Stanley seeks support in Washington for Senate bid
State Senator David Stanley, amid a grueling Republican primary, visited Washington Monday night to rally Iowans for Stanley and to discuss his positions on domestic and foreign issues. The piece also notes various local travel, bonds, and community updates from Washington County.
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David Stanley
United States Senate
Washington
Stanley
Illa Mae Earnest
Jacob Earnest
Sitka
Alaska
Coe College
Roberta Miller
Debbie Miller
Eldon Roth
Colorado Springs
Colo
Miles Stout
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yellowstone Park
Iowa August Weather and Local Civic Plans Highlight Feature
North central Iowa enjoys lush August rains easing drought effects while farmers face land use concerns as cities roads and industries expand. Washington notes new theater cast and summer festival plans alongside a mural update and Farm Progress Show anticipation. Burrud receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star with 400 attendees including Burrud and wife.
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Iowa
Washington
Indianola
County Land Preservation Policy Commission
Barb Frazer
Brighton
Turkey
American Field Service
Leon Hillman
Mike Kramme
Nina Metzner
Washington Square
Mike
Burrud
Star Hollywood
UPI
Bill Burrud
Hollywood
Elvis Presley
Hospital Notes and Births Reported Across Cities
Hospital notes list admissions on Monday and Saturday including Leland Spurgeon in Washington and Miss Bessie Arringale in Columbus Junction with medical conditions. Births announce a son to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Childs of Ainsworth. discharges include Mrs. Childs and her son and transfers to Washington Care Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Spurgeon
Washington
Sam Ross
Mr. Pleasant
Bessie Arringale
Columbus Junction
Randall Allen
Laramie
Wyo
Pearl Christner
Crawfordsville
Robert McFarland
Ainsworth
Brenda Capps
Patrick Childs
Alice Mannusier
Tillie Krantz
Washington Care Center
Medical notices for Stephen West and Marshall Crossett
Yesterday, Stephen West of Washington underwent medical care. Mrs Juanita Fall of Albia also received medical attention. Yesterday, Mr and Mrs Marshall Crossett of Columbus Junction welcomed their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen West
Washington
Juanita Fall
Albia
Wednesday Yesterday Miss Grace Stone Medical Washington
Joel Reighard Washington Eli Plank Washington Mrs Bessie Aringdale Columbus Junction in today’s notes listing local residents and their counties.
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Grace Stone
Washington
Joel Reighard
Eli Plank
Bessie Aringdale
Columbus Junction
Obituary Notices and Family Updates
Thursday Yesterday lists Kimberly Bowen of Brighton and Mrs Merle Statler of Washington along with Mrs Roseanne Faughnan of Washington in medical updates. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Thomas Lucas of Washington with a son and today records Mrs William Gabriel and her son in Columbus Junction alongside Stephen West of Washington.
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Kimberly Bowen
Brighton
Merle Statler
Washington
Roseanne Faughnan
Thomas Lucas
Washington, Son
William Gabriel
Columbus Junction
Stephen West
Dorothy McCarthy
Michelle
California
A. Joseph McCarthy
Jeff
A. Walter Wilson Colton
Homer O. Wilson
Gabriel
Lynn King
San Mateo
Dave Howley
Chula Vista
Medical updates list for several Iowa towns
Friday yesterday reports show Frank Seiler Columbus Junction medical. Mrs Roger Gillis Ainsworth medical. Dan Barnett Washington surgical. Mrs Jay Sellers Washington medical. Mrs Keith Horn Washington medical. Mrs Hazel Wikoff Brighton medical. Francis Friese Wellman surgical. Today Donald Marie Washington surgical. Mr and Mrs Daniel Byler South English daughter yesterday. Mrs Rosanne Faughnan today. Kimberly Bowen Brighton. Mrs Dorothy Burkett Washington. Mrs Don Zwicki Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Seiler
Columbus Junction
Roger Gillis
Ainsworth
Dan Barnett
Washington
Surgical
Jay Sellers
Keith Horn
Hazel Wikoff
Brighton
Francis Friese
Wellman
Donald Marie
Daniel Byler
Rosanne Faughnan
Kimberly Bowen
Dorothy Burkett
Don Zwicki
Local Birth Announcements for Columbus Junction and Ainsworth
Christopher Ashley Gabriel son of Mr and Mrs William James Gabriel RR2 Columbus Junction Bruce Allen Childs son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Lewis Childs RR2 Ainsworth Wendy Bruce Crossett daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall David Crossett RR2 Columbus Junction
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Christopher Ashley Gabriel
William James Gabriel
Columbus Junction
Bruce Allen Childs
Patrick Lewis Childs
Ainsworth
Wendy Bruce Crossett
Marshall David Crossett
Quartz Sand Composition Overview
Quartz sand consists predominantly of silica grains. The material is mainly quartz in tiny, uniform particles.
Washington County Week in Review Highlights Local Events
Three Japanese youths and a chaperone visit Washington County under the Labo 4-H Exchange Program. Local court reports guilty plea for receipt of stolen property. Births, anniversaries, and community notices fill the week with police activity, school news, store openings, and weather. Numerous names and places tied to Washington County communities appear throughout.
