Washington County Fair features pony pull run by 4-H and FFA
Highlights this year include a pony pull at the Washington County 4-H and FFA Fair set for August 2 to 5. Nancy Mangold and Jim Ossman returned from a 4-H leadership camp in Madrid. Jean Morrison and others returned from six weeks in Switzerland with their French teacher.
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Washington County
Nancy Mangold
West Chester
Jim Ossman
Washington
Madrid
Jean Morrison
Jackie Schoonover
Judy Vetter
Switzerland
Howard Waddell
Harvey Holden
United Cooperatives Inc
FS Services Inc
Washington Area
Japan
Hidetada Sakamoto
Sakamoto
Washington Ymca
County to build medical clinic aims to recruit doctors
Local hospital trustees approved trimming the clinic design to hit budget, hoping the new facility will attract physicians. The week also brings Fair week activities, a historical calendar sale, drought concerns, and changes to trash collection rates. Mayor Johnson shines in Cedar Rapids contest and Kalona Players stage a mystery production Ten Little Indians. Judo classes at the YMCA start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntie
Butla
Harold Johnson
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Kalona Town
Hospital Notes Monday Summary
Hospital notes list patient movements with names and towns. Saturday entries include Mrs Chester Messer in Brighton and William Bergen in Washington. Sunday entries include Janet Bean of Columbus Junction and Mrs Delcie Earl of Washington among others. Dismissed Saturday include Mrs Alvin Smith and daughter of Kalona and Eugene Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Messer
Brighton
William Bergen
Washington
Janet Bean
Columbus Junction
Morton Emde
West Chester
Surgical
Delcie Earl
Ronal Kirkey
Alvin Smith
Kalona
Eugene Black
Local Births and Medical Patients List
Tuesday Ramille Yesterday: Mrs. Jessie Stout Washington medical Mrs. Emma Mandel Columbus Junction medical Omer Henderson Washington medical Mrs. Lewis Schwab Brighton medical Today: Maurice Peterson Washington medical Mrs. Darold Sells Conesville medical Births Saturday: Mr. and Mrs. Roger Edwards Ainsworth a daughter Today: Mrs. Ronald Kirkey Washington William Bergen Washington Janet Bean Columbus Junction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramille
Jessie Stout
Washington
Emma Mandel
Columbus Junction
Omer Henderson
Lewis Schwab
Brighton
Maurice Peterson
Darold Sells
Conesvill Medical
Roger Edwards
Ainsworth
Ronald Kirkey
William Bergen
Janet Bean
Transfers and hospital admissions for several residents
Wednesday transfers include Mrs Amelia Vaughn Columbus Junction Mrs Daniel Peiffer and daughter Keota Mrs Roger Edwards and daughter Ainsworth Mrs Grace Emde West Chester moving to Long Term Care. Mrs Koch Washington transfers to Long Term Care. Admitted yesterday Verle Koch Washington medical Arthur Witthoff Washington medical Mrs Frank Hagemeier Washington surgical Mrs Marion Miller
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Amelia Vaughn
Columbus Junction
Daniel Peiffer
Keota
Roger Edwards
Ainsworth
Grace Emde
West Chester
Koch
Washington
Verle Koch
Arthur Witthoff
Frank Hagemeier
Marion Miller
Noted births and medical notices across Iowa communities
Thursday admitted Thursday yesterday records show Mrs. Mabel Bower of Washington treated by Dr James C. Miller and Mr Pleasant for medical care. Emma Nordell of Columbus Junction listed yesterday alongside another patient. James Swartzendruber of Kalona welcomed a son. another entry notes Mr Ana Mirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Bower
Washington
James C. Miller
Pleasant
Emma Nordell
Columbus Junction
Ana Mirs
James Swartzendruber
Kalona
Swine Breeding Herd Should Be Kept Cool
Eldon J. Hans explains heat during breeding reduces conception and litter size in sows and lowers boar fertility. At 90 degrees, about 30 percent more sows fail to conceive than at 70 degrees, and litter size drops by roughly two pigs. Efficient cooling via timed wetting is recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon J. Hans
Ohio
Hans
Washington area schools staff earn Iowa short course certificates
Mrs Margery Voelker Sadie Coleman and Eula Mae Coon received certificates for completing a short course at Iowa State University Ames. The report also notes farmland values in Washington County rising to 888 per acre in the six months ending May 1 1975 alongside various local notes on students teams births reunions and upcoming events.
