Rain slows conservation work in Washington County SCD
Wet weather slows soil conservation efforts across Washington County. G W Rosenkild notes activity pauses as crews in Ainsworth Wellman Lake Darling Riverside and nearby areas continue tiling waterways erosion control ponds and stockwater structures. Several residents complete waterway shaping tile inlets dams stockwater ponds and related works across multiple townships.
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Washington County Soil Conservation District
G. W. Rosenkild
SCS
Ainsworth
Myron Stout
Clarence Kauffman
Homer Hillyard
George Stout
Floyd Edwards
Everett Roberts
Dale Johnston
Wellman
Lawrence Whetstine
John Patterson
Stanley Mouser
Carl Oldfield
Olen Bishop
Lake Darling
Karl Parcell
Dale Hunt
Ray Maorer
Keith Barnes
Dean Luers
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Robert Madden
August Groethe
Grace Hebel
Frank Dvorak
Elmer Steele
Arthur Lorack
Washington
Earl Redlinger
Charles Friese
Kalona
Clifford Small
Harold Strum
West Chester
Charles Ralston
C. T. Johnson
Dublin
Russell Chorpening
Cleo Trier
Chester Stewart
James Waterhouse
Seminar on investments for local government funds
Washington County officials will attend a Fairfield program on September 26 at the American Legion Building to learn about investing idle local government funds. Extension experts Jack Whitmer and Bill Linstrom will discuss law mechanics results and how to work with banks, with sample forms and guidance for evaluating available money and gathering financial information. The session, led by Jim Frier, is the first in a series for municipal county and school officials.
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Washington County
Fairfield
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
American Legion
Jack Whitmer
Bill Linstrom
Extension Associates
Iowa State University
Frier
Iowa State
Extension banquet plans developing for Washington County
A number of former employees of the Washington County Extension Service office have been invited to the Golden Anniversary banquet on October 12 in Washington. Several acceptances have been received and others are expected. Attendees confirmed include J. W. Chandler Hampton Tom Robb Ottumwa Leo Sturgeon Adel H J Montgomery Iowa City and Marvel Funk Dennis Winthrop. Tickets are on sale at the County Extension office.
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Washington County Extension Service
Washington
J. W. Chandler
Hampton
Tom Robb
Ottumwa
Leo Sturgeon
Adel
H. J. Montgomery
Iowa City
Marvel Funk Dennis
Winthrop
Presbyterian Dinner Moves to YMCA for 125th Anniversary
The First Presbyterian 125th anniversary dinner scheduled for Saturday at 6 30 p m moves from the Captain's Table to the YMCA due to a large number of reservations.
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First Presbyterian
YMCA
Mrs Alice Palmer Palmer Dies in Torrance California
Mrs Jess Radda received word of the death of her sister in law Mrs Alice Peterson Palmer at Torrance California. She was 81 and died after a stroke following surgery. Burial will be in California. Survived by daughter Mrs Shirley Marsh Castro Valley California son Dick Peterson Trona California and four grandchildren. Former Washington resident, she sold insurance locally for many years.
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Jess Radda
Alice Peterson Palmer
Torrance
Calif
Palmer
California
Rockefeller Warns Of Soviet Threat Over West Germany
UPI reports Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller urged immediate action at the United Nations to prevent a Soviet invasion of West Germany, likening inaction to Hitler's prewar moves. He proposed UN oil and mineral rights from the ocean floor to aid poorer nations and fund peacekeeping, noting UN funding limits. A meteorite shipment from Greenland to New York is also mentioned.
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San Francisco
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
West Germany
United Nations
Rockefeller
U.N
Washington County Historical Society Plans Tours and Activities
The Washington County Historical Society held its annual meeting with President Lawrence Miksch presiding. Plans include a Saturday tour to the Nelson farm near Oskaloosa departing 1:30 p.m. from the Farm Bureau building, and an October 6 local tour from Sunset Park. Secretary Owen reports 102 paid members for 1968. over 400 copies of Brief History of Washington County have been distributed. Hubert Freund was elected to a three-year board term. other officers and directors were re elected. Chuck Hotle will arrange a speaker for the February dinner meeting.
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The
Washington County Historical Society
Lawrence Miksch
Nelson Farm
Oskaloosa
Farm Bureau
Highway 1
Rubio
Sunset Park
Owen
Oneita Fisher
Paul Shearer
E. E. Ward
Cedar County Historical Society
Hubert Freund
Nondal Richardson
Chuck Hotle
Edna Jones
UNICEF Plans Meeting Monday For Halloween Fund Drive
An organizational meeting will be held Monday evening September 23 at 6 30 p m to plan the annual UNICEF program for Halloween. The session occurs in the lounge of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church. Each church is asked to send a representative and other community groups are invited. UNICEF is the United Nations children’s fund and local contributions come via a Halloween collection, Christmas card sales, calendars, and private gifts.
