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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
8
Funeral services for Kelly Schlapkohl father of E K Schlapkohl of Washington will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m in Range Mortuary Davenport Avenue Davenport A memorial fund has been started to go to the Cancer Fund Mr Schlapkohl died in St Luke s Hospital in Davenport Thursday morning.
Sotero G Garcia, 51, died Thursday afternoon at University Hospitals in Iowa City after living in the Columbus Junction area about two years. Visitation is at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home today from noon to 9 p.m. The remains will be flown to Del Rio Texas for services Tuesday at San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will be in San Felipe Texas. He was born March 22 1920 in Del Rio Texas to Miguel Garcia and Hipolita Guerra Garcia. He married Antonia Ortiz Monges on November 4 1963 who survives with two children Adrian Garcia of Columbus Junction and Margarita Garcia of Coahoma Texas, plus two brothers and three sisters.
Claude M Hill 84 of Columbus City longtime Conesville Columbus Junction resident was found dead at home this morning The time of death was probably Thursday afternoon Dec 16 Funeral services are pending at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home He was born Oct 30 1887 in Conesville and survived by three children Roger Douglas and Kaye Sawyer and six grandchildren
William D. Ruckelshaus, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said it is impossible to halt all water pollution by 1985. He argued the Muskie backed bill would shift pollutants elsewhere and urged a different approach. The Senate backed cleanup 89 to 0, while House panels proposed a smaller funding path and a goal rather than a firm deadline.
The Rev. J. B. Clyde of 311 North Avenue C died early this afternoon at Washington County Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home here.
Clem Reighard of Linby died in Jefferson County Hospital ICU after a brief Fairfield hospital stay. Born August 27 1893 to F William and M Lydia Reighard, he married Mabel Sable on March 12 1924 at Packwood. Survived by his wife son Warren four brothers three sisters and preceded in death by five brothers and six sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday Gould Funeral Home Richland with Rev George Ness officiating. Buried Friends Cemetery.
Western officials report Soviet Sverdlov class cruiser and five other vessels moving through the Malacca Strait toward the Indian Ocean while a U S task force including the Enterprise steers toward the Bay of Bengal. U S authorities hint at possible evacuation operations in Dacca as gunboat diplomacy.
Mrs George Dare hosted a Thursday meeting for the LBC Club with one guest Mrs Helen Woodburn. Mrs Art Duensing led the business session electing Mrs Melville Donaldson president Mrs Edward Roberts vice president and Mrs Myrtle Genkinger secretary treasurer. A Christmas program followed with a nativity reading by Mrs Carl Jarrard carol singing and a gift exchange. Refreshments were served and there will be no January meeting.
Marguerite A Marek of Washington is named Washington County Easter Seal Chairman for 1972 by Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Iowa Inc. The role recruits volunteers for annual mailings and serves as contact for handicapped residents seeking services. The society funds therapy, equipment, camp, workshops, research, and scholarships across 14 service areas in Iowa.
Weekly lunch listings show varied meals from Sloppy Joes to Christmas vacation in early December. Menus include turkey with sides, chili soup, fried chicken, goulash, and desserts with daily milk, across multiple schools and days.
Markets across Joliet and Des Moines show higher cattle values with steers and heifers up 25 to 50 cents. Prime and high choice levels reach 35.50 to 36.00 for steers, while hogs in Des Moines trend moderately active with steady and higher bids on various weights. Today’s cattle receipts around 4,000 head with hog receipts near 65,000.
The United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Family Service at 10 am on Sunday December with the Sunday School beginning earlier. The service includes the lighting of the 4th Advent Candle by the David Horsey family, a children's sermon, carols, and combined choirs performing two anthems. A Baptismal Service is set for 2 pm, and 5 pm features 7th Grade UMYF Christmas caroling followed by gifts delivery to church members.
South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces linked at Chup to seize Highway 7 from the Vietnamese border to Phnom Penh. The Chup rubber plantation saw the heaviest fighting yet in the operation against Communist sanctuaries in Eastern Cambodia. Night conditions remain dangerous due to mines and the highway requires daily mine sweeps with detectors.
The joint board of education for Cedar Johnson Linn and Washington Counties will convene December 20 at 7 30 p m at 114 Second Avenue in Coralville to discuss district matters.
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