Washington County Fair Opens July 24 With Wide Events
The annual Washington County Fair begins Monday July 24 with entries and judging for 4-H and FFA projects. Livestock barns fill with prize cattle hogs sheep and other projects as free gate starts at 5 00 p.m. Daily concerts pageants and horse show are listed with top acts including Grand Ole Opry George Morgan Linda Flanagan Kathy Perry and the Melody Ramblers. Season tickets cover gate admission and events.
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Washington County
FFA
Jim Frier
Washington County Fair
Iowa
Frankie
Grand Ole Opry
Columbia
George Morgan
Linda Flanagan
Kathy Perry
Billy Thompson
The
Melody Ramblers
Helscher at officer training encampment in Missouri
Karl F Helscher of Keota participates in the United States Air Force Reserve officers training field encampment at Richard Gebaur Air Force Base Missouri. He attends four week camps with about 5700 cadets nationwide. Helscher belongs to the AFROTC unit at Coe College Cedar Rapids and graduated 1964 as salutatorian of Keota Community School, lettering in basketball and track.
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Keota
Karl F. Helscher
J. R. Helscher
Richard Gebaur Air Force Base
Helscher
Air Force
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Keota Community School
Medical and surgical admissions and dismissals listed
Admitted yesterday in Washington were William McCall surgical George W Barr medical Raymond Miller medical Mrs Robert North Brighton medical and Mrs Maude Pratt Washington medical. Dismissed today were Mrs Philip Schooley and son Washington Mrs How ard Applegate Washington Mrs George Simpson Washington.
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William McCall
Washington
Georgew. Barr
Raymond Miller
Robert North
Brighton
Maude Pratt
Philip Schooley and Son
Howard Applegate
George Simpson
Municipal Band to feature guests
The Washington Municipal Band will present a concert on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Central Park with two guests. Tom Witherow, Columbus Junction last year’s band director, will perform a marimba solo titled Serenade for a Picket Fence, joined by student percussionist Tom Davis. The program includes marches, overtures, and overture-style pieces, ending with the national anthem.
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Washington
Tom Witherow
Columbus Junction
Tom Davis
Witherow
Central Park
America
Berlin
Karl King
Johnson
Scimonelli
Cave-in in sewer trench fatally injures worker Richard Carey
Richard Carey of Washington died after a sewer trench cave-in on Monday. Two coworkers, William Barr and Raymond J. Miller, were treated at Washington County Hospital in good condition. Miller collapsed from exhaustion and shock after helping rescue the buried men. Barr sustained chest injuries with no broken bones. Miller had a history of heart weakness but no heart attack at the scene.
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Richard Carey
Washington
Carey
Washington County Hospital
William Barr
E. 2Nd St
Raymond J. Miller
Miller
E. J. Vosika
Journal Today
Raymond Miller
Funeral Wednesday for Richard L. Carey
Funeral services for Richard L. Carey 39 killed in a ditch cave-in will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Clarence Dehne officiating. Burial is in Elm Grove Cemetery. Carey born McComb Illinois July 7 1928 son of John H and Catherine Dun can Carey. He moved to Washington in 1939 and married Kathryn A Leeper June 6 1954 at Brighton. Survivors include his wife and children Randall Ronald Sharon Roger and Scott his parents and many siblings. Carey was employed by the city of Washington and a Presbyterian.
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Richard L. Carey
Jones
Clarence Dehne
Elm Grove
Mr. Carey
McComb
Ill
John H
Catherine Duncan Carey
Washington
Brighton
Kathryn A. Leeper
Presbyterian Church
Randall
Ronald
Sharon
Roger
Scott
John H. Carey
Barthers
Melvin
Darlyne) Jaspering
Richard
Alice) Dawson
Aurora
Colo
Harold
Mary Catherine) Norton
John
Joan) Collett
James
Donna) Wagenknecht
Cotter
Curt
Shirley) York
John W
Bryan
Joyce) Nash
City Employees to Attend Richard Carey Funeral
All city employees are asked to attend the funeral for Richard Carey on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Employees should meet at city hall prior to the service to attend in a group. Carey died from injuries in a sewer trench cave-in事故 on Monday.
