Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1977

Page

3

Halcyon Highlights Travel and Community Notes

Mr and Mrs William Sitter and Mrs Jack Ross return from a Greece journey visiting Acropolis Istanbul and more. Their travels include Cedar Rapids departures, Rathbun Lake music, and calls from West Chester United Methodist Women members. Community visits span Ottumwa Keota Fairfield Geneseo and Mt Pleasant while local events feature a Mennonite service and a Senior Citizens Chorus program.

Mae Lamb Dorothy Edwards Albia Mae Harold Brooks Richard Edwards Trenton Rathbun Country Music Singers Rathbun Lake Jim Proctor Brooks Pearl Thompson Ottumwa Harold Zager Cleveland Ohio Clifford Connelly West Chester Bethel Mennonite Church Vernon Wyse Iowa City Halcyon Senior Citizens Men Scott Wilcox Dutch Myers Guild Wilma Weston Lavanda Pence Winifred Crandall Lavera Knupp Dorothy Bauer Inez Loomis Folk Tent Repertoire Theatre Museum Mt. Pleasant Inez Wilma Westen

Friends Women at Guest Day event

The United Society of Friends Women of Pleasant Plain church hosted Guest Day with sixty five attendees from local churches and towns. A skit, devotions led by Mrs. Janet Jones, and a talk by Mrs. Ruth Sprague highlighted the afternoon.

Laton Brighton United Society of Friends Women of the Janet Jones Ruth Sprague Buffalo United Society of Friends Women Grace Moore Inez Smith Gold Star Edgar C. Davison American Legion Auxiliary Lydia Allison Elsie Atkinson V. P Maxine Hahn Washington Co Narda Dunbar Childrens Hospital Iowa City Max Benda Mike Peck Ft. Lauderdale Fla Herman Askren Everglades City Mary Peck Askrens Askren Tonnie Crile New Brighton Cory Bryson Washington Co. Hospital Jill

Honor Mabel Conrad Honored At Coffee Morning

A notice lists Mabel Conrad of Colorado Springs being honored at a Friday morning coffee hosted by Mrs Edith Beese in Noble along with several guests. The item also mentions visits by Grace Augsburger and other social updates, plus a Costa Rica SST study group from Goshen College.

Honor Mabel Conrad Waunita Magdefray Wayland Lillian Hesser Willard Hauenstein Joyce Eisner Ben Schumaker Davenport Melinda Abel Homer Anna Fitz Schumaker Grace Augsburger Showalter Villa Hesston Kansas Willard Leichty Leichty William Thoma W. E. Farrell Ind Willie Mast Goshen Indiana Lulu Swanson Grace Davison Phyllis Graber Gerald Bitting Centralia Ray Rich Henry Graber Dean Kauffman Kauffman Main Street Tom Kauffman Dean Audrey Jerry Lee Tom Lester Hill John Hill Marvin Hill Winfield Gary Hill Larry Hirschy Marvin Rinner Willis Alliman Connie Bonnie Hirschy Kaye Johnson Joy Hirschy Faye Schultz Paulette Reichenbach Mary Ann Beachy Lois Klopfenstein Virginia Richenberger Wanda Hertig Vicky Graber Verlee Miller Ellen Clark Velma Rixe Diane Rinner Marva Lu Growl Elizabeth Graber Donna Rinner Wayland Goshen College Costa Rica Karl Roth Orie L. Roth Janice Widmer J. G. Widmer Waco High School Belize Haiti United States Europe Asia C-O Dan Hess Apartado San Jose

Beulah Coffin Joins Missouri Bus Trip to Branson

BRIGHTON Oct. 10 Mrs Beulah Coffin took part in a minibus sponsored trip to Branson Missouri last weekend. She reports rain all day Friday but says activities were enjoyable including a Silver Dollar City tour where a National Arts festival was underway. Mrs Francelia has returned home from Cedar Rapids where she had been a pneumonia patient at Mercy hospital. Joe Deutsch Sr entered Jefferson Co hospital Monday for tests and observation.

Laton Schooley Brighton Beulah Coffin Branson Silver Dollar City Francelia Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Joe Deutsch Sr Jefferson Co. Hospital

Professional Directory listings for Anderson Buffer and others

Directory of local professionals including attorneys Anderson and Buffer in Kalona and firms Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates in office at 112 South B, Morrison Morrison Lloyd at 211 West Washington, Children’s House Day Care sites in multiple towns, Dr John W Lemmon optometrist, Dr P L Etter osteopathic physician, Swarthout Realty broker, and community counseling and nursing home entries with contact numbers.

Richard S. Bordwell North Marion Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates Craig Arbuckle South B Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd Edmund D. Morrison Jr James E. Lloyd Joseph McConnell West Washington St John W. Lemmon Iowa Avenue P. L. Etter Osteopathic

Mid-Prairie FFA to mark 30th anniversary Oct 20

The Mid-Prairie FFA observes thirty years of activity with an October 20 anniversary event at 7 30 p m in the Mid-Prairie High School Gym. Kenneth Russell will speak and Sam Brownback of Parker Kansas will address the gathering as National FFA Vice President.

Mid-Prairie Future Farmers of America FFA Wellman Leo Waggoner Farm Bureau Insurance Des Moines Duane Tadlock Don Wahl Don Kauffman John Vincent Jim Ehrenfelt Mid-Prairie High School Kenneth Russell Department of Public Instruction Sam Brownback National Ffa Parker Kansas Mid-Prairie Ffa

Also Mentioned on This Page

June Duvall William Sitter Jack Ross Tucson Ariz Greece Aegean Sea Black Sea Istanbul Yalta Odessa Bucharest Constanta Acropolis Parthenon Athens Sitler Helen Ross R. Ernest New London Raymond Bonar Lee Baird Ellis Keller Edith Stuckmyer Marshalltown Mary Dawson Bernice Wittrigg Keller Mary Wayne Norton Milton Viola Norton Blanche Norton Ruby Sharp Bedford Elmer Vincent Margaret Smith Keota Blanche Formash Pauline Arthur Ola O'Loughlin Riverside H. M. Cress Kay Weidner Fairfield Charles Fuhr Geneseo Wisconsin Glenn Dunbar Kay Mrs. Fuhr Wilson Hyde Marie Hyde Jeff Smothers Mary Henderson Marie Yoder Hazel McCartey Elizabeth Orton Dean Hackett L. A. Jones Washington County Hospital Sophia Ahrens Ambrose Hermann Muscatine Fred Hermann Hermanns Ethel McCreedy Friends Missouri Professional Directory John C. Owen East Main Street Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer Douglas L. Tindal West Main the Children’s House, Inc Washington Ainsworth Columbus Junction Chiropractors Thomas D. Kauffman Iowa M.L. Tweeton Community Counseling Service Web Thur Court House Production Credit Association J.D. Freyenberger Mgr Monthru Helga Burroughs State North Maplewood Manor Optometrist Realtors Swarthout Realty Lowell A. Swarthout Washington Evening Journal Wash SRC Alens Gibson Bankamericard VISA Doorbuster Velour Aguibll Nalivocs Marlox Amoco Valvoline Mobil Texaco
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication