Groundbreaking for YMCA Building Starts Remodeling
A ground breaking ceremony was held Monday in front of the YMCA to launch a $280,881 remodeling project as workers tore up the walk with air hammers. Edmund D. Morrison Jr. turned the first shovel of dirt to inaugurate the renovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Washington Ffa
McCleery-Cumming
Robert Nicola
IBM
Paul Maxwell
Mike
Paula
Sharon
Kearney
Neb
Glenn Dunbar
Lloyd Maxwell
Halloween notes and local happenings in Washington County
Fall weather continues with light showers, field fires, and a busy week. UNICEF collections exceed $700, ambulance crew saved a man from cardiac arrest, Margi Marek named Woman of the Year, and city council races heat up as Iowa Southern employees earn five year service awards. From Halloween parades to the Jaycee haunted house, the town enjoys community events as elections approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jaycee
Unicef
Washington County Ambulance Service
Agatha
Washington County
Margi Marek
Washington Business and Professional Women
Iowa Southern
Brewer
Edward A. Conner
Washington County Hospital
Conner
E. Main St
Karl Jones
Jones
Ralph Miller
G. J. Nemmers
Miller
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Jack Hamilton
James £. Almetlen Washington
Gladys Gray
Willard E. Utterback
Sigourney
Donald Jim Dempsey
Stanley E. Wallace
Donald F. Tucker
Richland
Olivier W. Cellman
Charles J. Franzen
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Admitted Saturday: Mrs Francis Kerker Washington medical, Walter Fisher West Chester medical, Mrs Everett Beenblossom Washington medical, Mrs John Kelly Richland surgical. Dismissed Yesterday: Mrs Clara Mondia Washington, Mrs Gerald Dunbar Washington, Miss Chrystal Love Ainsworth, Mrs Mae Stokes Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kerker
Washington
Walter Fisher
West Chester
Everett Beenblossom
John Kelly
Richland
Surgical
Clara Mondia
Gerald Dunbar
Chrystal Love
Ainsworth
Mae Stokes
Tuesday Admined Yesterday and Today Notices Touch Local Names
Tuesday administration records list Willard Darby and Ainsworth in medical affairs. Current notices name Mrs Justin Hammen and Harper followed by Mrs Ronald McArtor and her son in Crawfordsville and Mrs John Kelly in Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Darby
Ainsworth, Medical
Justin Hammen
Harper
Ronald McArtor
Crawfordsville
John Kelly
Richland
Washington Medical Notices Briefs Across Names
Wednesday Yesterday lists Mrs Edward Nichols and Mrs Gertrude Reed in Washington medical notices with Edward Connor also noted. Today’s notices include Fred Kephart in Washington medical and Lester Stone in West Chester with Mrs Robert Wertz and her son in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Nichols
Washington
Gertrude Reed
Edward Connor
Fred Kephart
Lester Stone
West Chester
Robert Wertz and Son
Admitted Yesterday in Washington and Columbus Junction
Hospital brief notes show Mrs. Russell Chorpening of Washington admitted yesterday for medical reasons and Mrs. Helen B. Owens of Columbus Junction likewise admitted for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Chorpening
Washington
Helen B. Owens
Columbus Junction
Friday Admitted and Transferred to Mercy Hospital
A list of patients and transfers includes Mrs. Chester Messer in East Pleasant Plain for medical care and Leroy Conrad in Crawfordsville for medical needs. Today also notes Miss Debra Todd of Washington and Mrs. Loren Jackson of Wapello along with Merle Miller and Edward Conner of Washington being admitted or transferred to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Messer
East Pleasant Plain
Leroy Conrad
Crawfordsville
Debra Todd
Washington
Loren Jackson
Wapello
Merle Miller
Edward Conner
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Tahington Evening Journays front page listing details
Washington Iowa November 1 1975 edition of the Tahington Evening Journals shows staff roles including David Elder president editor and business manager William Spannon VP and advertising director Charles Morris managing editor and Robert Luther local advertising manager Leonard Llewellyn production superintendent with subscription rates by carrier in Washington two dollars forty cents and by mail outside Iowa eighteen dollars per year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahington
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co, Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Spannon
Charles Morris
Robert Luther
Leonard Llewellyn
Washington County Week in Review Highlights Local Events
Rural break ins near Washington County raise alarm. UNICEF drive nets $738.41 as community fundraisers report. School district surveys grade policy. census of incomes shows shift upward. Community members attend funerals, weddings, and births. Local court sentences a drug case. Choirs seek odd jobs. United Fund campaigns update with outstanding pledges. Public notices include funeral, birth, and engagement announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations Children’s Relief Fund
Unicef
John McCorkell
Washington Community
al Kinzler
Washington High School
Colorado
Marriages of the week in Wellman and surrounding towns
A series of October 1975 weddings is reported from Wellman Washington and Brighton including Tammy Dee Crossett marrying P F C Jon K Wagner on October 18 at Wellman Baptist Church and Vickie Jo Bartholomew wedding to Dennis Banks on October 25 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Additional notices cover Rebecca Ann Day’s wedding to Marshall Kirfman October 25 in Brighton Jean Ann Marie Marie and Randall Wehr October 25 at St James in Keota Debra Mullikin and William Holden wed October 25 in Washington.
