Relief workers busy mop up in flood areas
Mop up efforts spread across Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Virginia and Alabama after Appalachian flood toll rose to 17 dead and more than 50000 homeless. In Sequatchie Valley Tennessee residents assessed damage while James River threat lingered in Virginia as rains ceased and sun returned.
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Sequatchie, Tenn
UPI
Appalachian — Mountain
Tennesse
Kentucky
West Virginia
James River
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Tennessee
Sequatchie Cove
George Dixon
Dixon
Little Sequatchie River
Dixons
Officers Elected By Local Toastmasters
Roy Hodges was named president of the Washington Toastmasters Club at a weekly meeting in the Captain's Table. New officers taking office April 1 include Robert Miller educational VP Preston Harvey administrative VP Jim Houstman secretary treasurer Andy Whiting sergeant at arms Bob Anderson assistant sergeant at arms. Frank Patterson served as toastmaster with Ralph Martin as table topics chairman. Justin McCarthy, on leave from the U S Marine Corps, talked of his experiences. introduced by Bernard McCarthy.
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Roy, Hodges
Washington
Toastmaster's Club
Robert Miller
Preston Harvey
Jim Houstman
Andy Whiting
Bob Anderson
Frank Patterson
Ralph Martin
Justin McCarthy
U. S. Marine Corps
Bernard McCarthy
Marines
Six In Washington County Qualified To Teach Home Nursing
Six Washington County residents completed a Home Nursing Instructors course and are now qualified to teach home nursing in their communities. Certified instructors include Mrs. Harold Joff, Mrs. Gaylen Patterson, Ezra Shenk of Wellman, Mrs. James Dunbar of Brighton, Mrs. Henry Soucek, and Mrs. Ruth Luers of Washington. Community classes begin after March 25 at 100F Hall. Contact the Red Cross office by phone or mail to enroll.
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Washington County
Pices
Washington County Red Cross
Chester Eatinger
Red Cross Home Nursing
Harold Joff
Gaylen Patterson
Ezra’ Shenk
Wellman
James Dunbar
Brighton
Henry Soucek
Ruth Luers
Washington
Red Cross Office
Kiwanis Sponsor Skating Party for Prairie Flower Pupils
Washington Kiwanis Club will sponsor a skating party for Prairie Flower pupils at the Washington Skateway Thursday at 7 pm. It starts a monthly series for students, following a successful first event with about 50 attendees.
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Kiwanis
Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower School
Washington Kiwanis Club
Washington Skateway
Kiwanis Club
Washington Hospital Earns Joint Commission Accreditation
Washington County Hospital has been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, joining Iowa City and larger cities as a select facility. The designation indicates standards in patient care, medical staff, and facilities, with surveyors rating safety, supervision, medical records, ethical practices, and nursing care under modern guidelines.
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Washington County Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Iowa City
American College of Physicians, American Surgeons,Amesociaten
American Medical Association
Agricultural Ammonia Group Meeting in Washington
Washington hosts a Service School for distributors of anhydrous ammonia at the YMCA on March 22. Sponsored by Iowa Agricultural Ammonia Distributors and Iowa State University with the Agricultural Ammonia Institute, the program runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Topics cover agronomic nitrogen use and safe handling equipment.
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Washington
Y.M.C.A
Iowa Agricultural Ammonia Distrbutors
State Trade Association of
Iowa State Unive
Agricultural Ammonstitute
National Trade Association of
J. A. Stritzel
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State University
Frank Schwarzer
Phillips Petroleum Co
Jack Criswell
Agricultural Ammonia Institute
County-Wide Skating Party Planned Here
Jackson Jills 4H Club sponsors a county skating party Thursday night March 21 at Washington Skateway from 7 to 10. An expected 100 to 150 youths will attend. The group is the county’s only girls-only agricultural 4H club.
