Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington notes summer planning
Weather cool after late May relief follows Memorial Day parade and family gatherings in Washington County. Swimming pool opens this afternoon and Red Cross and YMCA offer new sessions. County Democrats list many candidates amid Republican activity. Kalona bank shortage arouses concern while Chef Quik fire probe continues. owner explains use of funds and $900,000 rebuilding pledge. Washington development clinic urges growth incentives and local store owners plan building exterior renovations. The author signs off on the growing grass.
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Washington County
Washington
Red Cross
YMCA
Kalona
Farmers Savings Bank
Chef Quik
Week on the Farm: June 3 Weather and Field Work
Thaddeus notes varied rainfall last weekend with some showers causing soil crusting and erosion. Most corn planted and sprayed for weeds, with some fields improving after harrowing. soybeans remaining to be planted and oats used as cover crop on set aside acres. Haymaking and clipping the meadow patches ahead, while biting insects and mosquitoes persist during lower winds.
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Thaddeus
Eicher elected for colonel rank amid Korea posting
Ten years ago Lt. Col. R. A. Eicher, stationed at Eighth Army HQ in Seoul, was named a candidate for colonel with Congress expected to act soon. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Eicher and Mrs. Margie Patterson earned a DS degree in dietetics at Iowa State University.
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R. A. Eicher
Congress
Eicher
Eighth Army
Seoul
Korea
L.M. Eicher
Margie Sue Patterson
Frank Patterson
Iowa State University
Ames
Don
Harriett Phillips
Evanston, Il
J.N. Phillips
Calvin Wolf
J. N. Phillips
Harold Kauffman
Joe Lang
Linda
Nancy Rich
Gertrude Tipton
Laura Longwell
Lexington Cemetery
Harold Timmins
Don McLaughlin
New York City
Washington
Milo Sorden
Mr. McLaughlin
Chris Hughes
Iowa Wesleyan College
John Leonard Davis
State University of Iowa
Davis
Loyd Turnipseed Jr
Chandler, Ariz
Kermit Payne
Thelma Luther
Betty White
Helen
Ruth Foster
Smoky Mountains
Fred
Marshalltown
Riverside
Riverside Leader
Kermit
Leader
Wellman Advance
Keota
Ainsworth
Cotter
Mt. Union
Olds
Lexington
Howard Freshwaters
Edward C. Eicher
Federal District Court
National University
Continental Hall
Washington, D.C
Carl Jungbluths
Dave Elder
Malcolm Ruddock
Alice Poole
Isabelle Davis
Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Mary Louise Harwood
T.W. Harwood
Drake University
Des Moines
Victoria
British Columbia
Clarice Meek
New England
Bertha Meek
The Past Week in Washington Wafts into Local News
Rain drenched basements as 1.87 inches fell Sunday night with winds. Washington High School’s Letter Club elected Kim Walker president Tom Sheetz vice president Dave Green secretary and Larry Hysell treasurer under advisor John Davis. Welfare costs in Washington County rose 71 percent from 1967 to 1971, totaling $592,583 in 1971 with old age assistance leading. The county’s food stamp program jumped to $165,556 in 1971. A social club supper honored Mark Bjorndal and Randy Jirsa upon college graduations.
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Washington High School Athletic Letter Club
Kim Walker
Tom Sheetz
Dave Green
Larry Hysell
John Davis
Washington County
Lloyd Smith
Buchanan County
Guthrie County
Local man recalls meeting Windsor in 1918
Everett R. Burham 77 recounts a 1918 meeting with Captain Windsor at the British officers club in South Hampton after delivering a supply cargo to the port. He says Windsor invited him to dinner and their evening was memorable though Windsor would later abdicate after 327 days as king.
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Duke of Windsor
Washington
Everett R. Burham
England
Burham
U.S
Birkenhead
Liverpool
South Hampton
Captain Windsor
Iown
Pace family to leave Washington for Jackson ministry
Rev. Tom Pace, associate pastor at Washington United Methodist Church for 22 years, accepts a post as associate at Capitol United Methodist Church in Jackson Mississippi. He preaches his final sermon June 18. Pace notes Jackson church serves about 1500 members with an open door toward Black residents.
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Tom Pace
Washington United Methodist Church
Capitol United Methodist Church
Jackson
Mississippi
Pace
Washington
Rev
Plan to renovate downtown buildings approved by R town board
The R town board of directors, a non profit group led by local businessmen, unanimously authorized consulting with contractors for downtown refurbishing and hiring one if terms fit. About 50 local businessmen attended the YMCA meeting, which occurred before the final session of a business clinic.
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R Town
YMCA
Peggy Chabal crowned Pork Queen in county contest
Friday's result from Washington County shows Peggy Chabal daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Chabal Riverside named Pork Queen. Nancy Wittetoe retired queen crowned her. Runner up was Chris Mineart Brighton daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Mineart. Also notes on local moves hospital visits and job changes around town.
