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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
5
Abigail Van Buren counsels a 21 year old wife to remove the bachelor renter if she is worried about him while her husband is away for four months. The note outlines three other reader questions about a birthday card from a secretary and an estranged relationship between a widow and her daughter over an illegitimate past.
Iowa State University Extension Safety Specialist Norval Wardle advises a separate wiring circuit for the water pump to keep pressure during a fire. Install frost-free hydrants 30 to 40 feet from buildings and keep a hose ready. He notes 85 percent of barns and over 60 percent of homes that catch fire burn completely and urges farmers to update water supplies.
Riverside residents prepare July 4 celebrations with VFW Auxiliary planning the town event and parade chairmanship assigned. The Riverside area ball grounds light removal by local men is noted as Pailloter Implement sold the diamond. A church circle covers book study dates and officer duties. Dyann Doerres and Ronald Rath to wed March 30 at St Marys Lone Tree with reception to follow.
The 1968 Annual Agricultural Credit Conference sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association and Iowa State University will be held March 19 and 20 in Ames. The first session at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Union will cover policy problems in farm production potential. Leo B. Mayer of ISU will discuss. The two day event addresses bargaining power, grain harvesting and storage, and cash flow in loan evaluation. A banquet follows day one and lunch is served March 20. Registration is $10, including meals. Contact H. B. Howell, East Hall, ISU, Ames 50010.
March 6 updates from Wayland show Mrs. Ben Boese returning to Moundridge after illness in her mother Mrs. Mabel Rinner, with Mrs. Harris Boese staying in her place. A long list of local visits and social events follows including bridal showers for Kenneth Leichty, family gatherings in Burlington and Mt. Pleasant, and preparations for Joanne Wenger’s nurse training in Colorado. Also reported: World Day of Prayer drew about 130 attendees from multiple local churches with a $166.80 offering, and Adaline Mathieu of Wayland underwent emergency surgery in Illinois after a strangulated hernia while visiting relatives.
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