Columbus Junction businessman Donald T Colton dies at 63
Donald Thomas Colton a longtime Columbus Junction businessman and owner of Colton Electric, died Sunday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City at 63. Funeral Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction officiated by Rev William Moon burial Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation after 1 p.m. Tuesday. He was born March 29 1908 in Cotter son of Larry and Elizabeth Fisher Colton. He married Opal Honts who died Oct 19 1958. Survivors include two children Larry Lee Colton and Thomas Gene Colton, brother Merle Colton, sisters Dorothy Ellingson and Pearl Bradshaw, and five grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Donald Thomas Colton
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Colton Electric Company
Stacy-Lewis
William Moon
Columbus City Cemetery
Mr. Colton
Cotter
Larry
Elizabeth Fisher Colton
Opal Honts
Larry Lee Colton
Thomas Gene Colton
Merle Colton
Ainsworth
Herbert
Dorothy) Ellingson
Cedar Rapids
Arnold
Pearl) Bradshaw
Edinburg
Texas
Funeral today for William McGill 91 in Grandview
Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o'clock at Grandview church for William Alpha McGill aged 91 of Grandview who died Friday at Restopia in Columbus Junction. Burial followed in Grandview Cemetery. Born in Kansas he married Myrtle Graham in Wapello in 1902. She died in 1966. Survived by two daughters three sons 18 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren and brother Jess McGill of Wapello.
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Columbus Junction
Grandview
William Alpha McGill
Restopia
Dudgeon-McCulley
Wapello
McGill
Kansas
Myrtle Graham
Wapelio
Jess McGill
Wapel
Mrs H J Rees Dies in Council Bluffs
Mrs H J Rees died Sunday July 25 1971 at Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs after months of ill health and a critical week. Survived by daughters Mrs Marion Hughes Council Bluffs and Mrs Martha Blacksmith Osceola Missouri, another daughter Mrs W J Shannon of Washington, and son Joseph Rees of Boise Idaho. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Sundberg Funeral Home Madrid Town.
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H. J. Rees
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Rees
W. J. Shannon
Washington
Sundberg Funeral Home
Madrid
Marion Hughes
Martha Blacksmith
Osceola
Missouri
Joseph Rees
Boise
Idaho
Visitors pack Dublin museum for rope making day
One hundred seventy five visitors from 19 Iowa towns plus guests from Illinois and Arizona attended a Sunday afternoon at the Dublin store museum. They watched demonstrations by Oneita Fisher of the Marion Swanson rope making school and Edgar Lynn tying bundles with straw bands. Antiques were shown by Clarence Wehr, Allen Griggs, and others. The museum will reopen for another Sunday on August 1.
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Iowa
Illinois
Arizona
Dublin Store
Oneita Fisher
Marion Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Edgar Lynn
John Yoder
Frytown
Clarence Wehr
Allen Griggs
Births Recorded at Local Hospital This Week
Saturday births include a son to Mr and Mrs Daniel Morrison of Washington and a child to Mrs Larry Sinn and son in Wayland plus Dean Jean and Leann Jane Danielson in Columbus Junction Today adds Mrs Floyd Pfeiffer and son in Washington with Randy Hahn and Jacob Fisher also listed in Washington
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Daniel Morrison
Washington
Larry Sinn
Wayland
Dean Jean
Leann Jane Danielson
Columbus Junction
Floyd Pfeiffer
Randy Hahn Washington
Jacob Fisher Washington
Services Held for Leonard Curtis Clifton 64
Funeral services were held at 1 30 PM for Leonard Curtis Clifton 64 formerly of Columbus Junction who died Saturday July 24 in the Wapello Nursing Home Burial was in Columbus City Cemetery The Rev LaRoy Anderson of the Independent Bible Church officiated He was born December 16 1906 in Media Illinois a son of Leonard and Minnie McKinney Curtis He is survived by a brother Virgil of Wapello
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Columbus Junction
Clifton
Leonard Curtis
Wapello
Stacy-Lewis
Columbus City
LaRoy Anderson
The
Independent Bible Church
Mr. Curtis
Media, Ill
Leonard
Minnie McKinney Curtis
Virgil
Leona Hotle Hogg Dies in Jackson Miss July 13
Mrs ma Libe reports death of Leona Hotle Hogg at her home in Jackson Mississippi on July 13. Survived by husband and three children Warren Los Angeles Mervin Pittsburgh Ruth Irene Los Angeles. Daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Shockley Hotle. Preceded by six brothers and five sisters. Born Sept 13 1888. Buried in Delphos Kansas beside an infant son after the family lived there while husband studied medicine.
