Welcome rain in community Widmers visit at Noble NOBLE
Mr and Mrs Harlan Widmer of Washington and daughter Lindsay visited Monday evening. Lindsay traveled from Oakdale via Iowa City to see friends, leaving employment two months earlier. A fine rain graced the area last Tuesday and more would be welcome. Ernie and Emma Jean Conrad traveled from Denver to visit Grandma Emma Roth Thursday evening, returning next day. Sunday dinner at Marvin Widmer’s included Allen Wagler of Sigourney, Larry Black, Mrs C E Roth and Edith. The Don Wrights spent the weekend with Mary’s dad William R. Schantz. Edna Widmer, Maurice Grieser and Janice stopped for coffee Friday morning. Bluebirds are reportedly scarce, with a brood noted.
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Harlan Widmer
Washington
Linday
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Iowa City
Oakdale
Ernie
Emma Jean Conrad
Emma Roth
Denver
Colo
Marvin Widmer
Allen Waglers
Sigourney
Larry Black
C.E. Roth
Edith
Don Wrights
Mary
Wm. Rk. Schantz
Edna Widmer
Maurice Grieser
Janice
September sales and auctions listed across Iowa region
A long column lists multiple sales from September 12 to October 14 including closing out estates, consignment auctions, antique sales, farm and livestock auctions near Washington Keota Kinross Wayland Singly noted organizers and venues such as Harlan Erickson Eddie Edwards Auction Service Mrs Delbert Bailey M E Fisher Agness Bombell Putnam County Livestock and Ronnie Roth. Also included are local notes about birdwatching and community updates with names like Henry Joe Zook John Meyers Ed Springer Sam Lewis Claud Elder Otto Frey Orlin Frey and Mt Pleasant Old Threshers event mentions. The piece blends sale notices with social and local life anecdotes.
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Washington
Prairie Flower Corner
John Witthoft
Mt. Pleasant
Olds
Highway 218
Harlan Erickson
Eddie Edwards Auction Service
Brighton
Iowa
Keota
Dick Hagist
Wayland
Wayland Merrimac Road
Elmer Earnest
Putnam County Livestock Marketing Association
Unionville
Ronnie G. Roth
Wapello
Highway 61
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Eskimos Buy Refrigerators and Now TV in Barrow Alaska
In Barrow Alaska Eskimos now own refrigerators and can plug them into outlets. A closed circuit TV station began operating offering programs 12 hours daily. Subscriptions cost 20 dollars monthly. A Fairbanks merchant arrived with 25 sets and sold them all, with more to come on the yearly North Star supply ship.
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Barrow
Alaska
UPI
United States
Fairbanks
North Star
4 H plans new TV Action Club for Washington County youth
Extension Associate Ken Cuhel announces a new 4 H TV Action Club open to 4th to 6th graders in all Washington County schools. The program runs 10 weeks on WMT TV Channel 2, starting Saturday September 30 from 1:00 to 1:30 PM, with manuals pins and cards provided.
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Washington County
Wll
TV Action Club
Dick Arnold
Wmt-Tv
Channel 2
Washington
Ken Cuhel
Cuhel
4-HTV Action Club
WMT - TV
Barbara Kron honored at Riverside shower
Riverside August 31 Kar en Strabala hosted a personal shower for Barbara Kron at the Strabala home. Decorations in blue and white, door prize won by Mrs. Fred Kron. Attendees included Mrs. John Kron Mrs. Fred Kron Mrs. Maynard Strabala Linda Rice Rosemary Knebel Sandra Dann JoAnn Droll Ellen Kron Elizabeth Kron. Out-of-town gifts sent by Mrs. Darrell Rich and family. Weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jordon of Huxley Iowa with their granddaughter. Mail delivery updated at rural routes and Green Street Post Office.
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Riverside
Karen Strabala
Barbara Kron
Strabala
Fred Kron
John Kron
Maynard Strabala
Linda Rice
Rosemary Knebel
Sandra Dann
JoAnn Droll
Ellen Kron
Elizabeth K
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Deeds and property transfers in Washington area
A series of property transfers and quit claim acts are recorded. Transfers include Robert H Logan and wife to William M Roth and wife Lot 6 in assessor's subdivision of outlet 8 in original addition to Washington Eugene Black and wife to John Barnett et al Lot 4 in block 24 in Mealeys second addition to town Emma Bidwell to Kenneth E Hendricks and wife commenc ing 86 feet west of NE corner of outlet 4 in addition to town of Washington John M Goodwin to Stanley Y Hotle et al Lot 28 in Smouse East Side Addition of town Beulah Coffin to Charles G Phelps and wife Outlet 8 in outlets to Brighton C A Larsen and wife to the city of Washington for street purposes N 264 feet of North Ave J H Jounts Addition Richard H McCleery and wife to William Sitler et al Lots 6 and 7 in Wards Subdivision Washington
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William M. Roth
Assessor
Outlet 8
Washington
Eugene Black
John Barnett
Mealey
Brighton
Emma Bidwell
Kenneth E. Hendricks
Outlet 4
John M. Goodwin
Stanley Y. Hotle
Smouses East Side
Beulah Coffin
Charles G. Phelps
C. A. Larsen
Iowa
North Ave
J. H. Jount
Richard H. McCleery
William
Sitler
Ward
McNamara blamed Romney over brain washing charge
Washington reporters noted Republicans believed defense secretary Robert McNamara may have minimized political damage to George Romney in the brain washing flap. Romney defended his Vietnam record at a Portland fundraiser, sparring with McNamara who accused him of blindness to the truth.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
George Romney
Romney
Vietnam
McNamara
Bob McNamara
Campaign financing bill nears Senate action next week
Washington UPI reports a compromise package for federal funding of presidential elections may be ready for Senate action next week. The Senate Finance Committee called a showdown meeting on Wednesday, with agreements reached on major issues between chairman Russell Long and critics, signaling progress after two months of stalemate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Bl. Long
D-La
Fort Dodge rejects bus system bonds
Fort Dodge Iowa residents, without bus service since a private firm failed last July, defeated a proposal to create a city owned transit system. The vote ends plans for public bus service expansion in Fort Dodge and leaves existing transit gaps unresolved.
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Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids Art Fair Planned for Sept 17
About 50 Eastern Iowa artists and craftspeople will display paintings pottery garden decor and attic treasures at the Cedar Rapids Art Fair. Held Sunday from noon to 5 30 at the Riverside Roundhouse A Street and 14th Ave S W attendees can enjoy entertainment for children refreshments and tickets priced 25 and 10 cents at the decor.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Riverside Roundhouse
14Th Ave. S. W
Soil conservationists set 21st annual Des Moines conference
Iowa soil conservation district commissioners gather Sept 17 to 19 in Des Moines for the 21st annual conference at Hotel Fort Des Moines. National speakers address future natural resource needs and administrative demands, with a Sept 17 state finals of the Soil Conservation Speech Contest awarding a $100 cash prize and a $250 college scholarship.
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Soil Conservation District
Iowa
Soil Conservation
Des Moines
Ft. Des Moines
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Grinnell
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
William Morgan
League of Women’s Voters
Norman
Oklahoma
Lauren Soth
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Robert McClelland
National Association
Herb Plambeck
WHO Radio
Dennis the Menace Lampoons Soil Conservation Awards
The Conference luncheon on September 18 features an Awards Banquet honoring outstanding soil conservation districts and individuals for achievements in soil and water conservation. The event includes a Fall Fashion Forum for attending ladies led by Mrs Schmidt Fischer, Fashion Coordinator, Younkers, Des Moines.
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Younkers
Des Moines
Low
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