Aunt Agatha reports a quiet week in town and school notes
Aunt Agatha writes of a quiet week in Washington with school back in session, two board directors reelected, and a 2½ mill building fund levy renewed. The town adds a new factory area dubbed an industrial park and Faith Baptist church readies a dedication. A county fair race track proposal resurfaces with likely delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civil Liberties Union
Washington Manufacturing Co
East 7Th Street
Faith Baptist
Iowa City
County Fair Grounds
Localobits Names Miller and Milder Sons in Riverside and Columbus Junction
Larry L. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Miller, Riverside, and Gary Edward Milder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Milder, Columbus Junction, are named in this local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Lee Miller
William D. Miller
Riverside
Gary Edward Milder
Donald Milder
Columbus Junction
The Week on the Farm Farmers discuss corn yield gains and seed variety impact
A September 13 1969 column notes warmer weather benefits and the potential for higher corn yields through better seed varieties. It describes farm plots for seed corn demonstrations and an interview on radio WH0 in Des Moines with Howard Waters and Milo Lee, highlighting radio studio procedures and a taped follow up interview.
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W.H.O
Des Moines
Howard Waters
Danville
Milo Lee
Inwood
Herb Plambeck
Plambeck
Waters
Saturday Journal summary for out-of-state readers
Note to readers states the Saturday edition offers Washington ex-residents a weekly local-news summary. It mentions subscription available to out-of-state subscribers for 4.00 dollars per year and mailed weekly.
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Journal
Washington
Travelers take full outings in Monday notes
Mond ay September updates highlight visits and relocations. Mr and Mrs D V Masson spent Sunday in Vandalia visiting daughter and family Dr and Mrs E R Cordry and sons. George C Richardson family moved back to Houston from Carlsbad New Mexico now at 7714 Kensico Rd Houston 77036. Dorothy Kos is Mrs Richardson. Agnes Wheelan visits Grand Forks AFB ND with Capt and Mrs Sidney Hanna. Karen Westermark leaves for Cedar Falls UNI. Ron Hendricks enrolled at North Iowa Area Community College Mason City. Frank Lukovsky hosts family dinner with Linnenkamps and others. Carol Warford visits Newton. Lt Don Kos on leave in Spain. awaiting Oxford base assignment. Robert Koehler top Iowa Nebraska salesman honored at Sheraton Elms. Henry Lanning trip with Bruce Watson to Colorado Wyoming. Elizabeth Stewart's daughter Stephanie Lee born Sept 4. John Kleese wedding Cathy Coon. Ames and McNeese families travel. Ron Marek to Oregon. Lloyd Stout returns from Vietnam then to Washington DC for 18 weeks training. Ann Rademaker shower. Miss Rademaker to marry in November. Board elections listed. Ralph Erlenbush family returns from El Paso. John graduates Ft Bliss then to Ft Hood for OJT training. Mary McRae of Lewiston Idaho visiting Simmering family.
Washington area school levy passes. light turnout
Voters in Washington Community District largely stayed away from the polls Monday. The 2 percent mill levy extension for ten years won 131 yes to 48 no, a 69.3 percent plurality, and both the school board posts drew no contests. Henry Soucek and L W Robison were re elected. Other notes include the new library building for Washington High, several local birthday and anniversary notices, plus students and staff moving in various directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Education
Henry Soucek
L. W. Robison
Two Hurt As Open Plane Fails To Lift Off
A breezy open cockpit plane failed to clear the ground at a WittHoft farm air strip northwest of Washington. Pilot Richard Embree said heavy air impeded lift. passenger Eldon Witthoft suffered a deep facial gash and was treated at Washington County and University Hospitals in Iowa City, in good condition. The craft struck a barbed wire fence, with minor damage. Also noted: Legion Auxiliary tea honoring Gold Star Mothers. near half an inch of rain. Cargill plant in Washington closed temporarily amid labor concerns. joint county schools test children using a mobile testing van for hearing, first and second graders. Henry Roland elected president of Chicago Chapter Izaak Walton League for 1970.
