Journal Wins Second Place for Beef Supplement in Iowa
The Washington Evening Journal earned a second place award for its special May beef production supplement. The honor was announced at the Iowa Daily Press Association annual meeting in Des Moines. Virginia McCurdy of the Journal’s ad department accepted the award.
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Washington Community District School Board Meeting Agenda
The Washington Community District school board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 14 in the administration building board room on West Main Street. The agenda covers opening of school, the working budget, a proposal for new telephone service, policy items, and the naming of a management committee for negotiations with teachers. Recommendations to fill teaching or coaching vacancies and other tentative items are also listed.
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Iowa Democrats to Hold Non Election Year Caucus
The Iowa Democratic Party will host non election year caucuses Monday Sept 19 at 8 p.m. Washington County caucus meets at the school administration building 404 W Main Washington. Open to all qualified voters who support the party and are not members of other parties.
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Gracie Lee Walker
Flash Flood Watch Issued For Southeastern Iowa
United Press International reports a flash flood watch for southeastern Iowa through tonight as a Kansas low tracks east across northern Missouri. Rain and thunderstorms have moved through much of the state, with totals near a half inch and some reports exceeding 1 inch in central and southern Iowa.
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Weather Watch Overnight Rain With Thunderstorms
A flash flood watch is in effect tonight with rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy rain is possible, ending Tuesday. Tonight's low near 60, Tuesday high around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Rain chances 70 percent tonight, 60 percent Tuesday.
Uncontested Iowa School Board Seats Up for Grabs
Elections across Iowa Tuesday feature no contests for the Washington District where Robert Vanderlinden and Lyle R. Stacy run unopposed for district one and district seven seats respectively. Vanderlinden and Stacy filed for the open director posts after incumbents declined reelection. Polling runs noon to 8 pm at Washington Courthouse for district one and Carroll Hall in Brighton for district seven.
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Stacy
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Old Theater
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Commercial swine champs named here
Henry Bottoms and Sons of Dysart showed the grand champion at the Commercial Swine Type Conference held at the Washington County fairgrounds Saturday. The 239-pound animal led a field of 23 entries with Steffensmeier Brothers of Ft. Madison taking second. the Dysart exhibitor also had the third in this class. Glen Keppy of Davenport led the open purebred division with Penningroth Bros. of Wellman runner-up and Marian Owens of Columbus Junction third. Mike Owens of Ainsworth topped the Washington County class with Vince Sojka of Riverside second and Owens again placing third in the 21-entry group. The Washington Hustlers topped the 4-H and FFA judging competition, with team members George Pfeifer, Mark Ledger, Chris Jones and Roger Bonar. Jim Bohr of the Lime Creek Livewires was top individual, followed by Chris Jones of the Washington Hustlers. a tie for third between Mike Owens of the Highlanders and Scott Schnicker of Chicagua.
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Penningroth Bros
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Columbus Junction
Washington Hustlers
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Chicagua
Iowa soil erosion warned could remove topsoil in 100 years
AMES Iowa State Conservationist William Brune warns unprotected sloping soils in Iowa may lose half their topsoil in about a century and could disappear entirely if current farming continues. He notes many farmers support conservation but production pressures hinder practices. Brune cites state and federal cost share funds of 4.2 million dollars to aid landowners in conservation installations.
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Soil Conservation Service
William Greiner
Iowa Department of Soil Conservation
Bloom Defends Lance Backing Over Job Fear
Washington based Deputy Currency Comptroller Robert Bloom testified before the Senate Governmental Operations Committee about worrying for his government job when recommending Bert Lance's confirmation as budget director. He said personal dependence on a government paycheck influenced his stance, while committee leaders pressed him on information he withheld and potential conflicts surrounding Lance's banking background. The hearing continued as Lance prepared to testify and Carter indicated a possible delay in a news conference tied to the disclosures.
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Lance
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Carter
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Con
Internal Revenue Service
Atlanta
Charles Percy
Donald Tarleton
Roots dominates 29th Emmy awards in Pasadena
The mini series Roots leads with six Emmys including best drama actor Louis Gossett Jr and best supporting actors Edward Asner and Olivia Cole. James Garner wins for Rockford Files with Lindsay Wagner for Bionic Woman. Other winners include Christopher Plummer and Patty Duke Astin for limited series, and various TV favorites across ABC CBS NBC.
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UPI
Louis Gossett Jr
Edward Asner
Olivia Cole
Asner
Miss Cole
David Greene
James Garner
Lindsay Wagner
Christopher Plummer
Patty Duke Astin
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Robert Blake
Angie Dickinson
John Travolta
Diane Hyland
Travolta
Academy
Diana
Eleanor and Franklin
White House
Sybil
ABC
CBS
NBC
Carroll O'Connor
Beatrice Arthur
Maude Ed Flanders
Harry S Truman
Sally Field
Sybil Beulah Bondi
Sigmund
Ten Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Toll
Ten people died on Iowa highways over the weekend including a Redfield couple, David and Joyce Phipps, who refused blood transfusions for religious reasons after a motorcycle crash on a bridge over Saylorville Reservoir. The deaths also included three eastern Iowans near Solon, a Cresco two car crash, a Davenport one car wreck, a truck-train crash that killed Melissa David, and a Wisconsin north of Mount Horeb motorcycle collision involving Sharon Ackerman. Police report high speeds, failed yields, and a mix of vehicle types across multiple counties.
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Saylorville
Des Moines
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Joyce Phipps
Iowa
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Polk County Hospital
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Phipps
Wooters
Alice Johnson
James Murray
Ames
Solon
Dennis Ryan
Thomas Reuter
Randal D. Lenz
Iowa City
Ryan
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Bohach
Cresco
Chickasaw
Jericho
Helen Balik
Bohach
Cleghorn
Sharon Ackerman
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Mount Horeb
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