Washington Mennonite Church Dedication At East Polk Street
A sunny Sunday welcomed about 700 worshippers to the dedication and open house of the Washington Mennonite church on East Polk street. Pastor Dennis M Good led the service with guest speaker Rev. Peter B. Wiebe of Hesston Kansas. 425 members and guests attended the dedication, and 300 visitors toured the building and enjoyed refreshments in the fellowship hall hosted by Mr and Mrs Warren Miller. Youth class members acted as guides at the event.
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Washington
Rider Killed at Riverside Race Track in Iowa
Lawrence Dvorak of Conesville died at University Hospitals in Iowa City after being struck by a motorcycle driven by Richard Weirbach of Fairfield on the Riverside track Sunday afternoon. Dvorak, an onlooker in the last race of the season, died hours later. 56 riders participated in the day’s events.
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Lawrence Dvorak
Conesville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Riverside
Dvorak
Richard Weirbach
Fairfield
Washington County 4-H Convention Elects New Council Members
About 375 people attended the Washington County 4-H Convention at Washington High School. New 4-H Council officers were elected including Sharon Lee Steve Davis and Robyn McCoy Crawfordsville Cheryl Pfeifer Tom Berdo Bob McConnell and Jane Kearer Washington Claire Wehr Keota Andy Rowe Wellman and Larry Tener Riverside Jim Frier County Extension Director presented plaques to Busy Bees and Crooked Creek Cyclones clubs. The event featured a skit by the present council, awards for attendance, and the introduction of two new Washington girls clubs, plus honorary members.
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Washington County
Sharon Lee
Steve Davis
Robyn McCoy
Crawfordsville
Cheryl Pfeifer
Tom Berdo
Bob McConnell
Jane Kearer
Washington
Claire Wehr
Keota
Andy Rowe
Wellman
Larry Tener
Riverside
Jim Frier
Busy Bees
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Robert Johnson
Edwin Wittetoe
Raymond Howsare
Bruce Davis
Washington High School
Jim Hotchkiss
Bob Carter
Kalona
County Extension Council
Sandi Schroeder Wellman
Iris Kaufman
County Council
Washington County 4-H
Crooked Creek Cloverettes
Cyclones
Jane Shearer
Dutchettes
Boys
Rowe
Lime Creek Livewires
Steve Davi
Jackson Boys
Rive Ramblers
Journal
Washington Lustlers
Andy Crooked Creek Cyclones
Weather Update for JOWA Tonight Through Tuesday
Tonight parts are partly cloudy with cooler conditions in the west. Lows range from around 40 in the northwest to near 50 in the southeast. Tuesday stays partly cloudy with little temperature change and highs in the seventies.
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Jowa
Typhoon blamed in Viet plane crash
A South Vietnamese air force C47 with 31 aboard crashed near Qui Nhon due to bad weather. All were killed. Spokesmen said weather likely involved but not directly the typhoon. Rescue efforts followed as U.S. troops aided. In other clashes, South Vietnamese forces killed 40 guerrillas while B52 bombers targeted supply routes in Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
VPS
Qui Nhon
Hester
Quang Ngai
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Honorary 4-H members named at Washington County convention
Mrs. Richard Fisher and Alvin Jones were named honorary 4-H members during the Washington County 4-H convention Saturday night. Fisher is noted for five years as a 4-H Photography Project Leader and for organizing tours and exhibitions tied to the theme Our Town. Jones is long associated with 4-H as a leader with Crooked Creek Cyclones, a former Swine Department supervisor, and now an insurance adjuster living in Washington.
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Alvin Jones
Center
Washington County
Mr. Jones
Washington
Jones
Robert Carter
Washington County Extension Council
Richard Fisher
Journal
Fisher Alvin. Jones
Crawfordsville
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Nixon urges caution on China and Soviet trips
President Nixon told Americans to temper expectations for his upcoming China and Soviet Union journeys in a Veterans Day radio address from his Maryland retreat. He said progress in arms talks and treaties show steps toward peace, but warned of difficult paths ahead and stressed aiding Vietnam veterans facing unemployment.
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Thurmont
UPI
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
United States
People's Republic of China
Maryland
Moscow
Peking
America
Washington High student art chosen for traveling exhibit
Two WHS students Mary F Morrison and Wendy Wi lected have works selected for the Art Educators of Iowa Traveling Art Exhibits for 1971 72. Morrison contributed drypoint etchings of a classmate head and a literary themed piece while Wi produced a graphite etching of a classmate head.
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Wendy Wilson
Art Educators
Wendy
Washington High School
Mary F. Morrison
Journal
Art Educators of Iowa
Carlton Bump
WHS
Wendy Wi
Improve school facilities at Washington High School
Editor notes a second in a series on education changes during American Education Week. Washington High School expanded facilities boosting art and woodworking spaces, crafts areas, and storage. Enrollments rose in art and shop classes. welding and mechanics moved to new spaces. A grant is sought to fund further industrial arts upgrades.
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Washington High School
Carlton Bump
Bump
Lincoln
Jim Rossen
Shhop
Agriculture Department
Jerry Mason
Rossen
Industrial Arts
Rosien
Allan Olson
Theoreign
Iow
Joint County School System
Board of Education
Olson
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