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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1964
Page
6
A notice announces a special school election for Fairfield Community School District Jefferson and Washington counties. It covers the construction of a building and furnishings, tax implications, precinct polling locations, and deadlines for attendance and submissions, with officials named and district boundaries detailed. The document also includes probate notice and a personal obituary section.
A historic public notice details polling precincts for Fairfield Iowa including wards and polling places. It lists Precinct No 2 at Second Ward with the Wiigran Church on North Second Street and Precinct No 3 at the Elune Chamber, plus references to precincts in other wards and townships. The notice cites the Fairfield school district boundaries, the Center School Township, Libertyville, and Jefferson County. It is issued by the Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors.
Kiwanians at the weekly luncheon heard Bill Smart discuss U S Canada relations during Good Neighbor Week. He described 3 000 miles of border without cannons and encouraged cross border friendship. Slides showed Canada’s partially finished trans continental highway spanning over 5 000 miles from Atlantic to Pacific. Guests included Bob Reilly new manager at Advance Ross plant and Dick Paul of Paul’s Shoes.
Chicago livestock market mixed demand prevails for hogs and cattle with steady to firm prices. Slaughter cattle steady with several lots trading at 20.50 to 21.00 per hundredweight and hogs showing a held market around 19 to 21 dollars per cwt as buyers evaluated supply.
Governor Harold E. Hughes issues a proclamation naming May 1 1968 Loyalty Day in Iowa urging all Iowans to observe with ceremonies and flag displays. The text cites federal designation and calls for public demonstrations in schools churches and businesses to affirm commitment to American government.
Iowa Liquor Commission Chairman Homer Adcock reports state store receipts up 23 percent in March 1964 from March 1963, totaling $4,645,526 across 190 stores. Case sales rose from 81,268 to 105,419, with Washington and other town stores showing notable gains such as Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Oskaloosa, and Iowa City posting higher totals.
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