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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1971
Page
6
Markets in Des Moines report moderate trade and good demand for hogs from interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Butchers sold 25 cents lower, sows down 10 to 25 cents, as traders weighed supply and buyer interest in the midweek session.
Parsons College in Fairfield Iowa begins the Veterans Educational Training Systems program effective August 1971 to help ex veterans use GI Bill benefits. Participants will work 15 hours weekly at 2.50 dollars per hour on campus renovation projects and may renew the grant each term while maintaining good academic standing. A refresher course, application forms PC 120, and Admissions Office contact details are provided for eligible veterans with skills in trades or auto, carpentry, electrical, and related fields.
Four staff members of the Mount Pleasant Health Institute drug treatment unit resigned amid dissatisfaction with administration policies. Former unit director Jack Schlosser cited forced resignations of Kent Hadley and Fred Stephenson Jr. as triggering his departure. The resignations, funded partly by state and federal sources, leave the program to continued staffing by existing hospital personnel.
Past Chiefs gathered in Brighton on May 11 at Mrs. Stella Lauderdale’s home with co hostesses. Eleven members answered roll call about their Mothers Day activities as Mrs. Tony Meuth led a brief business session. Entertainment included Mrs. Margaret Miller and Mrs. Tony youth with contests and door prize drawn by Mrs. Jace Hoover. Refreshments followed. Next regular meeting set at the hall with Mrs. Doyle Paul and Mrs. Mera Robison assisting. Attendees also noted visits to Keota for dinner and multiple family gatherings around Mothers Day.
UPI notes fluctuating wheat futures with May and Sep contracts moving within narrow ranges. Prices display highs and lows near 160 and 150, with December and March points hovering mid-range as traders weigh supply and demand signals.
In a major environmental experiment Des Moines completes a project using ten tons of recycled crushed glass mixed with asphalt to pave about 150 feet of a service road at the Town State Fairgrounds. Pete Stephano notes glassphalt has been used for parking lots but this is among the first large public trials.
Public auction listings dated May 22 and May 25 outline household goods antique and farm equipment sales at multiple locations including Wayland Fairfield and Washington County Fairgrounds. Names cited include Mr and Mrs Paul Nebel Mrs Lydia Horak Estate and Clarence Samuelson. Start times range from 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm with additional weekly livestock sales listed.
Monday to Wednesday area listings show a dense grid of programs including News Gunsmoke The Carol Burnett Show Laugh-In Twilight Zone The Newlywed Game World Turns Designated Survivor and Children’s programming among others. The page lists multiple channels and time slots with varied genres from news to dramas to game shows.
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