Community notebook from Washington area notes mild weather and local milestones
The column reports sunshine and early crops improving mood, sewer and street work progressing, and a Presbyterian Church site arches complete. It notes parking fines, proposed cable TV plans, mushroom contests, year end school activities, the Lytle grocery closure, Fish Day at Lake Darling, and a decision not to sell walnut trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Sam Milam
West Chester
Mangold
Boyd Seifkas
Iowa
Doug Ruppert
Sannia Shamdin
Bob
Grace Lytle
Lytles
Lake Darling
Izaak Walton League
County Conservation Board
Hayes Timber
Week on the Farm May 20 1972 Reflections From Field Work
A personal diary style entry describes clearing fields after wet weather on May 20 1972. The narrator notes choosing dry patches, mud on disc blades, and the aid of blade cleaners. He recalls childhood memories of a Percheron horse named Duke and lessons in corn cultivation, plus hiring part time help to extend field work days.
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Dad
Duke
Community Notes From Washington Area May Events
Mothers Day visits and travel. local residents attend postal convention in Waterloo. births, school visits, YMCA meeting highlights. Camp Fire and Blue Birds plans for Memorial Day. foreign veterans’ visit to Washington County. 30 years ago events include BPW banquet and scholarships. local business openings and church anniversary services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gray
Grinnell
Mabel Gray
Lulu Long
Don Minick
Harold Stephens
Waterloo
Hazel Pease
Ft. Collins
Colo
T. J. Pease Jr
Holger Christensen
Newton
Christensen
Chariton
Schoonover
Walter Lance
Cedar Falls
William Yordy
Snake Hollow
Kalona
Journal
Washington
Washington council weighs cable franchise and sewer checks
Washington city council studied a cable communications of Iowa Inc. franchise proposal and authorized a sewer television crew to inspect the sewer system for defects. They also approved buying a mobil office for Elm Grove Cemetery at 2300 dollars. The Lytle Foods store on the square announced liquidation after 72 years, selling inventory at 20 percent off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cable Communications of Iowa Inc
Mobil
Elm Grove Cemetery
Robert L. Lytle
R.L. Lytle
Richard Suellen
Mt. Pleasant
Public Health Award Given At Iowa Session
Miss Laurene Knapp received the Henry Albert Memorial Award for outstanding service in public health 1971 72 at the Iowa Public Health Association convention in Davenport. E E Ward of Washington died in a two car crash near Dickey Prairie cafe on highway 78. Linda Blair and her son Scottie Blair of Ankeny also died. Roger Blair and Mrs Ward were injured. A bomb scare at United Presbyterian Church caused Sunday worship to be canceled and a full search conducted with no device found. Police pursuing leads on the false report as officials say a sick person may be responsible. Sunday family gatherings noted for Washington residents. William Koehler of Omaha elected president of the Beta Alpha Psi chapter at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre of Washington Junior College
Sherman Watson
Alice Shelangoski
William Sartor
Julius Kunik
Fruit Market
Washington
Tom Berdo
Mr. Kunik
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Valley
Dutch Creek
Carl Klein
Westphal Jewelry
Bennie Share
Myrtle Macon
Elsie Glassburner
Miss Washington
Laurene Knapp
State Health Department
Iowa Public Health Association
Davenport
E.E. Ward
Dickey
United Presbyterian Church
William Koehler
South 29Th Street
Omaha
University of Nebraska Omaha
Beta Alpha Psi
Koehler
Mary L. Koehler
Kalona Defeats Pool Bond Referendum in Local Vote
In Kalona the $80,000 pool bond failed 297 to 209, falling short of the 60 percent needed. Officials plan a renewed push later this year targeting newly eligible voters aged 18 to 20. The item sits among a mix of local notices and community updates, including student honors and families visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Annual Fish Day at Lake Darling Draws Volunteers and Participants
On a sunny Thursday May 18 Lake Darling hosts its annual Fish Day. About 40 handicapped children and adults join 40 volunteers for an hour of angling in a sealed lake section after 2500 bullheads arrive from Lake Wapello. Participants include 26 youngsters from a crippled children’s hospital in Iowa City, five adults from Rolling Meadows center, and seven children from a Washington trainable school. Other notes mention visitors and a birth in Cedar Falls, plus a hospitalized boy at University Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, awaiting treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Darling
Izaak Walton League
State Conservation Commission
Lake Wapello
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Rolling Meadows Center
Washington
Lytle Foods Closes After 72 Years in Washington
Friday marks the end of R L Lytle Foods, longtime east side grocery, ending the oldest retail business in Washington. The loss includes the delivery truck and fixtures. Historians note the square may lack a grocery store for the first time in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Grace Lytle
Washington
R.L. Lytle Foods
Washington's Square
Deaths of the Week in Mont Ida Iowa and Nearby
Robert Paul Morgan was found dead in a railroad car near Alberton Montana where he worked for Milwaukee Railroad. Mrs. Theodore Morgan aged 48 died suddenly while camping at Lacey Keosauqua State Park. Funeral arrangements set for Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home. Warren Reynolds aged 64 died at home in Fredonia. Mrs C P Varney aged 77 died May 12 in Washington DC. Sophia E Kinsinger aged 89 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a hospital stay.
