Stewart Elementary Christmas Program Set for Thursday
Stewart Elementary students present their annual Christmas program at 7 15 p m in the junior high gym. The theme It s a Small World features the sixth grade band and elementary music classes directed by Berdena Bagby Ruth Shields and Fred Stark. Public invited to attend. Santa to visit Ainsworth Saturday at 1 30 p m in the business district near the Lions Club sponsored event.
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Ainsworth
Santa Claus
Santa
The
Ainsworth Lions Club
Iowans elected to Interstate Producers Livestock board
Three Iowans win seats on the 17 member Interstate Producers Livestock Association board at the annual meeting KH Hoppenworth of Tripoli was reelected for one year Harold DeVries of Prairie City and Gordon Vick of Decorah were elected for the first time DeVries succeeds Lawrence Miksch of Washington and Vick replaces Fred Miller of Waukon
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Des Moines
UPI
Interstate Producers Livestock Association
KH. Hoppenworth
Tripoli
Harold DeVries
Prairie City
Gordon Vick
Decorah
DeVries
Lawrence Miksch
Washington
Iowa
Vick
Fred Miller
Waukon
DeHoet Named Northeastern Iowa District Manager for Southern Utilities
Leonard DeHoet has been named district manager in the northeastern district of Iowa for Southern Utilities Co. He will be based in Washington and succeeds the late Russell C. Argo. Don L. Hood is appointed district manager in Centerville, succeeding DeHoet who moves to Washington. DeHoet joined the company in 1958 and rose to district manager after various sales posts.
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Leonard DeHoet
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
DeHoet
Washington
Russell C
Argo
al Chebuhar
Don L. Hood
Centerville
County assessing system set for 1974 property filings
County assessor outlines 1974 personal property reporting rules including station and mail reporting options. Residents must list all assessable property by February 15, with exemptions for livestock and snowmobiles. Stations and dates span West Chester, Riverside, Wellman, Kalona, Crawfordsville, Brighton, Ainsworth, and Washington with specific weeks in January and February.
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Washington County
Washington
Town Department of Revenue
West Chester
Riverside
Wellman
Kalona
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Ainsworth
K.P. Hall
Legion Hall
Fire Station
Brighton Cafe
City Hall
McCreedy Building
West Main Street
Dean Garrett Elected President of Washington Chamber
The Washington Chamber of Commerce elected new officers for 1974 with Dean Garrett as president and Jim Bash as vice president. Garrett, McCleery-Cumming Co computer supervisor, succeeds Dick Anderson and will assume duties January 1. The board set January 28 for the annual banquet at the K.C. Hall with speaker Jerry Jermier from the University of Iowa Athletic Department.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Dean Garrett
McCleery-Cumming Co
Jim Bash
Golden Touch Decorators
Garrett
Dick Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Keith Shaffer
Crane Company
Jim France
Montgomery Ward
Chuck Satterfield
Kent Dallmeyer
the National Bank
Ken Hanson
Hanson Concrete
George ‘van Houten
Wa-Con-Da Soil Service
K.C. Hall
Jerry” Jermier
University of Iowa Athletic Department
Council approves pay hike for city employees in Washington
Washington city employees will see an average 6.2 percent raise starting January covering an 18-month budget period. The council unanimously backed the finance committee plan with a 5.5 percent across the board rise plus a 0.7 percent cost of living adjustment, for the period through mid-1975. City Clerk L. G. Robertson and Public Works Director James Reschly will each gain $930 monthly.
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Washington
Finance Committee
L. G. Robertson
James Reschly
Oil flow linked to Middle East peace says Ghorbal
Egypt's ambassador in Washington Ghorbal urged a peace settlement as a path to reviving Arab oil deliveries to the United States. He said a US guarantee of Israeli withdrawal could trigger oil flow, though officials warned relief may not meet current heating, jet fuel, and gasoline shortages. The report notes grid and weather woes, airline cutbacks, and ongoing energy talks under President Nixon.
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Egypt
United States
Ashraf Gnorpal
Saudi Arabia
Gharbal
Ghorbal
Cbs:tv
Israel
Nerseit
U. S
New England
New York
House
Senate
Nixon
American Petroleum Institute
API
Frank Nikard
Skard
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Two Rembrandt paintings stolen from Taft Museum in Cincinnati
Two masked men forced night watchman Eugene Hebel to open the Taft Museum before dawn. They stole two 300 year old Rembrandt works, Portrait of an Elderly Woman and Man Leaning on a Sill, valued up to six million dollars, exiting in under 15 minutes with no other damage.
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Cincinnati
UPD
Taft
Eugene Hebel
Hebel
Weather advisory for light wintry mix
A brief weather notice expects a mix of light freezing rain or drizzle this afternoon along with occasional light snow. Snow chances continue tonight and Wednesday with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible.
Fourth District 4-H and FFA weigh in 210 market beeves
Ninety one Washington County 4-H and FFA members weighed in 210 head of market beeves for their 1974 project. Breed mix includes Angus Hereford crossbreds and several exotic breeds with 138 animals shown last year and 119 sold at auction in 1973. Average calf weight this year is 582 pounds with 233 days on feed and rate of gain a judge factor. records kept on purchase to teach profit or loss.
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Washington County
FFA
Julia Gamon
East Coast storm shuts power and transport across region
A powerful snow and ice storm battered the Atlantic Seaboard for the second straight day, causing mass power outages, highway disruptions, and transit slowdowns. At least 11 people died as many states from North Carolina to New England faced deep snows and hazardous conditions. Connecticut and Massachusetts reported large outages, while New York City endured near paralysis. Government offices in Washington operated under hazardous weather rules amid heavy snowfall. North Carolina reported about 20 inches of snow with ongoing bookings at ski resorts through the Christmas holidays.
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Keith Vetter
Washington
Vetter
Wagon Wheel Tap
Martin
United Press Internation
Atlantic Seaboard
Carolinas
New England
Richmond
Baltimore
D.C
New Jersey
New York City
National Weather Service
Long Island
Connecticut
Thomas Meskill
National Guard
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Virginia
New York
Maryland
Rhode Island
Maine
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
North Carolina
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Frankfurt
Hafez Assad
Jordan
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Beirut
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