Dr Baird to speak at Louisa Co fair
Dr Robert D Baird of the University School of Religion will deliver the sermon at the Louisa County Fair service on Sunday July 24 at 8 00 am His topic is Coming to Know Ourselves Mrs Blanche Williams plans a Burlington visit and business trip Mrs John L Dillon has just returned from Elderhostel 77 in Iowa City The second chartered bus from the area directed by Don Schnell will travel to Chicago this weekend July 9 to see the King Tut exhibit and tour the city
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Columbus Junction
Robert D. Baird
University School of Religion
Louisa County Fair
Blanche Williams
Burlington
John L. Dillon
Elderhostel ‘77
Iowa City
Don Schnell
Chicago
Marvin L. Prior
Columbus Junction State Bank
Iowa School of Banking
Iowa Banker's Association
Des Moines
Dennis Abbott
Conesville
Kristopher DeWayne
Mercy Hospital
Andrew David
Keith Abbott
Robert Meeker
George Gabriel
University Hospital
J. Kelly McKee
Muscatine
Pat Walter
Cedarcrest Country Club
Bill and
Marlys Austin
Bob
Russ Dircks
Duane
Louise Baskins
Paul Hasel
Wichita
Kan
Haven
Arizona
Sam Bowser
Washington
Kenneth Carrell
Earl Josten
Fellowship Hall
Ruth Reaney
Brad Cornich
Mt. Pleasant
Columbus Junction United Methodist Church
Barbara Clark
Cathryn Hiller
Iowa Wesleyan College
Kevin Mohnssen
Letts
Iowa State
Geneva Reece
Susan Dillon
Wm. D. Dillon
Steven George Kafoure
First United Presbyterian Church
Centerville
Appanoose Country Club
John Dillon
Highland Board to Hold Annual Meeting and Bus Report
The Highland Community School Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday July 11 at the high school with reports from the treasurer secretary and superintendent. Agenda includes staff hires policy review resignations transportation, bus routes, and program discussion by band teacher Gordon Dyer. Public welcome contact Superintendent Dennis Bishop.
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Highland Community School Board of Education
Don Kirchner
Barb Wilson
Dennis Bishop
Gordon Dyer
Upper Elementary
Riverside
Fire at Old Miss Co. in Richland causes little damage
A mid morning grass fire along Highway 78 in southeast Richland threatened 35 ammonia trailer tanks and the Old Miss Co. office. The Richland Volunteer Fire Department quickly controlled the blaze, marking July's first fire alarm as anxious moments subsided.
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Richland
Old Miss Co
Richland Volunteer Fire Department
Daughters of Ruth
Richland United Methodist Church
Otto Emry
Clara Hoekstra
Edith Dickinson
Keniston Completes ABA Education At National Bank
Keniston , assistant vice president of The National Bank of Washington, has graduated from the National Installment Credit School of the American Bankers Association. He has served customers in Washington for three years. One of 200 bankers who graduated June 17 after a two week session at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Keniston says the education will help him serve loan customers and maintain continuity with current clients.
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Ken Keniston
National Bank of Washington
Washington
National
American Bankers Association
ABA
Kenniston
Ken
University of Colorado
Boulder
Keniston
Ruth Arthur Dies in Winfield at 91
Ruth Arthur 91 of Ainsworth died Friday night July 8 1977 at Sunrise Terrace Care Center Winfield. Funeral services pending at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction. Born July 4 1886 in rural Columbus Junction to Richard and Gwen Peters she married Evan Arthur January 27 1909. Surviving daughters Evalyn Quigley Washington Gwen Jones Ainsworth sons Leonard Crawfordsville Lyle Iowa City Lee Davenport 12 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren sister Mary Hughes Columbus Junction preceded in death by a daughter a grandchild three brothers and four sisters.
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Columbus Junction
Ruth Arthur
Ainsworth
Sunrise Terrace
Winfield
Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home
Arthur
Richard
Gwen Davis Peters
Evan Arthur
Shellbark
Cotter United
Evalyn) Quigley
Washington
Russell
Gwen) Jones
Leonard
Crawfordsville
Lyle
Iowa City
Lee
Davenport
Mary Hughes
Locust chirp alarms as frost doubt grows in July garden
Ainsworth notes a locust chorus on June 29 amid doubts about a six week frost, while gardens show varied yields with corn a bushel and half from two rows, tomatoes ripening, and cabbage shrinking to one plant. Local social ties mark Wayland class of 1932 reunion at Bryn Mawr Steak House and Wenger home July 2. Church services at Ainsworth’s north building shifted to July 3 for painting and paneling.
