Remodeling plans for the Washington YMCA pushed ahead
Ten years ago plans for remodeling and modernization were approved by YMCA president Richard H. McCleery and will move forward immediately. The YMCA World Service Carnival drew over 300 participants across fourteen booths with 100 plus volunteers. A salesman visiting Washington noted a turbine diesel engine Chrysler model drawing a half hour crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
Richard H. McCleery
Herb Osincup
Washington
Chrysler
Autumn Notes From Iowa Town Include Harvest Cheer
Dear Aunt Agatha reports farmers nearing halfway harvest with yields better than feared after a mid summer drought. Community projects progress include a $42,500 Community Chest goal and a $250,000 Halcyon House nursing wing, plus U.P. Home dedication plans next month. Washington High drill team earns Division I rating and the band Division II. football and youth teams post solid seasons as locals plan Halloween events and UNICEF fund drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Iowa
Halcyon House
Iowa Avenue
U.P
Fairgrounds
Unicef
YMCA
Washington High School
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Washington Area
Hospital notes list admissions on Saturday including Mrs John Sherman of Washington and Mrs Leola Miller and Mr Pleasant for medical cases. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Crossett Jr of Washington and a son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Heisdoffer of Keota. Discharges on Saturday include Mrs Arlene Stoddard of North Hollywood Calif and others. Subsequent yesterday and today entries name multiple patients in Washington and surrounding towns including Frank Leis Kevin Morrison Nettie Miller and Helen Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Washington
Leola Miller
Pleasant
Robert Crossett Jr
Son
Thomas Heisdoffer
Keota
Arlene Stoddard
North Hollywood
Calif
Curtis Brandt
Perry Sieren
Charles Greenlee
Alan Olson
Lois Lenninger
William Palmer
Frank Leis
Kevin John Morrison
Letts
Helen Buchanan
Nettie Miller
William Ort and Son
Columbus City
Local Briefs on Medical and Family Announcements
Yesterday and today notices list multiple residents across Washington Muscatine Keota and nearby towns. Entries mention surgical and medical progress transfers to Mercy Hospital Iowa City long term care and newborns with families identified.
Washington care updates list medical and surgical cases
Yesterday and today reports from Washington detail multiple patients including Mrs Mabel Rankin, Dale Beliel, Lawrence Miksch, Benny Scott in medical status and Chester Goodin in surgical care. Also noted are Mr and Mrs William Carr of Wellman with their son and transfers such as Tillie Vondrasek to long term care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Rankin
Washington
Dale Beliel Washington
Lawrence Miksch
Benny Scott
Chester Goodin
Alfred Baldridge
Kimberly Hagie
James Dayton and Son
Columbus Junction
Deroy Andrews
Walter Rains
Brighton
Tillie Vondrasek
June Duvall
Bella Vista
Ark
Roy Argo
Clio
Christine and
Ron Lee
Buchlin
Rolland Roots
Lawrence Montgomery
Lost Bridge Lodge
Lake
Mary Woodruff
Jefferson
Max Faulkner
Washington and Wellman Families Noted in Health News
Thursday yesterday entries list Mrs. Edna Gipple Washington with medical needs and Mrs. Dale Smith Washington for surgical care. Today includes Mrs. Archie Gingerich Washington for medical care and Mrs. John Norri. Yesterday also notes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson Washington daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Slabaugh Wellman son plus Mr. and Mrs. Tonnie Crile Washington daughter. Also yesterday Mrs. Harold Lukavsky Columbus Junction medical and Mr. and Mrs. Webster Rhodes Columbus Junction daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Gipple
Washington
Dale Smith
Surgical
Archie Gingerich
John Norri
Paul Johnson
Douglas Slabaugh
Wellman
Tonnie Crile
Harold Lukavsky
Columbus Junction
Medical
Webster Rhodes
Merrill Bird Honors Campship Award Given to Camp Sunnyside Camper
An 18 year old Crawfordsville youth Timm M Lease was named recl of the Third Annual Merrill Bird Honors Campship by the Iowa Easter Seal Society at Camp Sunnyside October 11. The award covers all camping fees for next summer and honors outstanding participation, sportsmanship, cooperation and enthusiasm among campers and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Timm M. Lease
Iowa Easter Seal Society
Camp Sunnyside
Washington County
Marriages of the week report two weddings in October 1975
Miss Lynn Marie Stephens daughter of A Harold Stephens Washington wed Michael Lynn Sisler son of Clyde Meister Galena Illinois on October 11 1975 at United Methodist Church with Rev J Roland Crandall and Father Edward Shepherd officiating. Mary Norton and Donald Norton exchanged vows October 10 1975 at First Baptist Church with Rev John Fox officiating. Donna Rae Greenfield daughter of Daniel Greenfield Fairfield married Daniel R Shirkey son of Dale Shirkey Harper October 1 1975 at First Baptist Church Fairfield with Rev Lynn Bergfolk officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Marie Stephens
