Washington County Fair Opens With Record Crowds
Ten years ago Washington County's Fair opened with a record first night crowd. The Miss Washington County pageant and livestock exhibits drew visitors as 4H and FFA members entered animals for judging. Grand champion beef sold for 544.05 to George Kiefer. top bid 46.50 per hundredweight by English River Pellets. Market livestock totals reached 59,301 for 4H and FFA youths.
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Washington County
FFA
George Kiefer
Riverside
Kalona
Washington County Fair
4-H
County Fair Week Brings Crowds and Livestock Wins
This week at the county fair crowds gathered despite light rain. Darrell Steel of Riverside topped the market beef, Curtis Stutzman of Wellman took reserve champion, and Marty Owens with Rick Fulton of Crawfordsville led top market swine. The armory showcased girls exhibits, quilts, and crafts. Henry Little of Iowa Southern Utilities retires after 47 years, and an 80-foot flag at the Community Center was unveiled. Blair House Players perform in Mt. Pleasant with an engaging old-time drama and entertaining intermission skits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Steel
Riverside
Curtis Stutzman
Wellman
Marty Owens
Rick Fulton
Crawfordsville
Armory
Iowa
Henry Little
Washington
Iowa Southern Utilities
Centerville
Fairgrounds
Blair House
Mt. Pleasant
Darrell Steele
Riverside Ramblers
Washington County
Joe Hahn
Keota
Hospital admits and discharges list for Washington and nearby areas
Admitted yesterday were Edward F. Jones and Mrs. Mary Dawson from Washington for medical care, and Joe Goodlander from Riverside for surgical. Discharged today were Mrs. Ethel Hixon from Arizona long term care, Mrs. Hazel Wikoff from Brighton, and Miss Esther White from Washington.
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Edward F. Jones
Washington
Mary Dawson
Joe Goodlander
Riverside
Surgical
Ethel Hixon
Ariz
Hazel Wikoff
Brighton
Esther White
Mrs Doris Hedges and Mrs Emma Gage Health Notices
Wednesday Yesterday lists health notices for Mrs Doris Hedges of Washington and Mrs Emma Gage of Letts, with reference to medical statuses. Joe Goodlander of Riverside is also mentioned in the notice.
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Emma Gage
Letts
Joe Goodlander
Riverside
Local hospital admits varied patient cases this week
Thursday Yesterday notes several patients admitted for medical or surgical reasons. David Wright of Keota underwent surgery with Mrs. Janet North in Winfield involved. Mrs. Winnie Belter of Washington listed for medical care. Jose Cuellar of Columbus Junction also under medical care. Today Mrs. Mary Dawson of Washington is admitted for observation or treatment.
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David Wright
Keota
Janet North
Winfield
Winnie Belter
Washington
Jose Cuellar
Columbus Junction
Deaths of the week list several local residents
A sequence of obituaries notes Harold Blodgett 36 of Atlantic died of a heart attack at home, with burial planned in Lancaster Missouri. Eldon Miller 58 of Wellman died at home July 26 1976. James Mast 22 of Kalona died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 22. his cousin John Mark Mast 17 was hospitalized with severe injuries. Jane Bear Taylor 60 of Receda California died July 25 after a yearlong illness. Nellie Hyde 86 longtime Wayland resident died July 27 at Pleasant Manor in Mt. Pleasant. Tom Dowis 83 former Washington resident died at Oak Glen Home in Coal Valley Illinois. Cloid Willits 91 longtime Washington resident and former mayor died in Phoenix Arizona.
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Harold Blodgett
Atlantic
Washington Area
Lancaster
Wellman
Eldon W. Miller
James Mast
Kalona
Highway 22
John Mark Mast
University Hospital
Iowa City
Clayton Bear
Jane Bear Taylor
Receda
Calif
Nellie Hyde
Wayland
Pleasant Manor Care Center
Mt. Pleasant
Tom Dowis
Washington
Oak Glen
Coal Valley
Washington County 4-H names for Iowa State Fair contest
Washington County 4-H selects three senior members Betty Jones Eddie Chabal and Gregg Horn to represent the county at the Iowa State Fair 4-H Presentation Contest on August 25. Perry, photography judging results, and other county fair highlights follow including award winners in livestock and photography and community notices.
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Washington County
Betty Jones
Crawfordsville Clovertones
Eddie Chabal
Cedar Chips Club
Wellman Area
Gregg Horn
Riverside Jackson Boys
Washington Ymca
Cheryl Fisher
Jeff Murphy
Robb Murphy
Washington Hustlers
Jim Kurtz
Chicagua Club
Mindi Murphy
Headliners
Lynn Hostetler
Kalona
Mike Beranek
Riverside
Julie Gamon
Paul Reynolds
Washington
Marriages of the week in 1976 Washington area
A series of wedding announcements from Washington and nearby areas list couples marrying in July 1976. The couples include Dodder and Hagist at United Methodist Church on July 24, Wyse and Swift at First Christian Church, and Bealer with Halstead in Las Vegas, among others. The notices name couples, parents, officiants, venues, and ceremony times, reflecting a cluster of summer weddings.
