4-H exchange trip to Saskatchewan described
Myrna Cave recounts June 1969 4-H exchange trip by 36 Washington and Johnson county youths to Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Activities included swimming athletics potash mine tours and Camp Easter Seal visits. Differences in crops and farming practices noted with host family ties shaping lasting impressions.
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Washington
Johnson Counties
Saskatchewan
Canada
Exhibition Grounds
Saskatoon
Pat Sheetz shower honors August bride to be
Miss Pat Sheetz was honored at a miscellaneous shower held Saturday in the social rooms of the Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church. Hostesses included Mrs. Edwin Augustine and others. neighbors, friends, and relatives attended. Activities included pencil games, gift registration by Ron Sheetz, recipes shared by guests, and refreshments themed in nile green and white.
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Pat Sheetz
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Edwin Augustine
Marion Augustine
Homer Brinning
Clyde Crile
Harold Klopfenstein
Eugene Martin
Ron Sheetz
Montezuma
James Monroe
San Antonio
Texas
Victor Klopfenstein
Marion
Donald R Williams 32 Crawfordsville dies
Donald R Williams 32 of Crawfordsville died July 18 at Washington County Hospital after a year of failing health. Funeral services are Monday July 21 at 2 p m at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church with Rev W J Stevens and Rev Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Born December 7, 1936, son of Russell and Opal Williams he lived his life here, attended Crawfordsville Consolidated, and worked at Sinclair Station. He belonged to Harold's Sinclair bowling team and was active with the Crawfordsville softball team. Survived by his parents two brothers Lyle and Larry both of Washington paternal grandmother Mrs Margaret A Williams Crawfordsville and one niece Tammy Sue Williams. Jones Funeral Home Washington is handling arrangements. Friends may call at the funeral home until 10 a m Monday July 21.
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Donald R. Williams
Crawfordsville
Washington County Hospital
Methodist Church
W. J. Stevens
Fred Bickhart
Russell and
Opal (McGuire) Williams
Crawfordsville Consolidated
Sinclair Station
Harold
Sinclair
Lyle
Washington
Larry
Maragret A. Williams
Tammy Sue Williams
Jones Funeral Home
Local residents visit with relatives and seek contact
Mrs Alma Perry enjoys time with her niece and family Mr and Mrs William G Dobko and their children Billy and Susan of Palo Alto California Mrs Robert McFarlane is at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota for tests and observation E J Hesselschwerdt is now at Pleasantiv en Home Kalona after a three week stay in Mercy Hospital Iowa City He would enjoy calls and letters from friends
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Alma Perry
William G. Dobko
Billy and
Susan
Palo Alto, Calif
Robert McFarlane
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Pleasantiven
Kalona
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
County Democrats to meet in Kalona
The regular Washington County Democratic Central Committee meeting will be held on July 24 at 8 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Ivo Grady Kalona. Discussion includes a report on the 1st District picnic and the Democratic booth at the County Fair. All interested Democrats invited. For pooling rides call John Elliott 653-2001 or Mrs Ezra Smith 653-5063.
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Washington County
Democratic Central Committee
Ivo Grady
Kalona
John Elliott
Ezra Smith
Block funeral planned Sunday
Mrs. Louis Block 71 died at Muscatine General Hospital July 16 after six weeks as a patient. Funeral Sunday at 4 p m at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with burial Wellman Cemetery. Officiating pastors G M Fillman Ames and M F Wiedemann Muscatine. Survived by husband. preceded by parents, sister Jeanette.
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Wellman
Louis
Rosalind Marie) Block
Muscatine General Hospital
Powell Funeral Home
G. M. Fillman
Ames
M. F. Wiedemann
Muscatine
Union College
Lincoln
Neb
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Block
Sioux City
Seventh Day Adventists Church
Jeanette
Serious loopholes in insurance rates
Des Moines features a report that State Insurance Commissioner Lorne R. Worthington warned the 1969 legislature bill to regulate credit life, accident and health insurance rates may contain serious loopholes. He noted the law is not as comprehensive as model credit insurance bills adopted by about 40 states but pledges to make the current measure work.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lorne R. Worthington
Worthington
Admitted and Dismissed in Washington Hospitals
On the record yesterday George Morrison a Washington medical patient and Sam Sim mering also of Washington were admitted. Births yesterday reported Mr and Mrs Sam Messer of Washington welcomed a daughter. Dismissed today include Robert Miksch and Mrs Bessie Tucker both of Washington.
