Lincoln elementary gains new principal amid board meeting
Washington Community School board approved four faculty contracts for the coming year and selected Tilford Mathre as Lincoln Elementary principal replacing resigning Robert Dimit. Other notes include choir tour plans, local awards, and community events around Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington Community School Board
Robert Dimit
Tilford Mathre
Washington High School
Lin-Mar High School
Elkader
Vernon Feuerhelm
Lin-Mar
Linda Jaspering
Melvin Jasperings
Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Washington County notes a week of rain and community events
Washington County reports over an inch of rain improving corn planting with heavier showers to the south and east. Winds leveled a few barns in Wyman. damage limited elsewhere. Mother's Day prize at the county hospital. porkette prize mirrors new baby weight. Jaycees honor members. South Pacific musical progresses with local and neighboring talent. Kiwanis banquet honors top seniors. journalism awards prevail. Emergency medical training expands. Wayland Washington road repaving funded. Charley Twinam farm planted 200 acres in his absence, reflecting county spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntie
Washington County
Washington
Wyman
Fort Dodge
Washington County Porkettes
Washington Jaycees
Phil Dusek
John Prochaska
Bob Baker
Charles Rockford
Russ Williams
South Pacific
Keota
Lone Tree
City of
Washington Kiwanis
Noon Club
Washingtonian
Wayland-Washington Road
Charles Twinam
Crawfordsville
Donald Kracaw
Local Birth Announcements for Three Children
Meredith Elizabeth Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Robert Moore RR2 Box 5 Crawfordsville Eric Allan Frame son of Mr and Mrs Robert Allan Frame RR1 Ainsworth Jessica Leigh Glover daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Raymond Glover 714 North Iowa Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Elizabeth Moore
Michael Robert Moore
Box
Crawfordsville
Eric Allan Frame
Robert Allan Frame
Ainsworth
Jessica Leigh Glover
Mark Raymond Glover
Iowa
Washington
Hospital Admits And Births From Local Update
On Monday, admissions include Mrs. Sandra Fickling and Mr. Daniel Brindley in Washington, plus Jamie McNarlen in Keota and Mrs. Brenda Triska in Washington. Births report a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moore of Crawfordsville yesterday. Discharges Saturday include Mrs. Jessie Stout of Washington, Mrs. Juanita Fall of Albia, and Mrs. Iva Bales of Washington. Yesterday lists Mrs. Dean Love and son of Kalona and Mrs. Daniel McFarland and son. Today includes Jack Dawson of Rubio, Trevor Heinlein of Wapello, Mrs. James Wallace of Washington, and George Gabriel of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Fickling
Washington
Daniel Brindley
Jamie McNarlen
Keota
Brenda Triska
Michael Moore
Crawfordsville
Jessie Stout
Juanita Fall
Albia
Iva Bales
Dean Love
Kalona
Daniel McFarland
Ainsworth
Jack Dawson
Rubio
Trevor Heinlein
Wapello
James Wallace
George Gabriel
Columbus Junction
Washington Area Residents Hospital Transfers and Care
Yesterday and today lists show multiple residents with medical transfers or admissions. Names include Mrs. Charles West and Darren Townsend in Washington, Crawfordsville patient Larry Black, Nathaniel Bender, and Jamie McNarlen with James Stewart in Washington, plus Gene Booth in Brighton and Donald Griffin with Jay Moore in Washington. Transfers include to Washington Care Center for James Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles West
Washington
Larry Black
Crawfordsville
Darren Townsend
Nathaniel Bender
Jamie McNarlen
Keota
James Stewart
Washington Care Center
Gene Booth
Brighton
Donald Griffin
