Mrs Roy Humston 79 dies. funeral Monday
Mrs Roy Humston 79 of 633 West Madison Street died this morning June 24 1972 at Washington County Hospital long term care center after five years of poor health and two months of serious illness Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born April 25 1893 in Wayland daughter of Ausbury J Bain and Margaret Hilderbrand Bain She married Clarence G Neff October 25 1911 in Wayland and Roy G Humston January 20 1940 in Muscatine She was a member of Cottonwood United Methodist Church at Wayland Surviving are her husband three sons Claire of Washington Archie and Darrell of Yucaipa California one daughter Velda Courtney of Moline Illinois three stepdaughters Evelyn Askins Huntington Beach California Mary Lundgren Princeton Illinois and Bette Thompson Glendora California seven grandchildren seven step grandchildren four great grandchildren One son and two brothers preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Bessie) Humston
West
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Sherman - Eden
Elm Grove
Mrs. Humston
Wayland
Ausbury J
Margaret Hilderbrand Bain
Clarence G. Neff
Muscatine
Roy G. Humston
Cottonwood United Methodist Church
Claire
Washington
Archie
Darrell
Yucaipa
Calif
Glenn
Velda) Courtney
Moline
Ill
Evelyn Askins
Huntington Beach
Mary Lundgren
Princeton
Bette Thompson
Glendora
Missoula Woman Killed in Automobile Accident
Susan Kathleen McGinnis age 23 of Missoula Montana died in an auto crash. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home. She had worked as a dental hygienist in Missoula since last September. She was born December 5 1948 in Iowa City and was a Columbus Junction native, daughter of William L and Marian Fowler McGinnis. She is survived by her parents two sisters and a grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Kathleen McGinnis
Missoula
Montana
Jones Funeral Home
Miss McGinnis
William L. and
Marian Fowler McGinnis
Iowa City
Columbus Community High School
University of Iowa
Columbus Junction
Byron Mickey Marshais
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Sara Louise McGinnis
Pacific Grove
Calif
W.J. Fowler
Fresh Communist Tank Drive Fails Near Hue
Communist forces pressed a tank led assault against the My Chanh River defense line north of Hue as U.S. bombing and naval shelling intensified. North Vietnamese tanks were knocked out by paratroopers aided by U.S. missiles, with about 100 enemy troops reported killed as 12 tanks withdrew. The attack followed massive allied bombing totaling circa 3,625 tons over 37 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
U.S
My Chanh
Hue
Quang Tri Province
Midwest states seek 1 percent boost for school lunch funds
Des Moines report: Vern Carpenter, Iowa Department of Public Instruction, joins 10 Midwest states to push a 1 percent set aside of the USDA school lunch budget for state administrative expenses. The aim is to cover all programs including free and reduced meals, breakfast, nonfood aid, and milk. He says the boost would nearly triple current appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPL
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Midwest
Vern Carpenter
United States Department of Agriculture
Carpenter
Congress
Farm Outlook: Iowa Soybean Market Faces Volatility into Autumn
Jim Frier and Bob Wisner report that soybean prices stay unsettled for weeks with possible weakness after mid July and potential gains in September if weather and harvest timing favor crops. Lower prices stem from narrow crushing margins and weak export demand, while oil and meal stocks rise and Brazilian supply looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wisner
Iowa State University Extension Outlook
Wisner
Illinois
Iowa
Economist
Former Long Beach Resident Hazel B. Davidson Dies at 77
Ward and Mrs. E E Ward report the death of Hazel B. Davidson of Long Beach California aged 77 on May 19. Davidson widow of Nora C. Davidson was daughter of AC Miller and Hattie Risk Miller of Washington. Funeral services and burial were in Long Beach with relatives Mrs A Claire Dewey and Mrs Will Hemmings among the surviving cousins in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs. Davidson
