Washington Notes and Upcoming Celebrations and Updates
Myron Graber to study in Porto Alegre Brazil on an international youth exchange. Memorial Day honors war dead in local cemeteries while veterans rest overseas. Washington Y's Men hear from past exchange student Charlotte Stanley. Two observers report unidentified flying objects near town. Ames ISU commencement lists graduates Kay Connelly Patricia DeLa Robert Thompson Ronald Sheetz. Beverly Anderson returns from Kansas visit. Municipal Band opens summer concerts in Central Park with eleven shows. Lawrence McVey new instructor at Municipal Airport. three instructors now on staff. Ground training for pilots and five training planes in service noted. George L. McDaniel marks 26 years in Washington drug store business. Booth Amusement Company to be headquartered here with Claire Booth owner and manager. Lt Glen Eldrige discusses military motorization topics with U's Men. Centennial Celebration planned June 29 to July 4 with county bands and fireworks. Washington public schools grant diplomas to class of 81. Dr Naboth Osborne delivers commencement address. Col S W Brookhart re-nominated for U S Senator with strong local support. Ames DeMolay elects officers Maxwell McCall John Shields Merle Edwards William Holland Harold Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Graber
Wilbert Graber
Washington
Porto Alegre
Brazil
International Christian Youth Exchange
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Charlotte Stanley
Washington High School
Finland
Washington Y
Harold Walker
Harold Kline
George L. McDaniel
McElhinney Drug
Booth
Naboth Osborne
Burlington
Col
S.W. Brookhart
United States
Washington County
Ames Chapter of DeMolay
Maxwell McCall
John Shields
Merle Edwards
William Holland
Harold Johnson
Guest Day planned by Columbus UMW in June
Columbus Junction May 20 Guest Day for the United Methodist Women set for Wednesday June 2 at 1 30 p m leader Helen Thornton Hostesses include Fern Marshall Evelyn Peters Alice Vannice Gladys Orris and Wilma Henson The last meeting of the year for Chapter R T T T was held with Margaret Newell as hostess A quilt show is planned for May 29 at the Peoples Bank activity room in operation 9 a m to 2 p m Carol Ann Howell heads the Ways and Means Committee Other members Beverly Currie Phyllis Perry and Jean Shellmyer Also funds approved to send a school youngster to an Iowa City speech clinic this summer A camp girl will spend two weeks in Minnesota State T T T convention report given by Kay Duncan and Connie Lewis Next meeting in September with camp report Recognition day set Sunday at the Junction and City Methodist Churches Seniors named and listed for each location From Graduate Schools Ivan Arthur Cathy Chatterton John Greene Robin Greene Doug Lewis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
United Methodist
Helen Thornton
Fern Marshall
Evelyn Peters
Alice Vannice
Gladys Orris
Wilma Henson
R. T.T.T
Margaret Newell
Lorraine Smylie
Connie Lewis
Peoples Bank
Carol Ann Howell
Ways and Means
Beverly Currie
Phyllis Perry
Jean Shellmyer
Iowa City
Minnesota
Kay Duncan
Junction
Jim Morrison
Ron Ort
Keith Loyd
Sheila McDonald
Jeanne Arthur
Cindy DeGroot
Bob Locke
Kent Ostrom
Randy Brauns
Jay Greene
Ron Orris
Jim Shrier
Ivan Arthur
Cathy Chatterton
John Greene
Robin Greene
Doug Lewis
Hospital Notes Admitted and Births in Washington Area
Admission notes list Mrs Alpha Brecht Mrs William Beenblossom and Mrs Blanche Kos all of Washington plus Mr Joseph Goedken and today’s admit Kelly Greiner of Keota for medical care Long term care placement for Mrs Olia Cobb Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Neil Miller of Washington Dismissals include Jimmie Keen of Brighton Miss Ida Slabaugh of Washington and Glen Gordon of Keota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Brecht
