Red Cross county review outlines 1969 activities
Seventeen Chapter board members and chairmen met with Chapter Chairman Les Grim to review finances and reports. Keith Lord presented the treasurer’s report, with secretary reports by Mrs. Lawrence Miksch. The county chapter will cover six months of the county nurse expense at 10 cents per person. Ralph Martin was named coordinator for the annual membership drive. The table lists extensive volunteer service, tutoring, birthday parties, Christmas toy donations, first aid stations, military family aid, loans, disability claims, and numerous volunteer hours across hospitals, homes, and care centers. Training classes for first aid and an evening standard course are planned with detailed scheduling for November.
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Les Grim
Keith Lord
Lawrence Miksch
Don Hazen
Grim
Ralph Martin
Winnie Belter
Mary Koehler
Red Cross
Willard Gray, Sr
Gale Walker
Edward Roberts
Vietnam
Les Dunlap
P. L. Etter
John Cherry
Dr. Doolittle
Aldo Moretti
Ben Franklin
Prairie Flower and Opportunity School
Nurses Home
Military Wives Club
Brainerd
Minnesota
Gulfport
Mississippi
Mark Hampshire
U.P. Home Health Center
Shenk Rest Home
V. A. Hospital
County Hospital
County Home
Boyd Siefkas
Marion McAvoy
Red Cross Office
Cinderella 4-H Club Holds October Meeting
The Cinderella 4-H Club met at the Bauer home with 13 members, 3 new members, and 2 leaders. Awards banquet and service project discussed. Members gave talks on meals, kitchen safety, and nutrition. Demonstrations showcased cooking, salad tips, and Jello. New officers elected and committee chairs named. Music and recreation led by members. refreshments served by hostesses and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinderella 4 - H Club
Vicki
Judy
Jane Bauer
Vicki Bauer
Denise Ralston
Judy Bauer
Marjorie Peiffer
Vicki Dawson
Robyn
Kolene Kleese
Rose Peiffer
Linda Peiffer
Rita Kleese
Cindy Colliver
Marjorie
Busy Bees 4-H Club Names New Officers and Holds Party
The Busy Bees 4-H Club met on Thursday evening with nine members present for roll call and a Halloween party. New officers elected include Debbie Baker president Charlotte Hiller vice president Marcia Wittetoe secretary Tina Libe treasurer Connie Williams reporter Nancy Wittetoe historian Debbie Johnson and Mrs Johnson recreation. Members chose names for the Christmas exchange and scrapbooks were prepared for a children's hospital. New members Debbie Vandenburg Debbie Johnson and Mary Pforts join the club as part of the Vittetoe family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bees 4 - H Club
Debbie Baker
Charlotte Hiller
Marcia Wittetoe
Tina Libe
Connie Williams
Nancy Wittetoe
Debbie Johnson
Johnson
Children’s Hospital
Debbie Vandenburg
Mary Pforts
Vittetoe
Stanley Roth rites set for Tuesday in Wayland
Funeral services for Stanley Dennis Roth will be Tuesday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with Rev. Peter Siemens officiating. Roth, a Vietnam casualty, lived in Trenton most of his life, son of Russell and Rose Cina Roth. He was born May 13, 1949 in Iowa City and graduated Mt. Pleasant High School in 1968. He entered the military in 1968 and went to Vietnam in 1969. He survived by his parents two sisters Karen Epp of Newton Kansas and Eileen and a brother Phillip and a grandfather Antonio Cina of San Gabriel California. Memorials may be left at the family home or Zehr Funeral Home.
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Wayland
Mt. Pleasant
Stanley Dennis Roth
Vietnam
Trenton
Russell
Rose Cina Roth
Baptist
Peter Siemens
Moline
Zehr
Stanley Roth
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant High School
Karen Epp
Newton
Kansas
Eileen
Phillip
Antonio Cina
San Gabriel
Calif
Fortnightly Club October meeting canceled on death in Ross Lane family
Local Family Living I depart ment reports the October meeting is canceled due to a death in the Ross Lane family. The next gathering will be with Mrs. Dale Caldwell on Nov. 25. Sp-4 Richard Deaton is on a 15 day leave with his parents in town and sisters Jane and Marty. He will return Oct. 31 to Ft. Leavenworth. He has been stationed there since May and attends Wartburg College homecoming this weekend in Waverly.
