Local society notes on travel and family visits
Local residents share travel returns from California and Mexico trips. Families visiting Washington area relatives and attending a funeral are noted, along with a new grandson birth in Hopkins Minnesota to Jim Stoesz and wife. Names include Wertz Lowe Adolph Havel Cuddeback Reif Harrison Peters Miller and Foster. Matthew James born June 20 with sister Laura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Wertz
Linda
Sue Lowe
California
Mexico
the Wertz
Larry
Walter Sojka
Matthew James
Jim Stoesz
Yorkshire Ave
Hopkins, Minn
Laura
Cora E Liebig rites at Wellman
Cora E Liebig former Frytown resident died today at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after living in Sioux City 27 years. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Powell Funeral Home Wellman with A Lloyd Swartzendruber in charge. Burial in Joetown cemetery. Born July 26 1869 McCune Kansas to Frank and Lucretia Huff. Survived by son Omar Kalona daughter Ardathe Thomas Sioux City 4 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren one sister D C Rawson Cedar Rapids. Preceded by two sons two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Cora E. Liebig
D.C Rawson
Cedar Rapids
Area Ten honors list includes 159 students
Area Ten Community College credits 159 students from the vocational technical and arts and sciences programs with high scholastic averages. Among those named from this area are Robert A. Yoder of Wellman with high honors Sharon Zehr of Keota Earl White of Washington and Roger Beachy with honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Ten Community College
Robert A. Yoder
Wellman
Sharon Zehr
Keota
Earl White
Washington
Roger Beachy
L A Conrad of Sigourney dies at 73
L A Conrad of Sigourney, 73, formerly of Keota, died Thursday at Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p m at St Mary s Church with Rev William Snell. burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Prayer service tonight at Holm Funeral Home. Born May 1 1895 near Keota to Liborius and Margaret Vogel Conrad. Survived by wife Leona and four daughters plus 20 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and two sisters Rena Monaghan Kinross Naomi Forwald Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
L. A. Conrad
Sigourney
Keokuk County Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
William Snell
Pleasant Grove
Holm Funeral Home
Mr. Conrad
Liborius and
Margaret Vogel Conrad
Leona Kiefer
St. Mary’s Church
Willis
Frances) Greenley
Harold
Helen) Gann
Marion
James
Isabelle) Flanders
Daniel
Bibiana) Chadwick
Hiawatha
Rena Monaghan
Kinross
Naomi Forwald
Lone Tree
Rites Monday for M. D. Williamson
Funeral services for Marvin D. Williamson of Seal Beach California will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Dr. Vernon Elgin conducting and burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Williamson a former Seal Beach resident died June 20 1968 after six months illness. He was a district salesman for Standard Oil for 34 years. He was born September 8 1902 in South Dakota. Surviving: Cleo Coulter Williamson wife. son Douglas R. Williamson Iowa City. daughters Barbara Herdliska Iowa City and Joanne Pitney Phoenix. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body arrives tonight in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin D. Williamson
Seal Beach
Calif
Jones
Vernon Elgin
Elm Grove
Williamson
Standard Oil
Masonic Lodge
Presbyterian Church
South Dakota
Owen H
Eunice Burris Williamson
Cleo Coulter
Douglas R
Iowa City
Robert
Barbara) Herdliska
Joanne Pitney
Phoenix, Ariz
Cedar Rapids
Jones Funeral Home
Offer college class in industrial mathematics
Area Ten Community College will offer a Basic Industrial Mathematics course starting June 25. The 12 week program covers Arithmetic in Industry, Practical Basic Algebra, Geometry problems and Introductory Trigonometry. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 9 PM in Room 109 Hawkeye Plaza Building. Registration is 25 dollars. call 366 6206 or register on first night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Ten Community College
Hawkeye Plaza Building
Sixth Street Road
Ulbricht Sets Price for Berlin Recognition
East German leader Walter Ulbricht declared West Germany must recognize East Germany and Europe’s postwar borders in exchange for normalizing relations. He spoke to a June 6-8 East Berlin meeting, underscoring East Germany’s sovereignty and the need for formal agreements. West Berlin sits 110 miles inside East Germany and Berlin travel restrictions heighten tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
East Germany
Ulbricht
West Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
Former Junction man dies in Eldora today
A. R. Alex Reid about 80 of Eldora and a former Columbus Junction resident died in an Eldora hospital today. He lived 25 years in the Shellbark area southwest of Columbus City. Funeral arrangements are pending in Iowa City. He is survived by a son Judge Reid of Columbus Junction, a daughter Opal Robinson of Eldora, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Fay Smith Reid, his wife, died in February 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
A. R
Alex) Reid
Eldora
Columus Junction
Reid
Shellbark
Columbus City
McGowan
Iowa City
Fay Smith Reid
Judge Reid
Opal Robinson
Michael Owen Dugan Fined for Stop Sign Violation
Michael Owen Dugan of Eldon Iowa was fined ten dollars after being arrested by city police for running a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Owen Dugan
Eldon
Iowa
Attendance and Honors For Waco Students
A total of 83 students at Waco elementary schools achieved perfect attendance with no absences or tardies. Names include Coleen Gipple Ellen Conrad Diane Canby Russell Tolander Julie Wyse Aaron Tolander Stephen King Craig Canby and many others. Story hour and library hours are listed for Wayland Crawfordsville with dates and times for sessions and public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Coleen Gipple
Ellen Conrad
Diane Canby
Russell Tolander
Julie Wyse
Aaron Tolander
Stephen King
Craig Canby
Shirley Jones
Ricky Swartzendruber
Heather
Reschly
Kent Baker
Lynn Hultquist
Betty Jones
Chuck Messer
Mary Miller
