Local changes loom at courthouse and eateries this summer
A village letter notes major courthouse updates as a new magistrate arrives in July and offices relocate. It reports restaurant revamps at Winga's Cafe and the Iowa Cafe, plus a rising dining room at Vern Richardson's venture. YMCA swimmers honor coaches the Steeles quit, and festival plans replace the Miss Washington County Pageant with a Festival of Talent. Local students win contests, and a seven-member school board vote looms. Keota Centennial plans push ahead as Riverside and West Chester celebrate success.
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Washington County
DECA
Keota
Knights of the Brush
Riverside
West Chester
Passing Years Reflections and Local News Highlights
Ten year ago notes include dramatic declamation winners Leonard Senant and Jane Peterson in Sigourney district contest, Miss Donna Osincup elected president of Drake sorority Lambda Kappa Sigma, and Southeast Six all conference selections with Bob McClure. Also local bowling high series by Earl Rae, church union evangelism, military induction plans, and county civic updates.
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Leonard Senant
Ana Jane Peterson
Sigourney
Donna Osincup
Herb Osincup
Drake University
Des Moines
Lambda Kappa Sigma
Drake
Washington
Bob McClure
Brian Owen
Forward
Dale Hendricks
Davis County
Dick Millspaugh
Mt. Pleasant
Sid Bradley
Ron Boyer
Centerville
Melody Lanes Alley
Earl Rae
North 4Th
Maquoketa
Falk
Rae
Clifford Connelly
Mary Ellen McNeill
Europe
YWCA
Marriages of the Week at St James and St Mary's
Joy Ann Greiner of Davenport and Larry L. Schachel of Milan Ill were wed at St Marys Catholic Church Keota. Beuy Jean Schmitt of Washington married Patrick W Forinash of Keota in a 130 pm double ring ceremony at St James Catholic Church. The vows were read by Rev Edward Collins amid greenery and yellow white chrysanthemums.
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Beuy Jean Sehmitt
Bernard Schmitt
Washington
Patrick W. Forinash
Jerry Forinash
Keota
St. James Catholic
Edward Collins
Joy Ann Greiner
Davenport
Larry L. Schachel
Milan
Ill
St Mary's Catholic Church
Frank W. Greiner
William J Schachel
Rock Island, Ill
Stork Gazette Birth Announcements for Washington and Area
PRAVIS VINCENT MUNDIA son of Mr and Mrs Finley Mondia 222 N 4th Ave Washington MINDY LEE MILLER daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Dean Miller R R 2 Box 108 Washington AMY LYNN PHILLIPS daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Lee Phillips R R 2 Columbus Junction JOHN ALLEN WAGNER son of Mr and Mrs Ira Allen Wagner 418 E 3rd St Washington
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Pravis Vincent Mundia
Finley Mondia
4Th Ave
Washington
Mindy Lee Miller
Francis Dean Miller
Box
Amy Lynn Phillips
Michael Lee Phillips
Columbus Junction
John Allen Wagner
Ira Allen Wagner
E. 3Rd St
Non-smokers' bonus in new Waco apartments
Spence Medical Crop announces a new Waco project offering one month free rent to tenants who do not smoke. A health education spokesman says the policy reduces burns odor and fire danger and notes cigarette disease is the leading preventable US death cause with one million schoolchildren at risk if smoking continues.
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Waco, Tex
UPI
Spence Medical Crop
United States
Local families mark 61st Kephart anniversary with dinner
Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mueller in Lone Tree to celebrate the 61st wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kephart of Washington. Attendees included numerous Kephart and Mueller relatives, and other kin from East Grand Forks, Waseca, New London, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids.
