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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1972
Page
2
A column notes kitchen recipes using apples and mulberries for pies and freezes, plus Riverside Centennial plans with weather hopes and delays on centennial books. It offers a sour cream salad recipe and a quick cottage cheese blend as a low calorie substitute.
The Iowa Women’s Traffic Safety Council joins Iowa Police and Highway Patrol in a statewide appeal urging motorists to drive carefully and defensively from Friday afternoon June 30 through July 4. The notice lists vehicle checks, buckling up, watching signs, obeying speed, leaving room for others, and minimizing distractions. It also invites participation in the council’s safety activities and names officers including president Mrs Ray Stackhouse and treasurer Mrs Dottye Bredimus.
Tickets for all Grand Ole Opry performances are on sale at the Midwest Old Threshers office in Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Jones headlines Friday opener with Hee Haw star and Opry member since 1946. Saturday features Ferlin Husky Dottie West and the Heartaches plus the Stoney Mountain Cloggers and Sammi Smith with LeRoy Van Dyke. Shows run Friday 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday 3:30 and 6 p.m. Sunday 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets $2. Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion Aug 31–Sept 4.
In Birmingham England Dennis Hyman, 54, and 11 other car factory workers won 863,490 in a football pool. Hyman plans to buy a new set of teeth, saying state free NHS dentistry has been painful for two years and he wants better care. The group celebrates their payday with smiles and practical plans.
Past Matrons and their husbands from Ainsworth met Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris for a cooperative supper. Mary McKenna was a guest. They planned no meetings until September 1 and other local visits and travels were noted including several from Iowa and Minnesota families.
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