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Ainsworth
Elmer Wenger
Wayland
Elmer
Bryn Mawr
Wenger
Woodrow Miller
Carson City
Nev
John Reschley
Hesston
Kan
Harold Shepard
Olds
C.C. Wyse
Dennis Kloptenstein
Lester Roth
Wilbert Graber
Duane White
Tom Stirling
Columbus Junction
Stirling
David
Doug
Bob Stirling
Lions honor John H. King at Richland installation
The Richland Lions Club surprised John H. King with a plaque during their June installation service. King received the inscription honoring his service to Lionism and was installed as club secretary. He is recognized for six years as chapter secretary after the charter, and for roles as District Governor Deputy District Governor and Zone Chairman.
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Richland
Lions Club
John H. King
King
Richland Lion's Club
Keota at Amana hosts 53rd wedding anniversary
Honor Bowers celebrated at breakfast at the Colony Inn Amana hosted by Mr and Mrs David Winegarden of Wellman honoring their 53rd anniversary. Guests included Dr and Mrs Richard Winegarden and Charles. The event followed other family visits and local gatherings across Keota and nearby towns.
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Paul Sievert Keota
David Winegarden
Wellman
Walter Bower
Colony Inn
Amana
Richard Winegarden
Charles
Don Meke
Jeffrey
Dennis
Jean
Maning
Iowa
Alvin Menke
Victor Menke
Keota Park
Edythe Nutling
Jean Don
Mary Lee Trier
Margaret Bower
Memorial Union
Iowa City
Old Capitol
Ruth Ginkens
Earl Campbell Jr
Kalona
Steve Campbell
Chad
Downey
Pam Campbell
David Campbell
West Branch
Bruce Campbell
Jolene
Frytown
Don Ginkens
Shelly
Knoxville
Ron Ginkens
Gennie
Chariton
Dale Christner
Washington
Ralph Howell
Country Club
Chad Heisdorffer
Jim Watson
Mt. Pleasant
Watsons
Otis Jones
Warren Morrison
Woltering
Washington County Hospital
Marriages of the week in Iowa towns and churches
Multiple marriage notices from July 1977 list couples wed in Washington Crawfordsville Mt. Pleasant Solon Wellman and surrounding areas. Ceremonies at First Assembly of God Sugar Creek Mennonite Thornburg United Methodist Hopewell and other churches with various officiants and dates from June 11 to July 4 1977.
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Annette Kaye Graber
Dwight Graber
Crawfordsville
Gale Martin Boshart
Don Boshart
Route 5
Mt. Pleasant
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Orie L. Roth
Cynthia Kay Dunton
Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Leon Vogel
Stanley Vogel
Sigourney
United Methodist
Julie Finke
Silas Finke, Jr
Andrew Rowe
Marengo
Keith Rowe
Wellman
Spring Run United Methodist Church
Harold Schirm
Janice Lynn Albright
Jerry Albright
Washington
Duane D. Fox
Donald W. Fox
United Methodist Church
J. Roland Crandall
Richland
Terry Mason
Fred Hurley
Benjamin Hodge
William Chrismer
St. Louis
M.I.A. Interfaith
Fairfield
Wayne Bartruff
First United Methodist Church
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Highland Board
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern
James D. Gorham
Mutual Life
E. Main
Rotary
John Scheldrup
Washington Rotary International Club
Dick Colby
Scheldrup
McCleery-Cumming Co
Colby
Pete Peterson
Charles City
Journal
Rod
FSLIC
Equal Housing Lender
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
North Marion Ave
Honor Bowers
Kathy Jean Goodwin
Chris Allen Beliel
Assembly of God Church
Gearold Goodwin
John Beliel
Kenneth E. Goodwin
Mary Patrice Jedlicka
James Harvey Humston
Hickory Hills Park
Greg Berkey
Donald Jedlicka
Solon
Raymond Humston
Shelly Y. Orris
Samuel K. Orris
Stanley E. Arbogast
John Arbogast
Bob Martin
Dick Ross Auto Service
Fe Tove
Joe
H. G. Wells
H.g.wells
Joan Collins
Robert Lansing
John David Carson
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