Ground-breaking for Washington Manufacturing new factory
Ten years ago Nina Waggoner helped start Washington Manufacturing Company and today she helped break ground for its new factory. Elwin Gardner returned from a Denver trip, and Washington County residents donated more to the Cancer Fund than any year since inception per a letter from the Iowa Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Waggoner
Washington Manufacturing Company
Washington
Elwin Gardner
Denver
Colo
Washington County
Cancer Fund
Arthur Peters
West Chester
The
Iowa Cancer Society
Mason City
Washington Diary Notes Drought, Bicycles Rally and Local Projects
A drought lingers with no rain since June in the Washington area while gardens show stress yet crops survive. About 4,000 bicyclists passed through town en route to Mt. Pleasant and Ft. Madison as part of an annual cross-state trek. Town pride shows in oversized homegrown produce and progress on the Community Arts Center and United Presbyterian Home nursing wing along with planned medical clinic and summer sewer and water work.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Ft. Madison
Journal
United Presbyterian Home
Washington Seed Company
McNeil and Schlabach Daughters Named in Stork Gazette
Leanne Marie McNeil, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon McNeil of R R 2 Ainsworth, and Anna Laura Schlabach, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Schlabach of Kalona R R Kalona, are listed in the Stork Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leanne Marie McNeil
Leon McNeil
Ainsworth
Anna Laura Schlabach
Edward Schlabach
R. R
Kalona
Hospital Roundup Lets Patients Mark Time and Transfers
Monday Admitted Yesterday Verl Koch Washington medical Frank Kleese Washington medical Today Leroy Krotz Washington medical Ronald Kuntz Washington surgical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Edward Schlaback Karona daughter Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Mabel Kauffman Wayland Today Stephen Sieren Keota Dean Redlinger Keota Mrs Mabel Bower Washington Barry Jarvis Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verl Koch
Washington
Frank Kleese
Leroy Krotz
Ronald Kuntz
Edward Schlaback
Karona
Mabel Kauffman
Wayland
Stephen Sieren
Keota
Dean Redlinger
Mabel Bower
Barry Jarvis
Surgical and medical notices in Brighton Washington Kalona
Tuesday Yesterday lists Miss Sandra Lewis of Brighton undergoing surgery and Mrs Marguerite Crail of Washington receiving medical care. Today entries include Mariam Miller of Kalona and Mrs Edward Schlaback with daughter also of Kalona along with Leroy Krotz of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Lewis
Brighton
Surgical
Marguerite Crail
Washington
Mariam Miller
Kalona
Admitted Patients List Reflects Regional Hospital
Wednesday admissions include Mrs. Roland Crandall of Washington in medical care, Mrs. Robert Hoskins of Richland in medical, and Joe Goodlander of Riverside in surgical. Today's admissions add William Brice of Washington for medical treatment. Also listed are Burton Wittman of Grandview and George Goetz of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Crandall
Washington
Robert Hoskins
Richland
Medical
Joe Goodlander
Riverside
Surgical
William Brice
Burton Wittman
Grandview
Eorge Goetz
Medical Notices From Washington and Crawfordsville
Thursday Ramirres list shows Mrs. Deisie Karit Mrs. Augusta Westen and Mrs. Rubert Bodkins all of Washington listed for medical care. Today entries include Mrs. Robert Wilson of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Donald Heisdorfer of Washington noted for surgical care. Also listed are Frank Kleese and Mrs. Marguerite Crail of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramirres
Deisie Karit
Washington
Augusta Westen
Rubert Bodkins
Robert Wilson
Crawfordsville
Donald Heisdorfer
Surgical
Frank Kleese
Marguerite Crail
Admitted Friday Patients Named in Washington Listings
Friday admitted patients include Mrs. Clarence Collett and Mrs. Laura Gingerich from Washington both listed as medical, with Larry Curtis at Satellite Beach Florida also admitted. Today entries list Mrs. Brad Ellis of Washington, William Brice of Washington, Ronald Kuntz of Washington, Mrs. Roland Crandall of Washington, and Miss Sandra Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Collett
