Cousins visit to young Augustines in Franklin Township
Franklin Township residents recount a busy period of family visits and community events. Martin and Amy Augustine hosted six year old Art and four year old Betsy Crook from Ames, Iowa, with other relatives attending gatherings and trips across Grinnell and Washington areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Kleese
Franklin Township
Martin
Amy Augustine
Edwin Augustines
Art
Betsy Crook
Ames
Iowa
Gwen
Wilbur Wright
Grinnell Mutual Re-Insurance Company
Grinnell
Karla
Joe
Paul
Franklin Cubs
Jacque
Judy Reed
Bonita Moeller
United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Bonita
Nick Reed
Mid-Prairie School
Harold Klopfenstein
Marion Augustine
Harley Davidson
Frank Kleese
John Combs
Milburn McKay
David Kleese
Clyde Crile
Naples-bound AFS student leaves for home on first leg
Ten years ago Pio Barone-Lumaga an AFS student departed this morning for Naples Italy completing a school year hosted by the Bill Bosharts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pio Barone-Lumaga
AFS
Naples
Italy
Bill Bosharts
Bertrand Shebek Dies at 72 in Riverside
Bertrand Shebek, 72, died Friday morning at his Riverside home. Visitation Sunday after 10 a.m. at Sorden Funeral Chapel. Rosary Sunday at 3 and 8 p.m. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church Riverside. Burial in St. Vincent Cemetery. Survived by sisters Geneva Schnoebelen and Zelda Shebek and brother Walter. one brother John and parents predeceased him. He was born Feb 18 1901 and was a farmer in Washington County. He was a member of St Mary’s Church and the Order of Foresters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Combs
Clyde Dawson Sr
Clyde Dawson Jr
Howard Ballou
Donald Bartholomew
Steve Bartholomew
Wm. Chmelar
Yaro Chmelar
John Kiene
John Dawson
Harold Klopfenstein
Jake Seethout
Keota
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Klopfenstein
Victor Klopfenstein
Columbo
Ceylon
Kevin
Marion High School
American Field Service Exchange
New York City
Bombay
India
Marion School
Elwood Kleese
John Kleese
Iowa City
Wm. Peak
al Huntzinger
Sheila Veddars
Susan
Kenneth Hough
United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Lloyd Miksch
Riverside
Bertrand Shebek
St. Mary's Catholic Church
William Boeckmann
St. Vincent Cemetery
Sorden
Sorden’s
Mr. Shebek
John
Elizabeth Schnoebelen Shebek
St. Mary ‘Church
Order of Foresters
Washington County
Geneva Schnoebelen
Zelda Shebek
Walter
Sojka
Kirkwood College
Friends
Jack McLain
St Mary's Church
Jack
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson
Ariz
North
Evergreen
Chandler
Ann
Jeanie) McLain
Vicki
Brooks
Athena
Roger Schloss
Tracy
Gerry Tener
Mike Lyden
Jeff Latta
Wesley Reece
Robert Waldschmidt
Karen
Monda
Roger O'Brien
Lesa Knebel
Lesa Bush
Tonie Bush
Angie Lyden
Kelly
Bobbi Christner
Joanie
Brenda
Eddie Williams
Carolyn Waldschmidt
Blood needed for Kathy Cole and hospital notes
More blood is required at University Hospital for Kathy Cole whose month long stay continues in Intensive Care. Readers are asked to donate by contacting University Hospital on the 2nd floor General Hospital, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekends, specifying replacement in Kathy Cole's name. Local notices also report births, family events, and a Riverside 4-H Ramblers picnic with hog and cattle judging at Oscar Steele and Elmer Schneider farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Harley Westphal
Rodney Allen
Mercy Hospital
University Hospital
Kathy
General Hospital
Kathy Cole
Riverside Community
Rose Thomann
Diane Steele
Janice Schneider
United Presbyterian Church
Washington County
Riverside Ramblers
Hall Park
Oscar Steele
Charles Sojka
Oscar Mayer
Kalona
Elmer Schneider
John Schneider
John Will
Kirkwood College
Nichols
Mitchell says he has no information implicating Nixon in Watergate
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell has no information that would implicate President Nixon in the Watergate cover up his lawyer said. William G. Handley stated Mitchell will in no way incriminate the President when he testifies before the Senate Watergate Committee. Senate investigators had hoped Mitchell could corroborate or refute John W. Dean III's testimony implicating Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davisdton
UPL
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Washington Post
William G. Handley
Mitchell
Senate
White House
John W. Dean III
Mid-Prairie FFA installs officers for 1973-74 year
Dan Behaunek of Belle Plaine, state FFA vice president, was keynote speaker at the Mid-Prairie FFA officer installation at Wellman Senior High. New officers include President Phil Griffith and others. 75 members, parents and guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Behaunek
FFA
Belle Plaine
Mid-Prairie
Wellman
Phil Griffith
Steve Freel
Bob van Hoozer
Mike Schweitzer
Sam Berg
Carl Benson
Sentinel
Brian Patterson
