Johnson urges huge conservation push and pollution controls
President Johnson asked Congress to double federal conservation spending to 1.2 billion for the coming fiscal year, mandating state plans to regulate strip mining, outlawing oil discharges within 12 miles of shore, funding waste treatment plants, imposing drinking water standards, boosting air pollution controls, and expanding the transportation secretary's power to curb aircraft noise.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
America
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Secretary of Transportation
ASC opens Saturday office for feed grain signups
The ASC office in Washington will be open Saturday morning March 9 to help farmers sign up for the feed grain program. William Day, office manager, announced the extra hours and noted progress toward enrollment for 1968. The deadline to register is March 15. As of noon Thursday 664 Washington County farms had enrolled, with plans to divert 23,300 acres, about 120 fewer farms than last year.
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ASC
Washington
William Day
Day
Washington County
Local church among honored congregations
The First Christian church of Washington is named among 49 Iowa Disciples of Christ congregations honored for giving more than 15 percent of receipts to the world work budget. The Washington church donated 27.3 percent, while Jefferson’s Central Christian led Iowa at 38.1 percent.
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First Christian Church of
Housing loans offered in rural areas
Farmers Home Administration offers housing loans to purchase previously occupied homes in rural areas and towns of under 5,500 population. Loans may be used to repair remodel or add to a present home. Washington County is served by the office in Sigourney and Norval K Hart visits weekly.
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Farmers Home Administration
Washington County
Sigourney
Norval K. Hart
Washington A Scs
Waco Speech Showcase Highlights One Act Play
Waco High School hosts a speech showcase Monday March 11 at 7 30 featuring the contest one act play The Marvelous Playbill which advances to Ottumwa March 22 23. Four individual contestants including Elizabeth Bergstrom perform entries for state contest while the district play reading occurs in Fairfield March 1. Public admission is charged.
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Olds
Waco High School
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Bergstrom
Iran
Fairfield
Waco
Columbus Ag Meeting Slated on March 13
Columbus Community School to host an agriculture meeting March 13 at 7 30 p m in the vocational ag building. Sponsored by the ag department and adult council the program covers manure handling and finishing buildings for raising swine with input from swine producer John Wall of West Branch and experts Dick Biere Leon Rossiter and Jerry Bell. Farmers are urged to bring questions for the panel.
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Columbus Junction
Vocational Ag
Columbus Community School
John Wall
West Branch
Dick Biere
Leon Rossiter
Jerry Bell
Keota approves mandatory town garbage pickup ordinance
Keota town council votes to require every household to have trash picked up by a licensed contractor. The ordinance bans burning and assigns Oskaloosa Sanitation Service for 1.50 dollars per month billed quarterly, with commercial establishments to be contacted separately. Pickup starts April 1.
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Keota
A. Neerel
Fbininde
Algo
Carer
Oskaloosa Sanitation Service
Highland Board Meeting Notice In Riverside
The Highland Board schedules a regular meeting at Highland Community School in Riverside on Monday March 11 at 7 30 p m. The notice appears in local publication for community officials and residents to attend and participate.
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Highland Board
Highland Community School
Riverside
Faith Baptist Church Schedule and Invitation
Faith Baptist Church announces 10 30 worship 6 00 youth groups and 7 00 evening service. Dial 3 4462 for information. A closing verse proclaims God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Students named to Iowa symposium
Iowa City report lists Mid-Prairie and Washington High School students among those chosen for the U S Army Iowa Science Engineering and Humanities Symposium at the University of Iowa April 18 20 Teachers Floyd Woods of Washington and S Statler of Wellman will join Thomas Logan and Cindy McCall from Washington and D Glen Bush Myron Ropp from Mid-Prairie on the attendee list Selection was based on grades teacher recommendations and counselor input The event aims to promote science study connect science and humanities and expose top students to university labs and papers The symposium enters its sixth year with sponsors including Collins Radio Company Deere and Company Northwestern Bell and others Director T R Porter leads the project
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Iowa City
Mid - Prairie
Washington
Iowa
Illinois
U. S. Army - Iowa
University of Iowa
Floyd Woods
S. Statler
Wellman
Thomas Logan
Cindy McCall
D. Glen Bush
Myron Ropp
U of I
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Deer and Company
Moline
Iowa Light and Power Company
Des Moines
Hecht
Kelsey - Hayes Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa - I Illinois Gas and Electic Company
Davenport
T. R. Porter
Seed development talk at Washington Rotary meeting
Myles Englestad of Northrup King and Co spoke at the Washington Rotary noon meeting, detailing seed corn history and experimental plots managed by Northrup King. Introduced by Bill Sitler, with guests Robert Brewer of Washington, Pat Morris of Washington High School, and Rotarian Emil Hessel schwerdt from Kalona in attendance.
