Washington County Week in Washington highlights
Dear Aunt Agatha reports scattered October showers delaying field work in Washington County while Fire Prevention Week activities engage grade schools with home hazard checklists and posters. The Noble general store faces auction closure and local construction gains progress at Washington State Bank and county offices. The hospital plans a coronary intensive care unit, the high school eyeing an office education program, and Mayor Ralph Martin nears end of term with a city election anticipated.
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Washington County
Washington
Noble
Auntie
Washington State Bank
County Extension Office
Ralph Martin
Kiwanis Club
Kathryn Harriet Vacha
Miss Vacha
Washington High School
Mela Vacha
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Ron - Peterson Publishers
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Iowa
Western Connecticut
State College
Danbury
Burlington Student of the Month and Oil Shipments Rise
The page notes Catherine Baker named student of the month at Burlington School of Business and reports first oil shipment from Keota wells heading to St Paul refinery, with loading by two tank trucks. Oil discovery near Keota began on the William Flynn farm, pumping about a barrel a day. Dwight G. Bode presided at American Red Cross meeting.
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Catherine Baker
Lawrence Baker
Washington
Burlington School of Business
Judy Campbell
Chicago
Ravenswood Hospital
Clifford Campbell
Iowa
St. Paul
Minn
Keota
William Flynn
Dwight G. Bode
Washington County American Red Cross Board
Marriages of the Week Highlight Local Couples
Several October 6 1973 weddings are announced across Iowa towns. In Morrison Emmanuel Reformed Church Kauana Damhoff and Gary Kos wed with Rev George Poppen presiding. Decorah saw Ann Burt Schubert wed Richard LeRoy Meyer at Phelps Park in a double ring ceremony. Columbus Junction hosted Katheryn Gabriel and Bruce Thorne at St Joseph's with Rev William Sullivan officiating. Riverside joined Nancy Waldschmidt and Gregory Sojka in a Marys Church ceremony led by Rev Walter Boeckman.
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Kauuna
Marrage
Faye C. Damhoff
Geneseo, Ill
Gilbert Damhoff
Lyndon, Il
Gary L. Kos
Wellman
Kenneth Kos
Kalona
Emmanuel Reformed
Ann Burt Schubert
Richard LeRoy Meyer
Phelps Park
Decorah
Woodrow Burt
Sioux Falls
Burt
Maurice L. Meyer
Washington
Clifford Schrubbe
Columbus Junction
Katheryn Jane Gabriel
Bruce Allen Thorne
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Williamj. Sullivan
John F. Gabriel
Ralph Thoene
Durant
Riverside
Nancy Helen Waldschmidt
Elmer Waldschmidt
Gregory Lee Sojka
Vince Sojka
Mary's Church At
Walter F. Boeckman
Pork Wild event draws crowd in Washington
Washington merchants and Pork Producers wrapped up their Pork Wild promotion with pig chases at Central Park and Green Field. Winners were named in three age divisions and cooking demos by Parkettes drew shoppers. Dr. Preston Etter and wife observe 50th wedding anniversary. Local visits and hospital updates also noted among Washington residents and nearby towns.
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Washington
Washington County Pork Producers
Central Park
Sue Dawson
Genelle Murphy
Ruth Dawson
Jeanne Whittenburg
Shelly Hudspeth
Debbie Johnson
Green Field
Brad Maggert
Jim Howell
Washington County
Preston L. Etter
Etter
Macon
Etters
Wallace
Barbara) Kessell
North
Iowa
John Kessell
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Winners in poster contest and local events list
Winners in the annual Washington Fire Department poster contest were Melisande Simmering Linda Ledger and Debbie Harris. The Dixie Hummingbirds performed before a large Washington Concert Association audience. Local residents attended weddings and a district Federated Women’s Clubs meeting while others were noted for travel, nursing home stays, and hospital updates.
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Lincoln
St James
Washington Fire Department
Melisande Simmering
Debbie Harris
Linda Ledger
St. James
Deaths of week recount Keota Muscatine families
A week’s death notices list KEOTA and nearby areas with several aged individuals. Kenneth Galloway, 17, of Muscatine, killed in a highway crash near Muscatine. William Young, 81, barber in Washington, died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Dr. J M Lloyd, 80, longtime Washington physician, died in Washington County Hospital Long Term Care unit. Other obituaries include Pearl Hitchcock 87, Mary Koehler 80, Howard Snyder 76, Joseph Benson 82, Grace Conner 86, and Charles Edward Brown 74. Burial and funeral details given for Grace Conner in Minneapolis with Washington burial.
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William Don Young
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
West Main Street
Mr. Young
J.M. Lloyd
Washington County Hospital
Grace B. Conner
Minneapolis
Minn
Elm Grove
Miss Conner
Frier Wins National Award At County Agents Meeting
James Frier, Washington County Extension Director, receives the Best of Iowa award for a Washington Evening Journal feature on birth rates and schools. Gene Vincent also places first in the North Central Region slide series. Awards include $50 cash from Amchem Products.
