Gary McCurdy Joins All Iowa Circus Band TV Special
Washington Junior High band director Gary McCurdy will perform with the All-Iowa Circus Band on KIIN TV Channel 12 on Saturday June 24 at 9 30 p m He plays tuba under Merle Evans a former Barnum and Bailey Circus Band conductor The one hour IEBN special was recorded during Evans appearance at the Iowa Bandmasters Convention last month.
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Riverside plans Cow-Chip Throw Contest for centennial
Riverside will host a Cow-Chip Throw Contest as part of its July 2022 Centennial activities. Women aged 15 to 50 plus may compete. chips supplied or contestants may bring their own. The event, inspired by Beaver Oklahoma, will feature a July 21 final with strict rules banning shaping or weighting and gloves. For details contact Mrs. Robert J. Dann in Riverside.
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Robert J. Dann
Beaver
Oklahoma
Columbus Junction couple die in fatal house fire
An elderly, partially paralyzed man Addison D. Hills, 71, and his wife Margaret, 62, died when their home in Columbus Junction burned around 1:30 a.m. Firefighters from Conesville Letts and Wapello fought the blaze. The fire, caused by an explosion yet under investigation, was discovered by their son Richard. The Hills were buried in Columbus City Cemetery after services set for Saturday.
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Wapello
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Nixon pushes arms pact with Moscow to win Senate approval
President Nixon warned Congress that permanent limits on offensive nuclear weapons depend on approving a new defense budget for weapons not covered by the Moscow pact. He cited the Trident submarine and B1 bomber as key incentives for Phase Two talks, saying without them chances for a lasting agreement would be destroyed.
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Agnes Storm Ravages East Coast Battered by floods and evacuations
Tropical storm Agnes moved off Pennsylvania as flooding continued from Virginia to New York. James River breached a 32 foot dike in Richmond. Olean and Harrisburg faced evacuations and closures. Death toll at least 52. Red Cross called it one of the nation’s worst flood disasters with widespread damage across multiple states.
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Alexandria
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Prince William County
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Potomac
New York City
Wagner ordination scheduled Sunday
Ordination services for Gary Wagner, a Baptist minister, will be held Sunday evening June 25 at 7 p.m. in Sac City as he becomes pastor of the First Baptist church. Emory University theology professor Dr. Alvin Porteous will deliver the sermon, with Rev. Richard Peterson giving the charge. Mrs. Lester Revoir of Sioux Falls College will participate. The groom, born in Washington, is a 1968 Sioux Falls College graduate and has seminary training at Colgate Rochester. He and his wife Patricia Bailey will reside at 1202 Main in Sac City. The public is invited.
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Emory University
Georgia
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Lester Revoir
Sioux Falls College
South Dakota
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Washington
Eureka Rural School
Central Baptists Theological Seminary
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Area Baptist Youth Fellowship
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Casper
Wyo
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Record high cattle price at local sale sets $40 top
Record morning for cattle at local sale with fat cattle prices hitting a top of 40 dollars per hundredweight. Jack Seheeler, owner, reports the record as buyers and sellers adjust to strong demand.
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Red Cross Seeks More Help for South Dakota Flood Relief
Washington County chapter seeks a few more dollars to meet its relief quota for South Dakota flood victims. Fund chairman W E Farrell and committee members Lester Grim and Ralph Martin thank donors and urge further contributions through the Red Cross office in Washington. Volunteers at a north square station collected 154 dollars, with praise for the Evening Journal and KCII for publicizing the appeal.
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American Red Cross
South Dakota
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Lester Grim
Ralph Martin
Red Cross
Washington
Farrell
Evening Journal
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McGovern Confident as Demos Begin Platform Work
Sen Edward Kennedy defends McGovern in Business Week interview saying he can win the nomination and fall election. With Agnes storms and delegate counts tight, McGovern, Humphrey, and Muskie cancel appearances as the Platform Committee starts drafting and state delegations shift amid possible realignments.
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Business Week
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Musnie
Alabama
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Silver Spring
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Washington
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Georgia
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Virginia
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Weather Update From United Press International
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the low 40s in the east and mid 80s in the west. Saturday clears in the east and is partly cloudy in the west with a chance of late afternoon thundershowers. Highs range from the upper 70s in the east to the upper 80s in the west.
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