Jaycee Week Highlights Washington Jaycees Activities
National Jaycee Week January 16 22 spotlights Washington County projects and observances. Washington Jaycees plan events including a wheelchair basketball game, the Distinguished Service Awards Banquet, and a regional Keokuk meeting while celebrating the group founded in 1949 and the national creed promoting leadership through community service.
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Washington Jaycees
Washington County
Central Park
Keokuk
DSA
The
Jaycees
Henry Giessenbier
American jet strikes North Vietnam missiles amid middle DMZ push
An F105 jet struck a North Vietnamese missile site nine miles north of the DMZ. North Vietnam moved a launcher into Sepone along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. U.S. warplanes hit a mobile emplacement two days earlier. In Laos, Long Cheng base grip tightens with reinforcements and talk of fall. In South Vietnam, heavy fighting continues along the Central Coast with several dozen casualties and losses reported by both sides.
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Saigon
Upi
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
U.S
U.S. Army
Robert Froehlke
United States
Laos
Pon Chantharaj
U.S Central Intelligence Agency
Long Cheng
Pathet Lao
South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
Polar air sweeps across the midwest and beyond
A surge of polar air moved into the central United States driving temperatures below zero in Minnesota North Dakota Montana and Wyoming The freeze extended to the New England coast and deep south Texas New York City saw a 17 degree drop in an hour with Central Park falling from 62 to 45 degrees Pittsburgh cooled 50 degrees from 73 to 23 inches of snow fell in western New York and Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio The cold brought snow squalls near the Great Lakes and six inches in Hancock Michigan's Upper Peninsula Tornadoes in Alabama killed four and injured about 80 as showers and thundershowers followed the cold air Rain totals topped a half inch at Macon Georgia with light snow and rain statewide
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United Press Internationa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
New England
South Atlantic
Texas
New York City
National Weather Service
Central Park
Pittsburgh
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
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Kansas
Great Lakes
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Hancock
Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Macon
Washington
Death of Kalona resident Mahlon Swartzendruber at 96
Mahlon C. Swartzendruber, 96, died early today at Pleasantview Home Kalona after prolonged illness. He was a retired farmer born June 6 1875 in Johnson County. Funeral Saturday 2 30 p m at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation at Powell Funeral Home Kalona until 1 30 p m Saturday. He is survived by nieces and nephews.
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Kalona
Mahlon C. Swartzendruber
Pleasantview
Lower Deer Creek
Swartzendruber
Johnson County
Christian Canat Elizabeth Bash Swartzendruber
Washington Lodge No. 26 Meeting Tonight
Lodge No. 26 will meet at eight this evening in the Masonic Temple to perform work in the first degree.
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Washington
Masonic Temple
Baker infant dies in Holderville Oklahoma
Angela Kristine Baker infant daughter of Donald and Deborah Gott Baker of Holderville Oklahoma died in general hospital there in January. The body will rest at Gould Funeral Home this evening and graveside rites are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Ollie Cemetery. Surviving are her parents and grandparents Donald Baker Sr. of Ollie and Lucille Lyons of Oklahoma.
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OLLIs—Angela_ Kristine Baker
Donald Baker
Holderville
Okla
General Hospital
Gould Funeral Home
Ollie Cemetery
Donald
Deborah Gott Baker
Ollie
Donald Baker Sr
Lucille Lyons
Oklahoma
Rotary hears city report from public works director
Public Works Director Kim Reschly outlined Washington city projects for 1971 and plans for 1972 at the Rotary Club meeting. The 1972 program includes street paving, improved lighting, additional sewer manholes, extension of 4th Avenue, a new water tower, larger water mains in the southeast area, and hydrant replacements. A county landfill project awaiting state approval was also discussed as a regional effort. Stan Kiesey and Bill Cummings spoke, with Cummings presenting a Centerville Rotary banner.
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Kim Reschly
City of Washington
Rotary Club
Reschly
4Th Avenue
E. Washington
Stan Kiesey
Rotary
Bill Cummings
Washington
Centerville
Wash-A War Club Meeting Reports Losses and Prizes
The Wash-Away Tops Club met in the VW meeting room Tuesday with twenty-five members present. A net loss of 30 pounds was reported. Margaret Zieglowsky won weekly queen honors. Rosie Duensing received the fruit basket and Vicki Patterson the will power envelope. Mary Yoder announced a new diet. Virginia Koehler won a Polaroid II Land Camera in the Happiness Is Losing contest, with Rosie Duensing as runner-up receiving bathroom scales.
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Margaret Zieglowsky
Rosie Duensing
Vicki Patterson
Will Power
Mary Yoder
Virginia Koehler
Washington Evening Journal Item From Friday Jan 4 1972 Page 10
A fragment from the Washington Evening Journal dated Friday January 4 1972 presents a readable item on page 10. It includes local notices and brief summaries of events in the community with names, places, and dates.
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Washington Evening Journal
Markets Livestock Trade Reports From Joliet Des Moines and Beaver
Markets report cattle and hog prices from Joliet and Des Moines with steady to higher bids on cattle and hogs. Prices include high choice steers 36.00 to 36.75, hogs 23.50 to 25.00 for 230 to 230 pound butchers, and sow ranges around 18.0 to 20.25. Weekly receipts and prior day totals are listed, plus a note on a 61 pound beaver trapped by Daly Greiman and Mile Rollinson.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
USS
Daly Greiman
Mile Rollinson
Bowling Scores High for 1935 Team and Singles
Team series led by Brighton Four with 693 over Four Spares 680. Individual series topped by Jean Close at 530 and Ruth Ahart 459. In the team game, Four Spares posted 680 while Brighton Four achieved 693. Jean Close rolled 196 in the individual game and Norma Sorrell 191.
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Brighton
Jean Close
Ruth Ahart
Norma Sorrell
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Bob
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Riverside, Iowa
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Walnut Women’s Club
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Washington V.F.W. Hall
Dancing
Western Rangers
South Side Cafe
Ray Arbogast
Wayland, Iowa
Lechner
LACE
Harris & Mallow
Lindsight
McFarlane
Insurance Agency
East Main
Dick Ross Auto Service
Marion
Geee Eee
Merry Maids
Hennigan Inc
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