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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
4
A compact chronicle of snippets and reflections including a moral note on profane speech, musings on driving safety across eras, a Salt Lake Tribune piece on shifting food aid and surpluses, and assorted clippings about anti American sentiment, a pricing scare, a typographical error, and a neighbor's apology across papers.
Iowa scholars report that between 1961 and 1964 the two state training schools at Eldora for boys and Mitchellville for girls admitted 2329 juveniles and discharged 2396, averaging 1178 passes per year. Commitments rose from 223 in 1950 to 502 in 1964, shortening stays to keep population normal and risking more parole and aftercare needs.
HAM FISHER reports that 1961 to 1964 saw a 31 percent rise in inmate throughputs at two Iowa training schools while resident numbers remained steady. Turnover climbed from 143 percent to about 200 percent, indicating more children were treated without increasing total in residence.
A local IRS column provides plain language answers to common tax questions. Topics include filing status for spouses, when to use short form 1040A, claiming dependents, common law marriages, sick pay deductions, medical expense thresholds, severance pay, sales tax deductions, farm withholdings, claiming a student as a dependent, stock sale cost bases, capital gains reporting, home sale rules, mortgage interest deductions, and who may deduct payments. The piece also includes historical context and notes on juvenile training schools costs in Iowa.
The World Day of Prayer service was held at the Ainsworth Methodist Church with activities for children led by Mrs. Raymond Lasek and Mrs. Richard McFarland. Adults participated under the guidance of several members, a benediction by Burke McCreedy, and a $42 collection split between Christian Life and Missions at Home and Overseas Ministry.
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