Small Town News Roundup From Washington Iowa
Dear Auntie reports a week of local color in Washington Iowa with a lone painter on the J. C. Penney building, Ira Morrison named District Court Judge, weather and crops, a Pork Queen Miss Nancy Wittetoe, Marvin Cone art exhibit, a girls track coach hire, and the Southeast Iowa Amateur Golf Tournament at the local country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
Ira Morrison
Washington County Park Producers Association
Nancy Wittetoe
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Iowa
Marvin Cone
Grant Wood
Cone
Washington
Southeast Iowa
Local Births in Washington Area Report
The She Stork Gazette lists newborns including Elizabeth Marie Dunt Nancy Marie Hoyle Ola Emma Lewis Traci Rae Ryner Nancy Nell Chmelar Tama Renee Perrin and Brad Michael Boyle with parent details and home addresses in Washington Wellman Brighton Wayland and Green Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marie Dunt
David William Dunt
Green Meadows
Washington
Nancy Marie Hoyle
Glen Allen Hoyle
E. 2Nd
Ola Emma Lewis
Clarence Lewis
Wayland
Traci Rae Ryner
Bobby Ray Ryner
Brighton
Nancy Nell Chmelar
Yaro Chmelar
Tama Renee Perrin
Marvin Duane Perrin
2Nd
Brad Michael Boyle
John M. Boyse
Wellman
The Week On The Farm Portayed By A Reader Letter
The writer notes crops look good with green color from warm wet weather and strong weed growth. A small cockle burr patch in the soybean field resists chemical control, while erosion dam work proceeds with about 160 acres watershed and expected four acres of water at seven feet depth. Strong leadership is needed to apply erosion control know how.
Soviet Cosmonauts Healthy Now Face Weightless Return Problems
Soviet physician Dr Avetik Burnazyan says the Salyut crew Georgi Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are in good health but will face considerable readaptation difficulties on return to gravity. Weightlessness duration could extend the recovery period and serious research is needed to ease landing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Salyut Space Station
Earth
Avetik Burnazyan
Communist Party
Pravda
Georgi Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Burnazyan
Saturday Journal aims at out-of-state readers
The newspaper notes the Saturday edition provides a quick weekly summary of local news for former Washington residents and out-of-state subscribers, available by mail for four dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington
Local notices span community events in Washington area
A week in Washington reports a small tornado near Wellman not touching down. Community milestones include mergers talks between Perfex and McQuay, law graduations in Iowa, architecture degree honors for Brad Kiesey, and anniversaries plus open houses for local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
C. C. Shimon
Kalona
Wellman-Kalona
Morrison named Sixth Judicial District Judge in Washington County
Washington County Attorney Ira F. Morrison is appointed by Governor Ray as Sixth Judicial District Judge, replacing R. J. Yoder who retires July 1. Morrison, 46, previously FBI special agent and county attorney, will resign July 1 and begin a year by year salary of 21 000. He will be on the bench for the first three weeks of July visiting each district county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Ira F. Morrison
Robert D. Ray
Morrison
R. J. Yoder
Sigourney
L. R. Carson
Oskaloosa
Washington
FBI
Gifford
University of Iowa Law School
County Board of Supervisors
Kalona school bond defeat extends Founders Day coverage
Voters in Mid-Prairie district rejected a 56 000 facilities measure 600 to 495 despite 54 79 support. Kalona polling favored the measure 527 yes to 46 no with other precincts reporting narrow results. The decision follows a prior defeat earlier this year as the district weighs temporary or permanent classroom housing options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie
Kalona
West Chester
Wellman
Washington Township
School board selects bid for vocational ag shop
The Washington Community School Board accepted Earl Wood and Sons bid of 23758 for a new vocational agriculture shop beside the bus garage. The project shifts industrial arts space and will support welding, electricity, power mechanics and drafting classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School Board of Education
Earl Wood and Sons
Wood and Sons
Voc. Ag
Voce. Ag
District Pork Queen crowned at Eldon event
Nancy Vittetoe daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Vittetoe of rural Washington was named District Park Queen at Pork Appreciation Day held Thursday at Cardinal High School Eldon. She will compete in the state queen contest at the Iowa State Fair in August. Wilfred McCreedy of rural Ainsworth was chosen to represent Washington County in the Master Pork Producer competition. About 175 people attended the pork barbeque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Vittetoe
