Washington Week Sees Women Honored and Local Updates
A sunny note from Washington reports Fortnightly Club’s 75th year, Mrs. Cloyce Stewart named Mother of the Year, and Mrs. W W Nolin as the new president of the area’s largest women’s group. Nancy Wittetoe placed in state Park Queen contest, Sherry Bush wins a Music Department scholarship for a summer clinic, and Bill Whittenberg begins as new Chamber manager from Minnesota. County pork producer Wilfred McCreedy earns Master Swine Producer honors and Pork All American 1971. Dean Weaver tops the county barrow show carcass results. Tracy Anderson to run as Democratic candidate for county attorney. Albia restoration visits spark talk of townwide revivals. The piece closes with nostalgia for the “good old days” if hometown visits occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cloyce Stewart
W.W
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Whittenberg
Minnesota
Bill
Ainsworth
Wilfred McCreedy
Iowa
Dean Weaver
Barrow
Tracy Anderson
Kalona
Democratic Party
Albia
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Jim Bash
Albin
Week on the Farm March 4 1972
The article notes muddy feed lots early in the week and a mild leap year day. It discusses spring prep, equipment repairs, and active seed fertilizer and chemical sales. Farmers face five days to decide on the 1972 Feed Grain Wheat and Cotton program and its flexible crop options.
Passing Years notice of local social and civic items
The column records residents visiting relatives in Sarasota and New Orleans, local education honors for Andrea Zeck, family celebrations, hospital visits, and community events. It notes past anniversaries, park tree removals, hospital board nomination, a factory export ban, junior college rehearsals, and civic club happenings with multiple named people and places.
Stork Gazette Birth Announcements Kalona and Keota
Sare ne A Yoder daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert N Yoder Rural Route 1 Kalona and John Bernard Moeller son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Raymond Moeller Rural Route 2 Keota are listed in the Stork Gazette birth notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarene A. Yoder
Albert N. Yoder
Kalona
John Bernard Moeller
Bernard Raymond Moeller
Keota
Albert Yoder
Pine
Washington Jazz Band Festival Draws 1000 Crowds
An estimated 1,000 or more attended the Washington Jazz Festival at Washington High School where The Woodward Granger jazz band directed by Tom Wehr won first prize. Eddyville took second and South Tama third. The day also noted family birthday remembrances and greetings across several local residents with meals and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sherry Eash wins music campship at Fortnightly Club
Sherry Eash daughter of Mr and Mrs James Eash of Washington and a Washington Junior High student has been named winner of the music campship offered by the Fortnightly Club Music Department. She will attend Camp Dorian at Luther College Decorah next June becoming the first junior high student to win the award. Tracy Anderson, sole sponsor of the scholarship, will join Kalona attorney Lawrence B. Griffiths as associate in June and has filed papers to seek the Washington County Attorney post. Washington Demons earn 59 to 37 win over Muscatine in Class AA district opener. three players Don Adams Denny Witthoft Joe Gilmore named on Southeast Seven All-Conference teams. Marcia Robertson Lena Houseal Jeanne Prochaska and Eileen Hammen attended Pivot Point hair design class in Iowa City as part of a series with University of Chicago Fine Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.B. Hammer
Sarasota
Fla
Hadden James
Robert Hammer
New Orleans
Densmore Guthrie
Moline
Hallie Hall
Andrea Zeck
State College of Town
Cedar Balls
Psi
Kappa Delta Pi
Raymond Carter
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
A.R. Wolf
Lytton
Cal Wolfs
John Butlers
Ralph Moothart
Moothart
Dale Batterson
Richard Moothart
Charles A. Speer
Daughters of the
Des Moines
John Phillip Sousa
Graham Opera House
Westphal
North Window
Dan Turner
Washington High School
Supt
J. H. Peet
Mr. Peet
Europe
Florence Hout
Sherry Eash
James Eash
Washington
Washington Junior High School
Music
Sherry
Dorian
Luther College
Decorah
Tracy Anderson
Kalona
Lawrence B. Griffiths
Washington County
Sportswriter's
Don Adams
Denny Witthoft
Joe Gilmore
Demons
Muscatine Muskies
Muscatine
Iowa City High
Iowa City West
Marcia Robertson
Lena Houseal
Jeanne Prochaska
Eileen Hammen
Pivot Point International School of Hair Design of
Chicago
University of Chicago Fine Arts Department
Master Swine Producer Wilfrea McCreedy Recognized in Iowa
Wilfrea McCreedy, 38, of Ainsworth, named a 1971 Master Swine Producer and Pork All-American during the Iowa Pork Producers Association meeting in Waterloo. He was the sole Master Producer in IPPA district nine, serving 16 southeast Iowa counties. The report also notes birthday milestones, a Washington tour to Albia, and contestants in the State Pork Queen contest in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrea McCreedy
Ainsworth
Iowa
Waterloo
Iowa Pork Producers Association
McCreedy
IPPA
Washington County
Nancy Wittetoe
Ramada Inn
Miss Wittetoe
Deaths of the week in Washington area 1972
