Local couple marks 55th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Plecker of Wellman celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Tuesday June 25. A family supper at the Legion Hall in Wellman that evening honored the couple. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. L S Reller included Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Robertson of Radnor Pennsylvania and Prescott Arizona. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kleese Monday were guests for Marvin Williamson's funeral including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herdliska and family and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Williamson of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Don Henness of Coralville, and Mrs. Marvin Williamson, sister of Mrs. Kleese.
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Russell Plecker
Wellman
Legion Hall
Ralph Kleese
Marvin Williamson
Robert Herdliska
Doug Williamson
Iowa City
Don Henness
Coralville
Kleese
Angus Field Day Planned at West Liberty Fairgrounds
Muscatine County Angus and Junior Angus Associations schedule a Saturday field day at West Liberty Fairgrounds. An open class show opens the day, then a noon outdoor dinner. Afternoon features a Junior Angus clinic with grooming and fitting demonstrations for 4-H members showing cattle.
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West Liberty Fairgrounds
Muscatine County
Angus and Junior Angus
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Meet At Washington
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association officials attend the 60th annual Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company meeting in Washington on June 26 27 and 28. Residents listed include Mr and Mrs Charles Kennedy Mr and Mrs Francis Weight Lawrence Whetstine Mr and Mrs Lloyd Marek Mr and Mrs C J Young Crawfordsville Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wright Mr and Mrs Lester Schnoebelen Mr and Mrs Wm Dusenbery Mr and Mrs Melvin Soukup Mr and Mrs Gerald J Hahn and Mr Robert A Kennedy all of Washington Keota Wellman West Chester Riverside Ainsworth and Crawfordsville Iowa.
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Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Washington
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Charles Kennedy
Iowa
Francis Weight
Keota
Lawrence Whetstine
Wellman
Lloyd Marek
C. J. Young
Crawfordsville
Wilbur Wright
West Chester
France imposes price controls and quotas to steady economy
Paris reports a major rescue operation as the government clamps down on imports and imposes price controls to curb inflation. President Charles de Gaulle will address the nation in a bid to shore up support ahead of the National Assembly elections second round. Aimed at preventing cheap imports from swamping France, the measures are described as temporary under the Rome Common Market provision. A July Brussels meeting of Common Market ministers is proposed to discuss the crisis.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Rome
Brussels
Washington Eve Journal masthead and telegraphic ads
The Washington Eve Journal of Washington Iowa provides masthead details including editors and departments, contact numbers, and publication schedule. It lists staff roles such as editor David Elder, business manager William Shannon, and news editor Bob Shaffer, along with advertising and production staff and wire service affiliations.
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Washington Eve Journal
Washington
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Lows
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Yale Divinity School honors Thomas E. Brown in ordination
Thomas E. Brown of Niles Illinois son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Brown was ordained a minister of the United Church of Christ at Yale Divinity School Chapel New Haven Conn on June 9. He received his Bachelor of Divinity degree the following day and earned cum laude honors as a 1968 Yale Divinity School graduate with the Hooker Dwight Fellowship. Brown will teach at Yale while pursuing a PhD in psychology and theology, and he and his wife Roberta reside in New Haven.
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Thomas E. Brown
Wayne €. Brown
Niles
Illinois
Chicago
United Church of Christ
Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Conn
Nancy Brown Gebharrd
Tom
Yale
Roberta
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Central Congregational Church
Washington
Iowa
Nichols Methodist Church
Trumbull
Trumbull, Conn
Family Life and Sex Education Council
Yale Medical School
Trudeau Wins Canadian Majority in Landmark Election
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau led the Liberal party to 155 of 264 seats, securing Canada's first majority government since 1962. He urged national unity and promised immediate action to reform Parliament and policy, calling for broad participation.
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Ottawa
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Trudeau
Liberals
House of Commons
Canada
John Turner
Pony Show Planned by Crawfordsville Lions Club
Crawfordsville Lions Club to sponsor 14th annual Pony Show at Crawfordsville ball park Saturday July 27 at 7 30 p m with 14 classes. Trophies ribbons and over 500 dollars in cash prizes offered. Dude Lowe chairman Junior Finke secretary. Lions Club to serve lunch on grounds.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Lions Club
Crawfordsville Ball Park
Dude Lowe
Junior Finke
Lions Club
Franzenburg defends plan for 16 regional Iowa offices
State Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Paul Franzenburg told a Kiwanis Club audience in Marshalltown that critics over his proposal to create 16 regional state offices misread the plan. He said the plan would not abolish county courthouses and should be decided by local voters, while aiming to place state government within one hour drive of any Iowa location.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
UPI
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Kiwanis Club
Robbers seize $5000 from Des Moines Safeway
Three masked white men in their late 20s to early 30s robbed the Safeway at 900 Leland Ave in Des Moines, forcing assistant manager Ronald Brown to empty the safe of an estimated $5,000. Brown, who was changing a flat tire outside, saw a gunman and was led inside as the trio fled. audit will determine the actual loss.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ronald Brown
Ankeny
Safeway
Leland Ave
Brown
Hospital Admissions of Mrs Pearl Clark Mrs Howard Schultz and Mrs Westfall
Yesterday three patients were admitted: Mrs Pearl Clark in Washington for medical care, Mrs Howard Schultz in Ainsworth for surgical needs, and Mrs Keith Westfall in Columbus Junction for medical treatment.
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Pearl Clark
Washington
Howard Schultz
Ainsworth
Surgical
Keith Westfall
Columbus Junction
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Schoonover Drug
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Westchester
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Washington Punty
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Ed Bean
Evening Journal
Angus Field
West Liberty
Squire Hhoppe
Wolf's Flower Shop
India
Wales
M&m
Distributors & Importers
East Nat’l. Bank
Longjohns
West Side Square
Pastry Shop
Dial
Sparklers
Joson Fog
Worthmore
Walgreen
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Tulsy
Polaroid
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