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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1971

Page

5

Foreign exchange brief shapes Washington community week

Dear Auntie recounts a winter week in Washington with a sizable youth music event and a long feature on ten years of foreign exchange students. Names of host families and students from Germany England Italy Sweden Japan Costa Rica Thailand Brasil Africa Philippines are listed. The writer praises intercultural learning and notes a second project at Ainsworth and Crawfordsville where black students from Iowa Wesleyan College share culture with local youths.

Iowa Io the Washington Inge Flaggman Germany A. C. Peterson Anne Courtney England Herb Campbells Pio Italy Bill Lars Solberg Sweden Harvey Holdens Koshi Kanda Japan Richard Bordwells Xinia Solano Costa Rica Louis Larsens Suthep Vacharapongpreecha Thailand Leon Hillman Fai John Mansur Brasil Ira Morrisons Agnes Nakayenga Africa Clarence Dehnes Ric Enerio Philippines Art Jim Harris Ainsworth Crawfordsville Iowa Wesleyan College

Local Birth Announcements in The Stork Gazette

Matthew Greg Gossen Tammy Lee Chambers Julia Ann Stutzman Susan Ann Coon Teresa Lynn Schiebel Christopher Dale Gerot are listed with parents and addresses as part of a regional birth notice feature in The Stork Gazette. The items highlight newborns and family backgrounds within the community.

Matthew Greg Gossen David Lee Gossen South Avenue Clington Tammy Lee Chambers Stephen Lynn Chambers North Town Washington Julia Ann Stutzman Walliam Wilford "Stutzman Teresa Lynn Schiebel Charles Joseph Schiebel North Iowa Christopher Dale Gerot Dale George Gerot Box B Letts

The Week on the Farm Reflections on Lime and Seed Corn

The piece notes snow melt and dirt on streets affecting farm work and driveways. It discusses lime as a necessary soil element, driven by analysis and government cost sharing. Farmers anticipate a scramble for seed corn varieties, praising seed companies while urging fair distribution and reliability for small buyers.

Mozambique cyclone leaves inland sea over Portu guese East Africa

Survivors cling to palm trees and rooftops as Cyclone Felice turns 2,000 square miles of Mozambican province into an inland ocean. Av作ators report extensive destruction and disrupted communications hindering death and displacement estimates. Quelimane and Mocuba areas face water shortages and rising casualties.

Lourenco Marques Mozambique UPI Portuguese East Africa Felice Indian Ocean Pinto da Silva Macuse Quelimane Mocuba Zambesia Vilar Queiros David Ferreira

Washington County museum talks spark planning group

Local discussion in Washington County about a modest museum to house regional materials. Mrs. Richard Fisher led a 20-person meeting on funding quarters supervision and potential display plans. Possible use of Dr J M Lloyd rooms discussed.

Washngton County Richard M Clory Colorado Springs Colo McCleerys California Sun City Ariz Mr.McCleery McKinnie Phelps

Sub-zero temperatures linger in Washington County

Washington residents endured sub-zero readings overnight with unofficial lows from 7 to 4 degrees below zero. The cold persisted into a morning with little warming expected this week per forecast, and several local sports results and community notes accompany the weather brief.

Washington County

Towns protest rail abandonment in Iowa route

Kalona and Riverside mobilize in protest of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. petition to abandon the Hills to Montezuma line. ICMRS estimates legal costs between 3500 and 5000 with local pledges totaling 1400, plus ongoing support from other towns. Hearings likely in April or May as funding and voices unite along the route.

Kalona Riverside Iowa City Ralph Schnoebelen Town Commerce Commission Voice Defense Fund

Gardener killed in Dubuque area worksite accident

Cloyd Gardner fifty of 1020 East Second died January 2 1971 from injuries sustained Monday afternoon near Dubuque when a 22 ton earth moving machine toppled into a six foot ditch pinning him inside the cab. He was trapped ninety minutes and transported to Findley Hospital Dubuque for surgery. Gardner worked for Donovan Construction Co of St Paul Minnesota.

Cloyd Gardner Dubuque Gardner Donovan Construction Co St. Paul Minn Findley Hospital

Washington visitors tour ASCS office in Iowa

Two Washington D C men, Felix Foss and John Thoetke, toured the Washington Iowa ASCS county office with manager William Day as part of a task force moving the agency toward computer systems. The visit aimed to observe county office operations. Also featured: The Swinging Demons from Washington High School rehearse for a Tuesday concert open to the public. Kiwanis luncheon speaker is a local girl invited by Nixon to the White House Conference on Children and Youth.

Washington Little Demons Doug Farrier Joe Giardino Mike McClure Doug Ruppert Giardino Mike van Cleave McClure Washington, D.C Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Cen Ire ASCS William Day Felix Foss John Thoetke Day Swinging Demons Washington” High School Washington Kiwanis Club Aad Nixon White House

Local Couples Quietly Tie The Knot In Area Churches

Linda Sue Kuhlman and Duane R. Miller wed in a 2:00 PM double ring ceremony Saturday January 23 at First Lutheran Church Maquoketa with Rev Harold Rumph officiating. Also on January 23 Diana Marie Hammen and Ralph Everett Cox renewed vows at 1:30 PM at St James Catholic Church with Rev Edward F Collins officiating. Earlier, Jennifer Jean Hampton of Fullerton Calif formerly of Washington announced her January 15 marriage to an unspecified partner.

Linda Sue Kuhlman Duane R. Miller Maquoketa Harold Rumph Clayton Kuhlman Don Reese Clinton Marion Miller Washington Diana Marie Hammen Paul Hammen Ralph Everett Cox Everett Cox Kalona St James ‘Catholic Church Edward F. Collins Jennifer Jean Hampton Warren Hampton Fullerton Calif

Multiple deaths reported in Iowa area on Jan 25 1971

Obituaries list several local figures: Arthur L. Kane 65 of 602 North Iowa died Jan 25 at Washington County Hospital after two weeks illness. Marguerite Robinson formerly of Washington died unexpectedly near Hampton. Rose Ann Sonday 79 of Sigourney died at Keokuk County Hospital after long illness. Elmer Durst died Jan 26 at Washington County Hospital after serious illness. Stella Boller 81 of Phoenix widow of Dr Frank Boller, noted Wayland links. Cloyce Conrad 67 of Wayland died in Peoria Illinois. Mabel Gingerich 71, former Kalona resident now in Clarks Grove Minnesota, died after months illness. Leonard Frisk 5 of Columbus Junction died Jan 21 in Los Angeles General Hospital while visiting California.

Arthur L. Kane North Iowa Washington County Hospital Kalona Clayton Mabel) Gingerich Clarks Grove Minn Albert Lea Hospital Columbus Junction Leonard Frisk California Los Angeles General Hospital

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