Dear Aunt Agatha Week in Washington notes local events
A weekly column covers county happenings including 400 homegrown catfish released for pond stocking, national Dog Week with 1535 registered dogs, a Richmond village reunion with pig barbecue parade and dance, 75th anniversary of the Fortnightly Club, Rotary Kidney Foundation fundraiser, Demen’s Club building a three story press box at Case Field, city council candidates John Walker Clarence Brown and Robert Nicola, Clara Rankin turning 101 at Presbyterian Home, and construction on a new Presbyterian church replacing the old First Presbyterian site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunti I
Uncle Fitz
Marr Park
Richmond
Rotary Clubs
Kidney Foundation
Case Field
John Walker
Clarence Brown
Robert Nicola
Brown
Ola
Clara Rankin
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
Week on the Farm Observes Ducks Fox and Farm Tasks
A farm report notes migrating ducks visiting a newly filled pond and nearby corn sorghum and grass blocks. A red fox is observed fleeing along turf, while harvest slows with rain. The piece mentions preparing water systems, winterizing engines, replacing posts, hay fever from goldenrod, fall colors, and hickory nut drops for humans and squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus
Passing years and community notes from Washington area
Ten year recap mentions weddings and visits among Templeman Jennings Duensing Longwell Lang Goonell and Kauffman families plus travels of Art Duensing and Harold Kauffman. Twenty years ago Dr Jean A Marshall opened an office in Solon, and Lincoln Pangborn with family traveled to St. Louis for a hospital convention.
Washington County Farm Banknotes and Local Updates Almanac
The 1969 Census of Agriculture shows Washington County farm value at 138 million dollars with 17 million invested in machinery. Farms average 235.8 acres, 96 380 dollars per farm. Four Washington women attended the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs meeting at Lake Okoboji. Rep. John Culver weighs statewide office options. Vince Smith completes Army AIT and returns to Washington. Unemployment payments in Iowa fall slightly to 2.096 million for August. centenarian Mrs. Clara Rankin celebrated at United Presbyterian Home. Eduard Isler of Switzerland visits Washington. YWCA workshop held in Amana with Washington attendees. John Walker files nomination for Washington city council. others follow. Gary Manaras promoted to Kent Feeds territory manager. Mrs Melo Horak recovering after eye surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frank Kleese
County Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Lake Okoboji
Iowa
New Inn
Margi Marek
Anita Tellin
Gladys Wulf
Fran Miller
Gary Manaras
Ainsworth
Kent Feeds, Inc
Muscatine
Melo Horak
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
East
Monroe
Rotary backs local kidney foundation chapter in Washington
The Washington Rotary Club voted to sponsor the local Iowa Kidney Foundation chapter for the year to organize the group, promote education on kidney disease, lobby for better state practices, and support donor programs and research. The six objectives include a drug bank, practitioner education, and life-saving transplants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Rotary Club
Iowa Kidney Foundation
Rotary
The
Kidney Foundation
Washington area brief highlights September incidents
Thursday report lists Ann Greiner injured in a horse-truck crash two miles north of here on old highway 92 and taken to Washington County Hospital. Also noted is birth of Kevin Brent Grecian on Sept 15 to Sandy and Mrs. Grecian of Los Angeles, with Roy and Mrs. Grecian of South Pasadena as grandparents. Gilbert Summerville visited Washington before returning to West Covina. National Guard Captain Charles E. Hayes, representing the 224th Engineering Battalion, will attend the Ninety-Third General Conference in Honolulu with 60 officers and wives. Beth Widmer underwent a lobectomy evaluation at University Hospitals Iowa City, awaiting blood type matching in Chicago or Minneapolis, delaying surgery for about a week.
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Ann Greiner
Ann M. Greiner
Howard Greiner
Washington
Here
Miss Greiner
Washington County Hospital
Blanche Harvey
Kevin Brent Grecian
Sandy Grecian
Belford
Los Angeles
Calif
Roy Grecian
South Pasadena
Grecian
Charles E. Hayes
Iowa Army National Guard
Honolulu
Hawaii
National Guard Association of the United States
Hayes
Fairfield
National Guard
Beth Widmer
Wes Widmer
University Hospitals
Towa City
Beth
Chicago
Minneapolis
Harvest Hope Contrasts With Falling Corn Prices In County
On Friday September 24 area farmers began harvest amid high hopes for a bumper corn crop in Washington County despite a drop in corn prices. County extension agent Jim Frier forecasts better yields than last year in some fields with good grain quality. Separately, Rotary members heard Dr Jud Mallory discuss his Germany and Netherlands trip, while AFS students Brigette Pluess and host family Edward and Peggy Peiffer were recognized at breakfast. Washington Developmental Center head Edward Greiner announced Rolling Meadows will be housed in the former Pepsi building, with offices remaining at 112 East Washington Street until remodeling. DAR officers attended a Keosauqua district workshop. A surprise 40th wedding anniversary party honored Louis and Mrs Horak of Washington. Paul and his wife are in Europe planning London Paris and Amsterdam trips.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Frier
Edward Greiner
Washington Developmental Center
Rolling Meadows
Pepsi
Washington
Greiner
East Washington Street
Marriages Tally From Local Churches Across Weekend
Multiple wedding notices from Keota Winfield Washington and Richland report marriages on Saturday and Sept 18. Couples include Marie Jones and Delmar Yoder at St James Catholic Church with Rev Collins assisting. Linda M Ross and Duane C Chalupa at Winfield Methodist Church officiated by Rev Sommers. Mary M Crone and Cedric W Guy at United Methodist Church with Rev Pace. Richand Mary Letts and Robert P Keller wed at Richland United Methodist Church with Rev Willey officiating.