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Jackson Jills 4H Club
Washington Skateway
Jackson Jills
Crop Management Meetings Next Week in Iowa
The last two of five crop management meetings in Washington County will be held next week. Tuesday March 19 at 7 30 PM at the Legion Hall in Brighton and Wednesday March 20 at 7 PM with Adult Night School in Keota. Discussions cover fertilizer use seedings plant population hybrids row width weed control and methods to boost bean yields with guidance from Ivan Wikner and county extension staff. Farmers in Brighton and Keota areas are urged to attend.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
the Legion Hall
Brighton
Keota
Ivan Wikner
Iowa
Rites at Wellman For Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Miller died at Pleasant View Rest Home Kalona after six months residency The Wellman Mennonite Church service Saturday at 1 30 pm with Noah Landis and George S Miller presiding Burial at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery She was born December 13 1870 daughter of Samuel and Sarah Fisher married to Samuel B Miller November 10 1892 He died November 26 1955 Lifelong Greene Township Iowa and Wellman community Active Mennonite Church member taught Sunday School at West Union Wellman Daytonville Survivors include son Ortis Wellman daughter Mrs Ilie Parrott Oneida Ohio five grandchildren and one brother Jake Fisher Riverside
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Wellman
Elizabeth Ann Miller
Pleasant View
Kalona
Wellman Mennoniie Church
Noah Landis
George S. Miller
Lower Deer Creek
Greene Township
Iowa County
Mennonite Church
West Union
Daytonville
Ortis
1Lie Parrott
Oneida
Ohio
Jake Fisher
Riverside
Donna Osincup Heads Lambda Kappa Sigma
DES MOINES Donna Osincup daughter of Mr and Mrs H Osincup of Washington was recently elected president of Lambda Kappa Sigma International Pharmaceutical fraternity for women Miss Osincup is a junior in the Drake college of pharmacy She is a 1960 graduate of Washington High School.
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Des Moines
Donna Osincup
H. Osincup
Washington
Lambda Kappa Sigma
International Pharmaceutical Fraternity For Women
Miss Osincup
Drake College of Pharmacy
Washington High School
Governors Clash Over Tax Relief At Grinnell Seminar
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes and Lt. Gov. W. L. Mooty debated tax relief plans at Grinnell College, Hughes backing broad relief for farmers and city residents, Mooty supporting only farmer benefits and opposing higher Homestead credits. The session included policymakers and Professor Arnold Toynbee, with later remarks on liquor sales and redistricting plans. A second story notes van M. Liechty, 14, dies in Burlington. funeral in Wayland.
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Grinnell
UPL
Wo Op
Iowa
Harold & Hughes
W. L. Mooty
Grinnell College
Arnold Toynbee
Toynbee
Hughes
Mooty
Senate
Robert R. Rigler
New Hamption
Andrew G. Frommell
D. Dubuque
House
Robert W. Naden
Webster City
John Mowry
Marshall
Eader Ray Eveland
D Kelley
Rigler
New Projector Demonstrated for County Schools
Teachers from grade schools across Washington County will gather at the county superintendent of schools office this afternoon to view a newly purchased Ozalid projector. County Superintendent Dwight Bode says the device, about the size of a standard motion picture projector yet lighter, will be used as a visual aid in lighted classrooms, mainly to assist science instruction.