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Myles Englestad
Northrup
King and Co
Washington Rotary
Englestad
Yent
Northrup - King
Bill Sitler
Robert Brewer
Washington
Pat Morris
Washington High School
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Mary Curly Named U S Consultant for SECDC Iowa City
Mary Curly of Washington is named among 20 consulting teachers for a year with the Special Education Curriculum Development Center at the University of Iowa. Consultants, local teachers, will meet four times yearly on campus to refine content and teaching methods for classrooms serving mentally retarded students and monthly with district teachers.
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Iowa City
Mary Curly
Washington
SECDC
University of Iowa
U of I
Iowa
Washington High DE students to state meet in Des Moines
Distributive Education students from Washington High School travel to Des Moines March 11 and 12 for the state leadership conference and contests at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Ralph S. Bartett leads the local group. chaperones are Hubert Lehrer and Lynn Blanchard.
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Washington High School
Des Moines
Ralph S. Bartett
Fort Des Moines
Easter Seal campaign opens with Hughes kickoff
Governor Harold Hughes starts the 1968 Easter Seal drive by giving the first contribution to the state campaign. Eight year old Lynne Vogel, Easter Seal Sweetheart, from Gilbertville Iowa, has two disabling conditions and attends Immaculate Conception School. Herb Plambeck of WHO Radio TV serves as 1968 State Easter Seal Chairman, in his second year. The fund supports speech and physical therapy, loan equipment, braces, wheelchairs, and Camp Sunnyside residential camp, with a goal of 300000 dollars, mostly for Iowa handicapped.
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Harold Hughes
Lynne Marie Vogel
Robert Vogel
Gilbertville
Iowa
Lynne
Immaculate Conception
Herb Plambeck
WHO Radio
WHO - TV
Camp Sunnyside
Morning Sun resident Mrs Alfred Coon dies at home
Alfred Coon of Morning Sun died Thursday in Morning Sun Manor in the Morning Sun community. Funeral is Saturday at 1 30 pm at Morning Sun Presbyterian church with Pierce Funeral Home in charge. Burial at Indian Creek Cemetery near Columbus Junction. Surviving are husband Alfred Jr and daughter Helen Gustafson. Mabel Westerbeck is noted as his wife.
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Morning Sun Presbyterian
Pierce Funeral Home
Indian Creek
Columbus Junction
Mabel Westerbeck
Alfred Coon
Morning Sun
Alfred Jr
Helen Gustafson
Mediapolis
Keokuk Democratic Women to Meet in Sigourney
A special meeting of the Democrat Womens Club will be held Tuesday evening March 19 at 7 30 p m at the Town House in Sigourney. All interested are urged to attend. 1968 officers elected: president Mary Greiner vice president Opal Rohloff secretary Gertrude Rice treasurer Clarice Colbert.
Mid-Prairie approves Kalona and Mid-Prairie schools bids
The Mid-Prairie Community School District opened sealed bids for additions to Kalona Elementary and Mid-Prairie High School. Schaff Construction Company of Lisbon won general contracting at 158,328, with other bids ranging up to 200,375. Mechanical bids led by R. M. Boggs Company at 48,664 and electrical by Glass Electric at 23,586. Total accepted bids for both projects 230,578, under estimates by 19,500. Construction to begin when weather allows. Bond sale for 1,175,000 dollars awarded to Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Becker and Downie, Inc. at an average rate of 4.393 percent through 1968. Five bids were submitted.
