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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
6
Quick beef casserole combines ground beef onion tomato soup green beans and drop biscuits baked at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes A sweet potato dish with brown sugar butter and pecans bakes until crusty A yoghurt and cheese spread uses cream cheese olives hard boiled egg and yoghurt Two simple cakes raisin cake with spices and whipped cream or hard sauce finish the holiday spread
Saturday results show Hutmacher Chevrolet defeating Team Six 2 to 1 and Wallace Wobblers losing 1 to 2 to Team Eight. Hagie Gulf beat Team Four 3 to 0 with South Side falling to Fritz Yard 1 to 2. High team series totals include Team Four with 1699 and Team Eight 1653. Team game bests are 4587 for Team Four and 575 for Team Eight. Individual leaders include Tammy Garrett with 177 and 172 in games. Peg Dillavou 451 in the series.
Keota reports a busy social scene with Past Matrons gathering for a 6:30 banquet and secret sister reveal, visits from relatives, hospitalizations, and local events. Includes notes on hospital plans, a fire department election, Girl Scout activities, and community notices. Also mentions Supreme Court decision upholding overturn of a 1967 Newark riot related assault conviction.
A sequence of farm and livestock auctions across Iowa. Entries list sale dates from December 29 through January 20 with locations near Wayland Mt. Pleasant Washington Ainsworth and other towns, plus weekly sale schedules at Wapello Ollie Middletown Kalona and Columbus Junction with times and owners or consignors named.
After the Iowa Women’s Traffic Safety Council meeting in Des Moines on November 18, a statewide appeal asks motorists to reduce injuries and deaths during holiday travel from December 22 to January 1. Drivers should check vehicles, buckle up, regulate speed, and leave space for sudden stops in winter weather.
A Washington Evening Journal notice urges careful driving during the holidays to reduce accidents. It highlights rest stops and pedestrian awareness and promotes Iowa Women's Traffic Safety Council membership with newly elected officers led by President Mrs Ray Stackhouse and others across Iowa locations.
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