Winter Market Hog Show Adds Free Carcass Data Service
A change in arrangements for the annual Winter Market Hog Show on February 20 includes hogs to be killed at Oscar Mayer and no charge for carcass cutout data in that category. Washington County Parkettes will serve ham sandwiches and pie at the Washington Livestock Auction barn Tuesday evening, with the ham supplied by Jim Wilson of Nixon Feed.
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Oscar Mayer
Washington County Parkettes
Washington Livestock Auction Barn
Jim Wilson
Nixon Feed
Tim Holt dies at 53 in Oklahoma hospital
Shawnee Oklahoma Tim Holt a noted Western star in 149 motion pictures died of cancer Thursday at Shawnee Medical Center He was 53 Holt is remembered for Treasure of Sierra Madre and Stagecoach He lived with his wife in Harrah Oklahoma and worked as an advertising manager for an Oklahoma City radio station
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Shawnee, Okla
Factory burns in Gilman destroys Holland Plastics Co plant
Fire officials believe sparks from a welder's torch started a blaze that gutted the Holland Plastics Co factory in Gilman. Firemen from Gilman Legrand and Grinnell fought the hours long fire, leaving only a warehouse area standing. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were still being sought.
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Gilman
UPL
Holland Plastics Co
Gilman, Legrand and Grinnell
Marshall County
Hilarious program fuels 21st Washington County beef banquet
Joe Adelman comedian deluxe and Mullikin family from Brighton entertain a large crowd at the 21st annual Washington County Beef Producers Association banquet. Roast prime beef donated by local banks. Roger Schuerman presided as MC with country gospel numbers by the Mullikins. The Rev. Edward Collins gave the invocation and association officers were introduced. Jan Skola and Eugene Way won steaks in a beef price guessing contest.
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Joe Adelman
Deluxe
Mullikin
Brighton
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Adelman
Knights of Columbus
Roger Schuerman
Edward Collins
Schuerman
Association
Jack Erwin
Ted Gerot
Ronald Bowser
Bruce Campbell
Jim Ledger
Wayne Johnson
Myron Krotz
Carroll Loeffler
Jim Frier
Fran Miller
Jan Skola
Eugene Way
Jona
Joliet Market
Slow progress in Washington Chest drive goal
The Washington Community Chest campaign shows slow progress with 75 percent of the goal raised. Donations reach $28,532.77 of $37,630 needed to support four agencies. officials urge a final push as the residential drive continues.
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Washington Community Ch
Washington
Religious survey planned for Washington area Sunday afternoon
A door to door religious survey begins Sunday afternoon February 18 in the Washington area under the Washington Area Key 73 Steering Committee with 400 to 500 participants from eighteen congregations. The effort aims to learn family church preferences offer a Luke Acts portion of the New Testament invite Bible study and distribute a study opportunities sheet.
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Washington Area
Washington Area Key '73
Mid - Prairie Council of
North America
Washington Ministerial Association
Washington
Court refuses to overturn Calley conviction in My Lai case
The Army Court of Military Review upheld Lt. William L. Calley Jr. 20 year sentence for the My Lai killings. Calley, 29, stays in Fort Benning while options include a U S Court of Military Appeals review, parole request, or presidential and secretary of the Army actions.
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Washington
UPI
Army Court of Military Review
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
South Vietnam
Calley
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
William C. Vinet, Jr
New Orleans
Wayne G. Alley
Portland
Ore
James D. Clause
Eunice
la Calley
J. Houston Gordon
Robert C. Roth Jr
Court of Review
Court of Military Appeals
Secretary of the Army
Nixon
Vixon
School board weighs election changes and wages
Washington Community School Board meeting tackles reorganization from five to seven members, new boundary lines, and salary proposals for 1973-74. YWCA committee volunteers to help with redistricting information. bids for two buses approved. plan to reduce fourth grade sections. graduation credits rule you accepted. incumbents named to boards and new admin drawings rejected. Clinton officials plead innocent to violating open meetings law. trial set for March 9.
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Washington Community School Board
Ywca Public Affairs Committee
Washington Education Association
Hennigan Inc
Lincoln
Stewart
E.K. Schlapkohl
Clinton
UPI
Harold Domsalla
Lowa
David Halbach
Wylie Pillars
Pillars
Local offices close for holiday with some open Monday
Most retail outlets stay open for the George Washington birthday observance but several offices close. Schools will not hold classes as gton Community Schools and St arochial school conduct in service days for teachers. The ASCS and SCS offices shut while the Extension office remains open. The courthouse and area post offices close, and banks suspend operations. William Day of the ASCS announced Saturday morning signups for farmers on February 27 March 3 and 10 to join the feed grain program.
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Ington Community
Starochial School
George Washington
ASCS
William Day
Als
Community group forms committees for Jonathan Clark Conger House
The Washington County Historical Society met at the Conger House at 903 East Washington. President Stephen Wiggers reported progress on wall and woodwork preparation, thanked Junior Chamber Kiwanis Questers and members for help, and called for February volunteers. A spring auction and a memorial for front hall restoration were discussed. Committees were named for furnishings, restoration, museum acquisitions, parlor and hall, garden, membership, sales, research, memorials, finance, and log cabin, listing members for each.
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The
Washington County Historical Society
Jonathan Clark Conger
East Washington
Stephen Wiggers
Kiwanis
Historical Society
Kathy Fisher
Mike Zachs
Rick Bordwell
Conger House
Stephen Viggers
Glenn McCall
Clarence Goff
Helen Wilson
Russell Davison
David Miksch
Frank Kleese
Eugene Stephens
den Museum
Richard Fisher
Russell Davisson
Stephen
Blast probe extended in Eagle Grove blast death toll rises
An official said investigations will last at least one more week before any cause is known. Robert Holetz noted that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and fire marshal representatives start a third week of inquiry as lab tests on debris from the Feb 2 explosion slow progress.
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Eagle Grove
UPI
Department of Public Safety
Robert Holetz
Department
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
State Fire Marshal's Office
Holetz
Largest POWs Flight Home From Asia End of Long Captivity
The largest group of American prisoners of war to head home from Asia began arriving in the United States. Sixty POWs were expected to land at Travis Air Force Base after departures from Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Among those on the flight was Everett Alvarez, the longest-held POW in North Vietnam, who praised returning home to the United States.
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North Vietnam
United States
Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez
Clark Air Base
The
Philipines
Alvarez
Fli
Travis Air Force Base
California
Clark
Air Force
Fred W. Cherry
Portsmouth
Alvares
Douglas Ramsey
Boulder City
Nev
State Department
U.S
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Cloyce Tinnes
First Christian
Ralph McCreedy
First Baptist
Faith Baptist
Sam Weeks
Lyle
Immanuel Lutheran
Dale Sheibe
Washington Mennonite
Warren Miller
Assembly of God
Phil Kaufman
Church of God
Virgil Blosser
Church of the Nazarene
Jim Hanshaw
John Davis
Bethel Mennonite
Royden Boshart
Fern Cliff Free Evangelical
Max Graber
Herb Cottrell
Bethel United Presbyterian
Frank Wenger
Pleasant Hill Christian
Bruce Klapp
Supreme Court
Lalley
George W. Latimer
Court of Military Review
Hoffa
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Richard Wiley
County Conference Board
Merle Weatherman
Stewart School
SCS
Viggers
Cal Wolf
Michael Kramme
Michael Zachs
John Owen
Chuck Dotle
Winnie Belter
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Dean Luers
Don Pilcher
Nondas Richardson
Robert Friends
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Chuck Hotle
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