Parental Guidance Sought for Needle Park Film
Washington readers debate the film Panic in Needle Park showing at the State Theatre with letters urging parental guidance and a lowered rating for junior high access. Supporters say the movie highlights drug problems and offers value for mature audiences while critics worry about sex violence and youth impact.
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Needle Park
The
Washington Evening Journal
State Theater
Panic In Needle Park
Seek Bernard Creech Former Army Buddy Located
Involving a reader seeking Bernard Creech last known at RFD Harper Iowa. They request help from the paper to locate him as no contact has occurred in 15 years and a visit to Michigan State is planned. The inquirer provides a current address in Grand Ledge Michigan 48837 for contact.
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Bernard Creech
RFD
Harper, Iowa
L M Boyd Q&A Notes and Miscellany Reflections
A column by L M Boyd offers a blend of quips, trivia, and social commentary ranging from tomatoes and reputation to historical selves. It weaves in historical dates such as 1834 and mentions figures like Davy Crockett and Michelangelo while riffing on culture, direction, surgeries, gambling losses, and a telephone-like catalog of publishing details.
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Ann
J. Thomas Davenport
Davy Crockett
Rebekahs Hold Meeting Ahead of Kalona Convention
Kalona Rebekah Lodge met in the Odd Fellow hall with fifteen members. Kay Kaalberg presided as noble grand. District 92 convention planning discussed for March 25. Social committee named for March 17. Roll of Honor presented. Essay and poster contests sponsored by Alpha Club featured junior winners Maggie Eash and Sheila.
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Eugene Way Kalona
Kalona Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow Hall
Kay Kaalberg
Noble Grand
District 92
Robert Hartley
Roland Maxwell
Jack Guengerich
Charles Smith
Guengerich
Paul Baumert
Eugene Way
Kalona
Alpha Club
Maggie Eash
Sheila
Randy Peiffer undergoes appendectomy at Mercy Hospital
Keota Iowa report notes Randy Peiffer son of Mr and Mrs Charles Peiffer had surgery Thursday afternoon for an appendectomy at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Other local social notes include visits, parties, and community events across Keota County with multiple residents attending gatherings at Kinross, Sigourney, and Kalona.
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Paul Sievert Keota
A.I. FitzSimmons
Pam Singleton
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Earl Parke
St. Louis
Grace Parke
Randy Peiffer
Charles Peiffer
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Frank B. Peiffer
Floyd Maule
Vera McDowell
Stanley
Merle Kirkpatrick
Kinross
Raymond Herr
John Herr
Natalie
Forrest Green
Ralph Herr
Stan
Dick Stewart
Holiday Inn
Interstate 80
Stewart
Tillie Henry
Lorene Henry
James
Leo Greiner
Gene Heisdorffer
Waldo Miller
Norbert Greiner
Chester Vail
Mae Horning
Hazel Dawson
Dean Epperly
Williamsburg
Galen Weaver
Rosella Tinnes
Esther Lee
Ottumwa
Linda Striegel
Amy Hudson
Christian Circle
Genevieve Lyle
Adeline Klein
Cedar Rapids
Arizona
Leon Greiner
Ft. Knox
Ft. Leonard Wood
Raymond Doud
James Greiner
Dave Taylor
Washington
Karen Minks
Hubert
Gwendolyn Luers
WSCS
Freemont
Richland Events Include Markets Contests and Club Meetings
Ben Young Farm Market hosted a Whole Hog Sausage Day on March 2 drawing a good crowd. Wilford Lock won the marble contest and 20 silver dollars. Hog guessing prize went to Jerry Hartnell of Rubio with a 1430 pound hog and a 1428 guess winning 10 dollars. Various groups met March 2 to discuss clubs and Bible study with ongoing events through March and into May.
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Don Long Richland
Ben Young
Wilford
Clara Nordyke
Hildred Harken
Dickeys Prairie Home Cafe
The
Rubio Friends Church
Don Bishop
Iowa
Button Club
Ferne Ray
Glen Clubb
Lyle Glandon
Rothkaew Kesavadhana
Sigourney
Ruby Hendrickson
Matilda Nordyke
Harmony Circle
Methodist Church
Cora Heilman
Russell Parsons
Mildred Hadley
Jr. Snyder
Louise Baca
St. Patricks Day
Nature Magazine
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Washington, Iowa
Richard Peterson
Elizabeth Zieglowsky
E. K. Schlapkohl
Tom Pace
Earnest G. Beemblossom
Jeff Olson
Edward F. Collins
Marlene Vogel
M. Gabrielle Hagerty
Joyce Marie
Sharon Redlinger
D. A. Dunlap
Dave Levy
Student Council
Steve Goff
Tom Coon
Pam McClure
Nancy
E. Scott
L. M. Boyd
Turkey
Michelangelo
Buonarroti
Buonarroto
Walla Walla
California
Las Vegas
Lloyds of London
Loyds
David Brinkley
U.S
Sweden
P. O
Fort Worth
Washington Seong
Journal
North Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
Henry Barber
Sluggo
Iman
Blondie
MR. Dithers
Dagwood
Rebekahs Hald
Mercy
Pewitt
Sharon Wright
James Yoder
Janie Escher
Tracy Ann Fry
Jimmy Woodin
Kalona Savings Bank
Red Cross
English River Township
Mark Swartzendruber
Washington County
John Christner
Christner
Jacob Borntrager
Leslie Hostetler
Gerald Britton
Arthur Kauffman
Norma Bontrager
Donald Kolos
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Kalona United Methodist Church
Darwin Jones
Vernon Stagner
Paul Swank
the Cross
Lambert Neill
Emerson Swartzendruber
Swank
Alva Kepler
Merrill Maske
Richard Beckley
Linus Patterson
Young’s Market
Richland
Bonar’s Ark
Lonicken
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