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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1966

Page

3

Safety basics for children walking to school

The Automotive Safety Foundation of Washington urges early traffic safety education for children and shared responsibility among parents teachers and officials. Ten principles guide safer routes crossings patrols bus placement and community committees to plan pedestrian routes and curb hazards. The guide stresses coordinating signs signals and school site planning while building parent teacher involvement and safe route maps.

The Automotive Safety Foundation of Washington, D.C Foundation Automotive Safety Foundation Police Department Parent-Teacher Association Safety Council Traffic Engineer's Office

Omnibus Churchill stamps debut across 33 territories

The 1966 issue features four stamps per territory honoring Winston Churchill. Designs show Queen Elizabeth on the right and Churchill on the left with London silhouettes and war imagery in red and blue. Variants include Brunei Sultan portraits and New Hebrides cyphers RF ENR, plus Federation Crest. The set boosts Churchill specialization and pleases stamp fans.

Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Queen Elizabeth London Brunei New Hebrides Federation of Arabia Federation British Guiana Gambia Malta

Record of admissions and dismissals with named individuals

Yesterday admission includes Mrs. Leroy Bain and Miss Kathleen McGuire in Washington. Today adds Ross Van Nostrand in Washington. Discharges include Mrs. Stephen Mowry and several others from Pleasant Wayland Kalona and Ainsworth. The note also mentions Oklahoma beating Kingfisher 1790 in 1917.

Leroy Bain Washington Kathleen McGuire Ross van Nostrand Stephen Mowry Pleasant Richard Long Wayland David McFarland Ainsworth Daniel Coblentz Kalona

Complete audit of Washington County Welfare records

State auditor D E Keith completed an analysis of the Washington County Department of Social Welfare covering Nov 8, 1962 through July 30, 1965. Total aid payments tallied 809,948.50 with 761,640.54 funded by federal and state sources and a county share of 48,307.96. Reimbursements totaling 15,585.28 largely stayed with Washington County, and 10,612.57 came from county employees. The audit found receipts accurate and funds properly disposed of.

D. E. Keith State Department of Social Welfare Washington County Department of Social Welfare Bureau of Family Services Department of Health, Education and Welfare Washington County Department of Social Welfare Ods Washington County Department

Tustumena Ferry to Resume Summer Runs from Anchorage

The 200 passenger MV Tustumena, carrying 67 vehicles, will begin summer service from Anchorage on June 4 after dock upgrades. It sails Fridays to Homer and Seldovia on the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island, then Saturdays to Seward Valdez and Cordova before returning to Kodiak and Homer for a Friday departure.

Anchorage Homer Seldovia Kenai Peninsula Kodiak Island Tustumena Seward, Valdez Cordova Kodiak

Shriver defends anti poverty aid program

Washington reports that Sargent Shriver defended the war on poverty noting auditors found less than 0.5 percent of funds misused from the 1 billion spent since 1964. An OEO spokesman said challenges were dropped on 0.2 of the amount and recipients will repay 0.5 percent.

Washington UPI Sargent Shriver Office of Economic Opportunity OEQO Shriver National Newspapers Publishers Association U.S Shri

Housing industry lagging in 1965 construction

The Commerce Department reports 1965 total construction spending at a record 68.1 billion, with housing at 26.6 billion up 1 percent after inflation. Real volume fell 3 percent as costs rose, while factories and stores posted gains. 1966 outlook expects 6 percent total growth and 2 percent housing rise. Private housing starts forecast at 1,515,000 versus 1,485,000 in 1965. A second note highlights Habitation Barbancourt in Port au Prince, a cliffside fortress home of Jane Barbancourt and a popular rum producer with free samples.

Washington UPI Commerce Department Commerce

Attorneys at Law Directory Entry Morrison Morrison and Lloyd

Professional directory listing for Edmond D. Morrison Jr. James E. Lloyd at 211 W Washington St with phone 653 2924 and John C. Owen at 119 West Washington South Side Square with phone 653 2874.

Livingston Day & Bates Robert Day Robert Bates West Main St John C. Owen West Washington South Side Square Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main John W. Lemmon D. D South Iowa Christian Tabernacle

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