Navy Yeoman White Joins La Salle Middle East Cruise
Navy Yeoman Edward R. White, son of Mrs. Genevieve White of Keota Iowa, served aboard Commander USS La Salle during a two month goodwill cruise. The ship homeported in Bahrain and the voyage covered Singapore Colombo Ceylon and Diego Garcia as part of the Middle East Force staff.
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Uss LA Salle
Edward R. White
Genevieve White
Route
Keota
Iowa
Singapore
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Ceylon
Diego Garcia Island
Indian Ocean
USS
Middle East Force
U.S. Middle East Force
la Salle
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Arabian Seas
Leonard Flynn dies at 70 in Washington County
Leonard Flynn 70 died July 12 1973 at Washington County Hospital after six months ill health. A former Washington county farmer he lived at Maplewood Manor. Funeral Monday at 10 am St James Catholic Church with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born August 9 1902 to John and Abigail Swift Flynn. Survived by daughters Patricia Lechner Irene Becker Evonne Merz and two sons Michael and David plus 19 grandchildren and a brother Dennis. His wife Mary Larson died in 1947.
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Leonard Flynn
Washington County Hospital
Maplewood Manor
Washington
St. James Catholic Church
Edward Shepherd
Rosary
Sherman-Eden Funeral
Elm Grove
Flynn
John
Abigail Swift Flynn
St. James Church
Norman
Patricia) Lechner
Robert
Irene) Becker
Keota
Dan
Evonne) Merz
Harper
Michael
Williamsburg
David
el Paso
Texas
Dennis
Knoxville
Red Cross chapter holds annual Washington County meeting
The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting at Sunset Park on Thursday July 12 at 8 p.m. with chapter chairman Roger Schloss presiding Elizabeth Watson introduced as the new Executive Secretary and taking office July 1. New board members were elected for 1976 terms and current members were re elected. The treasurer Jerry Bryan gave the financial report and minutes were read by secretary Mrs Lawrence Miksch. Certificates of appreciation were awarded to volunteers serving at local hospitals and homes and pins were presented to longtime volunteers. Refreshments followed.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
Sunset Park
Roger Schloss
Elizabeth Watson
Watson
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville
Winnie Belter
CS. Tam
Frank Lukovsky
Walter Sheets
Les Grim
Washington
John Maxwell
Roger Borup
Wellman
Walter Farrell
Jerry Bryan
Leroy Conrad
Crawfordsville
Mark Swartzendruber
Kalona
Lawrence Miksch
Schloss
Washington County Hospital
United Presbyterian Home
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Shenk
John H.K. Moffett
Mark Hampshire
Jesse Arnold
Penningroth Memorial started by Mid-Prairie FFA Chapter
The Mid-Prairie FFA Chapter established the Keith Penningroth Memorial. A committee including Phil Griffith Pat Curl Mike Yoder and Andy Rowe will raise funds for an Ag Mechanics Scholarship in memory of Keith Penningroth, who drowned June 17 near Wellman.
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Wellman
Keith Penningroth
Mid-Prairie
FFA
Phil Griffith
Pat Curl
Mike Yoder
Andy Rowe
Keith Keith
Iowa
Kansas City
al Mechanics
Keota hosts State Championship Cow Chip Throwing Contest
Dignitaries and locals gathered in Keota for a centennial festival featuring a state championship cow chip throwing contest. VIPs including J Erlin Baumert and Mayor Cecil Greiner posted long tosses with records hinted, while Earl Baumert won the open title with a 184 foot effort. The event showcased other activities like greased pig contests, haystack treasure finds, and three legged races as a three day celebration continued with skydiving, a shrine circus, balloon ascents, a teen dance, beer and bingo tents, and numerous exhibits.
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KEOTA
Don Bermel
Centennial
Denny Bohrofen
Beaver
Okla
Bohrofen
Oklahoma
J. Erlin Baumert
Sigourney
Baxter Freese
Wellman
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Cecil Greiner
Forrest Schwengels
Fairfield
Mombo
Earl Baumert
Harper
Shrine
PCA awards Iowa college scholarships
Two Iowa farm youths received $500 Production Credit Association scholarships to Iowa State University for the 1973 74 term. Winners are David Frieberg of Fairfield and Warren Clark of Calmar, chosen for scholastic and leadership merit. The Southeast Iowa PCA funds these 11th consecutive scholarships for agricultural students at ISU.
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Iowa Farm
Iowa State University
Leonard
Southeast Iowa Production Credit Association
Henry
Des Moines
Lee
van Buren
Jefferson
Washington
Louisa Counties
Livestock prices echo across markets in Iowa and Des Moines
Livestock markets show varied gains with cattle and hogs. High grade steers reach 49.50 while hogs gain modestly. Des Moines reports extremely slow trade, with butchers steady and sow prices mostly steady. Estimated receipts 35,000 today, 47,000 last week.
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Joliet, II
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
U. S
Rites in Fairfield for Frederick P Ford
Funeral services for Frederick P. Ford 83 will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First United Presbyterian Church in Fairfield with burial in the city. Raymond Funeral Home handles arrangements. Ford was Parsons College librarian from 1931 to 1955 and professor emeritus until 1971. He is survived by two daughters a son and nine grandchildren. his wife died in 1960.
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Frederick P. Ford
United Presbyterian Home
First United Presbyterian Church
Fairfield
Raymond Funeral Home
Ford
Parsons College
Briefs Fined In Magistrate Court For Various Violations
A list of motorists paying fines in magistrate court includes James Edward Linder Harper 25 for speeding Jeffrey Jay Hendriks Muscatine 820 for speeding Timothy Thomas Tyrell North English 10 for improper muffler Steve Edward Weber Sigourney 10 for excessive acceleration Terry Lynn Spurgeon Washington 10 for excessive acceleration Richard Leroy White 25 for reckless driving Gaylen B Bartholomew Washington for speeding.
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James Edward Linder
Harper
Jeffrey Jay Hendriks
Route 4
Muscatine
Timothy Thomas Tyrell
North English
Steve Edward Weber
Sigourney
Terry Lynn Spurgeon
Washington
Richard Leroy White
Gaylen B. Bartholomew
Radiation readings show no detectable fallout from China test
The AEC reported U S radiation from the Chinese nuclear test weeks earlier was too low to detect. China detonated a one to three megaton device and an eye on a high altitude mass moving toward the United States found readings within natural background levels as it passed over the country.
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Las Vegas
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
China
AEC
The
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