Volunteer service starts for elderly
The State Department of Social Services launches a pilot program to foster person to person ties between residents of the United Presbyterian Home and the Washington Care Center and community volunteers. Each facility forms a three member board to recruit train and liaison. Organizing meetings are set for January 13 at the U P Home and February 3 at the Care Center with contact numbers for information.
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State Department of Social Services
Sylvia Partridge
United Presbyterian Home
Washington Care Center
Partridge
U.P. Home
U.P
Bill Day
Maureen Larsen
Dorothy Arnold
Ray Blair
Lena McGaffey
Marge Glover
Brownlee Health Care Center
E. Washington
Betty McCall
Betty Colby
Barbara Yoder 96 dies near Wellman
Barbara D Yoder 96 of route 2 Wellman died Tuesday Jan 4 1977 at Lester Yoder home north of Wellman after a lingering illness Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 30 pm at West Union Mennonite Church with Rev Emery Hochstetler officiating Burial will be in Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Cemetery Visitation at Powell s Funeral Home Wellman She was born Sept 21 1880 to Daniel D and Elizabeth Yoder Miller She married Harvey M Yoder Oct 20 1904 and lived on the family farm most of her life Survivors include two sons Roy L and Lester D eight grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966 one grandchild and seven siblings
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Wellman
Barbara D. Yoder
Lester Yoder
West Union Mennonite Church
Emery Hochstetler
Upper Deer Creek Mennonite
Powell's Funeral
Yoder
Daniel D
Elizabeth Yoder Miller
White Hall
Harvey M. Yoder
Roy L
Lester D
Rural Wellman
Ainsworth Man Claims Another Drove Truck in Crash
Raymond F. Blair, 43, escaped injury when his flat-bed truck hit a bridge railing on county road W-55 at 3:30 a.m. He says an unknown person drove the truck, was picked up by a passing car, and Blair was charged with driving with a suspended license and left of center. Blair admitted drinking.
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The
Evening Journal
Ainsworth
Raymond F. Blair
Washington County
Blair
Crooked Creek
Yale Jarvis
Death of Jr Chance 44 in Washington Wednesday
Junior William Chance 44 of 420 West 5th Washington died Tuesday January 4 1977 at Washington Care Center after lifelong illness. Born July 13 1932 in Washington he was son of William and Lena Chance. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Sherman Eden Funeral Home burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by parents two brothers five sisters and many nieces and nephews.
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William Chance
W. 5Th
Washington
Washington Care Center
Sherman-Eden
Larry Brown
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mr. Chance
William
Lena Townsley Chance
Speeding fines listed for several residents
Magistrate court fines totaled for Gary D. Wade of rural Washington 22 dollars Bonnie R Kempf of Washington 28 dollars Darrel G Herschberger of Kalona 20 dollars Donnie L Farrier of Keota 33 dollars Carol D Loeffler of Brighton 20 dollars
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Gary D. Wade
Washington
Bonnie R. Kempf
Darrel G. Herschberger
Kalona
Donnie L. Farrier
Keota
Carol D. Loeffler
Brighton
Republican leaders plot future of party summit luncheon at the White House
Washington reports the GOP four leaders Ford Rockefeller Connally Reagan plan a summit luncheon to chart post Smith era leadership. They aim to unite factions before the January 20 shift while Sen. Baker rises as the Senate Republican leader after defeating Griffin.
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Washington
UPI
Republican Party
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Texas
John Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
White House
Republican National Committee
Mary Louise Smith
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Tarkenton refutes arm trouble rumors in Long Beach
In Long Beach California Fran Tarkenton dismisses reports of a hurt throwing arm. He shows it by delivering a 25 yard spiraling pass after saying the arm is fine. The Vikings face the Oakland Raiders as four point underdogs in the upcoming Super Bowl.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Tarkenton
Vikings
Los Angeles Rams
Bloomigton
Minn
Rams
Tom Brookshier
Philadelphia Eagles
Pat Summerall
Oakland Raiders
Raiders
Pittsburgh
Brookshier
Dan
Mick Tingelhoff
Tinglehoff
Tingelhoff
Vikes’ Center
Inaugural Free Events Open to Public in Washington
Hundreds of free inaugural festivities kick off January 18 in Washington attracting both Republicans and Democrats. Highlights include a mall fireworks display, an all night jazz session, Smithsonian museum concerts, free Kennedy Center performances, a large square dance in Union Station, and folk dancing, with 10 000 free tickets available for each event.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Smithsonian
Kennedy Center
Atlanta
National Symphonies
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw Chorale
Union Station
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Junior Chance
Central College
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Susan Hoskins
Charlotte Gott
Ollie
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Shaui Williams
Chicago
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Om Frontier
Iowa
DeLano's
Hwy. 1
S. Iowa
Washington, Iowa
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Firebird
Omega Brougham
Monte Carlo
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BUICK
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