Waco High School to Expandgrading senior high at same site
The district proposes adding senior high grades at Waco High on the current site and extending the plan to Wayland facilities with general renovations at Wayland and Crawfordsville buildings. Enrollment is 885 students with 270 in high school as voters choose two new board members to replace Graber and Brooks. Area I candidates are James Fort Kenneth Miller and Maynar Widmer. Area III candidates are Boyd Garrett and Donald Rich.
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Wayland
Crawfordsville
Waco
W. J. Graber
George Brooks
James Fort
Kenneth Miller
Maynar Widmer
Boyd Garrett
Donald Rich
Local residents share travels and moves across states
Local news notes Dean Hastie of Aurora visits his family before teaching at Minnesota State College in St. Cloud. Bob Lewis attends pharmacy state board exams in Iowa City. Taylor Stout and family fly to Point Reyes after visiting Amos Stout and relatives. son Manford stays another week. Robert Benson family and Ruth bride abroad as Ruth's wedding is planned for Sept. 16 with N. J. Benson attending. Howard Bailey and Dean return from Labor Day trip to Columbus Georgia, Rhonda and Dana Bailey join them there for school return Sept. 6, airline strike caused extended visit. Booker Faughn and Elsie Richardson move from Paducah to Jensen Trailer Park in Port Richey, Florida.
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Dean Hastie
Aurora
Colo
Raymond Hastie
Wayne Dann
St. Cloud
Minn
Minnesota State College
Taylor E. Stout
Sharon
Shirley
Point Reyes
Calif
Amos Stout
R. L. Dunbar
Manford
Howard Bailey
Dean
Kenneth Bailey
Columbus Ga
Rhonda
Dana Bailey
Columbus
Clyde E. Gabriel Sr. Dies in Muscatine at 71
Clyde E. Gabriel Sr., 71, of Muscatine died Wednesday. A former Columbus City barber, he will be buried Friday at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home Muscatine with burial at Wilton Junction. He was born October 24 1894 in Columbus City and married Florence Shifler May 20 1920 there. Surviving are his wife, a son Clyde Jr., a daughter Mrs. Robert Sander, all of Muscatine, and one grandchild.
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Columbus Junction
Clyde E. Gabriel Sr
Muscatine
Columbus City
Ralph J. Wittich
Wilton Junction
Gabriel
Florence Shifler
Clyde Jr
Robert Sander
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Service man Pfe Robert A Wollrab listed
Private first class Robert A Wollrab of US 55837 472 HEB 25th Infantry Division Artillery is stationed at APO San Francisco California 96225. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Donald Wollrab of Rural Route 2 Ainsworth.
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Pfe
Robert A. Wollrab
Inf
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Wollrab Is the
Son
Mrs
Donald Wollrab
Ainsworth
Free barbecue planned near Columbus Junction at L-Bar-M grounds
A free beef barbecue and watermelon feed are set for Saturday at the L-Bar-M Rodeo grounds north of Columbus Junction on highway 76. Festivities begin with a 10 am parade, 11:30 am to 1 pm barbecue, 4 to 5 pm watermelon, and arena events from 1 pm including pony races, riding, a tractor pull and dancing at 9 pm. Gate donation 50 cents after age 12. Charlene Buser named barbecue hostess.
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Columbus Junction
Highway 76
Charlene Buser
Larry Shalla Named Referee for U S Plowing Matches
Larry Shalla a Washington County farmer and soils commissioner has been named referee at national plowing matches to be held in Jefferson Iowa this weekend The state competition is today at the site near Jefferson and the national contest will be Friday on 1100 acres across seven farms in the Jefferson area.
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Larry Shalla
Washington County
Jefferson
Iowa
Ida Conrad dies at Wayland in Crawfordsville area
Ida Mae Bailey Conrad, 97, of Crawfordsville died Thursday September 8 1968 at Pleasant View Home Wayland after years of declining health. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home Washington with Rev Delbert Terry officiating. Burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Born September 12 1868 in Washington County she married Peter S Conrad December 23 1891 who died March 26 1964. Surviving Dewey and Oval Conrad two sons seven grandchildren. Preceded in death by a daughter and a granddaughter.
