Washington County News Roundup and Local Achievements
Delegates from Washington county returned from Des Moines after attending the state Republican convention at the Coliseum. Local incidents include burn injuries from a bean can explosion, a hardware store worker returning from vacation, and several residents visiting Des Moines for business. Distinct items cover county defense efforts, farm operations, schooling, and community events with names like Don Whitlater, Alvin J. Lueder, and Jay Brewer.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Don Whitlater
Stewart Bell
Tom Gray
Logan Heilman
John Applegate
Rudy Schmidt
Oakland Mills
Washington Week in Review Highlights Local News
Washington residents saw weather notes, lightning incidents, and community events. The hospital board chief resigns, local clergy announcements, and a host of visits, weddings, and travel reports fill the week.
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News Review of the
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Washington County News Highlights and Local Appointments
Reports include Friday rainfall of 0.598 inch in Washington. Legion post chicken supper tickets on sale for July 15 at the Legion hall. FHA honors given to 144 Iowa farmers with Yeesy and Johnston receiving awards. Washington county GOP convention draws 145 of 149 delegates. Vernon Sladeck to manage Montgomery Ward in Washington, succeeding George Rickert. New managers also announced in Moline. Wedding guests attend Myrna Reeves Ronald Genheimer ceremony. Carol Havis hurst to wed in Moberly with Munster family attending and Pi Kappa involvement. Reimbursement of travel includes trip to Chicago for Republican convention.
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Tommy Tucker
Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Washington County
Farmers Home Administration
Ames
Iowa
FHA
Leroy W. Yeesy
Riverside
Holly EK. Johnston
Crawfordsville
Vernon Sladek
Washington
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Montgomery Ward
George Rickert
Moline
Mitchell
He. W. Munster
Margaret
Carol Havishurst
Moberly
Freeman C Havinghurst
Munsters
North Chicago
Chicago
Munster
Neighboring papers report bids on Winfield road and other town items
The Winfield-New London road contract was let to Burch Construction Co of Cedar Rapids for 57 950 22 covering 12 miles. Culverts contract went to G Jordan & Son of Centerville for 36 759 22. Columbus Junction uses a street flusher to clean streets, saving water. Barbara Snyder elected secretary of National Mennonite Youth Fellowship in Kalona. to be installed in Scottdale Pa. Richards Construction to topcoat Keota streets with asphalt and chips. Don Topping receives appointment to Annapolis Naval Academy, reports June 30 sworn in as ensign after four years at Iowa Wesleyan College.
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Bob Birney
George Miller
Clinton
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S. Kyar
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Charles J. Wolte
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Bethel
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Jerry
Roneld
Dolores
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Clarence Logan
Klein Klothing Ko
Preston Wolf
Journal
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Louis Hanna
Harry Margolin
Corinne Rothschild
State Department
Americanization
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Yankton
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Marilyn Bell
Evelyn
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Mark Voorhees
Virginia Shepherd
Gerauldine Bartow
Beverly Brown
Martha Downing
Janet Martin JoAnn Ross
Jean Kennedy
Lyte Box
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Dick Anderson
Don Wilson
Pioneer Institute
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Paul Moore
Armour and Co
Rock Island Stock Yards
Iowa
Area Four
Washington Salvage Committee
USO
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Ray Redlinger
Betty
Wilma Norman
Maurine Walker
Sarah Jane Lemley
Texas
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Omaha
Martin
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Armory
Frances Null
Julia Mckihhinney
Hele Jones
Charlotte Ward
Mar. Louise Harwood
Thirlene Tilleson
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Chere Mcklhinney
Frances Darbyshire
Maryee Lupton
Lucille Reister
Betty Stephen
Virginia Breitesbach
Vera Stutsman
Washington Elevator Co
Sputh
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J. al. Godfrey
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W. McLaughlin
Rothschild
Iowa City
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Burlington
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United States Marshalls
Orie Turner
Kk. 7Th Street
Washington
Ievere
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Air Service
J. A. Youne
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Winfield Beacon
Melvin B. Larsen
Henry County
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Burch Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Larson
G. Jordan & Son
Centerville
Columbus Gazette
Columbus Junction
Kalona
Barbara Snyder
Paul V. Snyder
National Mennonite Youth Fellowship Organization
Lower Deer Creek
Keota Eagle Richards Construction Co
Keota
Wellman
Don Topping
Annapolis Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
U. S. Navy
Don
Man High School
Mt. Pleasant
Weather and politics mix in Towans weekly notes
Towans readers react to heat and the week’s events. Local heat stirs activity at YMCA water show and night softball, while water shortages frustrate Central Park drinkers. County conventions boost political interest and expect a strong vote. Washington street work continues with paving delays and a Skunk River bridge project. no organized crime cited in the state report, but intoxicated drivers rise. Patrol films promote safer habits. spring storms largely absent. corn prospects improved by rains.
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Seeeres
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Deaths Of The Week Keota region
Katherine Kiefer 64 of Tallyland died Tuesday at St Luke's Hospital in Codee Rapids after seven days illness. Funeral services set for 9 am Friday at St Peter and Pauls Church southwest of Keota with Rev Paul Kleinsfelder officiating. Burial planned at Clear Creek Cemetery.
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Katherine Kiefer
Tallyland
St. Luke's Hospital
Codee Rapids
St. Peter and Paul's Church
Paul Kleinsfelder
Clear Creek
Hospital News Light updates on local patients and births
Mrs. Loraine Stannard of Richland underwent surgery last night. Kathleen Horn was admitted Saturday afternoon and dismissed today. Birth records list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ranald Hotle of Washington. Dismissals include several Keota, Columbus Junction, and Washington residents with sons. Today new arrivals include Jimmy Lyle, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wenger and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wenger of Wayland with two daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karr of Wellman with a son. Additional names include Mrs. Ada Proudfit and Mrs. John Holmes of Crawfordsville.
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Jasper W. Thompson
Cole
Iowa
Gerald B. Anderson
George Anderson
Wayzata
Minn
First Methodist Church
Minneapolis
Jame
Korshage
Wesley Foundation
University of Minnesota
Ainsworth
Fairbanks
Alaska
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Loraine Stannard
Richland
Kathleen Horn
Harold Wenger
Wayland
Clarence Wenger
Frank Karr
Wellman
Ada Proudfit
Washington
John Holmes
Crawfordsville
Harry Wiles
T. J. Kerdo
Ralph Howell
Columbus Junction
David Emde
M. Sabin
Local births and medical notices from Crawfordsville region
A batch of notices lists births and medical events in the area. Members include Mrs. John Holmes of Crawfordsville recovering, Mrs. Emma Leppert of Washington hospitalized, and Mrs. Vernon Adam undergoing tonsillectomy in Keola. Birth announcements cover Paul and Olive Johnson, David Emde, and other families. Several Washington and Columbus Junction residents report surgeries or postnatal care, with multiple Wayland and Pleasant Plata connections noted.
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John Holmes
Crawfordsville
Emma Leppert
Washington
Vernon Adam
Keola
Kalona and Keota Families Welcome Newborns
Mrs. John Yoder of Kalona admitted for surgery while Mr and Mrs Frederick Flynn of Keota welcomed a daughter last night in a local hospital leading to celebrations among families and friends.
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John Yoder
Kalona
Surgical
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