Birthday party honors Miss Helen Wilson at Conger house
An afternoon birthday event at the Conger house on East Washington Street celebrated Helen Wilson. Guests toured restorations by Historical Society members and enjoyed the re lit fireplace in the Jane Conger parlor. Wilson recalled her grandparents and the house’s history while sharing cake and bread and salt rituals.
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Helen Wilson
Conger
East Washington Street
Miss Wilson
The
Historical Society
Miss
Jane Conger
East Jefferson
South
Iowa
Clara
Congers
C. J. Wilsons
Howard Burrell
Burrell
Washington County
Steve Wiggers
Cal Wolf
Russell Davison
John Lemmon
Oneita Fisher
the Historical Society
Keister Advertising Wins 16th Freedoms Foundation Award
Keister Advertising Service of Strasburg Virginia is named recipient of a 16th award from the Freedoms Foundation with Nixon as Honorary Chairman. The firm earns its fifth Distinguished Service Award for the Keister Series renowned in church advertising across the United States and Canada. The series promotes church membership through human interest art and copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg
Virginia
Freedoms Foundation
Richard M. Nixon
Keister
United States
Canada
America
the Freedoms Foundation
Cargill, Incorporated
Culligan Soft Water Service
Drug Fair
Farmers Mutual Insurance Ass‘n
Hall's Feed Service, Inc
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Insurance Plan Savings & Loan
Bob Roe’s Heating & Hardware
Bud's Jack & Jill
Jarrard Feed & Supplies
Keating Steel Fabricators
McFarlane Insurance Agency
the National Bank of Washington
Northrup King & Co
Osincup Drug Store
Paul's Shoes
Payne’s
Seifert’s
Steele Lumber
Leonard Tindal Farm Supply
Town Country Plymouth
Washington Evening Journal
Washington Federal Savings & Loan
Washington State Bank
Watson Cleaners
Wolf's Flowers
Golden Touch Decorators
Farmers Cashway Lumber Company
Zieglowsky Home Furnishings
Golden Age Club Hosts Quilting and Social Afternoon
Twenty one members of the Golden Age Club met in the VW room for a work session and social afternoon. They sewed a large quilt and blocks, and made carpet rags. Three members, Elizabeth Mineart, Elizabeth Ann Davis, and Lillie Duensing, were honored with birthday cakes and the Happy Birthday Song. Games were played and plans were made to meet again in two weeks.
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Golden Age Club
VW Room
Elizabeth Mineart
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Lillie Duensing
Washington County Appoints Dinner Chair for Hughes Tribute
John Elliott of Washington named Washington County Chairperson for the Salute to the 70s Dinner honoring Senator Harold E. Hughes. Lorne Worthington and Rachel Fulton announced Elliott’s selection and praised his fundraising ability. Tickets are $50, dinner March 31 at Veterans Auditorium Des Moines. proceeds aid Hughes 1974 reelection bid.
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John Elliott
Washington
Washington County
Harold E. Hughes
Lorne Worthington
Des Moines
Rachel Fulton
Waterloo
Elliott
Senator Hughes
Veterans Auditorium
Hughes
Coast Guard forms Hawkeye Company in Iowa recruits
The United States Coast Guard forms All-Iowa Hawkeye Company with 23 already joined and 37 openings remaining. Governor Robert D. Ray will swear in the recruits on July 18 and present the state flag for display on the company standard during nine weeks of training. Petty Officer Tom Kokes remains the Iowa Coast Guard contact in Des Moines.
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United States Coast Guard
All-Iowa
Hawkeye Company
Iowa
Coast Guard
Robert D. Ray
State of
Coast
Ecology Crusade
The
Tom Kokes
Des Moines
Federal Building
Walnut Street
Miss Florence Rich Injured In Shopping Center Car Crash
Florence Rich of Washington is hospitalized in Long Beach California after a car jumped curb at a nearby shopping center. She suffers multiple injuries and is in Community Hospital Room 3350. Darla Goodlander, daughter of Joe and Mrs. Goodlander, Riverside, had knee surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City Tuesday.
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Florence Rich
Washington
Long Beach
Calif
Termino Avenue
Darla Goodlander
Joe M. Goodlander
Riverside
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Property Transfers Involving Slabaugh Hershberger Strabala Gerot
On the Record lists two deeds. Andrew M. Slabaugh and wife transfer to John L. Hershberger and wife starting at the northeast corner of southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section seven in township seven range seven. Victor Strabala and wife transfer land to Peter Gerot and wife in section four of township seventy six range six and section thirty three of township seven seven six.
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Andrew M. Slabaugh
John L. Hershberger
Victor Strabala
Peter Gerot
Weekend Visit From Omaha Family Brightens Local Home
Mr and Mrs Don Gardner and three children Rhonda Pamela and Mark of Omaha Neb spent the weekend in the parental Everett Gardner home and with his sister and family the Dean Garretts. Mrs Novella Hess is a surgical patient in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after major surgery and expects to be home soon. Mrs Bob Langstaff of Ainsworth is a surgical patient in Washington County Hospital. Keith McClelland will undergo hip surgery at Childrens Hospital Iowa City Thursday. Mail will reach him at Childrens hospital Ward A Orthopedic Clinic Iowa City IA 52240. Mrs M L Brown underwent surgery Tuesday in Naples Fla The Browns have been on a trip since March 5 and expect to return home soon. She is in Naples Community Hospital Room 215 Naples Fla 33940.
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Don Gardner
Rhonda
Pamela
Mark
Omaha, Neb
Everett Gardner
Dean Garretts
Novella Hess
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bob Langstaff
Ainsworth
Washington County Hospital
Keith McClelland
Childrens Hospital
Iowa
M. L. Brown
Naples
Fla
Naples Community Hospital
Norman Schoonover
Schoonover
Norm
Washington Police Crackdown Fines Speeders
City police in Washington continue their speed limit crackdown using a new speed gun. Fines have been paid by Gerald A. Slatzer Union Ul $15 Michael Joseph Redlinger Washington $12 Everett R. Chorpening Washington $12 Robert H. Cohee route 2 Washington $12 Helen Lucille McClure Washington $12.
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Washington
Gerald A. Slatzer
Union
Michael Joseph Redlinger
Everett R. Chorpening
Robert H. Cohee
Helen Lucille McClure
Mrs Dirksen Celebrates 83rd Birthday With Large Family
Mrs Tillie Dirksen marked her 83rd birthday recently as relatives flooded her home with calls. She is mother to 14 children and has 101 grandchildren and 72 great grandchildren.
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Tillie Dirksen
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John C. Owen
E. Main
Washington, Iowa
Schoonover Drug
Bexel
Ko Fly T Bist
Ditamin Sale
Vitamin and Mineral
Clotty
S.E. Corner Sq
Norman Schoonover and
Jary Sturdevant
Journal
Wash
Rs and
Almernc
S.W. Corner
Marion Swanson
Wolf's Flower Shop
Eileen
Eileen — Carrol
Judi Good
Mar
American Institute OF Kotchen
National
Pup
Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery
Kitchen Day Magazine
Washington Area
Madison
FURN
Osincup
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