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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
2
Gloria Pitzer reflects on the generation gap and distrust of the establishment. A humorous, pointed monologue critiques school policies, sex education, taxes, marijuana, and youth attitudes while asserting aging resilience and the idea that society must keep trying until it gets it right.
Keota residents note 4 H girls meeting at Miss Lisa Anderson’s home to plan a centennial float and view slides The article lists numerous social visits and Mother's Day gatherings involving local families and friends across Keota and nearby towns including Clinton Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Washington Muscatine Fairfield and Wellman.
Iowa attorney general opinion says starting July 1 the criminal court may not send 17 year olds to Eldora boys or Mitchellville girls training schools. The majority rights bill allows adults at 18 but the 17 year old may be charged tried and sentenced as an adult. discretion remains with the district court.
The note details Shanna Skubal’s first birthday at the Skubal home with Extended family from Washington and Illinois attending. Others visit and dine with relatives in Columbus Junction and Keota for anniversaries and birthdays. Choir practice and social visits punctuate the week as families travel from Denver Ogallala Batavia and Mt. Pleasant.
The Iowa House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill defining active duty for veterans property tax credits and tightening eligibility. It sets a 120 day active service minimum during war times and ends credits for National Guardsmen trained on active duty. The measure also updates Vietnam and WWII closing dates and faces questions about veterans long ago eligibility.
On theRecord Deeds item lists transfers: Doyle N Brown and wife to Howard Baker and wife West 40 feet of Lot 10 Block 2 Northeast Washington. Ivan H Greene and wife to W Edward Wolfe West 132 feet of Lot 3 Block 9 South Washington. Omer C Strabala to Larry D Reese and wife property along Highway 218 east line and SW quarter section 3-775. Rita Ann Welte to Leonard F Dolezal land spanning Sections 32 77 7 31 77 7 6 76 7 and 5 76 7. Estate of Emma P Shalla to Rita Welte same blocks and sections. Raymond Lloyd Humston and Darlene Roth to Lloyd W Miller and Dorothy L Miller undivided 21 forty-eighths in Lot 5 Block 6 Original Plat Washington. Alma H Meek and Lloyd W Miller and wife to Suzie J Fertig Lot 5 Block 6 Original Plat Washington. David H Holzman and wife to Arthur L Pagitt and wife Lot 10 in SW Washington.
A Waterloo family visit to Mt. Pleasant and Crawfordsville is reported with a weekend gathering at Mrs. Irma Hanft and Ada Spencer. Local events include United Presbyterian Church parents night with poems and photos from Germany and plans for a skating party.
Washington area residents hosted family dinners and Sunday visits across multiple households. Notable gatherings included extended kin from Burlington Mt. Pleasant and Moline, Boys and Girls State orientation for district youth, and health updates on Bob Howell and Wilbur Wheeler.
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