Charity horse show planned at Washington County fairgrounds
Plans are complete for a charity horse show at the Washington County fairgrounds on Sunday. Profits will benefit the Washington County Developmental Center for the Handicapped. Halter classes begin at 10 a.m. with other events at 1 p.m. Admission is 1, children under 12 free. Rhonda Seering, 5, of Washington, remains in satisfactory condition in the ICU at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after being struck by a car on East Washington Street Thursday morning. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. James R. Green. injuries not released.
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Washington County Developmental Center For
Rhonda Seering
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Rhonda
James R. Green
East Washington Street
Cave Bell
Don Scheeler
Ken Guy
Earl Dickinson
Brighton
Dickinson
Fire injures ceiling at Glover's Car Wash
A small fire damaged the ceiling of the manual wash bay at Glover's Car Wash around 12 30 p m today. Washington volunteer firemen extinguished the blaze saying it started in the attic and electrical wiring is the likely cause. The automatic wash bay remained unharmed.
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Glover’s
Washington
Public school course gains strong parental support in Iowa City
Officials report more than 85 percent of seventh graders at South East Junior High School enrolled in the family living course this semester. The high enrollment reflects widespread parental backing for the program as announced by local public school officials.
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Iowa City
UPI
South East Junior High School
Ambulance Hits Car. One Vehicle Down In Washington County
One Booth Ambulance remains in service after a crash in Iowa City on a Thursday transfer run to Mercy Hospital. Driver Dick Burns said a car entered the intersection on a green light, but no witnesses or charges were filed. The damaged front end was towed to Washington. repair costs and a replacement budget are under review. Backups from two local funeral homes are on standby if more than one vehicle is needed.
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Booth Ambulance Service
Washington County
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Rhonda Seering
Dick Burns
Washington
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures This Weekend
Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny this afternoon. Cooler today with highs in the mid 70s. Clear and cooler tonight with lows 50 to 55. Saturday partly sunny and mild with highs 75 to 80. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph today, light and variable tonight. Rain chances 10 percent today, 5 percent tonight, and 5 percent Saturday.
No Laugh'n Matter joins Journal women pages this week
Mrs Gloria Pitzer writes a new weekly column about family life and home routines. The first piece, School Begins and so does Mother's Vacation, explores humorous angles of running a household as school resumes and children adjust to routine.
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Gloria Pitzer
Keota residents protest UPI farming town depiction
Keota residents criticized a Sept. 1 United Press International feature that dubbed the town a typical farming community with one business street. They argue Keota has many businesses, a golf club, churches, a high school, a nursing home, and more, expressing concern over mischaracterizations and media biases.
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United Press International
Evening Journal
Keokuk County
UPI Wire
Ruby Helscher
A.A Hulse & Co
Lagos Acres
Greiner
Washington
Ruby
Roger Linehan
University of Iowa
Keota Linehan
the Evening Journal
UPI
Israeli warplanes raid Arab guerrilla hideouts near Damascus
Israeli aircraft struck seven villages in Syria and three in Lebanon in a raid aimed at guerrilla bases following Munich Olympic killings. A military spokesman said all planes returned safely with no immediate casualty report, as tensions rise along the border.
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UPI
Munich
Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Israel
el Hamey
Burj Isla
Jebleh
Port Tartus
Sahem
Bagworms Threat to Washington County Evergreens
Inquiries to Jim Frier, County Extension director, warn of an epidemic of bagworms in Washington County and southeastern Iowa. Homeowners should remove bags now and plan mid July spraying with malathion or carbaryl to control hatchlings, as evergreen needles won’t regrow once damaged.
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Jim Frier
Washington County
Iowa
Frier
Reed canary grass praised for beef pastures in Washington County tour
County Extension Director reports Reed canary grass outperforms bluegrass for beef cow pastures on Magnus Ahmling’s Dutch Creek Township farm. The Sept. 6 Washington County beef tour drew over 80 cattle feeders and agri businessmen visiting five farms to see productivity on bottomland and upland soils, including a dense 80 percent oak timber stand now used for pasture. Ahmling outlined key management practices for maximizing pasture performance.
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Jimfrier
Magnus Ahmling
Dutch Creek Township
Washington County
Ahmling
Area history honored at Washington County meeting
Peter Harstad of Iowa City urged county history preservation at the Historical Society of Washington County annual meeting with eighty five in attendance. He described the society’s twofold role to aid counties and collect manuscripts while promoting state history.
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Peter Harstad
Iowa City
State Historical Society
Historical Society of
Washington County
Harstad
Iowa
Keota Opens New Junior Senior High Amid Modern Design
Keota unveils a $990000 bond funded junior-senior high school built for flexible open concept learning. The three story concrete structure includes an auditorium area, collapsible walls, central library, and underground tunnel to the elementary school.
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Leland Roegner
Roegner
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The
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Stephen Viggers
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