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Marie Jones
Delmar Yoder
Keota
St. James Catholic
Edward Collins
Leland Grove
Jeanette McCarthy
Winfield
Linda M._ Ross
Leslie Ross
Duane C. Chalupa
Charles Chalupa
Ainsworth
Winfield Methodist Church
Charles Sommers
Mary M. Crone
Margaret Crone
Washington
Raymond Crone
Cedric W. Guy
L.P. Guy
Brighton
United Methodist Church
Tom Pace
Wilson Hyde
Fairfield
Richand
Mary Letts
Roger Letts
Richland
Mr. Letts
Robert P. Keller
Charles Keller Jr
Richland United Methodist Church
Larry Willey
Notable Local Deaths and Obituaries Across Iowa Towns
A week of sudden and lingering deaths is reported across communities including Mrs. Wayne age 81 in Brighton near Washington, and Mrs. Minnie Besser aged 100 in Sigourney. Others include W. James Brooks 85, Frank B. Heck 74, and William Edward TeBockhurst 87. Obituary notices cover Mrs. Minnie E. Kadel 79, Mrs. Glennie Hill 83, James Peter Greiner 49, and William H. McConahay 65, with services conducted in Sigourney and Ottumwa area funeral homes. Deaths span Keota, Keokuk County, Columbus Junction, Harper, and surrounding towns.
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Keota
Minnie Besser
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Harper
Maplewood Manor
Besser
Richalnd
Glennie Hill
Packwood
Ottumwa Hospital
James Peter Greiner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ottumwa
Birth notices from The Stork Gazette listings
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with parents and addresses: Kerri Karansa Windus daughter of Gary Gene Windus Rural Route 2 Ainsworth Patrick Lynn Jarrard son of Doyle Gaylen Jarrard Rural Route 3 Washington JonN Miller son of Simon T. Miller Rural Route 2 Box 253 Kalona John William Wiles son of James Wesley Wiles Rural Route 2 Karona Wendi Michelle Horning daughter of Walter Horning Jr. Rural Route 3 Travis Grove Letts son of Gary Letts Rural Route 2 Ainsworth Alberta Pauline Overholt daughter of Joseph S. Overholt Rural Route 1 Box 15 Kalona.
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Kerri Karansa Wind
Gary Gene Windus
Ainsworth
Patrick Lynn Jarrard
Doyle Gaylen Jarrard
Washington
Jonn S. Miller
Simon T. Miller
Kalona
John William Wiles
James Wesley Wiles
Karona
Wendi
Michelle Horning
Walter Horning Jr
Travis Grove
Letts
Gary Letts
Alberta
Pauline Overholt
Joseph S. Overholt
Box 15
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Robert S. Templeman
Bethany
Forrest Jennings
Centerville
Lloyd
Art Duensing
Capt
Harry Duensing
Ft. Benning
Virginia
Marie
Leo Marie
College of Medical Technology
Charles Longwell
Dennis
Evanston
Ill
Laura Longwell
Joe Lang
Frank Longwell
Harold Kauffman
Wayland
Charles Goonell
Wilbur Johnson
Jamie
Columbus, Neb
Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Mass
Jean A. Marshall
AE Atchinson
Hew
Solon
Marshall
State University of Iowa
Thornton
Wayne Barnes
Robert Everetts
Don Maxwell
Glenn Mace
Y's Men’s Club
Verne Pagnborn
Jimmy, Henry and
Diantha
Lincoln
Neb
H.C. Hull
Mrs Pangborn
St. Louis
Hull
Pangborn
Division of Hospitals
State of
Nebraska
Charles Holden
Great Lakes Training Station
G.B. Holden
Lester B. Krabill
Clara Faulkner
Riverside
CES
Washington High School
Audrey Hotle
Virginia Robertson
Victor Westernaa Me
Bill Shannon
Will Harwood
Guy Carlton
Fox Theater
T. Wu. Brookhart
Red Cross Roll Call
F.W. Eastwood
Leon Beatty
Crawfordsville
John Lemmon
Chicago College of Optometry
Washington Evening Journal
This County
John Culver
Cedar Rapids
Culver
U.S. Senate
Vince Smith
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Smith
Russell “Bing” Miller
McAllen
San Antonio
Miller
Northrup
Dean Stanley
Jack Ming
John Thorne
Iowa Employment Security Commission
United Presbyterian Home
Monmouth
Eduard Isler
Switzerland
Everett Meeker
Vermont
Meeker
Dean Garrett
Y-Wives
Campbell
Stewart
Day
YW Council
Lloyd Robertson
Walker
Rodney Davison
Council
Carlton Mangold
Mangold
James Lloyd
Washington Community District Board of Education
Dean Luers
Jack Cherry
Cherry
Burt Pfuhl
Cape Town
Republic of South Africa
Clifford Conklin
County Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Summerville
West Covina
Everett Gardner
Mr Summerville
Rotary Club
Jud Mallory
Rts
American Field Service
AFS
Brigette Pluess
Edward A. Peiffers
Peiffers
Brigette
Daughters of American Revolution
Keosauqua
Robert Kurtz
Charles Hotle
Edna Jones
Nondas Richardson
E.E. Ward
Maurice Meyer
Steve Viggers
Louis Horak
Clifford Horak
Peggy
Cheri
Jon
Jimmy
Dale Bruegge
Debi
Daniel
Denise
Paul Porter
Europe
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Wayne (Winmen) Revison
Walter Hagans
Robison
W. James Brooks
Barnesville
Oklo
Frank B. Heck
Colonial Manor Nursing Home
Davenport
William Edward TeBockhurst
Route Three
Columbus Junction
William H. McConahay
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