ISU orientation welcomes notable campus visitors
Students attending campus orientation at Iowa State University Ames include John V Tweeton Washington in College of Sciences and Humanities and several others from Kalona Letts Riverside Cotter and Columbus Junction plus James Skubal Cotter Eldon Luers Riverside Richard Busch Weilman and Robert Bauer West Chester in Engineering. Weekend visitors John and Billy Eisenbart left for a two week Black Hills vacation. Iowa Poultry Association elected Jim Rich Kalona as second vice president and John Stutzman Kalona as second chair of the Producer Division Executive Committee. Lan caster Pa visitors Mr and Mrs John Zug and sons Jim and Chuckie spent time with Tillie Vondrasek and relatives. Frank Rice Portland Ore visiting for Rainbow Division WWI reunion in Des Moines with brother Allen Rice Des Moines.
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Iowa State University
Ames
John V. Tweeton
Washington
College of Sciences and Humanities
Larry D. Miller
Kalona
Thomas M. Furlong
Letts
Michael T. Horn
Larry J. Rice
Riverside
College of Agriculture
Kenneth Arthur
Robert Utter
Columbus Junction
James Skubal
Cotter
Eldon Luers
Richard Bush
Weilman
Robert Bauer
West Chester
College of Engineering
Iowa Poultry Association
Jim Rich
John Stutzman
Producer Division
Frank Rice
Portland
Ore
Charles Kennedy
Rainbow Division
Des Moines
Allen Rice
Washington Municipal Band Concert Features Local Cornet Trio
The weekly concert in the park features the Washington Municipal Band with a cornet trio of Max Lee, Charles Shanks, and John Shanks. The program includes God Bless America, Seventy Six Trombones, Three Jacks, Oh You Beautiful Doll, Alamo March, and The Star Spangled Banner along with show tunes and marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walters
Gigi
Lerner
Lowe
Webb
Basses
Huffine
Yoder
Vernon Roose 83 Dies in Iowa City
Vernon E. Roose 83 of Iowa City dies at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Father of Miss Mary Roose of Washington. Memorial services later. Memorials suggested to State Historical Society or Oak Knoll Retirement Home in Iowa City.
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Ward
Vernon E. Roose
Iowa City
Mary Roose
Washington
Roose
Mercy Hospital
State Historical Society
Oak Knoll
Services Monday for Merle Gardner
Merle E Gardner 59 of 6226 Dawson Drive Des Moines died Friday at Iowa Methodist Hospital from a heart ailment. Services were held Monday at Dunn's Funeral Home with burial in Masonic Cemetery. He was a former Des Moines School District mechanical supervisor and a member of West Gate Masonic Lodge Des Moines Consistory Za Ga Zig Shrine School Employes Association and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife Ruth three daughters a brother Bruce Gardner of Des Moines three sisters Mrs Edgar Stewart of Washington and Mrs Walter Bauer and Mrs James Stanecer of West Chester and seven grandchildren.
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Merle E. Gardner
Dawson Drive
Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Dunn
Masonic Cemetery
Mr. Gardner
Washington County
West Gate Masonic Lodge
School Employes Association
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ruth
Bruce Gardner
Edgar Stewart
Washington
Walter Bauer
James Stanecer
West Chester
Iowa Maidens 4-H Club Holds Thursday Meeting
Nine members and two leaders met with Becky Berdo to share project displays and refreshments hosted by Becky and her mother. Honor guest Louise Berber, a Canadian 4-H member, attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Maidens 4 - H
Becky Berdo
Louise Berber
Becky
Squire News July Bargains and Local Jokes
An anxious woman confuses birth control pills with saccharin, producing a sweet baby. July bargain month at the Squire Shoppe touts drastic clearance prices to clear room for fall merchandise. Humorous vignettes include a fortune teller joke and a dog that thinks its owner’s name is Down Boy. Also promotions on men and boys summer wear with 20 to 40 percent cuts. A Dammit Ohio sign remarks Dammit Slow Down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire
Mid-Prairie board meeting and budget notes
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education held a public hearing on the 1968 69 budget at 7 30 p m July 8 with no objectors. Expenditures are estimated at 1 239 811 in General Fund and 158 243 for building bonds. The annual meeting was held with financial reports read and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid - Prairie Board of Education
Iowa
Mid-Prairie Opens Classes and Pre-Registration Dates
Mid-Prairie Community Schools will begin the 1968-69 year on August 26 with pre-registration for fees and lunch tickets on August 19 to 21 across Wellman Kalona Washington Township and other sites. The district served 244,900 hot meals in 1967-68, averaging 1,353 meals daily for 181 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Roy Randolph
Wellman
Randolph
Mid - Prairie Community
Mid - Praire
Kalona
West Chester
Washington Township
Elemen
Fortas Nomination Faces Strong Gun Control Clash
Griffin says 19 or 20 Republicans may filibuster Fortas while 16 or 17 Democrats would oppose cloture. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield says the President remains firmly behind strict gun control, backing the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortas
Thornberry
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Griffin
Fair books available from extension office for county show
The 1968 Washington County Fair Program and Premium List has been mailed to all 4-H families. It lists departments and classes, rules for exhibiting, including open class Women and Senior Citizen divisions. Pick up or request a copy. entries for 4-H FFA and Women Senior Citizen classes are due by July 26 at the County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jim Frier
County Extension Office
Medical adoptions and dismissals list from Washington area
Admitted Saturday includes Mrs Louisa Kim mel Vernon Houtz Miss Grace Evans Mrs Tom Essex Mrs Ruth Courtney and Kim Walker all listed for medical care Dismissed Today names Leo Anderson Robert Wiley Mrs John Davis Mrs Joy Ford and son with locations Keota Washington Ainsworth Columbus Junction reflect ongoing hospital notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Kimmel
Washington
Vernon Houtz
Grandview
Grace Evans
West Liberty
Tom Essex
Ruth Courtney
Kim Walker
Leo Anderson
Keota
Robert Wiley
John Davis
Ainsworth
Joy Ford
Columbus Junction
Fern Cliff Church to host Rhodesia program by Warners
Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church near Wayland invites the public to a family night program Friday July 19 at 7 45 p m. Bill and Joyce Warner missionaries to Rhodesia will present a multi media program and share insights from their work with The Evangelical Alliance Mission. Mr Warner has pursued doctoral studies in Communications at the University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Joyce Warner
Rhodesia
Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church
Wayland
Warners
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Warner
University of Iowa
Death of George Jarrard 82 Retired Farmer in Iowa
George E. Jarrard 82 of Columbus City died Monday night at Extended Care Center in Iowa City. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Independent Bible Church Columbus Junction. burial Conesville Cemetery. Survived by wife Georgia Heald, five children, 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, and siblings Frank, William, Elsie.
