Webelos and Scouts Enjoy Canoe Trip and Rock Hunt
Fourteen members of Troop M2 at St James camped at Oakland Mills State Park and paddled toward Burlington with late evening canoe practice. They observed ducks, wildlife, and silting water before docking at 5 30 pm. Twenty nine Scouts and leaders then plan a litter pickup and summer camp out. Pack 242 Webelos scanned limestone nodules at Grace Hill quarry and will hold an overnight Dad Lad camp and fish derby at Lake Darling June 12 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Oakland Mills State Park
Oakland Mills
Burlington
Lower Augusta
Ken Neil
Gene Zehr
Don Rich
Dale Bruegge
Burlington Bridge
Highway 61
McDonalds
Kieffert Garton
Frank Russell
Lou Pailliotet
Don Tisor
Webelos
Grace Hill
Lake Darling
Washington education Association Scholarship recipients announced
Commencement lists multiple scholarship awards with names and amounts including Joanna Parriott $100 Knights of Columbus daughter of Lyle Parriott. Mary Ellen Shaver $100 FELA. Jerry Graber $100 Distributive Education. Matthew Ross $150 James Harris Memorial. James Jeffries $150 Bernard McCarthy Memorial. Steven Lovick $100 Washington County Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Education Association
Joanna Jane Parriott
Lyle Parriott
Richard Simmering
Mary Ellen Shaver
Harold Shaver
Jerry Dwight Graber
Dwight Graber
Matthew Wayne Ross
Richard L Noe
James Harris
James Allen Jeffries
John Jeffries
Bernard McCarthy
Steven Kent Lovick
Archie Lovick
Washington County
GED tests offered by Kirkwood soon
Kirkwood Community College schedules GED testing in Cedar Rapids and Town City. Sessions run Saturday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 at 630 Kirkwood Boulevard 8. W. Call 985457 to reserve. A special Iowa City session at 700 S. Du Duque Street runs 9 to 12. Regular daily testing continues at both towns.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Community College
Roger Huggins
Kirkood Adult Education Office
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Boulevard
Iowa City
Fined for fishing without a valid license
Two people paid ten dollar fines after conservation officers charged them with fishing without a valid license. Dennis Dougall of Washington and Esther Mazzoli of Mt Des Moines were fined. Marriage licenses were issued for Jamie David Biffert and Sandra Sue Troyer of Wayland to Edward Lee Miller and Jane Ann Beese of Kalona and to Thomas Neal Roth and Marjorie Jean Brimnall of rural Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Dougall
Washington
Esther Mazzoli
Des Moines
Jamie David Biffert
Sandra Sue Troyer
Wayland
Edward Lee Miller
Jane Ann Beese
Kalona
Thomas Neal Roth
Marjorie Jean Brimnall
Memorial Day Parade Praised as Largest Yet
Schoonover Drug celebrates a grand Memorial Day Parade with big turnout. The event showcased young and old residents marching together with groups from American Legion to Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls. The Municipal Band provided a special morning touch and organizers receive thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
VFW
Marine Corps
Boy Scouts
Blue Bird
Veterans Education and Training push for returning vets
The speaker supports the Veterans Education and Training Action Committee formed by the U S Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities to aid disadvantaged minority veterans in urban areas. Parsons College Iowa launches a Veterans Education Training System offering part time paid work to veterans with trade skills as part of a new program starting August 1 1971.
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Veterans Education and 1
U. S. Conference of Mayors
National League’ of Cities
Veterans Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jobs For Veterans Committee
Nixon
Parsons College
Iowa
Par Son
Parsons
Memorial weekend guest list and local family events
Local families hosted visitors over the Memorial holiday weekend including Mrs. Bordwell’s sister and her husband from Sten Ellyn and friends from St. Paul Minnesota. Attendants celebrated birthdays, graduations, and a 92nd birthday with meals, gifts, and travel plans noted for Des Moines Ames and Washington Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Bordswell
Urbandale raid nets 19 arrests on marijuana charges
A month-long Urbandale Police probe ended with 19 youths and young adults charged with illegal possession of marijuana at a Sherwood Glen clubhouse. Eleven were adults. the youngest arrestee was 13. Authorities recovered $20 to $25 in marijuana, liquor and beer. Most were released after posting bond or parental pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbandale
UPI
Urbandale Police Department
Robert Carter
Des Moines
Carter
Urbandale Police
Sherwood Glen
St. Louis
Mrs Christner 89 dies in Crawfordsville
Lydia E Christner, 89, of Crawfordsville died early today at a daughter’s home in Davenport after three months of poor health. Funeral planned Friday at 2 p m at Eicher Mennonite church Nayland with burial in Eicher Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home in charge. Survived by three daughters Verle McKune Davenport Henry County Nora Messer Mt Plant Mary Ericson Huntington Beach Calif ten grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren. two sons Elon and Amon died earlier.
