Pageant budget tops 2500 for Miss Washington County
Ten years ago the Washington Jaycees board approved a budget exceeding 2500 for the Miss Washington County Pageant production. Martha Meyer leaves to serve as a counsellor at YWCA Camp Quarry Lodge near Aurora Illinois for eight weeks. Rainfall this June nears normal with 4.8 inches in 13 days, while since May 11 nearly 11 inches have drenched corn and beans. Gordon McCreedy begins a preceptorship with Dr. G E McFarland in Ames. Edward Lyons joins Morrison and Morrison law firm in Davenport.
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Washington
Washington Jaycees
Martha Meyer
YWCA
Aurora
Ill
Camp Quarry Lodge
Martha
Maurice Meyer
Journal
Jim Frier
Frier
Gordon McCreedy
State University of Iowa
College of Medicine
G.E. McFarland
Ames
E.D. Morrison Jr
Edward Lyons
Davenport
Morrison and Morrison
W.E. Augustine
Robert Day
Heidelberg
Germany
United States
Washington County celebrates Century Farms and bicentennial plans
Readers note rain boosted crops while storms spared many areas. Over 300 people attended in K C Hall to honor more than 100 Century Farms led by Morgan and McClintic in Brighton. Washington July 4 events include George Washington bust dedication, time capsule, Sunset Park entertainment, and a four hour picnic.
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K.C. Hall
Carl Hamilton
Iowa State University
Washington County
Morgan and McClintic
Brighton
Washington
George Washington
Central Park
Sunset Park
Century
Robert Lounsberry
Iowa
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals in Washington Area
Admitted Saturday included Mrs. Maude Koehler from Washington for medical care. Also listed were Keith Bash and Emanuel Jasmann from Washington for surgical and medical, plus Mrs. Terry Watson and Mrs. Paul Hoag from Washington for medical and surgical care. Dismissals Saturday featured Mrs. Nell Helscher of Keota and Mrs. Norbert Norris of Ainsworth, with Erian Wentworth of Columbus Junction. Today, Mrs. Alpha Sherman and Mrs. Ralph Martin from Washington are noted.
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Maude Koehler
Washington
Keith Bash
Emanuel Jasmann
Terry Watson
Paul Hoag
Nell Helscher
Keota
Norbert Norris
Ainsworth
Erian Wentworth
Columbus Junction
Alpha Sherman
Ralph Martin
Noted Local Appearances for Tuesday and Today
Tuesday listings include Miss Barbara Gingerich of Kalona in medical care and Mrs Clifford Eyestone of Washington post surgical. Today highlights Emanuel Jasmann of Washington and Edward Brezina of Ainsworth.
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Barbara Gingerich
Kalona
Medical
Clifford Eyestone
Washington
Emanuel Jasmann
Edward Brezina
Ainsworth
Birth notice for Rechenberger daughter in Letts
Birth announcement records a daughter born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Charles Rechenberger in Letts. Other items list Mrs Rosalee Watson and Mrs Cecile Simmering in Washington for medicals and James Boyer also in Washington for medical yesterday and today.
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Rosalee Watson
Washington
James Boyer
Charles Rechenberger
Letts
Cecile Simmering
Lloyd
Shirley) Reed
Denver
Colo
Amber Lynn
Cloyce Tinnes
Maurice Reed III
Crawford, Neb
Maurice Reed II
Crawford
Neb
Friday Yesterday and Today Social Notices in Washington
A sequence of brief social notes lists people by city and status. Names include Kenneth Craft and Cedric Guy with spouses in Washington, plus Edith Pierce and Keith Bash in Columbus Junction and Kalona residents like Barbara Gingerich and Janice Crumly with local ties.
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Paul Hoag
Columbus Junction
Terry Watson
Washington
Rex Hesseltine
Brighton
Edith Pierce
Keith Bash
Barbara Gingerich
Kalona
Janice Crumly
Wapello
Names List of Local Vehicle Brands and Firms
A dense inventory lists individuals and household names with associated vehicle brands and local firms. Entries include Chevrolet Ford Olds Buick Pontiac Cadillac and various truck and motorcycle mentions alongside business names such as Wellman Ready Mix and Prescription Feeds Inc.
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Max
Lois Benda
Chevrolet
Wellman Produce Company
Ford
Ronald
Kimberly Brouwer
Karel W Farrier
Marion Allen Augustine
Olds
Ruth E. Lamansky
Gerald A. Armbruster
Robert D
Pauline Crossett
Pontiac
David A. Mantor
Leonard Or
Wilma Beauregard
Cadillac
Wellman Ready Mix
Robert Or
JoAnn Erlenbush
Herman J. Or
Cleo Kron
Buick
Karl R
Doris Parcell
Charles Rose
Elmeta Marie Ulin
Richard J. Miller
Ford Truck
William Joseph Potter
Eugene Or
Louise Engel
Jack L. Mings
Ford Myron
Mary Burroughs
LIBMH
John D. Durst, Jr
Cecil R
Donna E. Kelley
Rebecca Ann Shalla
Nick A. Evanovich
Ivo P. Or
Agnes Berg
Raleigh M
Gladys Lowe
Home Gas, Inc
Donald D. Swartzendruber
Yamaha
Alfred R. Kirkbride
Dodge
Prescription Feeds Inc
Fay A. Vittetoe
Shanna G
Terry Cellman
Laurence H
Irene Trotter
Matador
Janice Kloopfer
Hagie’s 76 Service
GMC Truck
Frances Vanderlinden
Washington area notes reflect bicentennial year events
Worley contributes to Rockford Review bicentennial edition set for June 25. Photographer Herdlicka from Washington earns Kennedy Award honorable mention for Nursing Home Runaways. Engagements, birthdays, and local civic notes cover Keota murder case, Breath of Life Campaign chair, and Conger House exhibits. Community events span multiple towns with church anniversaries, internships, and a Century Farm ceremony.