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Richard Carey
Jones Funeral Home
City Hall
Pearl Erdice 83 dies in California
Pearl Erdice of La Jolla California 83 died Friday July 14 in a San Diego hospital after long illness. Funeral services set for Friday 11 a m at Powell Funeral Home Keota with burial in Keota cemetery. Born December 9 1893 Harper to Charles O Birkinbine Scott widow of Warren E Erdice. Survived by two daughters Elizabeth Erdice La Jolla Ruth Douglas Corona Del Mar and two grandchildren.
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Keota
Pearl Erdice
la Jolla
Calif
Powell
Erdice
San Diego
Harper
Charles O
Emily Birkinbine Scott
Warren E. Erdice
4-H Activities at Dutch Creek and Local Achievement Day
The Dutch Creek Flyerettes Achievement Show on July 10 at Federated in Keota judged by Mrs. Terry Palmer featured 29 attendees with participants in senior and intermediate dress reviews. Demonstrations included Wardrobe Stretchers and Wrinkless Packing by Molly Trier Evelyn Temple and Katie Temple. Washington Pals 4-H Club held an Achievement Show at the Fairgrounds with judges Mrs. Delbert Soper and guests Sally Mist and Mrs. Huber, listing seniors, intermediates, and juniors slated for fair exhibits. Local Dutchettes 4-H Club Achievement Day followed at Grace Hill Community Building with a style review and demonstrations, announcing senior and intermediate winners, and plans for county fair entries. Music and performances accompanied the event, with each girl to submit at least two articles.
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Dutch Creek
Federated In Church
Keota
Terry Palmer
Carol Conklin
Katie Temple
Molly Trier
Evelyn Temple
Washington
Grace Hill
Julia Miksch
Mary Engel
Claire Wehr
Chris Engel
Linda Barnes
Melanie Miksch
Thai visitors to tour Washington from State Department program
Two Thai journalists Chaliim Vudhikosit and Somboon Vorapong will visit Washington as part of the International Visitor Program. Accompanied by interpreter Doris Gold, they will stay at the Robert Day home and pursue interest in small daily newspapers, Amish communities, and social welfare. Their itinerary includes stops in Boston, Buffalo, DeKalb, Denver, and West Coast cities before departing from New York to Europe on August 16.
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United States Department of State
Washington
Chaliim Vudhikosit
Somboon Vorapong
Thailand
Doris Gold
Miami
Fla
Budhikosit
Chao Thai
Bangkok
Vorapong
Thai Rath
Boston
Buffalo
N.Y
DeKalb, Ill
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Florida
Texas
New York City
Washington, D.C
Europe
Local residents attend surprise party and family notices
Mrs. Joe H. Nelson was surprised at her 720 West Monroe home by family and friends on July 12. Attendees include Otto Nelson and many relatives from Webster, Ottumwa, Muscatine, Webster and beyond, with several locations noted. Also reported is Lloyd Grecian's death in Eureka, California, and various local travel updates.
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Joe H. Nelson
West Monroe
Edgar Mathers
Joe Mathers
Jim Mathers
John Ruggles
Webster
Wilbur Westen
California
Ora Garman
Luther Garman
Ottumwa
Howard Darnell
Vern Chamberlin
Miscow
Eugene Darnell
Muscatine
Robert Nelson
Iowa City
Joe R. Nelson
Oxford
Ray Meth
Roy Nelson
Washington
Schulz Family Visits From Dayton After Parachuting Contest
Mr. and Mrs. Schulz of Dayton Ohio visited Mrs. Schulz’s mother Mrs. Glassburner. He returned home while she stayed a few days. They traveled from Tahlequah Oklahoma, where he competed in a national parachuting championship. A cooperative dinner at the Leon Havel home in Mechanicsville drew Louise Havel Ainsworth Cedar Rapids and Iowa City families. Mrs. Howard Applegate was dismissed from the cana and will stay with Walter Veapel Carresi-
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Leon Havel
Mechanicsville
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Dean Havel
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Havel
Iowa City
Rose Havel
Helen Underwood
Riverside
Howard Applegate
Cana
Walter Veapel Carresi
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Beatles
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Washington Saddle Club
Jack Lindle
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Wolf's Flower Shop
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Evening Journal
Miss Iowa
Owen Grecian
Lloyd Grecian
Eureka
Gladys Dicks
Abilene
Robert Dicks
W. Foster Bickel
Stanley Clinton
Bettendorf
Clinton
Mrs. Bickel
B. B. Bordwell
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Gordon Jones
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Mark
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Dewey Weeks
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