Mrs A Claire Dewey dies at 85 funeral planned Saturday
Mrs A Claire Dewey 85 of Washington died June 14 1973 at Washington County Hospital after ten days of serious illness. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Thom Giuntoli in charge. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Surviving sister Mrs Will Hemmings Washington. Edna Pearl Fox born July 6 1887 at Brighton daughter of Edgar Greenfield and Mary Ann Park Fox.
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A. Claire Dewey
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Live stock and hogs market reports from Joliet and Des Moines
Joliet reports insufficient cattle sales to establish a market with hogs around 75 head for 210 to 250 pounds and prices around 38 to 39. Hogs in Des Moines show slow trade with fair demand as butchers mainly 25 cents lower and sows steady to 25 cents lower across weight ranges. Today’s hog receipts estimated at 55,000 with Wednesday at 67,000 and prior week at 50,000 and year ago at 77,000.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Minnesota
USS
Abbott named head of IARC Sunday
Lester Abbott of Anamosa was elected President of the Iowa Association for Retarded Children at its annual convention in Cedar Rapids. Abbott, a U.S. Department of Agriculture soil conservation technician, has served ARC Jones County as president and more, and now leads a slate including Richard Grossman as President-Elect and Sam Beatty as First VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Abbott
U.S.D.A. and Soil Conservation Service
Anamosa
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
ARC
IARC
Abbott
U.S.D.A. and
Soil Conservation Service
Richard Grossman
Des Moines
Sam T. Beatty
Waterloo
Robert
Martha) Smith
Creston
Edward Anderson
C.A. Hoffman
Howard F. Garton
West Bend
St James School Board approves staffing and program changes
The St James board approved Doug Joslin leaving to join Marshalltown High School and Dianne Gray becoming high school biology teacher. Betty Farrier was hired as school nurse for Brighton center. Summer reading center will operate in Brighton from June 13 to August 1, three days weekly, 10 to 11 30 a.m. staffed by Barbara Frazer and Debbie Mullikin with books from Joint County Media Center.
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St. James
Doug Joslin
Marshalltown
Dianne Gray
Betty Farrier
Brighton Center
Brighton
Joint County Media Center
Barbara Frazer
Debbie Mullikin
Henry Gerling 89 dies in Grandview Wednesday
Henry Gerling 89 of Grandview died Wednesday June 13 1973 at his daughter's Cotter home Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grandview Community Church Rev Lawrence Bishop officiating Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery He was born December 9 1893 in Mediapolis to Fred and Susan Butcher Gerling He married Esther Wilhemina Anderson March 12 1906 in Mediapolis She died in 1970 He is survived by three sons Clarence Burlington Dale Columbus City Ralph Grandview four daughters Lillian Cutts Edna Hinkson Gale sburg Ill Doris Clark Letts Mildred Bean Cotter 42 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren
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Grandview
Frea Henry Gerling
Here
Cotter
Grandview Community Church
Lawrence Bishop
Grandview Cemetery
Mr. Gerling
Mediapolis
Fred
Susan Butcher Gerling
Esther Wilhemina Anderson
Clarence
Burlington
Dale
Columbus City
Ralph
Harold
Lillian) Cutts
Edward
Edna) Hinkson
Galesburg
Keith
Doris) Clark
Letts
Stanley
Mildred) Bean
Crawfordsville Infant Jeanette Davis Dies at 4 Days
Jeanette Irene Davis, 4 days old, died Wednesday June 13 1973 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Born June 9 1973 at Muscatine General Hospital she was the daughter of Robert E Davis and Sandra Quigley Davis. Funeral 10 am Friday Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev Charles W McCracken. burial Cambrian Cemetery. Survived by parents a 4 year old brother and four grandparents Alfred Davis Crawfordsville Harry Quigley Letts.