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Wayne Herdlicka
Palm Beach Post-Times
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards Committee
Herdlicka
Dale Herdlicka
Ainsworth
Conger House
Deaths in Week Across Communities including Richland and Washington
Obituaries report multiple deaths with locations including Richland Leland New London Grandview Wayland and Washington. Individuals named include Mabel Cox 79 John A Putnam Sr 75 and Genevieve Dunphy Stineman 77 among others with dates in mid June 1976 and funeral arrangements or memorial details where available.
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John A. Putnam Sr
Leland
Mississippi
Elm Grove
William H. Kettlitz
Jones Funeral Home
Genevieve Dunphy Stineman
Grandview
Warren
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J.S. Mangold
Willits Apartments
Leo Mangold
Hudson
Hollingsworth
Warren Stewart
Leo Marie
Mangold
Hudson and Essex Cars
Memory Lane
H.M. Putnam
County Hospital Board
South Fourth Avenue
West Chester
Wellman
Richmond
The
Legion Auxiliary
Washington Municipal Band
Mount Pleasant
M.A. McKay
George Maxwell
Delbert Sayre
William Salterburg
Leo Bruty
Guy Truax
Kansas
Colorado
Aunt Agatha
4-H
Lake Darling
United Presbyterian Home
Senior Citizens Center
Helen Wilson
Kenneth Craft
Washington, Surgical
Cedric Guy
Son
the Week In Review
Edward A. Peiffer
Marjorie Ann
Russell Dwayne Snider
Marvin D. Snider
Sorosis Study Club of
Airworth
Ainsworth Community Church South
Fairfield
Burlington
Iowa City
Waukee
Ann Krogmeier
Ed Mezvinsky
Washington, D.C
Ann
Gerrgetown University
D.C
William Rees
Wasbash, Ind
Vera Berggren
Kathy Berggren
Chicago, Ill
Margaret W. Thomas
Evan M. Rees
David Alan Fagen
Douglas Bell
Fagen
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Don Cave
North
Iowa Avenue
Raymond A. Palis
Cystic
Harold Lister
Harold L. Lister
Judy
St. Louis
Glen Ball
Plano
Ira Brindle
Phyllis
Marshalltown
Russell Wolf
Tama
Rebecca
Traer
John Stull
Conrad
Lee Bata
Steve
Des Moines
William Burkland
Moravia
Gary Brindle
Harold Sisters
Rhonda
Corinne Stanley
Dean Stanley
Appalachia Service Project
San Antonio
Tex
Casa San Jose
Oblate
Lexington Theological Seminary
Lexington
David Waterhouse
Mercy Hospital
Roxie Young
Jarold Lister
Traey
Lane Jarvis
Decorah
Sean Michelle
Timothy
Carl Jarvis
Don Alley
Pleasantville
Porter
John W. Jarvis
Dan F. Morrison
Morrison
Central Business District
John Owen
Baldrige
Washington St
Owen
Council
Robert Michael Cole
Kansas City, Mo
Edna Cole
Midge Craven
Bette Greiner
Jeanne Prochaska
Tom Harvey
Richard Harvey
Robert Allbaugh
Lewis Central
Allbaugh
L. C
Carol
Rian
Council Bluffs
W. F Allbaugh
SEMCO
Richland
Jack D. Barnes
L. R. Carson
Barnes
Father Boeckmann
St. Mary's Church
Riverside
Holy Trinity Parish
Dee Swarthout
Karen Arbuckle
T.E.A.C.H
Iowa State Education Association
Judy Martin
Sigourney Middle
State Unit Nine
Georgina Stirling
Children’s Hospital
U.P
Brownlee Health Center
Halcyon House
Brownlee
Childrens Hospital
University Hospitals
Andres Thomas Blacomb
Waco
AFS
Harold
Norma Olson
Jeffrey
Iowa State
Christopher
Andrew
Toocong
New South Wales
Australia
Harold Noel Balcomb
Dorothy May Balcomb
Ian
Anne
Mary St. Lucile Bruty
Dubuque
Tempe
Ariz
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Mary St. Lucille
Francis Bruty
Joe Hines
Dorothy Gevock
Mabel Cox
Harry Wentworth
Washington Care Center
Wallace
Jim Ingersoll
Fredonia
Grace Brinton
Erwin Meisenbach
Edna May Adam
Ollie
Frankie George Greiner
Rathdog
New London
Margaret Jean Griggs
Burlington Medical Center
Ivor Evan Davis
Crawfordsville
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt Pleasant
Wayland
Lewis G
Florence ) Speidel
Buffalo
Missouri
O. M. Cuddy
William Ashmore
Venice
Fla
Minnie Kathryn Kempf
Maple Leaf Care Center
Jim Lins
Englewood, Colo
Harry Helscher
William
Ira Waterhouse
E. Main St
Shenk
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