Iowa Faces Prison Overcrowding and Mount Pleasant Plan
Iowa struggles to ease overcrowded prisons as a 144 bed Mount Pleasant complex remains barely started. Court battles over Building 20 conversion delay work while officials warn of heightened risk in Anamosa and Fort Madison. Burns defends staff transfer attempts amid political clashes with MHI leaders and lawmakers.
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Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Robert D. Ray
MHS
Iowa Mental Health Association
Ray
MHI
Anamosa Mens Reformatory
Fort Madison
Social Services
Kevin Burns
Burns
Building 20
Coen Plasberg
John Foote
Department of Public Instruction
Professional Directory of Washington Area Attorneys and Services
Directory listing multiple law firms and professionals in Washington Iowa area. Includes Griffiths Anderson Buffer attorneys in Lawrence Griffiths Tracy Anderson Pete Buffer. Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates. Morrison Morrison and Lloyd. John C Owen Attorney. Stewart Shearer with Tindal Abstract. chiropractors Dr Thomas D Kauffman and Dr M L Tweeton. Dr John W Lemmon optometrist. nurse counseling and childcare providers. Swarthout Realty. production credit association. Maplewood Manor Nursing Home. osteopath Dr P L Etter. travel agencies Allen Travel and Cook's TFR Inc. contact details and office hours.
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Griffiths
Anderson
Buffer Lawrence B. Griffiths
Tracy Anderson
Pete FF. Buffer
W. Main
Washington
Kalona
Sth &B Street
Livingston
Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Swarthout Realty
Lowell A. Swarthout
Farm Financing Production Credit Association
North
Iowa
Melvin Schneider
Nursing
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
Keota
Culligan Observes 30th Anniversary in Washington
Culligan Water Conditioning marks its 30th anniversary in Washington this week. Founded by Keith Vetter in August 1946 in a garage on South Ninth Avenue, the firm has grown to a large North Second Avenue headquarters and serves eight counties in the Quad Cities area and ten counties regionally. Vetter has led expansions to Sigourney, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Keokuk, Jefferson, Henry Counties, Ottumwa, and other communities, and holds leadership roles in Water Quality associations while remaining active in local civic life. He expects recognition as a member of Culligan's million dollar club at a national dealers convention for high gross business.
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Culligan Water Conditioning
Washington
Keith Vetter
South Ninth Avenue
North Second Avenue
Culligan
Vetter
Sigourney
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Keokuk
Jefferson
Henry Counties
Ottumwa
Quad-Cities
The
Water Quality Association Internation
Water Quality Research Council
Midwest Water Resources Council
United States Water Company
Methodist Church
Washington Country Club
Local Couple Welcome Son James Ward Singer
Mr and Mrs Greg Singer of Spencer welcomed a son named James Ward born on August 26 in Spencer. He has a sister Lori aged 31 percent years. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Young of Crawfordsville and Mr and Mrs Stanley Singer of Washington.
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Greg Singer
Spencer
James Ward
Lori
James Young
Crawfordsville
Stanley Singer
Washington
Des Moines Livestock Markets Report Trade Slumps Slightly
UPI reports moderate trade with generally good demand. Butchers mostly one dollar lower across weight classes. No 1-3 cattle 200-230 lb to 240 lb fetch 41.50 to 42.50, heavier 230-250 lb 40.75 to 42.25, larger 250-270 lb 39.75 to 41.75, 270-300 lb 37.25 to 40.50. Sows about 50 lower. No 1-3 270-330 lb 35.50 to 37.00, 330-400 lb 35.00 to 36.50. No 2-3 400-450 lb 34.50 to 36.00, 450-550 lb 33.25 to 35.75. Estimated receipts 90,000. Friday 49,000 and Saturday 18,000. week prior 91,000. year-prior 21,000. Joliet: cattle 6,700. steers 50 lower. heifers 50-100 lower. high choice and prime steers 34.50-36.50. choice 36.00-37.50. good and choice 35.00-36.00. overall hogs 1.00-1.50 lower. No 1-2 200-230 lb 43.75-44.25. No 1-3 200-240 lb 43.00-43.50. 240-260 lb 42.00-43.00. Tuesday receipts: cattle 50, hogs 900.
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Des Moines
UPI
Joliet, Ill
Grain Sell It With a Fast Acting Classified Ad
A compact grain sale notice appears as a fast acting classified item seeking buyers for a specific lot. The ad lists quantity, unit price, and contact information for immediate arrangements. Readers are urged to respond promptly to secure the grain shipment.
Rotary governor visit to Washington Rotary Club
Ralph E. Patterson Jr., district 600 governor from Ames Iowa, will visit the Washington Rotary Club on Thursday Sept 2. He will meet officers in informal sessions and address the noon luncheon. Patterson, a civil engineering professor and director at Iowa State University, has 25 years with the university and Rotary leadership in Iowa. He travels 15000 miles this year visiting clubs and will send a monthly newsletter after Dec 1. Patterson is one of 357 district governors serving Rotary International in 151 countries and 785000 members.
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Jerry Starkweather
DPI
Burns
Foote
MHI
Thomas Higgins
D-Davenport
House Human Resources Committee
Rotary
Ralph E. Patterson, Jr
Ames
Iowa
Washington Rotary Club
Patterson
Iowa State University
Engineering
Boone
Ames Club
Mississippi River
Corning, Atlantic and
Manning
Missouri
Clinton
Marshalltown
Carroll
Washington Club
Pete Peterson
Robert Kennedy
Rotary International
Glanton Named Iowa District Judge in Central Counties
Luther T. Glanton, Des Moines lawyer and former municipal and district judge, was appointed to the District 5A bench covering seven central Iowa counties. The 63-year-old will earn 33072 annually, with a term through December 31, 1978, after Governor Robert D. Ray selected him from 13 nominees. Glanton, a pioneer as Iowa’s first Black judge, recalled a career from Drake Law School to World War II service and a mix of prosecution and defense work, urging young Black lawyers to work hard and stay fair.
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Des Moines
UPI
Luther T. Glanton
Glanton
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Joel Novak
Ray
Herschel Loveless
Lyndon B. Johnson
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Tennessee State University
Drake Law School
TSU
Drake
Polk County
Robert Ray
Iowa Supreme Court
Martha Mayer 88 dies after lingering illness in Cedar Rapids
Martha Mayer 88 of Cedar Rapids died Monday August 30 1976 at Edgewood Manor after a lingering illness Funeral services were set for Wednesday 1 30 p m at Powell Funeral Home Wellman Reverend A Harold Sparks to officiate Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery Visitation begins Tuesday morning at the funeral home A memorial fund was established in her honor for Asbury United Methodist Church She was born October 3 1887 in Wellman daughter of William and Maria Steiner Schmidt and married Frank Mayer in 1939 at the Little Brown Church Nashua She had lived in the Wellman area most of her life before moving to Cedar Rapids to live with her niece Mrs Golda Steiner Hinricks She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church Wellman and the Rural Club Survivors include nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her husband Frank in 1952 and by five brothers and three sisters.
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Wellman
Martha Mayer
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Manor
Powell Funeral Home
A. Harold Sparks
Wellman Cemetery
Asbury United Methodist Church
Mayer
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Professional Directory
Richard S. Bordwell
North Marion
Thomas D. Kauffman
M. L. Tweeton
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P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
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Ainsworth
Cook's Tfr. Inc
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Chicago
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