Nora C. Davidson
AC. Miller
Hattie Risk Miller
Washington
Long Beach
A. Claire Dewey
Will Hemmings
Hawarden Girl Killed In U S 18 Crash Near Sheldon
An 18 year-old Hawarden resident Myra Bonnema died when the car she rode in swerved into a truck on U S 18 west of Sheldon. Passenger Randall Droll, 18, Sioux Center, was hospitalized with injuries. Truck driver Elmore Gerdes, 54, George, was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
UPI
U. S. 18
Iowa Highway Patrol
Myra ‘Bonnema
Randall Droll
Sioux Center
Elmore Gerdes
George
Waterloo mother charged with murder in baby death
Christina Minard, 19, was held on an open murder charge in Waterloo city jail after her 13 month old daughter Wendee Sue Minard died at St Francis Hospital. The infant was brought in by her parents with extensive injuries. Autopsy results and details of the beating were not disclosed. The father faces no charges at this time as police investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
UPL
City
Black Hawk County
Paul O'Keefe
Wendee Sue Minard
St. Francis Hospital
Richard Minard
Christina Minard
FBLA Club Wins National Awards at Houston Convention
Washington High School FBLA earned three awards at the national convention in Houston. The club placed third in the most original project for a machine survey of local businesses and third in new chapters opened, plus Gold Seal Chapter honor for the fourth straight year. Mrs. Richard Nixon gave an honorary membership and spoke to about 1,500 delegates, including six from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Future Business Leaders of America
Houston
Washington
Richard Nixon
Census data ready at Extension office
Washington County residents can inspect a comprehensive census data set at the Extension Office 209 S Marion Ave. The ISU Cooperative Extension Service and Center for Agricultural and Rural Development printed the tabulations, including age race sex family types housing value and other characteristics not in standard census reports. Copies are available at cost of reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County Extension Office
Jim Frier
Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service
Center For Agricultural and Rural Development
ISU
Frier
Iowa
S. Marion Avenue
Alumni gathering and family visits around Keota and area
Keota diary notes a June alumni anniversary at the University of Iowa and numerous family gatherings. Guests include Walter and Jean Smith, Raymond Dickinson, Elvin and Galen Weaver families, and extended kin from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Wellman, and Spirit Lake. Activities feature dinners, visits, birthday cakes, Fathers Day celebrations, travel to the Black Hills, and a brush with flood disruptions along Interstate 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
Walter Smith
Raymond Dickinson
Richland
Leonard Bayliss
Nick Sieren
John Short
John Edward Klein
K. W. Statler
University of Iowa
Elma Hackert
Webster
Gail Ann Hackert
Warren Bennett
Clarence Redlinger
Gary Redlinger
Melvin Roberts
Carl Roberts
West Chester
Elvin Roberts
Lowell Weaver
Iowa City
Dean Epperly
Williamsburg
Bob Chalupa
Galen Weaver
LaVernon Weaver
Spirit Lake
Eileen Irons
Colorado
Jerome Greiner
Cedar Rapids
Frank Britten
Jack
Charlene
Charolette
Gary Greiner
Cyril Greiner
Donna Jean
Columbia
Roger Brinning
Shane
Keota
Greiner
James Bell
Edwin Fontenot
Basile
Eunice
Bell
Herbert Funston
Bud Harras
Bonnie
Gordon Harras
Clark Johnson
Fairfield
Warren Carris
Lance Rogers
LaClaire
Jack Rogers
Davenport
Randall Rogers
John Rogers
Harold Pepper
Keota Park
Lewis J. Powell
Doug
L. J. Powell
Wellman
Jerry Powell
Kimberly and
Shawn
A. K. Stoutner
Earl Leitsinger
al FitzSimmons
Rebekah
Hudson
Beverly Stoner
Fort Collins
Colo
Floyd Maule
Joan Swartzendruber
Washington
Walter Bennett
Dan Bennett
Dora Trier
Bill Yoder
Baker
Walter Sheets
Glen Widmer
Widmers
Germany