Michelle King
Doug Swanson
Bruce Kaufman
Margaret Anderson
Marlene Burkholder
Randy Finke
Sharon Molander
Doug de Yarman
Danny Hanze
Nancy Lauer
Jane Hesseltine
Danny Widmer
Jim Sommer
John Martens
Kim Boal
Ruth Jones
Russell Rebling
Sheri Wilson
Kathy Stone
Tim Fischer
Gale Boshart
Earles Conrad
Edwina Neil
Rita Miller
Kathy McCreight
Sandra Lewis
Duayne Hultquist
Merle Miller
Suzanne Burkholder
Craig Dare
Dwight Manning
Bryan Linn
Sara Swartzendruber
Veronica Boshart
Tom Garrett
Marvin Stauffer
Ranee Grieser
Vicky Hertig
Laura Blosser
Twila
Four-H Leaders to Meet on Tuesday at Extension Office
Leaders of four 4-H home economics clubs will gather Tuesday June 25 at 1 30 p m in the Extension office to receive entry sheets schedules dates and other information for achievement show activities and the county Fair. Funeral services for Charles I Foster were held Thursday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Hobart Coberly in charge Pall bearers were Harold Foster Everett Coon W R Murphy Richard Peters Earl Crim Roy Steele Burial was in Ainsworth Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Harrison
Ainsworth
Paul Harrison
Sigourney
Robert Martin
Harrison Peters
Mary Ann
Moline
Ill
Earl Crim
Columbus Junction
Leighton Kelley
Brent
Kent
Harry V. Miller
Roy Steele
Charles I. Foster
Harold Messenger dies after illness at 66
Harold Messenger 66 of 620 West Madison Street died June 20 1968 at Washington County Hospital after a three week illness. Funeral Monday 1 pm at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Oliver Parish. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. He retired from Iowa Southern Utilities after 42 years as a lineman supervisor. Born Sept 29 1901 at Brighton he lived here 40 years. Survived by wife Lena six sisters and four brothers. Also surviving are eight grandchildren. Lana Turner to star in The Big Cube film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold (Peck) Messenger
West
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Sherman - Eden
Oliver Parish
Elm Grove
Messenger
Iowa Southern Utilities
Brighton
Charles and
Phianna Hopkins Messenger
Lena Cooper
Signs of progress in Paris talks on Vietnam
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said there are signs of progress in the Paris talks but warned the Communists must deescalate terrorism in South Vietnam for further steps. He noted bits of progress echoed by Defense Secretary Clifford and urged negotiations with the Soviet Union to ease East-West tensions. A separate accord to stop spread of nuclear weapons will be signed July 1 in Washington Moscow and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Paris
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Rusk
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Hanoi
Moscow
London
United States
Soviet Union
Eliminate Weeds Before They Seed
Washington County Extension Director Jim Frier notes the current period is prime for cultural weed control to stop biennial and winter annual weeds from seeding. Species like downy brome and hoary alyssum in alfalfa and uncultivated areas will seed within 2 3 weeks. mowing or burning before seed set is advised by Iowa State extension botanist E P Sylvester, also applicable to wild parsnip wild carrot poison hemlock and biennial thistles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Extension
Jim Frier
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State University
Snowball Social Club hosts annual ice cream social
Members gathered Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs Larry Griggs home with nine members and families in attendance. Plans were discussed for a club picnic inviting former members, set for Thursday July 18 at 6 30 p m in Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Griggs
Sunset Park
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Adolph Havel
Oak Park
Illinois
Roy Havel
Glen Cuddeback
Gregerson
Lake Okoboji
Bill Reif
Area 10
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
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Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
L. A. Conrad of
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East Lancaster
M. D. Williamson
Berlin
WAG
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Washington St
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Kiwanis
St. Louis
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
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Grieser
Lara Leichty
Jim Stauffer
Wayland
Crawfordsville
Kenneth Brimhall
Terry Conrad
Rosemary Curtis
Gary Fichelberger
Dianna Hesseltine
Leonard Hesseltine
Karen Hirschy
Galen Howsare
Larry Jones
Kathy Madden
Cheryl Peterson
Jane Rich
Richard Rodgers
Sally Sheetz
Jean Widmer
LaMarr Widmer
Nancy Brooks
Randy Davis
Sarah Hesseltine
Mona Hildebrand
Debbie Ingwersen
Terry Kaufman
Lynn Martin
Meredith Miller
Becky Mitchell
Terry Neil
Anita Peterson
Janice Wyse
Linda Baker
Elizabeth Bergstrom
Gail Boal
Kathie Boese
Marjorie Brimhall
Larry Hirschy
Barbara Lauer
Deena Neil
Donna Swartzendruber
James Widmer
Pat Wintermeyer
Spencer Anderson
Linda Beachy
Karen Boese
Robin Conrad
Vicki Dare
Linda Fort
Barbara Freyenberger
Faye Gerig
Faye Hirschy
Kaye Hirschy
Deloris Hult
Mary Jones
Steve Kiene
Tom Lauer
Robert Osborne
Susan Peterson
Joan Rich
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Jack Schrader
Sharon Slater
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Kenton Widmer
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Elmina) Kervin
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Virginia
Crane
Silvis, Ill
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Joyce) Frakes
Fairfield
Harold Jr
Bettendorf
Glen
Christie) Miller
Genevieve) Garrett
Johne Griffin
Paul
Wilma) Martin
Durance
Osie) Arduser
Ethel Allen
Galt
Emmett
Davenport
David
Otis
Ft. Madison
Clarence
Benton City
Wash
Lana
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Producciones Anco S.A
Faith Baptist Church
Washington Fairgrounds
Waco Drive-In
O. J. Parish
Insurance Plan Savings and Loan Association
State Theater
Snowball
Ricky Flyap
The
Advertising Council
National Safety Council
International Newspaper Advertising Executives
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