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Ross Lane
Dale Caldwell
Richard Deaton
Bill Deaton
Jane
Marty
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Wartburg College
Waverly
Washington lad promoted to specialist four in Vietnam
Thomas E. Koehler of Washington Iowa has been promoted to Army specialist four on September 26 near Dau Tieng Vietnam. He serves as a clerk typist in Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion 27th Artillery. Entered service December 1968, basic at Fort Polk, stationed at Fort Sill before arriving overseas last May. He is 20, a Washington High School graduate class of 1966. his father Meinz Koehler also resides in Washington.
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Dau Tieng
Vietnam
Thomas E. Koehler
Mary L. Koehler
Washington
Iowa
27Th Artillery
Army
Ft. Polk
Ft. Sill
Okla
Soldier
Washington High School
Meinz Koehler
Halcyon House Activities Celebrate Fellowship and Visits
Halcyon House services Sunday included Communion led by Reverend M O Smith. Tuesday Friendship Hour drew Halcyon members plus Mrs Harold Klopfenstein Inez Eicher Eva Blankenhorn Myrtle Neiswanger Avis Busby and Leo Hoover. Mike Redlinger played organ on a special Tuesday evening. Doll clothes bibs and slippers were sent to the University Hospital School for Handicapped Children. Visiting Halcyon guest Glenn C Yoder from Merritt Island Florida and surprise visit from Walter Weinrich and wife. Don’t forget the extra hour of sleep on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halcyon House
Harold Klopfenstein
Inez Eicher
Eva Blankenhorn
Myrtle Neiswanger
Avis Busby
Leo Hoover
University Hospital School
Indian Fathers Meet at Local Y Tonight
Dads of Indian Guides and Princeses will meet at the Washington YMCA from 6 to 7 p.m. in the hobby and craft room to discuss future plans and distribute information about the tribes. John Elliott is chief of the local nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dads of Indian Guides and Princeses
Washington
WCTU Institute Highlights Local Activities and Speaker
The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church hosted the WCTU institute with Dr. Vernon Elgin leading devotions and Mrs. Raymond Sojka presenting a state convention report. Invitations were read for a Veterans Day program at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City on Nov 11, while Mrs. Charles McClung introduced mayoral candidate Vernon Witrig as the afternoon speaker.
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Vernon Elgin
Raymond Sojka
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Otto Walton
Lloyd Walker
Streyfeler
John McDowell
County Institute
Franklin Church
Ernest Brown
Mary Hastie
Helen Wylie
Charles McClung
Vernon Witrig
Washington
Social Calendar notices ahead of first publication
Society calendar lists numerous events with times and venues. Promenaders dance 8 p.m. Saturday at Legion Hall Olds. many weekly meetings follow including YWCA music, Tops Club, Senior Citizens sessions, Garden II, 19th Century Club luncheon, White Shrine, and BPW Club dinners. Several notes show cancellations and schedule details such as dress codes and reservations.
Rev Ganfield to be Honored at Columbus Junction
Rev Ganfield to be honored at a potluck supper and reception in the Christian Education building of the United Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction Sunday at 6 30 p m. The new minister at the church will be celebrated with members and friends invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Denley Ganfield
Christian Education
United Presbyterian Church
Ganfield
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Lyle Keiser in Richland
Funeral services for Mrs. Lyle Keiser 51 Richland will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Richland Friends Church with Rev L Merle Green and Rev Harold Chute officiating. Burial will follow in Richland Friends Cemetery. Gould Funeral Home of Richland is in charge. Mrs. Keiser died Friday at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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Richland
Lyle Keiser
Richland Friends Church
L. Merle Green
Harold Chute
Richland Friends Cemetery
Gould Funeral Home of
Births and dismissals listed in Washington records
On the record Admitted Yesterday Mrs Howard Sayre Washington surgical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Ron ald Augustine Washington a daughter Mr and Mrs Ray mond Miller Washington a son Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Wayne Stransky Wellman Mrs Cora McWilliams Columbus Junc tion Lawrence Borkoski Washington Today George Cady Keota
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Howard Sayre
Washington
Surgical
Ronald Augustine
Raymond Miller
Wayne Stransky
Wellman
Cora McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Lawrence Borkoski
George Cady
Keota
Scenes From a Kitchen Window and Autumn Colors
A reader share notes on fall colors seen from a kitchen window, plus reflections on the word investigate in public reports. The column blends personal memory with domestic recipes, including a cottage cheese pie and a simple white chocolate peanut candy, with light humor about handwriting and aging.
