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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
5
Abigail Van Buren publishes letters about marriage doubts marriage transfers and a wife’s intuition regarding a husband’s secretary. Other readers discuss teenage ingratitude parent safety and adopted children facing heritage assignments in school with calls for more sensitive teaching and parental guidance.
The United Presbyterian Home details weekly visits and events. Niece and husband from Columbus Ohio, plus several Illinois guests, call on residents from Tuesday through Friday. Evensong is led by Zelza Buttgen with Martha Glass on piano. New resident Willa Ramsey is introduced alongside sister Mrs Dale Newton. Maryland connections, medical updates, baptisms, and visits from Des Moines and Bettendorf are noted as residents share gatherings and family arrivals.
Curt York, William Perdock and Don Crane of Perdock Inc attended the sixth annual auto body seminar at Grinnell. The event was sponsored by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. An open house follows Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the new Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, UI, tours offered south of the Hospital School on Woolf Avenue Extension in Iowa City.
The Highland High awards night on May 16 recognized National Honor Society members Binnie Brush Jorjean Colthurst Diana Rarick Larry Rice and more. Freshmen Sophomores Juniors and seniors received Perfect Attendance Honor Roll and various departmental honors across athletics music and student council. Diana Rarick received multiple awards including Homemaker of Tomorrow and Citizenship. Pat Kiefer became 1968 69 Student Council president.
The Sacha Club held its Honors Tea at the United Methodist Church parlors on Tuesday evening May 14. Highland Community High School honored students were guests, with Miss Blanche Slemmonson of Buenos Aires as speaker. Memorial Day services are planned for Ainsworth Cemetery with a parade from the school house, Rev. Jerry Richards to speak. Alumni Banquet set for June 1 at the Ainsworth school gym with reservations by May 24.
3M Co unveils Scotch tint Solar Control Film shade that rolls up like a regular shade. It uses an aluminum polyester film to reflect sunlight, reducing heat by 65 percent and glare by 92 percent. Tested in Fresno on 34 motel windows, the shade reportedly created cooler rooms and lower power costs.
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