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Washington County Varkettes
Iowa Southern Utilities
Peggy Chabal
Ed Chabal
Riverside
Nancy Wittetoe
Chris Mineart
Brighton
Leroy Mineart
Deaths of week include Mary Roberts Berry and several local residents
Death notices list Mary Roberts Berry 63 of cancer while visiting Walnut Creek California and Ollie-Mrs. Lottie F White the Brighton area Ferne Rotsinger died at Sunny Haven Nursing Home George Brown of Batavia funeral plans pending Mrs Albert Elizabeth Simpson died at United Presbyterian Home Fred Longer 85 died in Sheldon Floyd C Paul 67 funeral planned in Cedar Rapids Dean Goff son of Washington residents Larry Watson Jr 6 fatally injured in Keota collision Miles A Rukgaber 75 of Mt Pleasant died at Henry County Memorial Hospital.
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Mary Roberts Berry
Walnut Creek
California
Brighton
Ferne Rotsinger
Sunny Haven Nursing Home
George Brown
Batavia
Douds
Town
Brown
Kenneth Fenn
Washington
Turner Chapel East
Cedar Rapids
Floyd C. Paul
Wellman
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Miles A. Rukgaber
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Hospital and birth notices from Washington area pages
A dense list of hospital admissions births and dismissals across Washington Letts Brighton Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Notable entries include a granddaughter born to Mr and Mrs Lowell Bass of Grandview and several patients admitted or discharged with names including Julia Miksch Darwin Vacha Mrs Howard Griffith and Mrs Edward Polton.
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Julia Miksch
Washington
Willie Taylor
Darwin Vacha
Douglas Grimm
Columbus City
Howard Griffith
Letts
Edward Polton
Brighton
Lowell Bass
Grandview
George Bond
Keota
Robert Brophy
Wellman
Yaro
Sojka
Duane Hiller
Columbus Junction
John Miller
Raymond Kephart
Leonard Pickard
Myria Henderson
Raquel Davis
Michael Mineart
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Shirley Escher
John Spenner
4-H
Camp
Mitigwa
Boone
Tom Robb
Frank Crone
Mexico
Pener Evening Journal
Richard Hayes
Mark Bjorndal
University of Iowa
Randy Jirsa
Towa Wesleyan College
Duke of Winsor
Kathy Kerrigan
Waukegan
Ill
Marilyn Stuart
Altoona
Cheryl Damsetter
Humboldt
Leo Graf
Central College
Pella
Harley McIntire
Mountain Home, Ark
Leo Grass
Jon
Roberta Batterson) Schoonover
Iowa City
Don Batterson
Richard Fisher
Kathy Fisher
Kentucky
Griggs
College Hill Cemetery
Iowa
Fishers
Bardstown
Washington Municipal Swimming
Washington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Easter Seal Society
Sunnyside
Mary Lou Pruett
Boyd Dunbars
Mary Lou
BPW
Raperta Schoonover
Harold Hall
Crawfordsville
K.C. Hall
Eddie Hall
Kim Hall
Bruce Hall
Mike Hall
San Jose
Calif
Air Force
Kevin
Navy
Memphis
Tenn
Kathleen Jo Spohn
Grace Davison
Bonner Springs
Kansas
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kathleen
Harry Spohn
Spohn
Grace DeLight Davison
T.M. Nelson
Glen Elder
Kan
Mr. Nelson
Simpson
John L. Schmitt
Seattle, Wash
Bernard Schmitts
Gary W. Wagner
Wagner. Wagner
Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Crozer Theological Seminary
University of Rochester
Wagner
First Baptist Church
Sac City
Jessie White Ot Wellman
Grace McMickle
Dean Havel
Michael Havel
Francis Valant
Nancy
Patrick
Dennis Havel
Jill and
Jeffrey
Louis Havel
Rose Havel
Helen Underwood
Michael
Jim Schulty
Lake Parsippany N.J
Lyle Schulty
Schulty
Don Creech
al Conner
Davenport
Cecelia Gilpin
Joe H. Jones
State House
Jere Covington
Judith
James
Bob Long
University Hospitals
Long
Jim France
Derrick
Debbie
Burlington
France
Montgomery Ward
South Snd
Marion
Tommy) Thompson
Mercy Hospital
Dale Booth
Steve Booth
Mike
Nicki Sue
Peoria
Lauri
Kristi Booth
Roger Booth
Diana Harvey
Richard Harvey
Phoenix
Ariz
Clifford Goodwin
Miss Harvey
Total Lock School of Cosmetology
Willard
Bill) Gray
State Highway Commission
Adel
Tom Gray
Charles City
Mason City
Tom
Fareway
Thomas E. Gray
19Th Street
S.W
Bill) Grays
Ollie
Lottie F. White
Carl Herr
Albert
Elizabeth) Simpson
United Presbyterian Home
Fred J. Longer
Sheldon
David Lloyd Rittenhouse
Los Angeles
Dean Goff
Clarence Goffs
Larry Watson Jr
Highway 92
Millard E. DeLashmutt
Floyd Olds
Chryse Lund
Don. Heisdorffer
Robert Ritz
Wayland
Ron Bennett
Earl Burroughs
Bessie Lowry
Larry Fedderson
Louise Reaney
Robert Muench
Jerry Coblentz
Daniel Dunn
Louie Jones
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