Munitions Destroyed as Saigon Claims Trail Cut in Laos
South Vietnamese General Hoang Xuan Lam said forces destroyed 112000 tons of Communist munitions in Laos and cut Ho Chi Minh supply trail traffic to a minimum. A separate Lao operation reportedly killed 250 North Vietnamese and uncovered a cache of 2000 rockets near Sepone.
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Saigon
UPD
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Hoang Xuan Lam
Lao
Lam
Ham Nghi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Quang Tri
U.S
East
Mrs. John Blum dies in Wellman at 80
Mrs. John (Sa die) Blum, 80, died Sunday at Anna Felberg Nursing Home in Wellman after a lingering illness. Funeral Wednesday at 10 30 a.m. in Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Wellman, burial Cedar Rapids Memorial Cemetery. Survived by husband John H. Blum three daughters Laura Chez Dorothy Teets Mildred Krogh one son John S. Blum and many grandchildren. Her parents Sam and Laura Schulty and a brother John preceded her in death.
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Wellman
John
Sadie) Blum
Anna Felberg
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
George Micklesburg
Cedar Rapids Memorial Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Blum
Washington County
Sam
Laura Worthen Schulty
John H. Blum
California
Washington
Lutheran Church
Frank
Laura) Chez
Ontario
Calif
Donald
Dorothy) Teets
Paul
Mildred) Krogh
Lone ‘Tree
John S. Blum
Cub Scout Leaders Training Course Set at St James Gym
A four hour Cub Scout Leaders Training Course will be held at St James School Gymnasium on Tuesday March 16 starting at 6 30 p.m. The program includes Den Leader Cubmaster and Committee Training with hourly breaks and refreshments. Warhawk District Scout Executives Bill Denkinger and Dick Wegner will present the course. Washington and surrounding communities are invited to attend. Contact Geneva Mabb or Richard Schuck for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James School
Warhawk
Bill Denkinger
Dick Wegner
Washington
Geneva
Mabb
Richard Schuck
Farm retirement planning program announced for area families
County Extension Director Jim Frier reports a retirement planning program for farm families will be held Thursday evening March 11 at 7 30 p m in the Washington YMCA Community Room. Speakers include Les Kral Eugene Flahrety and John Baldrige with focus on leases farm income and social security. The program aims to help farmers retire within 5 to 10 years and cover estate planning and tax considerations.
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Jim Frier
Washington Ymca
Les Kral
Eugene Flahrety
Federal Social Security Administration
John Baldrige
Kral
Flahrery
Baldrige
Peppy Pals 4-H Club Meets With Presentations
The Peppy Pals 4-H Club met at Linda Bordwell's on Tuesday with 14 members present. Carol Porter led roll call and opened the meeting. Members gave talks on bed making, home orderliness, and book covering. They crafted Eye of God nail hangings and practiced cover techniques while refreshments were served.
Rites at Wellman for Lyle E. Yoder
Lyle Eldon Yoder 56 of route 2 Kalona died Saturday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a January 5 traffic accident. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. East Union Mennonite Church with J John J Yoder in charge. Burial in cemetery. Survived by wife Velma May Miller two daughters two sons seven grandchildren and his parents. Also six brothers and three sisters. Local life spent in Kalona community.
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Wellman
Lyle Eldon Yoder
Kalona
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
East Union Mennonite Church
J. John J. Yoder
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Yoder
Johnson County
Eli
Esther’ Brenneman
Washington
Marvin
Zelma Lou) Stoltz
Fus
Wilfred
Kenneth
Ivo
Wayland
Wilbur
Sarasota
Elwyn
Eva) Brennaman
Riverside
Mon-roe D
Luella) Yoder
Delmar
Verna) Gingerich
Galliapolis
Ohio
Mrs Barrett and Payne Attend Rome Tour In Italy
Mrs Alberta Barrett of El Cerrito Calif visits sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs David Twingston. Bernard Payne and companion dealers return from a Rome tour sponsored by the Admiral Corporation joining others nationwide. They toured Vatican City and Tivoli as Rome records its first snow in six or seven years last Thursday with about an inch falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Barrett
el Cerrito, Calif
Inlaw
David Twingston
Bernard Payne
Rome
Italy
Admiral Corporation
Vatican City
Trivoli
Simpson College president Dr John to speak at Lenten service
Dr John Ralph C. John president of Simpson College in Indiana will speak at the Lenten service Wednesday evening at Washington United Methodist Church. The 7 p.m. program is open to the public and the talk is titled Thirteen Young Men.
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Ralph C. John
Simpson College
Indianola
Washington
Army
Korea
College of Arts and Sciences
The
University
Simpson
Hee
Town Association of Private Colleges and Universities
Shirts and Skirts square dance lesson canceled Tuesday
Notes show Shirts and Skirts Square Dance canceling the Tuesday lesson. D Dave Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Dwain Johnson returned from the University of Missouri for a weekend visit with roommate Jim Crofts of St Louis. Dave made the Dean's List with 3.21 GPA. Mr and Mrs Clark Wood of Columbus Junction celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary March 15. Mrs Mary M Hayes visited her son Duane and Kirk Johnson with Dick Lucas from Southwestern Community College Creston. Hayes says Creston had more snow than here.
