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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1971

Page

5

Week in Washington Aunt Ngatha February 20 1971

Dear Auntie recalls a volatile February with storms in the West, a near fifty degree spell, and local notes. Local women displaced by Advance-Ross seek job training aid. A grocer may open a bakery, YMCA hosts a March 3 gathering for newcomers, and the Blum family marks a 65th wedding anniversary on March 1. Planned Parenthood hosts study meetings on family living. Kids matinee at the theatre features Snow White. Basketball and wrestling seasons close, with state tournament looming and three area contenders. Weather shifts back toward chilly conditions.

Washington County Iowa Highland

Names of Daughters and Sons in Rural Washington Kalona Letts Area

The notice lists multiple young individuals including Julie Ann Duwa Grace Elaine Mast Kris Ann Griffith Lisa Ann White Rise Renee Hardyk Linda Joanne Flanegan and Larry Eugene Smith with their parents and rural routes or addresses in Kalona Letts Ainsworth Washington and Letts areas.

Grace Elaine Mast Fred S. Mast Box 20 Kalona Kris Ann Griffith Richard Kramer Griffith Letts Lisa Ann White Robert Franklin White Rise Renee Hardyk Joel Martin Hardyk D Avenue Linda Joanne Flanegan George William Flanegan Washington Larry Eugene Smith Jimmy Dale Smith North 2Nd

The Week on the Farm Weather and Programs Update

Mild weather reduces snow piles and reveals grass growth differences in the yard. Ice jams clear from the river while low land floods and roads show seasonal rutting affecting farm traffic. Sign up for the 1971 Feed Grain Program runs March 1 to April 9 with meetings to discuss corn blight and program provisions. Permanent conservation practices remain a Rural Environmental Assistance priority. Names and changes occur as the Republican term “set aside” replaces the former Democratic “diverted acre.”

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Presbyterians vote to build new Washington church

At a meeting near the United Presbyterian Church the congregation voted to erect a new church on the corner of Second and East Main. The 26,800 square foot facility will feature two entrances and a drive up entry to the first floor, zone air conditioning, and flexible multi use spaces. Ground breaking is planned for this spring.

United Presbyterian Church Second East Main Streets Main Street

Experimental Channel Catfish Program Expands in Washington County

Washington County with four-inch channel catfish fingerlings will join a state experimental program in confinement cages, fed daily from May and released next fall. The system, tested at four locations last year with strong growth, may extend to private ponds if successful.

Washington County Fisheries Section State Conservation Commission Columbus — Junction Robert B. Smylie Davenport Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co Terrill B. Johnson Connecticut Mutual General Agents Blackhawk

Sherry Bash wins Washington DAR essay contest

Sherry Bash daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bash won the Washington Chapter DAR essay contest during American History Month for The Constitution: Hope for America. She received a bronze medal and certificate at the DAR banquet on February 23. The winning essay advances to the Iowa state contest with a national round to follow.

Sherry Washington DAR America James Bash Iowa Melinda Reed Bernard Reed Ann Colby Richard Colby Washington Junior High Joanne Blum Melinda Ann Andy Palmer

4-H'ers Visit Legislature and Nearby Sites in Des Moines

Washington County 4-H members and 10 adults rode three buses to Des Moines for a state legislature tour and visits to the Capitol, Governor's Office, and House and Senate chambers. They met Sen. Richard Stephens and Rep. Herb Campbell, plus tours of the State Historical Building and Science Museum. Also notes include UNL teaching centers, local students on honor lists, and January savings bond sales statewide.

Washington County Des Moines Julia Gamon Richard Stephens Richard Stephens Jr Herb Campbell Stephens Campbell Capitol House Senate Washington

Local women seek federal aid for training after plant closure

Three Montgomery area women who lost jobs when Advance Ross Electronics left Washington last March petition the Federal Tariff Commission for federal assistance to fund further schooling. With support from Fred Schwengel and the U S Department of Labor they cite the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to qualify for aid. The commission has 60 days to rule on eligibility.

Advance-Ross Mngton Advance Ross Electronics Washington First District Fred Schwengel U. S. Department of Labor Robert Dunbar Joe Gill Robert Johnson Brighton Federal Tariff Commission Tariff Commission

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