Washington seniors top Class Day honors. wind, history noted
A Washington High School Class Day program honors the 1966 valedictorian Sally Owen and co salutatorians Pam Romine and Marcie Anderson for scholastic achievements while nearby Keota farm areas faced damaging early morning winds. Separate columns recount Mid-Prairie valedictorian and salutatorian, and a 20 year look back to roses, inventions, and local history.
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Washington High School
Sally Owen
John C. Owen
Washington
Pam Romine
Delmar Romine
Marcie Anderson
Dean Anderson
Keota
Ron McClellen
Dave McClellen
Mid-Prairie
Diana Reif
William Reif
Memorial Day brings summer plans and local events across the area
Memorial Day ceremonies honored the area dead as overcast skies teased rain. The week set in a summer mood with library programs, Summer Creative events, a swimming pool opening, and Lake Darling State Park readiness. Farmers report strong corn planting and soybean progress amid cooler showers. Local baseball and softball seasons begin, including a new girls team at the high school. A Crawfornsville youth, Craig Dare, and five friends completed a 175 mile canoe trip from Ames to Coppock on the Skunk River over the holiday. Mayor Harold Johnson is among 36 mayoral entrants in a regional contest. The U.P. Home held a cornerstone for a new health care center, while county plans for a doctors clinic move forward as physician shortages bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Darling State Park
Crawfornsville
Craig Dare
George Dares
Washington
Art
Skunk
Ames
Craig
Iowa
Harold Johnson
U.P
Hospital Notes Buyadmitted and discharged list
Hospital notes list admissions on Tuesday with Mrs Raymond Bower in Washington and several others, including George Weston Mrs Laura Wade and Merle Walker. Surgical patient Mrs Herbert Nash admitted. Dismissals include Mary Catherine Greiner and a Sunday batch with several families and individuals named.
Medical notices and birth announced in Washington and Columbus Junction
Wednesday Yesterday lists miss Loretta Cavin Joe Goodlander Mrs Wendell Warner Mrs Clayton Worley and Mrs Elvie Fisher as receiving medical notices in Washington Riverside Columbus Junction. Births today record Mr and Mrs Thomas Clark in Columbus Junction with a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Cavin
Washington
Joe Goodlander
Riverside
Wendell Warner
Clayton Worley
Columbus Junction
Elvie Fisher
Thomas Clark
Medical notices and family updates across several towns
Yesterday mentions Clarence Fritchen Richland Miss Angeline Burke Brighton James Hiller Columbus Junction Mrs Margaret Vinton Washington Mrs Florence Tanner Washington Robert Jones Brighton all listed under medical or surgical. Also yesterday notes Mr and Mrs Robert Wetrich Washington with their son. Today references Mrs Laura Wade West Chester Kathryn Blodgett Ainsworth Ted Howell Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fritchen
Richland
Angeline Burke
Brighton
James Hiller
Columbus Junction
Margaret Vinton
Washington
Florence Tanner
Robert Jones
Robert Wetrich
Washington, Son
Laura Wade
West Chester
Kathryn Blodgett
Ainsworth
Ted Howell
Sarah DeLay
Laura Morrow
Wayland
Waco High School
Charles Helfrich
Diane
Linda
Kermit DeLay
Bobby
Des Moines
Max DeLay
Terry
Marengo
James Morrow
Randy
Sheila
Beverly
Cindy Sinn
Dale Carroll
Clarence Farrier
Isaac Kleese
Friday Yesterday Surgical and Medical Notices
Miss Mary Ellen Reed of Washington underwent a surgical procedure. Miss Ann Beal of Washington received medical care. Mrs. James Murphy of Muscatine underwent medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Reed
Washington
Ann Beal
James Murphy
Muscatine
Marriages of the Week Laura Dickinson and Richard Kohnert
Laura Lee Dickinson and Richard G. Kohnert of Cedar Falls exchanged marriage vows on Saturday May 24 1975 at St Josephs Church East Pleasant Plain with Father John Kissling officiating at a noon double ring ceremony. Parents of the couple are Mr and Mrs Ralph Dickinson of Brighton and Mr and Mrs Milton Kohnert of Calamus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lee Dickinson
Richard G. Kohnert
Cedar Falls
St. Joseph's Church
East Pleasant Plain
John Kissling
Ralph E. Dicinwn
Brighton
Milton Kohnert
Calamus
Angela Ma Auann Clark birth notice in Columbus Junction
Angela Ma Auann Clark, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Joe Clark of 506 Locust Street Columbus Junction, is announced as born. The brief notice gives the family reference and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Ma’ Auann
Thomas Joe Clark
Locust St
Columbus Junction
Washington Journal The Week in Review May 31, 1975
News brief spanning local obituaries, graduations, awards and community notes from Washington and surrounding areas. Notable items include evacuee Larry Jones in Bangkok, new addresses for the White family, memorial weekend visits, Lung Association Walk winnings, Boys State sponsorship, and multiple graduation festivities with honors and family celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Week In Review
American Lung Association
Lori Shalla
Larry Shalla
Rt. 1
Riverside
Osincups
Deaths and notices span Iowa towns and Davenport bond loss
Obituaries chronicle deaths across multiple towns including Mrs Bessie Tappan and Anna Helmick, with services listed for Leonard Phillips, Elsie Jenkins, Fearn Hartnell, and others. Davenport voters reject a 4.9 million bond issue for a new elementary and handicapped school, turnout under 10 percent and a margin favoring opponents.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Tested boar sales scheduled for summer dates
Emmett Stevermer of Iowa State University announces tested boar sale dates in Ames Wymore Ida Grove Lisbon Clarkson New Hampton for the summer. Sales begin at 8 p.m. with one exception at Wymore 6 30 p.m. all sales at test station sites near each city.