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Ma Libe
Leona (Hotle) Hogg
Jackson Miss
Warren
Los Angeles
Mervin
Pittsburgh
Ruth Irene
Hogg
Henry
Mary Ann Shockley Hotle
Delphos
Kansas
Homer Curry Dies at Oakdale Hospital
Homer Curry of Riverside and Tiffin died at Oakdale Hospital on Wednesday July 21 at age 81. Funeral services were July 24 at St Marys church Iowa City with burial at St Peters cemetery Cosgrove. Born Sept 5 1889 in Broken Bow Nebraska he married Elizabeth Quinlan Jan 30 1917. He farmed Johnson County for years and later worked for the University of Iowa. Survivors include his widow and one sister Mrs John Lillie Madden of Tiffin.
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Riverside
Robert Geddes
George L. Gay
Iowa City
Memory Gardens
William
Roberta) Rotter
Homer Curry Af
Tiffin
Oakdale Hospital
St Marys Church
St. Peters
Cosgrove
Curry
Broken Bow
Neb
Elizabeth Quinlan
Johnson County
University of Iowa
John Lillie Madden
Peiffer families join in reunion
A reunion of Paul and Elisabeth Peiffer's family, parents of Mrs Marcella Vittetoe, was held at Hannen Park near Marengo on Sunday July 25. Attendees from Washington included Mrs Vittetoe and the Vittetoe families, plus Cletus Reeds and James Moellers, with many relatives from Keota Blairstown Cedar Rapids Waterloo Beloit St Paul and Cedar Rapids in attendance.
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Paul
Elisabeth Peiffer
Marcella Vittetoe
Hannen Park
Marengo
Washington
Vittetoe
Wilfrid
Leo Vittetoe
Cletus Reeds
James Moellers
Charles Sieren
Keota
Evelyn Peiffer
Linda
Elisabeth
Duane Miller
Brad
Blairstown
James St John
Jamie
Dawn
Joe Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Bernard Peiffer
Waterloo
Robert Peiffer
Beloit
Wis
Jack Parcheta
St. Paul, Minn
Local visit for Ft. Collins man and class reunion
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pease Jr. of Fort Collins Colorado spent the weekend visiting his mother Mrs Hazel Pease. They attended his class reunion Saturday evening.
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T. J. Pease Jr
Ft. Collins
Colo
Hazel Pease
Calendar of local club events in the week ahead
The schedule lists Tuesday activities at 9 30 a m coffee and calls for cohosts by noon plus BPW Club dinner at Captain s Table Tops Club weigh in at the YWCA and a local theater movie for guests and prospective members VFW Auxiliary breakfast at 9 a m with Helen Jaspering note change to Wednesday Sunshine Community Club meets at 2 p m with Mrs George Colthurst Thursday features UP Charen family ice cream social at 8 p m at Sunset Park bring own service and a pie cake or topping drinks provided notify Mrs Robert Wiley or Mrs Dean Batterson if able to bring ice cream
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Arnold Smothers
Ken Light
Boyd Siefkas
John Scheldrup
YWCA
VFW
Helen Jaspering
Charen
Sunset Park
Robert Wiley
Dean Batterson
Birthday Honoree Nellie Long Celebrates 97 at Golden Buckle
Mrs Nellie Swank Long formerly of Brighton now at Sunn Haven Rest Home in Washington marked her 97th birthday Sunday July 25 at the Golden Buckle in Keot. Niece Gladys Morgan presented a cake decorated with sweetpeas as 44 guests joined in gifting and photos were taken. Relatives from Canada Oklahoma and several local friends attended and extended visits followed at the Carroll Morgans north of Richland to prolong time with houseguests.
