Death of Former Wayland Man in Denver
Obituary notice reports the death of Harley Keiser, a former Wayland resident now in Denver, with family traveling to attend the funeral. The item also notes recent travel and visits by local residents, pinochle club activities, and several weekends spent by Wayland residents in Florida and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezrawittmer
Cindy
Duran
Ora Keisers
Kalona
Denver
Elon Boshart
Newton
Kan
Rio Grand Valley
McAllen
Texas
John Landes
Hesston
Ruth
Richard Wengers
Ralph Stuart
Ervin Stauffer
Allen Wenger
J. B. Magdefrau
George Fort
Virgil Aldrich
Frank Clark
Gilbert Wengers
Salina
Richard Stoops
Albuquerque
N. M
Marlin Wyse
Noah Unternahrer
Middlebury
Ind
Wyse’s
Rich Kauffman
Marla Wyse
Trenton
Mary Goldsmith
Ralph Chin
Wayland Legion Hall
Ethan Brooks
Sarasota
Bradenton
Fla
Wayland
Florida
Glen Cummings
Robert Meyer
Ames
Dean Meyer
Davenport Colleges Set Merger Agreement Date
Marycrest and St Ambrose Catholic colleges in Davenport will sign a merger on March 23. Officials say the merger will be legally complete by July 1973 and within a year an new name board of trustees and CEO will be chosen. The merged college will begin recruiting in fall 1973.
Charges filed in death of 62 steers in Iowa
A Allamakee County cattle farmer Chester Dinsdale and his tenant Kenneth Huckins face charges for failure to dispose of dead animals after 62 decomposed steers were found near Monona. Authorities say more than 100 additional cattle may be dead and carcasses found in a trout stream feeding the Yellow River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossville
UPI
Allamakee County
State Conservation Commission
Yellow River
Chester Dinsdale
Monona
Kenneth Huckins
Dinsdale
Iowa
West Chester church women host World Day of Prayer event
West Chester Church Women United held its World Day of Prayer on March 3 at the Federated Church. Officers for 1973 were elected, with plans for a Centennial book, a group picture, and a stuffed animal project for prizes. A Time for Coffee Club met March 8 and the White Way Club held a March 7 gathering with a baby shower and a silent auction benefiting the Centennial fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hobbs
West Chester
Church Women United of West
Ed Hahn
Glen Gordon
Peters
H. D. Dusenbery
Time For Coffee Club
Glenn Ladehoff
Jerry Foriash
Dwight Colliver
White Way Club
Keith Stewart
Bob Stout
Harry Gordon and Son
Mobile dental unit tours Iowa to offer free services
The University of Iowa launches a mobile dental unit operated by senior dental students with a $70,000 grant. It begins at Kennedy Mall in Dubuque and will make six to eight week stops across Iowa. The unit aims to aid needy residents and involve students in community issues, including serving migrant workers near Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
U of I
Kennedy Mall
Dubuque
Iowa
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Doris Skeele
John Kellner marks 101st birthday at Good Samaritan Home
Local resident John Kellner celebrated his 101st birthday at the Good Samaritan Home No. 2 in Algona with friends and relatives. Kellner, who drove his 1956 car until age 97, remains alert and mobile with a cane, joined by nearly 95 year old friend Chris Gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kellner
Good Samaritan Home
Multiple Farm and Machinery Sales in Iowa Listings
A condensed schedule lists farm sale events and machinery auctions across eastern and central Iowa. Locations include Fairfield, Columbus Junction, Wayland, Wapello, Pleasant Plain, Washington, Kalona, and surrounding areas with start times from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and owners or managers named for several events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Dean Rains
Columbus Junction
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Don Davison
Rhua Davison
Ed Roth
Nick
Kenneth Krabill
Mt. Pleasant
Daryl Wittmer
Muscatine
Ezra Wittmer
Emerson Krabill
Krabill
Davenport Colleges
Steers
Washington Evening Journal
Mobile Dental Unit
City Hall
City
Journal
Ivan’s Feed Service
East Edge
Highway
John Swartzendruber
Mgr
Wapello
Pleasant Plain
Leroy Chalupa
Washington
John H. Wagner
Ollie
Alan
Smylie-Haupert Livestock Co
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Kalona Sales
West
Madison
Larry Dixon
Beltone
Washington, Iowa
Southern Midway
Midway
Iowa Southern Utilities Co. E
Squ
Sealy
Marshalls
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