David Schumann
Jeff Tadlock
Mike Yoder
Martin Yoder
Loren Logan
Joe Stoddard
Kenny Chance
Lowell Gingerich
Steve Wright
Ben Yoder
Mr. Swank
National Ffa Foundation
Star Green
Wilbur Wright
Raymond Troyer
Elwood Yoder
Donald E. Smith Seriously Ill in Mercy Hospital ICU
Donald E. Smith of 726 East Third is seriously ill and in intensive care at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. The report notes the condition is grave and seeks prayers and patient recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Smith
East Third
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Two Weeks Later Fiddler Fined After Stolen Violin Claim
London. Kolod ziej Boleslaw, 56, returned to court two weeks after a judge cleared him and ordered a new fiddle from a charity fund. On Thursday the magistrate Sir Frank Milton fined him 1.25 dollars and gave no replacement fiddle. The judge warned that repeated violin theft stories would appear suspicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Kolodziej Boleslaw
Boleslaw
Frank Milton
Fairfield seeks uses for Parsons College facilities
A 16 member Fairfield business group aims to raise 50000 dollars to fund a study on non educational reuse of Parsons College facilities. The college closed June 2 amid a 16 million dollar debt, leaving nearly 50 buildings unused. The committee plans to hire a consultant, then market feasible alternatives to sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
UPI
Fairfield Businessmen
Parsons College
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Aistrope
Aistrope
Warning on fireworks safety urged for Fourth of July
William P. Norris of the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns that unsupervised displays harm sight and safety. The group urges parents to supervise children, refuse illicit sales, explain danger, avoid personal use, and attend public displays for safe viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William P. Norris
Red Oak
Iowa Society For the Prevention
Mr. Norris
Iowa Society
Warren Underwood family visit noted in Colorado
Mr and Mrs Warren under Wood Brenda Wesley and Lisa of Boulder Colorado visited Earl Ferrell home and the Schnicker family home the past week. The Underwoods left Friday morning and will visit relatives at Kirksville Missouri and Mr Underwood's parents Mr and Mrs George Underwood at Lincoln Nebraska en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Wood
Brenda
Wesley
Lisa
Boulder
Colo
Earl Ferrell
Milton Schnicker
Underwoods
Kirksville
Underwood
George Underwood
Lincoln
Neb
Sunshine Community Club Meets With Eleven Members
The Sunshine Community Club gathered Thursday at Mrs. Bill Koehler’s home with eleven members seven children and one guest. A shoe fine was used as roll call policy granting three pairs per member and charging four cents per extra pair. Mrs. Harold Gerdes had a June birthday noted. Entertainment by Mrs. Dale Richards featured Wyoming slides. Hostess assisted by daughters Linda Beth Anne and Mrs. Pete Koehler. Next meeting set for July 18 with Mrs. Steve Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Pete Koehler
Steve Stout
Hotle descendants hold recent reunion in Crawfordsville
The Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hotle descendants held their annual reunion at Crawfordsville Legion Hall on Sunday June 24 with seventy seven attendees. Jim Edgar presided over the afternoon business meeting and Margery Edgar read the minutes with the treasurer's report. Two marriages and three births were reported and officers elected were Joe Martin president and Maxine Martin secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Hotle
Crawfordsville Legion Hall
Jim Edgar
Margery Edgar
Crawfordsville
Joe Martin
Maxine Martin
Kermit Jenkins
Randy
Rusty
Harlan Edgar
Cathy
Billy
Ainsworth
Sam Edgar
Marcia
Debbie
Sharon
Columbus Junction
Ray Wombacher
Teri
Mike
Sandy
Janet
Patrick
Iowa City
Larry Waggoner
Lori
Lisa
Lynn
Cedar Rapids
Homer Hotle
John Hotle
David
Moline
Ill
Vella Hotle
G.H. Mayer
Howard Baker
Washington
Roger Mayer
Terri
Danny
Hiawatha
Kenneth Havel
Julie
Scott
Douglas
Grundy Center
Lester Mayer
Fairfield
Lee Mangold
Mindi
West Chester
Gerald Graf
Joyce Dillion
Patty
Donna Wade
Jennifer
Corey
Wellman
William Hotle
Bob
Rock Island, II
Stuart Murry
Brighton
Colo
Lucille Fulton
George Fulton
Jackie
Susan
W.H. Edgar
Brenda Scott
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Augustines
Leo Palmer
San Diego
Calif
Ethel Palmer
Bob Scranton
Leo
New Frontier Cafe
Rosa Stover
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Mindy Hesser
Richard Hesser
Mrs. Hesser
Hitler
Babawt
Truman
L. Jennings
New London
the Willows
Mid-Prairie Ffa
Chau-Tau
Parsons Buildings
Hotle
Rue Aan
Busy Bees
Tom Bollman
Pam Gorham
Debby Redlinger
Debby Johnson
Marcia Campbell
Lori Hotchkiss
Connie Williams
Pacha
Crotone
Rosario Gualtieri
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