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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1971

Page

5

Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington holiday notes and events

Dear Aunt Agatha recalls a rainy Santa visit in Central Park with children queued for gifts and first snow on Tuesday. Thanksgiving at home included a holiday roast and a nap. The piece notes early Christmas tree arrivals, high school wins, a lucky break for James Batterson from repeated car damage, a busy city council week, long lived policies, and anniversaries in Kalona and Washington.

Santa Claus Washington Central Park Santa Highland High School Louisa Muscatine James Batterson

Week on the Farm in New Orleans Nov 24 1971

A field diary describes intermittent rain in Louisiana and visits to the French Market on Decatur Street. It notes farmers paid hourly wages, satsuma fruit, a ferry crossing to Pointe a la Hache, and hurricane Camille damage in Venice. It cites King Oil port labor and a Taft-Hartley hearing in federal court affecting dock workers.

New Orleans Louisiana Decatur St Satsuma Mississippi Pointe A la Hoche West Bank Ren Wwe Venice Federal Court

Passing Years highlights family travel and local milestones

The column notes multiple regional updates: the Turners traveling to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving, Lois Boettcher completing a public health course, Larry Shalla earning a farm management degree at Iowa State, and the Freshwaters planning another move with IBM. It also recalls 20, 2, and 40 year-ago items involving community figures, students, and local events.

Larry Shalla Dwane Shalla Iowa State University Ames Clarence Staller Anchorage Alaska John Kurtz James Freshwaters Jill Jean Iowa City Cedar Rapids Waterloo Freshwaters IBM Company

Student wins 20 cents in Baltimore small claims case

Francis J. Colletta, a college student, won the smallest claim in at least five years in Baltimore small claims court. He sued for 20 cents after a bulky parking meter failed to credit two dimes he inserted on Sept. 28. He must pay 50 cents for the court order before receiving the 20 cents.

Regan Baltimore UPI Francis J. Colletta Small Claims Court

Washington County hosts first historic homes tour draws 135 attendees

The Washington County Historical Society sponsored its inaugural historic tour of homes drawing over 135 visitors from Washington and surrounding communities. Homes on the tour included the John Elliott, Charles Berdes, and Ernest Lands houses with hostesses named. Weekend visitors included Alfred Evans of Seattle and Miss Pat Sekula of Bristol among others.

Washington Riverside Ainsworth Kalona Wayland Washington County Ed Rees Carol Ree Alfred Evans Seattle Wash Gladys Winifred Evans Chillicothe Pat Sekula Bristol England Jim Erhardt George Iowa City Reeses Bob Michaelsen Cedar Falls

Washington Demons Flatten LM In 77-50 Victory

Washington Demons defeated Louisa-Muscatine 90 77 in a fast paced game. Coach Skip Speece used the entire roster with all 15 players seeing action before the final buzzer. Washington hit 48 percent from the floor and out rebounded LM 35 to 28 led by Joe Gilmore with eight boards and Steve Goff with seven.

Washington Demons Breezea Louisa-Muscatine Skip Speece Speece Iowa City West Joe Gilmore Steve Goff

Deaths surface in diverse Iowa communities during week

Multiple obituaries report local passings across Hedrick Wellman Columbus Junction and surrounding areas. Phillip A Schantz died Nov 20 in Oskaloosa following birth date listed as Nov 20 1971 in error. Other notices include Pauline Souther aged 83 and Ora F Huggins 78. Lydia Gingerich 4, Gertrude Belle Lieberknecht 83, Eli Shafer 86 and Michele Musgrove 4 also noted with brief funeral details and illness context.

Phillip Anthony Schantz Hedrick Fern Cliff Cemetery Herbert Cottrell Mr. Schantz Mahaska County Hospital Oskaloosa Leonard and Jacqueline Hulme Schantz Columbus Junction Gertrude Belle Lieberknecht Letts Muscatine General Hospital

Weekend Gatherings Highlight Mrs Thomas and Relatives

Mrs Margaret Thomas hosted guests over the weekend with her son Donald Thomas and family including Mark from Marion Indiana. They returned home Sunday. Pre Thanksgiving dinner guests in Alvin Shebeck’s home included Ronald Mayer Rod Al Rory Cal Bettendorf Will Longer Wayland Gary Shebeck Neal and D C Butler together with Mrs Thomas’s family.

Margaret Thomas Evan Rees Alvin Shebeck Ronald C. Mayer Rod al Rory Cal Bettendorf Will Longer Wayland Gary Shebeck Neal D. C. Butler Ralph Kleese Bill Kleeses Iowa City

First Snow Falls in Washington County and Weekend Hazards

Washington County records its first real snowfall of the season with light accumulations by afternoon and traveler warnings for potential tonight hazards as skies clear tomorrow. Includes notes on insurance policy cash value payout to octogenarian Powell and local school sports results.

Washington County John E. Powell Equitable Life Assurance Society United States Powell Maplewood Manor Keota Equitable J.W. Uhlman Uhlman

Thanksgiving Dinners Across Town Tie Families Together

Families in multiple cities gathered for Thanksgiving on Thursday with extended relatives from Grand Island Washington Moline Ottumwa Des Moines and Monticello. Hosts welcomed kin from Iowa Illinois and California as dinners and visits marked the holiday, with travel between homes and a noon cooperative meal noted amid funeral attendances for Katherine Humston.

Dehne named superintendent elect of Halcyon House

Mrs. Lillian Dehne af washington is named superintendent elect of Halcyon House effective January 1 1972. She succeeds Mrs. Margaret Clarkson who led the home for over three years. The appointment is by the Executive Committee of South Iowa Methodist Homes Inc Clarkson plans retirement. A resolution commending her cooperative spirit and successful operation was ordered drawn.

Lillian Dehne Washington Halcyon House Margaret C. Clarkson Dehne South Iowa Methodist Homes, Inc Clarkson Iowa

Hospital Admits and Dismissals Across Multiple Days

Admissions and discharges listed for several towns including Washington Keota Ainsworth Wellman Crawfordsville and Wellman with medical surgical and long term care designations. Births noted for Keota with a daughter to Mr and Mrs Larry Sieren.

Jeffrey Olson Washington Matilda Gorman Keota Joseph Clyde Edward Collins Jerry Coffin Paul Lattoon Kenneth Sutton Ainsworth Hugh Milne Kenneth Kauffman John Kolosik Wellman Pane Hazel Hartscok Columbus City Howard Sayre Richard Kirk Dean Luers Riverside Surgical Larry Sieren George Lord Junior Ferguson West Chester Vada Heyde Brighton Henry Mineart Ashington Lyle Klein Dennis Schoonover Ethel Rugg Wellman

Local Birth Notices For Sieren Stout Stalder Dill

Lori Renaa Sieren daughter of Lawrence and wife's Rural Route 1 Kevin J Stout son of Stephen and wife Rural Route 1 Crawfordsville Matthew Jon Stalder son of Richard and wife 1003 East End Washington born recently noted in Stork Gazette with residence details.

Lori Renae Sieren Lawrence Edward Sieren Kev Jason Allen Stout Stephen Craig Stout Crawfordsville Matthew Jon Stalder Richard Allen Stalder East End Washington

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