Local Residents Share Hospital Updates and Wartime Reunion
Mrs Fannie Shannon will observe her 80th birthday Thursday July 20 while a patient at the local hospital. George Strothman of Wichita Kansas visited Mrs Grant McKune en route to a Wisconsin camp. the two men last kept in touch 22 years after serving at Richmond air base in World War II. Glenn Pratt of 715 South Eighth is at Mercy Hospital Iowa City in room 338 for observation and eye surgery and is progressing well.
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Fannie Shannon
George Strothman
Wichita
Kan
Grant McKune
Wisconsin
Mr. McKune
Strothman
Richmond
Glenn Pratt
South Eighth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Service Notice for Pvt Jay M Heck ER Co E-2 Ft Spain
Men in service listing mentions Pvt Jay M Heck ER Co E 2 at Ft Spain Wood Missouri 65473 with rank progression and unit notes. The fragment indicates a military service roster entry for a Pvt and a 3rd Pvt.
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Jay M. Heck
Spain Wood
Erdice funeral moved to Thursday in Keota
The 83 year old Mrs. Pearl Erdice died Friday in a La Jolla California hospital. Her funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Powell funeral home in Keota with burial in Keota Cemetery. The service time was changed from Friday at 11 a.m. to Thursday. The article notes Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D C is called the Avenue of Presidents.
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Keota
Pearl Erdice
la Jolla
California
Powell Funeral Home
County 4 H Demonstration Day Set For July 20
County 4 H Demonstration Day will split girls and boys with girls at 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m at the YWCA and YMCA while boys meet at 7 30 p m in the Farm Bureau building. Twelve demonstrations will be judged for county fair with ribbons awarded by age division. Judges include Miss Sharon Tapper and Mrs Roger McAllister for girls and Oscar Steele for boys.
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Sally Smith
Extension Home
YWCA
YMCA
Sharon Tapper
Jones County Extension Home
Roger McAllister
Mt. Union
Farm Bureau
Oscar Steele
Riverside
Eight tips for locating a new silo site
Iowa State University extension agronomist Dale Hull outlines eight key points for silo siting. Priorities include keeping space from existing buildings, choosing a south east or west slope, placing the silo at a slope top, locating on the north side of a lot, providing an access road for filling, keeping silos out of feed lots, allowing storage expansion, and facing the chute to the south.
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Dale Hull
Iowa State University
Regional Speech Contest and District Meeting Highlights
Mr and Mrs Richard Huber of Wellman and Mr and Mrs Guy Stacy of Brighton attended the Regional Speech Contest and District Commissioners meeting in Amana Monday with Paul Swank Vee-Ag instructor Mid Prairie School Wellman. Barbara Boyle Wilton Junction representing Muscatine County SCC won first place. Curtis Miller Wellman took second. Miss Boyle advances to the Des Moines state contest in September. Mr Huber and Mr Stacy serve on the Washington County SCD governing body.
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Richard Huber
Wellman
Guy Stacy
Brighton
Paul Swank
Vee - Ag
Mid- Prairie School
Amana
Barbara Boyle
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Scc
Curtis Miller
Washington County
Miss Boyle
Des Moines
Huber
Stacy
SCD
Parcel post deliveries expanded to six days a week
Postmaster Harry Levy announced Washington parcel post deliveries will run six days a week now, excluding Sundays, under a directive from Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien following a 1965 appropriation bill signed by President Johnson. The $8.5 million six-day restoration ends a 1964 economy cut and aims to correct delivery inequities for many business and residential routes. Motorized letter carriers already had six-day service.
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Harry Levy
Washington
Lawrence F. O’brien
Post Office Department
Johnson
Week End Visit By Four Ft. Dodge Families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bair of Ft Dodge and Mrs Earl D Letts and her son spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Letts.
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Lawrence Bair
Ft. Dodge
Earl
D. Letts
Edward Letts
Bids Opened for Columbus City Water Project
Columbus City council opened seven bids Tuesday for a municipal water system. No contract awarded yet as Powers-Willis Associates will study proposals. A July 25 meeting will decide. project funded by a $20,000 federal grant and a $64,000 FHA loan via water revenue bonds. Bidders include Knowling Brothers Construction Coralville Linder Co New London Hyde Construction Des Moines B R Carroll Des Moines John F Lee Iowa City and others.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Powers - Willis and Associates
Iowa City
Delmar Evans
FHA
Linder Co
New London
Knowling Brothers Construction Co
Coralville
Buescher Construction Co
Burlington
O. F. Paulson
Cedar Rapids
Hyde Construction Co
Kansas City
B. R. Carroll Co
Des Moines
John F. Lee Co
Knovwling Brothers
A H Twinam Dies in Tampa Florida
A H Twinam, 81, formerly of Washington and Crawfordsville, died in Tampa Florida. He will be brought back to Washington for graveside rites at Ainsworth. Further service details will be announced. Jones Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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A. H. Twinam
Washington
Crawfordsville
Tampa
Fla
Ainsworth
Jones Funeral Home
Judge lauds 4-H photo exhibit in Washington County
Judge Donald K. Wooley praised the Washington County 4-H Photography show for high overall quality and imaginative ideas despite imperfect technique. He suggested new categories beyond People, Animals, Landscape and Still Life, commented on 77 photos from 34 entrants, and named finalists before a closed session selecting blue red and white ribbon winners. Final awards announced July 24 at the Washington County Fair.
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Donald K. Wooley
State University of Iowa School of Journalism
Grant Wood
Washington County
Break-ins Hit Richland Businesses on North Square
Two north side business houses in Richland were entered Tuesday night. Intruders broke rear doors’ glass to gain entry. Theft reported at Richland Cafe with $60 in change missing. Dale Sasson Hardware and Appliance Store lost two decks of playing cards. Sheriff J Wallerich investigates.
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Richland
Raymond Swartzwalter
Dale Sasseen Hardware and
Keokuk County
Bud) Wallerich
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Vapex
Evening Journal
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Saint
Wolf's Flower
Schoonover Drug
Iowa
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Moore
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Namin
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NBC TV
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Today
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