Columbus Junction
Jay Moore
Brenda Triska
Obituary Snippets Include Washington and Columbus Junction Notices
Medical notices list Edward Burkholder Wellman Harold Ross and Ralph Moothart in Washington and Columbus Junction. Other items mention Mr and Mrs Robert Frame Ainsworth with a son and Mr and Mrs Mark Glover in Washington with a daughter. Also listed are Mrs Bessie Holmes Reno Norton Minnie Miller Mrs Donald Gowey Nathaniel Bender Etta Statler and Donald Jaspering in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Burkholder
Wellman
Harold Ross
Washington
Ralph Moothart
Florence Verrips
Columbus Junction
Robert Frame
Ainsworth
Mark Glover
Bessie Holmes
Reno Norton
Minnie Miller
Donald Gowey
Nathaniel Bender
Etta Statler
Donald Jaspering
Washington News Briefs Highlight Local Medical Transfers
Thursday Yesterday lists Harold T. Hall and Mrs. Mabel Cross in Washington medical notes. Today lists Chris Beliel and Mrs. Michael Moore with others in Washington and Crawfordsville, noting transfers to Washington Care Center and movements involving Mrs. Winifred Lenz Fontana Wis and Mrs. Charles West. Additional names include Larry Black Darrin Townsend Mrs. Floyd Banks Joe Bennett and Mrs. Allie Green in Washington and Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold T. Hall
Washington
Mabel Cross
Chris Beliel
Michael Moore
Crawfordsville
Daniel Brindley
Washington Care Center
Winifred Lenz
Fontana
Wis
Charles West
Larry Black
Lizzie Knepp
Darrin Townsend
Floyd Banks
Joe Bennett
Allie Green
Riverside Woman To Celebrate 90th Birthday
Mrs Harold Tolander and Mrs Sophia Kueneman of Riverside will be honored for her 90th birthday with a family dinner and an open house in Riverside. The event occurs Sunday, May 8, with Roy Lowe of Brighton noted in the Friday Yesterday section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lowe
Brighton
Harold Tolander
Washington
Sophia Kueneman
Riverside
Police academy dedication set at Camp Dodge
Governor Ray and FBI Director Kelley will officiate the dedication of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy training complex at Camp Dodge at 2 p.m. May 11, 1977. Public attendance is invited as officials from federal to local levels gather to mark the completion of a facility created in 1967 to train all law enforcement officers in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Ray
F.B.I
Clarence M. Kelley
Iowa
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Washington woman in serious condition after crash on foggy highway
Jacqueline Dorothy Widmer, 20, of Washington, was reported in serious condition by University Hospital after a car-truck collision seven miles west of West Chester on fog shrouded Highway 92. Daughter of Darwin and Mrs. Widmer, she was involved in a minor highway crash during a trip related to local community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Dorothy Widmer
Washington
University Hospital
West Chester
Darwin Widmer
Marion Avenue
Mary Farlowe
Route 1
Dana Miell
Farlowe
Cary Wagler
Joe Te Bockhorst
Route 2
Kalona
Edward Weber
Richland
Iowa City
Washington considers renewing Fritz waste contract despite bids
Washington City Council discussed a multi year residential waste contract with Dale Fritz, continuing since September 1975, in a closed session near the end of Monday's meeting. Officials urged continued conservation as two wells were repaired and others remain low, with crews fixing wells 6 and 7 into operation amid ongoing pumping issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dale Fritz
Fritz
Whitney Pump Co
Cedar Rapids
D Avenue
West Fifth Street
Marriages of the Week: Slater and McDowell Wed
