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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1977
Page
5
Dublin residents report the Blarney Stone has been returned to owner W. C. Robertson after it was dumped in neighbor Jim Bowen’s yard. The Riverside post office project advances with completion delayed to August 1.
Dear Aunt Agatha writes of extreme heat in Washington County with days near 100 degrees and high humidity affecting crops. Keota reports a salmonella outbreak affecting about 150 residents as officials investigate sources. Hospital board notes rising patient numbers credit the new five-doctor clinic. County Fair plans for August 1-4 announced with 4-H ticket sales and attractions, plus a Shrine Club circus on July 24 to kick off festivities. Local honors include Edith Roth retiring after 40 years teaching and Geraldine Schulty ending 30 years at National Bank of Washington. Mid-Prairie approves nearly 1.5 million for a new school and improvements. Wellman project also advancing. Brighton hosts Whoopee Days with a chicken flying contest and a cow chip toss. The writer signs off planning a rest on the couch.
Hospital notes show admissions and discharges across Washington Keota Cedar Falls Columbus Junction Brighton and Crawfordsville with names including Miss Elma Horak Thomas Carson Rev Edward Shepherd Mrs James Wallace Mrs Erma Hahn Mrs Donnie Dickinson and Mrs Bonnie Stigers plus a birth to Mr and Mrs Melvin McKie. Dismissals include Lloyd Coon Shannon Morgan and Mrs Ronald Reinier with daughter. Today lists Mrs Blanche Curtis Mrs David Zahradnek Kalona and Louie Jones.
Tuesday Yesterday entries list Bernard Singleton and several others in Washington with medical or surgical notes including Mrs Minnie Knupp Mrs Edward Blatter Jennifer Williamson Mrs Josephine Phillips and Mrs Richard Harvey. Today notices mention Mrs Retta Stout and Mrs Donny Dickinson in Brighton with medical notes.
In Brighton, 25 cluckers flew from an eight inch tube into a 1000 crowd at City Park sparking a villagey night of humor and uneven distances as residents teased a Brighton Mafia caper over a feather picker amid other county happenings.
Wednesday Yesterday lists Mrs Ronald Crawford and Mrs Annie Morris in medical notices from Washington followed by Mrs James Wallis in surgical care, and today Mrs Edward Nichols Mrs Clyde Lambert and William Thomas Carson also in Washington listings.
Mrs. Blanche Harvey of Washington welcomed medical news Thursday Yesterday. Today Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schultz of Ainsworth reported a daughter. Today Mrs. John Thorne of Washington announced another family update.
A brief society roundup lists Omer Wagner and the Stutzman family in Washington yesterday. Today includes Clarence Sewell of Letts and Blanche Harvey and Wendell McMickle households in Washington and Wayland with Ronald Crawford in Washington.
Obituaries list multiple deaths from July 9 to July 13 1977 across Iowa communities. Notables include Harold McCormac Ruth Arthur Noah Yoder Georgia Martin David Messenger Sr Alma Lindstrom Beatrice Randall William Spenner Retta Stout and Bergie Larson. Burial services and hospital dates noted with several residences and funeral homes named Columbus Junction Kalona Brighton and Keota are among locations.
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