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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1972

Page

8

Mrs Don Wylie 74 Dies At Home In Washington

Edna Virginia Chilcote Wylie longtime Washington resident dies after brief illness at age 74. She taught rural schools before marriage to G M Don Wylie on March 26 1921. Survived by four children, 15 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren. Funeral July 21 at Jones Funeral Home. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Memorials to United Presbyterian Church.

Havre Washington Wylie United Presbyterian Church LBC Club Gray Ladies Department Red Cross Harold Wylie Arthur Martha) Witthoft Richard Virginia) Knapp Mike Donna) Wheelan Frank

Lena Erb 97 dies at Pleasantview Home Kalona

Mrs Lena Erb 97 died Wednesday evening July 19 1972 at Pleasantview Home Kalona where she lived 13 years Funeral set for Saturday 10 am at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Rev Emery Hochstetler and Rev Alva Swartzendruber in charge Burial in West Union Mennonite Cemetery Powell Funeral Home Kalona in charge of arrangements Surviving daughter Mrs Ed Swartzendruber Kalona two sons Truman Kalona Earl Prairie City nine grandchildren 32 great grandchildren Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death

Kalona Lena Erb Pleasantview Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Emery Hochstetler Alva Swartzendruber West Union Mennonite Powell Funeral Home

Mrs Ida Paul of Brighton Dies in 1972

Mrs Ida Paul of Brighton died Wednesday evening July 19 1972 at Jefferson County Hospital after two months illness. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Brighton Presbyterian Church Rev Dave Higdon officiating. Burial in Brighton Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Fund. Survived by son Doyle daughter Edith Stauffer six grandchildren seventeen great grandchildren and sister Miss Minnie Crile Fairfield. Gould Funeral Home handling arrangements. Born January 1 1881 Walnut Township south of Brighton to Julius and Marie Crile. Married to David Paul February 13 1905 he died February 5 1954. They farmed until moving to Brighton in 1952.

Brighton Ida Paul Jefferson County Hospital Presbyterian Church Dave Higdon Brighton Hillcrest Cemetery Gould Funeral Home Cancer Fund Paul Walnut Township Julius Marie Hankomer Crile David Paul Doyle Edith Stauffer Minnie Crile Fairfield

Livestock Markets report from Des Moines Iowa

UPI notes slow trade and fair demand in interior Iowa southern Minnesota hog markets. Butchers steady to 50 cents higher, sows up to 25 cents. Prices listed for various weight ranges and sow classes. Today's estimate 55 000, receipts Tuesday 60 000, week prior 56 000, year ago 44 000.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Minnesota U.S

No progress in Paris peace talks as Kissinger meets rivals

In Paris, North and South Vietnam show wide gaps despite U S pleas for calm discussion. Kissinger held a private session with the two top North Vietnamese negotiators while U S and South Vietnamese delegations attended the 151st semipublic session amid stalled negotiations to end the Vietnam War.

Paris Hanoi Xuan Thuy le Duc Tho White House U. S William J. Porter Pham Dang Lam

Iowa Power seeks rehearing on rate case ruling

Iowa Power and Light Co. asks the Iowa Commerce Commission for a rehearing after a June ruling cut its proposed annual rate increase to about 2.4 million dollars and required refunds of nearly 3.2 million to 190000 customers.

DES Moines UPI Iowa Power and Light Co Iowa Commerce Commission Dwight Swanson Ipalco ICC Iowa Power and Light Commerce Commission Swanson Commission The

Funeral Friday for Mrs Lydia Stutsman

Funeral services for 77 year old Mrs Lydia Stutsman will be held Friday at 2 p m in the Fairview Conservative Mennonite church. Friends may call at Powell Funeral Home in Kalona.

Frytown Lydia Stutsman Fairview Powell Kalona

Mid-Prairie board sets budget hearing and approves contracts

The Mid Prairie Board of Education approves bills and financial reports, renews the adult education pact with Kirkwood, and awards milk and bread contracts for 1972-73. A tentative General Fund budget of 1,532,504 is set with a 2.4 percent rise and a public hearing scheduled for August 7.

Mid Prairie Board of Education James Bross Laura McLaughlin

Senate rejects bid for $2 minimum wage

The Senate narrowly rejected the administration plan to raise the minimum wage to $2 by next year in a 47 to 46 vote. Sen. McGovern supported the liberal Democratic alternative, which would raise to $2 next fall for farm workers and $2.20 a year later and extend coverage to 8.4 million workers. The House had passed the Nixon plan, and a final Senate action was anticipated before 10 p.m. EDT.

Washington UPI Senate Afl-Cio George S. McGovern McGovern South Dakota Nixon House

Iowa crime panel plans freeze on federal radio gear

An Iowa Crime Commission task force approved a plan to halt all purchases of federally funded police radio equipment until a study defines local communications needs. The full commission must sign off at the August meeting before the freeze takes effect.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Crime Commission Iowa Crime Commission John van Brocklin Task Force Storm Lake van Brocklin John Callaghan

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