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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1972

Page

6

Centennial visitors fill Riverside homes for weekend gatherings

Riverside residents hosted a long list of visitors from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Omaha and beyond during the Centennial celebration. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Walt Lemley and many relatives and friends from multiple states. A Bulger reunion with a noon basket dinner was planned at St Marys hall for July 30 with open house 2 to 4 p.m.

Wilbur Kiene Riverside Walt Lemley Charlotte Sharp Clem Sharp Cedar Rapids Roland Maxwell Frytown Ron Flake Lone Tree Ken Rogers Iowa City Wayne Lemley Omaha Nebraska Welcome Bush Ainsworth Everette Meeks Iva Bales Washington Edna Sammons Opal Stransky Sylvester Lemley Riverside Sherman Miller Katona Marcella Wheeler Stanley Plank Bulger St. Marys Hall Ethel Bulger Phoenix Arizona Mildred Cray Wayne Leona Wehr Denver Colorado Lloyd Thompson St. Louis Robert Nicola Jay Bertling Waco Texas Fred Kron Leona Frank Bert Eugene Lukavsky Shelley Tracy Des Moines William Lukavsky Larry Lukavsky Kevin Brian Todd Houston Willian Lukavsky Gerald O'Keefe Davenport St. Marys Church Kalona Kalonial Town House Lucy Domino Chicago Robert Staler Domino Order of Foresters John Walsh Mary Lee Richard Walsh Malvern Martin Walsh Seattle Neils Neilson Mike Sermint Susan Clark Corcoran Gerald Kaufmann Matt Nick Dubuque Gerald Horak Mike Joe Cottonwood Falls Kansas Mary Lee Walsh San Francisco Calif Colo Bud Wilkinson Charles Waldschmidt

Riordans Guests of Parents at Keota

Keota area social notes report guests visiting from Fairfield Connecticut and Minneapolis as families from Riordan, Belland, and Chapman travel for vacations and to attend events. Local movers include Lyle becoming manager of Ida Grove Co op Feed Mill and Stoutner family updates amid travel to Chicago for a funeral.

Tally Chapman Savanah Ill Bill Spencer Bill Rosa Greiner Robert Greiner Ed Greiner Thomas Belland Minneapolis Minn George Riordan Ted Mayer Robin Broomfield Colo Francis Wright Bob Eatman Mitch Phillip Mayer Cole Homer Mayer Farm Bureau Washington Robert Lyle Ida Grove Marathon Keota Bruce Stoutner Chicago George Huff Larry Anderson

Schmidhauser seeks budget truth in pre election push

John Schmidhauser campaigning door to door in Washington urged Nixon to disclose the budget crisis before the election. He cited a 1972 deficit of 23 billion dollars and warned the 1973 deficit could rise by at least eight and a half billion, criticizing inaction by the OMB and Treasury on tax plans. He opposed the value added tax and called for eliminating waste and loopholes to ease the tax burden on workers.

John Schmidhauser Washington Journal Reporters Today Schmidhauser United States Treasury Department Nixon

Wellman Mennonite Women Produce 250 Pounds Soap for Relief

The Wellman Mennonite Church ladies under Mrs. P. M. Swartzendruber gathered to make soap, producing over 250 pounds for overseas relief. They used fat and lye mixtures, poured into milk-carton molds, and plan six months of dry curing before delivery to Prairie Dale School Kalona for transport to Akron Pennsylvania.

Charles Eckhardt Wellman Wellman Wellman Mennonite Church Mennonite Central Committee Akron Pennsylvania Lewis Lye Prairie Dale School Kalona

Gardening tips to extend color in annuals and perennials

Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben F. Vance advises removing old flowers before seed set to prolong color in annuals like petunias and zinnias. Regular pruning and weekly sprays help perennials resist disease, while mulching improves growth and moisture retention. For cut roses, hardening in cool water then refrigeration can extend vase life, with commercial products offering further longevity.

Ben F. Vance Iowa State University Vance

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