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Dave Johnson
Dwain Johnson
University of Missouri, Columbia
Jim Crofts
St. Louis
Dave
Clark Wood
Columbus Junction
Mary M. Hayes
Duane
Kirk Johnson
Dick Lucas
Southwestern ‘Community College
Creston
Hayes
Des Moines
JoAnna Showman
Ed Tournquist
Local man jokes about wife joining Women’s Lib
A local man quips that he would not object if his wife joins Women’s Lib, then jokes she would complain about all men. The advertisement promotes Wolf’s flowers as the best way to express congratulations for a new arrival with baby novelties.
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Wolf's
Merry Mixer Club Feasts and Silent Auction
The Merry Mixer Club families dined at the Captain's Table on Friday. They sang to birthday celebrant Mrs. Ted Kiesey then met at the Cloyee Crowe home for roll call and a regular meeting. A Red Cross donation was approved and officers to attend West Chester centennial planning. A silent auction added to the treasury.
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Serry Mixer Club
Merry Mixer Club
Ted Kiesey
Cloyee’ Crowe
Red Cross
Karl Parcell
H. D. Dusenbery
Civic Club
West Chester
PTA sponsors new TV film Just a Minute across Iowa
The Iowa PTA presents a statewide program to prevent emotional illness in children with a new film in the Operation Prevention series. The film screens on 10 stations in March with 800 PTA units expected to discuss it after broadcasts. A 15 minute panel on child development will follow each showing. Local viewing groups urged for post film discussion. Broadcast schedule KIIN TV Channel 12 Iowa City March 11 7 p.m. KCRG TV Channel 9 Cedar Rapids March 11 8 p.m KTVO TV Channel 3 Ottumwa March 15 7 30 p.m WOC TV Channel 6 Davenport March 20 6 30 p.m.
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Iowa Pta
PTA
Towa
Kiin - TV
Towa City
Kcrg—Tv
Cedar Rapids
Ktvo - TV
Ottumwa
Man in Service Stephen C. Eagle completes basic at Lackland AFB
Airman Stephen C. Eagle son of Mr and Mrs Clem F Eagle of 314 E Seventh Washington Iowa completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He remains at Lackland for training as a security policeman. Eagle is a 1970 graduate of Washington High School.
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San Antonio
Stephen C. Eagle
Clem F. Eagle
Seventh
Washington
Iowa
Lackland Afb
Tex
Lackland
Eagle
Washington High School
Marek named to dean's list at University of Town
Carol Marek daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Marek earns 3.67 GPA at University of Town Town City. She becomes eligible for Alpha Lambda Delta honor society for freshmen women. Mrs Mae Lamp accompanied Sheenie Buck family to Ottumwa and visited Mina Paulsgrove in St. Joseph Hospital where a gall bladder operation was performed with satisfactory recovery. They also visited the Derby home in Brighton.
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Carol Marek
Dale Marek
University of Town
Towa City
Alpha Lambda Delta National
Mae Lamp
Sheenie Buck
Ainsworth
Walter McClellan
Ottumwa
Mina Paulsgrove
St. Joseph Hospital
Paulsgrove
Derby
Brighton
World Prayer Day service draws 800 at Methodist Church
A large crowd gathered for World Day of Prayer at the Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. William H. Kettlite delivered Where Is Love. local women led worship and choir groups performed. Special music featured Mrs. Buffington, Mrs. Zieglowsky, and Rev. Peterson singing Impossible Dream and Let There Be Peace. Proceeds fund evangelism and service projects including worship services in national parks.
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Methodist Church
William H. Kettlite
Leslie Beenblosson
Larry Duncan
Don Gardner
Keiffer Garton
Robert Koehler
Francis McConnell
Dale Venzke
Liz Zieglowsky
Duane Krote
Evert Westen
Robert Buffington
LaVerne Zieglowsky
Richard Peterson
Dwain Tschantz
J. W. Helscher
Don Maxwell
M. C. Smith
Recordings support campaign in church
A tape recording prepared by the United Presbyterian Church building funds committee features statements by Gary Murphy Glen Williams and Ruth Nolin. Mrs. Richard Colby chairs the committee which handles the oral presentation to the congregation. The 25 minute recording with the music To Dream the Impossible Dream will be played at all church group meetings until the campaign ends. Members include John C Owen and Lawrence Whisler.
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Ymusic
Thuilding
United Presbyterian ‘Ghurch
Richard Colby
Gary Murphy
Glen Williams
Ruth Nolin
Colby
John C. Owen
Lawrence Whisler
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Fern Pastry Shop
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Evening Journal
Dick Paul
Leather Care
North Side Square
Lyle E. Yoder
Dr. John
Square Dance
Seutoth
Wolf's Flower Shop
Block
North Iowa Ave
Osincup's
Osincup
L. G. Robertson
Shasta
Ius
Sivasmor
Ballard
Nestle’s
Mr. G
Fuhr
Square
Hwy
Gereei Food Center
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