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Washington
Richard Embree
Eldon Witthoft
Embree
Washington County
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Witthoft
Joint County
Special Education Center
Muscatine Tops Demonsophs In Season Opener
MuscatineHigh School defeated Washington Demons 30 to 16 in the season opener at Muscatine as the hosts used size and early jitters by Washington to secure the win. None of the other items are related to this game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Muscatine
Don Lawless
Jeff Olson
Case Field
Washington Demons
Deaths and Obituaries From Washington and Vicinity
Death notices list Ralph William Stout 52 of 214 N 4th Ave dying suddenly at work. Elam J. Christner 77 dies at Kalona home after brief illness with funeral Tuesday at 10 am at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church. Burial at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Officiants Robert K. Yoder and John Y. Swartzendruber. Also Kalona reports Emery M. Yoder 78 dies after brief illness in Joetown. Columbus Junction notes Caesar Gustave Bonnichsen 84 dies in Twin Falls Idaho nursing home. Keota logs Merle Cady 61 dies at Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney after long illness. Mrs Milo Sorden of Washington, 66, former national president of TTT and music business figure, dies at 1221 South Iowa Ave. Archie Noel 54 dies of heart attack while at his son’s home. brother-in-law of P L Fenn. Carl H. Combs 80 dies in Long Beach after lingering illness. brother of James Combs of Washington. Edward P. Fenn called to Keokuk for unexpected death of Archie Noel. obituary notices appear in Evening Journal Washington Iowa dated Sept 1 1969.
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Kalona
Elam J. Christner
Lower Deer Creek
Milo Sorden
Washington
TTT
South
Iowa Avenue
P. L. Fenn
Keokuk
Archie Noel
Washington County Fair Meeting Sees Track Backed
A large crowd at the Washington County Fair Association annual meeting discussed building a race track and grandstand at the fairgrounds. Maurice Crawford named chairman, Alvin Jones vice chair, Milo Orris replaced as secretary by Wayne Marston. New directors elected for three-year terms include Beau champ, Stacy, Ganon, Orris, Wead, Anderson, White and Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Fairgrounds
The
Fair Association
Washington County Fair
Maurice Crawford
Alvin Jones
Milo Orris
Wayne Marston
Orris
Leo Beauchamp
Guy Stacy
John Ganon
Mike Orris
Eugene Wead
Arvid Anderson
Duane White
Roy Hodges
Frank Kleese
Hospital and birth notices from Washington area names
Yesterday and today hospital admits and discharges list numerous patients by name and town including Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth Wyman Riverside Brighton Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Keota and related births with a daughter for Melvin and James Caraccio plus long term care and medical and surgical designations for each entry.
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Marlin Owens
Ainsworth
Clair Mullen
Wyman
John Jones
Washington
William Miller
Melvin Gipple
Crawfordsville
James Caraccio
Cloyd Gardner
William Orris
Lester van Ness
Rodney Arnold
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Vandalia
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N.M
Kensico Road
Richardson
Dorothy Kos
Frank Kos
Agnes Wheelan
Sidney T. Hanna
Grand Forks Afb
N. D
Karen Westermark
Nels Westermark
Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
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Ron Hendricks
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City
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Cletus Linnenkamp
Costa Mesa
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Lena Mayer
Francis Lillis
Kay
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DeWitt
Rita TeBockhorst
Harper
Nick Linnenkamp
Robert Todd
Mike
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Robert J. Koehler
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Pamela
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al Lemke
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Paul Rarick
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Richard Havel
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John
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Mary McRae
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Mrs. Simmering
North Central Association
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Mark Escher
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Waverly
Jane Bauer
Joe Bauer
West Chester
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the McGaffey
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Davenport
Pekin
Ill
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McGaffey
Carol Moriarty
Roy Moriarty
Mercy Hospital
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Charles Robison
Drake University
Patsy
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Forest Avenue
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Robert Humphreys
Chris
Anne
Lynne
Paul
Mary Kay
Opal Putnam
John Colbert
Murfreesboro
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Wheatland
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Roy Bauer
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J. W. Fields of
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872Nd Light Maintenance Army Reserve
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Franklin W. Prenosil
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Robert Poorman
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Lloyd Dumont
Sigourney
Delta
Keith Williams Sr
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Europe
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Grace Stone
Bud Tomson
Clear Lake
Price Roberts
the Tomsons
Flora Spivey
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Emma Hardy
Kay Logan
Berkeley
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Cedar Rapids
Dale Kerr
W. T. Carson
Argentia
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Kerr
Tom Kerr
Virginia Gentry
Carson
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Betty McBee
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Philadelphia College of Art
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4Th Ave
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Joetown
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Mt. Union
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Evening Journal
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Long Beach
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George Horn
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Moline
Sperry
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Glenn
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Wellman Recreation Center
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Lucy Chance
South Avenue C
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Roy Sowash
Merle Statler
Hazel Rapp
Walter Sheets
P. L. Etter
W. O. Boshart
Jeff Boshart
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Marcus Andrew
Werner Lowry
Lynn Neuhart
University of Wisconsin
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Washington, Medical
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Washington, Surgical
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W. R. Gross
Finley Mondia
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Merle Hardin
Ollie Medical
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Andy Farrier
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Raymond Crone
Ira Coon
John Waters
Earl Chance