Sue Hennigan named to Girls State honor
Sue Hennigan was chosen to represent Washington at the 26th annual Girls State. The event runs June 7 to 13 at the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls. She was selected from three local juniors by the nominating panel and must not be graduating seniors to return and lead her school and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue ‘Hennigan
Washington
American Legion Auxiliary
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Sue
William
Hennigans
Girls State
Mid Prairie FFA Members Earn State Creed Speaking Honors
Mike Yoder a Mid Prairie Freshman son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Yoder of Wellman won a gold award in the state FFA Creed Speaking contest at Sioux City on April 22. He was one of five of 18 reaching state level from the 43rd annual State FFA Leadership Conference. The Mid Prairie chapter also received a Building Our American Communities award a state citation for community service. Eight chapters of 237 earned the gold emblem. The conference featured a bronze exhibit titled Mid-Prairie FFA Chapter is Developing A Responsible Environment We DARE You To Do The Same designed by Ervin Swantz Dean Blum and Pat Curl. Several members attended activities including tours of a power plant and weather bureau and meetings with dignitaries. The group traveled by chartered bus with chapters Mediapolis Sapello Columbus Junction and Muscatine. about 2,300 attendees were present at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Yoder
Mid ~ Prairie
Robert E. Yoder
Wellman
Siouxt City
Mike
FFA
Yoder
Mid - Prairie
Building Our
Upit
Ervin Swantz
Dean 3Lum
Pat Curl
Bill Cortum
Bil
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Nebraska
South Dakota
Steve Wright
Jack Miller
Tom Johnson
Steve Zumbach
Wayne Humphreys
Ben Yoder
Dale Troyer
Charles Johnson
Numeous
WHO Corn Belt Farm
Iowa
Mediapolis
Fapello
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Wellman Driver Education Registration Opens for Summer Course
Registration is underway for a summer driver education course offered by the Mid-Prairie Community School District. Residents ages 11 to 21 within the district are eligible. the course starts on June 7. For registration or more information contact Mid-Prairie High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid - Prairie Community School
Mid - Prairie High School
Planned Parenthood Group Sets Meeting in Washington County
Members of the Kannea Par enthood group of Washington County will hold their annual meeting Friday at 7 30 in the basement rooms of the Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker and Bates law offices in Washington. One highlight is the election of officers for the coming year. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannea Parenthood Group
Washington County
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates
Washington
Cleo Orris Elected ARC President in County Meeting
The Washington County Association for Retarded Children elected Cleo Orris as president for 1971 72 during a Monday meeting at the Nurses Home with Mrs Archie Kaufman presiding. Officers include Jeanette Wittetoe as vice president Helen DeWolfe secretary Gladys Orris treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Association For Retarded Children
Nurses Home
Archie Kaufman
Presid
Cleo Orris
Jeanette Wittetoe
Helen DeWolfe
Gladys Orris
Dick Herlein
Julia DePenning
Cedar Rapids
Governor backs six day week to speed Iowa legislature
Governor Robert D. Ray urged the Iowa legislature to consider a six day work week to finish business and adjourn swiftly. He dismissed rumors of a four day week and said more hours could accelerate the session. He also endorsed a bill giving the Highway Commission power to condemn property within six months to avoid delays on Interstate 380, noting a landowner’s refusal to settle could push completion two years behind schedule.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Trucker Fines Could Double Under Subcommittee Plan
A Iowa legislative subcommittee proposes nearly doubling oversize and overweight truck fines to boost highway revenue from about 3 million to 5 to 6 million. The plan uses a straight percentage formula, with fines rising as overweight increases and applies a new method for permit violations. For example, a 12 percent overweight would cost 80 dollars under the subcommittee, 120 under a rival proposal, and a 16 percent overweight would be 52.60, 120, or 150 respectively. The move targets funding for local schools and shifts from the current, more complex schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPA
House Transportation Committee
Highway Commission
Tee
Highway ‘Commission
Women on Chicago trip from Washington County
Twenty seven Washington County women depart by chartered bus from the County Extension Office for an Adventure in the Midwest trip to Chicago. Guided by Extension Home Economist Mrs. Jane Passmore, the group tours Merchandise Mart Art Institute and Chinatown, with a group dinner before returning at 7 p.m.