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Tammy Dee Crossett
Merle
Crossett
Wellman
P.F.C
Jon K. Wagner
1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Ivan Wagner
Wellman Baptist Church
Jerry Newland
Vickie Jo Bartholomew
Dennis Lee Banks
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Ernest M. Caltvedt
Donald Bartholomew
Washington
Loyal Banks
Rebecca Ann Day
William K. Day
Brighton
Marshall Glen Kirfman
Marshall Kirfman
United Methodist Church
David Higdon
St. James Catholic Church
Jean ‘Ann Marie
Robert L. Marie
R. 3
Randall H. Wehr
Louise Wehr
Harold J. Wehr
R. 2
Keota
E. J. Shepherd
Debra Sue Mullkin
Josephine Mullikin
Glen Mullikin Sr
William Jeffrey Holden
King City
William D. Holden
Dave Higdon
J. Roland Crandall
Deaths of week reported in local notices
Death notices from various towns list George L Rettler 71 of Fairfield, Frank R Schantz 87 of Washington, Mrs Clem Adam 69 of Washington, Christopher Daniel Mann 9 of Brighton, Louis Rathjen 60 of Columbus Junction, Clyde H Garrett 65 of Washington, and Harold J Fass 57 of Washington. The reports note hospital deaths and periods of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Adam
South 4Th Ave
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Columbus Junction
Louis Rathjen
Muscatine General Hospital
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Indian Creek School
Brighton Township
Bevins Coyle
Lovie Stout
Bessie Brinton
Ella Hesseltine
Bennie Briley
Mattie Fraser
Homer Brinton
Floyd Duns
Charles Griffin
Rex Pollock
Charlie Farrier
Claude
Bevins
Earl Dunbar Dayton
Myrtle Edwards
Sadie Danker
Ezra le Frank Stout
Emma Danker
Fred Edwards
Fern
Vern Edwards
Maggie Danker
Charlie Fraser
Cor Brinton
Myrtle Seeley
Lucy Fraser
Levi Dunbar
Verna Seeley
Claude Pollock
Grace Pollock
Dora Dunbar Cooper
Grace Dunbar Frazer
Memory Lane
Charles Walker
Bruce Curless
Benner
Dale Dodds
Clarence Shaffer
Aletha Engle
Wylie Anderson
Earl Burroughs
del Donahoo
Holy Land
Far East
Keith Vetter
Cedar Rapids
Berkeley
Keith
National Association of Soft Water Dealers
Jessie Rice
Belle Gray Rice
Yakima
Wash
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Saginaw
Mich
Virginia Hasty
Bessie Jones
County Treasurer's Office
Muscatine
Milburn McKay
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Morris
Joe Falk
City of
YWCA
Lena Stewart
Parsons College
Leo Rettler
Keokuk
Morris Romine
Ember
The
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Sheriff's Office
Bob Marie
Lloyd Duensing
Here
L. V. Clarahan
Harold
Pat) Clarahan
Harry Macon
Downey
Ilinois
Minnesota
Ruby Wolf
Opal Putnam
Harold Wolf
Delbert Earl
Delmar
Ronald Earll
Ronald Jacobs
Escoe Messer
Delbert Earls
Messer
Oklahoma
Brad Booth
Bever Ave
S.E
Corbin Bradley
St. Luke's Hospital
Dale Booth
United States
James Martin
Ronald Armstrong
E. Main
Lavenia Kauffman
Monticello
Norman Shalla
Riverside
Janice Kay
Kenneth Leroy Riggan
Henry Riggan
Lone Tree
Raymond H. Yoder
A. C. Gingerich
Stanley Bush
Yoder
Eash
Frytown
J. R. Miller
Jim Schwartzroch
Minneapolis, Minn
George Kurtz
Leslie Schwartzroch
Minneapolis
Schwartzroch
Justine Kurtz
Ira F. Morrison
Dean M. Lintz
Morrison
Lintz
Community Choir of
H. Alexander Matthews
Washington United Methodist Church
Kalona
Kalona United Fund
John E. Hershberger
D. G. Sattler
Clarence Berkhoff
Harold Kline
Anna Roberts
Henry Kline
Pulaski
William P. Dusenbery
Packwood
Roland L. McCreery
Kaaba Shrine
Ozark Opry
Ottumwa
Jim Kauffman
Kauffman
Case Field
Washington Grinnellame
Lyle Harrison
Afton
Jan
Jim Krantz
Virgil Krantz
Rose Waters
Lloyd
Marguerite A.) Marek
Washington Business and Professional Women’s Club
BPW
McCleery
Lena Chance
Esther Palmer
Violet Campbell
Lois Miller
Bettendorf
Edwin Townsley
Davenport
McGillis Funeral Home
Sunrise Singers
Iowa Music Education Association
George L. Rettler
Fairfield
Frank R. Schantz
East Polk St
Washington Care Center
Christopher Daniel Mann
Mediapolis
Clyde H. Garrett
North Seventh Avenue
Harold J. Fass
Crane Company
Poants
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