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Unicef
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Children’s Fund
The
United Nations
Richland men at business school
Richland residents travel and study as Clyde Rapp attends a business school event at Indian Point Athens Illinois this week. Attendees include Robert Pfeifer Dick Downey and Lyle Wolf at a Thermogas meeting in Cedar Rapids. Families tour Minnesota South Dakota and Iowa visiting relatives and friends.
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Otto Pfeifer
Richland
Clyde Rapp
Indian Point
Athens
Illinois
Rapp
Robert Pfeifer
Dick Downey
Lyle Wolf
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Blakely
Lloyd Bottorff
Minnesota
South Dakota
Jack Nielson
Baudette
Bart Garrett
Pierre
Carl Collett
Otto Emery
Lake of the Ozarks
Joyce Moots
Kirksville
Emily Hinshaw
George Morrow
Pasco
Washington
Maynard Minart
Ed Regelin
Hearline
Carroll Morgan
Iowa
Sigourney
Jennie Creath
Agency
L. G. O’neil
Washington, D. C
Johnson
China
Cpl Mary Engel on leave at home in Brighton
Cpl Mary Engel on leave visiting parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Engel in Brighton. She is in the VA 8 Marine Corps and will report to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point NC on September 18 after a San Diego origin. Nearby social notes include Roy and Marjorie Hall buying the Don DeWolf property from Richmond CA, and various local visits and family events.
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Brighton
Mary Engel
Eugene Engel
Cpl
Engel
Marine Corps
San Diego
California
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherries Point
North Carolina
Jeanette Edwards
Roy
Marjorie Hall
Don DeWolf
Richmond
Advance Ross
Washington
Warsaw buildup urged by Soviet leaders in Pravda editorial
The Soviet Union called for strengthening Warsaw Pact forces in Europe to counter NATO, accusing the United States and West Germany of aggression. Pravda and Red Star labeled allied military moves as provocation while praising a rapid buildup along socialist borders and NATO contributions amid Vietnam escalation.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Europe
NATO
U.S.A
F.R.G
West Germany
Pravda
Bonn
United States
Vietnam
Social News Across Town This Sunday Weekend Events
Willis Eash Wellman visits accompanied by daughter Marjorie Sorrell from Kansas City to help Emma Millice and the Weidleins. Ann Elizabeth Godber weds Ronald N. Abbott at Rockford Methodist Church. Co op dinner honors Ali Mattes of California at Hugh Ollinger home with Keota and Wellman guests. Dr Arlie Bock of Boston visits sisters in town. Larry Wright returns from Kalispell Montana, resumes senior Civil Engineering in Iowa City. Altar and Rosary Club hosts spaghetti supper plans after September meeting. School lunch day brings nostalgia and packed noon meals. Donald Goodwin visits Tama. Joe Te Bockhorst celebrates 82nd birthday with family. Carrie Buckner born to Donna Bidwell’s daughter. Dr Jack Droz’s mother moves into town with renovated home.
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Rockford, Illinois
Ann
O. B. Godber
Altar
St. Joseph’s Hall
Lula Redlinger
Beulah Brown
LaVera Milter
Betty Flynn
Ruth Lampe
Clara Lutz
Dorothy Goodwin
Doug Staubaugh
Laura Messer
Betty Coleman
Shirley Vincent
Faith Baptist Church Schedule and Message at Fairgrounds
Faith Baptist Church at Washington Fairgrounds invites attendance this Sunday with 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and 10:00 a.m. Worship followed by 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship. The sermon asks how a man becomes wise, urging trust and reverence for the Lord, with Bible preaching for today’s world under the Baptist General Conference.
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World Baptist General Conference
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Des Moines
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Mercy Hospital
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Mesa, Ariz
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Soviet Communist Party
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Elks. E. of Highway
White House
David H. McNerney
Lowell
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Leonard B. Keller
Rockford
Delbert O. Jennings
Stockton
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Menasha
Wis
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
UPI Telephoto
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Hugh Ollinger
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Clarence Aller
Albert Ollinger
Keota
Bernard Redlinger
Arlie Bock
Boston, Massachusetts
Lloyd Durst
Miss Blanch Bock
Donald Wright
Kalspell
Montana
Larry
Donald Goodwin
Tama
Daryl Goodwin
Donald
Joe Te Bockhorst
Don Bidwell
Orange
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Donna
Jack Droz
11Th Street
Faith Baptist Church
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State Bank
Washington, Iowa
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Highland Community School
Area 10 Community College
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Highland High School
Riverside
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