YWCA Offers Summer Swim Classes And Life Saving Course
YWCA announces an eight week summer swim program starting June 13 with sessions on Tuesday and Friday mornings afternoons and evenings through early August. A Junior Life Saving class for girls 11 plus will be taught by Mrs Carroll Kenney. Registration is at the YWCA desk or by calling 653 2594 with office hours limited to Tuesdays and Fridays in June July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W.C.A
Carroll Kenney
Max Owens
Harlan Neuhart
Harlan Neuvhart
Richard Schiebel
Caroll Kenney
County youth eligible for special olympics
Vicki Moore a Crawfordsville 15 year old is one of 18 handicapped Iowa youths eligible for competition in the National Special Olympics in Los Angeles Thomas McKee Iowa Special Olympics director announced a fund drive to raise 3500 to send the group to the national meet The Iowa youths ages 12 to 21 were winners in the May 11 state olympics where 607 youngsters competed Vicki competed in the broad jump and 30 yard dash at the state meet and took first in the latter event
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Vicki Moore
Howard Moore Jr
Crawfordsville
Iowa
Los Angeles
Thomas McKee
McKee
U.S
Canada
France
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Vicki
Brighton Seeks Girls for Junior Jets Softball Team
The Junior Jets girls softball team is being organized in Brighton for girls aged 8 to 15. Interested players should sign up Saturday at Mrs. Jan Mullikin home from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A $2 entry fee applies.
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Brighton
Jan Mullikin
Des Moines Council Moves Toward Barking Ban on Dogs
City Council gives preliminary approval to a measure banning dog barking amid lighthearted debate. Residents debate duration to define criminal barking and penalties for owners, with city attorneys doubting enforceability.
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DES Moines
UPI
Alice Cunningham
Richard Olson
Junior High PTG Elects Beauchamp President Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Mrs. Leo Beauchamp was chosen president of the Junior High Parent-Teacher Group at the Monday evening meeting. Mrs. Jack Trotman served as retiring president.
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Leo Beauchamp
PTG
Jack Trotman
Livestock Markets Report From Joliet Des Moines and Chicago
Markets show cattle and hog price ranges with declines in steers and butchers. Joliet notes declines in steer and heifer values, Des Moines reports active trade with steady to lower butchers and steady sows, and Chicago references a grain range as part of market coverage.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Wallace on milk diet amid recovery from assassination attempt
Governor George C. Wallace, recovering from the May 15 assassination attempt, is on a milk diet and increasing activity. Doctors at Holy Cross Hospital report his legs remain essentially unchanged with some involuntary movement, while bowel activity improves and he tolerates more liquids.
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Silver Spring
UPI
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Billy Joe Camp
Billy Graham
May 23 celebrates Burnside and historic events
Almanac notes May 23 1972 as the 144th day with Mercury and Jupiter visible in the morning and Venus Mars Saturn in the evening. It recalls Civil War general Ambrose Burnside born May 23 1824 and historic items from 1701 Kidd hanging to 1965 OCI force in Dominican Republic. Eichmann capture and trial are mentioned with 1939 Squalus sinking.
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Venus
Mars
Saturn
Ambrose Burnside
William Kidd
London
New Hampshire
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Tel Aviv
Eichmann
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Charles L Mapel 65 Found Dead in Ainsworth Home
Ainsworth resident Charles L. Mapel 65 died Monday May 22 1972 at his home after being in usual health. The obituary notes no prior illness and lists services to be announced by a local funeral home.
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Charles L. Mapel
Ainsworth
Jones
M.O. Smith
Ainsworth Cemetery
Mr. Mapel
Wellman
Charles Mapel
Mary Ross
Pilotsburg
Kalona
Garna Foster
Eagles and Moose
Iowa City
James
Cherry) Richards
Washington
Keith
South English
Alan
Whiteman Afb
Sedalia
Don Mapel
Lone Tree
LaMar Mapel
Danville
Leon
Summer blooms invite care and color in garden planning
A guide to selecting summer flowers from pots or seed packets, with tips from Iowa State Extension Horticulturist Ben Vance on sowing, maintenance, and plant choices for sun or shade. Also includes an obituary noting the death of Mr. Mapel, detailing birth, family, church and lodge memberships, and survivors.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Daniels Named ABA All Star for Nassau Coliseum Clash
Mel Daniels of the Indiana Pacers, pivotal in the ABA title run, was named to the ABA All Star team. The squad will face the NBA All Stars Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale New York.
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Uniondale
N.Y
UPI
Mel Daniels
Indiana Pacers
Nassau Coliseum
Multiple Community Auctions Listed Across Iowa Dates and Venues
A column lists numerous upcoming sales including May 27 household goods and furniture near Crawfordsville by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hartzell, May 30 closing out sale at Dick & Bill's Produce in Washington, May 31 household goods at the Washington County Fairgrounds, June 3 public auction of electric supplies near Wayland, and recurring weekly auctions at Middletown, Washington Livestock Sales Co, Kalona, Wayland, Smylie-Haupert in Columbus Junction, Wapello, Ollie, and other locales. Addresses, start times, and responsible parties are shown.
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Bank Corner
Crawfordsville
Wayne Hartzell
Dick & Bill’s Produce
West Second St
Washington
Iowa
Dick Powers
Washington County Fairgrounds
Russell Williams
Cynthia Gronert
Wayland State Bank
Wayland
William Roth
Middletown
Burlington
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Kalona Community Auction
Smylie-Haupert Livestock Co
Columbus Junction
Wapello Livestock Sales Inc
Highway
Wapello
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
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Russell
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
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Technicolor
Paramount
Heston
Brynner
Baxter
Robinson DE Carlo- Paget
Derek
the Almanac
Henrik Ibsen
Lowe Brothers
Howard Hess
Mgr
Dial
Lee Goodlander
Richard Nixon
Nikolai Podgorny
Nixon
Vnukovo
Moscow
Jack
West Main
State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Co
Home Office
Bloomington, Ilinois
Journal
TMI
Your Greenhouse
Washington and
Johnson County
Sunnyview Greenhouse
Kalona, Iowa
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