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Ian Mae Conrad
Crawfordsville
Pleasant View
Wayland
Jones
Washington
Delbert Terry
Ida Mae Bailey
Washington County
Samuel and
Isabell McMurray Bailey
Peter S. Conrad
Dewey
Oval
Record of Admitted and Dismissed in Washington Medical Notices
Yesterday admission list includes Mrs. Tena Simmering Washington medical and Mrs. Jennie Curl Washington medical. Melvin Greiser Wayland surgical. Today births Mr. and Mrs Terry Wolfe Washington a daughter and Mr. and Mrs Lyle Hansen Washington a son. Dismissals include Mrs Myrtle Meyer Washington and Mrs Edward Thomas Cotter with Baby girl Walker Washington.
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Tena Simmering
Washington
Melvin’ Greiser
Wayland
Surgical
Jennie Curl
Stanley Mangold
Keota
Edwin Novotny
Fred Downing
Terry
Wolfe
Lyle Hansen
Myrtle Meyer
Edward Thomas
Cotter
Walker
Burlington to Host Regional Jaycee Meet
Burlington Jaycees will host Region Five meeting of Town Jaycees Sunday September 11 in the municipal auditorium. Registration at noon with supper at 5 p.m. Barbecue park will be served. A full program is planned for the ladies.
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Burlington
Jaycees
Lawrence Crull rites scheduled Saturday
Funeral services for Lawrence Crull of Iowa City will be held Saturday at 10 am in the Stacy Lewis Funeral Home at Columbus Junction. He died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital. Survivors include his wife Emma, one brother Herbert of Columbus Junction, and two sisters Mrs Cleo Mayswinkle of Sunny City Calif and Mrs Dessa Emmick of Fairfield.
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Columbus Junction
Lawrence Crull
Iowa City
Stacy Lewis
Crull
Morningside Drive
Mercy Hospital
Emma
Herbert
Cleo Mayswinkle
Sunny City
Calif
Dessa Emmick
Fairfield
Waco Band Readies Friday Home Football Show
The Waco high school band will perform at Friday night’s home football game. Pre game activities start at 7 25 p m with the Star Spangled Banner. After an excellent show at the Old Threshers they were asked to perform part of that routine at halftime.
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Star ‘Spangle
Washington Municipal Band Elects Officers for Year
Merritt McDaniel was president at the annual election held Wednesday evening after a Sunset Park picnic. Stewart Bell became vice president James Birney secretary Milo Steele Jr treasurer. Board directors named were Max Lee Merle Turnipseed Don Boyer Jim Ballard and Ralph Marshall. Dick Ballard was re elected director for the coming year.
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Merritt McDaniel
Washington
Sunset Park
Stewart Bell
James Birney
Milo Steele Jr
Max Lee
Merle Turnipseed
Don Boyer
Jim Ballard
Ralph Marshall
Dick Ballard
Plain Jones Club Shares Labor Day Reflections
Seven members answered roll call with What I did Labor Day at the Plain Jones Club meeting with Mrs. Paul Adam. After business, Mrs. Kermit Jones received a birthday gift along with refreshments. The next meeting with Mrs. Kenneth Kron on Oct. 5 will celebrate Mrs. Mike Orris's birthday.
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Plain Jones Club
Paul Adam
Kermit Jones
Mike Orris
Kenneth Kron
CAP Meeting Finds Head Start Speaker in Burlington
The Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization schedules a Monday meeting at 1 30 p m at 601 North Main Burlington inviting all four county schools Des Moines Henry Lee and Washington to send a representative to hear a Chief Head Start representative from the Regional CEO Office Kansas City.
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Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization
Kansas City
Southeast Iowa Cap
North Mai
Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines
Henry, Lee
Washington
Northwood Quartet to Perform at Lower Deer Creek Church
The Northwood Quartet of Wellman will present a concert at Lower Deer Creek Menno nite church on September 11 at 7 30 PM. The group offers unique arrangements of old and new songs with modern harmonies in a program of entertainment and spiritual inspiration.
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Northwood Quartet
Wellman
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
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Waco High School
Waco Community School
Louis Gingscott & Associates
Davenport
Bob Lewis
Osineup ‘Drug Store
Pharmacy State Board
Robert Benson
Ruth
Vicki
Denver, Colo
N. J. Benson
Booker Faughn
Elsie Richardson
Paducah, Ky
Jensen Trailer Park
Port Richey, Fla
Thier
Sante Pavers
Wolf's Flower Shop
Tresn
Ing Pan
Fern Pasny
West Side Square
Dial
Evening Journal
Junction Area
U. S
Ida Conrad
Plain Janes
Skip Renoux
Marshall Furniture
Osincup’s
DIXIE
Paul
North Side Square
Ston, Town
CAP
Lower Deer Creek
Joe Falk
Sregor
Glenoit
Altmann
Highlands
Scotland
West Side
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