Extension council elections set for eight townships
Washington County voters in eight townships will elect a County Extension Council for a two year term. Nominating committees were named at the last meeting. Public meetings are scheduled November 4 through 21 at multiple township locations, including Keota, Burnett Smith home, Ainsworth, Wellman, Riverside, Brighton, West Chester, and the 4 H building on fair grounds.
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Washington County
Dennis Berger
Pate
Dutch Creek
Keota Presbyterian Church
Clay
Burnett Smith
Ainsworth Legion Hall
Lime Creek
Wellman Methodist Church
Iowa
Riverside
Brighton
Brighton Legion Hall
Franklin
West Chester Methodist Church
Washington
Fairgrounds
LeRoy Mineart
Guy Stacy
Henry Derby
Clay — Burnett Smith
Robert Brinton
Carroll Steinbeck
Clifford Conklin
Cloyece Crone
Orville Griggs
Frank Kleese
Morton Carr
Peter Bell
Elmer Schneider
Jack Walsh
LeRoy O'Conner
C. R. Johnson
Herb Nicholls
Washington County Legion names new officers
American Legion members at a called meeting in Washington voted to continue the county Legion organization and named new officers led by county commander Stanley Chabal. Harold Jarvis was chosen adjutant and Don Myers sergeant at arms with Ken Ray urging posts to recruit Vietnam veterans.
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American Legion
Washington
Washington County Legion
Stanley Chabal
Harold Jarvis
Don Myers
Kenneth Ray
Everette Burham
Washington County
Iowa
Ken Peters
Leo Boley
Keosauqua
Roberts
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Leo Dunbar
Maxwell
Katona
Legion Post to Meet Tuesday Evening in Chamber Rooms
Leon Beatty American Legion post will hold its meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce rooms south of the courthouse. The venue is changed as Legion rooms are in use on election night. Plans for Veterans Day will be discussed and members are reminded that dues are payable now.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Legion
Venus and Adonis opera to be staged at Iowa City
The University of Iowa Opera Workshop will present John Blow's Venus and Adonis on Nov 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. in Macbride Auditorium. The production, directed by Herlad Stark with Musical Director Robert Donington, features graduate students in major roles and a full university crew. Tickets go on sale Oct 29 at $1 at the University Box Office.
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Iowa City
Venus
Adonis
University of Iowa Opera Workshop
John Blow
Macbride
Opera
Herald Stark
Robert Eckert
Tom Waechter
Pella
Robert Donington
Donington
Dan Jepson
Thermopolis
Wyo
Jean MacDonald
Fr. Benton
Mont
Carol Beermann
Burlington
Don Laren
Karl Gevecker
Rolla
Marcia Thayer
U of I Dance Theatre
Caryl Becker
Akron
Ohio
Ronald Anderson
Bismark
N. D
Kathleen Wilcox
Charles City
Cupid
David Coleman
Thomasville
Carroll Lehman
Chambersburg
Shepherds
Sue Sandros
Clear Lake
Shepherdess
Iowa Memorial Union
Notable Hospital Appointments and Visits
Yesterday records list Mrs. May Carson of Ainsworth in medical care and Mrs. Sam Simmering of Washington undergoing surgical procedures along with Mrs. Orville Flory of Washington also noted for surgery. Today entries include Mrs. Harold Ganon and daughter of Washington along with Guy Sellers and Marcus Kuhn of Wayland and Mrs. Elizabeth McClung of Washington.
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May Carson
Ainsworth
Medical
Sam Simmering
Washington
Surgical
Orville Flory
Harold Ganon
Guy Sellers
Marcus Kuhn
Wayland
Elizabeth McClung
Gift ideas for servicemen from waiting wives bulletin
Washington County Red Cross notes readers ask what to send to Viet Nam servicemen. Suggestions from the Waiting Wives Bulletin include drinks, potato sticks, bath powder, bandages, packing materials, greeting cards, mailing labels, pens, batteries, tomato seeds, grow seeds, base beautification, high intensity lamps, underwear, and imaginative replacements. The piece credits the bulletin and references Fort Myer Virginia and the Washington Evening Journal.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
Vietnam
Army Community Service
Fort Myer
Virginia
Love
White House
Red Cross
Fragments Outline Unclear Local Note
The readable text presents disjoint time fragments and a mention of travel per week by car with a Washington reference and a small monetary figure. Names, dates, places, or concrete actions are not clearly stated in the fragment.
