Open House Planned for Cedar Rapids Iowa City Joint County System
The four-county Joint County System invites the public to Open House events on Monday November 11 1968 in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Tours run 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 305 Second Avenue S E Cedar Rapids and 114 Second Ave Coralville. The merger effective July 1 1968 creates Iowa’s largest unit with a seven member unpaid board. Dwight G. Bode serves as superintendent.
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Cedar
Johnson, Linn
Washington Counties
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Second Avenue S. E
Coralville
Second Ave
Iowa
Washington
Joint Coun
Benton
Jones
Glenn C. Wallace
Clarence
William S. Armstrong
Marion
Merle Stockman
Oxford
Carl W. Hendrickson Jr
Ralph Kleese
Willis Musser
Marian H. Savage
Coggan
Dwight G. Bode
Washington County
Joint Board of Education
Carpenters Union 1398 to Meet Wednesday
The Carpenters Union 1398 will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall.
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Carpenters
Carpenters Union
Odd Fellows Hall
City to take bids on new fire truck
City council voted to submit specifications for a new city fire truck to several firms and to seek bids as soon as possible. Bids on the chassis will be taken from local dealers. The council approved eight raincoats and hats for firefighters, adopted the 1969 street budget, and expressed a desire to use more than 25 percent of the road use tax for city street construction next year.
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Washington City
Tom Tanner
Square NEWS No. 10 humorous and shopping items
A collage of light humor and local ads featuring a Texas soldier joke about drawing four aces and raising one pound to a ton, promotions for Champ hats, Washington Stamp Book cash offers, free stamps, seasonal clothing at the Squire Shoppe, and family quips about fairy tales and fishing. It notes Washington Demons’ eight straight fall victories and a 1922 undefeated season reference.
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Washington
Squire
Washington Demons
WHS
Kenneth Hines 39 Dies at Washington Farm
Kenneth L. Hines died Monday November 4 1968 at his farm near Washington after a period of illness. Funeral services were set for 9:30 Thursday at St James Catholic Church with Jones Funeral Home in charge. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born January 3 1929 in Washington son of Joseph and Beatrice Hines. He attended Washington schools served in the Korean Conflict with the 407th Supply Squadron SAC USAF. He farmed in Washington County and belonged to St James Church and the Knights of Columbus. Surviving are his parents five sisters and two brothers. He was preceded in death by one brother.
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Kenneth L. Hines
Washington
Mr. Hines
St. James Catholic Church
Jones
Knights of Columbus
Elm Grove
Joseph and
Marguerite Beatrice Bruty Hines
407Th
U. S. Air Force
Washington County
Hines
Joe Hines
Neil
Martha) Russom
Foxboro
Wis
Dan
Carol) Greenwell
Stockton
Calif
Frank
Lois) Schneider
Cedar Rapids
Marvin
Glenna) Turk
Des Moines
James
Vivian) Broderick
Waukee
Iowa
Donald M. Hines
Vietnam
Harry D. Hines
Oscoda
Mich
Joseph
Scouts Clean Roads of Litter by Troop 242
Scouts and Scouters of Troop 242 in St. James spent a Saturday afternoon clearing litter along Sanitary Land Fill Road Hayes Timber and Road KC Road and County Home Road. Ten large pickups of litter were collected. The group works on conservation of natural resources and received pizza at Dari-Delite from Roy Hodges of a local radio station.
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St. James
Hayes
KC Road
County Home
Roy Hodges
Highland Teachers Conference Set for November 6
Parents are reminded that on Wednesday November 6 from 8 am to 5 pm parent teacher conferences will be held at Highland Schools. Report cards will be handed out at the central centers at that time. National Honor Society officers have been named with Brooksie Brush as president, Roger Fox as vice president, and Marie Strabala as secretary treasurer.
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Highland
National Honor Society
Brooksie Brush
Roger Fox
Sec. Treas
Marie Strabala
Junior high play set for Nov 11 at Washington
Washington Junior High School presents a one act comedy What’s Cookin under Mrs. Lester Pronga on Monday November 11 at 7 30 pm. The event honors American Education Week with the Parent-Teacher Group and staff. admission is free. Cast includes Cheryl Pfeifer Gloria Zuehlke Kathy Schmidt Cindy Schlapkohl Dae Dallmeyer John Kessel Mike Tschantz Noel Jarvis Dave Stannard and Mark Stevenson with school vocal music before the show.
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Washington Junior High School
Lester Pronga
John Kessel
Mike Tschantz
Noel Jarvis
Dave Stannard
Mark Stevenson
Parents urged to visit Junior High teachers
Parents are urged to visit with teachers at the Junior High Gym on Friday, November 8, between 8:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Parents must attend during this window as teachers have in service activities outside the building after 11:00 a.m.
Highland Board to Meet Monday at Riverside High School
The Highland Board of Education will convene on Monday November 14 at 8 PM in Highland Community High School Riverside. Thomas Albert Stewart of 1118 East 3rd Washington paid a $16 speeding fine in justice of the peace court after arrest by Washington City Police.
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Highland
Highland Board of Education
Highland Community High School
Riverside
Thomas Albert Stewart
E. 3Rd
Washington
Justice of the Peace Court
Washington City
Washingtonian Enlists in Air Force Training
Michael Ray Nicholson son of Mr and Mrs Clayton W Nicholson of 222 East 15th Street Washington Iowa enlisted in the United States Air Force on October 29 1968. He was flown by commercial air to Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas where he will receive his initial air force training. Airman Nicholson is a 1966 graduate of Washington High School and was recently employed at Jones Brothers Texaco in Washington.
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Michael Ray Nicholson
Clayton W. Nicholson
East 15Th Street
Washington
Iowa
United States Air Force
Commercial Air
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Airman
Nicholson
Washington High School
Jones Brothers Texaco
Henry Wolfe 83 dies at Brighton hospital
Henry Wolfe 83 died early today at Washington County Hospital after a year of ill health. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church Germanville with Rev. Einar Fetterman officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery Brighton. Survived by son John and daughter Mrs. Bernard Mottet, six grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. Born September 17 1885 in Germanville, he moved to Brighton in 1949.
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Brighton
Henry Wolfe
Washington County Hospital
Hope Lutheran Church
Germanville
Einar Fetterman
Washington
Hillcrest Cemetery
Gould Funeral Home
Mr. Wolfe
Henry
Mary Houck Wolfe
Hattie Kientz
John
Bernard Mottet
Richland
Emma Lyons
Margarett Wolfe
Mt. Pleasant
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Square News
Pleasant Valley
U. S. Navy
Harold
Mom
Pete Boshart
Dick Giardino
Equity
Evening Journal
Kenneth Hines
Cheryl Pfeifer
Gloria Zuehlke
Kathy Schmidt
Cindy Schlapkohl
Dae Dallmeyer
Osincup Drug Store
Walgreen Agency
West Side Square
Bob Stevenson
Washington, Iowa
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Sioux City
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