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Lydia E. Christner
Crawfordsville
Daven
Eicher | Mennonite Church
Nayland
Burit
Eicher
Jones Funeral Home
Christner
Noble
Henry County
Martin
Anna Klopfenstein
Conrad
Peter Christner
Verle
Nora) McKune
Davenport
Hery
Iu) Messer
Mt. Plant
Carl
Mary) Erison
Huntington Beach
Calif
Elon
Amon
Hester Elected to IARC Board Representing Six Counties
William Hester of North English was elected to the Iowa Association for Retarded Children Board of Directors representing Benton Linn Jones Cedar Poweshiek Iowa Johnson and Washington Counties. The Area X meeting was held in Amana on May 25 with plans to improve services for mentally retarded citizens. Barry Adams of Vinton was elected Area Secretary-Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hester
Benton
Linn
Jones
Cedar
Poweshiek
Iowa
Johnson
Washington Counties
The
Iowa Association For
Jon Doidge
Des Moines
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Barry Adams
Vinton
Brighton Driver In Collision Near Skunk River Bridge
Accident report states Finley Mondia of Brighton was sideswiped by Earl Eugene Braders while Mondia pulled into the passing lane near the Skunk River Bridge north of Brighton. Mondia’s car then struck a parked vehicle on the roadside after Braders veered into his lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Mondia
Brighton
Earl Eugene Braders
Skunk River Bridge
Braders
Mondia
Kevin Greiner to Attend 38th Boys State
Keota student Kevin Greiner son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Greiner will represent the Keota American Legion at the 38th annual Boys State from June 5 to 11 at Camp Dodge. About 832 juniors from Iowa town high schools attend to study municipal county and state government with Greiner a National Honor Society member and former secretary of the Future Farmers of America then president next year. He is active in sports especially football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KEOTA
Kevin Greiner
Raymond Greiner
Keota American Legion
Camp Dodge
Kevin
Future Farmers of America
Abbie Hoffman Pleads Not Guilty On Antiriot Charge
Abbie Hoffman, leader of the Yippie movement, pleads not guilty to federal anti riot charges tied to Washington May Day demonstrations. He is held on a 20000 dollar bond while Rennie Davis and John Fraines await grand jury action. Nixon labels demonstrators vandals and hoodlums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Abbie Hoffman
Hoffman
Rennie Davis
John Fraines
Liberty
Nixon
Accidents Reported in County Over Memorial Weekend
Town Highway Patrolmen investigated two eastern county accidents during Memorial weekend. At 218 a mile north of Highland School David Patrick George of Oxford and David Allan Sharratt of Wilmington N C pulled out to pass a third car, George charged with failure to signal. East edge of Ainsworth Alice Pauline Kueneman of Ainsworth pulled into the path of James Joseph Corkery of Chariton after stopping at a stop sign. Kueneman charged with failure to yield while Corkery charged with speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland School
David Patrick , George
Oxford
David Allan Sharratt
Wilmington
N. C
George
Ainsworth
Alice Pauline Kueneman
James Joseph Corkery
Chariton
Graduation notices and relocations from multiple Iowa stories
Mr and Mrs Raph Wilson celebrate Daniel J Wilson’s liberal arts degree in political science at the University of Iowa with a future teaching post in West Branch. Family graduates also include Terry Mangold from Iowa State University veterinary medicine and Nancy Mangold from Janesville Wis. Terry to join Linn F Animal Hospital in Marion. Other items report Schultz family advancing degrees at Xavier, a house warming in Washington route 1, and Rev Colwell planning Hawaii work after Dominguez Hills graduation.
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George Horn
Kevin
Ames
Iowa State University
Kathy
Mark Campbell
Ainsworth
Doug
College of Agriculture
Fisheries and
Henry Bradbury
Marshalltown
Raph Wilson
University of Lower Day
Daniel J. Wilson
College of Liberal Arts
West Branch
David Wilson
Stephen
Wayne Avenue
Iowa City
Wayne Mangold
West Chester
Nancy Mangold
Janesville
Wis
Towa State University
Terry Mangold
College of Veterinary Medicine
Mangold
Linn F Animal Hospital
Marion
Helt 3
10Th Avenue
Darrel Wade
Gary
Route 1
Washington
Swartzendruber
Verlin Swartzendrufer
William Yoder
Linda
Leslie Yoder
Marvin Stoltzfus
Stoltzfus
Gene Stoltzfus
Wellman
Bob Miller
Town City
David Wayne Colwell
Torrance
Calif
Ormer
Kathy Bakehouse
The
Living Word
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Schoonover
S. E. Corner Sq
Evening Journal
Washington Report
Fred Schwengel
Roger Kleese
John Allison
St. Paul, Minn
Farold Ahrens
Ralph Geese
Louise Kay
Applegate
Joan Lukstich
Melcher
Marie Woods
Elsie Waltman
Lloyd Waltman
Gladys Clark
Ottumwa
Hadley Waltman
George Prater
Mason City
Richard Waltman
Mark
Cathy
Leroy Conrad
Lordsville
Walter DeWitt
Fred DeWitt
Fremont
Waltman
Air
Ralph Schilling
Palmer Schilling
Jim Schulty
Lake Parsippany
N. J
Lyle Schulty
Schulty
al Conner
Katy
Don E. Creech
Dan
Donna
Diane
Frances Gilpin
Cecelia Gilpin
Blanche Harvey
Ray Wehr
Rom Ghames
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hester
Iarc Board
Washington Airport
Washington Airport Club
John Schulz
Dayton
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Schulz
Barbara Glassburner
University of Iowa
Mediapolis
Springboro
Inland Division
General Motors
Ann
Emma Tinines
Ruth Benson
Olive Watson
Sied
Mae Lamb
Clayde Keiper
Pleasantise
Lamb
Carr
Fernasy Side
Colgate Dental Cream
Colgatemrr
Gswncurdrug
Polaroid
Gewsiles
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