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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
8
Washington High School announces second semester and final quarter honor roll for the 1971 72 term. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors list numerous students graded for semester and quarter honors with many names repeated across categories.
Waterloo report cites 643 measles cases in Iowa this year with 265 in the prior month. State Health Commissioner Dr. Arnold Reeve urges parents to check immunization records as schools close, stressing children over one should have both rubella and measles vaccines to protect siblings.
The May meeting at Lynda Bordwell's home had eleven members present. Plans set for the Achievement Show on July 13 at 1:15 PM in the ISL basement with Mrs. Pacha as judge. Members will tour Hy-Vee, Boyd's Sausage Company, and Stone Mill. Presentations covered Nutritious Snacks, Fondue Fun, Different Types of Thread, and Low Calorie Foods.
Miss Roberta Anderson was honored at a kitchen shower given by Linda Hayes, Susan Johnson and Leigh Ann Hansen. Appropriate games were played and the bride-to-be received many nice gifts. Special guests included Mrs. Robert Anderson and Mrs. Earl Voelker and Pegey. Miss Anderson will become the bride of Mike Voelker on June 10.
Gov. Robert D. Ray urged care not to blur lines between games of chance and skill amid a drive to curb illegal gambling at the Iowa State Fair. Attorney General Turner pledged to shut down midway games deemed gambling, while Ray noted some games rely on skill and anticipates a November vote on loosening prohibitions, with plain clothes agents planned for enforcement.
Former candidate Clark released a list of contributions over 15,000 from his campaign start to the new disclosure date. He calls the April 7 start of official reporting an arbitrary loophole and urges Miller to publish the same data. The records show two funds a campaign fund and a family fund with the former totaling 10,727.70 from 283 donors in 27 counties led by Joseph Rosenfield of Des Moines with 2,000. No Washington County gifts were listed.
Washington High School baseball opened the season with two losses to Centerville, 14-6 and 5-3. Centerville exploded for eight first inning runs in game one aided by an Demon error, with Belloma and O'Donnell homering for the Reds. Tom Bolzovich earned the win with a four-hitter in game two while Centerville pitcher Bolzovich fanned 11, and Joe Williams led Washington with four of six hits. Coach Doug Dunlap noted better play after the rough first inning and hinted at a rebound at Mt. Pleasant Monday. This marked the Demon baseball debut plus KCI radio live broadcast of the doubleheader.
Dean L. Goff 38 of Iowa City dies June 1 1972 at Mercy Hospital. Services Saturday at 3 30 p.m. at George L. Gay Funeral Home burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born March 28 1934 in Washington son of Clarence W. and Alice Wead Goff. Survived by wife Peggy two sons Stephen and Gary, parents, and one brother. He was a real estate broker with B K Realtors, former 1971 president of the Iowa Valley Antique Car Club. Memorial gifts to Cancer Fund. Interment in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Miles A. Rukgaber 75 of Mt. Pleasant died Thursday night at Henry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crane-Ewart-Young Funeral Home Mt. Pleasant with burial in Forest Home Cemetery. He was born March 13 1897 in Hillsboro to Henry and Cora Frazier Rukgaber. He married Wilda Underhill June 18 1919 in Mt. Pleasant and was in the hardware business there 35 years. Survivors include his wife a daughter Evelyn Roth of Wayland a son Miles Jr. of Mt. Pleasant a brother Ray of Wapello and two sisters Vera Mallams Tucson Ariz and Cora Truby Fort Myers Fla.
Merle Stewart Yoder of route 2 Lone Tree paid a $15 fine in the justice of the peace court for making an improper turn. Orin A. Wallace of Washington was fined $10 for a stop sign violation.
In Sioux Center Iowa veterinarians battled to save 150 cattle after silage on the Davelaar farm was contaminated with an organophosphate insecticide. By Wednesday 50 of the cattle had died. Lenora Davelaar said her husband mixed about 60 pounds of the chemical with the feed Tuesday night. The farm runs 400 acres and 500 head of cattle.
Live stock market update from Joliet Illinois shows 1 200 cattle with high choice and prime steers steady and heifers up 50. Prices listed include high choice steers 37 75 to 38 00 and choice 36 50 to 37 75 with various grades for road cattle. Estimated receipts today about 50 000 with recent days showing 61 000 Thursday and 30 000 a week ago.
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