Congress reacts to Nixon comments
Democratic leaders denounced Nixon for calling Congress very disappointing while praising his openness to talks with the White House. Tip O Neill and Senate leaders urged conciliation as Byrd urged ending a civil war tone and Mansfield defended Congress as workmanlike. Ford praised the President's performance.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Thomas P
Tip” O'Neill
O'Neill
White House
Melvin R. Laird
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Capitol Hill
Mansfield
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Executive
Ford
Wesleyan Offers Biology Course at Washington High School
Iowa Wesleyan College programs bring a four hour credit Biology course to Washington High School starting Sept. 10. Dale Venzke will teach the Animal Kingdom for 14 sessions from Sept. 10 to Dec. 19 with registration at the first meeting. Tuition sums to $40 per hour, totaling $560.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Washington
Wesleyan
Washington High School
Dale Venzke
Enrollment Dip at Mid-Prairie Schools From Spring
On the first day of school 1450 students attended at Mid-Prairie, down from 1523 last May a loss of 73. Amish students migrating to parochial schools account for much of the drop along with about 25 special education students in another district. Enrollment by school shows Kalona Elementary 305 Wellman Elementary 263 Washington Two Elementary 145 West Chester Elementary 77 Rural School 18 Junior High 377 High School 265 with 1972-73 figures in parentheses.
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Wellman
Mid - Prairie
Mid Prairie
Kalona
Washington Two
West Chester
Mid-Prairie Sets Conferences With Parents Of 10th Graders
Mid-Prairie High School counselor Don Randol will organize parent conferences for the 10th grade, aiming to boost school family collaboration. He believes joint school and family effort enhances student education and seeks parental input on his role in guiding future education and career choices.
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Wellman
Don Randol
Mid - Prairie
Randol
Mid - Prairie High School
Roy Rotzinger 56 dies at Rock Island Arsenal work
Roy Rotzinger of Bettendorf died unexpectedly September 5 1973 while at work on a project at the Rock Island Arsenal. He served in World War II and was a prisoner of war for 26 months in Germany. He leaves wife Helen Polton two daughters Janice Clark Lori Rotzinger a son Randy a sister Marjorie Wolff and one granddaughter. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Sherman Eden Funeral Home with military rites at Hillcrest Cemetery Brighton. Burial there. Friends may call Friday after 4 pm.
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Roy Rotzinger
Brighton
Rock Island Arsenal
State Street
Bettendorf
Sherman - Eden
William Kettlitz
Hillcrest Cemetery
VFW
Mr. Rotzinger
Homer
Ferne Cady Rotzinger
Davenport
Helen Polton
Knights of Pythias
IBEW
Rock Island
Special meeting honors all past noble grands of Rebekah Lodge
All past noble grands of the local Rebekah Lodge are invited to a special meeting in their honor Friday evening September 7 following the lodge’s regular business meeting.
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Rebekah Lodge
McGaffey Family Celebrates Milestone Anniversaries
Mr and Mrs Dave McGaffey mark their 54th wedding anniversary on Friday September 7. Their granddaughter Dr Jane Davis and her husband Dr Robert Davis observe their fifth anniversary the following day in Michigan where Davis is stationed with the Air Force.
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Dave McGaffey
Robert
Jane McGaffey) Davis
Michigan
Air Force
PCA stockholders to meet September 25
The Southeast Iowa Production Credit Association sets its 1973 stockholder meeting for September 25 at the Iowa Wesleyan College Student Union Mt Pleasant. Doors open 6 30 p m. The annual business meeting includes a report on lending activity and election of two directors. Lee Kline of WHO Des Moines to speak.
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Southeast Iowa Production Credit ‘Association
Ted W
Richard Woline
Association
PCA
Association Board of
Lee Kline
Farm Department of
WHO
Des Moines
Woline
Vance Anderson
Cantril
Walter Miller
Pleasant
Gerard Meg
Almanac entry for September 6 1973
Today is Thursday September 6 1973 the 249th day of the year with 116 remaining The moon lies between its first quarter and full phase Morning stars include Mars and Saturn Evening stars Mercury Venus and Jupiter Those born on this date fall under Virgo Jane Addams the American social worker was born on September 6 1860.
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United Press International
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Jane Addams
Chicago JOLIET and DES MOINES Livestock Markets Report
JOLIET IL cattle receipts 1 400 hogs 900 with limited volume as bids hover. DES MOINES IOWA hog trade shows adequate demand but lower bids with butchers down 6.00 to 6.50 and stock volumes heavy. Estimated today 65 000 hogs and cattle receipts.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Civil actions filed in county magistrate court over bad checks
Three civil actions were started in the small claims court for bad checks. Claims include Robertson's Salon of Beauty for $2.32 against Joyce E Hagemeier of Washington Farrell's Inc. for $5 against Ronald G. Wind of Washington and Coast to Coast in Washington for $8.22 against Allen G. Rice of rural Crawfordsville.
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Small Claims Court
Robertson
Salon of Beauty
Joyce E Hagemeier
Washington
Farrell’s Inc
Ronald G. Wind
Allen G. Rice
Crawfordsville
Betty L. Vastine
Durant
Lake Darling
Ronald D. Harland
Kalona
Rodney D. Steckly
Rural Wellman
Sidney L. Mills
Iowa City
Jeff E. Faber
Delmar L. Jaspering
Mark E. Gearin
Douglas L. Hough
Steven A. Griffin
Priscilla J. Zaugg
Keota
Patrick J. Clark
David J Simmering
Ronald P. Rourke
Des Moines
Swine Conference at Kalona Planned for September
Iowa Extension Veterinarian John Berthelsen of Ames will speak at a Kalona swine producers meeting Thursday evening September 13 at the Farmers Savings Bank. He will cover herd health in breeding and farrowing, swine dysentery updates, and overall disease issues. Washington County Extension Service sponsors the event. open to all local swine producers.
