire protection. A January 9 petition excluded farms of Richland Telephone patrons. Excluded landowners include Tommy Hartnell William Augustine Merle Brinning Francis Feltz Lillie Feltz E M Spittler and Leo Reinert. Special election set February 4 1970 at the Dutch Creek Township voting house polls 8am to 8pm. Voters inside the district except those named or renters on farms may vote. Sixty percent favorable required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Creek Township
Keota
Richland Telephone Co
Tommy Hartnell
William Augustine
Merle
Margaret Brinning
Francis
Lillie Feltz
E. M. Spittler
Leo Reinert
Keota Community
School Menu Week Of February Three In Waco
Week of February three school menu lists meals for each weekday with two cycles. Items include meat loaf and pork sandwich on Monday, pizza Thursday and fried chicken Friday options, plus sides like green beans potatoes and desserts such as cake pudding and pudding. Milk appears daily.
Social calendar notices deadline and events list
Social Calendar notes all notices due by 10 a.m. on publication day with three day advance print. Events include Loyal Builders S S Class potluck at church Friday, Lodge 26 A F and A M at Masonic Temple Saturday, Rainbow Girls and Rainbow Board at Masonic and YWCA, various meetings at YWCA room hospital and YMCA, DAR program with magazine, Tops Club at YWCA, Senior Citizens discussion at Y Mc Cleery room, and Shiloh Sunshine Sisters crafting session with material for stuffed animals.
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Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
YWCA
Charles Harvey
Democratic Women Executive Board
Paul Adam
John- Pierre Huguet
DAR
D. W. Gregory
DAR Magazine
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
McCreedy
Hawaii
Tops Club
Y McCleery
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Ralph Schoonover
Adolph Guenther Dies Unexpectedly at 68
Adolph F. Guenther 68 died Thursday January 29 at his son in law’s farm near Ainsworth likely from a heart attack. Funeral service Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev David Groenemann officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born May 10 1901 in Perry County Illinois, he married Edith Mae Miller September 17 1929 in Washington. He lived on a Washington area farm, retired, member of the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife daughter Rita Edwards of Ainsworth four grandchildren and sister Anna Klingenberg of Pinckneyville. Preceded by parents and brothers Elmer and Clarence.
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Adolph F. Guenther
Ainsworth
Jones Funeral Home
David Groenemann
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Guenther
Perry County
William Guenther
Catherine Jamel Guenther
Illinois
Washington
Edith Mae Miller
The
Moose Lodge
Don
Rita) Edwards
Anna Klingenberg
Pinckneyville, Ill
Elmer
Clarence
Oville Lions award trophies in field contest
Crawfordsville Lions met Monday evening at the school house with thirty one members present. Guests were Jim Frier Hubert McElhinney Darrel Owens Hank Edgar and Bob Williams. Plans were completed for a pancake supper to be held Saturday February 21 at the school house with serving to begin at 5 p.m. An added feature will be taxi service for those in town wishing to attend but with no transportation available. Anyone wishing a ride to the supper should call Clarence Hering or Earl Walker. The final report on the CROP Drive showed a collection of 358.50. Speaker for the evening was Jim Frier from the County Extension Office. He showed films of the 1969 crops in the area. Trophies were awarded the winners of the Corn Yield Contest. First place trophy was won by Junior Graber with a yield of 159.06 second place trophy was won by Si Finke Jr 157.52. Other contestants were Darrel Owens 156.30 Stephens and Dare 154.68 Jack Erwin 152.28 Hank Edgar 149.06 Gene Lintz 147.60 Bob Williams 143.58 Dunnsdale Farm 139.83 J. W. Evans 128.95. President Ray McAllister welcomed two new members Jim Eubanks and John Rich the Rev Ray Van Engen and Haydn Thomas. Basketball and pingpong practice was enjoyed following the meeting.
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Crawfordsville
Jim Frier
Junior Graber
Si Finke, Jr
Darrel Owens
Stephens and Dare
Jack Erwin
Hank Edgar
Gene Lintz
Bob Williams
Dunnsdale Farm
J. W. Evans
Ray McAllister
Jim Eubanks
John Rich
Ray van Engen
Haydn Thomas
Bethel Choir to Perform at First Baptist Saturday
The concert choir of Bethel College Mishawaka Ind under Prof Myron L Tweed will give a concert at First Baptist church here Saturday January 31 at 7 30 p m on its annual spring tour. A varied program will be presented and the public is invited to attend.
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Bethel College
Mishawaka
Ind
First Baptist Church
Myron L. Tweed
Local hospital stays and funeral notices from Iowa region
Wilbur Chalupa of Ainsworth entered Mercy Hospital in Iowa City Thursday morning as a medical patient in room 3027. Raymond Crone entered University Hospitals, Iowa City, Thursday and is in room 416. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ferrell and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ferrell went to Corydon Thursday for the funeral of Earnest Johnson, age 81. Burial was in Anaheim for Mrs. Noble Wilson of Anaheim, who died January 12. The Wilsons formerly lived in Washington when Mr. Wilson was a Milwaukee depot telegraph operator. Mrs. Wilson leaves a husband and two married children, Roger and Pat. The Wilson home is 2102 West Romneya Drive.
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Wilbur Chalupa
Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Raymond Crone
University Hospitals
Earl Ferrell
Herbert Ferrell
Corydon
Earnest Johnson
Ralph Johnson
Ronnie
Kay
Noble
Blanche) Wilson
Anaheim
Calif
Wilsons
Washington
Wilson
Milwaukee
Roger
Pat
West Romneya Drive
Hospital Notices From Washington Area
Admitted Today Mrs Mary Gier Washington medical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs James Bright Washington a daughter Today Mr and Mrs John C Beeler Washington a son Dismissed Yesterday Stephen Helscher Keota Today Mr and Mrs Ernest Lunow Washington LaVern Miller Washington Mrs Harold Lewis and daughter Columbus Junction Mrs Edith Yount Wayland Mrs Richard Collier and son Columbus City
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James Bright
Washington
John C. Beeler
Stephen Helscher
Keota
Ernest Lunow
LaVern Miller
Harold Lewis
Columbus Junction
Edith Yount
Wayland
Richard Collier
Columbus City
Wade pins Mon day in 2 46 for 185 pound win
Wade defeated Richard Ross in a 185 pound bout on Monday night earning his first fall of the season in 2 46. The match highlight came as Wade pinned Ross to the mat in the early moments of the contest.
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Wade
Gary Wade
Richard Ross
Faith Baptist Church Washington IA Service Schedule
Faith Baptist Church in Washington Iowa lists Sunday School at 9 Worship at 10 Youth Groups at 6 and Evening Worship at 7 with a contact number 3 4462 The church promotes Bible preaching for today's world under the Baptist General Conference.
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Faith Baptist Church
Washington, Iowa
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Toastmasters Plan
State Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Evening ‘Journal
Pfc. Langstaff
Nurses Association
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Maplewood Manor
Osteopaths
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Melvin Schneider
WACO
Marion Ave
Loyal Builders S. S
Church
Adolph Guenther
Kinderegarten
Advertising Council
International Newspaper
O’ville Lions
Mary _ Gier
Larry Roger Young
Keokuk
Young
Oliver
Baptist General Conference
Osincup's
Prescription Service Center
Bob Stevenson
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