Washington
William Beenblossom
Blanche Kos
Joseph Goedken
Kelly Greiner
Keota
Olia Cobb
Jimmie Keen
Brighton
Ida Slabaugh
Glen Gordon
Wendell McConnell
Charles McConnell
Riverton Hospital
Military Road
South
Seattle
Wash
Medical notices for Wayland and Brighton residents
Tuesday yesterday lists Mrs. Mable Kauffman of Wayland and Mrs. Mary J. Whitaker of Brighton as medical. Today names Joseph Goodken of Washington and Mrs. Thad Loan with daughter in Washington for medical matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Kauffman
Wayland
Medical
Mary J. Whitaker
Brighton
Joseph Goodken
Washington
Thad Loan
Medical Updates From Keota and Washington
Wednesday Yesterday reports medical updates for Jim Rupe of Keota John Paul Wolfe of Washington and Mrs Allan Ferguson of Washington plus yesterday notes on Mr and Mrs David Hobscheidt of Keota and their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rupe
Keota
John Paul Wolfe
Washington
Allan Ferguson
Washington and nearby towns note medical and family events
Yesterday and today reports record several life events including Mrs Eric Gilge in Washington undergoing surgery and Mrs Ruby B Flanigan in Washington receiving medical care. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Rex Sheetz of Keota welcoming a son, plus notices for Larry Prior of Columbus Junction and several Washington residents including Mary Whitaker and Hazel Griggs and Allan Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Gilge
Washington
Ruby B. Flanigan
Rex Sheetz
Keota
Son
Larry Prior
Columbus Junction
Mary Whitaker
Brighton
Allan Ferguson
Hazel Griggs
Local notices list residents and kin in Keota Wayland and Washington
Today Mrs. David Hobscheidt and her son from Keota, Mrs. Mable Kauffman of Wayland, and Mrs. Bill Beenblossom of Washington are the named individuals in a brief community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hobscheidt and Son
Keota
Mable Kauffman
Wayland
Bill Beenblossom
Washington
Iowa City Couple Tie The Knot In May 15 1976 Wedding
Claire Ellen Wehr of Iowa City daughter of Raymond and Mrs Wehr and Scott Jeffrey McCoy of Iowa City son of Mr and Mrs McCoy of Ames exchanged vows at St Marys Church Iowa City on Saturday May 15 1976 at 3 p m in a double ring ceremony officiated by Father Richard Leonard and Reverend William Benbow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Ellen Wehr
Iowa City
Raymond Wehr
Keota
Scott Jeffrey McCoy
Jon McCoy
Ames
St. Mary’s Church
Richard Leonard
William Benbow
Stork Gazette announces births and family listings
PHOENIX VU BUI daughter of Mr and Mrs Thach Qui Bui 2134 W Main JOSHUA JON MILLER son of Mr and Mrs Ned Miller 120 Clara Barton Street Washington CURTIS GEORGE HOBSCHEIDT son of Mr and Mrs David Michael Hobscheidt 403 South Green Keota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix VU Bui
Thach Qui Bui
W. Main
Washington
Joshua Jon Miller
Ned Miller
Clara Barton Street
Curtis George Hobscheidt
David Michael Hobscheidt
South Green
Keota
Washington news highlights in week of May 1976 events
Miss Terri Earll graduates with education and special education certificates in Iowa City. Local attendance at graduations and funerals noted, along with council bids for street work in Washington and proposed water rate increases. Also reports on hospital clinic opening, baptisms, engagements, and area honors at universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Earll
Duane Earl
Hiawatha
Iowa City
Jack Cherry
John Cherry Jr
Ashley and
Shannon
Virgil Earll
Miss Earll
Jack Cherrys
Virgil Earlls
University of Iowa
Lynn Kloppfer
Kalona
Kimberly Walker
Washington
Sharon Petrone
Wellman
Dale McAllister
