Washington area people ponder Christmas decorations and local events
A set of short items from Washington, Iowa notes a sewer ditch accident near Richland, a call for opinions on city Christmas decorations, school mergers, 4-H club achievements, Rotary Club talks, and past anniversary glimpses including weather, sports, YMCA conferences, and fair health exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dean Cooney
Richland
United Presbyterian Home
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington County
Dwight Bode
Prairie Flower
Keota
Barbara Beranek
Farmerettes
John Sproule
Wally Horn
Rotary Club
Tri-County
Washington County Weather and Week in Iowa News Summary
In Washington County Iowa a hot dry spell threatens crop yields with cracks in the soil and hopes for rain. Downtown plans include painted lines for parking and welcoming signs as the Chamber renovates a sign proclaiming The Cleanest City in Iowa. The County Fair nears with 4-H exhibits and a Festival of Talents lineup, plus a bicentennial portrait for the courthouse. Washington and Brighton host visiting French youths and Cathy Lloyd sets a nine hole golf record. James Walling becomes Highland High’s new superintendent as summer ends and fall returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Art Duensing
George Washington
Brighton
Burnette Smith
Michael Millers
United States
Cathy Lloyd
Highland High School
James Walling
Hospital Notes Admitted and Births at Local Hospitals
Admitted Saturday Eugene Black Washington medical Sunday Mrs Verle Koen Washington medical Mrs Raymond Snider Wapello medical Mrs Robert Baker Washington medical Nicholas Ahrens Williamsburg Births Saturday Mr and Mrs Joseph Fanatia Kalona a son Sunday Mr and Mrs Fenton Miller Kalona a daughter Dismissed Sunday Kathleen Turner Washington Mrs Wilda Terrence Richland Mrs David Swatos and daughter Washington Mrs Fred Lampe and son Parnell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Black
Washington
Verle Koen
Raymond Snider
Wapello
Robert Baker
Nicholas Ahrens
Williamsburg
Joseph Fanatia
Kalona
Fenton Miller
Kathleen Turner
Wilda Terrence
Richland
David Swatos
Fred Lampe
Parnell
Washington Evening Journal
Sunset Park
Kristi Allison
Ronald Allison
Kelly Baker
Community births and names listed for area families
Tuesday Yesterday column lists residents and relatives from Washington Williamsburg Kalona and Brighton. Named individuals include Nellie Chalupa Hubert Wehr Joseph Fanatia Fenton Miller Bessie Lowry Firman Hershberger Bernard Moeller and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Chalupa
Washington
Nicholas Ahrens
Williamsburg
Hubert Wehr
Joseph Fanatia
Kalona
Fenton Miller
Bessie Lowry
Brighton
Firman Hershberger
Bernard Moeller
Obituary and Birth Notices From Washington Area
Yesterday notices list Mrs Dale Christner and several others from Washington and nearby towns as recipients of medical care. Today Mr and Mrs Daniel Peiffer of Keota announce the birth of a daughter. Earlier notices mention Mrs Dennis Norton Mrs Firman Hershberger and son Kalona Mrs Madge Sinclair and Mrs Merle Kerr Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Christner
Washington
Donald Gardner
Amelia ‘Vaughn
Columbus Junction
Ferdinand Chalupa
Daniel Peiffer
Keota
Dennis Norton
Firman Hershberger
Kalona
Madge Sinclair
Merle Kerr
Administrative Changes Shaped Local Residents List
Yesterday Mrs Helen Heilman and Mrs Dorothy Kelly, both of Washington, were administered. Also noted were Mr and Mrs Alvin Miller. Mrs Alice Zeck was transferred to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Mrs Don Gardner and Mrs Lucinda Ernest of Washington were recorded, with Ernest moving from long term care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zeke Hogeland
Mason City
Vaveeiner
Paris
France
World Alliance of Ymca’s
Elder
International Association of Y
Washington County
4-H
Traverse County
Michigan
Tom Robb
Helen Heilman
Dorothy Kelly
Alvin Miller
Kalona
Alice Zeck
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Don Gardner
Lucinda Ernest
al E. Lents
Whitewater
Wis
Della Humphreys
Wyman
Columbus Junction
Richard Jones
George Martin
Halcyon House
Admitted Yesterday and Dismir Today Names in Washington
Friday reports list Mrs. Jerry Albright Mrs. Lovell Biting Mrs. Bernard Moeller and Son Mrs. Dale Christner Mrs. Robert Keeley Mrs. Helen Heilman Mrs. Ursula Adam and Mrs. Soto in Washington going forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening as the day progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Albright
Washington
Dismir
Lovell Biting
Bernard Moeller and Son
Dale Christner
Robert Keeley
Helen Heilman
Ursula Adam
Soto
Washington Iowa weekly notes diverse 1975 events