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June G. Dodder
Richard A. Hagist
Washington
United Methodist Church
John McCorkell
Shelda Renee Wyse
Timothy Gene Swift
First Christian Church
Bruce Klapp
Don Wyse
Charles Swift
Steve Bealer
Teresia Halstead
Mason City
Little Church of the West
Las Vegas
Don Bealer
Cave Garrow
Davenport
Weldon Martin
Muscatine
Janet Fay Kaufman
Kent Miles Davis
Wayland Mennonite Church
LeRoy Kaufman
Wayland
Virgil Davis
Marlaine R. Lobb
John H. Matthies
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Paul Lobb
Robert Rymers
Paul D. Lobb
Russell Matthiesen
Lancaster
Wisc
Joyce Moore
Burdette Moore
Columbus Junction
Steven J. Eggebeen
Mark Eggebeen
Oostbury
Wis
S. Ray Blair
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Memory Lane
Ces Isapolis
Ashngton
Minneapolis
Don Schantz
Homer Shing
Marvel Funk
Washington County Extension Service
South
Iowa Avenue
Chicagua
Louisa County
Alien League
Lake Odessa
Wapello
Earl T. Simmerman
Sim’s
Simmerman
Pirie Scott
Chicago
Daytons
War Service
Dale Garrett Dairy
Brewer Dairy
John Hedberg
Kewanee, Ill
John T. Griffith
Waterloo
East Third Street
Eclipse Lumber
Roger A. Eicher
Leslie Eicher
Citizens’ Military Training Camps’ Association
Harold McFarland
Leslie McFarland
Sinclair Service Station
East Washington Street
English River
Mary Hunter
Edna Mercer
Northwestern University
Mercer
Des Moines
W. A. Gilmore
Marshalltown
Aunt Agatha
Doris Hedges
Cloid Willits
Phoenix
the Week In Review
Out-Of-State Journal
Nelle Swank Long
Washington Care Center
Ford
Ray
Col. Sanders
Lawrence Welk
Charles Goodell
Perdock Motors
Anna Lukovsky
Lucille Phillips
Pleasant Plain
Marjorie Phillips
LeClaire
Nashville
Tenn
Webb Pierce
Hall of Fame
Operaland
Grand Old Opera
Robert S
Mary M Custer
Howard
Ruth Scott
Charles
Marianne Custer
Don
Rita Custer
Marion
Doris Reeves
Lodi
Darlene Louder
Ronnie
Fairfield
Gene
Maria Brookhart
Sandra
Melinda
Diana
Donald
John
Betty Curtis
McComb
Ivan
Bonnie Dierdorff
LeClair
Donald and
Jean Scott
Diane
David, Danny and
Brenda Nesbit
Bauer
Christine Jones
Palmer H. Hedges
South Avenue C
Washington County Hospital
Elsie L. Miller
Pleasantview Nursing Home
Bernard C. Hebensberger
Denver, Colo
Mercy Hospital
Denver
Mike Owens
Owens
Charles Schiebel
Richard Schiebel
Lois Altmier
Ed Crowley
Highlander’s Club
Iola Morrison
Bob Griese
Quartback
Miami Dolphins
Bob Brooks
Robby Johnson
Vic Brenneman
Brenneman
Keota Ffa
Craig McCoy
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Jim Bringman
Kinross
Bill Riley
Rodney Hanze
Swedesburg
Robbin
Randy Mullikin
Mike Tschantz
Jeff Goodell
Bob Boyd
Kent Keating
Jean Hampsher
Washington High School Food Service
Virginia Ramsey
Lincoln School
Iowa State University
Ames
Robert
Nancy Hamil
Marr Park
Grace
Howard Way
Mildred Devere
Faye Dunn
Homer Dunn Jr
Kansas City
Kan
Tolman Kilpatrick
Ed Kilpatrick
Chester
Isabelle Piper
Ernest Kilpatrick
Karl
Mark
Lyle Lowe
Larry
Clint Rhea
Francis
Annetta McConnell
Brenda McConnell
Lynelle Nieman
Darleen Lins
Cheryl
Kathy
Debbie Jo
Englewood, Colo
Joe Walkensdorfer
Dale Lance
Don Pearl
Pearl Home
Martin Gigler
New York City
N.Y
William Myers
Sidney, Mont
Vince Boylan
Coos Bay
Ore
Fred Ladage
St. Louis
Richard Dale
Struthers
Ohio
John Harshey
Hummelstown
Alfred Dudek
Killingworth
Conn
U.S.S. L.C.I.R
Jim Pearl
Tiffin
Horning Farm
Marlin Owens
Leo Mullikin
Jane
Alvin Zieglowsky
Clarence Zieglowsky
Wendell Frazer
Barb
Istanbul
Turkey
Lorena Keck
Louise
Iva Simpson
Kelly Keedy
Robert A. Keedy
Omaha, Neb
Robert S. Keedy
Mary Beth Sieren
John and
Verda Sieren
Michael Ray Cave
Darvin Jr
Pauline Cave
South English
St. Marys Church
Raymond Vogel
Karla Rae Boshart
Gail Lamar Roth
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Orie L. Roth
Blaine Phye
D. Norman Boshart
Ray Roth
Mr. Pleasant
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