Local residents travel, visits span several towns
Mr and Mrs Arthur Kal laus of Gary Indiana visited Sun day at the Louis Havel home with relatives around Riverside Ainsworth and Washington They also visited Mrs Rose Havel and left Monday for Denver Colorado to visit friends and attend a convention Mr and Mrs L A Holland and Mr and Mrs John Winga Sr will represent the Washington State Bank at the American Bankers Association convention in Hawaii They will leave Friday Jorjean and Jarrod Horning underwent tonsillectomies at the Washington County Hospital this morning The condition of George Leedom of Coralville badly burned a month ago when a water heater exploded is serious in University Hospitals Iowa City He has had infection and skin grafting has been done His arms hands and legs were burned severely and relatives say it will be a long time before he will be able to be up and around He is a nephew of Mr and Mrs Harold Brock of Washington and a son in law of Mrs Cora Raymond of Coralville formerly of Washington His parents live at Keota
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Arthur Kallaus
Gary
Ind
Louis Havel
Riverside
Ainsworth
Washington
Rose Havel
Denver
Colo
L. A. Holland
John Winga Sr
Washington State Bank
American Bankers Association
Hawaii
Islands
George Leedom
Coralville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Harold Brock
Cora Raymond
Keota
Twilight soybean variety meeting in Washington County
Farmers are invited to an Extension variety demonstration in Washington County on Monday evening September 22 at 6 00 p m. Eighteen soybean and eight grain sorghum varieties will be shown at the Frank Patterson seed farm located on Highway 1 nine miles north of Washington or five miles south of Kalona. New soybean varieties slated for release next year are included in the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jim Frier
Frank Patterson
Highway 1
Washington
Kalona
Frier
Bus Fire Damages Keota School Vehicle After Dismissal
Keota Community School bus driven by Alex Greiner was severely damaged by fire Monday afternoon after students were released. Greiner attempted to extinguish the flames before contacting the Keota Fire Department. The blaze occurred west of the Marion Stoutner residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Alex Greiner
Greiner
Marion Stoutner
Peak Kirkwood College enrollment reaches record 2453 students
Fall quarter on campus enrollment at Kirkwood Community College hits a new high with 2,453 students by September 15. Registrar Ron Napier notes 2,295 are in Arts and Sciences and Vocational-Technical divisions, with 1,020 in the V-T division's 40 programs. Adult Education includes 63 in Adult High School, 45 in Day Activity Center for the retarded, and 50 in the Rehabilitation Facility. Most students study at the Main Campus in Albuquerque's Duke City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood Community College
Ron Napier
College
Agriculture Department
Kirkwood Main
Bowling St. S. W
Mrs J M Godfrey dies in Ottumwa
Kathryn Godfrey 78 of Ottumwa formerly Washington died Wednesday morning Sept 17 in Ottumwa Born Jan 1 1891 in Washington to John Olds and wife She married Ellis Titterington who died Then married J M Godfrey deceased Surviving five children sister and three brothers Funeral 10 a m Saturday Johnson Funeral Home Ottumwa burial there Colorado has more than 20 major winter sports resorts and more mountains than Switzerland
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J. M
Kathryn) Godfrey
Ottumwa
Washington
Johnson Funeral Home
Godfrey
John Olds
Ellis Titterington
J.M
Milt) Godfrey
John Titterington
Minnesota
Marjorie
Nels
Ethel) Lunberg
Agency
Ralph
Helen) Scott
California
James
Virginia) Moore
Des Moines
Luella Pearson
Floyd Olds
J.H. Olds
DeWitt
Marion Olds
Davenport
Colorado
Switzerland
Advance Ross Picnic Planned for Employees and Families
Advance Ross plans an all afternoon and evening picnic at the Fairgrounds this Saturday September 20 starting 1 p.m. with games, pony rides, and rides for kids. A 6 p.m. catered dinner by The Captain's Table features door prize drawings. An adults only dance from 8:30 p.m. to midnight with Tappan Trio completes the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advance Ross
Fairgrounds
Ruth Dunbar
Tappan
Plecker funeral set for Saturday in Wellman
