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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1977

Page

4

Zap North Dakota recalls 1969 Zip To Zap riot memory

The piece recalls Zap ND population 271 and the May 10 1969 Zip To Zap event planned by college students with the slogan It was our Black Friday The riffraff looted Main Street and caused fires before National Guard troops dispersed them Local depot worker R B Unruh describes crowds 2500 to 3000 and the town’s coal and Bitterman heritage with seniors, farmers, and a postmaster reflecting on the era and future energy hopes.

N. D UPI San Francisco R. B Chip Unruh Zap White and Green Main Street Mercer County National Guard Zap Wildcats Gladstone North Dakota Badlands Beulah Golden Valley Bitterman Bittermans Grandma Bitterman Old Settlers Tony Weber Norman Fuchs Carl Morast Saudi Arabia Sandie Navratil Hersey Adolf Schuh Shelly Julie Riverside Park Fuchs

Safety tips for handlers of big round bales

Williams of Iowa State warns of fatal and severe injuries from big round balers. Examples involve tractor rollovers and guards missing during loading, discharging, or unclogging. Tips include watching bystanders, shutting off power to service, keeping shields in place, discharging on level ground, using rear transport devices, and ballast for stability during loader use. National Farm Safety Week July 25–31 reinforces these precautions.

David Williams Iowa State University Iowa Missouri Williams

Reader Letters on Food Stamps and Family Welfare

A reader column collects responses about food stamps usage in tomato purchases for a five person family, the clerk’s reaction, and calls for clerk raises. Letters from multiple cities discuss taxpayer funded aid and social programs, with emphasis on dignity and proper conduct in grocery lines.

Quincy Creve Coeur

Professional Directory Advertising Notes in Iowa City Area

A dense directory listing of local professionals including attorneys from Anderson and Buffer, Livingston Day Meeker Bates, Morrison Morrison and Lloyd, John C Owen, Stewart and Shearer, and others. plus services in child care, chiropractors Thomas D. Kauffman and M L Tweeton, counseling, farm financing, hearing aids, nursing homes, optometry, osteopathy, movers Cook’s Tfr, and Swarthout Realty. Includes addresses and phone numbers for Kalona, Washington, Keota, Columbus Junction, Fairfield, and Fairfield area contacts.

Richard S. Bordwell North Marion Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates Craig Arbuckle South B Morrison, Morrison Lloyd Edmund D. Morrison Jr James E. Lloyd Joseph Ll. McConnell West Washington St

Wheat joins corn as swine feed option under $2 per bushel

ISU extension swine specialist Palmer Holden notes wheat closely matches corn for energy and lysine. He offers substitution ratios and cost context with 60 pound buses of wheat versus 56 of corn, concluding wheat at under $2.46 per bushel is a viable feed alternative, with half corn substitution often optimal. Appaloosa origin traced to Palouse region and Nez Perce breeders.

Palmer Holden Iowa State University Extension Holden Woud

Dismissal in Overtaking Charge for Patterson

Ainsworth resident Theresa J. Patterson had a charge of overtaking a vehicle dismissed on July 26 after motions by the county attorney. Mt. Pleasant man Milton C. Garrison pled guilty July 25 to excessive acceleration and was fined $15. Numerous other fines were issued for speeding disobeying stop signs and related violations across several towns and states.

Theresa J. Patterson Ainsworth Milton C. Garrison Mt. Pleasant Ellis P. Humble Batavia Peggy S. Boyer Washington Karen Watson Monica A. Kafka Ronald B. Johnson Riverside Mildred L. Graber Fred E. Doggett Sherry A. Weidner Las Vegas Nev Nancy J. Duensing Rosemary J. Pacha Brighton Charles A. Raymond Jeffrey Vaughn Gary W. Scott East Prairie John J. Hemminger Sterling Ill Robert E. Stroud Westmont Robert L. Vogt Fairfield John D. Stokes Iowa City Randall W. Williams

Newcomers to Washington Move In

MR AND MRS HAROLD C FISHER retiree couple relocate from Aitkin Minnesota to 903 S Eighth Ave Washington. MR AND MRS NOAH GRABER also retiree couple move from Iowa City to 210 E 14th St Washington.

Washington Harold C. Fisher S. Eighth Ave Aitkin, Minn Fishers Noah Graber E. 14Th St Iowa City Grabers

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