4-H Girls Win Honors at State Fair Exhibits
Judging at the Washington County Fair named top 4-H entries to compete at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. List of qualifiers includes Cathy Greiner, Nancy Vittetoe, Miriam Jones, Kathy Veggy, Diane Marek, Kathy Horn, Vicky Bauer, Rita Jones, Linda Orris and many others in clothing and textile divisions with final ratings across Blue Red and White awards.
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Washington County Fair
Des Moines
Cathy Greiner
Nancy Vittetoe
Miriam Jones
Kathy Veggy
Diane Marek
Kathy Horn
Iona
Iona Maidens
Vicky Bauer
Rita Jones
Linda Orris
Miss Rita Graber Bride-To-Be Celebrates With Courtesies
Wayland events honor Miss Rita Graber who will wed Don Davis on July 30. Mrs. Larry Krabill and her mother hosted a social evening with a display of green and white Tup perware gifts, ice cube tubs, and silver doilies. Another group, including Mrs. Beatrice Zihlman and Mrs. Richard Nicholson, held a gathering at the Wayland Mennonite Hall with games, a scrap book, and a tea table centered by white flowers and greenery.
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Wayland
Rita Graber
Don Davis
Larry Krabill
Dennis Klopfenstein
Beatrice Zihlman
Dwight Zihlman
Richard Nicholson
Wayland Mennonite Hall
Miss Graber
Mrs. Nicholson
Christine Zihlman
Hospital Row: Mrs Baldwin Mrs Garrett Discharged
Yesterday in Washington Mrs Mabel D Baldwin and Mrs Orphan Gar rett were listed as medical patients. Dismissals include Mrs Leonard Sieren Keota and Clifton Morgan Fairfield.
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Mabel D. Baldwin
Washington
Orphan. Garrett
Leonard Sieren
Keota
Clifton Morgan
Fairfield
Services Saturday for Katie Mae Kauffman
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Mae Kauffman of Wayland will be at Wayland Mennonite Church Saturday at 2 p.m. She died today at Washington County Hospital after a two week illness from a stroke. Born May 16, 1889 in Henry County to Jacob and Barbara Roth Schlatter, she lived in Wayland and Noble communities and was a seamstress. Survived by daughter Waunita Magdefray, brother Joe Schlatter, and sister Effie Sharp. Burial at North Hill Cemetery. Zehr Funeral Home in charge.
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Wayland
Katie Mae Kauffman
Wayland Mennonite
FFA Wins Big at County Fair With Livestock and Welds
Washington FFA members had a busy county fair week. Tony Ross led with two blue ribbon Angus steers and top rate of gain at 2.69 lb daily. Larry Applegate showed eight Angus heifers and took red ribbon plus second place welded base elevator. Roger Simmering displayed red ribbon Angus and white Hereford steers with two white ribbon Angus heifers. The welding team of Ross Wehr Jacobs finished second of six teams with 267 of 300 points. Bloomfield won with 1271. Wehr tied for first in individual welding. Appreciation noted for volunteers and donors.
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Washington
FFA
Tony Ross
Larry Applegate
Roger Simmering
Ron Wehr
Bob Jacobs
Bloomfield
Keith Armstrutt
Washington Iowa Livestock Market Earns Certified Status
Washington Livestock Auction Market in Washington Iowa is certified and operates under the State livestock markets association. Jack Scheeler, president of the state organization, runs the market which bears a distinctive trademark and a 17 point pledge of principles. All certified markets follow Packers and Stockyards Act provisions and are promoted as Progressive Livestock Marketing Aggressive Livestock Merchandising.
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Washington
Iowa
Jack Scheeler
State Organization For Livestock Markets
Industry Trade Association of Certified Livestock Markets
Packers and Stockyards Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Association
Marion Griffin to Receive Eagle Scout Award in Burlington
Marion C. Chuck Griffin son of Mr and Mrs Marion Griffin of Burlington will be awarded the Eagle Scout honor at a Burlington court of honor on July 31 at 730 PM Dr Philip Hahn will speak Griffin has 70 years of Scouting service serving as scribe treasurer patrol leader and senior patrol leader and earned the God and Country Award in 1965 He is the grandson of Mrs Theresa Adam of 904 West Main Street Washington and formerly lived in Washington
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Burlington
Marion C
Chuck) Griffin
Marion Griffin
Philip Hahn
Chuck
Washington
Theresa Adam
West Main Street
Keokuk historical marker planned near South English
Keokuk County Historical Society will erect a marker where the Civil War era Skunk River War occurred in 1861. A July 30 unveiling includes a noon basket dinner at the South English church basement, a 1 pm program led by Jack W. Musgrove, and a ceremony at the marker site on Highway 22. Public invited.
