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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1973
Page
5
Aunt Agatha notes mild week in Wellman Iowa with light wind and rain. Elections loom as townsfolk discuss turnout while Halloween charms youths with a haunted house in Busby Building. Winter school activities begin, teachers attend a training session, farmers finish corn harvest, and anticipation builds for the first snow.
The Washington County Tuberculosis Association led by Mrs. John Owen met to prepare Christmas seals. Halloween party hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kron with neighbors. A high school auditorium set for The Diary of Anne Frank was designed by Carol Ray and built under Mike Worley. Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Hillman visited from Bettendorf. 20 years ago Robert Day joined the junior bar section. 30 years ago snowstorm hit, Carris Co. war work noted, and scarlet fever quarantines mentioned.
Steven Michael Kasal son of Paul and Mrs Kasal of 220 W 8th Washington. Darlene Faye Miller daughter of Monroe and Mrs Miller Rural Route 2 Kalona. Jennifer Sue Pacha daughter Gerald and Mrs Pacha Rural Route 1 Brighton. Amy Jo Herlein daughter Richard and Mrs Herlein 416 E Main. Jason Alan Graham son Arlo Ray and Mrs Graham 302 W Sth. Jason Michael Sieren son Michael and Mrs Sieren Rural Route 1 Keota.
Four decades ago work started on restoring the State Theater after a major fire. Damage was estimated at five thousand dollars. Local updates include Richard Stewart opening a law office at 208 West Washington Street, K Clapper maintaining his real estate office there, and Stanley McKeown becoming manager of the Benner Store. Other notes report Mrs. George Wallace fracturing her hip, Dr. C W Stewart very ill with pneumonia, and hospital counts rising with three fractured hips and seven auto accidents.
Miss Janet Lee Wisted of Yorkville wed Richard Douglas Gallagher of Morris in a 7 PM double ring ceremony at Calvary Lutheran Church Lee Illinois attended by about 250 guests. Diane Lynn Dugger of Richland and Hal Douglas Fritchen of Ollie were married in a Friday Oct 26 service at Ollie Baptist Church officiated by Rev George Nehf.
By MRS. 1 new orn KEOTA Oct 31 A neighbor deed saw four 4row and four 2row combines harvest 65 acres of beans and 105 acres of corn with fall plowing. Dozens of neighbors and volunteers assisted including Sieren Jaeger Greiner Clarahan Altenhofen and Hammen families. Mrs. Besser thanks helpers and asks prayers as Norbert undergoes brain surgery in Iowa City on October 19 and remains on the critical list at University Hospital.
Voters head to the polls November 6 to pick a mayor three council members and a park commissioner. Incumbents Ralph Martin Walt Messer Harold Stephens and Irv Whitham are stepping down leaving a wide open contest with many new faces. Marion S. McAvoy seeks the at large council seat while not seeking another Park Board term. Winners will serve four year terms starting January 1. Also included are local notes on anniversaries injuries travel and obituaries.
Washington cement supply tightens as Martin Marietta Davenport plant faces a 7 to 10 day shutdown due to mechanical problems. Hanson Concrete Co and Wilson Concrete Co report increased demand fueling the shortage, noting impacts already felt in the East and Midwest.
Three men Harold L Johnson David Lowe and William Potter seek the Washington mayor position vacated by Ralph Martin. Orville Griggs injured at Griggs farm north of Dublin when his tractor PTO caught his leg. he was treated locally then sent to Mercy Hospital Iowa City for possible surgery.
Halloween costume prizewinners announced for preschool to sixth grade divisions. Milledgeville football coach Les Snow, undefeated 7-0 and unscored upon, discusses defense emphasis. Iowa Retail Food Dealers director Les Rhea named. Nancy Adam completes student teaching at Pleasant Hill Developmental Center and heads to UNI. Mark Stevenson to perform in UNI play The Life of Insects. Local social and hosting updates from the Durst and Chalupa households.
University of Dubuque coach Maury Waugh discusses Doug Greenlee a third year Spartan on special teams and a backup linebacker. Texas based injuries and hospital stays involve Yordy Seton Hospital in Austin and families in Washington Cedar Rapids and Lisbon. Local obituaries weddings and visits include Kirkpatrick family Lisbon Parents Day at Kirksville and Grace McMickle’s travel to Columbus Ohio.
Obituaries list several local residents who died in late October 1973. KEOTA Glen Hitchcock 91 at Maplewood Manor Keota Columbus Junction Homer Moore 80 at Muscatine General Hospital Rubio Isabella Luithly 4 at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield Hollie Herbert Orris 4 in Washington died at Veterans Hospital Iowa City Mrs W H McConnell Sr 84 in Washington long term care unit Wellman John S Herr 75 in Grand Junction Colo funeral Friday Powell Funeral Home Wellman burial Wellman Cemetery Mrs Mary L Picken 88 United Presbyterian Home Washington died Oct 31 1973 after illness since July
Hospital Monday reports names and locations of patients admitted or treated including Mrs. Clarence Reighard in Keota and David Taylor in Keota as medical cases. Births include Arlo Graham in Washington a son. today Michael Sieren in Keota a son. Dismissals list Rev Thomas Giuntoli in Washington and others including Harvey Gosling in Ainsworth.
Yesterday and today several residents from Washington Kalona Keota Columbus City and Brighton were admitted for medical or surgical care. Notables include Mrs Dwain Johnson Mrs Mae Randall Mrs Laura Lee Cline and Miss Laura Lee Cline plus Mrs Edna Miksch and Mr Frank Crone with others listed by name and place. Long term care admitted yesterday include Mrs Ethel Allensworth Kalona.
Hospital admission list shows yesterday's admits including Carl Jungbluth of Washington in medical care and Ira Coon of Washington. Today admissions include Annette Sanderson of Keota and several Washington residents along with Kalona and Brighton connections.
Thursday noted patients Vincent Beliel Harry Donaldson and Mrs Ursula Adam in Washington hospitals for medical and surgical care. Friday entries include Mrs Helen Jordan Frank Grosscup and others in Washington Columbus City Letts Brighton and Keota, with multiple names tied to medical statuses.
Friday admissions include Mrs. Charles White of Columbus Junction, Mrs. Carrie Thompson of Washington, and Mrs. Everett Hauenstein of Wayland for medical care. Today’s admissions list Mrs. Elvie Fisher and Mrs. Naomi Gerdes, both from Washington.
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