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Columbus Junction
George E. Jarrard
Columbus City
Iowa City
Independent Bible Church
Laroy Anderson
Conesville Cemetery
Mr. Jarrard
Nichols
George R
Margaret Smith Jarrard
Rossabelle Nicholson
Georgia Heald
Muscatine
Raymond
Mildred) Lutz
Conesville
Carl
Letha) Hobart
James
Velda) Lutz
Lone Tree
Glenn A. Jarrard
Kenneth Jarrard
Frank J. Jarrard
William Jarrard
Elsie Fox
Washington
Iowa State Field Day Set for Sunday July 21
Iowa State horticulture professor Jack Weigle announces a field day Sunday July 21 at the Muscatine Island experimental station near Fruitland south of Muscatine. Four ISU horticulturists will answer questions and present latest field trial results including watermelon and muskmelon trials and polyethylene mulch effects on vegetables. A session will discuss seasonal irrigation for Iowa potatoes. The event is sponsored by ISU, the Iowa Vegetable Growers' Association and the Muscatine Island Truck Growers' Association.
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Iowa State University Horticulture
Jack Weigle
ISU
Muscatine Island Experimental Station
Fruitland
Muscatine
Weigle
Iowa State
Iowa
Muscatine Island Station
Iowa State University
Iowa Vegetable Growers’ Association
Muscatine Island
Livestock Markets Chicago Upd: Hogs Cattle and Lamb Prices
Chicago market report shows hogs trading 25 to 50 cents lower with varied loads at 21.00 to 23.75 per hundredweight. Cattle near steady with steers 27.00 to 28.00 for 1025 to 1250 lb yields and heifers 27.00 to 27.50 for 850 to 1000 lb. Spring lambs steady with choice 90 to 110 lb at 28.00 to 28.50 and mixed good to choice 26.00 to 27.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Afternoon party honors Miss Ellis
Mrs. Cloyce Stewart entertained Saturday afternoon honoring Virginia Ellis of Sioux City fiancé of her grandson Rick Bordwell visiting the Bordwell home. Twenty guests attended a get acquainted party with a recipe for the bride elect and a pink and white decor theme. The couple plan to marry August 10 in Sioux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ellis
Mr. Bordwell
Sioux City
WCTU Meeting Held in West Chester Friday
The Washington County WCTU convention will be at Federated Church in West Chester on Friday July 19. Mrs Merl McDowell of West Chester, county president, announced. The West Chester Union hosts with registration starting at 9 a.m. and lunch served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
WCTU
Federated Church
West Chester
Merl McDowell
West Chester Union
Marine Corps League elects officers at Cedar River cabin
The Marine Corps League will hold its annual officers election Saturday at 7 p.m. at C. P. Jungbluths cabin on the Cedar River. All members and wives are invited to a free steak supper. For more information call Jim Marsh or Reno Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps League
C. P
Social Calendar week events and club notices
Tuesday schedule lists VFW Auxiliary at 8 p.m. and Tops Club at 7 30 p.m. Booster Club postponed to Thursday. Rosemary Club hosts dinner for members and husbands at Kingsbury. White Shrine Drill Team practices at Temple. Wednesday events include World War I Barracks Auxiliary potluck at Sunset Park and Jolly Nine Club picnic. Two birthdays noted. Thursday features Double Deck Club Thelma Rohrer Snowball Social Club Sunset Park picnic with hosts Knerr and Fuhr, Garden I luncheon with Eugene Engel, Booster Club picnic, Independent Club picnic cancelled HH Club Sunset Park and WCTU picnic dinner. Friday wraps with County WCTU Convention breakfast and noon lunch at Federated Church in West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
VFW Hall
Tops Club
YWCA
Booster
Rosemary Club
Kingsbury
White Shrine
Temple
Sunset Park
Jolly Nine Club
Thelma Rohrer
Robert Knerr
Glenn Fuhr
Eugene Engel
Booster Club
Independent Club
HH Club
WCTU
Federated Church
West Chester
Fined for Red Light Violation in Justice Court
Donald Lee Shafer of 310 N Ave D was fined ten dollars after appearing in justice of the peace court for a red light violation. He was arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Bombie
Route 3
Keota
Fairgrounds
Old Highway 92
Justice of the Peace Court
John Benjamin Renoux
Washington
Bombie
Renoux
Donald Lee Shafer
N. Ave. D
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Dick Giardino
Squire Shoppe
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Patty O'Brien
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La-Z-Boy
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Wellman, Iowa
Iach
Motorola
Jarvis Appliance Inc
Harold & Yale Jarvis
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