Washington junior college helps shape national junior college forum
The Washington junior college, a member since 1982, sent Dean Harland W. Mead to the American Association of Junior Colleges annual convention in Columbia Missouri. The gathering drew 550 delegates from 40 states as enrollment climbed 26 percent over last year, with total students at about 197 000 across 44 states and 555 member colleges this year.
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Washington Junior College
American Association of Junior Colleges
Columbia
Missouri
Harland W. Mead
United States
Association
Elizabeth Scott 87 former Washington resident dies in Iowa
Elizabeth T. Scott aged 87 widow of Civil War veteran James W. Scott died Tuesday morning February 27 1940 at 602 East Jefferson Street Washington Iowa. Born Elizabeth McClean in Kortright New York she moved to Washington in 1856 and later returned from the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown. She is survived by two grandchildren Nica MeeCee and Nial Nicholson and a half brother Cook Nicholson. She was a dressmaker on the square and long a Presbyterian Bible class teacher.
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Elizabeth T. Scott
Florence
Clara Thomas
East
Jefferson St
Washington
Iowa
Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Thomas
Elizabeth McClean
John
Elizabeth Aitken McClean
Kortright
N. Y
James W. Scott
Nica MeeCee
St. Paul
Minn
Nial Nicholson
Minneapolis
Cook Nicholson
Winterset
Scott
Presbyterian Church
Pigs Travel in Chickens Coops to Find Cats and Pigs
Local column notes a pig moving in with chickens and two cats scurrying out during unloading. Social updates report 4-H lesson, new extension line, visits by families, birthday reminders, and planned club meeting in March.
Moody Bible Institute Courses and Funeral Reflections
Mrs. J W Scott completed three Moody Bible Institute correspondence courses earning certificates in Scofield Bible Mountain Peaks of Prophecy and Great Epochs of Sacred History. She sang through illness and favored hymns included Oh happy day O to grace and Trust and Obey. Funeral Thursday Feb 29 at L A Jones with Dr F W Eastwood officiating. Elm Grove Cemetery burial. pallbearers named. thanks expressed to neighbors and friends for support and flowers.
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Moody Bible Institute
Scofield
L. A. Jones Funeral
F. W. Eastwood
Bendig
Lemmon
T. Rickey
C. Dougherty
Dittmer
M. Mace
H Ward
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sister of Mrs Clarence Logan Dies at Iowa City Hospital
Jadys Helmer of Hawkeye, sister of Mrs. Clarence Logan, died last evening at University Hospital in Iowa City. The report states she passed away after a period of illness, with authorities noting the death occurred in the Iowa City facility.
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Clarence Logan
Jadys Helmer
Hawkeye
University Hospital
Iowa City
Father of Mrs Gross Dies at Deep River Iowa
J W Scovel 74 hardware merchant at Deep River and father of Mrs W Gross of Washington dies of a heart attack Monday evening while walking home from his store. He lived in Deep River 34 years and also farmed in Iowa county. Survived by son James attorney in Montezuma and daughters Mildred Argyle Elizabeth Monmouth and Mrs Hall Elkhart plus Mrs Gross. Funeral services set for tomorrow afternoon.
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J. W. Scovel
Deep River
Iowa County
James
Montezuma
Helen Hall
Elkhart
Gross
Fayette County Woman Dies After Long Illness
Miss Helmer aged 40, longtime Fayette county resident, died after several weeks of illness from leukemia. She had lived with her parents Mr and Mrs EB Helmer and often visited the Logans in Hawkeye. The Logans and their children Bob Betty and Joyce left for Hawkeye to attend a funeral planned for the week’s end at West.
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Miss Helmer
Fayette County
EB. Helmer
Logan
Union the former home of the family
The fragment notes a Union location described as the former home of the family and mentions membership in the Presbyterian church, West User.
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