Army Reserve drive gains headway with Hemken pitch and display
Lt Col D D Hemken promotes the army reserve in Williams Iowa highlighting pay as insurance, a possible armory expansion, and a display of over 50 antique cars. He aims to recruit 40 members as a local unit faces possible dissolution and economic impact. The display runs at Perdock's and the square's south side.
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Washington
Army Reserve
D.D. Hemken
Williams
the Evening Journal
D. D. Hemken
Iowa
U. S. Army Reserve
Hemken
394
Perdock’s
Mushroom hunter reports record find and harvest count
Richard Waltman brought a large yellow mushroom seven inches across the sponge portion to the Journal office. He said he found 100 of the motels during his hunt last evening, a notable exception amid a slower mushroom season.
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Richard Waltman
Waltman
Journal
Mid-Prairie approves $700 raise for teachers
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education approved a 1975 76 salary settlement raising the base pay from 7600 to 8300 dollars with an average teacher pay hike of 11.6 percent. The decision was taken at a recent special meeting Monday night.
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Wellman
Mid-Prairie Board of Education
Mid-Prairie Board
Social Security Benefit Rise Sets June Checks Higher
An 8 percent monthly boost for 35 million Social Security and SSI recipients was made official. The higher payment applies to June benefits, payable in July checks, and marks the first such increase in years.
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Washington
UPI
Weather warms through Saturday with low 50s tonight
A clear pattern continues with a warming trend through Saturday as temperatures rise from the low 50s tonight to near 80 by Saturday. Southeast winds around 10 mph persist tonight.
Fort Madison Prison Normalcy Amid Tense Aftermath
Iowa official Kevin Burns says operations at Fort Madison State Penitentiary have returned to normal after May disturbances. He notes lingering risk of sudden violence, with 670 inmates in maximum security and prior inmate protests over grievances.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Social Services
Kevin Burns
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Burns
Lou Brewer
Brewer
Lawmakers Move to Unseat Rep Lyle Stephens in Des Moines
Democratic House leaders pushed a 53-44 vote to oust Rep Lyle Stephens after a five hour contest debate. The panel recommended voiding 43 absentee ballots from health care residents, declaring James Spradling the winner by seven votes and signaling Stephens’s removal pending seating of Spradling.
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Des Moines
UPI
Democratic House
Lyle Stephens
Plymouth County
Stephens
Spradling
Dale Cochran
House
Claire Steele
Notary Republics
Polk County District Court
Edgar Bittle
R-West
Bittle
Steele
Washington Municipal Band Plans Memorial Day Rehearsal
Members of the Washington Municipal Band will meet for rehearsal Monday at 8 p.m. in the junior high school building. All members are urged to attend as the band prepares its Memorial Day program and the coming summer concert season.
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Washington Municipal
Memorial funds finance improvements at Lake Darling Youth Center
The Lake Darling Youth Center near Lake Darling, founded in 1950, gets new facilities funded by memorial gifts honoring A. J. Steinbeck R. E. Arthur and R. B. DeLa. Additions include a staff desk, a new kitchen in the lodge, and expanded cabins. Dr. A. C. Peterson oversees reservations as a long-time supporter.
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Washington
Midwest Bible Camp
Christian Churches of Iowa
Friends
A. J
Steamer
Steinbeck
Rubio
R. E
Bob) Arthur
R. B
Bud) DeLa
A. C. Peterson
Peterson Long
L. P. Guy
Brighton
Fairfield
YMCA
YWCA
A.C. Peterson
Jerry King
Journal
Two Riverside Men Plead Guilty In OMVUS Charges
Two rural Riverside men Richard J. Frank 23 and Vern A Veggy 63 pleaded guilty in District Court to drink driving charges. Judge William Cahill fined each 300 dollars plus costs, revoked licenses, and ordered attendance at a drinking drivers school. Veggy received a 30 day jail sentence suspended and placed on probation under counselor Bob Gray.
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Richard J. Frank
Vern A. Veggy
William Cahill
Cahill
OMVAS
Yeggy
Bob Gray
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