Washington
Laura Gingerich
Medical
Larry Curtis
Sattehite Beach
Fla
Brad Ellis
William Brice
Ronald Kuntz
Roland Crandall
Sandra Lewis
Evening Journal 1975 Washington County Week in Review
Top honors at the Washington County Fair go to the Washington Hustlers 4-H Club for 1975 herdsmanship while Crooked Creek Cyclones and Jackson Boys receive awards for second and third. Reunion news covers Washington High School Class of 1940 and 1955 events, local births, and community updates amid drought impacts on seed corn yields and seasonal happenings around Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Detrick
Washington Ymca
Washington
Detrick
Springfield
Ohio
County Board of ‘Education
John Powell
Seventy-six Township
W.C. Harding
Waterloo
Harding
Powell
Corinne Powell
Washington County Fair
Washington Hustlers
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Jackson Boys Clubs
Washington High School
Washington Country Club
Jack Hamilton
Nordyke Family Mourns Los Angeles Attorney Clarence Singer
Obituary and social notes record the death of Clarence Albert Singer of Los Angeles, husband of Grace Nordyke Singer, died Saturday evening. Also noted are the death of Orlin S. Witting in Sisseton, South Dakota, and the appointment of Robert L. Hartzler as pastor of the Washington Mennonite Church. The report mentions local council members not seeking re election, theft charges against two Washington County men, and visiting relatives tied to a Washington High School reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nordyke
Washington
Wilma Nordyke
Reno
Nev
Clarence Albert Singer
Los Angeles
Calif
Grace Nordyke Singer
California
Hollywood
Orlin S. Witting
Sisseton
South Dakota
Canton
Pioneer Seed Company
Robert L. Hartzler
Washington Mennonite
East
Polk Street
Hartzler
Des Moines
Fred
Julie Young) Knopf
Kimberly
Richard
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Billie Young
Jim Lloyds
Washington High
Iowa Returns Rise as Revenue Dept Reports Volume
Iowa Department of Revenue received more than 1,088,000 income tax returns this year, about 40,000 more than last year. By Aug 1 processing was complete on roughly 85 percent, about 335,000 returns, up from 74 percent, or 777,000, the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Marriages of the Week Highlight Several Aug. 2 1975 Ceremonies
Multiple couples wed on Saturday August 2 1975 in churches across Iowa. Claimed ceremonies included Cindy Lucille Colliver and George Donald Miksch at West Chester United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dave Higdon presiding, and Rebecca Lynn Thomsen with Bernard Thomas Hahn at Trinity Lutheran Church Davenport officiated by Rev. Fred Ilen. Other weddings featured Renee Thompson and Terry Carson at Bethany Lutheran McCallsburg plus Karen Catherine Crable and Joseph Lamansky at East Pleasant Plain Saint Joseph Church, among others in Ottumwa Pella Fairfield Keota and Iowa City areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Lucille Colliver
Dwight Colliver
Keota
George Donald Miksch
Robert Miksch
Washington
United Methodist
Trinity Lutheran Church
Davenport
Rebecca Lynn Thomsen
Kenneth E. Thomsen
Bernard Thomas Hahn
Iowa City
Bernard W. Hahn
Mr. Hahn
Fred Ilen
Renee Thompson
James Thompson
Radcliffe
Terry Carson
Camanche
Leo Carson
Mr. Carson
Ainsworth
Bethany Lutheran Church
McCallsburg
Karen Catherine Crable
Fairfield
Maxine Wiggenton
Burlington
Marvin K. Crable
Louisville
Joseph Clark Lamansky
Harry Roy Lamansky
R.R. 2
St. Joseph Catholic Church
East Pleasant Plain
Louis Leonhardt
Lila DePenning
H. C
Deaths of the Week Across Several Iowa Communities
A roundup of recent deaths includes Alvin Hahn of Kirksville Missouri Ira E Huber Wellman Rodney Dunn formerly of Keota at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Daniel Adam Guy of Brighton Merle Twinam of Crawfordsville Jacob Fisher of Kalona Hazel Hartsock of Columbus Junction Craig Sievert of Wisconsin Columbus Junction Woodrow Coon of Columbus Junction Kathleen Bruty of Iowa City area All listings note dates August 2 3 or 4 1975 and place of death with brief health histories or prior residences.