The report covers Iowa economy with low 1974 unemployment at three percent, Washington bicentennial plans and Gilbert Stuart portrait, local high school changes and summer programs, a paving program scrap, community gatherings, hospital updates, alumni events, a French student visit, and drought impacts on corn. Includes death, births, and local society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington Community School
Washington
Marriages of the week feature several Midwest ceremonies
The week’s marriages list multiple couples, including Carolyn Joy Goodlander of Fort Lauderdale and Paul Arthur Bennett of Miami married July 12, 1975 in Des Moines and Riverside, with ceremonies officiated by Rev. Paul C. Lobb and other clergy. Also noted are Susan Eagle and Charles Holcomb in Des Moines, Cindy Sinn and Dale Carroll in Wayland, Vickie Keeler and Philip Heisdorffer in Washington, Patricia Lynnsmith and Donald Carriker in San Bernardino, and family ties to Fontana, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
North Central Association
NCA
WHS
Dominique Sarazin
Paris
France
United States
Burnett Smith
Brighton
Soviet Union
Washington County
County Engineering Corps
Charlotte Ripperger
John Prochaska
Riverside
Carolyn Joy Goodlander
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Joe M. Goodlander
Paul Arthur Bennett
Miami
Harold Bennett
Plainfield
N.J
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Paul C. Lobb
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Des Moines
Susan Katherine Eagle
Clem Eagle
Washington
Charles Kent Holcomb
Frank Holcomb
West Des Moines
John Zietler
Peter Bergen
Wayland
Cindy Sinn
Robert Sinn
Dale Carroll
Lois Leninger
Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church
Herbert Cottrell
Patricia Lynnsmith
Donald Alan Carriker
Pentecostal Evangelical Church
San Bernardino
Calif
Bruce Osborn
Fontana
Charles Carriker
Lettie Carriker
Richland
Deaths of the Week Across Several Iowa Communities
The week’s notices report multiple deaths including Clarence W. Miller 63 of Mortuison Arkansas City Kansas. Mrs Glennie Shultz 91 Richland. Mrs Cloyd E. Garrett 68 Washington County Hospital. Itha Jones rural Fairfield. Dewey Weeks 72 East Seventh Street. Mitchell Aabner 18 Keota Clovis New Mexico. Emeline Astermeier 80 Winfield. Albert Max Cole 47 Brighton Veterans Hospital Iowa City. Oveca Gipple 81 Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Itha Jones
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Dewey Weeks
East Seventh Street
Washington Care Center
Keota
Mitchell A.abner
Clovis
New Mexico
Imomas E
Winifred Heisdorffer Archer
Virgil Heisdorffer
Albert Max Cole
Brighton
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Cole
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Esther McCreedy
Mary Louise Harwood
Priscilla Morrison
Wisie Long
Long
The
Washington Cleaners
Keith Crossett
John Patterson
John C. Owen
U.S. Navy
Bluebirds
Boone
Arthur
Oskaloosa
Central Park
Milburn McKay
Washington Band
Washington Musicians
Court House
Lester B. Krabill
Lake Okoboji
Burlington Railroad
Chicago
Carl Hagenback
Wallace
Aunt Agatha
the Week In Review
Journal
Washington Township
County
Jim Frier
America
Washington County Bicentennial Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Stuart
Dean Lintz
University Hospitals
Washington Ymca
St. Louis Cardinals
Camp Arrowhead
Ottumwa
Cindy Beemblossom
Charlotte Beemblossom
Town City
Delbert Davis
Suzanne
Ian Soules
Pico Rivera
Martha Kos
Davis
Patricia Kos
Bohumil Kos
Herb Kolosick
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Albert Wehr
Harold Wehr
Balsam Lake
Wrs
United Methodist
Shirley Wilson
Eugene Rees
Kephart
Weed Park
Muscatine
Bob Barnes
Raymond Kephart
Wayland Legion Hall
Henry County
al E. Conner
Laura Jeanette
Davenport
Gladys Schulty
Lyle L. Schulty
Conners
Katy
Alan
al Ledger
Perdock-Winga Apartments
Francis Duggan
Sacred Heart ‘Church
Tama
William Qs.b
St. Cloud
Aelred TeBockhorst
Anna Escher
Clara TeBockhorst
Claude Escher
Firmin TeBockhorst
Paul TeBockhorst
Ardell Pieper
William Bruty
William
Terry Goeke
Washington Public Library
Goeke
Omer Crawford
Kim Palley
Voumous
Howard Bailey
Ken Wise
Dan
Greeley
Colorado
Gary McCurdy
Wises
Lisa Kedlinger
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Illinois
Lisa
Thomas Williams
Frier
Vickie Lea Keeler
Bruce Keeler
Philip A. Heisdorffer
Alvie Heisdorffer
Keola
St James Catholic Church
Ev. Edward Shepherd
Clarence W. Miller
Mortuison
Arkansas City
Kan
Glennie Shultz
Cloyd E. Garrett
South Ninth Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Emeline Astermeier
Winfield
Morning Sun Manor
Oveca Gipple
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