Tom Laurence
Zorasville
Wir
W. H. Barnum
Mary Lou Miller
George Bond
al Reighard
Alvie Bohrofen
Button Club
Iowa
Marshalltown
LaVernon Weavers
Black Hills
Mitchell
Red Arrow
Black Hawk
Bonnie Harras
Bill Werning
Mercy Hospital
Rick Williams
Nathan John
Rhode Island
Wayne Olson
Navy
Rus Hagen
Kevin
Randy
Cedar Falls
Sheep project meeting held for 4-H group
A 4-H sheep project meeting was conducted Thursday night at the County Fairgrounds. Merrill Neary of Coralville led a discussion on showing and fitting lambs for the fair, with 4-H members practicing showing under the guidance of Neary Jim Hotchkiss and Steve Schroeder. Twenty 4-Hers and several parents attended, with Cleo McCoy of Crawfordsville assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Neary
Coralville
Neary
Jim Hotchkiss
Washington Sheep Project
Steve Schroeder
Cleo McCoy
Crawfordsville
Omitted Survivor Named in Raymond Anderson List
John Anderson of Des Moines was mistakenly left off the survivors list for Raymond Anderson in Friday’s Journal. Funeral services for William Frank Bailey were held Friday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Wilcox officiating. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery. Gerald Adam’s funeral took place Saturday at St James Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Collins and a list of casketbearers, burial at St Mary’s Cemetery in Keota Iowa. Sherman Eden Funeral oversaw arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
John Anderson
Des Moines
Raymond Anderson
John
Adam
Gerald ‘Adam
St. James Catholic Church
Edward Collins
Ronald Altenhofen
Roger Altenhofen
James Altenhofen
Lesley Altenhofen
Joe Adam
Gary Nelson
Paul Hammen
Edwin Peiffer
St. Mary's Cemetery
Keota
Iowa
Sherman - Eden
Deeds Involving Jones Dickens Canott and Plecker Lands
Several property transfers are recorded. Marie Tyler Jones transfers land to Charles E. Dickens and two others in Sections 9 779 and 7719. Samuel G Canott and wife convey to George A Canott land in Section 15 7446. Dora Groff sells the W. 68 feet of Lots 9 and 10 in Wakeley’s Subdivision to Everette L Plecker and wife. Robert K Lenninger and wife convey to Edward Jer and wife land in Section 9 74 7. Harry J Wenger and wife and others sell Lot 3 in Spring Hill Park First Addition to Wellman to Norman Brenneman and wife. Robison Feeds Inc transfers land in Section 31 748 to L W Robison. Numerous vehicle and equipment brands listed among a corporate or individual conveyances including Protein Blenders Inc Buick Betty L McCoy Ford Daryl or Marian McDole Ford James Allen Edgar Ford Truck Ezra W Shenk Kalonial Motor Home Emil Howard Ropp Chevrolet Truck Robert George Welte Jr Ford Truck and others. Werner Lowry Olds Rich Lytle Stephens Buick Solomon C Ropp Buick John David Erlenbush Honda Jerry Lee Goodwin Benelli Motor Cycle Derwin Benton Bolton Ford Richard K Kaufman Chevrolet Truck Wilson Construction Co Reid’s Reg Trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Tyler Jones
Charles E. Dickens
Ellis T. Dickens
William R. Dickens
Samuel G. Canott
George A. Canott
Dora Groff
Everette L. Plecker
C.L. Wakeley
Smith
Wellman
Robert K. Lenninger
Edward Jer
Harry J. Wenger
Norman Brenneman
Spring Hill Park
Robison Feeds, Inc
L.W. Robison
Protein Blenders, Inc
Buick
Betty L. McCoy
Ford
Daryl Or
Marian McDole
James Allen Edgar
Ford Truck
Ezra W. Shenk
Kalonial Motor Home
Emil Howard Ropp
Chevrolet Truck
Robert George Welte Jr
Werner Marvin Lowry
Olds
Rich Lytle Stephens
Solomon C. Ropp
John David Erlenbush
Honda
Jerry Lee Goodwin
Benelli Motor Cycle
Derwin Benton Bolton
Richard K. Kaufman
Chevrolet
Wilson Construction Co
Reid
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USDA
Long Beach, Calif
Fbla Club
Washington, Lowa
United Methodist Church
Appalachian Workers
Chau-Tau
Dallus Bob
Pat Kennedy
Ington Evening Journal Say
C.R
Pete) McCutchen
Bloomfield
Anamosa
McCutchen
Eclipse Lumber Company
Washington, Iowa
Kia
Big Ty
Acto
Wan
Agg .Ae
Robert Redford
George Segala
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