May week tidings from Aunt Agatha town circle
A busy week with graduation 172 diplomas four pages of pictures and town projects. Florists work ahead of Memorial Day as cemeteries glow with flowers. Water tower and big sewer and waterlines upgrade roads torn up but paving soon. Senior Citizens festival in YMCA and Campfire Girls plant petunias in Central Park with community support. Kalona bank scare and SBA loan for Chef Quik plant salvage. Boys State selection and high school baseball back after years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Central Park
Our City
Kalona
Small Business Administration
Chef Quik Co
Kim Walker
Boys State
Des Moines
American Legion
Larry Hysell
Fitz
Week on the Farm Saturday May 27 Highlights
Weather favored planting with a week of good conditions. a Tuesday rain slowed work briefly but allowed equipment repairs and supply stocking. Beekeeping in a small bush caused a swarm to disburse after a brief scare while a disc and plow faced wet spots and slabs. A tractor exhaust hole needed temporary repair with baling wire, and bees regrouped with no stings reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Horse
Local notices recap community life and obituaries
A review of May 1952 events highlights Baptist convention travel, military returns, college commencements at Highlands University and Washington High School, and open house at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Graduates include St. James School and SUI students. veterans and local workers are mentioned along with parish and Legion news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Golf and Country Club
Dan Brindley
Brindley
Robert R. Thompson
Bremerton
Wash
Washington
Central Park
City Park Board
Harry Sowden
Robert W. Redlinger
S.N
Hubert Redlinger
Tongue Pointe
Astoria
Ore
Carla Guther
Pauline Jackson
Des Moines
C.H. Guther
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
C. Ramond Reed
Washington Methodist Church
Washington High School
St. James School
Robert Redlinger
Billy Casey
James Redlinger
Gale Walker
Mary Louise Redlinger
Carol Walker
Corcoran
Honorary degree for Rev. Robert Dodder at Iowa Wesleyan
Rev. Robert Dodder of Council Bluffs received an honorary Doctor of Divinity at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant for outstanding work in his field. Other local honors include May 26 Iowa honors for Lamarr Widmer and May 2024 UNI and William Penn College recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dodder
Council Bluffs
J. F. Larson
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Dodder
Annette van Dyke
Richland
William Penn College
van Dyke
Spencer Chapel
Mt Pleasant
David W. Myers
Randy Jirsa
Wellman
Shirleen Sue Statler
West Chester
Rotary awards honor for service and anniversary notices
Mrs. Cornelia Day received this year's Community Service Award from the Washington Rotary Club presented by E. K. Schlapkoh. A May 21 family dinner at 702 East Harrison marked Raymond and Davis’s 25th wedding anniversary with invites listed. Lane-Wells Scholar Binnie Brush earns Iowa State scholarship for 1972-73 and Lydia Ferguson to celebrate 88th birthday May 27. Washington social notes include graduations, travels, and barbers’ seminar attendance involving local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Cornelia) Day
Washington Rotary Club
Raymond Davis
East Harrison
Alvin Dobereiner
Silvis
Ill
George Davis
Moline
Edward Weller
Kane, Ill
John Davis
Des Moines
Davis
Binnie Brush
Ainsworth
Lane - Wells
Iowa State University
Ames
Miss Brush
College of Home Economics
Lydia Ferguson
Washington
Marion Ferguson
Seneca Trail
Hartville
SBA approves loan to rebuild Chef Quik Kalona plant
The Small Business Administration funds a 229 500 loan to the Industrial Development Corporation of Kalona to reconstruct the Chef Quik Company plant after a February fire. The project aims to restore operations and reach up to 160 employees, with the announcement by Congressman Schwengel and Senator Miller. The notice also mentions ongoing Washington County Cancer Crusade fundraising and several local commencement and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Development Corporation of
Kalona
Chef Quik Company
Small Business Administration
Fred Schwengel
Jack Miller
University of Iowa to award 230 seniors with special honors
The University of Iowa will graduate 230 seniors with special honors at Friday's commencement. Richard Koehler and Lamarr Widmer, both sons of Iowa families, will receive distinction and highest distinction respectively. The notice also records family visits, travel plans, and a commencement reception honoring Randy Goeke with numerous attendees from Grinnell Montezuma Hedrick and Keota, along with other regional ties and hospital news about Hilbert Herron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Richard Koehler
Mary L. Koehler
Washington
