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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1972
Page
3
Mrs. Mark Escher flew home Thursday from O Hare International Airport in Chicago after visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Allen Pohren in Crystal Lake Illinois. She also visited Woodfield Shopping Center during the trip.
Community groups list upcoming gatherings at Sunset Park, Foss Memorial Salem, Norman Leichty home, and more. Reunions, club meetings, fundraisers, and social coffees fill the week with activities across Iowa locations. A hospital update notes two local residents’ recent surgeries and an election coffee for state representative candidate Joe H. Jones.
Edith Harwood of Washington Iowa chronicles a blistering 1936 summer with multiple days above 100 degrees including 115 in Washington County. She details drought, with corn fields dying, grasshoppers destroying crops, wells dug, livestock sold, and farmers facing a hopeless harvest as rain remains absent.
Mrs. Don Long reports Victor Parcell and family at a Maytag Park Newton picnic with about 20 couples and relatives, hosted by Dell Coppinger family. Rev. Larry Willey and family visited Richland, Laura marked her first birthday, and W.S.C.S. met at the Methodist church with Mrs. Harold Greeson leading the program.
July 22 1972 marks historic anniversaries from Atlanta to Dillinger. Local events include Free Watermelon Day July 26 in Richland with pony rides, a Richland street resurfacing by Dagger Construction, a Disciples Trust musical at Richland Friends Church, family visits and camping plans, Rubio Quilting Club events and birthdays, and residents planning cross country motorcycle trip from Michigan to California.
Records show Marion F. Sheetz and others selling property to Ronald Olson and Linda Olson in Washington and Wellman area parcels plus Lorence Marek and Simon Mullet transferring lots. In Pittsburgh a quick teller scared off a bandit with a remark about being audited and the robber fled with a small cash amount.
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