Winfield
Recent Deaths Then and Now Across Washington County
A sequence of obituaries lists Claude T. McCoy 79 of 620 W Washington and Carrie Mercer Carbee 93 of 523 West Main died May 15 and 17, 1976. Also mentioned are Celeste Shelangoski 60 East Pleasant Plain, Leroy Conrad 53 Crawfordsville, Tom Bayliss 86 Keota, Lorena Lynn 87 Keota, Fred Coakley rural Route 1 West Chester, Bessie Marie Green 79 Columbus Junction, Opal Gardner 81 Kalona and John Paul Wolfe 67 Washington. Deaths note lingering illnesses, hospitalizations, and recent movings as a weekly death tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Shelangoski
East Pleasant Plain
Washington County Hospital
Carrie Mercer Carbee
West Main Street
Fred Coakley
West Chester
John Paul Wolfe
East Fifth Street
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
A. J. Unthank
Unthank
W. A
Phillips
T. C
Reeves
W. D
E. L
Smith
C. C. Reeves
Stanley J. Mouser
Iowa State College
Kay Connelly
Cliff Connelly
Patricia DeLa
R.B. DeLa
Robert Thompson
Ronald Sheetz
Merle Sheetz
Beverly Anderson
Kan
Richard E. Wright
Des Moines
Central Park
Ralph W. Young
Lawrence McVey
Roseville
Ill
Columbus
UMW
By Helene B. Dillon
Neil Miller
David Hobscheidt
Stork Gazette
Journal the Week
Journal
Clarence Brown Sr
Doyle Brown
Clarence Brown Jr
Leila Mullikin
Virginia Carris
Packwood
Erma (Kleinschmidt) Shaw
Shaw
Vera Marek
Pleasantview
Mercy Hospital
Carol Marek
Dale Marek
Route 3
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa Memorial Union
Roxie H. Young
Drs. Smith and
Westphal
St. Louis
America
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Jacksonville
Fla
Washington D.C
Charles Krall
Mitchell, S.D
Virginia Albright
Edna Cole
Gary Goodell
Rowena Goodell
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Washington City
L.L. Pelling Co
Pelling Co
Marie Waldschmidt
Iowa Catholic Daughters
Dubuque
Marie
Court McDermot
Agnes Beliel
William Kendrick
Washington Care Center
Charles Morris
Dale Booth
Joshua Jon
Washington Public Library
Helen Wilson
Verton Miller
Donna
Carl Darby
Glen Widmer
Bernard Singleton
Bernard Ray
David Eschweiler
New Hampton
Eschweiler
Singletons
John Eschweiler
Kansas City
Richard George
Lena Houseal
Eileen Hammen
Jeanne Prohaska
Sharon Eden
Herb True
Notre Dame
Ann Barber
Stanley Barber
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo
Christine Kaska
Cletus Kaska
West Liberty
Blanche Norton
Orville Griggs
Allen Griggs
Kafka
Jodie Ritz
Max Yoder
Wanda Faye
Kenneth L. Yoder
Lyle Yoder
Mr. Yoder
Frank Harvey
Elaine
Darrell Smith
Guy Smith Sr
Coralville
Waco High School
Olds
Robert Wilcox
Iowa
Wilcox
Crawfordsville United Methodist Church
Nick Kassebaum
Wayland Mennonite Church
Ralph Gibson
Louis Schrader
Charles Twinam
Betty Becker
Deanne Alvine
Richard
Virginia
Shalla
Ivan Ulin
Richard Griffith
Myron Jones
Richard Kelley
Leo Marie
Leroy O'Conner
Riverside
Ezra Smith
Albion Young
City of
Maurice Baringer
Municipp
Baringer
State Appeal Board
E. Polk St
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Ainsworth
Chris Wehr
Marcia Edgar
Deborah Hillman
Julie Utter
Crawfordsville
Barbara Finke Keota
Francia Lyle Richland
Carol Krewson
Judy Nordyke
Sheila Rood
James Campbell
Peggy Llewellyn
Francine Marek
Robert McConnell
John McKeene
Robert Swift
Swift
Charles Snyder
Lyman R. Carbee
Out of Town
John M. Eisenbart
Bill
Skokie, Ill
R.L. Bywater
Willis M. Bywater
R.T. Feddersen
North Liberty
Jack Mercer
Margaret Brown
Ottumwa
John M. Syverud
Bettendorf
S.M. Syverud
Pleasant Valley
Martin Eisenbart
Streator
William J. Little
Claude T. McCoy
W. Washington
Leroy Conrad
Tom Bayliss
Maplewood Manor
Clarence (Lorena) Lynn
United Presbyterian Home
Lynn
Bessie Marie Green
Opal M. Gardner
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