North county towns buzz with rail buy and factory talks
Kalona sees Central Iowa Railway Co bought by local group to secure rail service after Rock Island exit. Riverside eyes a meat firm optioned farm site for a potential new factory. Washington depot to move to fairgrounds as old Conger house restoration by Historical Society proceeds. Schools bustle with band trip to Nashville chorus concert and a junior high science fair. Speech team nets 11 Division I honors. Highland readies Finian's Rainbow opening March 29, with April show planned. Mrs. Jerry Jobson wins Las Vegas trip in local contest. Weather mild this week. readers hope for pleasant days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Central Iowa Railway Co
Rock Island
Iowa
Riverside
Main Street
Washington County
Washington
Burlington
County Fairgrounds
Conger
The
Historical Society
Helen Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Highland
Jerry Jobson
Las Vegas
Passing Years Roundup of Local News Snippets
A snapshot of Washington area life spans several decades with items on Lorene Holden’s nursing stay and upcoming cap ceremony, civil defense certificates, school construction plans for St Marys in Keota, Coffee Day funds for retarded children, science talks at Washington High, and anniversary/open house events. Also noted are seeding garden space survey results, naval student transfers, and local business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Holden
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Harvey Holden
Civil Defense
Floyd Woods
St Mary's School
Keota
Iowa Association For
Grant O. Gale
Grinnell College
Washington High School
George Rudiger
J. H. McCall
Allerton
Linda Campbell
Norway
YWCA
Land Transfers and Auto Listings in West Chester Area
Property deeds transfer parcels in Washington, Haskins, and nearby towns to multiple spouses and heirs, detailing sections, blocks, and subdivisions. The inventory also lists numerous late model vehicles from various brands including Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile Pontiac Honda and Opel along with associated owners.
New Chautauqua set for first of June
A Washington area group backed by a 3100 grant from the Iowa Board for Public Programs in the Humanities will host The New Chautauqua during the first week of June. The event focuses on the diminishment of small communities through lectures workshops drama and film with emphasis on local efforts in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Board For Public Programs
Washington Area
Friends of Scad
Washington County
Washington
Perfex
McQuay - Perfex Inc
International Molders and Allied Workers Union
Bill Perdock
Illinois
Diane Perdock
Mr. Prospect
Bob Hallaway
District fire governance moves forward in Crawford Township
The county Board of Supervisors approved forming the Crawford Township Benefited Fire District to cover Crawfordsville and all of Crawford township. An independent engineer will draft proposed boundaries after a morning public hearing with no objections. The district was petitioned last week by township residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
County Board of Supervisors
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Don Robertson
Sheriff's Office
Birthday party honors Miss Helen Wilson at Conger house
A Wednesday party at the Conger house on East Washington Street celebrated Miss Helen Wilson with family friends and Historical Society members viewing restoration work The event highlighted the fireplace re lighting in the Jane Conger parlor and included reminiscences of the Conger grandparents and their gardens. Nearby notes report Navy Seaman Apprentice Diane Franzen earning a first female graduate badge in a re opened rating at Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Conger
East Washington Street
Miss Wilson
The
Historical Society
Congers
Jane Conger
Navy
Diane M. Franzen
Naval Communications Training Center
Pensacola
Florida
Bonar heads Washington County Pork Producers for 1973
