Spring Weather and Local School News in Highland District
This week brings snow flurries and a rainfall tally then sunny days as Highland voters approve rebuilding the Ainsworth elementary. Washington district eyes seven member board expansion and higher teacher pay. Evening classes grow with sport parachuting planned if interest lasts, while Mrs. Russell earns the Silver Fawn in Boy Scouts. Lions Club opens, Meat-O-Rama planned, hospital to add coronary care, and swimmers prepare for a Nebraska regional and Florida trip.
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Highland
Ainsworth
Washington School Board
Washington
Frank Russell
Miy Education
Lions Club
Nebraska
Florida
Washington High School FFA president named at State Leader Camp
Don Davis named president of the Washington High School Future Farmers of America chapter with Gary Wagner as VP and Dave Davis as secretary. Other officers include Sam West treasurer Jerry Lowry reporter and Ron Freyenberger sentinel. About 100 campers attended a State 4 H Camp in Madrid, Joe Jon chaired Sunday worship, and Earle Libe received a 25 year service award from State Farm at Cedar Rapids.
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Don Davis
Washington
Future Farmers of America
Gary Wagner
Dave Davis
Sam West
Jerry Lowry
Ron Freyenberger
Patty Gerdes
Joe Jon
Madrid
Joe
Earle Libe
State Farm Insurance Company
Home Feed and Grain
Kent Feeds
Cedar Rapids
American Home III Department of
Farm Bureau
L. W. Carpenter
W. B. Dupuis
George Masson Sr
John Rittenhouse
Clayde Knapp
Glenn Holden
Byron Snider
L. M. Eicher
Cloud Willits
Hospital Monday Births and Dismissals Summary
Hospital Monday births include a daughter for Mr Howard Hunt of Washington and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Gary Lange of Letts, plus several births yesterday and today across Ainsworth Kalona Brighton and Washington. Dismissals show mainly medical cases with several patients released Saturday and yesterday, while admissions list Harold Mineart in Brighton and James McCormick in Conesville among others.
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and Fairfield
Howard Hunt
Washington
Gary Lange
Letts
Herman Slabach
Kalona
Dean Swenson
Ainsworth
Larry Whetstine
Wellman
Walter Fritz
Brighton
Thomas Rabenold
David Siefkas
Ashington
Thomas Jacobs
William Andrew Pence
Scott Gosling
Columbus Junction
Harold Mineart
James McCormick
Conesville
John Goodlander
Cecil Washington
Ug Washington
Ward Essley
Dean Vandenburg
Bernard Singletonshington
Mary
Washington Iska
Homer Patterson
Keota
Dean Symmonds
Raymond Humston
Arthur Harris
Denise Crooks
Wapello
Dorothy Worley
Henry Stettler
N Widmer
Four named to state regents by Gov. Ray in Iowa
Gov. Robert Ray appointed Stanley Barber of Wellman along with S J Brownless Emmetsburg Harry Slife Cedar Falls and Steven Zumbach Manchester to six year terms on the non salaried State Board of Regents Barber 48 a banker and member of the State Board of Public Instruction was noted for his educational leadership The weather saw 076 inches rain over the weekend with brighter weather ahead Washington hosted a state indoor girls track meet where Carrie Reschly placed second in the mile and other local visits and birthday celebrations were noted.
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Stanley Barber
Wellman
Robert Ray
State Board of Regents
Schools For
Barber
State Board of Public Instruction
S.J. Brownless
Emmetsburg
Harry Slife
Cedar Falls
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Steven Zumbach
Manchester
Iowa State University
Brownlee
Slife
Ray
Iowa
Wellman Savings Bank
Regents
Carrie Reschly
Washington
County Supervisors award 16607 for McCreedy building remodel
The county Board of Supervisors awarded bids totaling 16607 for remodeling the McCreedy building near the courthouse into offices for the county engineer and assessor. Bids are subject to federal wage guidelines, with laborers paid at least 4.55 per hour where federal revenue sharing money funds the project.
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County Board of Supervisors
McCreedy
Lions Club charter accepted in Washington event
Joe H Jones was named first president as the Lions Club officially formed in Washington with a charter from Lions International presented by District Governor Donald Hamann. About 300 attendees from sponsoring clubs West Chester and Fairfield and Lions districts gathered at K C Hall for the charter night banquet. Kenneth Jernigan of Des Moines spoke on Lions service to the blind in Iowa and Dean Moore presented the club banner. Other notes include hospital and university guest mentions and a family visit from Corpus Christi area.