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Washington County
Court House
Dwight Bode
Bode
Iowa Senate Narrowly Approves 55 to 60 Foot Truck Bill
Des Moines Iowa senate reversed itself and approved a bill to permit 55 and 60 foot trucks to operate with a provision restricting longer trucks to highways at least 22 feet wide A House committee meanwhile killed a bill allowing parochial and private school pupils to ride public school buses The judiciary committee halted the transportation issue indefinitely as part of session moves with party lines and notable defections influencing the outcome Governors inaugural address had proposed the school bus measure but it was defeated for the current session
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Fay
House
Harald E. Hughes
Judiciary 1
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Scott Swisher
Iown City
Senate
Andrew G. Frommelt
D-Dubuque
Swisher
Hughes
Local Merchants Plan Coupon Days
At noon today 36 Washington merchants signed up for city wide Coupon Days the annual prize giving bargain event scheduled for Thursday Friday and Saturday March 21 22 23 Sponsored by the Merchants Retail Bureau over 700 in prizes pledged with more to be listed Participating firms include Iowa Southern Utilities Hy Vee Wil sons Store For Men and Boys Brake s Davis Paint Thom assen Variety Schoonover Drug Montgomery Ward J C Penney Connelly Hardware Witting s Shoe Klein Klothing Kneen s Mills East End Market Osincup Walgreens Paul s Shoes Sears Catalog Sales Office Me Daniel Drug Brown s Sh Fit Seifert s Lemmon Jewel ry Speed Furniture Swanson Grocery Sportshop Wolf Floral Spany Stone s Spurgeon s Davisson s Bridges Co EM
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Washington
Merchants’ Retail Bureau
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Hy-Vee Food
Wilson's’ Store For Men and Boys
Brake’s Davis Paint
Stone's
Spurgeon’s
Davisson’s
Bridges and’ Co
Witnesses at House Probe Cite Vigorous newspaper competition
ANPA officials told a House judiciary subcommittee that competition in news and advertising is strong among newspapers and other media. Stanford Smith said ownership changes reflect economic forces, not a collapse of press competition, and urged inquiry into labor union practices within antitrust policy.
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Washington
UPL
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
House
Stanford Smith
United States
Smith
Jesse Markham
Princetonversity
Markham
Daily Newspapers of America
Applications Due For 4-H Trip to Capital
Merritt Canady reminds Washington County 4-H members that applications for the Citizenship Short Course to Washington DC are due. About 27 older 4-H members are planned for the first week in June, staying at the National 4-H Center. They will review government procedures tour the White House visit Gettysburg and meet U S Senators and Representatives.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Washington, D.C
Washington
White House
Gettysburg
United States
Washington, D. C
County 4Il Club
Rites for Mrs Schrock Scheduled Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Schrock who died at her home near Frytown will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the East Union Mennonite Church near Kalona. Burial follows in East Union Cemetery with Rev. Wilbur Nachtgall of the Iowa City Mennonite Church presiding. The body remains at Yoder Funeral Home until service time.
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Andrew Schrock
Frytown
East Union Mennonite
Kalona
East Union
Wilbur Nachtgall
Iowa City Mennonite
Li'l Abner Curtain Rises at Washington High Tonight
The Washington High School music department opens Li'l Abner at 8 p.m. with curtain rising sharply. Shows also run Friday and Saturday evenings at the same time. Few tickets remain at the door tonight and Saturday. none are available for Friday.
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Washington High School Music Department
Weather outlook fair through Friday with warming trend
United Press International reports a fair and warmer pattern through Friday. Tonight and Friday will see southerly winds, with lows 25 to 30 and highs near 50 in the north and about 60 in the south.
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United Press International
School Supt Seeks Corporal Punishment to Restore Order
Public School Supt Carl F Hansen testified on a district wide corporal punishment bill saying an open hand foot ruler or lightweight paddle could be used under justified circumstances to discipline unruly pupils. He urged reasonable force to propel a pupil in a desired direction and eject disruptive students if needed. The proposal follows a Washington public school probe after a Thanksgiving football game riot.
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Washington
UPS
Carl F. Hansen Beieves
Hansen
Hansen Aauen Hansen
Congress
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Virgil Linte
Journal
Bob Filivit
Washington Hospital
Elizabeth Miller
Lampda Kappa Sigma
Gov. Hughes
Bob
Noah M. Liechty
Burlington
Winfield
van M. Lieehty
Mercy Hospital
Liechty
Noble
Wayland
Wayland Mennonite Church
C. E. Chandler
Omer Nisley
North Hill Cemetery
Mr.Liechty
John
Sarah Conrad Liechty
Kathryn Koebel
Oriel
St. Claire Shores
Mich
E.R. Spraker
New London
Alan
Aaron
Paul
Tipton
Barton-McKasson Funeral Home
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