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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1976
Page
7
May 23 at 10 a.m. in the United Church will honor five Crawfordsville seniors at a coffee then at 10:30 a.m. worship in the North Building. The honored girls are Jane Hesseltine Regina Richardson Virginia Sands Nancy Davis and Rhonda Slater.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger criticized Congress for passing unworkable legislation affecting the courts and for failing to fund more federal judges. He cited the Speedy Trial Act done over Judicial Conference objections and warned the law would hinder cases like drug runners. He urged legislative–judicial cooperation and noted four years of unmet requests for additional judges. He also noted a 22 percent rise in individual credit card transactions in 1975.
Mr and Mrs Jim Edgar flew to Kansas City for a combined business and pleasure trip from Crawfordsville May 15 returning Thursday They stayed at Crown Center and hosted dinner for friends Wayne and Mrs Latare of Raytown The couple's absence let Scott Susan stay with Wayne and Karen Cherryholmes and grandparents Kenneth and Mrs Cherryholmes Bunch attended United Church Women meeting May Tuesday led by Arlene Fletcher with a Mother's Day prayer and devotions by Ferne Canott The evening highlighted the summer medical offering and its uses Leader Hazel Moorhead assisted by Mildred Cherryholmes Arlene Fletcher Gladys Twinam Helen Thomas and Graham Williams noted examples of gifts Debbie Lowe provided piano music and led group singing Pauline Richardson collected the medical offering After devotionals Debbie Lowe reported Evening Circle activities Upcoming events include a May 23 seniors reception Vacation Bible School June 15 and the June 12 high school alumni banquet served by the women Refreshments were by Jean Fletcher and Ada Spencer Jane Hesseltine named to Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union coaching school at Iowa Central CC August 9-12 Nancy Davis qualified for the state track meet May 21 by winning the discus at Pekin May 10 New Student Council members for 1976-77 include Robert Achen Brenda Edgar and Mark Graber Sharon Erwin named a football cheerleader for next fall Crawfordsville OES met May 12 with Gladys and Haydn Thomas presiding The Season of Love report covered the Masonic Home at Boone Mrs Thomas closed with a Tribute to Mothers Pins for 25-year members to be awarded at the June meeting Refreshments by Mazie Howell Phyllis Sommer Opal Rickey.
At 83 Charlie Conner of Broken Arrow wins the annual Okeene rattlesnake roundup with a 71 inch rattler. He began hunting at 67, uses a snake catcher, and hunts with his son Lyndon February through April. He has never been bitten and avoids tasting the reptiles. The note ends by mentioning the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal at $387 million.
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