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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1972
Page
5
Local social news notes visitors and gatherings across Richland Fairfield and Kalona including Marvin Cox hospital visit and family weekends. Mentions Chalupa Siahet Mike Sen Save bat Girls of Brighton and birthdays Trent’s first. Remodeling at Richland Friends church and Midwest Speed Sale Co horse sale Kalona.
In Crawfordsville on Friday afternoon Ralph Bauer was laid to rest in Washington after a long friendship with the Mildred family. Attendees included Kenneth Cherryholmes, various local residents, and a procession of visitors from nearby towns. The American Legion meeting featured remarks on life insurance and program updates, with reports of donations and purchases for hospital equipment and firing squad uniforms.
Tammera Renee Landon daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Landon of Brighton celebrated her first birthday Sunday afternoon at the Stagers family home in Richland. Attending were aunts Jeanne and Rhonda, Angel Stagers, great grandfather 0 C Stagers, her parents and baby sister Deanna. Ice cream and cake were served. Other local items note Merle Mathias drove to Ottumwa and visited daughter in law Dennis Mathias arriving from Germany. Dennis expected back later this month. Raymond Swartzwelter drove to Marshalltown to visit hospitalised Glen Jay and wife, celebrating their anniversary from separate hospitals. Carroll Morgan and Ralph Nordyke's couples joined Friday evening. Bill Sable visited Monday with Marvin Wymore and family of Agency.
Washington County farmers and bankers are invited to a one day Farm Credit School at the YMCA Community Room on March 9 from 9 30 to 3. Herb Howell Extension Farm Management Specialist will cover credit role sources the three R s in credit management using financial statements cash flow budgeting and a workshop. County Extension Director Jim Frier says the program is among the most useful Extension offerings this winter and urges attendance.
Former congressman John Schmidhauser spoke at Fort Madison to the Iowa Education Association panel, urging replacement of property taxes as school funding. He called for closing major tax loopholes and rejecting a value added tax, arguing it would raise the burden on lower and middle income Americans.
MGM presents Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler production in Metrocolor of Jimmy Breslin’s gangster spoof. Jerry Orbach Leigh Taylor-Young Jo Van Fleet Lionel Stander Robert De Niro star with Irwin Winkler and James Goldstone directing from Waldo Salt screenplay. cast includes Beppo the Dwarf Big Jelly Water Buffalo and others in colorful roles.
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