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Board of Education
Mid - Prairie Community
Kalona
Mid - Prairie
Schaff Construction Company
Lisbon
Iowa
John Eggers Bilt Homes
Norwalk
Spencer Construction Company
Spencer
Earl R. Wood & Son
Ainsworth
Dunlap and Sons
Iowa City
Thompson Construction Company
R. M. Boggs Company
Boyd & Rummelhart
Laren Company
Glass Electric Company
Perry
Jackson Electric
W. J. Miller
Landgrebe Electric
Vinton
Guengerich Electric
We1tman
Iowa- Des Moines National Bank
Becker and Downie, Inc
Marriage license and house entry reported in local notes
Washington County Clerk issues license to Gary Francis Goldwin and Cheryl Ann Walker. A Brighton residence was entered through a bathroom window. a cedar chest and closet were ransacked. Funeral services for Anthony Franzen conducted at St James Catholic Church with burial at St Joseph's Cemetery East Pleasant Plain.
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Washington County
Gary Francis Goldwin
Route 1
Warroad
Minn
Cheryl Ann Walker
Kalona
Lola Palmer
Brighton
Barbara Arnold Turns 106 In Wayland Birthday
Mrs Barbara Arnold of Wayland marks her 106th birthday noting no special observance due to health. She had been in unusually good health until the past year, despite recent ailments.
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Barbara Arnold
Wayland
Hospital Record Card Notes Admissions and Dismissals
Hospital record lists admitted yesterday Mrs Dale Wood burn Washington surgical. Dismissed today are Wendell Timmins Washington Robert Ritz Washington Mrs Virgil Hagist and daughter Keota.
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Dale Woodburn
Washington
Surgical
Wendell Timmins
Robert Ritz
Virgil Hagist
Keota
Local brief notes on visits birthdays and honors
Mr and Mrs B B Bordwell returned Thursday afternoon from a three week vacation in McAllen Texas. Rev Dr Vernon Elgin returned Thursday evening from New Haven Conn where he attended a ministers conference at Yale Divinity School and the Disciples House Program. Mark Genkinger celebrated his eighth birthday on Thursday March 7 and his brother Michael turned six on January 31. Mary Lucille Martin earned a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene during the winter term commencement Friday March 8. Kenneth Weidner had eye surgery Thursday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and is a patient in room 308 likely to remain several weeks.
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Vernon Elgin
New Haven
Conn
Yale Divinity School
Disciples House
Elgin
Dave Everetts
Washington
Yale
Gary Marshall
Divinity School
Mark Genkinger
Jack Genkinger
Michael
Mary Lucille Martin
Ralph Martin
University of Oregon
Eugene
Kenneth Weidner
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Keokuk County Democrats Set Precinct Caucuses
The Democratic State Central Committee announces precinct caucuses statewide on Monday March 25 at 8 p.m. In Keokuk County caucus sites include Adams Schmidt home Benton Knight home Clear Creek Morris home East English River Bash school West English River Miller home Jackson Town Hall East Lafay ette VFW hall Keota Harper Town Hall West Lafayette West Lancaster Cassens Colbert Liberty Hayes home North Plank Greiner home South Plank Yaeger home East Prairie Thornberg Township West Prairie Douglas home Richland Harras home Sigourney township Lula Atwood home Sigourney wards John Cassen Aldrich Aldrich home Edmundson home fourth ward Devine home Steady Run Martinsburg Town Hall Van Buren Voting House Warren Delta City Hall Washington Sand ers home What Cheer Community Center.
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Keota
Democratic State Central Committee
Keokuk County
Adams
Car Schmidt
Benton
Dan Knight
Clear Creek
Deane Morris
East English River
Bash
West English River
Harry Miller
Jackson
Ollie Town
East Lafayette
West Lafayette
Harper Town Hall
West Lancaster
John Cassen
Clarence Aldrich
Third Ward
Gene Edmundson
Dan Devine
Martinsburg Town Hall
van Buren Township
Warren
Delta City Hall
Washington
Floyd
Eva Sanders
What Cheer
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Evening Journal
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Rev
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World Baptist General Conference
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U. S
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Peace Corps
Supe
Clude Hubert Lehrer
Lynn Blanchard
Shirley Banks
Ron _ Brown
Mike Walker
Betty Jo Brown
Jan Martindale
D. E
Pat McCandless
Nancy Whalen
Alfred Coons
Keokuk
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Lenny C. Bates
Phi Chi Omega
Phillip J. McConnell
Psi Omega
John A. Wiliams
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Our
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mrs
B. B. Bordwell
McAllen
Texas
Keokuk Co
Demos
Wag
East
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Highway 6 West
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