A. Harold Stephens
Washington
Michael Lynn Sisler
Clyde Meister
Galena
Ill
United Methodist Church
J. Roland Crandall
Edward Shepherd
St. James Catholic Church
Mary Norton
Donald Norton
First Baptist Church
John Fox
Harper
Donna Rae Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield
Fairfield
Daniel R. Shirkey
Dale Shirkey
Lynn Bergfolk
Deaths in Area Prompted by Local Obituaries
Obituaries list several local residents dying in mid October 1975 across Keota Columbus City Columbus Junction Wellman and Wayland. Names include Opal Herr Helen Mae Dunnahoo John Kurtz Mrs William Horning Elva Catherine Statler Effie Velma Wolford Daniel C Laubach and Sarah Widmer with ages from 43 to 87 and death causes noted as hospital, carbon monoxide, long term care, and natural illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Horning
East 1Ath Street
Columbus Junction
Effie Velma Wolford
Washington County Hospital
Local Births Listed in Stork Gazette Names and Addresses
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with parental names and home addresses including Ames William Dayton Jared William Ort Christopher Robert Crossett Nikolas Lee Heisdorffer Dennis Wesley Carr Bambi Jean Johnson Aaron Llewelyn Brown Ian Preston Wolf Alison Jean Fish Scott Carl Slaubaugh Lill Ann Crile with family locations in Columbus Junction Columbus City Washington Keota Wellman and Washington area streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames William Dayton
James Albert Dayton
Columbus Junction
Jared William Ort
William Ray Ort
Columbus City
Christopher Robert Crossett
Robert Dean Crossett Jr
Washington
Nikolas Lee Heisdorffer
Thomas L. Heisdorffer
Keota
Dennis Wesley Carr
William Carr
Wellman
Bambi Jean Johnson
Paul Johnson Jr
West Main
Aaron Llewelyn Brown
George Ira Brown
S. Town
Ian Preston Wolf
Kurt Preston Wolf
Alison Jean Fish
Jack Fish
Scott Carl Slaubaugh
Douglas Slaubaugh
Eighth Ave
Lill Ann Crile
Tonnie Crile
South Eighth
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Skunk River
Lowa
Memory Lane
Russell Davison
Carl Jarrard
Jarrard
Stan Kiesey
Kiesey
Warner Well and Pump Company of
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Rock Island
Ainsworth-Brighton
Des Moines
Washington County Ministerial
Association
Kalona
T. D. White
C. J. Fisk
Ainsworth
Donald Worden
Melvin Gingerich
Ministerial Association
Gingerich
Washington Junior College
Dan N. McEniry
Park Commission
Sunset Park
Pioneer Park
B. F. Schwartz
Methodist Church
Mark
Timothy
Jesus
American Legion Endowment Fund
Grace Hesseltine
Second United Presbyterian Church
Ernest Carlson
Washington County Farmers Union Organization
Union Exchange
Aunt Agatha
Frank Skubal
Burton Fox
Riverside
Lewis Nash
Kths
George Brown
Kurt Wolf Washington
Alice Hites
West Chester
Jose Vasquez
Muscatine
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Robert Crossett
William Carrof Wellman
the Week In Review
Journal
Valparaiso
Neb
Jack & Jill
Terry L. Snider
Snider
Glenn Murphy
Byron Sweeting
Clayton Bear Farm
McCleery-Cumming
Washington Council of the Knights of Columbus
Washington County Association For
Knights
Ira F. Morrison
Evening Journal
Iowa ‘Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Morrison
Henry County
Jefferson County
Dale Darbyshire
New England
Portland
Maine
West Point Academy
Cadet Chapel
West Point
N.Y
Holy Land U.S.A
Waterbury
Conn
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Plantation
Plymouth
Mass
Longfellows Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Old North Bridge
Concord
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Port Kent
Merle Statler
Evelyn Evans
E. Harrison
United Presbyterian Home
Isabelle Godwin
Harold Hall
Anna Lukavsky
Eunice Letts
Earl Redlinger
Ervin Hesseltine
Jana McConnell
Evans
Steve Whisler
Don Norton
George Kurtz
Albert Bende
Ottumwa
Bende
Randall Burke
California
Bertha
Leona Kurtz
Michigan
Michael E. Buck
Buck
4Th Ave
Annie Beal
S. 8Th Ave
Price Roberts
New York
Warren
Ohio
North Tonawanda
N. Tonawanda
Price
Razey's
Toronto
Canada
Niagra Falls
Jona Beemblossom
Judy Stoops
Connie Allender
Elaine Young
Hyatt House
Jean Marie
Sue McClure
Dorothy Marston
Steve Hopping
University of Iowa
Mrs
Leland White
Grace Stone
Kessler Distributing Co
Kessler
Yale H. Jarvis
Jarvis
Diane Jarrard
Edward Jarrard
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Jane Trotter
Larry Trotter
Mary Warden
Ernest Warden
Jim Bash
UNI Chamber Orchestra
Cedar Falls
Donald Wendt
Sheryl Bush
Washington Hgh School
Margaret Keyser
Clinton
Gloria Anderson
Don Brightwell
Eddie
Heather
Claire Keefe
Guy Lombardo
M. H. Sartor
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Ralph (Opal) Herr
Helen Mae Dunnahoo
John Kurtz
Shenk
Elva (Catherine) Statler
Shenk Nursing Home
Daniel C. Laubach
Geneseo, Ill
Mr. Laubach
West Chester High School
Wayland
Sarah Widmer
Parkview
Stork Gazette
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