Washington County 'Little Washington' Pennsylvania
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"The Record-Outlook", which has served this area as its community newspaper for almost 100 years, has been purchased by the Observer Publishing Co. of Washington. The purchase price was not announced. The co-editors of "The Record-Outlook" -- Andrew T. EILER and William B. BURNS -- are editing this issue of the newspaper and will turn the operations of the McDonald-based weekly over to the Observer staff later this week. John and William NORTHROP, principal stockholders in the Observer Publishing Co., are veteran newspapermen. The publish "The Observer-Reporter", a Washington County daily newspaper; "The Enterprise", a Burgettstown area weekly; "The Waynesburg Republican", a Greene County weekly; and "The Advertiser" and "The Almanac", free-circulation shoppers. "The Record-Outlook" will observe its 100th birthday in 1986. Present employees of "The Record-Outlook" will remain on the staff.
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