TOT soil projects expand in Washington County fields
The Washington County Soil Conservation District reports rapid adoption of tile outlet terraces TOTs. Since 1967 the county has seen several early installations and this year 37,000 feet have been built by farmers including Loeffler Hillyard Wiggers Marek Witt hoft Horn Gerot Wright Roth Marie Leichty Moorer Rogers and others. SCS plans surveys designs and supervision for sites and problem areas to aid continued terracing and erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Dennis Berger
Wellman
Robert Madden
Crawfordsville
Bruce Campbell
Washington
Duane Shala
Riverside
Haskins
Steve Wiggers
Robert Marek
Ralph Witthoft
Keith Horn
Jackson Township
Robert Gerot
Ainsworth
Earl Wright
Clay Township
Vernon Roth
Marion Township
Ford Marie
Vernon Leichty
Wayland
Ray Moorer
Roy Rogers
Lake Darling
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
G.V. Rosenkild
Norris Named REC Head for Eastern Iowa Light and Power
Donald R. Norris of Wilton Junction will become general manager of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative on January 1, 1971. He succeeds F. E. Fair, who retires after 27 years. Norris, 43, has been with the REC since 1957 and has served as assistant general manager for a decade. The cooperative serves more than 13,000 members in nine counties from Wilton Junction, with branches in DeWitt, Wapello and Lone Tree, and operates its own generation and transmission. Norris is a former transmission and distribution engineer, a Wilton civic leader, and a World War II Army veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Norris
Wilton Junction
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
W. R. Dutton
West Liberty
Norris
F. E. Fair
DeWitt
Wapello
Lone Tree
Iowa
REC
Greene County Rural Electric Cooperative
Brown Engineering Company
Des Moines
Headliners 4-H Club Caroling Event at Homes
Jane Shearer hosted Headliners 4-H Club Monday night. The group caroled at Pines Rest Home Sunny Haven Rest Home and Halcyon House then held a gift exchange. Members brought cookies for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Shearer
Pines Rest
Sunny Haven Rest Home
Halcyon House
Highland Social Club Salad Luncheon and Meeting
Thirteen members and two club children met with Mrs. W. R. Murphy on Thursday for a salad luncheon. A short business meeting followed. Mrs. Roy Steele led a Christmas quiz. A grab bag gift exchange was enjoyed. The January meeting will be with Mrs. William Rarick.
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Highland Social Club
W. R. Murphy
Roy Steele
William Rarick
Miss Della Patton Receives Birthday Greetings
Miss Della Patton marked her 89th birthday on Saturday November 21 at Santa Ana Bristol Convalescent Hospital. The longtime Washington High School principal received about 75 greeting cards from former students and family, with thanks offered by the Journal for the kind wishes.
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Della Patton
Washington High School
Santa Ana
Bristol Convalescent Hospital
W. Hemlock Way
California
Miss Patton
Washington
Charles Moore
Sam B. Patton
Convalescent Hospital
Charles
Betty
Lena Moore
Brighton Elementary Christmas Program Brighten world carols theme
The Brighton Elementary school presents a Christmas program on December 17 at 7 30 p m in the gym. Theme is Living Christmas Carols Around the World. Miss Kay Howell directs lower elementary and Miss Berdena Bagby upper elementary. Irwin Rich and Gerald Nelson lead instrumental part. Public invited and urged to remember during Christmas activities.
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Brighton
Kay Howell
Berdena Bagby
Irwin Rich
Gerald Nelson
ISU crew battles sleet to restore Iowa power
Iowa Southern Utilities worked through Thursday night with 200 linemen and contractors to repair outages from a severe sleet storm. 15 to 20 thousand customers were without power at peak as ice laden tree limbs broke lines in 15 counties from Ringgold to Des Moines. Service slow to return with many workers on site over 36 hours. full restoration possible by Saturday noon if temperatures rise and ice melts.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
Iowa
Ringgold
Decatur
Union
Clarke
Lucas
Wayne
Appanoose
Wapello
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Washington
Jasper
Monroe
Louisa
Des Moines
Mid Prairie lunch policy announced
The Mid Prairie Community School District outlines free and reduced price lunches for students unable to pay the 35 cent charge. Applications are distributed to families and can be obtained at any school, reviewed within 10 working days, with a right to a hearing if dissatisfied.
