Ralph Krantz wins Vagabond Weekend grand prize
Ralph Krantz, an Ainsworth farmer, wins the Vagabond Weekend grand prize after registering at Town and Country Plymouth. He joins prior winner John Frame and plans to visit one of nine U S cities or two Canadian cities with paid lodging and meals. Shoppers may register each week at sponsoring stores for the remaining Vagabond Weekends.
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Journal
Ainsworth
Ralph Krantz
Krantz
Plymouth
John Frame
Mills Motor
Frame
Carl Wagner
Car Crash Fines Headline
A car driven by William Henry Graf of Washington slid into parked cars owned by Larry Humphreys Rita Sue Humphreys and Gary Robert Thomas near North Seventh and East Seventh. Graf was fined 15 dollars for driving too fast for street conditions. Kenwood Sanders of Washington paid 20 dollars for speeding in justice court.
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William Henry Graf
Washington
Larry Or Rita Sue Humphreys
Gary Robert Thomas
North Seventh
East Seventh
Graf
Kenwood W. Sanders
Justice of the Peace Court
Washington High School winner in 1962 homemaker search
Miss Rosann Crayne, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Crayne of Route 3 Washington, is the Washington High School winner in the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow. She is now eligible for the State Homemaker of Tomorrow title.
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Rosann Crayne
William Crayne
Route 3
Washington
Betty Crocker
Farm Bureau group presses county legislators on hog cholera and bonding
The Washington County Farm Bureau legislative committee met Des Moines lawmakers led by Senator Richard Stephens and Rep Herbert Campbell to urge action on hog cholera eradication and bonding requirements. They also urged preserving the chemical technology review board in Agriculture and discussed pipeline drainage supervision and property tax assessment.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Richard Stephens
Herbert Campbell
Chemical Technology Review Board
Dept. of Agriculture
Department of Environmental Quality
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Ed Augustine
Dennis Berger
Wellman
Doyle Jarrard
Washington
Joe Jones Jr
Ainsworth
William Norman
Iowa Crime Commission to Use Computer for Federal Funds
Des Moines Iowa officials indicate the State Crime Commission will adopt computer systems to track 325 fiscal 1972 projects totaling nearly seven million dollars. The move aims to reduce paperwork, improve grant management, and align funding with a new on demand draw policy from the federal government. Orr notes it will tighten control and speed reporting.
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DES Moines
ICPA
State Crime Commission
George W. Orr
Orr
Commission
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Kansas City
Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Highland Chorus Presents Swinging High Musical Comedy
Highland eighth grade chorus with seventh graders performs Swinging High a two act musical comedy in Highland High School Cafetorium Friday February 11 at 8 pm Admission 50 cents adults and students 25 cents children The story follows Hoover High staff and students after a new principal ends extracurriculars and a chemistry lab explosion changes everything Cast includes Mr McDuff the new principal Richard Kueneman Diana Eagle Bill Doug Bean and others with accompanists Ann Kirchner and Nancy Wood
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Highland
Highland High School
Hoover High
Carlyle
Pat Schloss
Miss Pinkerton
Donna Thomann
Miss Cook
Teresa Weaver
Miss Ramsey
Susan Kaufman
Blum
Jim Roberts
McDuff
Richard Kueneman
Diana
Diana Eagle
Bill
Beth Duder
Brenda White
Nancy Veggy
Lorraine Gerot
Cindy Owen
Mary Swenson
Janet Thomann
Ann Kirchner
Nancy Wood
Mid-Prairie Chorus Rehearsals Set for February and April
The Mid-Prairie Intercommunity Chorus held its first rehearsal January 31 with low attendance. Director David Rhodes invites new singers to the next session February 6 at Mid-Prairie High School Wellman and plans Bach Jesu meine Freude and Britten Rejoice in the Lamb for an April 9 performance.
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Mid-Prairie Intercommunity
David Rhodes
Mid-Prairie Schools
Mid-Prairie High School
Wellman
J-S. Bach
Benjamin Britten
Hire Veterans Boosts VA Hiring Of Vietnam-Era Vets
The Veterans Administration employs over 11,500 Vietnam-era veterans with a record 5,500 hired under Veterans Readjustment Appointment Authority.
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The
Veterans Administration
Local teachers to attend ISEA Delegate Assembly
More than 500 delegates are expected to participate in the Iowa State Education Association Delegate Assembly in Sioux City February 3-5. Washington Education Assoc. reps Peter Getz and Delbert Soper attend. The assembly sets the 1972 program by acting on resolutions and reports, reviewing the legislative program, adopting a budget and electing officers.
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Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Sioux City
Washington Education Assoc
Peter Getz
Delbert Soper
Isea-Nea
Iowa Public Employees Retirement
Walter Galvin
Kenneth Wells
Association
Fisher to speak on pollution controls impact on agriculture
Lyle M. Fisher director of Johnson County Health Department will address the Mid Prairie Young Adult Farmer class on February 10. The session in the Ag Room at the Wellman Senior High begins at 7:30 PM and invites anyone interested in the topic to attend.
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Lyle M. Fisher
Johnson County
Livestock prices slip at Des Moines hog market
Interior Iowa southern Minnesota hog markets show slow trade and fair demand. Butchers steady to 25 cents lower and sows mostly 25 cents lower. U S 1 3 200 230 lb butchers 24.00 26.00, 230 240 lbs 24.00 25.50, 240 260 lbs 23.25 25.00, 2 3 s 260 280 lbs 22.25 23.75. Sows 270 330 lbs 21.00 23.00, 330 400 lbs 20.50 22.50, 400 450 lbs 20.00 21.75, 450 550 lbs 19.00 21.25. Receipts today 50 000, week ago 71 000, year ago 79 000, Wednesday 59 000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
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