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Washington
The
Lions
Donald Hamann
Eldrige
Lions International
Joe H. Jones
Washingtonlub
K.C Hall
Lions Clubs
West Chester
Fairfield
Leo Stahle
Peaker
Kenneth Jernigan
Des Moines
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Lions of
Iowa
Commission
Dean Moore
Hospital board eyes intensive coronary unit at county hospital
Washington County Hospital plans an intensive coronary care unit as a three bed facility costing about 36000 dollars including equipment and remodeling. Board members will tour a similar unit in Burlington before final approval. Dr CS Tam named director with other doctors to consult. Construction could start soon and take about seven months. Norman Jensen administrator. Medical staff fully backs the plan.
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Washington County
Hospital Board of Trustees
ICC
Burlington
Norman Jensen
CS. Tam
Tam
Washington County club convention highlights and local notices
The 48th annual county convention of the Washington County Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs met at Crawfordsville United Methodist Church with the Wednesday Study Club as hostess. Fifty-nine members attended as Mrs. Leo Dunbar presided, and the pledge and national anthem opened the gathering. The item notes upcoming Miss Iona Ager pageant in Cedar Rapids featuring Kathleen Ann Lillie, a 15 year old Mid-Prairie student active in 4-H and sports. Additional notes include local surgery recuperation, family visits, a grandma attending a wedding in Ellyn, Illinois, and various social calls and celebrations in the community.
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Washington County
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Crawfordsville United
Kathleen Ann Lillie
Obert Lillie
Route
West Chester
Iona Ager
Roosevelt Motor Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Miss Lillie
Mid-Prairie High School
Iowa
Deaths of the Week Across Several Iowa Towns
Samuel Joseph West 25 of Burlington died at VA Hospital Iowa City early today. Oakley C. Payne 71 of Iowa Avenue died March 10 after brief illness. Edith Mae Shields 89 of Washington died today in Washington County Hospital after years of illness. Elizabeth Marie Avard 83 of North English died today at Maplewood Manor Keota where she had resided six months. Robert R. Richardson born Sigourney March 27 1962 died March 7 1973 at his Crawfordsville area farm home at 3 35 p.m. He was 70. Mrs. John Dodd 94 died March 14 1973 after lingering illness, previously a Washington resident now at Maplewood Manor Keota.
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Argaret Ragan
Hunters College
New York City
Washington
Lincoln School
Floyd Grecian
Judy
Eureka
Calif
Grecian
Homer Darbyshire
Ottumwa
Isabel
Beverly Hills
Green Squire
Florence J. Crawford
Manor House
Sigourney
East 2Nd Street
Glenn Beauchamp
South 4Th
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Lisa Jean
Leo Beauchamp
Ralph Peiffer
Samuel Joseph West
Sycamore
Burlington
Oakley C. Payne
South
Iowa Avenue
Edith Mae Shields
Washington County
North English
Elizabeth Marie Avard
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Robert R. Richardson
James H. and
Ida Weaver Harrison Richardson
Crawfordsville
John Dodd
Marriages of the Week Highlight Iowa Ceremonies
Three weddings are reported from central Iowa towns. Laura Ann Van Winkle and Joseph Lynn Kula wed March 3 at St. Joseph's Church in Central City. Joy Lynn Hesseltine and Larry Gale Sanders married March 10 at Richland Friends Church. Mary Ann Pencil and Richard Edward Weston united in marriage March 10 at Ridgeview Park Presbyterian Church in Davenport.
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Vera
Laura Ann van Winkle
Charles van Winkle
Central City
Washington
Joseph Lynn Kula
Stanley Kula
Prairieburg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Ivan Boyd
Rubio
Joy Lynn Hesseltine
John K Hesseltine
Larry Gale Sanders
Boyd Sanders
Keota
Richland Friends Church
Arthur Peters
Kenneth Pitts
Richland
Mary Ann Pencil
Charles Pencil
Davenport
Richard Edward Weston
Robert McCarroll
Richard Weston
Eldridge
Iowa
Ridgeview Park Presbyterian Church
Ted Bush
Everett Pencil
Charles Kallaus
Riverside
Ray Phillips
Local Birth Notices From Stork Gazette Families Named
Rebecca Jo Whetstin, Jeremy David Siefkas, Rebecca Michelle Pitzer, Regina Jo Graber, Kelly Karinne Smith, Heather Rena Lange, John Thomas Horak, Leslie Lyn Slabach, Jennifer Lynn Hunt are listed as newborns with parent details and addresses in Wellman Washington Fairfield Kalona Letts and area. Includes nine entries with parental names and street or rural route information.
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Rebecca JO Whetstin
Larry Allen
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Rose) Russell
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Meallen, Texas
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Washington County Hospital
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South Avenue C
University Hospital
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West Benton
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Ely Minn
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G. F. Trotter
Anne Harley
Ralph Melville
Ellyn, Ill
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Phil
Dirk
Merle Blieu
Harry Hotz
Lone Tree
John Knotek
Bob Chalupa
Galen Weaver
Prairie Hare
Mr. Weaver
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