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Victor Mueller
Lone Tree
Raymond Kephart
Joel and
Lynn
Jacob Earnest
Illa Mae
Betty
Kathy
Naomi Kephart
Lora Darbyshire
Howard Darbyshire
East Grand Forks
Minn
Merrily Wager
Waseca
Estes Darbyshire
Curtis Darbyshire
Cleo Darbyshire
Larry Darbyshire
Richard Craig
New London
Don Darbyshire
West Chester
Hobart Darbyshire
Davenport
Gary Kyle
Mt.Pleasant
Vic Thompson
Marion
George and
Faye Goetz
Roy Smith
Milton Smith
John Goetz
Cedar Rapids
Levy Resigns as Postmaster After Ten Years in Service
Washington Postmaster Harry Levy age 50 announced his resignation effective April 13 after more than a decade in the post. He will pursue private business interests and a successor will likely come from within the local postal operation as the Postal Service shifts to a semi private model. Don Minick may manage interim operations. Levy previously served as acting postmaster from Oct 31, 1962 and was officially named postmaster Oct 2, 1963 by President Kennedy.
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Washington
Harry Levy
Levy
U.S. Postal Service
Don Minick
Jay Brown
John F. Kennedy
Washington High School Honor Society member list and incidents
Washington High School juniors and seniors named to the National Honor Society include John Sobaski Terry Burkum Jeff Boshart Marsha Redlinger Nancy Rae Jean Soucek Jennifer Scheldrup Curt Frier Roberta Schaffer Mike Schooley Debbie Myers Bob McConnell Dae Dallmeyer Larry Hysell Gary McClure Cheryl Pfeifer Pam McClure Francine Marek. Also mentioned is a false bomb threat case at WHS with arraignments before Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden and county attorney handling under Iowa statute.
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Washington High School
John Sobaski
Terry Burkum
Jeff Boshart
Marsha Redlinger
Nancy Rae
Jean Soucek
Jennifer Scheldrup
Curt Frier
Roberta Schaffer
Mike Schooley
Debbie Myers
Bob McConnell
Dae Dallmeyer
Larry Hysell
Gary McClure
Cheryl Pfeifer
Pam McClure
Francine Marek
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
Tracy Anderson
Steeles Honored as Washington YMCA Swim Coaches Retirement
Washington YMCA-YWCA honors Milo and Maxine Steele at the annual awards banquet marking their final year as swim coaches. Tributes flow from swimmers, the team, the YMCA board, and the Y, with gifts, a scrapbook, and a lifetime health club membership for Milo. Marion McAvoy recalls decades with the program begun in 1956.
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Washington Ymca-Ywca
Milo
Maxine Steele
Ymca Board
George van Houten
Frank Lukovsky
Steeles
Neal Lampkin
Jerry King
Y Board
Mrs. Steele
Marion McAvoy
Milo Steele
McAvoy
Washington County Activities Highlight Local Events
Fourteen Porkettes attended the State Porkettes meeting in Des Moines as part of the State Pork Producers Convention at the Hotel Savery. Miss Kathy Deal of Bagley won Iowa Pork Queen, with Miss Peggy Chabal of Wellman serving as Washington County Park Queen. Other local participants included Mrs. Wilfred McCreed and several Washington County residents. The report also notes Odd Fellows degree conferrals, funeral notices for Walter Ropers of Peoria, Illinois, and various community updates from Washington area residents.
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Washington County
Porkettes
Pork Producers
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Peggy Chabal
Wellman
Kathy Deal
Bagley
Iowa
Wilfred McCreed
Bob Johnson
Bob Bonar
Keith Horn
Larry Marek
Bob Greiner
Duane Miller
Dale Thompson
Jim Moeller
Bob Carter
Marian Owens
Larry Shalla
Ed Chabal
Gladys Putman
Local obituaries list several area deaths in late February and March
Mrs Roy Marr of Ainsworth died Friday night at Washington Care Center after eight weeks of illness. LeFever 49 of Wellman died Feb 24 from injuries in a car crash four miles east of Williamsburg. Mary Eloise Bales 60 of Des Moines, formerly Richland, died Feb 25 at Des Moines General Hospital after heart problems since May 29 last year. John Rex Beauchamp 63 of Crawfordsville died unexpectedly Feb 26. Willie H. Miller 75 of Washington died Feb 26 at Washington County Hospital. R C Johnstone 91 of Wellman died Feb 26 at Shenks Nursing Home where he’d been a patient since last June. Orville David Bender 39 of Kalona died from injuries in a one vehicle crash near Cosgrove. Miss Ellen Barger 77 of Kalona will have funeral Feb ... burial at Richmond. Ira Clinton White 86 of Washington died March 11 at Restopia Nursing Home after years of illness. Ruth Hazel Fletcher 76 of Washington Care Center died March 1 after long illness.