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S Ames
Emmett Stevermer
Iowa State University
Ames
Wymore
Neb
Ida Grove
Lisbon
Clarkson
New Hampton
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Charles Berdo
Boyd Berdo
Frances Louise Null
Katheryn Berdo Null
Denver
Colo
Sammy McCleery
Wright Cohn
Alice Ward
Catharine Jane
M. J. Redlinger
Iowa Avenue
Journal Office
Bacon White
Kalona Maplecrest
White
Alvin Rommel
Donald Klene
Burlington
Central Park
Reisters
Gibsons
Askens
Powers
Country Club
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Claud Tucker
Washington High School Boys’ Glee Club
Penney Store
J. L. Brookhart
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Aunt Agatha
Raymond Bower
George Weston
Merle Walker
Clayton Richardson
Herbert Nash
James Buck
Mary Catherine Greiner
Keith Idle
Winfield
Gene Zeck
Dorothy Bowman
Harrison, Ark
Virgil Davis
Don Boyd
Joseph Cavanaugh
Thomas Lowry
Stork Gazette
Journal
O. Dale Jones
Larry
Laos
Bangkok
Kenneth H. White
Coschocton
Ohio
Crawfordsville
Jones Funeral Home
Billie
Willa Briley Young
East Main St
Wwf
E. C. Longfield
Lakewood
George Goetz
Faye Goetz
University Hospital
Town City
John Goetz
Milton Smith
Dear Rapids
Chris John Scheldrup
John Scheldrup
Camp Dodge
Leon Beatty American Legion Post of
Jane Passmore
Johnson
Robert and
Linda Wenger
Mennonite Board of Missions
Elkhart
Ind
Bethel Mennonite Church
Tod
Ralph Erlnbush
Missouri
Kirksville
Dorothy Harrison
Gayla
Memphis
Order of
Curtis Mineart
Melvin Schnicker
Milton Schnicker
Donald Davison
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Steven Mineart
University of Iowa Schoo of Medicine
Moh
Archie Lovick
Karl
Luther College
Decorah
Steve Lovick
Lovick
Cloyce Tinnes
Tinnes
Florence Kyle
la Jolla
Calif
Alice McDaniel
Edwin Tinnes
Cloyce Tinnes Home
Miss Kyle
Claudia Allison
Tonya
Lloyd
Shirley) Reed
Miss Tinnes
John Waters
Colona, Ill
Dorothy Marston
Robert Hopping
Steve
Jeff
Adel
Bausch & Lomb
Blair House Foundation
Tom Dawson
Blair House
Dawson
Herbert Farrell
Fred Bruegge
Kevin
Rhonda
Melinda
Richard Marshall
LeeAnn Marshall
Polk County High School
Frieda Sievers
Civic Music Association of
Beverly Sills
Hoyt Sherman Place
Minneapolis
Metropolitan Opera
Upper Midwest
Gounod
Claire Gruma
Public Library
Larry Morrow
Denise
Greg
Anna Farmer
Robert L. Falls
Land
Texas
Mary ‘Ann Smith
SCAD
Washington Care Center
E. Polk St
City Plan and Zoning Commission
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Board of Adjustment
Edward Wolfe
Robert Brinton
Ethel Hanze
Rodney Hanze
Wolfe
Roger Hanze
Swedesburg
Cloyce Stewart
Jay Brewer
Esther
Linda Bordwell
Keola High School
Katherine Buxbaum
Grace Hill
Grinnell Hospital
Eugene Engel
Harold Kane
U.S
Luziers Cosmetic Company
Lyle Schulty
James L. Schulty
New Jersey
Daniel Creech
Holy Trinity School
Donald E. Creech
Daniel
Walter Reed
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Alan Thomann
Heath Alan
Charles Chalupa
Bernard Thomann
Yaro Sojka
Wilbur Chalupa
Anna Thomann
Richard Shnoebelen
Raymond Wehr
Mary Ann
Keota High School
Scott McCoy
Claire Wehr
Wade Crone
Lima
Martha Crone
Lafayette
Arthur Edmondson
Harry Drake
Crone
Bessie Tappan
Orville Tappan
William H. Hotle
East 3Rd St
Washington County Hospital
Anna Elizabeth Helmick
Columbus City
Wapello
Leonard Francis Phillips Sr
Veterans Hospital
Glaphrey Dayton
Fairmount Cemetery
Eric Waixer
Warren W. Parcell
Rubio
Ankeny Funeral Home
Ankeny
Fearn Hartnell
Parkview
Fairfield
Gould Funeral Home
Kenneth Pitts
Friends Cemetery
Elsie Jenkins
Colonial Manor
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