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Margery Voelker
Washington High School
Sadie Coleman
Eula Mae Coon
Stewart’ School
Iowa State University
Ames
Washington County
Mid-Prairie hires Johnston as head basketball coach
David Johnston, previously head coach at Ida Grove and Walnut, is promoted from sophomores coach to lead Mid-Prairie High School basketball in Wellman. He holds a BA and MSE from Wayne State College and was a three-year letterman for Wayne State.
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David Johnston
Coagers
Mid-Prairie High School
Wellman
Johnston
Ida Grove
Walnut
Wayne State College
Wayne
Nebraska
Wayne State
Marriages of the week spark ceremonies across Iowa towns
A string of wedding vows unfolded July 1975 across Iowa and Illinois. Judith Gingerich and Kevin Thrapp wed at First Mennonite Church Iowa City. Mary Ellen Stable married John Mark Waldorf in Evansdale. Kathleen Wulf tied with Thomas Hunt near Ainsworth. Catherine Sieren and Thomas Hotchkiss wed in Keota. Susan Bentrup and David Johnson exchanged vows in St Joseph Missouri. Nancy Rice and Robert Patterson married in Morton Illinois. Holly Green and Liam Gill united at Richland.
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Judith Elaine Gingerich
Kevin Merle Thrapp
First Mennonite Church
Iowa City
George N. Gingerich
Merle E. Thrapp
Keota
Mary Ellen Stable
Washington
John Mark Waldorf
Evansdale
Kathleen Wulf
Erwin Wulf
Ainsworth
Thomas Hunt
Dale Hunt
Brighton
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Milan K. Thompson
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Catherine Ann Sieren
Thomas Arden Hotchkiss
Raymond Vogel
Sieren
James C. Sieren
Hotchkiss
Glae Hotchkiss
South English
Susan Patricia Bentrup
David Nathaniel Johnson
Zion United Church of Christ, St. Joseph, Mo
Howard C. Schenk
K. Eugene Jones
St. Joseph
Dwain Johnson
Washington, Iowa
Nancy Rose Rice
Morton, Il
Robert Kenneth Patterson
Route 3
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of
Morton, Ill
Eugene Finnell
Miss Rice
Stuart L. Rice
Morton
Kenneth Patterson
Holly Sue Green
Richland
Richard H. Green
Liam A. Gill
Arlo Gill
Richard Layman
Richland United Methodist Church
Obituaries: Virgil B. Fish and others across several towns
Deaths include Virgil B. Fish 70 in Leon Iowa after a long illness. Mrs Donald Elbert 60 Riverside later Lanark Ill died at Sterling Community Hospital. Fred Reed Webster father of Mrs John McClintic Brighton died at English Valley Nursing Care Center North English. Rosella Irene Tinnes 68 Keota died at Maplewood Manor after residence there since July 1. Funeral Friday July 25 Powell Funeral Home Keota 2 PM. Born July 22 1906 to Gus and Kathryn Biewen. Married April 17 1923 in Washington to Louie Tinnes.
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Virgil B. Fish
Jack Fish
Washington
Decatur County Hospital
Leon
Iowa
Riverside
Donald Elbert
Lanark, Ill
Sterling
Ill
Brighton
Fred Reed
Webster
John McClintic
English Valley Nursing Care Center
North
English
Keota
Rosella Irene Tinnes
Maplewood Manor
Powell Funeral Home
Tinnes
Gus
Kathryn Hauppert Biewen
Louie Tinnes
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Henderson, Ky
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Olds
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Modesto
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Charlotte, Mich
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Columbus City
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Burlington
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Knoxville
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Omaha
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