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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1977

Page

6

Wayland Auxiliary group at Hillsboro meeting

Wayland to Hall Hillsboro meeting attended by Bain Hulme Legion Auxiliary Unit members and local residents. Birthday notices and social gatherings intermingle with church group plans for a fall bazaar and supper. Cairo’s ancient grandeur noted as modern metropolis and tourist magnet.

Wayland Hillsboro Waynita Magdefray Corina Sabin Karen Sinn Kelly Jack Stafford John Baldosier Rex Sinn Robert Sinn Stacey Sinn Rande Sinn Shane Cottonwood United Methodist Nancy Schultz Violet McGuire Wayland Legion Hall

PEO Meeting and Community Notes From Junction

PEO Sisterhood Chapter CX met at Peoples National Bank lounge in Junction with 21 members. Reports included a Supreme Chapter convention summary by Mrs. Glen Bloom. Upcoming events feature a Presbyterial Workshop in Lone Tree and a October 17 meeting with Mrs. Keith Robertson and Mrs. Frank Spaethe hosting. A bus trip with the Louisa County Historical Society toured Dubuque and the House on the Rock.

Columbus Junction P.E.O. Sisterhood Peoples National Bank Roy Hauenstein Glen Bloom Muscatine Bloom Supreme Chapter Ralph Ortberg Francis Fullerton Keith Robertson Frank Spaethe Julia Hawkins Lone Tree Robert Schneider John Dillon Iowa City United Presbyterian Fairgrounds Junction Louisa County Historical Society Wm. Dunn Jim Carey Bonnichsen Bo" Morrison Skip

Washington County Board Proceedings September 26 1977 Acknowledges Election Expenses and Infrastructure Agreements

The Washington County Board of Supervisors met on September 26 1977 with three members present. They approved election expense reports for the September 13 1977 school elections and endorsed a trio of major agreements including an Iowa Crime Commission project funding match for the Area Wide Adjudication Manpower Training and a three county bridge construction and maintenance plan. The meeting also covered a long engineering contract with Wayland City for drilling a new well on Jordan Stream and related services, and concluded with approving a county care facility report for August and a business license for Wilbur Swartzendruber before adjourning.

Board OF Supervisors Schneider Marshall Pearson Highland Community School Mid Prairie Community School Washington Community School Washington Iowa Iowa Crime Commission Crime Commission Washington County Tri-County Johnson County Louisa County Boards of Supervisors Iowa River Secretary of State State of Iowa Johnson County Recorder Louisa County Recorder Washington County Recorder Wayland Jordan Stream Wilbur Swartzendruber

Thoughtful maxim from James Whitcomb Riley

The poet James Whitcomb Riley offers a pithy proverb: The ripest peach is highest on the tree. The line reflects his homespun wisdom and attention to humble, everyday imagery.

James Whitcomb Riley

Iowa lawyers may be allowed ads under new ethics code

Des Moines reports that Iowa may allow limited advertising by lawyers after the Iowa Supreme Court updates the code of professional ethics. Bar Association leaders say advertising likely to be restricted to routine legal services, with radio and TV ads unlikely. As in Arizona, the ABA style rules guide the change, and officials urge caution until court approval.

DES Moines IDPA Iowa Iowa Supreme Court John Raife Iowa State Bar Association Raife U. S. Supreme Court Arizona High Tribunal Bar Association Supreme Court C. Edwin Moore American Bar Association House of Delegates Board of Governors The Sioux City Raide

Cedar Chips 4 H October meeting and hayride plans

The Cedar Chips 4 H Club met at Carl McCall's home with 20 members. A hayride was scheduled for Thursday Oct 13 at 7 p m at Terry Gent's home. Carl McCall presented Wild Life. Officers elected Ed Chabel president John Gent vice president Joe Patterson treasurer Carl McCall reporter Mike Ladehoff secretary. Insurance industry employment rose from 600000 in 1945 to 1700000 in 1976.

Cedar Chips 4-H Club Carl McCall Terry Gent Wild Life Ed Chabel John Gent Joe Patterson Mike Ladehoff

Columbus group holds bridge club gathering in Iowa City

Mrs. Connie Ford hosted her bridge club at the Pi Phi sorority house with Edith Orr Helen Orr Robbie Duncan Lois Ross Irene Smith Anna Robertson Margaret Reaney and Dorothy McCormac attending. High score earned by Anna Robertson.

Helene B. Dillon Columbus Junction Connie Ford Bridge Club Pi Phi Sorority Iowa City Edith Helen Orr Robbie Duncan Lois Ross Irene Smith Anna Robertson Margaret Reaney Dorothy McCormac United Presbyterian Church Don Bell Farm Lone Tree Wm. Boulton Blanche Williams Peoples National Bank Lulu Buffington University Hospital Garden Club of Letts Octagon House Muscatine Grace Hoopes Columbus United Fund Robert Stapp Robert Dircks Roberta Anne Brian Lowe H. C. Lowe United Methodist Church Miss Dircks Columbus Community High School Northeast Missouri State University Mr. Lowe Colorado State University Lowe Brothers Auto Body Shop

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