Funeral services for William Russell Plecker 77 of Wellman will be at 1 30 p m Saturday September 29 at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Lloyd Bauer and Rev Otto Steele officiating Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery Washington He died Wednesday at the Extended Care Center Iowa City after a lingering illness Born July 5 1892 in Shenandoah Virginia to Joseph and Martha Plecker he moved to Iowa in 1909 He married Lottie Miller July 25 1913 and lived in Washington and Johnson counties He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Iowa Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges of Wellman Surviving are his wife two sons Everette Wellman Lloyd Washington three daughters Fern Herdlicka Ainsworth Dora Kleinsmith Iowa City Lila Fass Iowa City 18 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren two sisters Baila Andrews Mt Solon Va and Terry Dennison Roseville Ill He was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Russell Plecker
Wellman
Powell
Lloyd Bauer
Otto Steele
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington
Mr. Plecker
Iowa City
Shenandoah
Joseph
Martha Schull Plecker
Virginia
Iowa
Lottie Miller
Johnson Counties
Asbury United Methodist Church
Iowa Order of Oddfellows
Rebekah Lodges
Lottie
Everett
Lee Day dies in Iowa City
Lee R. Day, 51, of Wellman died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 9:30 Friday at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with Rev. Harold Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery, Newark, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee R. Day
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Harold Thomas
Shiloh
Newark
Rebekah Lodge Potluck Planned for New Members
Local news notes a Rebekah Lodge potluck for new members Friday at 6 p.m. in JOOF Hall. A rural Kalona family hosted a cooperative supper for Ralph Cox, recently returned from a year in Vietnam, who will report to a Texas base for 17 months starting October 3. Attendees included Havel and Cox families from Cedar Rapids and Kalona, plus friends from Iowa City and Sharon Center. Mrs. Max Lee returns from Hawaii and Los Angeles visits amid plans to attend her sister’s August graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Joof
E. M. Cox
Kalona
Ralph
Vietnam
Texas
Diana Hammen
Dennis Havel
Christine
Iowa City
Dean Havel
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Kimen
Erna Eimen
Sharon Center
George Shalla
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Max Lee
Cmdr
Robert Harvey
Keonehe
Hawaii
Oahu
William Greenweight
Los Angeles
Shrock Family Welcomes Son Stanlee Allison in Altoona
Mr and Mrs Stanley Shrock of Altoona formerly of Washington announce the birth of son Stanlee Allison born September 11 weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces. He joins siblings Stacey Ann and Sean Andrew as the family awaits his arrival home. The Shrocks reside at 1029th Street N W Altoona Iowa 50009 and moved to Altoona in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Shrock
Altoona
Washington
Stanlee Allison
Stacey Ann
Sean Andrew
Shrocks
1029Th Street
N. W
Local Law Firms Listed with Addresses and Contacts
Livingston day KeholMeeker Bates Attorneys Day Kehoe Everett Meeker Bates Abstract Dept in office 112 South Ave B Phone 6532147 Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Edmund D Morrison Jr James F Lloyd 211 West Washington St Phone 6535431
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
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al Fritz
Jorjean
Jarrod Horning
Washington County Hospital
Twilight
Wolf's Flower Shop
Nichols
Nevy
H & R Block
America
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Comriete
Kirkwood College
Duke City
Albuquerque, N.M
J. M. Godfrey
Evening Journal
Ross
Plecker
Lee Day
Phonograph Records
Everetts
Washington, Iowa
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
V.F.W
Hammen
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Maplewood Manor
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Journal Bdg
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Melvin Schneider
Jackie Bitner
Fairfield
Minick Furniture Co
REBEL
Plymouth
Tudor
BUICK
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FORD
Mercury
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