Washington Chamber Dinner Date Set for March 3
Washington Chamber of Commerce directors set Monday March 3 as the annual chamber dinner in the K Fall. Walter Farrell Ken Hanson and Pete Basha organize the program under chamber board president Bill Sieele. David Allen Steen of Ainsworth faces charges after a Feb 10 crash at a Washington street intersection. two cars damaged about 650 dollars. Washington observes Lincoln and Washington birthday holiday Monday Feb 16 with offices closed and mail service altered. Independenc e MO Bess Wallace Truman marks her 9st birthday with privacy and a traditional birthday call from daughter Margaret.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Walter Farrell
Ken Hanson
Pete Basha
Chamber Board
Bill Sieele
David Allen Steen
Ainsworth
Washington Street
Steen
Mildred Keating
Lincoln
Independence, Mo
UPI
Bess Wallace Truman
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
Pig up for sealed bid sale after wandering rescue in Seattle
Mel Ewing from the animal control center takes Oink the pig for exercise as locals eye the unusual scene. The pig wandered Jan 2 and despite efforts, no owner was found. Under city law, Oink is offered for sale by sealed bids to be opened Feb 2.
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Seattle
UPS
Mel Ewing
Animal Control Center
Ewing
Dinsmore buys Brighton Enterprise in Washington County
Fremont based Dinsmore Publishing Co acquires the Brighton Enterprise from Clifford and Mrs Elmore effective March 1. The 1882 founded weekly will keep Thursday issue as a tabloid. Dinsmore owns multiple papers including Fremont Gazette Hedrick Journal Eddyville Tribune Batavia Beacon Eldon Forum and the Clarion with offices in Richland and Packwood.
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Fremont
Dinsmore Publishing Co
Brighton Enterprise
Clifford Elmore
Washington County
Keith
Dinsmore
Enterprise
Fremont Gazette
Hedrick Journal
Eddyville Tribune
Batavia Beacon
Eldon Forum
The
Clarion
Richland
Packwood
Ottumwa
Senate backs taxpayers voice in local spending
In Des Moines Iowa Senate votes 35 9 to cap growth of local budgets at seven percent over two years. Norpel amendment champions taxpayer input while other proposed rolls and referenda fail. Debate spans five days with mixed plans on exemptions and broader state budget limits.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Senate
Richard Norpel
Bellevue
Norpel
Sens
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
E. Kevin Kelly
Sioux City
Robinson
Ways and Means
Bert Prieber-Algona
Priebe
William Gluba
D-Davenport
Willard Hanson
Cedar Falls
Hanson
Hanson Aid
Partly Cloudy Weather Tonight Into Saturday
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with lows in the upper 20s and highs near 50. Winds shift to southeast around 10 mph tonight.
St James School Hosts Catholic Schools Week Events
St James School in Washington joins national Catholic Schools Week activities Feb 8 15 with open house services and parish education programs. The school highlights include a 1 to 4 p m open house on Sunday and a Home and School meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m for parents and parishioners.
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St. James School
Evening Journal
St. James
Washington
US Catholic Conference
National Catholic Educational Association
Gabrielle Hagerty
BVM
Wellman youth wins campship in music contest
Joseph Adam son of Mr and Mrs Leo A Adam of Wellman a ninth grade Keota student has been named winner of a music campship co Sponsored by the Fortnightly Club Music Department and Everett Music Co Washington He will attend Camp Dorian at Luther College Decorah for one week in June He has played piano eight years trumpet four and a half bassoon French horn organ lessons and church organist for two and a half years He hopes to become a concert pianist Other local students entered for consideration for the General Federation of Women's Clubs campship.
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Vy Music Department
Everetts Music Co
Washington
Joseph
Dorian
Luther College
Decorah
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Wayne Gamon
Wholesale prices stable in January
Washington report shows wholesale prices unchanged in January as food and farm product costs fell for the third straight month. A 4 percent rise in manufactured goods offset a 1.8 percent drop in farm and wholesale food prices, with inflation easing expectations for food and industrial commodities.
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Washington
Labor Department
County groups rank high Earn pork honors at state convention
Washington County dominated the annual State Pork Convention in Waterloo February 10 12 with top awards. Duane K Miller Wellman was named Master Pork Producer and Susan Fulton Crawfordsville crowned State Pork Queen. Karen McCreedy Ainsworth elected president of the Iowa State Parkette organization. County officials and many locals attended the meeting and luncheon receiving several honors including top scrapbook and pork promotion recognitions. Area agribusinesses also showcased at the trade show with Vittetoe Slatted Floors Kalona Confinement Specialists Yoder Feeds Frytown and Formax Washington.
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Duane K. Miller
Wellman
Journal
Iowa
Waterloo
Evening Journal
Washington County
Susan Fulton
Crawfordsville
Karen McCreedy
Ainsworth
Iowa State Parkette Organization
Conway Civic Center
On My
Nine
Nin
Joe TeBockhorst
Charles Twinam
Orlin Reschly
George Fulton
Lorna McCoy
Jim Dahl
Wendel Guy
Ed Chabal
Don Rich
Francis Litwiller
Neal Hall
Bob Bonar
Tim ‘Trotman
Dick Gallagher
Mike Walker
Steve Whisler
Mike Koehler
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Dori Herlein
Aaron Fisher
Matt Greiner
Shoto
Bess
Oink
James
Donnie Escher
Lesa Wall
Martin Berst
Sen
James Griffin
Council Bluffs
Sal Mineo
Hollywood
Acwr
Sunset Strip
Sheriff's Deputies
Mineo
Exodus
Joseph Adam
Ntr
Leo ‘A. Adam
Keota
Jim Witthoft
Witthoft
Terry Greiner
County Parkette
Greiner
Wilfred McCreedy
Keith Horn
Wilfred Wittetoe
Jim Ledger
Robert C. Johnson
Joe Jones
Darrel Egli
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