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Earle Libe
Washington Rotary Club
Npon
Honduras
Washington
Leonard Llewellyn
Robert Bell
Evening Journal
United Presbyterian Home
Marion George
Washington Street
J. C. Holbert
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Washington County Cattlemen
Thomas Walker
Walker
J. B. Walker
South Fourth
Fred Wagner
Knight Wagner
Iowa Avenue
Seth Carris
D.J. Ross
Citizens
John W. Applegate
Carl Roberts
Arthur Wead
Presbyterian Church
Roy Marr
Ainsworth
Washington Care Center
Richland
Mary Eloise Bales
Des Moines
Des Moines General Hospital
R. Ross Johnstone
Shenks
Wellman
Kalona
Ellen Barger
Peterseim
Richmond
Ira Clinton White
South Second Avenue
Restopia Nursing Home
Columbus Junction
Mr. White
Hospital and births roll in Washington area notices
Hospital Monday admitted Saturday include John Hubbs Crawfordsville medical Lloyd Hoyle Brighton medical Yesterday Miss Edith Harvey Washington medical Today Allen Freel Ainsworth medical Willie Miller Washington Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Mitchell Phillips Columbus Junction a daughter Dismissed Saturday Mrs Cyril Conrad Brighton Mrs Lettie Waggoner Washington Yesterday Mrs Ursula Adam Washington Mrs Ethel Jeffries Today Tillie Krantz Washington Bradley Black Washington Mrs Bessie Loeffler Brighton Mrs Frank Miller and daughter Washington Long term care Dismissed yesterday Mrs Edwin Malmberg Washington Tuesday Admitted Yesterday Mrs Leo Sueppel Washington medical Mrs Dale Smith Washington medical Mrs Robert Truax Today Jack Woodson Crawfordsville medical Yesterday Mr and Mrs Allen Wagner Columbus Junction a daughter Today Mr and Mrs Jerry Flory Washington a daughter Long term care Admitted today Miss Eula Cherry Washington Wednesday Yesterday Mrs Dean Swenson Ainsworth Mrs Wendell Warner Washington Henry Shaffer Crawfordsville medical Mrs Lyle Brock Washington surgical Yesterday Charles Keller Washington medical Robert Petratz Washington medical Clarence Berkhoff Washington medical Bernard Schmidt Ainsworth medical John Widmer Riverside Today Harold Snider Brighton Yesterday Mr and Mrs Ira Wagner Washington a son Yesterday John Hubbs Crawfordsville medical Mrs Walter Anderson Today Miss Mary Bontrager Kalona
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Crawfordsville
Lloyd Hoyle
Brighton
Edith Harvey Washington
Allen Freel
Ainsworth
Willie Miller
Washington
Mitchell Phillips
Columbus Junction
Cyril Conrad
Lettie Waggoner
Ursula Adam
Ethel Jeffries
Tillie Krantz
Bradley Black
Bessie Loeffler
Frank Miller
Edwin Malmberg
Leo Sueppel
Dale Smith
Robert Truax
Jack Woodson
Allen Wagner
Jerry Flory
Eula Cherry
Dean Swenson
Wendell Warner
Henry Shaffer
Lyle Brock
Charles Keller
Medical
Robert Petratz
Clarence Berkhoff
Bernard Schmidt
John Widmer
Riverside
Harold Snider
Walter Anderson
Mary Bontrager
Kalona
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