Washington High offers diverse spring Community Education courses
Registration in early April for 11 week spring classes at Washington High School in partnership with Kirkwood Community College. Courses include Understanding Community Development with Bill Rosberg, Basic Sewing with Caroline Bollman, Bookkeeping I and II with Jay Whannel, Typing with Arlene Herlein, Cost Reduction and Control for supervisors, Sewing for Men and Boys with Richard Kueneman, Diabetics cooking class with Edna Niles, Beginning Painting with Anita Swartzendruber, plus a 8 week sessions on cost management and health topics. Tuition generally $20, multiple start dates in April with first night registrations and room assignments listed.
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Washington High School
Kirkwood Community College
Bill Rosberg
Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
University of Iowa
Judy Ridley
W. Tyler
Washington
Caroline Bollman
Jay Whannel
Washington Junior High
Richard Kueneman
Ainsworth
Edna Niles
Anita Swartzendruber
Minnie Mallinger dies at Batavia
Miss Minnie Mallinger died at 7 a.m. Sunday at the Batavia Rest Home where she had resided the past four years. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with Rev. Kenneth Pitts officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. She was born April 26, 1896, in Richland Township, daughter of Frank and Martha Shirkey Mallinger. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Ethel Hahn and Mrs. Doris Greiner and a brother John, plus nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and three sisters.
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Richland
Minnie Mallinger
Batavia
Richland Area
Gould
Kenneth Pitts
Highland Cemetery
Miss Mallinger
Richland Township
Frank
Martha Shirkey Mallinger
The
Christian Church
Ethel Hahn
Doris Greiner
Fairfield
John
Coffeyville
Kan
Laotians prepared to free nine Americans
North Vietnam said the Laotian Communists are ready to repatriate nine U S prisoners held in Laos, easing the final block to prisoner releases and U S troop withdrawal in South Vietnam. Hanoi warned timing and place will be announced later, with 139 prisoners remaining overall.
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SMGON
UPL
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Laos
Bui Tin
Joinilitary Commission
Pathet Lao
Tin
United States
JMC
North
Nixon
Paris
Marine Guard
Gilbert Woodward
Woodward
Ben Farnsworth of Kalona Dies at 73 in Washington County Hospital
Ben C Farnsworth 73 longtime Kalona resident died Sunday evening at Washington County Hospital after a period of illness. Born August 28 1899 in South McCasson Oklahoma he moved to Iowa as a young man and married Alta Ledman Dayton March 26 1948. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Peterseim Funeral Chapel Kalona with Rev John D Woodin officiating. Burial Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona. Survived by widow four stepsons Patrick Dayton Kalona Mike Don and Sammy Davis of Las Vegas Nevada. One sister and two brothers preceded him in death.
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Salona
Ben C. Farnsworth
Washington County
Kalona
Peterseim
John D. Woodin
Sharon Hill
Farnsworth
South McCasson
Okla
John
Cora Reed Farns
Corn King Giant to Visit Washington Hy-Vee Store
Henry Hite known as the Wilson Corn King Giant, 10 ft 8 in tall and 300 pounds, will appear at the Washington Hy-Vee on Wednesday March 28 from 2:30 to 4 pm. He sports a size 19 shirt and 22 shoes, with $300 suits and a 45 inch sleeve. He is married to Maria and has five brothers and seven sisters all under 5 ft 11 in, and has appeared on Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle shows and in films.
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Henry Hite
Washington
Hite
Maria
Ed Sullivan
Gary Moore
Milton Berle
Durian rites held today for Wellman resident Grace Durian
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry W Durian 84 were held at 1 30 p m at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Wayne Kamm presiding Burial followed in Wellman Cemetery She died at home Saturday Born October 28 1889 to Frank and Sarah Huber She was married to Henry W Durian March 28 1908 and lived in Wellman Survived by husband a son Donald Evanston Ill a daughter Dorothy Rugg Clarendon Hills IL five grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers and one sister Preceded in death by three brothers and one sister
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Wellman
Henry W
Grace) Durian
Powell Funeral Home
Wayne Kamm
Durian
Frank
Sarah Brawner Huber
Henry W. Durian
Asbury United Methodist Church
Women’s Relief Corps
CES
Ladies Embroidery Club of
Donald
Evanston, Ill
Lyle
Dorothy) Rugg
Clarendon Hills
David J Schrock dies in Florida
Kalona mourns David J Schrock 71 a Kalona resident since 1966 born March 6 1902 in Minville Oregon died March 24 1973 in Sarasota Florida funeral set for Wednesday 1 pm at T J Miller residence burial Peter Miller Cemetery north of Kalona surviving wife Edna Miller six sons and four daughters numerous grandchildren and siblings listed with funeral arrangements and notes on his Amish faith and former occupations
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Kalona
David J. Schrock
Kalo
Sarasota
Florida
T.J. Miller
Henry B. Miller
Glenn Bender
Peter
Joseph
Rachel Christner Schrock
Edna Miller
Wisconsin
Delaware
Roman
Anna) Yoder
Junior
Rachel) Hershberger
Andy
Polly) Hershberger
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Arlene Herlein
Daryl Schultz
Parke-Davis
Russell Quever
Candies
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
E-Lim
Osineyo
New Frontier
United Press International
Duane Vavroch
Tama
William Wilson
Mount Pleasant
Conrad
Air Force
Army
Daniel Hotel
Guttenberg
Thomas Hefel
State Department
Vavroch
Wilson
Joseph Vavroch
Mary Vavroch
Jewell
Sun City
Ari
Linda Wilson
Bartran L. Podell
DIN. Y
Center
Thieu
Podell
Bella Abzug
D-N. Y
UPI
Ben Farnsworth
Sammy Davis
Las Vegas
Nev
Sammy Davis Jr
David Dayton
Mary Maxie
Iowa City
Verna Hartsock
Edward Fleming
Kansas City
Lee Farnsworth
Denison
Harold Lister
Faye Reeves
Verne L. Miller
Donald Anderson
Columbus Junction
Ronald Keeler
Margaret Miller
Brighton
Joe White
Raquel Gray Washington
Jonas Borntreger
Michael Kerr
Alan Olson
Roy Graham
Duane King
Robert Redford
Jeremiah Johnson
Ano Ons
Will Geer, Allyn
Ann McLerie
David Schrock
Texaco
Hwy
Gadd Miller
Brown ’'S Heating & Cooling
St. Walton
Aio
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