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A roundup notes George R. Norman purchasing Ray Reeves wrecking equipment for immediate service, and Jim Kaster appointed to the Iowa Memorial Union Board by Dean F M Dawson. Visitors from Sutherland Oregon meet relatives in Washington. school concerts close the year as Washington High stages band chorus and glee club.
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George R. Norman
Ray Reeves
Jim Kaster
Low University
F.M. Dawson
College of Engineering
Iowa Memorial Union Board
College of Engineer
Air
Raymond Croy
Daughers
Sutherland
Ore
Lee Drollinger
Croy
Drollinger
Washington High School
Ralph Martin
A.W. Clow
Washington Toastmasters
University Hospital
Fred Bickhart
Eva
Daniel
Jeai
Washington
Africa
New York
Et Cetera Mothers by Oneita Fisher
A reflective piece on mothers portraying them as practical, enduring figures who balance strength with vulnerability. It celebrates their diverse roles from engineers to caregivers, and notes their unique ability to understand love and nurture despite sentiment.
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Ible
Goose Creek
Marriages in Crawfordsville and Des Moines churches
Donna Sigur and Larry Fletcher wed Sunday April 28 in the Crawfordsville Methodist Church with Fletcher Motor Company manager duties noted. Mary Lou Slemmons and William D. Winters married Sunday April 28 at Wesley Methodist Church Des Moines, with residence listed at 3221 Second Avenue.
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Donna Sigur, Vanghver
Faye Knight Washington
Larry Fletcher
Cleo Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Fletcher
Fletcher Motor Company
West Chester
Mary Lou ‘Slemmons
E. L. Slemmons
Westchester
William D. Winters
Theodore Winters
Velma Meadows
Des Moines
Wesley Methodist Church
Second Avenue
Planting ten thousand pines in Washington County
Washington County has planted nearly 10 000 pine trees this spring with the Alvin Horak farm near Ainsworth hosting the latest effort on Friday and Saturday. Bruce Plum district forester of Fairfield leads the effort under the federal C. P. program offering conservation aid. Mushroomers report muddy roads and wildlife sightings as Tom and Jack Tanner Joe Marston Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller Johnnie and Terry collected two bushel baskets of mushrooms.
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Washington County
Alvin Horak
Ainsworth
Bruce Plumistrict Forester
Fairfield
Washington
Tom
Jack Tanner
Joe Marston
Raymond Miller
Johnnie
Terry
Washington Rotary honors Robert Everetts with Community Service Award
Washington business and civic leader Robert Everetts received the Community Service Award from the Washington Rotary Club at a Monday evening ladies night at the Country Club. The note lists numerous local notices from Wellman to Washington, including church consolidations, student opportunities, and local appointments amid a flurry of social events.
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S. Robert Everetts
Washington
Civi
Washington Rotary Club
Everetts
Washington County 4-H Winners and Camp Representatives
Washington County 4-H members will attend State Conservation and Health Camps with Gretchen Miksch representing the county at State Health Camp and Gary Shebeck at Conservation Camp. Other items note 4-H and FFA members winning cattle guard at Ottumwa welding contest, and a county Red Cross delegation. plus local club activities, meetings, and anniversaries.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Gretchen Miksch
State Health
Gary Shebeck
Gretchen
Robert Miksch
Washington
Alvin Shebeck
Marion Men
VEW Auxiliary Honors Teachers in Washington Schools
Teachers in Washington schools were honored on National Teacher Day May 4 by VEW Auxiliary members. Each teacher received a carnation in a local ceremony, an annual event sponsored by the VFW women.
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Washington
VEW
VFW
Seniors Observe Law Day at court house event
On May 2 seniors from Mid-Prairie Ainsworth and Washington gathered in the county courthouse for the annual Law Day observance. The bulletin also covers poetry prizes, PTA movie plans, student awards at State College of Iowa, a Don Starr Alaska fishing venture, a seed corn transfer, a newborn Ronald Keith Wright, and local medical and employment notes.
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Mid-Prairie
Ainsworth
Washington
Court House
Don Starr
TV Highlights Monday Television Highlights By United Press International
NBC schedules feature films and news programs for Monday night. Highlights include Harry Black and the Tiger with Stewart Granger at 6 30 p m, a Ben-Gurion anniversary feature on Today at 6 a m, and Danny Thomas Shy Jose Jimenez at 9 p m plus political coverage from Haiti and the Duvalier era.
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United Press International
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Harry Black
Stewart Granger
Bandipur
India
Barbara Rush
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
CBS
Bob Hope
Danny Thomas
Shy Jose Jimenez
Bill Dana
Andy Griffith
Barney
David Brinkley
Journal
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvalier
Ben Casey
ABC
Bill Dignan
Hospital Monday Admitted and Births Reported
Hospital staff report admissions and discharges by city with newborns and parent names. Yesterday and today entries list multiple families from Washington Columbus Junction Wellman Wayland Brighton and other locales. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lukavsky of Washington.
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Wellman
Pete Eiman
Paul H. Eiman
Hawkeye Boys State
The
Wellman American Legion Post
Frank Lukaysky
Carole Ann
James Peterson
Carol Arraine
Ernest D. Ford
Columbus Junction
Paul Boettcher
Louis ?Ronga
Chillicothe
Hll
Jeffrey Allen Pronga
Lester Pronga
Allen Darbyshire
Kay Jene
Karla
Dale Janecek
Davenport
Washington
Darbyshire
Walter Sheets
Sam Jones
Carl Gwin
Ralph Oldfield
Frank Lukavsky
William Martin
Local Births and Admissions Noted Across Washington and Surrounding Areas
Yesterday and today listings show multiple admissions and births in Washington and nearby towns. Individuals named include Connie Stalder, Richard Paul family, Jerry Smith family, Lloyd Griggs, Donald Becker, Linda Cole, Elizabeth McClung, Duane Hazen, Larry Neff, James Stalder, Clifford Corpman, Edward Thomas, Lyle Schell, Pearl Clark, Frank Lukay, Gayle Verlee Schneider, Nellie Bishop, Gerald Tedrou, and Laurilee Weaver with surgical or medical listings.
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Connie Stalder
Washington
Richard Paul
Jerry Smith
Lloyd Griggs
Donald Becker
Ainsworth
Linda Cole
Elizabeth McClung
Duane Hazen
Larry Neff
Wayland
James Stalder
Clifeford Corpman
Edward Thomas
Pearl Clark
Frank Lukay
William Martin
Columbus Junction
Gayle Verlee Schneider
Laurilee Weaver
Keota
Surgical
Nellie Bishop
Gerald Tedrou
Local deaths reported in Iowa areas
A string of obituary notices from Kalona Cedar Falls Mt Pleasant Washington Iowa City airing the deaths of Vanora Wes Trick 74 long time resident Alvin Nebergall former Washington resident Grace V McDill 74 Grace McDill died at Washington County Hospital Roy Yoder died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City and Ben Ward 74 died at Washington County Hospital.
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Alen Pickling
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Keota
Kalona — Ours
Vanora Westrick
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Roger Menim
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Alvin Nebergall
Washington
Iss Grace V. McDill
Washington County Hospital
Kalona
Roy Yoder
Ben Ward
Wasnton County
Poem Of The Week Honorable Mention At Local Contest
This poem tied for first place honorable mention in the local high school poetry contest. It describes dawn over a valley near the speaker’s home and references a train, riverboats on the Mississippi, and steam power as a looming invention. The piece ponders what future innovations may bring.
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Dave Davis
Ottumwa
Verne Knecht
Washington High School
Future Farmers of America
John Davis
Igh
Iron Horse
Mississippi
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