Birthday Party Honors Miss Helen Wilson at Conger House
Miss Helen Wilson celebrated her birthday with a Historical Society gathering at the Conger house on East Washington Street. Guests toured restored rooms, watched the re lit fireplace in the Jane Conger parlor, and heard memories of the Congers and family heritage.
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Helen Wilson
Conger
East Washington Street
Miss Wilson
The
Historical Society
Miss
Jane Conger
Wallace
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 Ad Service Wins 16th Freedoms Foundation Award
Valley Forge Pa Keister Advertising Service Inc Strasburg Virginia awarded its 16th Freedoms Foundation honor led by Nixon as Honorary Chairman This fifth Distinguished Service Award underscores its church advertising series praised for appealing to unchurched through human interest visuals and texts.
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Valley Forge
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg
Virginia
Freedoms Foundation
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Canada
Keister
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 Radio
Seifert’s
Steele Lumber
Leonard Tindal Farm Supply
Washington Evening Journal
Washington Federal Savings & Loan
Golden Age Club Members Meet For Sewing Social
Twenty one members gathered in the VW room for a work session and social afternoon. Women sewed quilt blocks and carpet rags while three birthday cakes were served with lunch. Honorees Elizabeth Mineart Elizabeth Ann Davis and Lillie Duensing were honored with song as games followed. The group plans a two week follow up.
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Golden Age Club
VW Room
Elizabeth Mineart
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Lillie Duensing
Elliott chosen Washington County chair for 70s dinner tribute
John Elliott of Washington is named Washington County Chairperson for the Salute to the 70s Dinner honoring Senator Harold E Hughes. Des Moines group chair Lorne Worthington and Rachel Fulton say Elliott will aid fundraising. dinner at Veterans Auditorium Des Moines on March 31 costs 50 dollars with proceeds boosting Hughes 1974 re election 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 all Iowa Coast Guard Hawkeye Company nears full enlistment with 23 members joined and 37 openings remaining. Recruits will be sworn in by Governor Robert D Ray on July 18 and receive the state flag for display during nine weeks of training. Petty Officer Tom Kokes handles inquiries in Des Moines.
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United States Coast Guard
All-Iowa
Iowa
Coast Guard
Robert D. Ray
State of
Coast
Hawkeye Company
Tom Kokes
Des Moines
Federal Building
Walnut Street
Local Residents Recovering From Separate Injuries In California And Iowa
Miss Florence Rich, once of Washington, is hospitalized in Long Beach California after a shopping center accident where a car jumped the curb caused multiple injuries. She is in Community Hospital room 3350 Termino Avenue 90804. Darla Goodlander daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe M Goodlander Riverside underwent knee surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City Tuesday morning. Her room is 3113.
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Florence Rich
Washington
Long Beach
Calif
Termino Avenue
Darla Goodlander
Joe M. Goodlander
Riverside
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Land Transfers Involving Slabaugh Hershberger Strabala Gerot
Andrew M Slabaugh and wife convey to John L Hershberger and wife starting at the northeast corner of southeast quarter of southeast quarter Section 7 Town 7 Range 7. Victor Strabala and wife transfer land to Peter Gerot and wife in Sections 4 and 33 of Town 76 Range 6 and 7.
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Andrew M. Slabaugh
John L Hershberger
Victor Strabala
Peter Gerot
Local Family Visits Omahas Gardner and Relatives
Omaha residents Mr. and Mrs. Don Gardner and three children Rhonda Pamela and Mark spent the weekend at Everett Gardners home and with the Dean Garretts and Mrs. Novella Hess is hospitalized after major surgery in Mercy Hospital Iowa City She expects to return home soon Also Mrs Bob Langstaff of Ainsworth and Keith McClelland face upcoming surgeries while Mrs M L Brown recovers in Naples Florida after a trip since March 5 and hospitalization in Naples Community Hospital Room 215
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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
M. L. Brown
Naples
Fla
Naples Community Hospital
Norman Schoonover
Schoonover’s
Norm
City police crackdown fines speed violators in Washington
Washington police continue using a new speed gun to catch motorists exceeding limit. Fines paid include Gerald A. Slatzer Union Illinois 15 dollars Michael Joseph Redlinger Washington 12 dollars Everett R. Chorpening Washington 12 dollars Robert H. Cohee route 2 Washington 12 dollars Helen Lucille McClure Washington 12 dollars.
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Washington
Gerald A. Slatzer
Union
Ill
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 as relatives gathered from her 14 children 101 grandchildren and 72 great grand children to join the celebration in her home.
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Tillie Dirksen
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Keith McClelland
Childrens Hospital
Active Historical Society
John C. Owen
E. Main
Washington, Iowa
Schoonover Drug
Anz
Bexel
Vitamin and
Sti
S.E. Corner Sq
Norman Schoonover and
Jary Sturdevant
Journal
Eileen
Eileen — Carrol
Judi Good
Mar
Wash
Avis and Almer Inc
S.W. Corner
Marion Swanson
Hower
Wolf's Flower Shop
Osincup
American Institute OF Kitchen
Watiomal
ASSIS
SRD
Woman’'s Day
Kitchen Day Magazine
Washington Area
Madison
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