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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
2
Waco High School advances to the state speech contest in Ottumwa March 22 23 after the one act play The Marvelous Playbill earned a Division I rating at Fairfield District Contest. Five Waco students earned Division I ratings: Elizabeth Bergstrom Susan Peterson Terry Neil Galen Hossare Madjid Nader.
Junior high school bands from Washington Mid Prairie and Mt Pleasant will appear at their annual festival Tuesday March 12. The three schools unite to form a massed band for most of the afternoon before a 7 30 p m concert at Washington Junior High School. Directors are Ron Wise Washington Milo Sorden Mt Pleasant Lambert Neill Mid Prairie. Admission is 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults.
Lee Holland, Washington county savings bonds chairman, reports January sales of Series E and H bonds and Freedom Shares in Iowa exceeded December by over 3 million dollars. Iowa totals reached 10,268,006 dollars for nine percent of its 1968 quota, with Washington county at 80,913 dollars for seven percent of its quota.
The Kiwanis club luncheon featured guest ladies from the Heart Fund drive. Wives of members assisted with the drive and attended as guests. Jorge Cruzat, a Rotary exchange student from Chile, spoke. New member Phillip Ottelie received his membership kit and Elwood Bowers was welcomed as a new member.
Mr and Mrs Carlton Mangold win a trip to Miami Florida in a Cres cent Electric Supply Company sponsored contest.
The 1968 amendments reduce work credit requirements for disability benefits. Young workers may qualify with as little as 1 to 6 years of work, depending on age, with benefits payable starting March 1968. About 100 more claimants in the district could receive around $5500 monthly. Inquiry advised at the Burlington social security office.
The Washington Industrial Corporation held its annual stockholders meeting at the Iowa Southern Utilities building. Lee Holland Ted Johnson and Robert Huber were elected to the board of directors. The Secretary Treasurer report was reviewed and discussed. Following the stockholders meeting the directors elected officers for the coming year with Ted Johnson as president William Perdock Richard Weeks as vice presidents Leon Hilfman as secretary and treasurer.
Delmar Ebersole was named Toastmaster of the Year at the local club meeting held Wednesday at Captain's Table. He will compete for the title in Davenport on March 16. Guest speakers from Mid Prairie FFA included Steve Schroeder on Agriculture in Our Economy and Calvin Guengerich on Agriculture's Heritage.
Yesterday admission include Mrs Elmer Patterson of Washington in medical care and Mrs Jessie Kistler of Columbus Junction in medical. Today admissions feature Elmer Bain of Washington in medical and James Sheetz of Keota in surgical care.
Oscar Steele of Riverside was elected president of the Washington County Beef Producers Association at a Wednesday meeting. Ron Ornduff of Ainsworth was named vice president Baxter Friese was chosen secretary-treasurer New directors Dave Bell Keota and Robert Williams Crawfordsville attended their first meeting Retiring members are Robert Carr Wilbur Wright and Allen Stransky.
Sylvia Longer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Longer of Washington R F D 1, has been named a State of Iowa scholarship recipient. She will enter the University of Iowa next September to study medicine after meeting the ACT and college acceptance requirements. In school she has been on the honor roll and active in the girls glee club chorus science club foreign language club and Y teens.
The Mid-Prairie school board awarded contracts totaling 230,578 for additions to the Mid-Prairie high school and an elementary school at Kalona. Schoff Construction Co. of Lisbon will be the general contractor for the two units. No opening date has been set for bids on a new junior high school.
Mrs. Joe Schlatter presented an antiques show and tell program at the Indian Creek Club meeting hosted at the John Robertson home northeast of Briton on Wednesday afternoon. The item history included a note of Scots in World War II nicknamed Ladies from Hell by the Germans.
Evan M Rees and sister Margaret Thom as return from visits in Ohio Indiana Chicago and Big Rock Ill They joined a Cambrian Benevolent Society dinner and concert in Chicago honoring St David on March 2 Joe Knotek returns from Florida with family Jerry Evans to perform at Golden Nugget Las Vegas starting March 14 Evans a former Washington resident is an instrumental group pianist His sister Mrs Richard Chorpening lives in Washington Mrs Ralph Nordyke and two other women visited Mada Dickinson in Richland
The fourth annual Washington county senior men's table tennis tournament will be held at the Washington YMCA on Tuesday evening March 26 at 7 30 p m Open to county men 19 years and older An entry fee of 1 50 covers awards and balls Registration ends March 23 Matches are best of three games double elimination USTA rules apply Practice ping pong table use at 9 p m March 12 and 9 Non members pay 1 to use tables Interested men may return the entry form with fee to the YMCA in Washington by March 23.
City police hold a black and white setter found within the city limits. The dog was wearing a collar and dragging several feet of chain when picked up. Owners are asked to contact the police station to claim the pet.
Washington firemen responded to a grass fire at the Sam Marsh farm about 5 miles south on the Wayland road around 12 30 p m today. The blaze was extinguished before reaching timber. Several acres burned but no buildings were destroyed.
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