Thanksgiving quiet and plans for December elections in Washington
Thanksgiving passes with little snow and rain late in the week. A December 11 special vote will determine the city council seat in the fourth ward between Raymond Miller and Connie Day after a near tie. City hearings on a new city hall east of the present building and sewer system work next summer are scheduled. Riverside weighs downtown improvements and doctor services, while fire damaged a tavern ends a local business, Halcyon House apartments near completion, and Christmas openings boost shopping as Santa arrives in Central Park.
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Dutch Creek
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Raymond Miller
Connie Day
Waterloo
Blair House
Riverside
Halcyon House
Santa Claus
Central Park
Thanksgiving Weather and Local Notes Spark Holiday Spirit
A flood of items from Washington covers family travel, 4-H selections, holiday plans, and community efforts. Several residents visit California and Illinois while others serve in the armed forces or support local charities. Turkeys are cheaper this year and the town notes donations and supper plans as Thanksgiving nears.
Marriages of the Week: Multiple Nov 17 ceremonies
Several couples tied the knot on Saturday November 17. Mary Elizabeth Pitcher and Edward Alan Brown wed at Sacred Heart Church Grundy Center, with Pitcher and Brown families listed. Joetta Huff and Gary Collins married in Crawfordsville at Spring Run United Methodist Church. Janet Marie Kos and James Allen Ferry wed in Moline First United Methodist Church. Kitty Kay Robinson and William G. Shepherd married in Knoxville United Methodist Church. Jean Anne Hammes and Jay William Semsch married at Richland Mother Cabrini Church Durant.
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Mary Elizabeth Pitcher
Edward Alan Brown
Sacred Heart Church
Grundy Center
Merritt Pitcher
Richard Brown
Washington
Crawfordsville
Joetta Huff
Robert Huff
Gary Collins
Junior Collins
Keokuk
Spring Run United Methodist Church
James Tenor
Kalona
Janet Marie Kos
Geneseo
Ill
Kenneth C. Kos
James Allen Ferry
Lawrence Ferry
Moline
First United Methodist Church
William Jones
Ainsworth
Kitty Kay Robinson
Leland Robinson
Knoxville
William G. Shepherd
Robert Shepherd Sr
United Methodist Church
Leonard E. Deaver
Richland
Jean Anne Hammes
Jay William Semsch
Durant
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church
P. Wetzstein
Edward J. Hammes
Carl W. Semsch
Stork Gazette Birth Announcements from Letts to Kalona
A list of newborns with parent names and addresses from Stork Gazette includes Stacie May O'Brien Letts Jason Craff Washington Kenneth French Jr Washington Lloyd Carter Williamsburg Jannet Conrad Keota Heather Randall Columbus Junction Ryan Miller Kalona Brian Albright Winfield Chad Sieren Washington Sonya Keeler Washington Amy Moore Rural area text ends truncated for further names.
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Stacie May O'Brien
Looney Bryan O’brien
Letts
Jason Lee Craff
Kenneth Paul Craft
North 5Th Street
Washington
Kenneth Dale French JR
Kenneth Dale French
Lloyd Richard Carter
Thomas Lynn Carter
Williamsburg
Jannette Lyn Conrad
Merlin Joseph Conrad
Keota
Heather Marie Randall
Jon Wilson Randall
Springer Avenue
Columbus Junction
Ryan Scott Miller
Ronald Dale Miller
Kalona
Brian Lavern Albright
Kim DeVern Albright
Winfield
Chad Michael Sieren
Ronald Michael Sieren
N. Ave
Sonya Janelle Keeler
James Burton Keeler
2Nd St
Amy Irene Moore
Jesse Michael Moore
First woman inducted in local Army Reserve unit sets precedent
Retha Hole, 23, of West Chester now living in Washington, becomes the 872nd maintenance company’s first female inductee under new guidelines allowing women to join. Hole, an Army veteran discharged in 1972 after 21 months, said the move could free men for other jobs.
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U.S. Army Reserve
872Nd
Retha Hole
Miss Hole
West Chester
Washington
Ft. Dix, N.J
Riverside tavern fire leaves Main Street building damaged
A Riverside blaze gutted Dave's Tap and an upstairs apartment on Main Street, with damage expected in the thousands. The cause is undetermined. Firefighters from Riverside Lone Tree and Kalona fought the flames from about 11:30 p.m. until 4:30 a.m. as smoke rose to the roof via an enclosed stairway.
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Riverside
Dave
Lone Tree
Kalona
Shearer Elected Trustee of New Garrett Evangelical Seminary
Paul V. Shearer a Washington attorney was elected trustee of the merged Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary to be located on Northwestern University’s Evanston Illinois campus merging Garrett Theological Seminary Evanston and Evangelical Theological Seminary Naperville Riverside-A survey shows Riverside must acquire a doctor and emergency medical facility as the top priority for redevelopment with other needs including a grocery restaurant lumber yard clothing store and hardware store.