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Keokuk
South English
Jack W. Musgrove
State Department of History and Archives
Des Moines
Washington County Historical Society
Funeral Services for William Jones Held in Sherman
Funeral services for William Jones were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Warren McFate in charge. Pallbearers included Lloyd Bauer, Eldin Bauer, Maurice Meyer, Frank Kleese, Ralph Jones, and Bob Scranton. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Red Cross Extends Aid to Active Duty Guardsmen
Red Cross services at American military installations worldwide are offered to Army reserve and National Guard units on active duty this summer. Washington County Red Cross chairman Clarence Logan urged families of service members to contact the local chapter for emergencies. Traditional Red Cross support includes counseling, government benefits assistance, leave/transfer reporting, family communication help, and emergency financial aid.
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Red Cross
National Guard
Clarence Logan
Washington County
Logan
Friday Social Calendar Notice at 2 P.M.
A social calendar notice states all items must be in by 10 a m on the day of first publication and will be printed three days in advance. Friday event: Home Arts Club at 2 p m hosted by Mrs Milo DeLong.
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Home Arts Club
Milo DeLong
Colorado Springs visitors visit grandmother
Mary Jane and Joanne Boyko of Colorado Springs Colorado visit their grandmother Mrs Otto Sheety during a local household stopover in town.
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Mary Jane
Joanne Boyko
Colorado Springs, Colo
Otto Sheety
Women of the Moose Hold Meeting at Iowa Utilities
The Women of the Moose met at the Iowa Southern Utilities auditorium with senior regent Mrs. Allan Dennis presiding. Ritual practice for officers and chairmen was announced for August 3 at 7 30 p.m. Eligibility requires attending 16 of 22 meetings. A Vietnam duty bag drive and upcoming committee appointments were outlined.
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Women OF the Moose
W. J. MecDole
Moosehaven
Orange Park
Fla
Robert Grubb
Veteran's Hospital
Vietnam
Moose Home
Robert Dunbar
Studying Spanish Attends Art Camp at KU Lawrence
Nancy Bakehouse, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ken Bakehouse, attends the Western Music and Art Camp at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The Spanish division offers immersion with lectures and discussions in Spanish. Camp directors expect six weeks abroad to advance students as much as a year in high school. Nine faculty guide 86 campers with daily Spanish classes and occasional groups from Costa Rica, Bolivia, Argentina, and other South American countries. The camp ends July 30 with two Spanish plays. Nancy will be a junior at the local high school this fall and continues Spanish with Mrs Katharine Waddell.
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Nancy Bakehouse
Ken Bakehouse
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Camp Directos
Latin America
Costa Rica
Bolivia
Argentina
Nancy
Katharine Waddell
Senior Citizens Dinner and Fall Plans at Center
Eighty eight seniors enjoyed a ham loaf dinner in the Community Room hosted by the Charmenaires. Dr and Mrs Kerr outlined fall interest groups, and a display of crafts drew attention as leadership roles were invited. Upcoming events include a covered dish dinner August 28 and a Procter and Gamble plant visit August 7.
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Charmenaires
Mrs. Kerr
Procter & Gamble Company
Iowa City
the Center
Ethel Palmer
Family News From Mt Pleasant Area Iowa
Robert Allbaugh son of Mr and Mrs Francis Allbaugh of Mt Pleasant underwent ear surgery Monday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City and is reported doing fine He will be a sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls and hopes to return to class when it opens this fall Also several relatives and friends are noted visiting traveling or returning from trips including Barbara Rohrer Peg Shalla Catherine Caldwell Ethel Swift William Caldwell Ove Frederickson Terry Henry and the Conner Dockendorff families with various trips to California Florida Oregon and St Petersburg Florida over recent days
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Robert Allbaugh
Francis Allbaugh
Mt. Pleasant
Ed Custer
Elva Allbaugh
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Robert
Betty Custer
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
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