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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
6
The Town council of Ainsworth Washington Coupey Iowa will meet July 2, 1968 at 8:00 P.M. in the Town hall. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate for the year starting January 1, 1969. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. Town Clerk.
Southeast Iowa feeders are invited to a June 26 meeting in Washington to discuss grade and yield marketing. Dale Awtry of the Iowa Department of Agriculture will chair, with Iowa State University Professor Marvin Skadberg explaining new regulations and packers’ feedback from Des Moines. The session runs 8 to 9 30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building with a light lunch afterward.
UPI reports hogs 3,500 head up 50 to 75 cents with various weight ranges trading. cattle receipts light, calves unavailable. sheep 2 lots 90-100 lb lambs steady at 29.00-29.50. Grain section lists wheat, corn, oats, rye futures with bid, ask, and closing prices across several months and contract months, followed by a packed TV schedule.
Unsupervised fireworks displays threaten sight and safety of youngsters nationwide says Robert M Buckley president of the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness In a pre Fourth of July safety message the society urges parents to closely supervise children during the holiday period It lists four safety tips including no mail order or illicit fireworks buying no personal use and attending public displays for safe viewing
Haskins notes weekend visits from Leroy and Mabel Miller Kirksville and Junior Davison LaPlate Missouri. John Hixson family and Louis Miller Columbus Junction. Ross Craig family Washington and Louella Kauffman Wayland. Rudy Mullinix Dubuque and Ben Harrison host. Mercer patient in Savanna Hospital. Morgan reunion at Rubio. Father's Day events at Mt. Pleasant Endicott home. Mindi Beth born May 30 to Bill and Mrs. Wilson. McGraw Davenport wedding note. Kenneth Powers in Haskins. Roy Steele and Jean Harman Sigourney visits. Schultz family picnic in Sunset Park Washington for Father’s Day.
Fifty children ages 5 to 12 in Golden Valley rallied to defend a block-long pond for canoeing, fishing, and skating but the landowner Raymond Grossenbacher decided to fill it and construct houses. Signs read It’s our pond not yours and Is this conservation as a tractor and six loaded dump trucks moved to the edge.
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