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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1972
Page
3
A reflective Christmas column notes warm memories of holly, velvet hats, and Santa nights, urging giving and love as true gifts. It blends personal recollections with seasonal musings, shopping fantasies, a strawberry cream recipe, and a 1970 survey on teen spending before wishing readers a hopeful new year.
Local residents attended the wedding of Larry Speed of Grinnell and Peggy Prior of West Burlington on Saturday in Burlington. The groom is a grandson of the Howard Mangolds, with several Mangolds and Crone family members listed among attendees.
A breakfast and bridal shower honored Miss Jan Wood at the Captain's Table on Saturday. The bridge club hosting includes the groom’s mother. Wood plans to wed John Berdo this Saturday, Dec. 9, with decorations in red, green and white. Eighteen guests attended, including Mrs. Frank Wood, Mrs. George Krogmeier, Mrs. John Butler and Mrs. Dorothy Marberry of Iowa City.
Charles R. Burbach paid a $10 fine for speeding. Robert Brewer fined $10 for a stop sign violation. Thorton Josephine Young fined $15 on a charge of intoxication.
A dense local social calendar lists multiple club meetings dinners and events through Thursday with Christmas strands. A separate UK notice from Aldridge England reports police banning hunting in nearby woods to prevent courting couples from being shot as the area is thick with couples at night.
Vice President Agnew linked the Pentagon Papers to the Watergate affair in a TV interview, prompting a second defense motion to dismiss charges against Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo. The motion cites gross misconduct and prejudicial publicity from the VP’s use of the word steal in reference to both cases.
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