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David R. Wilson
Wayne Avenue
Iowa City
Rebecca Ann
University Hospitals
Stephen
John Warren
Ralph Wilson
Columbus Junction
Hilton Hanft
Richland
Robert Paul Morgan
Alberton
Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
Gould Funeral Home
Theodore Morgan
East
Tyler Street
Lacey - Keosauqua State Park
C.P. Varney
Washington, D.C
Kalona
Sophia E. Kinsinger
Mercy Hospital
Hospital Saturday and Births in Washington and Nearby
The page lists hospital activity with patients in Washington Ainsworth Keota and Brighton including Mrs Ernestine Kiesey Mrs Harvey Gosling Laurence Wilson and Mrs Dale Craft among others. Births note a daughter to Dr and Mrs E M Ahart in Washington. Dismissals include Mrs June Hallock and William Hemmings in Washington and Brighton with Wayne Singleton and Mrs Larry Grecian and son Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Kiesey
Washington
Harvey Gosling
Ainsworth
Laurence Wilson
Dale Craft
Brighton
Surgical
Floyd Banks
David Messenger
Keota
Mary Triska
E.M. Ahart
June Hallock
William Hemmings
Wayne Singleton
Conesville
Larry Grecian
Riverside
Bertha Montgomery
Admitted Yesterday And Today Medical Patients Listed
Yesterday and today admissions include Mrs. Benjamin Hammer of Washington medical Mrs. Galen Hoskins of Richland medical Mrs. Ralph Crawford of Brighton medical Anthony Hamilton of Washington medical Mrs. Minnie Kurtz of Washington medical Mrs. Warren Otterberg of Washington medical
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Benjamin Hammer
Washington
Galen Hoskins
Richland
Ralph Crawford
Brighton
Anthony Hamilton
Minnie Kurtz
Warren Otterberg
E. M. Ahart
Brighton Families Welcome Newborns and Updates
Yesterday in Brighton Mrs Lena Hank and Mr and Mrs James Arbogast welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Edward Skubal of Ainsworth also welcomed a daughter. Today Lawrence Wilson is recorded in Ainsworth.
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James Arbogast
Brighton
Edward Skubal
Ainsworth
Lawrence Wilson
Local Births and Medical Updates Noted in Washington Area
Readings list recent notices from Washington and surrounding towns including Mrs Selma Willits and Anthony Hamilton with medical updates, Mr and Mrs Simon J Yoder Kalona welcoming a son, and other births involving Keota Crawfordsville and Ainsworth families. Mentions Mrs Floyd Banks and Mrs Warren Stewart with health notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wilcox
Crawfordsville
Anthony Hamilton
Washington
Kermit Klopfenstein
Ainsworth
Floyd Banks
Robert Gilchrist
Keota
Warren Stewart
Simon J. Yoder
Kalona
Birth announcements list local newborns and families
Timothy Joseph Jaspering son of Donald and Martha Jaspering of Rural Route 3 Washington. Susan Marie Ahart daughter of Emmett and Mary Ahart of 1104 South Iowa Washington. Shanna Christine Skubal daughter of William Skubal of Ainsworth. William Scott Wilcox II son of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Wilcox of Box 95 Crawfordsville. Tarasa Dee Ann Arbogast daughter of James and Mary Arbogast Rural Route 2 Brighton. Elwin Joe Yoder son of Simon and Mary Yoder Rural Route 1 Box 156 Kalona.
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Timothy Joseph Jaspering
Donald Leroy Jaspering
Washington
Susan Marie Ahart
Emmett Michael Ahart
Iowa
Shanna Christine Skubal
William Edward Skubal
Ainsworth
William Scott Wilcox II
Robert Keith Wilcox
Box
Crawfordsville
Tarasa Dee Ann Arbogast
James Michael Arbo
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Paul Putnam
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Albia
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Mae Lamb
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Archie Horak
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University Children’s Hospital
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Marcus
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Michelle
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Centerville
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University of Notre Dame
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Dale Caldwell
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Phi Kappa Theta
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