Open House Held by Washington County Cancer Society Unit
The Washington County chapter of the American Cancer Society held an open house at the Washington Methodist church. Co chairs Joe Knotek and spouse report many registered, enjoyed coffee and doughnuts, viewed films, and collected Crusade literature. Prizes went to Mrs. Walter Rich, Mrs. Hayden Thomas, and Paul Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
American Cancer Society
Washington
Joe Knotek
Walter Rich
Hayden Thomas
Crawfordsville
Paul Snyder
Brighton
Arthur Duensing
Iowa State freshmen tour five chemical plants in Clinton
Stanley Jewell of Crawfordsville Arthur W Petratz and Craig Warner of Washington lead Iowa State University freshmen chemical engineering students touring Clinton on March 30 as part of the freshman seminar program visiting five chemical plants in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Jewell
Crawfordsville
Arthur W. Petratz
Craig Warner
Washington
Iowa State University
Clinton
Wa-Con-Da Soil Plant Opens in Town
George Van Houten former Fairfield resident opens Wa-Con-Da Soil Service Inc a liquid fertilizer plant at 503 North 12th Street across from Northrup King. The operation includes wholesale retail fertilizer and farm chemicals manufacturing liquid and suspension fertilizers custom application soil testing and do it yourself equipment. Grand opening planned for Saturday. The Van Houtens move with their three children Patti David and Alan to 715 East Main Street. Allied Chemical Corp will be Wa-Con-Da’s main supplier of liquid nitrogen and phosphate materials for Liq uid-Gold fertilizer. Building measures 40 by 50 feet with offices maintenance storage and manufacturing space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George van Houten
Fairfield
Wa - Con - da Soil Service Inc
Washington
North 12Th Street
Northrup King
van Houten
Margie
Patti
David
Alan
East Main Street
Allied Chemical Corp
Wa - Con - da
Cargill, Inc
Omaha
Nebraska
Local Cedar Falls residents hosted and traveled visitors
Mr and Mrs Jim Moyer returned to Cedar Falls after visiting relatives. Mrs Matilda Wasson Louise and Little Julie Davis attended a wedding in Mt Pleasant for Marlene Van Tyl and Eric Boller. Sgt David Genkinger left for Ft Lewis after attending his mother Maxine Genkinger’s funeral. Mrs Orba Little moved to Davenport Good Samaritan Center. Claude Holmes of Keota spent winter in Jensen Beach Florida. Marguerite Hering and Florence Hill vacationed in Phoenix Arizona with a bus trip from Iowa City via Des Moines Omaha North Platte Denver and more. They noted snow in some areas and 72 degrees in Phoenix by day and 50 at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Wasson
Louise Wasson
Julie Davis
Mt. Pleasant
Marlene van Tyl
Eric Boller
David R. Genkinger
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Maxine Genkinger
Marguerite Hering
Wellman
Florence Hill
Hills
Phoenix
Ariz
Iowa City
Des Moines
Omaha
North Platte
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Flagstaff
Educators Attend North Central Association Meeting
More than 4,000 educators including High School Principal Burge Hammond and assistant principal Tom English of Washington will attend the 73rd annual North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary School meeting from March 24 to March 28 at the Palmer House in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spt
E. K. Schlapkohl
Burge Hammond
Tom English
Washington
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary School
Palmer House
Chicago
Mrs Lottie Ashe of Richland Dies at 68
Mrs Lottie Ashe 68 died today at the home of her daughter Mrs Gordon Day in Ollie after residing there two weeks Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Richland Friends church with Rev Naomi Lock and Rev Merle Green officiating Burial in Richland Friends Cemetery Gould Funeral Home handling arrangements She was born Charlotte Lucille Watson July 11 1899 and outlived by a son Richard Ashe three daughters ten grandchildren and four siblings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Lottie Ashe
Gordon Day
Ollie
Richland Friends Church
Naomi Lock
Woolson Friends Church
Merle Green
Richland Friends Cemetery
Gould Funeral Home
Charlotte Lucille Watson
Vee
Charles Wesley
Alda E. Jones Watson
Veo
Friends Academy
Pleasant Plain
Elgin
Burton Ashe
Richard Ashe
Hospital Admissions And Discharges Noted
Yesterday admission notes list Elmer Vincent of Keota and several Washington residents including Rev. James Lytle and William T. Clark in medical care while Kenneth Cuddeback and Mrs. Glennie Wolfe are in medical or surgical treatment. Dismissal today includes Mrs. Anna Anwyl of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Vincent
Keota
James Lytle
Washington
William T. Clark
Willard Bell
Ainsworth
Kenneth Cuddeback
Glennie Wolfe
Clean-up campaign at Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville holds annual Trash Haul on Saturday March 30 organized by Olds Boy Scout Troop 32. Residents should place trash and tin cans along alleys or in front of their houses, avoiding trees or branches. If rain, pickup moves to April 6. Public service by the Boy Scouts. for details call Herb Hult or Earl McVey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Olds Boy Scout
Boy Scouts
Herb Hult
Earl McVey
Infant Melinda Jean Chance Dies in Washington
Melinda Jean Chance infant daughter of Duane and Flora May Cline Chance of Washington died Monday March 25 1968 at Washington County Hospital. Graveside services were held at Elm Grove Cemetery at 2 p.m. Rev. Edward F. Collins officiated. Sherman Eden Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survived by parents one brother Jonathon one sister Deanna and four grandparents all of Washington.