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Paul V. Shearer
Washington
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
United Methodist Church
Garrett Theological Seminary of
Evanston, II
Evangelical Theological Seminary of
Naperville
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Riverside
Washington County
Several area residents reported dead in week’s notices
Death notices from Columbus Junction Keota and surrounding towns list Frank LeRoy Wall Edwin Bernard Ruplinger Lloyd Fry Vaughn Thornburgh and Mrs Joseph Sprenzel among the deceased. Milton A Davidson of Crawfordsville died unexpectedly in Denver Colorado.
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Frank LeRoy Wall
Restopia
Keota
Lloyd L. Fry
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Maplewood Manor
Crawfordsville
C.C. Moorhead
Milton A
Curly) Davidson
Denver
Colo
Thanksgiving Gatherings Reach Across States
Families from Iowa to Florida and Illinois celebrate Thanksgiving with relatives in Washington and nearby towns. Many travelers join in meals at homes of Foster, Whitted, Atkinson, Edmondson, Simmering, Jones, Day, and Johnson families while others visit hospitals and attend meetings.
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Milan Shields
Charles Welsh
National Bank of Washington
George Masson
Clinton
L. J. Whitted
Dan Whitted
Five new Extension Council members elected for 1974 terms
The Washington County Extension Council elected Floyd Richardson Eugene Steele Jim Hotchkiss Dave Sieren and Tom Yoder to two year terms beginning January 1 1974 replacing five retiring members Re elected members are David Norman and Larry Marek Other council members serve until December 31 1974 Thanksgiving activities and visits to relatives across Iowa Illinois Missouri and other states are noted along with local social events and hosting by families in the area
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Washington County Extension Council
Jim Frier
Floyd Richardson
Crawford Township
Si Finke
Eugene Steele
Highland Township
Joe Skubal
Jim Hotchkiss
Marion Township
Ralph Schoonover
Dave Sieren
Seventy - Six Township
Mike Sieren
Tom Yoder
English River Township
Delmar Glen Yoder
David Norman
Cedar Township
Larry Marek
Jackson Township
Lathor Guy
Brighton Township
Ben Leeper
Clay Township
Allen Griggs
Dutch Creek Township
Peter Bell
Franklin Township
Richard Eagle
Iowa Township
Larry Whetstine
Lime Creek
Robert Geret
Oregon Township
Gary Murphy
Washington Township
Hospital Monday Admissions and Dismissals Recap
The hospital lists admit patients on Saturday and Monday including Joseph Sprenzel of Washington and Justin Hammen of Harper with medications. Dismissals include Mrs Ronald Miller and her son Christine Dowell with Eddie Gretter of Keota discharged today.
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Joseph Sprenzel
Washington
Justin Hammen
Harper
Rhonda Bodkins
Brighton
Georgia Hagans
Ronald Miller
Kalona
Christine Dowell
Eddie Gretter
Keota
Medical and birth notices from Washington and surrounding areas
Tuesday yesterday reports medical updates for Charles Wiley in Washington and Mrs. William Putman of Ainsworth and Mrs. Ernest Ford of Columbus Junction. Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. James Keeler and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sieren, both of Washington. Also noted are Mrs. Kim Albright and son in Winfield and today’s listings for Mrs. Harold Sobaski, Mrs. Harold Wilson, and Mrs. Justin Hammen in Washington.
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Charles Wiley
Washington
William Putman
Ainsworth
Medical
Ernest Ford
Columbus Junction
James Keeler
Ron Sieren
Kim Albright
Winfield
Harold Sobaski
Harold Wilson
Justin Hammen
Obscure Birth and Health Notices From Everett and Washington
Wednesday Today lists Everett Oeevis Ainsworth in medical status. Yesterday notes a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. James Logan of Washington. Additional names include Sovoreey William Robertson and Jeaaed Mrs. William Putman of Ainsworth, Rhonda Bodkins of Brighton, Mrs. Bernice Witting of Washington, and Mrs. Emma Pecinovsky of Washington.
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James Logan
Washington
William Robertson
William Putman
Ainsworth
Rhonda Bodkins
Brighton
Bernice Witting
Emma Pecinovsky
Obituary and birth notices from Washington and nearby towns
Yesterday and today entries list medical mentions for Clarence McNurlen Keota John Kurtz Mae Hiller William Hodge Nellie Fry and others in Washington and Columbus Junction with several marriage and birth notices for Mr. and Mrs Stephen Smith Ainsworth and the daughter plus Mrs Susan Ford and families in Columbus and Letts Washington.
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Clarence McNurlen
Keota
Mary Flynn
Washington
John Kurtz
Mae Hiller
William Hodge
Nellie Fry
Stephen Smith
Ainsworth
Susan Ford
Columbus Junction
Effie Walford
Jesse Moore
Letts
James Keeler
United States and Europe urged to keep Middle East ties strong
UPI reports U.S. Ambassador John Volpe warned that disputes over the Middle East must not drive a wedge between the United States and Europe. He said weakening the alliance would be disastrous for both sides.
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UPI
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John Volpe
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