Name: Southeast Iowa Union
Address: 111 North Marion Avenue, Washington, IA, 52353, US
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1950

Harry Anderson, proprietor of the Mt. Pleasant Cleaners, will open a dry cleaners in New London. The new firm will be known as Spic ‘N’ Spa Cleaners.
The Northwest Glove Co. will employ 100 workers at the Lincoln Street building,
Mothers’ Club will meet Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Mildred Burkhart.
Carol, Bruce, and Daryl Gipple were Labor Day guests of their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ira Owens in Olds.
For the grade school news in the school paper, the Informer, Sherry Piper and Ruth Ann Kannegieser will be the editors.
People wishing to apply for work at the glove factory may do so at Donald J. Bell’s law office in the Iowa State Bank building.
Wanted milk bottles that belong to Bozarth’s Dairy. Dial 25 to arrange pickup.
This week at the Alamo: “Comanche Territory” staring Maureen O’Hara and “Curtain Call at Cactus Creek” staring Donald O’Connor.

1975

Elmer Jarvis is pictured eating “his cake and too” in the Geode Café. He celebrated his birthday with his coffee friends.
The H. J. Nugen Library has hired Mrs. Lucille Long to take the place of librarian Stella Chichester who is resigning after 26 years.
The McBeth home on East Main Street was for sale in 1975.
The personnel at Clark Elementary: Paul Gaier-principal; Jane Simmons-kindergarten; Barb Heaton and Carolyn Larsen-first grade; Linda Moehle and Helen McNeeley-second grade; Leona Gholson and Susan Rinn-third grade; Gwen Moore and Martha Van Stavern-fourth grade; Kay Miller and Cheryl Hotz-fifth grade; and Robert Wehrle and John Caroff-sixth grade.

2000

New faculty at NLCS - Todd Liechty, Allison Lair, Deb Scott, Barb Meyer, Sara Cummings, and Shane Barron.
Gabe Lemley has been selected to fight in the RING’s Millenium professional no holds barred fighting competition in Tokyo, Japan.
This week’s Chamber of Commerce Hometown Pride award winners are Paul and Patricia Shaw for their home on 618 Poplar Street.
Running for the school board are Dick Grove, Dr. Kelly Kadel, Mike Westerbeck, and Sid Schmitt.
Obituary this week: Janice Farnsworth.

2015

On Aug. 27th the six candidates vying for the school board fielded questions from Superintendent Chuck Reighard.
Mike and Marybeth Breeze lost their home on Cleveland Street to a fire on Aug. 28.
Obituary this week: Jon J. Jackson.
The Tigers fall to Wapello in season football opener 14-41. Tigers pictured include Austin McBeth, Blake Nehring, Mason Porter, and Austin Van Amerongen.
Heavy turnout results in a close school board election. Melissa Anderson-116 votes; Travis Benz-233; Laurie Hempen-222; Jesse Howar-272; Erika Pickle-176; and Skye Wellington-224.

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