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Crawfordsville
Jeanette Irene Davis
Robert E. Davis
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Muscatine General Hospital
Robert E
Sandra Quigley Davis
Stacy-Lewis
Columbus Junction
Charles W. McCracken
Cambrian Cemetery
Embrace Metric Talk In Everyday Summer Life
A Iowa State extension expert notes metric terms are increasingly common in travel and daily use. The piece highlights meters and millimeters in vehicles cameras and pools, tens based currency, a 21 hour clock, grams of food and Celsius temperatures as part of a broader shift toward metric language.
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Karen Hull
Iowa State University
U.S
Iowa
Orville Griggs and Florence Ellis Wed in New London
The couple from Dublin and Ponca Neb. tied the knot at the Methodist Church in New London on Sunday June 10 with family present. Reception followed at the Griggs home. Local notes recount various community events and family milestones in Dutch Creek and surrounding areas.
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Orville Griggs
Florence Ellis
New London Church
Kathy Fisher Dutch Creek
Dublin
Ponca
Neb
New London
Duane Griggs
Jeella Barnes
Cherry Griggs
Robin Bowen
Cindy Sheets
Lake Darling
Robin
Cherry
Nancy Bowen
Maurice Farrier
Raleigh
North Carolina
Farrier
Orville Flory
Washington
Allan Fickling
Billy Pryor
Waynesville
Vic Bowen
Roger
Kathy Brinning
Larry Kemps
Jerry Hartnell
Richland
Tommy Hartnell
Dutch Creek
Kermit Ward
Grandpa Ward
Fern Hartnell
0.C. Stagers
Brighton
Christopher Sheets
Joel Sheets
Stanley Mangolds
Paul Johnsons
Ozarks
Dave McCartney
Hampton
Jim Wallace
Springfield
Jim Miksch
Julia Miksch
Northfield
Minn
Julia
Carlton College
Richard Ross
Milton Ross
Richard
Karen
West Chester
Sigourney
Janet
John
James
Cathy Palmer
Miltons
Jake Soethout
Vic Klopfenstein
Marion
Carl Corpman
Soethout
Mid-Prairie Junior High Names 1972 73 Parent Council
The Mid-Prairie Junior High Parent Council met to study report cards packet learning the exploratory program career education and mini courses during school hours to observe progress The council improves communication between parents teachers and students Members listed include Ray Marner Robert Yoder Perry Bontrager Henry Miller Maurice Strabala Kenneth Murphy Lowell McFadden George Bash Ken Dusenberry Betty Radda Shirley Pantel and Don Atkinson Parents interested in 1973 74 may contact Ray Schrepfer or Rosemarie Chance at the Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid - Prairie Junior High Parent Council
Mid - Prairie Parent Council
Ray Marner
Robert K. Yoder
Perry Bontrager
Henry E. Miller
Maurice Strabala
Kenneth Murphy
Lowell McFadden
George Bash
Ken Dusenberry
Betty Radda
Shirley Pantel
Don Atkinson
Ray Schrepfer
Rosemarie Chance
Need More Fishermen for Fishermen's Wharf
The Citizens Committee for the Preservation and Beautification of Fishermen's Wharf urges a study to bring more fishermen and their character back to the tourist district as only five percent of the Bay area's fish catch is now handled at the wharf.
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San Francisco
UPI
Fisherman's Wharf
Citizens Committee For
Fishermen's Wharf
San Francisco Bay Area
Robert Montgomery Dies In Arnolds Park Iowa
Robert Montgomery died Wednesday morning at Arnolds Park Iowa after residing in the Keota and Washington communities. He was associated with the Episcopal church at Spirit Lake.
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Robert Montgomery
Keota
Arnolds Park
Iowa
Episcopal Church
Spirit Lake
Mr. Montgomery
Washington and
Kiwanis Luncheon Features State Rep Keith Vetter
State Representative Keith Vetter spoke at the Washington Kiwanis Club weekly luncheon, outlining the 13 major General Assembly issues raised during this year’s session. He was introduced by Dr. EJ Vosika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Vetter
Washington Kiwanis Club
Vetter
General Assembly
EJ Vosika
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Bob Brower
Sandra Bauer
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