Coloring Rex Allen Contest At Washington Center
Rex Allen and his Men of the West bring two concerts to the Washington Community Center offering youngsters aged 2 to 12 a chance to win cash and prizes in a free color picture contest. The Washington Lions Club will split 220 in cash between age groups with 10 prizes per division and a silver dollar for every entrant who attends. A 10 speed bicycle will be given away each night. Tickets are available from Lions Club members Glen Williams Frank Edmund Joe Jones Harrison's Department Store and other sponsors.
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The
Evening Journal
Rex Allen
Men of the West
Washington Community Center
Allen
Washington Lions Club
Lions Club
Glen Williams
Frank Edmund
Joe Jones
Harrison’s
Hy-Vee
National Bank of Washington
Washington State Bank
Capitol Savings
Washington Federal Savings & Loan
Fareway
Gibson Discount
Jack & Jill
Baskin-Robbins
Flooding Drowns 13 in Kansas City Area
A series of flash floods cresting up to 20 feet devastates sections of Kansas City area. Thirteen people drown, seven in Missouri and six in Kansas, as waters force evacuations, sever power, and trigger fires and explosions at the Country Club Plaza and nearby sites. Police report looting and widespread damage as utility crews cut power to tens of thousands. Rescue workers mounted boats to pull residents from rooftops while rivers along Brush Creek threaten further flooding.
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Kansas City
UPI
Leawood
Kan
Independence
Blue Springs
Blue River
Bill Henry
National Weather Service
Country Club Plaza
Brush Creek
Don Landes
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Gene Katzman
Katzman
Weather Outlook with Mild Wednesday Skies
Partly cloudy tonight with light and variable winds. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and mild with high in the low to mid 70s and a low tonight in the mid 50s.
Congress Studies Energy Amid Senate Debates
The energy package backed by President Carter advances in the Senate with strong support for a gas-guzzler crackdown while a measure to lift natural gas production controls is narrowly defeated. Differences gridlock abortion funding, Vietnam veterans amnesty, and welfare reform hinder final budget approval for HEW. The Judiciary and ethics probes continue as Panama Canal talks lag.
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UPI
Carter
House
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Capitol Hill
Robert Bloom
Bert Lance
Lance
Richard Hanna
California
Congress
Hanna
Tongsun Park Park
South Korea
Congressional
Howard Baker
Fisticuffs at Cherokee County board meeting
Cherokee County Engineer Dick Angove will press criminal charges against Supervisor C E Perrin after a fist fight during Monday’s board of supervisors meeting. Angove was injured and claims self defense, Perrin says both were to blame amid personnel disputes involving Angove’s office.
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Cherokee
Iowa
UPI
Dick Angove
C.E. Perrin
Board of Supervisors
Angove
Perrin
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Community Chest sets goal of 43510 in 31st drive
The Washington Community Chest launches its 31st annual fund drive with a budget target of 43510, $310 above last year. A new board chaired by the Chest directs the effort with 18 agencies funded, including Epilepsy Foundation of America, Hawkeye Area CAP and USO. The YMCA remains the largest recipient but with a reduced grant to encourage self‑fundraising.solicitations begin today in corporate, business, and school divisions, with residential outreach starting October 16 and a major Sunday effort planned.
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Evening Journal
Washington Community Chest
Red Feather
Community Chest Board of Directors
Community Chest Fund
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Hawkeye
YMCA
Jim Kauffman
Jacalyn Greener
Peg Redlinger
Carol Myren
Marilyn Mangold
Gary Murphy
Bob Day
Earl Rae
Ken Keniston
Doug Dunlap
Dorothy Cold
Murphy
Chest
Arthritis Foundation
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
Lake Darling Youth Center
Iowa Society For the Prevention of
Children's House
Iowa Children and Family Services
Epilepsy Foundation
Hawkeye Area Cap
USO
YWCA
Washington rainfall totals and overcast conditions report
Washington received 1.34 inches of rain Sunday and Monday per official weather observer. Rain fell 0.15 inches on Monday with 1.19 inches prior to 7 a.m. Today. Skies remained heavily overcast through the morning and early afternoon.
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Washington
Official
Weather Observer
Immunization Clinic Opens Monthly At Washington County Courthouse
A monthly immunization clinic is held in the county public health nurse’s office at the Washington County courthouse every third Tuesday from 1 to 4 pm. Immunizations for DPT polio measles and rubella cost 50 cents each. Anyone under 18 must have a parent’s signature before immunization. Iowa law now requires students to be immunized against six diseases before attending school in the second semester of this school year.
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Washington County
Iowa
Energy conservation highlighted at Farm Progress Show
Farmers will see energy saving displays from the Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service at the Farm Progress Show. Exhibits cover grain drying, solar heat, a rainfall simulator, swine waste fertilizer substitutes, and home energy conservation ideas. The event runs Sept 27 to 29 at Maurice Crawford farm in Washington County with no admission fee and capacity for 100 acres of parking. More than 250000 attendees expected.
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Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service
Maurice Crawford
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Wallaces Farmer
Monte Lesker
Iowa State
Gerald Klein
US Department of Agriculture
Klein
Washington County Animal Welfare League forms in county
An organizational meeting of the Washington County Animal Welfare League met Saturday in the YWCA room Washington. The group discussed goals cruelty prevention education for children and overpopulation solutions. Six members will attend a September 24 euthanasia symposium in Amana then meet Dr. George E. Schoel to learn about incorporation legal responsibilities and starting welfare work. Residents may join by contacting Mrs. Don Jackie Wells.
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Washington County Animal Welfare League
YWCA
Y Building
Washington
Amana
George E. Schoel
Schoel
Iowa
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Bauer
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Congress Studies Energy
House-Senate
Baker
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
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Bud Shuster
R-Pa
General Accounting Office
Sesker
Retail Merchants Bureau
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
E. Washington
Jim Ellefson
Chamber Office
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