Robert Bonar of rural Washington was elected president of the Washington County Pork Producers Association for 1973 at a Wednesday night board meeting at the Extension office. Officers chosen include Robert Greiner Keota vice president Duane Miller Wellman secretary Robert Carter Kalona treasurer and Robert C Johnson Washington publicity chairman. Marian Owens Ainsworth steps down as president and will stay as director. Carter and Johnson were re elected. Owens remains a director. Other directors include Orlen Reschly Keota Charles Twinam Crawfordsville and Dale Thompson Riverside. Outgoing directors are Forrest Eubanks Crawfordsville and James Moeller Washington. Frank Lukovsky of Washington bowler posts a 700 series at Columbus Bowl. He rolled 276 212 212 and holds the league high 276 and 700 series and a 183 average. Sperry Easter celebrates 80th birthday with a church dinner at First Baptist Church. April 12 13 and 14 mark this year’s spring musical Little Mary Sunshine. Gerald W Kephart a former Washington man and Knoxville resident is among 14 troopers vying for Trooper of the Year at a Des Moines dinner. Mrs. Kurtz and Mrs. Wiggers attended the DAR Spring Conference in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Stout of Denver died after cancer. Mrs. Brown recovering from surgery in Naples Florida. Palmer Schilling returns from winter in McAllen Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
VW Room
Uest
Myrtle Poole
Melvin Hill
Cedar County
Bennett
Hill
Tommy Dawson
Clyde Dawson Jr
Washington
Washington High School
C. R. Reed
J. L. Fry
Kalona
Washington County
American Cancer Society
F. E. Skola
Robert Bonar
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Robert Greiner
Keota
Duane K. Miller
Wellman
Robert Carter
Robert C. Johnson
Bonar
Marian Owens
Ainsworth
Carter
Johnson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Gerald W. Kephart
Kephart
Knoxville
Fred Kephart
South Eighth Ave
Air Force
Robert Kurtz
Stephen Wiggers
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Kurtz
Wiggers
Deaths toll and obituaries across Iowa towns
The week’s notices report multiple deaths including Mrs. Ray Waterman of Clay Township and Dr. Mabel Cox of Pella. Services were held in Richland for Cox, with burial at Friends Cemetery. Other obituaries include Mrs. E Veil Gardner Fairfield, Mrs. Mary Kleinschmidt Keota, and Mrs. Alice Harbit Springdale. Additional deaths cover Denison, Wellman, Kalona, Letts, and Oceanside residents, with funeral details and residences noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Mabel Cox
Pella
Nellie Kramer
Richard Layman
Gould
Friends
E. Veil Gardner
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Keota
Mary P. Kleinschmidt
St. Mary's Catholic Church
William V. Snell
Powell
Kleinschmidt
Collins Memorial Hospital
Knoxville
Edwin Lukavsky
Alice Harbit
Springdale
Washington county farms enroll in federal feed grain plan
Roughly 76 per cent of eligible farms in Washington County joined the 1973 federal feed grain program. Of 1,658 eligible farms, 1,264 enrolled, with 857 choosing the 25 per cent option and 407 the zero per cent plan. Local officials hoped for 1,300 enrolled. last year 1,205 signed up. Julius Schumacher named manager of State and Waco theaters in Washington, replacing Dave Holzman. Clarence Coulter of Ames dies after a stroke. services Saturday in Marshalltown. American Field Service launches annual fund drive with $890 sponsorship per student. local student Roberto Proll from Panama speaks at WHS. tax-deductible contributions supported via Max Lee. Mrs. Ida McKune moves to Parkview Nursing Home in Wayland. Norman Schoonover dismissed from Mercy Hospital Iowa City to recuperate at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Williams
ASCS
Day
Leo J. Schumacher
Washington
Schumacher
Denver
Colorado
Dave Holzman
Milan
Illinois
Clarence Coulter
Ames
Esther McCreedy Lipscomb
Coulter
Avey Funeral Home
Marshalltown
Luther Drive
Apt 1
Iowa
American Field Service
Russell Bannister
WHS
Roberto Proll
