Dear Aunt Agatha Recaps Rainy Relief and Local Happenings
The column notes welcome rain easing heat for crops then cool days. Retirements include Paul Boettcher of the Soil Conservation Service after long service. Election fever grows with a Democratic slate and primary to general shift. Back to school parade August 12 and a busy county fair week with pork sandwiches and tug of war. Washington women golfers win district again as grass grows.
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Washington
Paul Boettcher
County Soil Conservation Service Office
Paul
SCS
Chamber of Commerce
West Chester
Riverside
Week on the Farm Focuses on Moisture and Seed Production
The article notes moisture irregularities improved soil absorption with cooler daily temperatures. Corn and soybeans show strong maturity progress. Detasseling proceeds with no severe winds, enabling rider-equipped machines. Seed corn firms use male-rows between female rows, later removing male rows with high clearance harvesters. Labor demands remain high for hand weed control and volunteer corn removal, with herbicides aiding control but some broad-leaf weeds proving hard.
Passing Years Reflections and Local Notices Across Decades
A collage of short items from Washington County archives recounts visits by relatives and friends, camp sessions, and transport to distant cities. Notes cover 10 20 30 and 40 year gaps, including baptisms, retirements, school reunions, and a tragic accident in Jewell.
Riverside Parade Climaxed Three Day Centennial
Riverside capped its three day centennial celebration with a two hour parade along highway 22 drawing a large crowd. The event featured floats, cars, horses, and tractors, highlighted by spectators’ enthusiasm at the finish of a lengthy showcase.
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Riverside
Highway 22
Aphids Damage Sorghum Across Washington County
Heavy greenbug infestations threaten forage and grain sorghum and sudangrass in Washington County fields. County Extension Director Jim Frier reports widespread damage across multiple sorghum varieties.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Peak electricity use hits Iowa Southern 268000 kilowatts
Iowa Southern Utilities Co reports a record 268000 kilowatts on Friday July 21 between 1 and 2 pm, up 5152 from the previous peak of 262848 on Sept 8, 1971, per manager Ted Johnson. Local notes include school food service course completion and street renaming plan approvals in Washington.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Ted Johnson
Iowa Southern
Virginia Schnicker
Washington Community School Food Service
Iowa State University
Ames
Three 4-H'ers to State Fair from Washington County
Washington County 4-H winners Jeff Boshart Andy Rowe and Sandy Lewis will represent the county at the Iowa State Fair on August 25 after top honors at the 4-H Presentation competition held at the YMCA. Boshart spoke on Dog Obedience Rowe on Setting Up Your Farm Shop and Lewis on Sandy's Summer Salad Supper.
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Jeff Boshart
Washington
Andy Rowe
Wellman
Sandy Lewis
Brighton
Washington County
YMCA
Boshart
The
Washington Hustlers
William Boshart
Livewires
Keith Rowe
Good Luck Club
Delbert Lewis
Sandy
Honor Boettcher at retirement dinner in Washington County
Former district conservationist Paul Boettcher was honored at a Captain's Table dinner July 28 with 95 colleagues and friends. Speakers praised his 40 years in soil conservation and 28 years as district conservationist, noting his service since arriving in Washington in 1984.
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Paul Boettcher
Soil Conservation Service
Conservation Service
Larry Shalla
Boettcher
Washington County
Washington
Deaths of week in local area list several residents
Individuals from Brighton Keota Harper Keswick and Keswick area towns die in July 1972. Fritz Hoxworth Pickard Lewis Lewis MacIntyre Mollie Johnson are named with ages and brief illness or circumstances. Services and arrangements are handled by Powell Funeral Home and local cemeteries.
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Brighton
Raymond J. Fritz
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harper
Ralph Lewis
Powell
South English
Keswick
James MacIntyre
Sun City
Calif
Bailey
Keswick Powell Funeral Home
Keota
Hospital Ramitea Weekend Patient List Fragment
A hospital patient roll shows multiple admissions discharges and births across Washington Brighton Kalona Columbus Junction and surrounding towns. Names include Wilbur Crawford Roy Miller Milo Sorden Paul Albright and the Bohling Crossett families with daughters and sons reported.
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Paul Albright
Columbus Junction
Kenneth Bohling
Wapello
Dan Crossett
Washington
Wilbur Crawford
Richland
Roy Miller
Wayland
Milo Sorden
Burlington Youth Killed in Two Car Crash Near Burlington
John Stockwell nine of Burlington died after a two car collision on U S 61 about two miles north of Burlington. He died at University Hospitals shortly after being rushed there following the crash. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Stockwell of Burlington.
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Tommy
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Frank Kos
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Fountain
Kos
Wilson Putman
Stephen
William Boshart
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Burlington
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Robert Stockwell
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