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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
2
Wayland residents recount two week vacation trips to Colorado with visits to family in Archbold Ohio and Palatine Illinois. Local residents attend reunions and hospital updates while keeping up with relatives in Iowa and beyond.
George S McGovern addressed the National American Legion Convention in Chicago with a forceful appeal for strong defense and veterans’ benefits, but he drew scattered applause as Legionnaires remained cool. He recalled WWII service, pledged upgrades to GI Bill and veterans hospitals, and urged disengagement from Vietnam while the audience remained unmoved.
Malaysia announced that hippies would be barred from entering from September 1 and that those already in the country would be ordered to depart to preserve decency and morals. A Home Ministry statement said officials would use discretion to identify hippies by long hair unkempt beards dirty clothes and a dirty smell.
An antique pianola was discovered under the eaves of the Harms Insurance building in Sumner, formerly the Cass Opera House. The instrument uses rolls instead of a keyboard, features a soundboard with piano-like hammers, and has two pedals to operate.
Jim Frier notes August 1973 corn crop forecast be lower than trade expected, with Iowa yield near record 103 bushels per acre. If realized, central Iowa corn prices by spring–summer 1973 could reach or exceed $1.17 per bushel to meet requirements. Reports of tight storage and Russian wheat demand also shape the outlook.
United Methodist Church School schedules Promotion Day for Sunday August 27 at 9 a.m. Superintendent Jim Bash announces new student registration. Teachers and class locations will be named in the sanctuary. Bible presentations will mark third graders entering the fall cohort. Classes run weekly from toddlers to adults, beginning September 10 after two opening Sundays in August.
Mrs. Bertha Bouvin aged 91 of Anthon and Mrs. Amy Hoskins of Sioux Rapids, former schoolmates and neighbors, were reunited after seventy five years, a rare meeting that spanned decades and distances.
The Washington Evening Journal notes residents returning from hospital stay include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wentworth. Brighton hosts the first Kaufman and Stalder reunion with 142 family members attending at K P Hall. Attendees travel from towns such as Washington Wayland Kalona Cottage Grove Minn and Davenport.
Bernice Reed of Washington took part in Iowa State Fair. Changes open the 1972 national dress revue to boys, allowing them to design and model garments and win Simplicity awards. National event in Chicago late November with prize trips. Local dress revues led by Cooperative Extension Service.
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