Panama
James Schmidt
Burge Hammond
Roberto
Washington Afs
Max Lee
East Jefferson Street
Marriages of the week in St James and Riverside
Wendy Lois Richardson wed James Elmer Heck in a 1 30 o’clock double ring ceremony at St James Catholic Church on Saturday March 17 1973 with Rev Edward F Collins officiating. The couple’s parents were present along with immediate families. Debra Anne Petsel and Ronald David Skubal also married in a 2 30 o’clock double ring ceremony Saturday March 10 1973 at the First Christian Church in Town City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy Lois Richardson
James Elmer Heck
St. James Catholic Church
Edward F. Collins
L. Vernon Richardson
Washington
Irene Heck
Edward Heck
Riverside
Debra Anne
Iowa City
G Robert Petsel
West Branch
Ronald David Skubal
Charles Skubal
First Christian Church
Town City
Two Local Babies Born to Reed and Lowe Families
Kevin Matthew Reed, son of Mr and Mrs Cletus Reed of Route 1 and Joshua Charles Lowe, son of Mr and Mrs Terry Lowe of 201 Farmer Street, Brighton, are listed in the Stork Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Matthew Reed
Cletus Reed
Route
Washington
Joshua Charles Lowe
Terry Lowe
Farmer Street
Brighton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aunt Agatha
Victory Garden
Paul Mahin
Lexington
St. Joseph's Hospital
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
W. G. Stewart
Cincinnati General Hospital
State Historical Society
University of Iowa
McLellan
J. Martin White
Carl J. Roberts
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Helen Masson
W. J. Masson
Ruth Marie Morrison
Miss Tripp
H. M. Eicher
Vera Megowen
Evening Journal
Old
Clyde Putnam
New York
W. R. Jeffrey
Putnam
Ralph Livingston
Jack Collins
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Iowa Avenue
Busby and Company
Bruns Seed Company
Hawaiian Islands
Laura D. Spittler
Julian K. Spittler
William H. Perdock
L.A. Duncan
Perdock
Clement C. Chalupa
Thomas A. Brinning
David Goodwin
L.W. Herr
Gary Dennis Putney
Ronald E. Yoder
J.B. Crayne
West Chester
William Alin
Marvin S. Jamieson
Wilson J Guengerich
Chevrolet
Loren
Dorothy Miller
Ford
Patrick Leo Burke
Olds
Raymond
Dorothy Stalder
Pontiac
Martin F
Irene Kron
Jerry Earl Turner
Honda
Dennis
Kathleen Brayton
Mark E. Escher
Clarence Allen Brown
Hilda Laurene Edwards
Anna L. Weber
Lawrence
Edith Graves
Donna M. Doughty
Richard
Patricia Hancock
Opel
Erwin Or
Marie Wulf
Pacemaker Bldgs, Inc
Charles Or
Marilyn S. Ort
Alphonse Kloopfer
Ford Truck
Calvin F
Norma Leichty
Clarence Wenger
Robert Jugenheimer
Leroy Jugenheimer
Army
Ft Bragge
Fayetteville
N.C
Bessie Bell
Mercy Hospital
Willis Brannen
Indianapolis
Ind
Mina Brannen
West Liberty
Ena Reeves
East Moline
Harry Kendall
Lottie Plecker of
Carousel
Coralville
Jerry Johnson
Hotse Drive
Stebelton
Margaret A. Stebelton
Paul Stebelton
Graceland College
Lamont
Monty Fisher
Jerry Fisher
Stewart School
Washington County Hospital
Norman Schoonover
Gary O'Connor
Norwalk
Calif
Matthew Mitchell
Keith Kathleen
O'Connor
Patty Hall
Harold T Hall
Fred O'Connor
la Marada
Marion Olds
Robert Olds
Peggy
Davenport
Joseph Olds
Graham
Texas
Floyd Olds
B. B. Bordwell
McAllen
Burlington-Northern
Washington County Fairgrounds
Milo Orris
Fair Board
Fair Grounds
Orris
Darla Goodlander
Joe M. Goodlander
Bonar Heads Pork Producers
Frank Lukovsky
Columbus Bowl
Columbus Junction
Frank
Sperry
First Baptist Church
John
Saveeda) Stout
Colo
Larson Lane
North Glenn
M. L. Brown
Naples
Fla
Naples Community Hospital
Mrs. Palmer Schilling
Ray Waterman
Clay Township
Grand Rapids
Pilgrim Manor
Ressa Fagen Cady
Denison
Talleyrand
Byron Snider
Anna Kelley
Fehlberg
Nick
Lottie) Bohr
Nellie E. Dorrance
Chevy Jean Neuhart
Oceanside
Hubert A. Essley
Barrington
Rhode Island
East Providence
Mr. Essley
Taco Inc
Cranston
Edgar A. Hays
Los Angeles
Santa Fe Hospital
Letts
Robert J. Barnes
Wapello
Edgar
Mabel Lucille) Bandy
Ida McKune
West Washington
Parkview Nursing Home
Wayland
Stork Gazette
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