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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1976
Page
2
A humorous account of a first golf outing with Jack Nicklaus style shows. The writer struggles with clubs, misreads numbers, loses balls, and finally crochets a comical score amid bemused companions. The piece highlights trial and error, frustration, and eventual, wry triumph in a lighthearted tone.
Dr. Russell Ross, political science professor at the University of Iowa, will commentate the Republican State Convention. He will appear on Channel 12 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Ross, a Washington native, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ross.
The Mid-Prairie Class of 1965 will hold a reunion on Saturday June 26 at the K C Hall. Social hour starts at 5 30 p m and dinner at 6 30 p m. All members invited and others may join for supper and a visit. For information call Mrs. Jim Wells of Washington.
Washington Evening Journal dated June 17 1976 lists staff and publishing details including Elder and Co Inc as publishers, local staff roles, and ownership. No specific news event is provided in the readable text.
Grace Parke came home from Riverside Illinois on Monday after nearly a week with daughter Myrna Latham and family. She attended the High School graduation of grandchildren Robert and Nancy Latham who placed in the top ten of 470. Robert plans Stanford next year and Nancy will study in Conway Arkansas. Robert hosted tennis lessons for deaf students. Mrs Paul Sievert attended the McGuire-Harper wedding at Tilton Church. St Mary's Reading Circle met with fourteen members. Individual birthdays and a 40th wedding anniversary were noted. T.R. Mound visited from Lakeville Minnesota. George Bond birthday and Pat Crawford anniversary celebrated. Mrs Vernice Weber was brought to Keota by ambulance. Candice Statler arrives from Boston for two weeks with the Statler family.
Jack D. Barnes of Washington drew 30 days in jail on each of three assault counts but terms run concurrently, with related charges dismissed. Milford's larceny case moved to District Court. Britsch guilty of speeding, fined 26. Sanger guilty of speeding, fined 23, appeals noted. Dickerson found innocent of loud mufflers. Bollman fined 25 for false drawing. Gray guilty of driving left of center, fined 25. Other fines listed for speeding and violations. various individuals named with city and state. Overweight truck and registration violations also appear with amounts.
Key events include Amelia Earhart's 1928 Atlantic flight as a passenger, China detonating a hydrogen bomb in 1967, the Watergate burglary arrests in 1972, and Nixon lawyer Kalmbach's 1974 bribery sentence. Births include John Wesley Ralph Bellamy and Dean Martin.
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