Halloween plans stir local civic activities and campaigns
A letter notes YMCA Halloween events for children, UNICEF fund drive, and a pork industry edition. It cites Candidates' Night, a looming November 7 election in a Republican-leaning county, a progressive Demos push, and YMCA health conference. It mentions a new ambulance, a ninth grade football success, and a lighthearted jab at witchy mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Halcyon
Unicef
Demos
Harriet Dunbar
BPW
Washington
Week on the Farm Highlights Pork Producers and Harvest Prep
The Journal salutes county Pork Producers and notes the impact of hog production on the local economy. It mentions a US Japan trade deficit, urges expanding pork exports, and details soybean and corn moisture levels, harvest timelines, and the reliance on machinery and farmwomen in maintaining operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroya Sawa
Ministry of Agriculture
Japan
U.S
Passing Years highlights and community notes
Names of attendees at a national convention in Mason City plus readings on homecoming judging in Iowa City. Local events include a Drake Parents Day visit, a firemen ball fundraiser, church concerts, nurse trainee graduations, and a fatal pigging accident. Hog industry statistics conclude the column.
Timmins honored newlyweds at open house
Timmins entertained at an open house for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reiners of Indianapolis, married September 30, with Mrs. Linda Timmins the former bride. Also notes of Halloween party hosts and several local visits and hospital stays, including Mercy Hospital Iowa City patient Mildred Freyenberger and Tom Heisdorffer’s surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Timmins
Richard Reiners
Indianapolis
Reiners
Linda Timmins
Tom Heisdorffer
Keota
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mildred Freyenberger
Crawfordsville
Miss Mazie Stewart Celebrates 96th Birthday at Stewart Hall
Honor crowd gathers Saturday at United Presbyterian Home in Clinton to mark Miss Mazie Stewart’s 96th birthday. Memorabilia display, a facsimile New York Times from her birth date, and a cake decorated by Mrs. Don Cave complemented hostesses Mrs. Truman Tuttle Mrs. Cloyce Stewart Mrs. Richard A. Stewart and Mrs. Glen Duncan. Various guests attended including family and friends from Clinton and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie Stewart
Stewart Hall
United Presbyterian Home
New York Times
Miss Stewart
Don Cave
Truman Tuttle
Cloyce Stewart
Richard A. Stewart
Glen Duncan
Community Chest budget set for 1973 in Washington
The Washington Community Chest budget is set at 37830 dollars an increase over last year with a list of sharing agencies including American Home Funding Association Arthritis Foundation Boy Scouts of America Campfire Girls Iowa Association for Mental Health Iowa Children and Family Services Lake Darling Youth Center Red Cross Salvation Army U S O Washington County Assoc for Mentally Retarded Washington Senior Citizens Council Y M C A and Y W C A The new participant is the Washington County Assoc for Mentally Retarded The chest campaign opens October 30 under general chairman Bill Whittenberg Numerous local social and hospital notes follow including birthday observances at the Ferrell home and school open house at St James School with details on IGE program and visitors from out of town and hospital updates about local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community Chest
American Home Funding Association
Arthritis Foundation
Boy Scouts of America
Campfire Girls
Iowa Association For Mental Health
Iowa Children and Family Services
Lake Darling
Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S.O
Washington County Assoc
Washington Senior Citizens Council
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C
Supervisors buy ambulance and local events noted
