Water Skiing Ace Magee Scores Big Wins
Washington High School business law and distributive education teacher Ron Magee spent the summer competing in water skiing tournaments. He won two firsts and two seconds in jumping events at the Open in Olathe and the Iowa Late Championships in Dubuque, with additional seconds in the Mississippi Valley Open and Omaha Open. Magee has earned 33 trophies in ten years and has a 130 foot long jump. He promotes the sport with his wife and two sons joining in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Magee
Washington High School
Magee
Cedar River
Waterloo
Dan
Dave
Olathe
Kans
Dubuque
Northwestern Bell Pays Property Tax in Washington County
A check for 8571.26 was mailed Tuesday to the County Treasurer from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. It covers the second half of the operating property tax. Washington County total tax this year is 17142.52 and Iowa statewide taxes total 9227897, up about 60 percent from five years ago. The company pays taxes in all 99 Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Washington County
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Allen Schaeffer 69 Dies at Montezuma
Allen Schaeffer, 69, of Montezuma, formerly of the Washington community, died Friday, Sept. 26, at his Montezuma home after declining health since a fall three years ago. He farmed near Washington until nine years ago. Funeral services are Sunday at Steffy Funeral Home in Montezuma with burial in Jackson Township Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Bertha Pratt. two daughters Dorothy McClenathan of Victor and Dolores Brniman of Montezuma. a son William of Marion. a foster son Warren of Iowa City. and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Schaeffer
Montezuma
Washington
Schaeffers
Steffy
Jackson Township
Bertha Pratt
Dorothy McClenathan
Victor, Ia
Dolores Breniman
William
Marion
Warren
Iowa City
Local hospital notices brief yesterday and today
Admitted yesterday include Fred Edwards Washington medical and Mrs John Palmer Washington medical. Births yesterday a daughter to Mr and Mrs Raymond Eakins Keota. Dismissed yesterday Mark and Matthew Shull Keota. Today Mrs Melvin Yoder and daughter Kalona and Mrs Paul Hagist and daughter Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Edwards
Washington
John Palmer
Raymond Eakins
Keota
Mark
Matthew Shull
Melvin Yoder
Kalona
Paul Hagist
Brighton
Brighton and surrounding land deeds and vehicle ownership list
Property transfers include Harold Speidel to John Linch and John Linch to Walter Schneider both 22 feet of west side Lot 3 Block 7 Original Plat Brighton. Mae Smith estate to James W. Peterson west 66 feet of Lot 12 Keck's Subdivision Western Addition. Rhea to Lee Lease land in Section 15 Township 74 Range 6. Lot 4 Block 3 Mary Orr's Subdivision Outlot 6 and West 11 rods of Outlet 7. Extensive list of Pontiac and other vehicle makes as owners including Chevrolet Ford Olds Buick Rambler Wellman Produce Co. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Speidel
John Linch
Brighton
Walter Schneider
Mae Smith
James W. Peterson
Keck
Birdie M. Welsh
Arthur L. Pagitt
Mary Orr
Forrest Veryl Mitchell
Ford
Estella Gertrude Tregsegger
Pontiac
Sam Or
Mamie Patrick
Edward Nathan Wilson
Chevrolet
Kenneth Wayne Weaver
Henry John Brenneman
Buick
Everette Dale Miller
Pearl
Cora Bitting
Rambler
Violet Margaret Stattler
Walter
Eunice Evans
Wellman Produce Co
Four defense lawyers held in contempt at Chicago riot trial
In Chicago UPI reports four defense attorneys were found in contempt for failing to appear at the Democratic convention riot trial. Judge Julius J. Hoffman ordered Michael A. Tigar and Gerald Lefcourt jailed pending a Monday hearing, though jail officials later denied the detention. Abbie Hoffman and two others faced warrants. missteps followed chaotic opening statements.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Michael A. Tigar
San Francisco
Gerald Lefcourt
New York City
Cook County
Abbie Hoffman
Albert C. Wollenberg
Hoffman
Friendly Circle Club to dine at Prairie Home Saturday
The Friendly Circle Club plans a dinner at Prairie Home on Saturday Oct 6 at 6 pm inviting members and husbands to arrive by 6. The notice urges RSVPs and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Circle Club
Prairie Home
Those horses wont vote this year in Kingsnorth
In Kingsnorth England Colonel Rufus Shotover Kitty Shotover and Justin Dunne are listed on the elections roll though they no longer live on Bond farm. Micky Chittenden had earlier added their names claiming Bond farm was a stable to avoid prosecution. He has since sold the farm.
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Kingsnorth
England
UPI
Rufus Shotover
Kitty Shotover
Justin Dunne
Bond Farm
Micky Chittenden
Chittenden
Women of the Moose hold Star Recorders meeting
The Star Recorders met at Moose Home with guests from Iowa City and Muscatine to review business procedures. Four speakers covered Chapter Business Executive Committee Minutes Chairman Instructions and Duties of a Recorder as part of the path toward the College of Regents degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Recorders
Women of the Moose
Moose
Iowa City
Muscatine
Ron Stalder
Star Recorder
Ray Stalder
Robert Dunbar
Helen Loughlin
Howard Curl
Bill McDole
Agnes Shriver
Stalder
Sam Simmering
State Connection
Des Moines
College of Regents
Carroll Drayfahl
Moose Home
Ed Letts
Mooseheart
Moosehaven
Congress May Give Nixon More Grief
Washington leaders say Nixon faces growing congressional pressure over Vietnam despite troop cuts and reduced casualties. Senators Harris Fulbright Goodell and a bipartisan group push for swift troop withdrawal and a halt to US involvement after 1970, signaling tough oversight in the new nine month period.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Democratic National Committee
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
U.S
Vietnam
Congressional Coalition
Senate
House
Youth flees with evidence in England theft case
William Taylor, 19, failed a breath test and fled the scene. He stole a policeman's breathalyzer equipment, was fined 36 dollars for obstructing police and 36 dollars for theft, plus 7 dollars for driving a truck with a single red rear light. He later recalled only a headache.