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Washington County
Johnson County
Midwest
Chicago
Jane Passmore
Merchandise Mart
Art Institute
Chinatown
University offers campus for peace festival site
The University of Town Wednesday offered its outdoor campus near Colville Reservoir as the site for a proposed rock festival and peace demonstration this weekend. The May Day Coalition had asked for permission but gave no immediate indication of acceptance. Iowa City and the university previously denied a city park rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owa City
University of Town
Colville Reservoir
May Day Coalition
University
Iowa City
Drake United States charge shocks Drake officials on WEAL complaint
Drake University officials expressed shock at a WEAL sex discrimination charge filed with the Department of Health Education and Welfare. WEAL accuses a pattern of discrimination, noting no women as full professors among 172 faculty in the Drake College of Liberal Arts and urging immediate compliance review and suspension of federal contracts until an affirmative action plan is adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Drake University
Drake
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Women’s Equity Action League
WEAL
Drake College of Liberal Arts
Sim
Bernice Sandler
Action Committee
Education
Simr
University of Michigan
Harvard University
Mount Morris Couple Welcome Daughter Laurie Lynn Cave
Mr and Mrs Daryl Cave of Route One Mount Morris Illinois welcome daughter Laurie Lynn born in a local hospital this morning weighing 8 pounds 64 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Don Cave of Washington.
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Daryl Cave
Mount Morris
Laurie Lynn
Laurie
Don Cave
Washington
Medallion minted to honor Great River Road Parkway
The Mississippi Parkway Commission strikes a dollar sized .999 silver medallion serially numbered with a 15 000 edition to fund awareness of the Great River Road. Proceeds aid historic and scenic sites across 10 states and two Canadian provinces along the Mississippi. Further information and a free Great River Road travel guide are available from the Great River Road Headquarters in Cassville Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mississippi River
Parkway Commission
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Cassville
Wisconsin
Priscilla Club Lunch Hostess and May Hostess Named
Mrs. Winifred Brookhart hosted the Priscilla Club for a 1 o'clock luncheon at Captain's Table. Leader Mrs. Edna Miksch opened with the meditation No Office Hours by Emmet Fox. Members reported on articles of interest. Mrs. Inez Eicher will be the May Hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Brookhart
Priscilla Club
Edna Miksch
Emmet Fox
Inez Eicher
Local Y W Wives Conference Attendees Named
In Dubuque today Mrs Arnold Smother s Mrs Gerald King Mrs Dean Garrett Mrs Leonard Uewellyn Mrs Stan Schooley and Mrs Robert Day attend the annual Y W Wives Conference. Mrs Day will be the principal speaker.
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Y. W. Wives
Dubuque
Arnold Smothers
Gerald King
Dean Garrett
Leonard Uewellyn
Stan Schooley
Robert Day
Day
Drought Grips Florida Causing Road Cracks and Closures
Public works crews sealed five blocks on Bird Road near Southwest 107th Avenue as drought conditions weaken foundations. Affected residents, including Lavelle Hunter, report two foot wide cracks and pooling water in yards while authorities plan eight o clock safety checks. Officials cite low water tables and canal instability as the cause. Police expect residents may stay, traffic halted for now.
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Miami
UPI
Bird Road
107Th Avenue
Lavelle Hunter
Everglades
Two men pay fines for speeding in local court
David Dickhoff of Mr. Pleasant paid a $20 fine and Marion L. Bontrager of Kalona paid a $15 fine after being charged with speeding in the local court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dickhoff
Mr. Pleasant
Marion L. Bontrager
Kalona
World Out There themed Mother-Daughter Banquet at First Christian Church
The First Christian Church dining room overflowed Wednesday as mothers and daughters gathered for a Mother-Daughter banquet. Glayds Putman chaired the event with a three course meal by Keith Williams and helpers. A slide program by Rev Halsey Wakelin and wife showcased their around the world sabbatical trip from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Glayds Putman
Keith Williams
John Owen
Dean Stanley
Halsey Wakelin
Wakelin
Washington Church
Iowa Society of Christian Churches
Des Moines
Kenneth Carroll
Christian Women's Fellowship
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Sue Hennigan
Milion
Frank
Milions
Planned Parenthood Group
Weesel Fares
Trenton
Wolf's Flower Shop
Mal
New Arc
Washington Junior High
Carl Knupp
Doug Ruppert
Sannia Shamdin
Julie Redlinger
Secre
Richard Collins
Journal
Ner
George Colthurst
Margaret
Ainsworth
M. L. Crawford
Myra
John Durst
Bertha
James Edgar
Crawfords
Keith Fisher
Doris
Keota
Irvin Goodwin
Lela
Ed Hahn
George R. Horn
Marie
Richard Huber
Mildred
Wayne Knupp
Gilbert Kueneman
Wayne Lowe
Crawfordsville
Pauline Macy
Box
Robert Marek
Mary
G. W. McCracken
M. John Owen
Ruth
Eugene P.need
Macella
Marlin Romoser
Paul Schnoebelen
Marjorie
Riverside
Keith Statler
Towa City
Johnson County District Court
University of Iowa
Willard Boyd
Boyd
MacBride Field
Army Corps of Engineers
Osincup
Clyde Knight
Mercy Hospital
Randy Swift
William Swift
Washington County Hospital
Della Little
Helen Doak
Della
Bertha Watts
Newton
Miss Watts
Christine Watts
Ramsey Memorial Home
Lowry
Wes Bader
Florida
Novotny
Ife
Unity
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