The Board of Supervisors approved purchasing a new $13 650 ambulance from Foster Coach Sales of Sterling with a scoop stretcher and federal compliant features. Other items include a Lincoln Elementary School tour for parents and grandparents, a golden anniversary open house for the Farriers, and various weekend visits and moves involving local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Foster Coach Sales
Sterling
Floyd Foster
Oldsmobile
Clifford Conklin
Lincoln Elementary School
Local News Briefs and Visits Across States
Friday notes show Mrs. Sundquist visiting from Tucson for her grandmother Mrs. Bessie Wead's funeral. Adoption news arrives as Mr. and Mrs. Allsup of Salem host two year old Korean son Charles Jin. Weekend travels include Holly Russell visiting Kansas City with relatives. A Tucson clipping reports Mr. Gastman’s August death at 64 with family survivors. A shower honors Miss Vickie Dawson with revisited guests. Dr. Flickinger and Willis Richards receive hospital updates in Iowa City. Families visit relatives in Washington and Iowa City hospitals amid weekend travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sundquist
Katie
Tucson
Ariz
Charles Allsup
Salem
Charles Jin
Tom Gray
Sean
Ainsworth
Bill Russell
Chris
Kansas City
Holly Russell
Arizona Daily Star
Ira Gastman
Gastman
Orpha Munson
Ruth Dawson
Robert Megdelsen
Vickie Dawson
Ben Johnson
Koehler Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Koehler
Robyn Renee Koehler is described as the daughter of George Michael Koehler and his wife living at rural route one Crawfordsville in this birth or society notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robyn Renee Koehler
George Michael Koehler
R.R. 1
Crawfordsville
Deaths of the Week Across Area Dozens of Obits Noted
Obituaries list James Everett Heilman 64 of Waco Community School District died in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Eva Vanerus Jenkins former Brighton resident dies in California. funeral Oct 26. Harry Hudson 73 dies at home after illness. Neil Eugene Stout 58 farmer killed on farm near Wapello. Tunis De Bont 81 rural South English dies at Manor House Sigourney. Oliver C Adams of Haverford Pa. burial Sept 20. widow Florence Boileau noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
James Everett Heilman
Waco
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Brighton
United Methodist Church
Eva Vanerus Jenkins
Alhambra
Calif
Dave Higdon
Hillcrest
Gould Funeral Home
Wapello
Neil Eugene Stout
Tunis de Bont
Sigourney
Keswick
Oliver C Adams
Haverford
Adams
Florence Boileau
Hospital Saturday and dismissals list patients by town
A roundup of patients admitted for medical or surgical care on Saturday including Genevieve Clingman Packwood and Elizabeth Simmering Washington with others in Brighton Lone Tree Eldora and Columbus Junction. Dismissals for Mrs Lowe and daughter Washington and Mrs Sprouse and son Keota with additional Washington and Crawfordsville entries today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Clingman
Packwood
Harry Wentworth
Brighton
David Bender
Lone Tree
Myrtle Reece
Eldora
Edsall Brown
Washington
Donald Boileau
Columbus Junction
Elizabeth Simmering
Blanche Norton
James Lowe
John Kleese
Duane Sprouse
Keota
Ruth Bridges
Henry Bierman
Mike Koehler
Crawfordsville
Admitted Yesterday Teresa Kunze and Today’s Patients Listed
The report notes Teresa Kunze of Washington in medical admitted yesterday, followed by Lincoln Marr of Ainsworth and William Arndt of Brighton admitted today, with Mrs Donald Sheetz of Washington also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Kunze
Washington
Lincoln Marr
Ainsworth
Medical
William Arndt
Brighton
Donald Sheetz
Hospital Transfers List With City Patient Names
Yesterday and today notices show patients transferred to Mercy Hospital Iowa City from Washington Wayland Columbus Junction East Pleasant Plain Conesville Lone Tree Richland and other locations. Named individuals include Hazel Painter Nellie Enke Emma Supalla Maribel Rivas David Bender Teresa Kunze Mrs Grant Wimpsett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Supalla
East Pleasant Plain
Maribel Rivas
Conesville
David Bender
Lone Tree
Teresa Kunze
Washington
Grant Wimpsett
Richland