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Winslow Bucks
England
UPI
William Taylor
Taylor
Former resident visits Brighton
Brighton items recount visits by former resident Mrs. Guy Vogt of Delheart Texas and her sister Mrs. George Milan of Amarilla. They called on local friends at homes of Edna Crile Leland Hortons and Grace Frazey, and dined with Max McClirtic couple. Other notes cover local families, Harmony Club meeting, and Schneider's Hardware sale. A second item notes a fortress dating to Jeremiah era found in Arab Jerusalem near French Hill by archaeologists.
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Brighton
Guy Vogt
Delheart
Texas
Pearl Knorr
George Milan
Amarilla
Fairfield
Edna Crile
Leland Hortons
Grace Frazey
Max McClirtic
Harold Reighard
Ottawa
Lioyd Reighard
Alice Rose
Kathr'n
Wiliams
Miss Williams
Crawfordsville
Rhonda Campbell
Burlington
Lloyd Reighard
Linda Neff
Debbie
Roger Hanze
Swedesburg
Donard Hanze
Harold Rebling
Conard Hanze
Harmony Club
Dickey’s Prairie Home
Eloise Hazen
Tony Meath
Bessie Leoffler
Walter Schneider
John Linch
Schneider
The
Highway Commission
Schneider's Hardware
Edgar Rotzinger
Louise Mathiason
Sherri
Morris, Ill
California
Jerusalem
UPI
Nablus
Jeremiah
Hearty Homemaker Recipes For Cold Weather Dishes
In cool days these four hefty recipes offer comfort meals. Meat Balls with Mushroom Gravy cover beef balls baked in mushroom sauce. Chocolate Date Cake rich and serves a crowd with nuts and whipped cream. Scalloped Hamburger and Potatoes form a one pot meal with chili sauce and cheese. Apple Cheese Crisp bakes apples with a crumbly cheese topping for warm dessert.
Reach mission program at First Baptist Women’s meeting
The First Baptist Women’s Missionary Society met in Fellowship Hall with Mrs. Richard Weeks presiding. The program Reach was led by Mrs. Charles McConnell and Mrs. Ralph Moore, detailing American Baptist Foreign Mission Society stations worldwide and the Congo. Devotions by Mrs. Simmering highlighted missionary sacrifices. The group noted a Kalona fall rally on Oct 9 and read a thank you letter from Murrow Indian Orphanage. Mrs. Werner Lowry elected president of John Vaughn Circle. Guests to be entertained at October meeting with speaker Mrs. Logan Reif of Kalona. Refreshments by the Maids of Action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Weeks
First Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
Fellowship Hall
Charles McConnell
Ralph Mooore
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Murrow Indian
Werner Lowry
John Vaughn
Mordice Hughson
Logan Reif
Kalona
Double Funeral Held After Auto Crash in Iowa
Mr and Mrs George Dare returned from West Concord Minnesota where they attended the double funeral of a cousin Mrs Olive Lermon and her son Henry who died in an auto accident near Allison Iowa last Sunday night The funeral was Thursday En route they stayed with Mr and Mrs Lester Hendrickson near Grinnell Other relatives joined a long travel party including Ed Rees Carole of Washington and W D Robertson of Ainsworth who made a 6400 mile journey visiting family in Canada the Columbia Ice Fields Lake Louise and California before returning via Loveland Colorado
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dare
West Concord
Minn
Olive Lermon
Henry
Allison
Minnesota
Dares
Lester Hendrickson
Grinnell
Ed Rees
Carole
Washington
W. D. Robertson
Ainsworth
Canada
West Coast
Kenora
Robertson
Ponoka
Columbia Ice Fields
Lake Louise
Oregon
Chico
Calif
Loveland
Colo
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Ing But
Washington County Hospital
F.T.D
Wolf's Flower Shop
By Wendell Eden
Sherman Eden
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Clinton Rhea
Lee
Floyd
Aretha Hall
Wilma Lee Griggs
Lois Lorene Kauffman
Charles Ross Wilson
Edward Grant Humston
Mary
John Piper
Harry
Edna Gould
Rebel
James Dale Ossman
Richard
Beverly Dowell
Olds
Cletus Merwin Kern
Augusta Emily Livingston
William Howard Smart
Cadillac
Donald Joseph Redlinger
Guy Or Ethel Gerot
John
Barbara Ramsey
Asst
U.S. Atty
Richard G. Schultz
William Kunstler
Dial
Evening Journal
Gerry Zeck
H Street
Shauna Lyn
Mercy Hospital
Dale Norton
George Zeck
Nellie Zeck
Charles E. Conklin
Clifford Conklin
Carol
Richard Wiseman
Shirley Gordon
Walter Sojka
Harold Kline
Memphis
David Hebbein
Lori and
Lecia
Davenport
Earl Cline
Carla Nelson
Merle E
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Congress
Helene B. Dillon
OKFS
Baptist
Maids of Action
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
H&r Block
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