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Melinda Jean Chance
Duane Chance
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Melinda
Elm Grove Cemetery
Edward F. Collins
Sherman Eden Funeral Home
Duane
Flora May Cline Chance
Jonathon
Deanna
Forest Cline
Earl Chance
Mrs Maxwell Hurt in Auto Accident Near Crawfordsville
Mrs Lillian Maxwell of Crawfordsville sustained multiple fractures and serious injuries after a Saturday auto crash when her car collided with a northbound vehicle at the driveway of Arvid Andersons. She was transported first to Washington County Hospital, then rushed to Mercy Hospital Iowa City for emergency surgery. Her husband remained uninjured. The other driver and passenger from Iowa City were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mrs Floyd Maule Dies in Keota at 68
Mrs Floyd Maule, 68, died unexpectedly at her Keota home today. Funeral plans with Powell Funeral Home, Keota. Born Blanche Florence Carris February 27, 1900 in Dublin community, daughter of Seth and Lulu Bray Carris. Member of Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star, World War I Barracks Auxiliary, first president of Keokuk County Auxiliary and first state president of the Auxiliary. Survived by husband Marion Edward Maule and three children Dorothy Stoner, Jo Ann Swartzendruber, and Marion Edward Maule Jr., nine grandchildren, one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Floyd Maule
Powell
Blanche Florence 1 Carris
Dublin
Seth
Lulu Bray Carris
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Keokuk County
Auxiliary
Walter E Beachy dies in Wisconsin
Walter E Beachy 61 of Wellman died unexpectedly at a friend's Kiel Wisconsin home Sunday Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 pm at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Walter L Beachy and Henry D Miller officiating Burial will follow in Upper Deer Creek Cemetery Powell Funeral Home in charge He was born September 24 1906 in Centralia Missouri to Emmanuel C and Rahama Guengerich Beachy He married Mary N Swartzendruber December 25 1928 Survivors include his wife a daughter Ruth Fetters of Iowa City three grandchildren three sisters and five brothers He was preceded in death by parents two infant daughters a sister and a brother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Walter E. Beachy
Wellman
Kiel
Wis
Upper Deer Creek
Rahama Guengerich Beachy
Mary N. Swartzendruber
Missouri
Ohio
William
Ruth) Fetters
Iowa City
Ben
Nettie) Gingerich
Leroy
Lydia) Miller
Henry
Sadie) Yoder
Attamont
Tenn
Deaths in Colorado Springs Auto Crash Claim Coates Family
Mrs Keith Coates died in an automobile accident near Colorado Springs on Saturday while en route to work. She left a husband and four young daughters aged 10 and under. The Security Colorado family includes relatives in Sheffield and Crawfordsville, with Kenneth Coates listed as a former resident. The same Saturday evening marked the death of Mrs Joan Coates Biggs, Kenneths mother, in Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Keith Coates
Colorado Springs
Coates
Daughers
Security
Colo
Donald Blankenhorn
Kenneth
Hildred) Coates
Sheffield
Kenneth Coates
Crawfordsville
Joan Coates Biggs
Maude
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Ottumwa
F.T.D
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Magnavox
Mc Teelees
TV Lab, Inc
Rex Ray
Ken Young
Washington & Wellman
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Frigidaire
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North Marion
Jim Moyer
Cedar Falls
Richard Pratt
Raymond Moyer
Donald Snodgrass
Greg, Jodi
Tracy
Bettendorf
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Davenport
Good Samaritan Center
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P. O
Claude Holmes
Jensen Beach
Fla
North Central Meet
Anna Anwyl
America
North Iowa Ave
Westinghouse
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Iowa Souther
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Maxwell
Kaye Smith
Terry
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Mississippi
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N.D
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