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Iowa Extension
John Berthelsen
Ames
Kalona
Farmers Savings Bank
Berthelsen
Washington County Extension Service
Richard Birney Dies in Kansas City Accident
Word arrived this morning of the accidental death of Richard Birney in Kansas City. He was the brother of James Birney of Washington. Details of the accident were not available and funeral arrangements had not been completed. Reports say he was struck by a car at the airport.
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Richard Birney
Kansas City
James Birney
Washington
John Lee Benda Dies After Stroke and Gunshot death
John Lee Benda 73 died at his Brighton home Wednesday at 10 15 a m after suffering a stroke and gunshot wounds ruled as the cause of death by the county medical examiner Funeral services are set for Saturday at 10 a m at Gould Funeral Home Brighton with Rev Louis Leonhardt officiating Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery Brighton He was born June 24 1900 to Joseph and Emma Kurtz Benda He married Lois Elizabeth Ingham May 2 1929 and they lived in Pleasant Plain and Brighton Survivors include his widow a daughter Evelyn Liles of Libertyville a son Robert Benda of Brighton three grandchildren five brothers Francis Albert of Fairfield Clem of Pleasant Plain Max of Brighton and Joseph of Baton Rouge two sisters Sister Mary Constance of Davenport and Mrs Raymond Minick of Washington He was preceded in death by his parents and one son Richard
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Brighton
Lee John Benda
Gould
Louis Leonhardt
Hillcrest
Mr. Benda
Joseph
Emma Kurtz Benda
Lois Elizabeth Ingham
Pleasant Plain
Paul
Evelyn) Liles
Libertyville
Robert Benda
Francis
Albert
Fairfield
Clem
Max
Baton Rouge
Mary Constance
Davenport
Raymond Minick
Washington
Richard
Funeral services for Mrs John Shetler in Wellman
Funeral services for Mrs John Lavanda Shetler 65 will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at East Union Mennonite Church with Rev J John J Miller officiating. Burial in West Union Cemetery. Powell Funeral Home of Wellman in charge. Shetler died Wednesday at home after illness of several months.
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Wellman
John (Lavanda) Shetler
East Union Mennonite Church
J. John J. Miller
West Union Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Farm Bureau district panel to meet Sept 10 in Washington
The Iowa Farm Bureau legislative committee will hold nine district meetings from Sept 10 to Oct 1 reviewing the 1973 legislature and previewing the 1974 session. The local district gathers at the Farm Bureau office in Washington on September 10 at 7 30 p.m.
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Farm Bureau District
Iowa
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Farm Bureau
Washington
Mrs. Margaret Howell 84 dies in Columbus Junction
Mrs. Margaret Howell 84 died Wednesday Sept 5 1973 at Restopia Columbus Junction where she had lived since 1932 Funeral services set for Saturday 1 30 pm Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with Rev Leo Ruley of Wapello officiating Burial in Letts Cemetery She was born Aug 13 1889 near Grandview daughter of Lemuel Coder and Drucilla Kerr Coder She married Charles T Howell Oct 23 1912 in Muscatine He died March 9 1953 Survivors include two sons Morris C Howell of Muscatine Marion T Howell of Columbus Junction two daughters Mrs Ralph Lieberknecht of Columbus Junction and Mrs Edward Fullmer of Costa Mesa California 11 grandchildren 7 great grandchildren two brothers Harry Coder Mt Pleasant and Clinton Cotler Springfield Ill two sisters Mrs Milo Bixler North Canton Ohio and Mrs Glade Chapin Kasson Minnesota.
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Columbus Junction
Margaret Howell
Restopia
Stacy-Lewis
Leo K. Ruley
Wapello
Letts
Howell
Grandview
Lemuel Coder
Drucilla Kerr Coder
Charles
Clinton Cotler
Springfield, Ill
Milo
Elizabeth) Bixler
North Canton
Glade
Mildred) Chapin
Kasson, Minn
Fenns Return From Northland Tour
Mr and Mrs P L Fenn of Washington Rural Route 2 return from a 10 week tour of Canada Alaska Montana and Wyoming accompanied by Mr and Mrs Vergil Hopp of Lubbock Texas The trip covered 10000 miles with a Barrow Alaska plane visit and a look at Prudhoe Bay Pipeline City and Alaskan mills including a cedar rapids connection The Fenns note Japan buys red salmon and lumber and sawdust and chips go to Japan Their trip highlighted Iowa cropland and strong Washington County farming regions earning assignments for Farm Wife Magazine Modern Maturity Magazine The Camper Coachman and The Chevrolet Magazine They praised Iowa as they left
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P.L. Fenn
Washington
Canada
Alaska
Montana
Wyoming
Vergil Hopp
Lubbock
Texas
Cheyenne
Barrow
Eskimo Village
Prudhoe Bay
Alaskan
Haines
Cedar Rapids
Hopps
Haines Art Theater
Japan
Fenn
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Chicago
Magistrate Court
John Lee Benda
Shetler Services
Mrs. Howell
Fenns
Northland
Perdock
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