Local Notes On Visits Births And Departures
Mrs Pearl Woodford of Oakland visits relatives including sister-in-law Mrs Max Waterhouse. Robert Lee returns from the navy in Washington DC after a year as corpsman and Vietnam veteran with a three month early out. plans to rejoin college. Larry and Mrs Lee of Sterling Illinois welcome son John Joseph born Oct 20. Grandparents Michael Lee Washington and Joe Foley Sterling. great grandparents See and Lowe of Washington. Clint Boshart returns from El Paso visiting Farah Jeans plant. Funeral attendees for Les Gilmore include relatives from Missouri Texas and Kansas. William Hughes Council Bluffs visits with sister-in-law W J Shannon and plans to attend Iowa Michigan State game. Wally Hood and wife visit cousin Helen Wilson. Hood’s father Walter Hood long-time local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Navy
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
Larry Lee
Sterling, Ill
John Joseph
Mike Lee
Washington
Joe Foley
Sterling
M. D. See
Robert Lowe Sr
Republican Women Install Officers At Coffee Meeting
Mrs Everett Meeker hosted the Washington County Council of Republican Women at a Thursday morning coffee in her home. Officers installed include Mrs Joe Jones president and Mrs Meeker first vice president. Also named were Mrs H Peterson of Kalona second vice president Mrs George Dare third vice president Mrs Keith Vetter recording secretary and Mrs John Miller of Wellman treasurer. A $100 ticket was bought for the November 19 dinner in Veterans Auditorium Des Moines. Mrs Robert Stephens led the meeting and reported the state convention. Ways and means chair Mrs Keith Stewart said the bake sale succeeded. Historian Mrs Clark Bauer displayed the book and spoke on Why Do We Have Political Parties. The next meeting is at Crawfordsville with Mrs Richard Stephens on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Meeker
Washington County Council of Republican Women
Joe Jones
Meeker
H. Peterson
Kalona
George Dare
Keith Vetter
John Miller
Wellman
Robert Stephens
Veterans Auditorium
Des Moines
Stephens
Keith Stewart
Ways and Means
Clark Bauer
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Marriage licenses issued to four couples in area
Marriage licenses have been issued here to Guy Paul Morgan, 19, and Lora Mae Martin, 16, Columbus Junction. Paul Luis Cornejo, 28, Daily City, Calif., and Roberta Ann Walsh, 27, rural Riverside. and Richard Wayne Collins, 31, and Nancy Jo Curtis, 20, of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Paul Morgan
Lora Mae Martin
Columbus Junction
Paul Luis Cornejo
Daily City
Calif
Roberta Ann Walsh
Riverside
Richard Wayne Collins
Nancy Jo Curtis
Washington
Country Club remodeling bids invited in Washington County
Washington County club officials announced bids are being received on all phases of the proposed remodeling at the club house. Interested bidders should obtain specifications from Leon Hillman or Dr William Westphal. Heating plumbing and electrical work are open to low bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Club
Leon Hillman
William Westphal
Iowa Southern Declares Dividends On Preferred And Common Stock
At the October board meeting of Iowa Southern Utilities Company dividends of 3.55 cents per share on the 4 percent cumulative preferred stock and 0.37 per share on the common stock were declared. Dividends payable December 1, 1969 to stockholders of record at close of business November 12, 1969.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Company
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Farah Jeans Company
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Alfred Gilmore
Boonville
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San Antonio
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Council Bluffs
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