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Nellie Swank Long
Brighton
Sunn Haven Rest Home
Washington
Golden Buckle
Keot
Gladys Morgan
Bill and Marie Britton
St. James
Winipeg Canada
C. B. McClean
Charles
Mary Jane
Oklahoma City
Okla
Keith
Bette Erwin Thompson
Davenport
Lee Holland
Fred Downing
Don Hazen
Dave Erwin
Bertha Saunders
Clarence Brown
Hazel Shaffer
Leslie and
Pearle McConnell
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Florence Long
Gilbert
Jeanne Leathers
Scott
Stacy
Ole W
Severe quake rocks islands in Pacific
A powerful 8.3 magnitude quake hit New Britain and New Ireland in the Southwest Pacific, causing heavy building damage and tidal waves in key towns. Rabaul bore the brunt as officials reported no immediate casualties. The quake was measured in Port Moresby at 300 miles northeast and matched a 1906 New Guinea quake in intensity.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
New lights quicken fire route on Second Avenue
City workers laid cables on Second Avenue to create an automatic hold at the Washington and Main streets intersection. The system will trigger when fire trucks leave the station, clearing the path through the two signals.
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New Lights
Second Avenue
Washington and
Main Streets
Dinner honors Wittetoe on first anniversary
Mr and Mrs Paul Adam and Roger hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Mr and Mrs David Wittetoe for their first wedding anniversary. Attending were Mrs Bertha Adan and Viola Adam. Illness kept away Mr and Mrs Richard Clarahan. Mrs John Schulz and four month old Ann of Dayton, Ohio, visit Mr Schulz and his mother Mrs Clarence Logan and Mr Logan. Schulzes attended his sister’s wedding in Burlington, then returned to Dayton. Schulz's wife and baby later visited. Elyse Osincup flew from Cedar Rapids to Los Angeles to visit her sister Nancy Osincup in North Hollywood for several weeks. Mrs John Robert Stevens, daughter Mrs Melvin DeYoung, and her two daughters left for North Hollywood after visiting Rev W J Stevens at his home. Rev John Robert Stevens, a speaker at the Church of the Living Word, stayed on to spend the first part of this week in Des Moines before returning home Thursday.
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Paul Adam
Roger
David Wittetoe
Bertha Adan
Viola Adam
Richard Clarahan
John Schulz
Ann
Dayton
Schulz
Clarence Logan
Logan
Elyse Osincup
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Calif
Nancy Osincup
North Hollywood
John Robert Stevens
Melvin DeYoung
Laura Kay
Wendy
W. J. Stevens
Church of the Living Word
Des Moines
Trainers Boost Lunch Crew at Iowa Training School
Ten years ago today Mrs. Dale Woodburn and Mrs. John Blick attended a basic training session for school lunch managers and cooks in Ames at Iowa State University last week.
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Dale Woodburn
John Blick
Iowa
Iowa State University
Ames
Local News Items From Washington and Nearby Areas
Mrs Dale Hoon Jr visits St Petersburg Florida to spend several days with her mother Mrs Anni Morris at the U P Home and with Mr and Mrs Charles Morris Mr and Mrs James Moeller celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary Eileen Wittetoe becomes Mrs James Moeller Sidney A Coon of La Jolla California and relatives of Ainsworth and East Detroit announce a newborn Anastasi born July 31 Grandparents and great grandparents listed A session candidate for masters es at Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville will graduate August 5 Crane Falk faces Piledrivers PBRs vs Brewers Wa Con Da vs DeKalb play at Green Field Washington Men’s Softball Association schedule for tonight.
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Dale Hoon Jr
St . Petersburg
Fla
Saturn
Will
Anni Morris
U.P
Charles Morris
Sidney A. Coon
la Jolla
Calif
Anastasi
Washington Men's Softball Association
Crane-Falk
Piledrivers
PBR
Brewers
Wa-Con-Da
DeKalb
Green Field
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William McGill
H.J. Rees
Dublin Museum
Lechner
Bud Lechner
Servite
Showtime
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Clifton Curtis
Leona Hotle Hogg
Homer Curry
Peiffer
Sunshine Community Club
George Colthurst
Mrs
Nellie Long
Islands
Pacific
Parke-Davis
Bauer
James Moeller
Moeller
Eileen Wittetoe
Wless
Northwest Missouri State College
Maryville
Lawless
Washington High School
J . JL
Thal
Libby
Dewkiss
Robin Hood
Fareway
Oscar Mayer
Spork
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