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Wellman
Ira E. Huber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Marion
Rodney Dunn
Keota
Mercy
Caledonia
Wiscuisin
Craig Sievert
Columbus Junction
Woodrow Earnest Coon
Colonial Manor
Commercial Hotel
Veterans Hospital
Towa City
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Memory Lane
Francis Morgan
Ted Morgan
North Fourth Avenue
C. L
Tip
Morgan
C. E. Route
John Sewash
W. H. Sper
Washington Golf and Country Club
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Louisa County
Highway Commission
Sunset Park
Don Braden
State Highway Patrol
Washington Board of Education
Armond H. Seidler
Evanston, Ill
Eugene McCormick
Seidler
Washington Public Library
Jane A. Chilcote
London
Clio M. Chilcote
Edith Chilcote
Chilcote
I. Rothschild
Iowa Shortlines Association
Sigourney
D.E. Kelley
R.W. Warner
State Motor Vehicle Department
Aunt Agatha
Stork Gazette
Evening Journal
the Week In Review
Mike Brake
Cedar Rapids
Brake
Eldon Brake
Ferdinand
Dorothy) Chalupa
University Hospitals
Town City
West
F. W. Warner
Alaska
Canada
Washington State
Allen Rinner
Mitzi Leigh Ann
Stacy Lynn
Marvin Rinner
Richard Harvey
Clarence Goodwin Sr
Mary Harvey
Mabel Rinner
Maundridge
Kan
Barry Colbert
Anchorage
Clyde Putnam
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Air Force
George Moore
Andy
Joel
Dean Wiley
Ill
George
Lucille Moore
Moore
Willey
Louisa County Fair
Marr Park
John Davis
Verl
Myra B.) Davisson
Wellman Post Office
Charles Seda
Century Farm
Century Farm Recognition Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Register
Wayne Barnes
Sioux City
Joe Barnes
Haphael_Onsnorowski
Bemidji
Minn
John Lee
Washington Insurance
University Hospital
Douglas Denton
Michele
Mr. Denton
Miksch
Edith Richardson
Pella
James Richardson
Centerville
Leo McConville
Cindy Colliver
George Miksch
Hazel Deal
Journal Office
Larry Jackson
Joe
Elizabeth
Susan
Brownwood
Tex
Dick) Jackson
Becky
Brian
Beth Ann
Walter Starr
Fred Franklin
Robert Hines
Chris
Barbara
John
Center Prant
Oren Hinist
Oda Moran
Fredonia
New
Wilma
Miss Nordyke
Etta Burtner
Moran
Clayton Worley
Dean
Wapello
Bill Oaks
Columbus City
Bob Oakes
Menterma
Perdock Motors
Perdock
Fort Madison
Chris Russell
Bill Russell
Libertyville
Maxine Moore
Ted Russell
Leo Mangold
John Walker
3Ra
Clarence Brown
Harry Levy
1St Ward
Walker
Brown
Levy
Jim Flynn
Talleyrand
Keokuk County
B. E. Miller
Jim Lins
Cheryl
Kathy
Debbie Jo
Englewood
Alvin Hahn
North 3Rd Avenue
Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital
Kirksville
Daniel Adam Guy
Jefferson County Hospital
Merle T. Twinam
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Jacob S. Fisher
Pleasantview
Hazel L. Hartsock
Kathleen A. Bruty
North Seventh Avenue
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