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George Morrison
Washington
Sam Simmering
Sam Messer
Robert Miksch
Bessie Tucker
Methodist leader Dr Deaver to speak at Cedar Rapids drive in church
Dr Leonard E Deaver, District Superintendent of the Cedar Rapids United Methodist Church, will be the speaker at the Drive in Church on Sunday July 20 1969 at 8 00 am and at the Washington United Methodist Church at 10 00 am He has served pastorates in Allendorf Audubon Des Moines Fort Dodge and Cedar Rapids Salem He was a 1968 General Conference delegate and will attend the 1970 Special Session in Baltimore He chairs Western Home Cedar Falls and Meth-Wick Manor Cedar Rapids is Grand Prelate of Iowa Grand Commandery and Trustee of Coe College He holds degrees from Westmar College and Drake University with an honorary D D from Westmar College
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Leonard E. Deaver
Cedar Rapids
United Methodist Church
Washington United
Grand Commandery of
Iowa
Coe College
Westmar College
Drake University
R. Burton 75 dies in Ottumwa in Keota church burial
T R Burton 75 of 441% North Market Ottumwa died Thursday at 415 p m from a heart attack after a year of illness. He formerly lived in Keota and Washington and operated local markets before becoming a meat inspector in Ottumwa and later working at Hy Vee for eight years. Survived by wife two daughters two grandchildren one great grandson and a brother Tyre W Burton. Burial in Keota Cemetery with funeral at United Methodist Church Keota officiated by Rev Donald Barker. Powell Funeral Home in charge.
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Keota
Thomas Raymond Burton
North Market
Ottumwa
Burton
Washington
United Methodist Church
Donald Barker
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Burton
Higbee
William
Martha Hudson Burton
Ernie Mae Kennedy
Temple Stephens
Salisbury
Iowa
John Morrell Company
Hy - Vee Food
Virginia Grimes
Vondle) Henderson
Tyre W. Burton
Jefferson City
Father Kempker to be honored in Keota open house
An open house in Keota will honor Father Clarence Kempker after 29 years as pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. The event at St. Mary’s School runs 1 30 to 3 30 p m on Sunday July 20 with public invitation as he leaves in August.
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Keota
Clarence Kempker
St. Mary
St. Mary’s School
Hershberger Sentenced for Contempt in Washington County
Cecil Hershberger received 30 days in the Washington County jail for contempt of court in a district court action on Thursday Judge L R Carson also ordered payment of court costs Hershberger had failed to make child support payments as ordered by the court.
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Cecil Hershberger
Washington County
L. R. Carson
Defendent
Hershberger
Service man Philip J. Roth completes training
AMN Philip J. Roth of Box 7849 Goodfellow AFB San Angelo Texas 76901 has finished boat training at Lackland AFB Texas and is a radio intercept analyst. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rex J Roth of Washington.
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AMN
Philip J. Roth
Goodfellow Afb
San Angelo
Texas
Roth
Lackland Afb
Rex. J. Roth
Washington
Mrs Bertha Sueppel dies in Iowa City
Bertha Bauer Sueppel 74, of Iowa City died Monday at home. Requiem High Mass at St Patrick church and burial at St Joseph cemetery. Born December 2, 1894, she married Francis W. Sueppel June 5, 1917 in Riverside. Survived by two sons, three daughters, 11 grandchildren and one sister. She worked for the University of Iowa until retirement.
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Francis W
Iowa City
Robert J
Marion
Mary Fuller
Marshalltown
Marjorie Gingerich
Parnell
Doris Geret
Roy Miller
Tracy
Calif
Okinawa gas mishap injures 24 in U S military
Pentagon reports 24 personnel received medical attention on Okinawa ten days ago after a mishap during maintenance work. Wall Street Journal cites a container or weapon filled with VX gas. Pentagon declines comment on whether nerve agent was involved. Japanese officials urge calm as Tokyo questions U S handling and storage of gas on Okinawa.
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Washngton
UPI
Pentagon
Okinawa
Wall Steet Journal
U.S
Friedheim
Mrs Louis B Gettman Dies After Fall in Virginia
Mrs Louis B Gettman of Springdale Virginia died unexpectedly after a fall at her home on July 17. Born Elizabeth Mount she was the adopted daughter of Edward C Eicher of Washington. She is survived by husband two children Patricia and John and Mrs Eicher. Funeral in Springdale on July 19 with burial there.
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Louis B. Gettman
Springdale
Virginia
Edward C. Eicher
Washington
Gettman
Elizabeth Mount
Charles Mount
Eicher
Elizabeth Eicher
Davenport
Washington, D. C
Edward C. Eichers
Congress
Funeral services for Mrs Richard Brock
Funeral services for Mrs Richard Brock were held Thursday July 17 at 9 30 a m at Jones Funeral Home Rev Robert Welch officiated Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery Pallbearers were Harold Brock Forrest Brock Lyle Brock Junior Custer James Ginkens and George Brock
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Myrna
Myrna Cave
United States
Donald Williams
Ark OF
North Marion
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Washington Evening Journal
Evening Journal
Mr. Deaver
T. R. Burton
Father Kempker
Waco Drive-in
Space
Earth
Moon
North Pole
Globe
Bertha Sueppel
Japan
Wall Street Journal
Kiichi Aichi
Tokyo
Foreign Office
USS
David Osborn
Jerry W. Friedheim
State Bank
Washington, Iowa
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
L. B. Gettman
Federated
LIFE
JUST
Phil F. van Cleave
S. 11Th P. O
The
Advertising Council
State and
U.S. Forest Services
Adviiting Executives
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