Ainsworth gym to become makeshift classrooms after fire
Damages in the Sunday fire at the 52 year old Ainsworth elementary school are estimated at 150000. The gymnasium will be converted into classrooms to resume classes by Wednesday with furnishings from local churches and schools. Fire chief Sines and state fire marshal will determine the cause. furnace malfunction is denied.
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Ainsworth
Highland
Rowland Gustafson
Gustafson
Joint County School System
Lacy L. Lines
Sines
Waco area CROP drive raises 12401.22 for relief
The 1972 CROP drive in the Waco region raised 12401.22 dollars with 6987 dollars in cash and 3988 bushels of corn donated. Rev. Richard Wenger of Wayland led the campaign across Marion and Crawford townships in Washington County and Wayne and Jefferson townships in Henry County.
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Waco
Marion
Crawford
Washington County
Wayne and
Jefferson
Henry County
Richard Wenger
Wayland
Walter Neufeld
Wayland Mennonite Church
Wenger
Crawfordsville
Lion’s Club
Olds
Swedesburg
Washington
Henry Counties
State Bank plans building program
Washington State Bank stockholders met January 8 for the annual meeting with 1,798 of 2,000 shares represented. Assets rose from $12,145,000 to $15,365,000 in 1972. A spring building program will add 2,000 square feet, improve night deposits, and add safety deposit boxes. Series E and H bonds sold 1972 totaled over $150,000. Directors elected for 1973: Lee A. Holland, Frank L. Kos, Merritt E. McDaniel, John H. Miller, Edmund D. Morrison Jr., John Winga, Logan T. Heilman. Officers re-elected: John Winga, chairman. Frank L. Kos, chairman of the executive committee. Logan T. Heilman, president. Milo M. Orris, vice president. Keith Lord, cashier. Jerry Bryan and Larry Wells, assistant cashiers. Juanita Hering promoted to trust officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State Bank
Lee A. Holland
Frank L. Kos
Merritt E. McDaniel
John H. Miller
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
John Winga
Logan T. Heilman
Milo M. Orris
Keith Lord
Jerry Bryan
Larry Wells
Juanita Hering
Weather forecast shows cold afternoon with light winds
The forecast calls for sunny and cold conditions this afternoon with northwest to west winds of 8 to 12 mph. Highs range from 5 to 10 above. Tonight will be cloudy with lows from zero to 5 below. Wednesday turns partly to mostly cloudy with highs 10 to 15. Chance of precipitation is near zero this afternoon, 5 percent tonight, and 20 percent Wednesday.
Ray outlines his legislative plans for Iowa
Gov. Robert D. Ray unveiled a broad plan to raise quality of life in Iowa while urging lawmakers to avoid tax increases. He highlighted aid to the elderly, education, and property tax relief amid a plan to use 33 million in revenue sharing funds without new taxes, with more details to come in later addresses.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
Lo Wa
Nine Traffic Deaths Set Record in Washington County 1972
Sheriff’s office reports nine fatalities on county roads in 1972 the highest single year total in memory. District patrols note 21 more deaths across eight counties, with Henry County rising by ten from 1971. Traffic pattern shows deaths spread across months. weather blamed for few incidents. Walt Farrell Jr. named chair of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce for 1973 accompanied by Jim Logan as vice chair. Bureau meets 9:30 a.m. next Tuesday in the Iowa Southern Utilities room.
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Washington County
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
13Th Highway Patrol
Mount Pleasant
Henry County
Walt Farrell Jr
Retail Merchants Bureau
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Jim Logan
Bureau
Iowa Southern Utilities
Des Moines Ll
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk
Lee
Louisa
van Buren
Washington
Heinz Donates 10000 to Clemente Memorial Fund
Henry J. Heinz II, chairman of H. J. Heinz Co., contributed 10000 dollars to the Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund. Daniel Galbreath, president of the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced the donation today.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Henry J. Heinz II
H. J. Heinz Co
Roberto Clemente Memorial Fund
Daniel Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kissinger and Tho Meet in Cold Session at Paris Talks
In Paris Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held a six hour session amid a chill atmosphere with no greeting or shared appearance. Both sides remained distant as UPI reports continued exchange over bombing and antiaircraft sites amid the Vietnam peace talks.
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Paris
UPI
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Saigon
United States
Haiphong
U.S
North Vietnam
Saint-Nam-la-Breteche
Kissinger
William H. Sullivan
Tho
Xuan
Wholesale prices jump hits Nixon program in December
Wholesale prices rose 1.8 percent in December, the largest one month gain since 1951, lifting the annual wholesale index to 6.5 percent. Food and farm goods surged, with livestock up 22.4 percent and grain prices up 44.1 percent for 1972, signaling higher consumer costs and pressure for controls.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
U.S
Soviet Union
Dunton Sees Progress in Ray's State of the State Message
State Rep. Keith Dunton of Washington and Keokuk Counties praised Gov. Robert Ray's State of the State address calling for progress on education property tax relief elderly issues and potential Iowa developments. Dunton also joined the five member House Ethics Committee as the new Legislature opened with about 60 newcomers and members pledging to work.
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Keith Dunton
Washington
Keokuk
Robert Ray
Thornburg Democrat
Iowa
Dunton
House
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Terry Renoux
John Marie
Bob McConnell
Washington High School
Tall Corn
Cedar Falls
Marie
Renoux
McConnell
Journal
Farrell
Keota
Wellman
Westchester
Ibrighton
Kalona
Riverside
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