Edwin Vittetoe
Washington
Cardinal High School
Eldon
Vittetoe
Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Washington County
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Soar de Unl Agatha
She Stork Gazette
Edwin A. Gallan
Perfex Corporation
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Byron E. James
McQuay Ince
Minneapolis
Faribault
Minnesota
Grenada
Mississippi
Spirit Lake
Visalia
California
Cecchina
Italy
Minn
Wis
Perfex
Berlin
Vinton
Washington, In
Lawrence McKune
East Lansing
Mich
Torch Club
Lansing
Michigan
Capitol City
University City
McKune
Michigan State
Torch
Frank McKune
East Washington
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Verle
Davenport
Brad Kiesey
C. Edwin Moore
Iowa Supreme Court
Shepard Law Firm
Mason City
Kiesey
Ted Kiesey
Memorial Union
Douglas Haars
Ames
David Hawk
Maynard Hawk
Rt. 1
Iowa State University
Douglas Alan English
Tom English
Donald G. Zachs
Dean Zahhs
Simpson College
Milton Schnicker
Warren Underwood
Boulder
Colo
Schnicker
Earl Ferrell
Washington Area
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Scott McCracken
Michael Zachs
Ronald Fullerton
Bradley Hughes
Columbus Junction
Francene Besser
Barbara Gretter
Harper
Janet Kos
Lila Lyle
Brenda Palmer
Michael Quigley
Mary Werning
Keota
Joyce Allen
Leon Hillman
Association For Retarded Children
Washington County Development Center, Inc
Greiner and Farrell
Hillman
Lela Garton
Cleo Orris
The
County Historical Society
Magnus Ahmling
Keokuk County
United Presbyterian Church
Art Duensing
Lloyd Duensing
Richland
Waterloo
Delta
Kansas City
Mary Martha Meier
Nancy Duensing
Mary Ellen Meier
Harry
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Marcia Vittetoe
Tommy Greiner
Howard Greiner
Prairie Flower School
Greiners
Tommy
Walt Farrell Sr
Prairie Flower
Wally
Walt
Farrell
Walter Duvall
Jefferson
Sloan
Lake Okoboji
Harold Woodruff
Kay
Susan Woodruff
Duvalls
Mr. Duvall
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
TTT Society
TTT
Mary Firebaugh Swaney
Mt. Pleasant
Wilhelm Seiler
Marion
E. J. Hoover
San Diego
Calif
Seilers
L. H. Swords
Peoria
Ill
Proctor Hospital
Melissa Simmering
Michael
Ronald Simmerings
Bettendorf
Don Simmering
Bessie Love
Big Spring
Texas
John Wagner
Wagner - Macdonald
J. F. Mallory
Jim Mallory
Vad Kissingen
Germany
Copenhagen
Holland
Belgium
Venice
Austria
Switzerland
Mallorys
Cially
Europe
Chicago
Frankfurt
Sandy Dawn
Irv Whitham
Whitham
PEO
F. W. Warner
Craig
Carl Vierow
Manchester
Ona Vierow
Strawberry Point
Louisa Herman
Dubuque
Earl Vierow
Waverly
Clifford Vierow
Oelwein
Frederick Herman
Craig Warner
Warner
Frederick
Hermine Moch
Joe Falk
Mrs. Falk
Ronald J. Bomber
Indianapolis
Ind
Brian Ronald
St. Francis Hospital
Earl Herman
South English
Leonard Bomber
John Bomber
Vincent Schulte
Jake Herman
Blanche Harvey
Ray Wehrs
Christopher Dean Havel
Dean Havels
Cedar Rapids
St. Ludmilla Catholic Church
Louis Havel
Rose Havel
Helen Underwood
Christopher
Michael Havel
E.E. Grice
United Presbyterian Home
Glen Ellyn
Grice
Roger Stanley Lawton III
Marcia Lynn Fergus
First United Methodist Church
Dean Havel
Dennis Havel
Ox Yoke Inn
Amanas
Havel
Golden Buckle
Sue Lowe
Robert Lowes
UNL
School Board
OEO
Southeast Iowa Community Action Program
CAP
West Chester Alumni Association
Ed Augustine
Violet Romine
Keith Stewart
Robert Stout
Kent Stout
Mid - Prairie High School
Dan Reschly
Judy Lees
Mid - Prairie
Westchester
H. D. Dusenbery
C. E. Griffith
Paul E. Griffith
Dickey’s Prairie Home
Clement E. Griffith
H. W. Munster
Tom
Marshalltown Community College
Larry Deane Clingman
Elmer Peiffer
Knights of Columbus
Harper Sunday
Peiffers
Claude McCoy
Harry Ramseyer
McCoy
Ramseyer
Thora Pease
Mary O’conner
Everett Burham
Chet van Perusen
Des Moines
Burham
Paul E. Voss
Grinnell
Patricia Ruth
Theodore Wayne Witthoft
Wayne Witthoft
Bernard Berg
Patricia Ann
Terry E. Kroemer
Edwin Kroemer
Clarence
John
Ted) Spray
Dolores Hope
Keith E. White
Roger L. White
Lawrence
Kan
Louis Pronga
Jeffrey, Andrew and
Trevor
Chillicothe, Ill
Lester Prongas
Paul Boettchers
Eileen Lewis
Mercy Hospital
Ruth Lewis
Annabelle Andrade
Laura
Galesburg
Madrid
Spain
George Zeck
Gary
University of Madrid
Bruce Bailey
Fargo
N. D
Mary Bailey
Zeck
Gene Zeck
Carmen Black
Rotary Club
Omar Black
Miss Black
Iowa Wesleyan College
Ralph Schoonover
Jon Schoonover
Richard
Jeffrey
Douglas Schoonover
George Kerr
Kerr
Bury Henderson
Galen Patterson
Schoonover
Harold H. Sheets
Gloria Sheets
Jack Lawrence
George T. Lawrence
Wayland High School
Willows
Dianne Bowser
Wayne Kendrick
Judy
Bob Wetrich
Ward Wetrich
Willard Glaze
Houston
Victor Stone
Miss Grace Stone
Walter Minert
Durant
Frank Sladek
Ted Kann
Leland White
Fairfield
Grant Davis
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