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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1972
Page
5
As Thanksgiving nears, school children bring home images of plump brown turkeys with autumn tail feathers. Experts say modern birds are white with drooping tails due to breeding improvements. Iowa State University Extension poultry specialist Robert Hasiak explains the shift from wild brown turkeys to the tender, plump birds common today.
Iowa licensees face Sunday closures on New Year's Eve as law requires selling stops at 1 a.m. Sunday with openings possible on Monday at 6 a.m. Officials urge legislative action and discuss related price posting and minimum markup questions, while a turkey carving guide appears in a separate note.
Ninety 4-H members earned green ribbon awards for completing the 1972 reading program by reading and reporting on six books. Reports were filed via the County Extension Office and 4-H club leaders, listing many named clubs and awardees.
Washington County Soil Conservation District reports 13 landowners have constructed ponds this year enhancing livestock water supply wildlife habitat and beauty. 311 ponds exist countywide aided by SCS with typical sizes 4 to 5 acres. overviews include debris filters to prevent overflow issues and SCS will survey pond sites this winter upon request.
Walter Pudinski a CHP commissioner, a Pasadena police officer, confronted a man with a .38 pistol during a Sunday burglary probe in an apartment house garage. The intruder, Ronald F. Hayward, 29, of Idaho, was booked on burglary assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and narcotics charges.
Mr. and Mrs. Verle Gallagher top the U's Men’s bridge marathon with 6,710 points after the second round. In second place are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Webbey with 5,670, followed by Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Nemmers at 5,390 and other pairs in the top ten.
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