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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1973

Page

5

Centerville clipping service runs on news and routine

Bernice Casteel, Centerville housewife, operates a newspaper clipping service for Iowa Southern Utilities Co. She reads 36 local papers weekly to spot stories about the utility and other news of interest. She began in 1965 to stay occupied.

Centerville Iowa Bernice Casteel Hattie Davenport Appanoose County Fair Iowa Southern Utilities Co Iowa Southern

Litter Cleanup Costs Hit Iowa Highways

Iowa Highway Commission reports $435000 spent on cleaning 10000 miles of roads in the year ending June 30, up from $361000 the prior year. Each mile costs $43.50 to keep litter-free as workers note bottles cans wrappers and dumped household garbage.

Ames UPI Iowa Iowa Highway Commission Commission

Keota Class of 54 Reunion Draws Former Students

Keota hosted a 1954 graduating class reunion at the Long Branch with dozens of attendees from Iowa City Washington Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Denver Des Moines and beyond. A Sunday gathering in North English Park for Grimm descendants featured a lunch and program plus officer elections for 1974.

Paul Sievert Keota Long Branch Duane Looney Delores Bermel Iowa City Stanley Zehr Beverly Sprague Washington Marlin Peiffer Dennis Sieren Richard Stewart Calendonia Wis James Palmer Wellman Steven Warner Julia Stewart Milwaukee Richard Steven Donna Wade Cedar Rapids Don Earls Beverly Norenberg Hiawatha Frank Dunn Mary Ann Peiffer East Dubuque, II Don Gunderson Mary Jo Greiner Red Oak Deane Luers Jim Mound Peter Thorngren Barbara Parsons Denver Colo Harold Hall Jeanine Wallerich Ames Mary Ann Ochs Des Moines Alice Richardson Nevin Reno Nev Darrell Maynard Marner Kalona Wayne Miller North English Park Isaac Hannah Grimm Rosa Shor Dorothea Wright Ruth Willie Middlekauff North English George Killian Keswick Leonard Nichols Charles McDonald Kenneth Middlekauff Dean Grimm David Brian Williamsburg Walter Grimm Delta Alfred K. Grimm Earl Charles Q. Grimm Mike Ratiliff Newton Arthur Gorsh John Cindy Oxford Garry Gorsh Omaha Harold Grimm Leighton Warrall Janice Kinross Edward Gorsh Paul Bobby Mickey Ronald Nash Francis Patricia Deep River Albert Grimm Grinnell Lloyd McGuire Martha Harlen Carl Neva Larry Dwight Lyle Carroll Weeks A. Goodman Larry Goodman Millersburg Alfred Grimm Benjestoff Stephen Tracy Colleen Olin Nathan van Dyke Geron Wright Melinda Melissa Parcell Diane Bond Robin Thompson Quaker Heights Eldora Ray Mourer Christy Christy Mourer Ed Seevers Joe Leu Linda Harras Oma Wade Jefferson County Hospital Park View Care Center Fairfield Dean Watson Ottumwa Milford Watson D. H. Watson Russell Parsons Harold Greeson Delbert Buttery Lisbon Mr. Buttery Richland School Albert Buttery

Honor Mrs. Ritchie at Richland dinner gathering

The Richland community feted Mrs. Ritchie with a birthday dinner at Prairie Home Cafe hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ferguson. Attendees included the Ritchie family and Dymond McCracken, along with several local relatives and friends.

Mrs. Ritchie Richland Don Long Richland Clarence Ferguson Prairie Home Cafe Dick Conklin Aaron Nordyke Emma Weidner Oskaloosa Rendell Owens The Eagles Bernard Roberts Dick Roberts Steve Ottumwa Donald Roberts Galesburg Ill Lori Lynn Roberts Lori Lynn Mottet Don Metz Fairfield Letha Ludin Mary Morgan Tilly Nordyke Bernice Young Dickeys Prairie Home Cafe Nordyke Billy Nordyke Winfield Matilda Nordyke Raymond Swartzwelter Dennis Eastman Jefferson Co. Hospital Little Miss Nichole Kathleen Wayne Parsons Homer Eastman Ft. Dodge Russell Parsons Frank Lock Lela Wheeler Good Samaritan Home Keosauqua Ray Moorer J. B. Curran Kathleen Morgan Washington Victor Parcell Gary

R O S Club Hosts Social and Club Notes

Mrs Gene Stephens hosts the R O S Club with two bridge tables and prizes for high and consolation scores. September meeting planned with Mrs Paul Beard. Various visits and gatherings reported including the Trotter family from Charles City and the Stephens family.

R.O.S Gene Stephens Corbin Crawford Charles Rademaker Rademaker Paul Beard George Trotter Charles City Larry Trotter George Robert Stephens West Chester Kenneth Ornduff Dave Armstrong Richard Stephens Jerry Anderson Leanne St. Joseph Anderson Highland High School

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