Home Answer Line offers help on home problems
Washington County Extension Office hosts Answer Line with Jean Hood guiding questions on tar removal from carpet refinishing furniture or pattern alterations. Readers submit issues in food and nutrition textiles and clothing human development housing money management and consumer affairs.
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Jean Hood
Washington County Extension
S. Marion Street
Washington
L.W
J.K
K.L
Richland water repairs and local events this week
Water service in the Richland west and south areas was off until 12 15 p m while crews fixed a near square northwest corner connection. The Jaycees sponsor a 50s dance July 2 at Richland Grade School gym with Bill Allen as MC to raise funds for new tennis courts. Richard Conklin and Hazel Conklin were discharged from Jefferson County Hospital after June 11 accident. Father Glenn Fuegen attends Priests Retreat at St Ambrose College with no daily Mass during the period. The U S black population rose from 10 5 percent in 1960 to 11 5 percent by end of 1976.
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Richland
The
Richland Jaycees
Bill Allen
Radio Kioa
Des Moines
Bob Allen
Jaycees
Richard Conklin
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Hazel
Glenn W. Fuegen
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church
Summer Event Listing at Washington and Iowa City
Feiffer's People opens at University of Iowa Mabie Theatre with June dates. YMCA Superstars contest for boys in Sunset Park. Eleventh Annual All Breed Dog Show at UI Fieldhouse. Historic Danger House on 903 E Washington St. Crop Boosters yield contests due today. Schaffner Players perform at Washington County Fairgrounds. Football clinic at Case Field with Hennigan and Dickel. Summer reading program at Richland Library. University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra concert at Hancher. Rotary exchange students welcome in Washington. Washington Municipal Band concert in Central Park. DAR Log Cabin open in Sunset Park.
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Feiffer
University of Iowa Summer Repertory Company
E.C. Mabie Theatre
Jules Feiffer
Doug Donald
Washington Ymca
Sunset Park
University of Iowa Fieldhouse
Iowa City
The
Hawkeye Kennel Club
Schaffner
Toby
Susie
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington
Hotle’s
Westermark Insurance
Case Field
Mike Hennigan
Dan Dickel
Richland
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Hancher Auditorium
Rotary
Washington Municipal Band
Central Park
Energy policy hearings set in Iowa cities
The Iowa Energy Policy Council will hold hearings in Bettendorf on July 21, Council Bluffs on August 18, and a September date in Des Moines for the Energy Conservation Plan. The plan aims to cut energy use by 7.5 percent by 1980 and could save Iowa $2.8 billion in costs if fully implemented. Federal approval could yield $332,000 in 1977-78 funds.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Energy Policy Council
Bettendorf
Council Bluffs
Iowa
EPC
Fletchers to build new home at Crawfordsville
June 21 report details the Fletcher family selling their northeast Crawfordsville house to Richard and Vicky Ross of Winfield with possession June 25. They plan to move to Mt. Pleasant while a new home is built west of the Jim Wilson property. The article lists family members, jobs, schooling arrangements for the girls, and a farewell gathering hosted by Kay Roth, Jean Fletcher, and Becky Lease. Also covered are visits from relatives, a birth announcement for Renee Christine Lowe, a bridal shower for Cheryl Van Engen, and the Crooked Creek 4-H Club’s annual fair-project tours with talks on trees and gun safety.