Miss Rhonda Jean Slater daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean Slater Crawfordsville wed Robert Forrest McDowell son of Mr and Mrs Bruce McDowell Mr Pleasant in a 2 PM April 16 1977 double ring ceremony at United Church of Crawfordsville officiated by Rev Harlan Winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda Jean Slater
Dean Slater
Crawfordsville
Robert Forrest McDowell
Bruce McDowell
Pleasant
United Church of
Harlan Winter
Multiple Obituaries Reported for Week in Various Iowa Towns
The week saw the deaths of several residents across Iowa. Notables include Dr. Frederick J. Wright, 28, of Brookings Oregon, who drowned near Fort Bragg California on April 30, 1977, Ada L. Springman, 93, of Shenks Nursing Home Wellman, May 1 1977, Cora Lenore McWilliams 83 Columbus Junction May 2 1977, Dorothy Emilie Long 81 Winfield May 1 1977, Etta McFarland Burtnett 96 Columbus on May 2 1977, Joel H. Yoder 83 Kalona May 5 1977, Dale W. Jones 67 Brighton May 4 1977, and Dr. Lawrence E. McKune at 213 University Drive East Lansing Michigan with services in East Lansing May 7 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Wright
Brookings, Ore
West Chester Area
Fort Bragg
Calif
Ada L. Springman
Shenks Nursing Home
Wellman
Cora Lenore McWilliams
Colonial Manor
Columbus Junction
Washington County Hospital
Brighton
Dale W. Jones
Mr. Jones
Lawrence E. McKune
University Drive
East Lansing
Michigan
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North Second Avenue
Roger Kleese
Ralph Kleese
Iowa State College
Ames
Don Welsh
Farmington
N.M
C.J. Jungbluth
Charles Welsh
Welsh
New Mexico
Jack Logan
Iowa State Teachers College
Logan
al Logan
Davenport
Richard McCleery
Robert Choate
James Holbert
Order of DeMolay
Southeastern
Dave Elder
Des Moines
YMCA
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa Avenue
Rock Island
Edith Reister
Christian Church
Milburn McKay
Washington Municipal
Central Park
Washington Junior College
Delta Psi Omega
National
Congress Hotel
Myrla Stephens
Evelyn Turner
Verna Bickel
Ardin Hughes
Don Wheelan
William Boice
C.A. Boice
State University of Iowa
Business and
Spread Eagle
Clarice Wenzel
Aunt Agatha
Stork Gazette
Police Academy
Journal
Sunrise Singers
Stewart, Lincoln
Lee Erwin
Moon River
Arthur Godfrey
Washington Community Center
Marion Timmins
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Bruce Massoth
Wanda Dabney
Optometric Center
Roxie Young
Vista Optical
VFW
Burlington
Walter Carr
Helen Hesseltine
Mary Hayes
Georgia Kelly
Merle Steele
Carr
V.A. Hospital
Carrs
George Brock
Hayes
Davyl Dunbar
Howard Altenbernd
Maurice Meyer
Marty Whittaker
American Legion First District
Mt. Pleasant
Elva Allbaugh
Ardith McGuire
Mercy Hospital
Lee Baird
Mesa, Ariz
Halcyon House
Ken Peters
Bairds
Mesa
Mary Lord
Coralville
Bryce Lord of
Beta Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Steve Conrad
Schantz-Mitchell American Legion Post
Bonnie Conrad
Leroy Conrad
Waco High School
Linda Bush
United Methodist Church
Robert Shepherd
Washington County Farm Bureau
Jaycees
Sunset Park
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Wayland
Susan Swift
Iowa Farm Bureau
Susan
University of Iowa
Marion Swift
Waco Community High School
Dave Erwin
Bolingbrook
Keith Thompson
Anne Elaine
Thompson’s
Dale Booth
Chuck Olson
Enid
Renee
Andrea
Washington Fortnightly Club
Charles Loving
James Gloor
Washington Medical Clinic
Iowa Heart Association
Loving
Gloor
Russell Woods
Crawford Pond
Russ
Ted Woods
George LaMore
Iowa Wesleyan College
LaMore
IWC
WHS
Washington Noon Kiwanis Club
Dick Kautz
North America
Marge Luckey
Beverly Manor
Greenwood
Winfield
Dorothy Emilie Long
Olds
Sunrise Terrace
Etta McFarland Burtnett
Colonial Manor Care Center
Joel H. Yoder
Pleasantview
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