Renovation plan for Washington City Hall historic interior
Planning commission drafts costed refurbishment to restore the city hall to a residence. Detailed works include stair railing cleaning, plaster repairs, underlay and tile for floors, door removals and openings restored, kitchen and dining areas reconfigured, and extensive exterior masonry, roofing, and basement updates. Total project costs are $30,630.00 with $9,000.00 maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning and Zoning Commission
Washington
Mid-Prairie Honor Rolls Named for Fourth Quarter and Semest
Honor rolls announced for Mid-Prairie High School Junior High covering the fourth quarter and second semester. Included are lists of sophomores juniors and seniors with many named students across grades and distinct spellings.
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Mid- Prairie High School
Scott Barber
Darlene Bender
Paula Boone
Karen Bowen
John Cortum
Ron Gingerich
Sue Goschke
Dennis Griffith
Greg Harland
Jerry Hartzler
Leon Hochstedler
Doreen Koshatka
Susan Lees
Karen Miller
Maureen Miller
Jeannet Schaeffer
Arnold Shetler
Steve Snyder
Dale Troyer
Ben Yoder
Local News Note on Casual Visits and Hospital Observation
Corbin Crawford is a patient in Mercy Hospital Iowa City for observation. Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop and her daughter Kathy of Newton were in Washington Friday visiting Mrs. Mary Masson and Miss Eula Cherry. On return they planned to stop to visit Mrs. Frank Patterson on Rural Route 3.
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Corbin Crawford
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Elizabeth Bishop
Kathy
Newton
Washington
Mary Masson
Eula Cherry
Frank Patterson
Jill Wenger Dies After Heart Surgery
Francine Wenger, 14, of Ainsworth, died Friday at the University of Nebraska Hospital after heart surgery. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. George Pennington officiating. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Survivors include her parents Elmer and Lucille Wenger, sister Judith Ann Linquist of Ft. Lauderdale, two brothers Joe of Mt. Pleasant and James at home, and maternal grandmother Mrs. Earl Cramer of Abilene Kansas.
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Jill
Francine Wenger
Ainsworth
University of Nebraska Hospital At
Omaha
Jones Funeral Home
George Pennington
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jill Was
Mt. Pleasant
Elmer and
Lucille Cramer Wenger
The
Methodist Church
Judith Ann Linquist
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Joe
James
Earl Cramer
Abilene. Kan
Social calendar notices and club meetings listed by day
Community notices announce meetings and events for Monday through Wednesday. Groups include Gardens, Ear Monday Nighters at the Y, Past Worthy High Priestess Club, Golden Age Club, YWCA sessions, Shiloh Sunshine Sisters, Booster Club Open House, Tops Club, VFW Auxiliary, V-Wives Summer Coffee, Catholic Daughters, and Mary Wesleyan Service Guild with times and locations. Contacts and potluck details appear for transportation and meals.
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Illeah Farrier
Ydar
Worthy High Priestess Club
G. W. Manassier
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Homer Lowry
Warren Escher
Tops Club
VFW
Legion Hall
Leonard Tindal
Mrs. Joni E Miller Dies at 82 in Kalona
Mrs. Joni E Miller 82 died this morning June 12 at the home of her son Tobias J Miller east of Kalona after a lingering illness. Enos Swartzentruber officiated at the 9 am service. Burial is in Gingerich Cemetery. She was born July 4 1888 in Yoder Kansas and lived in Oregon and Oklahoma before moving to Iowa in 1929. She married Joni E Miller in 1908. he died in 1954. Surviving: son Tobias J Miller daughter Edna Miller of Kalona 16 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren two brothers Benedict Yoder and Mose Yoder.
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Kalona
Joni E. Miller
Tobias J. Miller
Miller
Enos Swartzentruber
Gingerich
Yoder
Yoder Funeral Home of Kalona Is In Charge of Arrangements. the Former Mary Yoder
Kan
Tobias T
Magdalena Yoder
Oregon
Oklahoma
Thomas
Okla
Iowa
Johnson
Washington
Tobias J
Henry B
Edna) Miller
Benedict T. Yoder
Mose W. Yoder
Nappanee
Ind
Fined in Justice Court for Motor Vehicle and Alcohol Offenses
Marvin LeRoy Bontrager of Kalona paid 10 for a faulty muffler and Fred Randall Lampen of West Chester paid 10 for consumption of alcohol in the local justice of the peace court.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Marvin LeRoy Bontrager
Kalona
Fred Randall Lampen
West Chester
Barbara Reed Weds Gary Rahe in St James Ceremony
Barbara Ann Reed and Gary Allyn Rahe were married at St James Catholic Church in a 10 o clock double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Edward F Collins in front of about 300 guests. The bride wore lace with empire waist and chapel train. the groom is from Bluffs Illinois.
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Barbara Ann Reed
Gary Allyn Rahe
St. James Catholic Church
Edward F. Collins
Francis J. Reed
Washington
Vernon Rahe
Bluffs, III
Greg Gettings
Kirksville
Phillip Duncan
Veronica Rahe
Bluffs
Linda Quinones
New York City
James Rahe
John Paris
Kirkwpod
Ill
Jerry Kennett
Jacksonville
Donald Reed
Dennis Rahe
Patty Sue Rahe
Kurt Rahe
VFW
Robert Messer
New York
Washington High School
Burlington Junior College
Northeast Missouri State College
Rahe
NMSC
Huntington Beach graduate to teach after Orange Coast College
Mr and Mrs Paul Rotzinger of Huntington Beach California announce their son graduated Friday June 11 from Orange Coast College Rotzinger plans to teach this fall He is a brother of Mrs Jerry Albright of Washington The note also states Santa Fe New Mexico is the oldest capital city in the United States
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Paul Rotzinger
Huntington Beach
Calif
Orange Coast College
Rotzinger
Brighton Area
Jerry Albright
Washington
Santa Fe, N. M
United States
Washington pool faces state sales tax on admissions
The Washington Municipal Pool will begin collecting Iowa state sales tax on all season tickets and general admissions effective immediately. The city clerk announced that the tax is mandatory, with 25 cent admissions for 12 and under taxed 1 cent, 50 cent admissions for high school taxed 2 cents, and 75 cent admissions for adults taxed 3 cents, plus a 3 percent tax on season tickets.
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Washington Municipal
Iowa
Washington City
Ronald Boshart Celebrates Seventeenth Birthday Today
Ronald Boshart son of Mr and Mrs Clinton Boshart marks his 17th birthday today. Mrs Tim Wood patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 3112 recovering from injuries. She was admitted June 7 and had shoulder surgery June 9 and expects another week. Correspondence requested.
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Ronald Boshart
Clinton Boshart
Tim Wood
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
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Mid-Prairie
Joan Allen
Elaine Allens
Barb Stumpf
Valerie Spicher
Joann Roth
Charlotte Yutzy
Darrell Yoder
Eileen Yoder
Lora Yoder
Sherry Wehr
Wolf's
Cal
Wolf's Flower Shop
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
An Evening Journal
Crull
Lee
Agency
DIAL
Jill Wenger
Lennox
Bob Roe Heating & Hardware
St. James
Mary Wesleyan Service
Joni Miller
Bride of
Gary Rahe
Werbara
Santa FE
Edwin Novotny
Mrs
Washington Federal Savings and
Marion
Progress Lighting
Sitler's
House OF Lights
West Third St
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