Washington YMCA hires Jim Jorgensen as new secretary
Community notes reveal Jim Jorgensen becomes Boys' Work secretary at the Washington YMCA, succeeding Merritt McDaniel who was elected president of Washington's Municipal Band at the annual Sunset Park event. Voter turnout nears two thousand in the Tuesday primary with 2 100 registered in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jorgensen
Washington Ymca
Merritt McDaniel
Washington
Sunset Park
Washington County
John R. Schmidhauser
Wayland
Hospital admissions and births in Washington area
Hospital notes list admissions on Sunday including Mrs. Mamie Bidwell and Mrs. Edna Coble, with others in Washington and Wellman. Birth announcements note a daughter for David and a son for Roger Blodgett and Roger Greiner. Dismissals include Charles Brotherton transferred to Mercy Iowa City and several local residents. Today lists Victoria Stalder in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brotherton
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Thomas Martin
Ainsworth
Robert Knottnerus
Ann Conrad
Brighton
Junior Triska
Roberta Goodwin
Wellman
Victoria Stalder
Farm Bureau dinner, sewage plan, and community drive notes
Weather turns mild after a dry spell raising crop concerns as harvest nears. Ed Augustine is re elected county president at the Farm Bureau dinner where over 500 members attended. Washington studies a $1 million sewage treatment plan with state and federal matching funds. Earl Rae leads a Community Chest drive aiming for 43 200 to fund 1977 programs. Moonlight Madness merchants fair and tickets on sale for Of Thee I Sing at the new McCleery auditorium. Football season begins amid favorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Ed Augustine
Washington
Earl Rae
Community Chest
YMCA
YWCA
McCleery
Edwin Augustine
Washington County Farm Bureau
Augustine
Franklin Township
Robert Shepherd
Jackson Township
Bill Norman
Cedar Township
James Miksch
Dutch Creek
Doyle Jarrard
Jackson
Miksch
Dennis Berger
Lime Creek
Norman
Jarrard
Frank Kleese
Ralph Russell
Dan Wall
Green Engineering Co
Cedar Rapids
Washington Medical Roll of Names Keeps Growing
Wednesday Yesterday lists John Howard Baker and others in Washington medical rolls including Mrs Annie Morris and Mrs Frank Patterson. Today adds Curtis Snyder and Mrs Kenneth Kron in Washington. Also noted are Simon Miller of Kalona with daughter, and Mrs David Tubbs with daughter and Mrs Dan Scheeler of Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard Baker
Washington
Annie Morris
Frank Patterson
Helen G. Walker
Curtis Snyder
Kenneth Kron
Simon Miller
Kalona
David Tubbs
Dan Scheeler
Brighton
Medical notices and obituaries across Wells County area
Yesterday entries list Walter Rhodes of Ainsworth and Mrs Omer Crawford of West Chester in medical notes. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Ernest Ford of Nichols with a son, Jerry Collett of Washington, and today’s entries include Vernie Goodwin and Donald McArtor of Wellman, Edna Cobl and Grace Stout of Washington, John Mulcahy and Frank Patterson of Washington.
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Ralph and Clyde Pratt
State
Fox Theaters
Newton O’laughlin
Washington
Walter Rukgaber
Ed Knapp
Witting Harness Shop
Homer Stephen
Paul Horak
Stephen
Walter Rhodes
Ainsworth
Omer Crawford
West Chester
Ernest Ford
Nichols, Son
Jerry Collett
Vernie Goodwin
Wellman
Donald McArtor
Edna Cobl
Grace Stout
John Mulcahy
Frank Patterson
Timon W. Davison
Atlantic
Mathew Todd
Cherlene
Don Erickson
Ames
Russell Davison
Wayland
Eva Davison
Cedar Rapids
Myrtle Wells
Brighton and nearby residents noted for medical updates
Friday yesterday reports list Mrs. Dan Scheeler of Brighton and Mrs. Bessie Lowry of Brighton both dealing with medical issues. Mrs. Francis Balk of Washington and James Lutz of Keota undergo surgical procedures. Today Mr and Mrs George Miksch of Washington welcome a daughter. Yesterday Mrs Russell Blodgett and Mrs David Wheeler with daughter of Columbus Junction were reported in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Scheeler
Brighton
Bessie Lowry
Francis Balk
Washington
Surgical
James Lutz
Keota
George Miksch
Russell Blodgett
Columbus Junction
David Wheeler
Extra Journals: Order Ahead for Copies
Readers seeking extra issues of the Evening Journal must place orders with the circulation department the day before. If not ordered in advance, the paper cannot guarantee availability of additional copies.
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The
Evening Journal
Journal Circulation Department
Chest seeks 43200 goal in 30th Washington drive
The Washington Community Chest begins its 30th annual fund drive under general chairman Earl Rae to raise a goal of 43200 an 8 percent rise over last year Rae a 14 year city resident heads a force of solicitors to fund the 1977 budget.
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Washington
Marriages of the Week Celebrate Nine Nuptials
Multiple couples united in marriage on Saturday September 4 1976 at diverse churches and venues including Rockford Moline Danville and Harper. Notable pairs include Maria L Simmering and William L Souders Nancy Ellen Knutson with Carl David Haney Janet Rae Dawson and John L Lyle Debbie Wynn and Wilbur Leichty Virginia Crish and Robert Brinton Eunice Kitchens and Thomas Skubal II Catherine Hammes and Anthony Greiner with officiants from various churches.
