Real estate taxes due with penalties details
Beginning today real estate and personal property taxes for 1972 can be paid at the county treasurer's office here. Taxpayers have from March 1 until June to pay their taxes without penalty. Special city assessments for streets and sewers are payable without penalty until April 1. Penalties are .75 per cent per month. Two men sought in West Burlington shooting at the Coral Tavern during an attempted robbery wounding 65 year old Robert Adolphson. Iowa Commission postpones Northwestern Bell rate hearing from March 6-10 to March 24-? at ICC Des Moines offices due to staff workload.
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West Burlington
UPI
Coral Tavern
Robert Adolphson
Adolphson
Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
van Nostrand
ICC
Commission
Monticello Man Killed in Anamosa Highway Head-On Crash
A 33 year old Monticello man Keith Lubbock died at the scene in a head-on collision with Larry Ottem 32 of Anamosa on U S 151 one mile north of Anamosa. Ottem was hospitalized with injuries. Lubbock's wife Carol Ann 33 and daughter LuAnn 11 were also injured and treated in fair condition.
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Anamosa
UPI
Monticello
U.S. 151
Keith Lubbock
Larry Ottem
Ottem
Jem
Lubbock
Carol Ann
LuAnn
Chamber Names Bill Whittenberg New Manager
Newly named Washington Chamber of Commerce Manager Bill Whittenberg began his duties today and outlined a mid March membership drive as the top priority. The 35 year old former St. Paul Park resident came for a local Albia restoration tour and will be joined by his wife Myrna and children after the school term ends.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Bill Whittenberg
Whittenberg
St. Paul Park
Iowa Approves Mississippi River Bridge Takeovers
The Iowa Highway Commission voted 5-0 to take over the Clinton Mississippi River bridge and authorize bonds of 5.3 million to finish an unfurnished span. A Sabula Savanna bridge also approved for state takeover with a 450 thousand sale price financed by bonding and toll bridge authority.
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Bondingander
Iowa
Toll Bridge Authority
Manslaughter Case Heads to Court in March
Robert Lee Farley faces a Monday jury trial in district court over a Oct 30 1971 traffic crash near Mt Pleasant that killed Dwight David Shahan. Change of venue moved case from Henry County amid sentiment concerns. Henry County Attorney Gary L Wiegel prosecutes with Judge Morrison presiding. A Friday hearing will decide if blood test results on possible intoxication are admissible.
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Robert Lee Farley
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Farley
David L. McCord
Leonidas Shahan
Shahan
Dwight David
Gary L. Wiegel
Morrison
Washington approves emergency water rate hike for tower and mains
Iowa city council boosts water charges by about 45.5 percent to fund a new elevated tank and 12 inch mains after engineers deem the project an emergency. Bonds will be repaid from water revenues over 21 years with IRS and Wage-Price Board approval.
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Washington
John C. Owen
Iowa
Ralph Martin
Owen
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
IRS
Nancy Vittetoe in Iowa Pork Queen Contest at Waterloo
Nancy Vittetoe competes in the State Pork Queen Contest during the Iowa Pork Producers Convention in Waterloo March 1–2. The judging at the Ramada Inn includes a five to ten minute pork promotion, questions, appearance, and poise. Vittetoe, a Iowa State University sophomore from Washington county, hails from Rural Route 1 and attends Vogue Butterick fashion board activities.
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Nancy Vittetoe
Waterloo
Iowa
Miss Vittetoe
Edwin Vittetoes
Route 1
Washington
Iowa State University
Ames
Vogue Butterick
Willow Hall
Iowa Senate stalls $28 million Vietnam bonus bill
The Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee delayed action on a proposed $28 million Vietnam jar bonus fund for veterans. Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen and Senate Minority Leader Clifton Lamborn pressed for quick passage, but financing details and eligible service dates remained under study as Gov. Ray floated a surtax option. About 74,000 Iowa servicemen could qualify, with a maximum $500 per veteran.
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Robert D. Ray
Ray
Jepsen
Lamborn
Senate
Iowa
Albia Visit Sparks Albia Style Revival in Washington
A seven car caravan of Washington businessmen visited Albia on Tuesday to study Albia’s building restoration and its boost to retail trade. Included was Bill Whittenberg, new Washington chamber manager, with Jim Bash noting many wives joined the trip. Logan Cain outlined Albia’s project and Bash said Washington could form a nonprofit to hire an architect and maintenance contractor for a similar plan in spring.
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Albia
Iowa
Bill Whittenberg
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Jim Bash
Washington
Logan Cain
Bash
FHA Members to Attend Iowa State Conference 1972
The 1972 Iowa Future Homemakers of America convention runs March 3–4 at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines. Theme Decisions and You. Washington chapter delegates Roberta Davidson and Jane Blieu with advisor Miss Mary Atwood attend as ushers. Paul Devin will keynote. Louisa Liddell will conduct part of meeting. Friday banquet features Diane Hanson national VP central region. Kay Bruce will entertain. There are 178 Iowa chapters with about 7000 members.
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Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Roberta Davidson
Jane Blieu
Washington
FHA
Mary Atwood
Iowa
Paul Devin
Callanan
Louisa Liddell
Washington, D.C
Diane Hanson
Central Region
Stewartville
Minn
Kay Bruce
Hastings
Cold Wave and Freezing Rain Travel Advisory
A cold wave for today and tonight brings freezing rain in the east and south, changing to snow by evening. snow ends tonight. Temperatures fall with lows from zero to 5 below in the northwest to 10 to 15 below in the southwest. Clouds decrease Thursday with highs from the single digits northwest to the 20s southeast.
McCreedy Earns Top Pork Awards in Iowa Honors
Wilfred McCreedy of Ainsworth is one of 17 Iowa farmers honored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association in Waterloo for outstanding pork industry contributions. He was named a 1971 Master Swine Producer and Pork All-American, the sole recipient in district nine, with a 500 acre operation producing over 1000 hogs yearly. He will speak at the IPPA meeting and attend the national Pork Producers meeting in Kansas City March 21 23.
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Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Iowa Pork Producers Association
McCreedy
IPPA
Waterloo
Journal
Iowa
Washington County
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Karen
Gary
Dale
Jil
Nancy
Barrow
Yoder Feeds
Pork Association
Mike Ford
National Pork Producers Meeting
Kansas City
Dick Lammers
Maurice
Lucien Harryman
Manson
Robert Jacot
St. Ansgar
Sylvester
Red
Draft registrants to use new forms
Mrs Louise Engel secretary of the local draft board says new Selective Service forms require registrants to list three nonfamily contacts with addresses who will know their address at all times. Previously only one contact was requested and remembered, so three may create more confusion.
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Louise Engel
Engel
Start Local Chapter of Kidney Foundation in Washington County
Several Washington County residents met Monday to form a chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Iowa. State Director John Davis attended. a charter is sought and Mrs. Harry Levy will be temporary chair. Membership is $5. Donor cards promotion aims to boost Iowa transplants. write P O Box 428 Iowa City IA or call Mrs. Levy for cards and kits.
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Washington County
The
Kidney Foundation of
Iowa
John Davis
Harry Levy
Kidney Foundation
P.O
Iowa City
Levy
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