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Nationa Association of County Agricultural Agents
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington County
Jim Frier
Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Gene Vincent
Davenport
Wellman
North Central
Amchem Products ‘Company
Phil Campbell
Marion Mandel
J. Glenn Beall
Robert Stevens
Rutgers University
Edwin L. Kirby
Usda Extension Service
Norman Goodwin
Clinton County
National Association
Frier
Mayor Martin honored at Kiwanis this life event
The Washington Kiwanis Club hosted a surprise This Is Your Life party for retiring Mayor Ralph E. Martin, age 68, honoring his six years in office. Guests included his wife Esther, daughters Dr. Mary Martin of Duluth and Mrs. Norman Schoonover, and Schoonover grandchildren. Leon Hillman presided as master of ceremonies.
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Washington Kiwanis
Ralph E. Martin
Paia
Martin
Leon Hillman
Martn
Esther
Mary Martin
Duluth
Minn
Norman Schoonover
Washington
Schoonover
Noble General Store Closes After Long Run in Noble
Friday marks the end of Frey’s General Store in Noble as stock is auctioned to clear out remaining merchandise and equipment. Owner Vernon Frey says dwindling local support pushed the business past its prime, signaling the end of an era for Noble. The sale notes include groceries, fuel, hardware, clothing, and more as the building faces an uncertain future.
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NOBLE
Frey's
Vernon Frey
Hospital and Births Report from Washington and Surrounding Areas
Hospital Monday notes patients Mrs. Sophia Peterson in Washington medical cases and Mrs. Fred Giesman from Pawnee City Neb while Mrs. Allen Olson and Mrs. Barbara Brinton in Washington undergo surgical care Kenneth Chancer Jr of Wellman is hospitalized for medical reasons Births Yesterday include Mr. and Mrs Ronald Genkinger of Washington with a son Today Mr and Mrs Paul Faler of Columbus Junction welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robertson of Ainsworth welcome a daughter
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David Bail Marnion
David Dale McArtor
South 7Th
Washington
Kelly Ryan Farr
Karel Wayne Farrier
East 7Th
Arlene Ruth Miller
Daniel N. Miller
Kalona
Kyle Andrew Genkinger
Ronald Kent Genkinger
East 2Nd
Adam Sean Faler
Paul Daniel Faler
Columbus Junction
Ricky Jay Rhovrs
Webster Clay Rhodes
Ainsworth
Desiree Dawn Robertson
Kenneth Robertson
Heather Marie Schultz
Steven Schultz
Park Street
Sophia Peterson
Fred Giesman
Pawnee City
Neb
Allen Olson
Surgical
Barbara Brinton
Kenneth Chancer Jr
Wellman
David Powers
Ronald Genkinger
Paul Faler
Local Births and Medical News Reported in Washington and Ainsworth Areas
Tuesday Yesterday lists medical updates for Mrs Lily Feltz Keota Earl Wood Ainsworth Robert Robertson Washington Jeffrey Letts Washington and Gerald Stewart Ainsworth plus today’s note for John Dittmer Washington. Wirts notes a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Stephen Schultz Ainsworth.
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Lily Feltz
Keota
Earl Wood
Ainsworth
Robert Robertson
Washington
Jeffrey Letts
Gerald Stewart
John Dittmer
Wednesday Admives Yesterday and Births Notice
Maurice Krabill of Crawfordsville and Mrs Iva Martin of West Chester received medical attention yesterday. Today Jack Herr of Ainsworth is listed for medical care. Mr and Mrs Webster Rhodes of Kalona welcomed a son.
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Maurice Krabill
Crawfordsville
Iva Martin
West Chester
Jack Herr
Ainsworth
Webster Rhodes
Kalona
Weekend Births and Medical Updates Across Washington and Iowa
Thursday Adenines reports several medical updates including Paul Harlan and Lola Turkington in Washington and Columbus Junction, plus Everett Ruchotzke in Columbus Junction. Today notes Mrs. Dwight Graber and Bernard Kephart in Washington. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huff of Crawfordsville welcome a daughter.
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Paul Harlan
Richland
Lola Turkington
Washington
Everett Ruchotzke
Columbus Junction
Dwight Graber
Bernard Kephart
Robert Huff
Crawfordsville
Friday Admitted Yesterday Karl Ferrell and Others
Friday admitted Karl Ferrell of Washington and Lester Kern and Arley Beese as medical patients. Today Mr and Mrs Scott Hendriks of Muscatine welcomed a daughter.
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Karl Ferrell
Washington
Lester Kern
Arley Beese
Wayland
Scott Hendriks
Muscatine
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