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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1976

Page

2

Funeral Service for Mrs Mable Johnson Held in Monmouth

The Monmouth Illinois community reported the funeral for Mrs Mable Johnson at Turnbull Funeral Home with attendance from relatives in Nebraska and Illinois. A Tuesday evening Fortnightly Club music program featured Christmas themed readings and duets, while residents participated in readings, meals, and social events at the Home.

Monmouth Mable Johnson Turnbull Funeral Home Webb Shields Hebron Neb Pam University of Lincoln Rolland T. Johnson Norfolk Ned Woodhouse Ill Robert Hammerlund Shields Washington Johnson Music Department Fortnightly Club Richard Paul Marvin Tweeten Dwain Tschantz Mable Anderson Jessie Colthurst Dorothy Currie Bruce Gillis Iowa City Veterans Hospital Fern Tate Diane Busch Eunice Rawson Antioch Janet Fuller Muriel Hall Des Moines Mercy Hospital Iowa City

Toy testing guidelines set by manufacturers association

Jean Hood explains the new five year old toy safety standard released with Commerce approval. Environmental and abuse tests guard against outdoor wear, breakage, sharp edges, and small parts while design and material specs prevent choking and injuries. About 97 percent of responding manufacturers claim voluntary compliance though not mandatory, with consumers urged to perform safety checks. Handgun fatalities among law enforcement rose with 858 officers feloniously killed from 1964 to 1973, 613 of deaths linked to handguns.

Toy Manufacturers of America Jean Hood Extension Home Economist TMA Ms. Hood U.S. Department of Commerce Eee

Scout patrols receive awards on roller skates

Six Scout patrols plus 125 attendees at November parents night held at the Roller Rink. Troop 242, sponsored by the Army Reserve and meeting at Lincoln School, awarded scouts including Steve Edwards and Clark Venzke for ranks and merit badges. The Timber Wolf Patrol joined as a new scout patrol as patches and pins were distributed to numerous scouts, den leaders, and patrols.

Webero Scouts Lincoln School Army Reserve Steve Edwards Clark Venzke Tony Kuntz Rich Burroughs John Chance Eric Schoonover Rob Benge Tim Robinson Russ Crone Jim Holwegner Chris Merz Jim Zieglowsky Russ Zieglowsky Mike Job Scott Keating Bill Goodwin Mark Schooley Bob Jones Clark Wenzke Mark Bramhall Jeff Woods Paul Bunyan Chris Woods Bill Dalziel Jeff Tiser Rick Wolfe Rick Gier Patch Neckerchief Timber Wolf Patrol English River Iowa River Flying Squirrel King Patrol Patrol Duane Chance Lyle Edwards Den Arden Vesely Dave Horsey Dennis Sorrell

McQuay Perfex Declares 16 Cents Quarterly Dividend

McQuay Perfex Inc in Minneapolis announces its regular quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share payable December 27 to shareholders of record December 13. The company reports 2,392,266 outstanding common shares and notes this is the 82nd consecutive quarterly dividend.

Minneapolis McQuay-Perfex Inc Minnesota

VFW and Auxiliary Plan Christmas Party and Poppy Awards

The annual VFW and Auxiliary Christmas party will be held Tuesday December seven at six thirty p m. Santa Claus will attend and a short program includes poppy awards. Boxes will be packed for servicemen. Please call the club rooms after 4 p m or contact any member with serviceman addresses.

Clarence Brown Pat Hoover Mazie Fisher Daisy Davis Grace Kerr Lucille Rees Lillie Duensing George Dare Art Duensing Howard Altenbernd VEW VFW and Auxiliary Santa Claus

How To Open Clogged Sewers Without Digging

An ad promotes Sewereamer for sewer unclogging without digging. It claims to remove roots paper grease and organic matter by pouring into floor drains with no tools. The product is shown as fast acting and chemically potent, packed in 10-lb cans, and branded as SEVEREAMER from Carson Plumbing Heating.

Carson Plumbing

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