Brighton Mill remembered as social center and power history
Ledstone recalls the Brighton Mill as a gathering hub around turn of the century. He describes irrigation, a later steam boiler upgrade, floods on the Skunk River, sand for early cement work, and the mill’s role in early electricity. The article notes shifts in power, highway alterations, and local lore.
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Ledstone
Brighton
Memory Lane
Skunk River
Aarge
Wagon Bridge
Sandy Hook Hill
Washington
The
Iowa Southern
State Highway Commission
Prospects of near record corn yield in Washington County
A survey by Washington County Extension director Jim Frier reports strong corn yields with several fields over 150 bushels per acre and many over 100. Soybean yields are disappointing. A fire near the Widmer farm was contained with little damage. The Washington County Community Action Committee voted to incorporate as Washington County Community Action Program, Incorporated.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension Service
Frier
Mr. Frier
Farmer's Mutual Insurance
Galen Widmer
Washington
Widmer
Washington County Community Action Committee
Iowa
Harvest notes and local plans from a fall Iowa town
The letters report bumper corn and bean harvests with storage challenges and notes a visit by Japanese corn buyers. They mention UNICEF fundraising, a Halloween plan, T. J. Berdo’s Iowa educator honor, plans for an enlarged Case Field area, and the sale of a former city dumping ground near Red Brick school. The writer suspects snow and notes construction progress and future updates.
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Keith
George Horn
Iowa
Japan
Unicef
Washington
T. J. Berdo
T. J
Park Board
Case Field
Red Brick School
Hospital Notes Monday Readmits and Dismissals
Inpatients admitted yesterday include Miss Mary Catherine Steiner and several adults from Keota Washington and Kalona. surgical case Mrs Daryl Dunbar from Washington. Discharges yesterday include Mrs Mable Rankin and Mrs John Norris. Today admissions include Denise Scott and Mrs Alice Lanning from Washington along with Tonnie Crile and daughter.
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Mary Catherine Steiner
Keota
Tony Redeker
Washington
William Arndt
Brighton
Willard Bell
Wayland
Daryl Dunbar
Lawrence Smith
Eugenia Freel
Rose Fodaril
Mable Rankin
John Norris
Webster Rhoades
Kalona
Paul Johnson
Denise Scott
Alice Lanning
Tonnie Crile
Hospital Admission and Transfer Report
Admits yesterday include Mrs Lovell Biting from Washington for medical care and Mrs Justin Mammen of Harper for surgery. Today admissions include Max Donaldson of Washington for medical care with transfers and long term care admitting Virgil Stockman of Winfield. Transfers today include William Palmer of Washington and notices list Rose Podaril and Dale Beliel in Washington.
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Lovell Biting
Washington
Medical
Justin Mammen
Harper
Surgical
Max Donaldson
Virgil Stockman
Winfield
William Palmer
Rose Podaril
Dale Beliel
Wednesday hamitted Yesterday
Illeah J Farrier of Brighton underwent medical care. Lester Stone of West Chester had surgery yesterday. Mrs Frank Skuball of Ainsworth was involved. Miss Mary Catherine Greiner of Keota and Mrs Lawrence Smith of Brighton were noted.
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Illeah J. Farrier
Brighton
Lester Stone
West Chester
Frank Skuball
Ainsworth
Mary Catherine Greiner
Keota
Lawrence Smith
Births Reported in Washington and Crawfordsville Areas
Thursday admits list shows Mrs Maye Sorrell and Mrs Mae Stokes in Washington with medical status, Miss Chrystal Love in Ainsworth awaiting surgery, and Mr and Mrs Ronald McArtor in Crawfordsville welcoming a son. Today also notes Mrs Archie Gingerich and Chester Goodin in Washington.
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Maye Sorrell
Washington
Mae Stokes
Chrystal Love
Ainsworth
Ronald McArtor
Crawfordsville
Son
Archie Gingerich
Chester Goodin
Obituary notices list Washington residents and families
Friday Yesterday lists Mrs Evelyn Brooks of Washington in medical matters and Mr and Mrs Robert Wertz of Washington with their son. The notice also mentions Max Donaldson of Washington William Arndt of Brighton and Eugene Reed with connections to Washington.