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Births and hospital notices from Wayland and Iowa City
Yesterday lists several medical and surgical alerts for individuals in Wayland Ainsworth and Washington with names including Clarence Shumaker Phyllis Hook and Cynthia Greiner Today reports births for Mr and Mrs Firmen Hershberger in Iowa City noting twin sons plus other notes for Mrs John Frame Mrs Delbert Rees and Grace Davis in Columbus Junction UNICEF appeals urge aid to deprived children with calls for time talent and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shumaker
Wayland
Phyllis Hook
Ainsworth
Cloyd Garrett
Washington
James Wilson
Cynthia Greiner
Surgical
Neal Whisler
Brighton
Firmen Hershberger
Iowa City
John Frame
Delbert Rees
Columbus Junction
Grace Davis
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Aunt Agatha
Chapter
Mason City
Eileen Jeffrey
Delbert Soper
A.W. Hinderman
Marguerite Crail
Jack Weik
John Phleger
Robert Day
SAI
Washington High School
Earl Loveless
Des Moines
Carroll Reber
Lynette Lee
Drake
Lyle Schulty
Davenport
Don Creech
Marycrest College
Gladys
Pat McClure
Zeke Hogeland
Oskaloosa
Larry Thornton
Duane Martin
Gene Jugenheimer
Ames
Iowa State College
R. J. Thornton
Dick Fields
Air Force
Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Joe Melinski
Gary
Ind
South Marion Avenue
Four Square Gospel
S.C
Paul Moore
Washington Golf and Country Club
Ed Sullivan
Ira Schenefelt
Agnes Wheelan
War Department
Army
Lewis Warren
Carolyn McCleery
Charlotte Ward
Chicago
Frank Crabb Jr
Washington County Hospital Training School
Beth Ralston
Aretha Burroughs
Maurine Rathmel
Olive Hawkins
Vera Wolfe
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Nebraska
Everett Smith
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Margaret Cowden
Persia
Ollie Turner
A.M.E. Church
Timmins
Teresa
Sheryl Crossett
Jim Hotle
Barbara Paisley
Phil and
Tim
Mundelein, Ill
Clara Ropers
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Witthoft
Henry Witthoft
Fran Miller
Louis Eckhardt
Moberly
Wellman
Miss Ropers
Walter
Peoria
Harry McKune
John McKune
Denise
Dana
Dawn
Yucaipa
Ida McKune
Beulah Askea
Sherri
Roy Edwards
Steve
Denny
Norman Edwards
Hattie Nebel
David McCartney
Camdenton
J. C. McCartney
Moline
Ill
McCartney Brothers
J. W. Fields
Ethel Palmer
E. G. Butterbaugh
Crestview Retirement Home
Butterbaughs
California
Ashington Evening Journal
George Masson Jr
George Masson Sr
Eula Cherry
Lester Luckenbill
Clinton
Dan Whitted
Lewis Whitted
Masson
Mr. Whitted
Jean LaCrosse
Tommy, Joey
David
Sam West
Burlington Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Veterans Hospital
West
Joe West
Michael Boshart
Anastasia Susanne
Stasi
Connie Hess
Howard Hess
William Boshart
William Chance
Martha and
Sherman
Simon Lowe
Nashua
Little Brown
Irma Nelson
Jessie Hamscom
Hamscom
Jerry Goodwin
St. Louis Zoo
Merrimac Caves
Missouri
Claude Tucker
Gene Tucker
Grand Rapids, Mich
Earl Ferrell
Perry Schnicker
Grandma Ferrell
Milton Schnicker
Perry
Ferrells
Scott
Bruce and
Melvin Schnicker
St. James School
George Dimock
Dallas
Texas
Gerry Zeck
Shauna
Waterloo
Dale Norton
George Zeck
G.T. Jenneke
St. Paul
Louise Wasson
Clyde Lambert
Larry Westen
St. Joseph Hospital
Marshfield
Wis
Evert Westen
John Kurtz
Dick Clark
United States Senate
Iowa
St. James Gym
Clark
Marion Farrier
Pleasant Plain
K.P. Hall
Junior Farrier
Leo
Lester Dean
Harold Farrier
Ivan
Betty) Fahy
Kenneth
Maurine) Wakeland
Charles
Wanda) Lowe
Joan) Norton
Kay) Pohren
Farriers
Mrs
Loren Powley
Mr. Powley
Don Powley
Dave Obal
Council Bluffs
Bernard Singleton
Claire Keatings
Obal
Perdock Court
Richard Fry
von Hertzen Circle
Jonathan
Chaska
Minn
Fry
Linda Brotherton
Charles Brothertons
Robert Lowe Sr
Mrs. Sundquist
J. A. Mayer
Melissa
John A. Mayer
Ox Yoke Inn
Amanas
Mrs. Mayer
Mark Flickinger
M. R. Flickinger
University Hospitals
Flickinger
University of Iowa
Willis
Woody) Richards
McKune
Howard Altenbernd
G. H. Mayer
Jack Hotle
Magnus Ahmling
Cloyce Hayes
Stork Gazette
Kinross
Harry Hudson
Hazel Painter
Fred Hixson
Nellie Enke
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