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Maria L. Stabler, Daugher
Richard H. Simmering
Washington
William L. Souders
William Souders
Belvedere
Ill
Rockford
Robert Simmering
Anna Page Park
The
United Presbyterian Church In
Nancy Ellen Knutson
Milford Knutson
Carl David Haney
Rowland Haney
Modesto
Calif
William Kettlitz
Janet Rae Dawson
Wanda Dawson
John L. Lyle
Genevieve Lyle
Keota
United Methodist Church
Roland Crandall
Debbie Wynn
Mt. Pleasant
Jack
Carol Wynn
Burlington
Wilbur Leichty
Simon and
Lavina Leichty
Wayland
Harmony Bible Church
Danville
Ed Davis
Virginia Crish
Coal Valley
Robert Brinton
Brighton
First United Methodist Church
Moline
William Jones
A. R. Gowey
Milan
Eunice Kitchens
Thomas Skubal II
Henry
Anita Kitchens
Benton
Ark
E. Valentine
Tom Skubal
Ainsworth
Catherine Lynn Hammes
Anthony Greiner
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Clear Creek
Harper
John A. Hebenstreit
Edward J. Hammes
Richland
Bernard M. Greiner
Obituary notices of several regional deaths in early September 1976
A list of death notices from September 1976 across Iowa and Delaware includes Harold DeWayne Jones of Wilmington formerly of Washington class of 1928, Mary L. Marr of Miss Mary L. Marr 78, Mrs Mary Roth 89 of Wayland, Glenn C. Hesser 74 of Coppock, Howard Van Winkle 47 of Brighton, Katie E. Miller 80 of Kalona, Ina Amelia Allen 81 of Conesville, and Louella Jones Littrel 93 of Columbus Junction. Details cover death dates, places, and burial or care facilities where available.
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Harold DeWayne Jones
Wilmington
Delaware
Washington
Will E. Jones
Columbus Junction
Ina Amelia Allen
Conesville
Colonial Manor
Louella (Jones) Littrel
Hershey Convalescent Home
Muscatine
Washington Evening Journal masthead and prices
The Washington Evening Journal published in Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder president editor and business manager William Shannon vice president and advertising director Charles Morris managing editor and Leonard Llewellyn production superintendent. Subscription rates shown: $18 per year in Washington and adjoining counties by mail and $24 per year elsewhere in the United States.
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Washington Evening Journal
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 Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert — Luther
Leonard Llewellyn
United States
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R. G. Witmer
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Don Pike
Ned Brookhart
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Terry Mathers
Charles Minick
Cloyce Stewart
Edsal Brown
872Nd Ordnance Company
Washington County Democratic Central Committee
Carolyn Levy
C. F. Letts
Washington County Hospital Board of Trustees
Harlan O'Loughlin
University of Iowa
Dion O'Loughlin
John Lee
Marcia Masson
Lasson Volcanic National Park
California
Dale Fuhr
Benteco
Joe Cochran
Candy Kitchen
Albert Orcutt
Washington County Hospital Training School
Beulah Harvey
Clara Yoder
Vivian Caldwell
Smith Brookhart Jr
Minot
N.D
United States Geological Survey
H. T. Carris
Benjamin F. Stowe
Marshalltown
Harry Kreider
Mamie Bidwell
Edna Coble
Richard Herlein
David Chorpening
Beatrice Shafer
Roger Greiner
Roger Blodgett
Aunt Agatha
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Sheriff's Deputies
Judith R. West
Ralph C. Sistern
Sistern
Glenn Murphy
Hartwig Motors
Jack Dillon
Charles J. Apel
Here
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Washington County Hospital
Kenneth Patterson
Hobart
Ind
Larry Thyen
Gettysburg
Jack Pauls
Lansdale
Valley Forge
New York City
Westport
Conn
Kenton Mangold
Carl Sieman
Watertown
Martha’s Vinyard Island
Kathryn Jarvis
Harriett Porter
Walter Morton
McMinnville, Ore
Morton
Iva Simpson
Everette Simpsons
Duane Simpsons
Lisa
Linda
Waverly
Mrs
Ernie Hanish
Cedar Falls
Rob McFarlane
Tom Stephens
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Lester Fry
Washington Care Center
E. Polk
Harold Johnson
Jerry L. Stalder
Ray Stalder
Pomme de Terre
Kansas City
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Richard L. Curl
Keota High School
Washington Board of Education
Don Zwicki
Ted Meyer
Monmouth
Diane Meyer
Diane
David Meyer
Royal McNeese
Jimmy
Kelly Janes
Britt
Lucille Ames
Hampton
W. B. Edwards
Isaac Kleese
Joe Miller
Russ Shipley
Titonka
Kleese
Ed Cline
Donna Nelson
Kenneth Cline
Lincoln, Ill
Gene Renken
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Renken
Mason City
Dale Faulkner
SCS
Highland Community
Mary L. (Mae) Marr
Maplewood Manor
Benjamin
Mary) Roth
Parkview
Coppock
Glenn C. Hesser
Howard van Winkle
Council Bluffs
Gould Funeral Home
Sandy Hook
Katie E. Miller
Pleasantview Nursing Home
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