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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1976
Page
2
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April at the Library buzzes with National Library Week tours 4034 items circulated and a Bicentennial sewing group meeting Wednesdays. May 17 to 22 hosts the amateur area art show with a May 13 deadline for submissions and calls for volunteers and readers.
U P Home News lists visits and gatherings in Washington area including Mrs Arnold Brown and Mrs Alma Walker, Camp Wyoming attendance, hospital discharge, Mothers Day events, bingo night, Tulip Festival trip, University of Iowa and Wellman connections. David Bowie and entourage get adjournment in Rochester marijuana case. charges may be dropped if no other crimes occur.
HyVee food stores Inc. announced that the Washington Hy-Vee won first prize in the annual springtime party contest for best costumes decorations and enthusiasm during promotion week. Local manager Jerry Malin praised the community pride while HyVee leaders Dwight D. Vrendenburg Harold Stanze visited the store. Bernard Frazier and John Rhodes judged the entry.
On the Record Harvey B. Holden and wife deeded the west 50 acres of the northeast half of the southwest quarter of section 29 in township 75, range 7, to Carl L. Berst and wife. The transaction records the transfer of property rights between the two families in this land description.
Jackie Fulton bride-elect of Wayne Whitham of Oskaloosa was feted at a coffee and linen shower in Mary Helen Jewell’s home. Co-host Kay Bernan, with many relatives and friends from Washington Columbus Junction and Davenport attended, news of visits, travels, and Mothers Day gatherings followed in a crowded social roundup.
Florence Feldaverd age 84 died unexpectedly at 6 p.m. Friday May 14 1976 at Maplewood Manor Keota where she had lived since March 8 1974 Funeral services are pending at Powell Funeral Home Keota Survivors include daughter Esther Flynn of Keota
Word has been received of the death of Lola Cheyney 77 of Milan Missouri who died Friday May 14 1976 Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p m at Schoene Wade Funeral Home Milan with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Milan Survivors include her husband John a son Bob Cheyney of Washington and two grandchildren Mrs Ed Hartsock of Ainsworth and Mrs Gary Hixon of Riverside
Wladziu Konopka known as Ted Knight received the Polish Ham of the Year award in Los Angeles. A Warsaw delegation crowned him with a gold plated ham replica honoring a prominent Polish American television figure and prior recipient Bobby Vinton.
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