A list of local deaths includes Pearl M. Frain 92 of Maplewood Manor Keota died Feb 27 at Washington County Hospital after six weeks illness. Mela Janecek age not stated, farmer near Washington died Feb 27 in hospital after two years ill. G A Reinert 92 died Feb 28 at Washington County Hospital after two years of declining health. Chiropractor Francis G. Livesay died suddenly at his east Washington office. Sam Witting 86 retired farmer native of Crawfordsville died Feb 28 at Washington County Hospital after a long illness. Lola S W Delong 79 of North Iowa Avenue Washington died Feb 29 after months of illness. George F. Morrison 87 longtime Washington attorney died March 2 at his son's home after brief illness. William L. Crosby 57 of Wall Lake Michigan died March 2 in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl M. Frain
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Mela Janecek
Washington
Washington County
G.A. Reinert
South
Marion Avenue
Br. Francis G. Livesay
The
Sam Witting
Crawfordsville
North Fourth Avenue
S.W
Lola) DeLong
North
Iowa Avenue
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
Fortnightly Club selects Nolin as president and honors Mother of the Year
The Fortnightly Club diamond year gala at United Methodist Church elected Mrs. W W Ruth Nolin as club president for 1972 74 and named Mrs Cloyce Mary Stewart as Mother of the Year. Tandem Tones provided the entertainment as Mrs Don Maxwell presided and a May breakfast will install the officers. Also noted were Steve Mineart’s Dean’s List honor at Iowa Wesleyan College and hospital news for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W
Ruth) Nolin
Cloyce
Mary) Stewart
Tandem Tones
United Methodist Church
Don Maxwell
Henry Rees
Noli
Phil Kneen
William Putman
Leonard Llewellyn
Milo Steele Jr
Richard Wiley
Steve Mineart
Curtis Mineart
Iowa
Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Steve
Stewart
Bridge Bid Accepted for Keokuk Washington County Line
The low bid of 67010 by Hanson Construction Company of Washington for a bridge west of Rubio on the Keokuk Washington county line was accepted by both county boards. The cost will be shared equally. Three bids were received. the highest was 80000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson Construction Company of
Washington
Rubio
Keokuk
Washington County
Boards of ‘Supervisors
Hospital Patient Roll Calls Across Several Cities
Hospital Monday and yesterday entries list patients admitted discharged and births across Washington Wayland Columbus Junction Kalona Keota and Crawfordsville with multiple medical and surgical cases including William Hodges LeAnn Buck and Mrs Matilda Wasson plus a birth to Mr. and Mrs Bernard Moeller in Keota and transfers to Mercy Iowa City for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hodges
Washington
Medical
Paul Miller
Wayland
Surgical
LeAnn Buck
Matilda Wasson
Margaret Crone
James Saar
Clyde Carey
Fredonia
George Miller
Letts
Grace Stone
Jesse Schrier
Columbus Junction
Kenneth Patterson
Cora McWilliams
Carlton Bump
Bernard Moeller
Keota
Herman Kron
Bill Whalen
Robert Lee Shaffer
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Wanissea
Gary Swift
Nellie Aringdale
Nina Caldwell
Hattie Murphy
Deborah Gould
Willie Taylor
Lester Kern
Kenneth Sutton
Ainsworth
Requrres
Robert Brewer
Barbara Dicks
Lisa Heither
Raymond Davis
Marion Rotzinger
W. Surgical
James David Grifin
William Kent
Reed Moore
Mary Picken
Violette McClean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aunt Agatha
Bill Chmelar Jr
Pi Kappa Phi
Ames
Sunset Park
C.F. Letts
Great Britain
Washington, Towa
H.M. Putnam
AE. Putnam and Sons Gowich
New Zealand
Roy Gardner
Opal Munger
W.D. Johnson
Tulsa
Okla
Walter Bond
Montgomery Ward
W.J Shannon
Syears
Robert D. Blue
House of Fives
Coffee Club
Eagle Grove
Roy Fields
Camp Bowie
Dick Edgington
the Stork Gazette
Washington Testing Journal
M.J. Redlinger
Ray Redlinger
Earl Redlinger
Hubert Redlinger
Bea
Dick George
Coralville
Mrs. Redlinger
Bill Clark
Edith Weidner
Clark
Belle Ford
Don Pearl
Miss Ford
Jackson Heights
Farmers City
Ill
Esther Rauch
Cora Zeug
Elsa Bain
Claud Bain
Grace Williams
Claude McCoy
Richard Kratter
Merle Smith
Max Mitchell
Dell Farrier
Lloyd Phillips
Texas
the Willows Supper Club
Catherine Smith
Helen Breese
Mary O'Conner
Linda Kaiser
Arlene Augustine
Martha Lowe
Pearl Weeks
Mr. Clark
Eloise Hazen
John A. Winga
Jon A. Winga Jr
Winga’s Restaurant
Memorial Union
Iowa State University
Iowa Beef Industry Council
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa Chef's Club
Louis Szathmary
M. M. Schell
Chandler
Ariz
Phoenix
Ron Honaker
Michael
Portland
Ore
Leona Peiffer
Hillsboro, Ore
Bernard Dumont
Paul Porter
Gordon Hull
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
William L. Crosby
Lake Vista
Wall Lake
Mich
Mrs
L. G
Mary) Jugenheimer
Charles City
Huli Street
Coe College
Mildred Bordwell
Robert Bahr
Lucas
Coe
Daehler-Kitchin
Miss Bordwell
Richard Bordwell
Wilton Harley
Davenport
Charlie Harley
Veterans Hospital
Ray Cox
John Pearson
Nigel Ray
Pizza Hut
Nigel
John
Bobby Shamdin
Mark Crossett
Stan Zuetlau
Curtis Davison
Robert Pearson
Mary Ray
Clarence Logan
Florida
Dayton
John Schulz
Ann
Sammie
Barbara Cole Cox
Parsons College
Sam
Green Key
Barbara
Monxhead
Cox
Harley Cole
Norma Cole
Fairfield
Elwood Kleese
Cloyd Garrett
District 11
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women In
Kinross
Leo Marie
Ray Minick
Sam Henry
Islea Schulty
Dorothy McCarthy
Marcella Wittetoe
Marie
Bill Potter
Richard Vosika
Edward Joseph I
Howard Greiner
E.J. Vosika
Richard Vosikas
Bon Aire Trailer Court
James Miller
Pleasant
Mary McKee
Conesville
Bill Crandall
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