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Crawfordsville
Steve Fletcher
Richard
Vicky) Ross
Winfield
Ross
Crane
Washington
Steve
Jan
Tracy
Paula
West 2Nd Street
Mt. Pleasant
Jim Wilson
Dutchie Fletcher
F.D. Gipple
Continental Telephone Company of
Iowa
Waco Board of Education
Kay Roth
Jean Fletcher
Becky Lease
Steve Fletchers
Ruth
Ferne Canott
John
Alice White
Dean
Kay Slater
Nell Conrad
Betty Hamil
Helen Lease
Vernon
Ruthe Fletcher
Opal Hubbs
Paul
Mike Roth
Bud Lease
Barbara Shaney
Bakersfield
Calif
Raymond Howsare
Kirk
Jack Howard
Albia
Jack
Carolyn King
First Christian Church
Ottumwa
Catherine Howard
Marie Smith
Burlington Northern Railway
Anaheim
Wayne
Donna
Wayne Lowe
Renee Christine
Henry County Health Center
Renee
Karen
Earl Lowe
Frank Trevitt
Mediapolis
Earl Walker
Lucille Hutchcroft
Trevitt
Gladys Twinam
Victoria Griffith
Cheryl van Engen
Twinam
Cori
Ellen Tuinam
Cheryl
Wilma van Engen
Mary Peterson
Elgin
Ill
Mazie Howell
Lillian Maxwell
Ada Spencer
Frances Young
Talma Cherryholmes
Margaret Davidson
Mildred Cherryholmes
Betty Gipple
Hazel Moorhead
Janice Twinam
Marian Waters
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Duane Lewis
Bruce Davis
Bob Wells
Greg Graber
George Fulton
Floyd Richardson
Dick Kaufman
Si Finke
Marshal Rose
Claire Curtis
Hubert McElhinney
Charles Huff
David Huff
Dale Janecek
Dairy Mart
Marshal Rose Farm
Rick Fulton
Craig Achen
Electoral College Change Survives Senate Vote
In the Senate Judiciary Committee a dead tie of 8 to 8 halted by an absent member, as Chairman James Eastland recorded Democratic Leader Robert Byrd's vote for a direct popular election plan. Byrd's tie breaker saved the measure from death but a filibuster by Senator William Scott of Virginia blocks further committee action.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
James Eastland
Robert Byrd
Byrd
William Scott
R-Va
Richard Mayer ill in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska a heart attack struck Richard Mayer Saturday morning while at the home of Mr and Mrs Gary Norenberg where he and his wife were weekend guests. He was placed in intensive care, with friends sending cards and well wishes from local circles. The notice also lists multiple local families and social visits through the area. Falls and injury statistics conclude the page with a health warning noting fatal falls in the United States.
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Keota
Richard Mayer
Omaha
Neb
Gary Norenberg
Richard
Norenberg
March Circle
Merle Kessel
Hollywood
Fla
Ellis Walton
Carl Waltons
Carl
Eunice
Carl Walton
Kessel’s
Coralville
Illinois
Jim Williams
Michelle
Sean
Cedar Rapids
Jim Donohoe
Roxann Yoder
Iowa City
Bruce Smith
Washington
Bill Yoder
Otis Jones
Hank West
Boulder
Colo
West
Yoder
Mark Weber
V Vogel
Edna Coble
Halcyon
Maurice Altenhofen
Chariton
Bill Yo
Jay Warren
Rogers
Ark
Bill Spencer
Savanna, Si
Tally Chapman
Carl Sieren
Michael Sieren
Leo Sieren
Francis Sierens
Randy Pattersons
Wellman
Keith Kent
Scott
Colorado
Seven Falls
Pikes Peat
Rocky Mountain National Park
Raymond Herr
Allen Palmer
Allen Sieren
LaVerne Sieren
Mercy Hospital, Sigourney
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Richland Water
United States
Danger House
Washington St
Washington Crop Boosters Association
Dick Knupp
Dick Brinning
Maxine Bauer
DAR
Reynolds
Reynolds Aluminum
America
West Mt. Pleasant
Washington i Charter
Tno
E. Madison
Kansas City
Chicago
T. Louis
Fletchers
Africa
Peace Corps
Csrse
Newspaper & the Advertising Council
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Elder Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Richard Leichty
Backhoe & Trenching
MT Pleasant IA
Wash
Vera
Ghaming
Toby Woll IV
Americas
Creative Folk Theatre
Toby Tolliver
Big
Washington Co. Fairgrounds
Blair House Corp
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