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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1975
Page
4
Classified ad rates list 1 day nine cents per word, two days fourteen cents, three days seventeen cents, and daily 3 cents per word thereafter. Discounts apply for longer runs, with minimum ten words, plus penalties and credits. A 15 percent discount, 2 percent skip-day charge, 50 cent blind ad service fee, and 9 a.m. deadlines are noted for best service.
A dense listing details farm and household auctions across Iowa towns including Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Stockport, Wayland, Wapello, Ollie, Middletown, Kalona and Columbus Junction. Starts vary from morning to early afternoon with items such as farm equipment livestock and real estate. Owners include Nelia A Kent Roy W Beachy Cora J Hagerla and Downing Estate among others.
Friday night bowling results feature Alley Cats and Fireballs with high scores by Carmen Black and Wayne Wolfe. Thursday results list Gutter Dusters toppling KNK'S0 with notable series by C Arbuckle and G Beenblossom. Local architectural and legal notices appear, along with area professionals and services in Riverside and Washington Iowa.
TV guide fragment lists channels 2 through 12 with program blocks for Saturday to Monday. Entries include news, movies, shows like Kojak Mannix Gunsmoke Maude Rhoda Welk Kung Fu and Protectors, with several time slots and channel labels in a dense, OCR damaged schedule.
Kalona Ecumenical Campanologian Society earns recognition in The Overtones and The American Baptist Magazine for December and January appearances. The Tintinnabulators and Bellboys, directed by Mrs. John D. Woodin and Earl Fry, performed at multiple church services and holiday events with Rev. John D. Woodin noted.
Columbus Junction January 13 action includes approval of the 1975 76 general fund budget and school house fund budget. A public hearing is set for February 10 with filings due February 15. Early dismissal on January 28 for a staff in service, and January 17 changed to a regular day with early dismissal for semester close. University of Iowa seeks a two year Teacher Corps grant internship plan at West Liberty and Conesville. Day length may shorten about half an hour next year due to state rule relax. Farm Service Co. to rent gym and student center March 31.
Chester Cherryholmes resumes work as a Fletcher Motor Co mechanic after surgery in November. Talma Cherryholmes recuperates from illness since January 2. Baby Mary Marie Davis born January 1 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, weighing eight pounds four ounces, joining brother Andy in a family with grandparents Harry Quigley and Alfred and Mrs. Davis. Several local visits and travels are noted, including Southeast Iowa Presbytery actions, trips to Florida and Virginia, and letters of condolences for a helicopter crash victim. Prominent local residents and relatives are mentioned with multiple visits and hospitalizations across the area.
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