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Evelyn Brooks
Washington
Robert Wertz
Max Donaldson
William Arndt
Brighton
Eugene Reed
Victor Miller
Wayland
Judy Ann
Michael Joseph Redlinger
James Redlinger
Anna Lukavsky
Margery
Tina Mineart
Austin
Minn
Dennis Lukovsky
Dennis
Virginia Carris
Packwood
Brown
Clarence Brown Sr
Doyle Brown
Kenneth Brown
New London
Wesley Mullikin
Josephine Mullikin
Debby Mullikin
Jeff Holden
Bob
Dean Cole
Riverside
Katherine M
David M Dalton
John Dalton Sr
Richard Benge
Patricia Marie
Gary Kuntzelman
Delores Fay
Lewis
Jim Kuntzelman
Omaha
Neb
Deaths of the week in local communities
Funeral services were held for Kathryn Boshart Bohn 73 in Manson on October 18 following her death at University Hospital Town City on October 16. Mayme Unternahrer 69 of Wayland died at home October 18. Hattie N Kessel 88 longtime Brighton resident died October 21 at Shenk Rest Home Wellman. Bertha Davison 77 died October 12 and services were held October 15 in Fairfield with burial at Friends Cemetery Pleasant Plain.
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Kathryn Boshart Bohn
Manson
Mrs Bohn
University Hospital
Town City
Mayme Unternahrer
Wayland
Hattie N. Kessel
Brighton
Shenk Rest Home
Wellman
Bertha Davison
Fairfield
Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain
Davisson
Washington School Educator Named Outstanding Business Educator
Thomas J. Berdo head of the Washington Community School business department wins 1975 Outstanding Business Educator honors. He has served 13 years as Office Education Co-ordinator and also advises the Future Business Leaders of America while participating on the Principal Advisory Council and the NCA Steering Committee.
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Thomas J. Berdo
Washington Community School
Berdo
Washington Community
Future Business Leaders of America Club
NCA
Mid Prairie student wins national senior scholarship
Tom Hall, chosen as Mid-Prairie Community School winner in a national NASSP Shell Oil funded scholarship for high school seniors. Runners up are Maggie Bash and Jay Crone.
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Tom Hall
Mid-Prairie
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Shell Oil Company
Maggie Bash
Jay Crone
Grain car shortages hit Midwest farmers hard
Railcar shortages threaten 30 to 40 days of grain movement as bumper corn and soybeans pile up in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. ICC may issue emergency orders to free cars while farmers store two to three million bushels outdoors and elevators and bins fill.
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United Press
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce
Tom Byrne
Sangamon
McLean
ICC
Richard Stelling
Illinois Agriculture Department
Mason County
George Leeper
USDA
Soviet Union
Paul Mills
Tansportation Services
Mills
Business leaders warn against higher minimum wage proposal
The US Chamber of Commerce and restaurant groups tell Congress that raising the minimum wage to 3 dollars an hour would spark inflation and close many small businesses. They warn the plan could force layoffs, while an AFL-CIO spokesman argues it would cut unemployment if paired with a shorter work week.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Robert T. Thompson
US Chamber of Commerce
House
Louis Neeb
Steak & Ale
Afl-Cio
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Jack Peiffer
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Laverne Redlinger
Denny
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Sigourney
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Ordnance Reserve Unit of
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National War Fund
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Lime Creek Township
Y’s Men
Y's
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Alma Brindley
Chicago
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Frenchburg
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YMCA
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Tenn
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the Week In Review
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Washington Exchange
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Stephen Genheimer
R. W. Genheimer
Natal
South Africa
John Brown University
Ann Pratt
Leo Reuss
Audubon
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Edward Mueller
Earl Emmons
Lincoln, I
Ray Kelley
Burlington
Mike Cole
Decatur, Ill
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Billie Nelson
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Gary Spurgeon
Washington D.C
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Charles Franzen
Diane
Navy
Sunset Park
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Cindy Eden
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University Hospitals
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Mercy Hospital
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Here
SEMCO
Richland
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John Owen
Clark Nelson
Beth, Amy
Jennifer
South Bend, Ind
T. M. Nelson
Mazie Stewart
United Presbyterian Home
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State Board of
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Senate
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West
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Keith Horn
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South Sixth Avenue
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Sacramento
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Mt. Shasta
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George Kerr
Donald
Grace Dean
Fishkill
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Grace
New Hampshire
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