Lamarr Widmer
Clayton Widmers
Crawfordsville
Randy Goeke
Leonard Goeke
Randy
Edward Hamilton
Ronald Arnaman
Paul McConnell
Mae Ditzler
Grinnell
William Fitzsimmons
Fred Zorn
Arthur B. Goeke
Mark
Matthew Drafahl
Chas Arnaman
Montezuma
Jerry Hanshaw
Pleasant Plain
Gloria Capps
Hedrick
M. John Owen
Keota
John Thorne
Robert Miksch
Louis Larsen
Terry, Benny and
Rosaleen Goeke
State Bank names new officers as Kos retires from presidency
Washington State Bank announces board changes effective June. Frank L. Kos will retire as president and become chairman of the executive committee, succeeded by Logan T. Heilman as president and Milo M. Orris promoted to vice president. Kos has served since 1932 and will remain a director alongside Holland, also a director. Heilman joined the bank in 1939 and Orris since 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State Bank
Frank L. Kos
L A. Holland
Kos
Holland
Logan T. Heilman
Milo M. Orris
Heilman
Orris
Deaths of the Week Across Several Iowa Communities
A roundup of recent deaths includes Mrs. Kermit Spera 47 in Decatur Illinois and Irvin Kraemer former Brighton publisher. Other obituaries list John Robert Cupp 92 Huntington Beach California and James H. Boileau 68 Iowa City Mercy Hospital. Additional notices name Charles L Mapel 65 Ainsworth Francis C. Yeggy 73 Riverside Clarence H. Chance 61 Brighton Lulu Smith former Brighton resident Homer M. Yoder 69 Tyler Texas and John J Schwab 79 Kinross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
James H. Boileau
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Riverside
Francis C. Yeggy
Hospital Admissions and Births Across Several Towns
Daily hospital admissions include Clyde Knight Washington, Robert Milford Kalona, Ella Miller Washington, Albert Hahn Keota, Earl Burroughs Mr Pleasant. Births reported for Wells Washington daughter and Hall Kibling Goodwin Wayland daughter. Dismissals include Yoder Kalona Townsend North English Woodson Washington Triska Washington Gosling Ainsworth Hoskins Richland and Rodney Summy Columbus Junction Lynn Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Knight
Washington
Robert Milford
Kalona
Ella Miller
Albert Hahn
Keota
Earl Burroughs
Pleasant
Larry Wells
Neal Hall
John Kibling
Ray Goodwin
Wayland
Simon J. Yoder
James Townsend
George Woodson
Mary Triska
Harvey Gosling
Ainsworth
Galen Hoskins
Richland
Rodney Summy
Columbus Junction
John Lynn
Brighton
Washington births and medical updates note multiple families
Yesterday and today report several medical updates in Washington with individuals Robert Jones George Bond Jimmy Mayfield Louie Jones Robert Dickinson and Ray Weber all listed as medical. The Kalona area welcomes a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joe Te Bockhorst with the birth announced in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones
Washington
George Bond
Keota
Jimmy Mayfield
Louie Jones
Robert Dickinson
Ray Weber
Richland
Joe Te Bockhorst
Kalona
Local Births and Medical Updates Across Communities
Yesterday reports list Mrs. David Messenger of Keota and Mrs. Helen Ward of Washington among medical cases and Mrs. Bessie Lowry of Brighton. Today notes surgical cases for Mrs. Daniel Dunn of Keota and Mrs. James Pease of Washington along with Duane Hiller in Columbus Junction. Also yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brophy of Wellman welcomed a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Messenger
Keota
Helen Ward
Washington
Bessie Lowry
Brighton
Daniel Dunn
James Pease
Duane Hiller
Columbus Junction
Robert Brophy
Wellman
Washington Births and Medical Notices
Yesterday notices list Miss Helen Wylie and Yara Sojka, both in Washington, for medical matters, plus John Miller in Washington. Today the notices announce Mr and Mrs Ronald Bennett in Washington welcomed a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wylie
Washington
Yara Sojka
John Miller
Ronald Bennett
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Welch - Moore Shoe Store
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University of Northern Iowa
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Morton A. Carr
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Los Angeles
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Willard Palmer
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Fred Day
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Eldon
Richard Smothers
Kept
Mary Ann Marie
William Marie Jr
West Monroe
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Kermit
Betty) Spera
Decatur
Spera
Irvin Kraemer
Kraemer
Brighton Enterprise
Keokuk Street
John Robert Cupp
Huntington Beach
Batavia
Ralph Augustine
Charles L. Mapel
Clarence H. Chance
East Seventh Street
University Hospital
Lulu Smith
Airfield
Homer M. Yoder
Tyler
Tex
Here
Texas
Kinross
John J. Schwab
University Hospitals
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