Awards Day honors Washington Junior High students
Washington Junior High recognized students for high scholastic averages and citizenship awards at its May 12 awards ceremony. Sevenths Greg Merz Randy Crone and Marvin Sojka earned top averages. eighth graders Cindy Marek Shirley Wellington and Karen Ruppert. ninth grade honorees included Greg Horn Jennifer Harris. Echo newspaper staff and reporters gained honors for work on the school paper under editor Karen Ruppert.
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Washington Junior High School
Greg Merz
Randy Crone
Marvin Sojka
Cindy Marek
Shirley Wellington
Karen Ruppert
Greg Horn
Jennifer Harris
Echo
Pat Giardino
Tammy Widmer
Bob Boyd
Deb Redlinger
Linda Wittetoe
Krista Satterfield
Greg Widmer
Dennis McCall
John Moore
Mings
John Candy
Janine Luers
Lori Blodgett
Sandy Frier
Cherry Griggs
Doug Longer
Carrie Mineart
George Pfeifer
Julie Schantz
Sherri Vanderlinden
Iowa House Seats Spradling After Absentee Ballot Flap
Legislative report from the 83rd day of the first session notes the Iowa House seating James W. Spradling in the second district after Plymouth County Election Commissioner’s improper mailing of absentee ballots. Also mentions Senate acceptance of House File 558 funding for 1975-76 and changes to student-count credits, plus passage of House File 217 on foreign land holdings and House File 625 on packinghouse bonding.
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General Assembly
House
Iowa House
Lyle Stephens
Code of
Iowa
James W. Spradling
Plymouth County
Sprathing
Spradling
Senate
4-H Girls Leaders Hold Spring Organization Meeting
The annual spring meeting for 4-H girls club leaders is set for Wednesday May 21 at 1 30 pm at the County Extension Office. Julia Gamon Extension 4 H Leader says a summer activity booklet with county fair exhibit entry forms for home economic exhibits will be distributed. Leaders will share ideas for club tours posters for food and nutrition and other projects. Achievement show procedures will also be discussed.
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Julia Gamon
Rites Wednesday for Mrs Becker of Clear Creek
Funeral for Elizabeth R. Becker 77 died May 18 1975 at Pleasant Manor Mt. Pleasant. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church Clear Creek with burial in parish cemetery. Rosary 8 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home Keota. Survived by nine children 43 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and sister Mrs Richard Johnston West Point.
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Keota
Peter
Elizabeth R.) Becker
Pleasant ‘Manor
Mt. Pleasant
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic
Clear Creek
Becker
Powell
Tallyland
John
Kathrine
Flander Vogel
Peter P. Becker
Raymond
Syracuse
N.Y
Bernard
Leo
Joseph
Gerald
West Point
Dillon
Dorothy) Feehan
Norbert
Ainsworth
Adrian
Marie) Hoenig
Ft. Madison
Lowell
Rosemary) Burden
Richard Johnston
William
Veronica
City Eyes Bonds as Streets Lost from Plan
City officials dropped two costly street projects East Madison and West Jefferson after strong property owner input. If water sewer and paving plants are approved about 242000 in general obligation bonds would be issued, with potential 60000 recouped from federal paving aid. Bonding capacity would rise above 1.5 million, reaching about 69 percent of capacity, with 487600 available in safe capacity.
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East Madison
South Fourth
S. 11Th
West Jefferson
F” Avenue
Walker
Elt
N. Second Avenue
Meat market report from Joliet and Des Moines livestock
Market notes from Joliet and Des Moines show cattle, hogs, and veal with steady to mixed quotes. Cattle and hog sales varied by weight with bids around 24 to 49 dollars per hundredweight and weekly receipts cited for comparison.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Sieren funeral set for Keota on Thursday
Albert J. Sieren dies unexpectedly at his Keota home on May 18 1975 his 72nd birthday. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in St Marys Catholic Church Keota with a parish rosary Wednesday evening and a K C rosary at Powell Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Evelyn six sons Donald James Dennis Charles Robert Gerald and two daughters Diana Vittetoe Rosemary Vittetoe and Mary Soul Bower.
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Keota
Albert J. Sieren
St Mary's Catholic Church
Powell Funeral
Sieren
Evelyn Peiffer Sieren
Donald
James
Dennis
Charles
Robert
Davenport
Gerald
Vallejo
Calif
Diana)’ Vittetoe
Leo
Rosemary) Vittetoe
Washington
Mary Soul) Bower
Ollie
Geil family earns degrees at University of Town
Mrs. Rosella Geil, 49, earned a master’s in elementary education after ten years of night classes. Her son Michael Geil, 22, of Keota, received a bachelor’s in science education with honors. The family achievement occurred at the University of Town commencement.
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KEOTA
Rosella Geil
University of Town
Michael Geil
Geils
Mid-Prairie
William Penn College
Five Iowans chosen for Hoover Library trustees
Five Iowans were elected to the Hoover Library Association board at its West Branch meeting. Named are Robert K. Beck Ernest Hayes Bruce Van Druff Walter E. Brown and William Quarton. Officials announced a forthcoming multivolume Herbert Hoover biography funded by the J. M. Foundation.
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West Branch
IDPA
Hoover Library Association
Robert K. Beck
Centerville Sowegian
Ernest Hayes
Mount Pleasant Insuranceman
Bruce van Druff
Murphy Company
Red Oak
Walter E. Brown
Marshalltown
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Radio and Television Ve
Conn
Floyd Fawcett
Lowell Thomas
Pawling
New York
Forbes Osberg
L. C. Rummells
Vincent Starzinger
Des Moines
John M. Henry
Hedo Zacherle
Darrell A. Morf
Beahl T. Pid
Herbert Hoover
J. M. Foundation of
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Brad Black
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David Butterbaugh
David Campbell
Tim Carr
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Mark Crawford
Jeff Enfield
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Steve Haynes
Ann Cherryholmes
Debbie Craig
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Mary Taylor
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Jeff Britsch
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Gerald Franzen
Mike Fritz
Tom Longer
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Stepford Wives
West ‘Main Hy
Capa
Legislative
Julie Roth
Lene Roth
Washington High School
Evening Journal
Jolene
Owen Roth
Julie
Margaret Roth
the Journal
Mrs. Becker
Chicago
Grain Renue
Ainsworth High School
Dolores Hazelett
Mrs. Geil
U of I
Mangold
Hoover
Charles Lley Warner
Margaret Ann Marie
Leo Marie
Delta Epsilon Sigma
Marycrest College
Marycrest
Bonne Hell
Bonne Bell
Bell
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