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Mid Prairie Community
Keota Woman Dies at University Hospitals Iowa City
Mrs. Donald Blain, 55, of Keota, died this morning at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral arrangements are pending. Powell Funeral Home of Keota is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Blain
Keota
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home of
Red tape delays Army family food aid in California
Spec.4 Carl Jackson cannot buy a holiday dinner as Army checks vanished. Regulations prevent reissuing new pay for 90 days. The family, aided by Red Cross, Army Relief Fund, and a commander loan, survives on charity after misaddressed allotment caused checks to go missing. They fear starvation as the period drags on.
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FT. Ord
Calif
UPI
Carl Jackson
Army
Jackson
Red Cross
Army Relief Fund
Germany
States
Camp Irwin
Barstow
Finance Department
Joahn Vaughn Circle Meets at Mrs Lins Home
The Joahn Vaughn Circle of the First Baptist Church gathered Friday at Mrs. Donald Lins home with 11 members and two visitors Mrs. Martin West En and Mrs. Harry Chamberlin. Mrs. William Jones presented a love gift labeled Gifts More Than Money and program titled Dont Knock Christmas by Mrs. Richard Weeks. A gift exchange followed the program and refreshments were served.
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Donald Lins
Barbara
Joahn Vaughn
First Baptist Church
Martin Westen
Harry Chamberlin
William Jones
Richard Weeks
Luziers cosmetics sales meeting and party notes
Mrs Harold Kline attended a Luziers cosmetics saleswomen training class and Christmas party at the Ot tumwa Hotel December 8 to 10. She won a Magnavox AM FM radio for high sales over the past year. Home Circle Club guests Tuesday included Mrs Amy Capps Albert Ziegłowsky Walter Sheets and Howard Altenbernd, with a correction that the latter three are husbands of members.
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Harold Kline
Luziers Cosmetics
Ottumwa Hotel
Kline
Luziers
Home Circle Club
Mildred Zieglowsky
Amy Capps
Albert Zieglowsky
Walter Sheets
Howard Altenbernd
Christmas Memories And Simple Gifts From Riverside
A family notes simple gifts of paperweights that “snow” and magnets for two young grandsons, thanks a helper who found the magnets. Front porch lights amuse four underage neighbors, while a daughter recounts a childhood saying and a quiet day with plans for holiday dinners. Warm wishes for a merry season in 1971 conclude Marge’s message.
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Riverside
Dear Abby Readers Debate Walter's Wife Bathing Advice
A letters page exchange questions Dear Abigays advice to Walter's Wife about marital intimacy and cold showers. Several readers defend or mock the guidance urging creative baths and renewed affection amid middle age and wartime separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Walter
Robbie
Long Beach
Viet Nam
Greg
Bolshoi Ballet cancels U S visit in 1971
The Soviet Union canceled plans to send the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater to the United States in 1971. A note to U S Ambassador Jacob E Beam said Zionist extremist acts in the U S prompted the move, with Izvestia noting protests against Soviet groups abroad.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Jacob E. Beam
Beam
Izvestia
Foreign Ministry
New York City
Aeroflot
Soviet Aviation Agency
Intourist
Russia
Israel
Leningrad
Cedar Chips 4-H Plans January Meeting At Tinnes Home
Cedar Chips 4-H Club held its Christmas meeting Monday at Ed Tinnes home with twelve members answering roll call How I Care for My Clothes. Ricky Bush spoke on Deer Hunting Ed Tinnes demonstrated Proper Care of Clothing A gift exchange and refreshments followed Allen Witthoft will host the January 4 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Chips 4 - H Club
Ed Tinnes
Ricky Bush
Allen Witthoft
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Cincinnati
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