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Washington County
Julia Gamon
Takeshi Tai
Robert Spenner
Riverside
Tetsuya Oda
Raymond Lasek
Ainsworth
Sachiyo Murata
Melvin Letcher
Washington
Noriko Tsutsumi
Robert Jones
Wellman
Russell A. Young
L.R. Carson
Young
Marriages of the Week Rise in Iowa Churches
Miss Mary Ellen Reed and Eddie A Nestingen of Minneapolis were married on Saturday August 20 1977 at St James Catholic Church with Father Jonathan C Simmons presiding. Denise D Smith and Gary I Gage wed August 20 1977 at United Presbyterian Church with Dr William Kettlitz officiating. Julie Stevens and Roger Potratz tied the knot August 20 1977 at West Fork United Methodist Church in Sheffield with Rev Ernest Allen. Tina Kay Ellen and Philip Craig Embree exchanged vows at Columbus Junction Methodist Church with Rev Paul Hasel presiding.
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Mary Ellen Reed
Eddie A. Nestingen
Minneapolis
Minn
St. James Catholic Church
Jonathan C. Simmons
Eugene P. Reed
Washington
Louellyn Nestigen
John G. Nestigen
Baldwin, Mis
Denise D. Smith
Donald L. Smith
Gary I. Gage
Wapello
James Gage
Letts
United Presbyterian Church
William Kettlitz
Julie Stevens
Kenneth Stevens
Aredale
Roger Potratz
William Potratz
West Fork United Methodist Church
Sheffield
Ernest Allen
Tina Kay Ellen
Don Allen
Columbus Junction
Philip Craig Embree
Lysle Embree
United Methodist Church
Paul Hasel
Deaths of Week Reach Across Several Towns
A roundup of week deaths includes Minnie T. DeLong 97 of Rock Island Illinois Chester N. Piper 68 Winfield formerly Crawfordsville Anna Rich 84 rural Crawfordsville Edna M Niffenegger 76 Wellman Edna Sherriff 81 Washington and other entries Many had long illnesses and died between Aug 20 and Aug 25 1977 at home or local hospitals Names include Simmering 13 and Jay Earl Moore 87 plus Samuel N Roth 82 noted with illness histories and local hospital care in Washington County Iowa
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Minnie T. DeLong
Rock Island, Ill
Winfield
Chester N. Piper
Crawfordsville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Joe
Anna) Rich
Jay Earl Moore
E. 2Nd, Washington
Washington Care Center
Samuel N. Roth
Noble
Washington County Hospital
Wellman
Edna M. Niffenegger
Shenk
Edna Sherriff
E. Washington
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Davidson Brothers Hardware
Main Street
Jess Raymond
W.P. Davidson
Archibald Davidson
E. J. Davidson
United States
O.E. Babb
Dorothy
Altha White
Mae McCreedy
Badlands
Spearfish
Ted Stewart
New York City
Columbia University
Cloyce Stewart
Tucumcari
N.M
A.L. Duensing
Country Club
Jennie Bradford Mason
John Titterington
Myrna Reeves
LuElla Sojka
Maurice Mayo
General Motors Co
Lewis Warren
International
Richard McCleery
Col. Lindbergh
Davenport
Marshall and
Aunt Agatha
Redlinger
Michaels
Golden Touch Decorators
Sue Bliss
Cedar Falls
Marcia Fausi
Normal
Marshall Crossett
Stork Gazette
Coulce
Ane , Wash
Journal
Jerry Westermark
Shallon Kay
Nels Westermark
Don Minick
Diane Jarrard
Long Island
N.Y
Edward Jarrard
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa State University
Susan E. Meeker
University of Dubuque
Clara Sheetz
Violet Hoyle
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Gronert Electronics Corp
Des Moines
Public Safety Center
Lloyd Robertson
Harold Johnson
Dick Anderson
Jerry King
Don Hanson
Robertson
Doyle Jarrard
Leonard Brinning
Leo Marie
Earl Schuerman
Alta Pearson
Stuart, Fla
Harvey Jennings
Homer Brinning
Carl Sieren
Jim Bell
Keota
Elmer Sieren
Harper
Europe
Farm Journal Magazine
London
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
France
England
Max Arbogast
Isaac Kleese
Larry Morrow
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Ray
Emma) Phillips
Joe Schlatter
Mary Lemley
Ottumwa
Ivan Lemley
Washington County Park
Barrow
Messer Oil Company
Gary Franzen
Route 2
Howard Miller
Ruth Crayne
Mark Middleburg
Kalona
George Sherman
Iowa Avenue
Iowa Highway Patrol
Julia Wilson
Gary Rahe
Williamsfield, Ill
Ryan Allen
Rahe
Francis Reed
Roy Carter
Mercy Hospital
Mike Redlinger
Michael
Squire Shoppe
Mid-Prairie Schools
D. Dean Curtis
Washington Music Boosters
Washington High School
Michael Kramme
Washington Community Theatre
Ms. Metzner
Susy Hendrix
Kramme
Harry Roat Jr
Frederick Knott
Lester Nicola
Legion Building
Hedrick
Eugene and
Sybil Nicola
Blythe Wood, S.D
Marilyn and
Clarence Randall
Vivian and
Clarke Miller
Cedar Rapids
Pat and
Ivan Fry
George Fish
Bettendorf
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clem Eagle
Eldon Fish
Richland Center
Wisc
Joe Minick
Muscatine
Karen Jean
Jennifer
Raymond Minick
Robert Fuller
Eldora
Ed Whetstine
Andrea Jane
Lawrence Whetstine
Faye Smith
Emmerson
Roger Stafford
Janet White
Darnell Army Hospital
Ft. Hood
Texas
North Gray Street
Killeen
Laura Stewart
Calvin Dorsett
Colorado
Meleia Sherman
Mindi Mangold
West Chester
North Iowa
Clifford LeRoy Chamberlain
Homestead
Fla
Veterans Hospital
Robert Alan Simmering
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