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Washington
Mrs Lilly Spohn of Wayland dies
Mrs Lilly Maude Spohn 83 of Wayland dies Friday November 1 1968 at Pines Rest Home Washington after five years as a patient Services set for Tuesday at 130 p m at Cottonwood United Methodist Church Wayland with Rev Earl Streyfeffler officiating Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery Brighton Zehr Funeral Home in charge Spohn born July 28 1885 Perlee Iowa daughter of James A and Malinda Hodson Shafer She was a member of the Christian Church in Brighton She married Clelia Spohn who died in 1956 Survived by seven children Arnold San Bernardino California Iris Volger and Lois Arbogast Wayland Robert Los Angeles Olive Spohn and Helen Poznanski California Myrna Kelly Morrell Kansas one brother Ward Sahfer Ocean Side California one sister Mrs John Trinity Sandy Oregon 23 grandchildren several great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren.
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Wayland
Lilly Maude Spohn
Pines Rest Home
Washington
James A
Malinda Hodson Shafer
Christian Church
Brighton
Clelia Spohn
Arnold
San Bernadino
Calif
William
Iris) Volger
Lloyd
Lois) Arbogast
Robert
Los Angeles
Olive Spohn
Ray
Helen) Poznanski
California
Frank
Myrna) Kelly
Morrell
Kansas
Ward Sahfer
Ocean Side
John Trinity
Sandy
Oregon
Bethel Society and Church Activities Highlight November Plans
Bethel Missionary Society met with seven members led by Mrs. Dean Sandburg and Mrs. Mary Crandall as they shared Bible verses from Concern magazine. First Presbyterian UPW Women planned a church dessert and a November 3 recording session with devotions by Mrs. Thomas Gerdes and a program on Our Thank Offering. December engagements include Karen Kay Byerly and Robert D. Crossett Jr. with a December wedding anticipated, and Winter nuptials for Marilyn Lee to Wesley A. Rich set for December 20 in California.
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Bethel Missionary Society
Frank Wenger
Concern Magazine
Dean Sandburg
Mary Crandall
Mark
First Presbyterian Upw
Circle 2
Charles Schiebel
Irvin Whitham
Ed Blattner
Jerry Simmering
Richard Colby
Thomas Gerdes
Dale A. Byerly
Ainsworth
Karen Kay
Robert D. Crossett Jr
Robert D. Crossett Sr
Washington
Miss Byerly
Winga’s
Mr. Crossett
Paul’ Shoes
Albert Lee
Lakewood
Calif
Marilyn
Wesley A. Rich
Walter Rich
Crawfordsville
South Gate
California
Miss Lee
Lakewood High School
Long Beach Junior College
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Rich
San Fernando State College
Washington man earns Army Commendation Medal in Germany
Sp-5 Robert W. Grieser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice B. Grieser of Washington, received the Army Commendation Medal from the commander of the 79th Engineer Battalion in Neu Ulm, Germany, for meritorious service in Europe from December 1966 to November 1968. He served as operations clerk and battalion reconnaissance sergeant while overseas and began service in 1966 after basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was stationed at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California, before his Germany assignment. The ceremony was conducted by Lt. Guthrie.
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Sp - 5
Robert W. Grieser
Maurice B. Grieser
Washington
Neu Ulm
Germany
Europe
Grieser
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort McArthur
San Pedro
Calif
Guthrie
Washington social calendar features many local meetings
Listings show gatherings across Washington venues including Shirts and Skirts at 8 p.m. and multiple groups: Democratic Women Executive Board at Democratic Headquarters, Rainbow Girls, Rainbow Board, YWCA Council, FOE Auxiliary, Golden Age Club, DAR, St James Circles with a joint gym meeting and silent auction, Jaycee Ettes, Shiloh Sunshine Sisters, Tops Club and more. Also notes day changes, by law revisions, Christmas package drives, and a nurse association meeting at the hospital cafeteria.
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Democratic Women Executive Board
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
YWCA
FOE
Hall
Golden Age Club
White Shrine Bridge
Dar
St. James Circles
St. James School
White Elephant
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Howard Baker
Tops Club
Y. Handcraft I
D. O. Butler
Wilfred McCreed
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
19Th Century Club
M. L. McCreedy
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Elmer Wenger
George Stout Jr
Carl Roberts
Francis McConnell
Louis Larsen
Raymond Bonar
Tennessee
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
BY Leo Hoover
Sherman
Eden
Dial
Washington Evening Journal
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Presse Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ver In
Lilly Spohn
Bethel Society
Custer Electric
S. Marion
Washington, Iowa
Evening Journal
Legion Hall
Dell Trout Caller
Jaycee Ettes
Joe Evanovich
J. W. Helscher
CLA
P.O. Box
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
John Schmidhauser
Congress
Paul Franzenburg
Asks An
Franzenburg
Conrad
Iowa Development Commission
Paul Franzenburge
Towans
Des Moines
Polk County
Democratic Central Committee
Paul Ryan
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