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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1973
Page
1
Lincoln Elementary School in Washington will host an open house on Tuesday evening October 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors can tour classrooms and view gym displays on physical education and music. art and library rooms will be open for questions and discussions. Principal Gary Murphy invites all community members and families to attend.
The Washington Junior High will host an open house Monday at 6 30 p m in the gym. The event features the Sign sat Ensemble first appearance with a jazz focused program and 10 of 22 band members spotlighted. Parents may tour classrooms after the musical program.
Partly cloudy this afternoon with cooler conditions and highs in the upper 60s. Tonight will be cloudy and cool with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Saturday shows sunshine with little temperature change and highs in the mid to upper 60s. Winds from the south are under 15 mph this afternoon and tonight.
The Frey family liquidates Noble’s longtime general store after 57 years of family ownership. Vernon Frey laments dwindling local support as the building faces an uncertain future. The late 1800s establishment served groceries, feed, coal, lumber, post office duties, and social center functions for Noble and area farms.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry warned that many farmers could face financial ruin if they cannot harvest 1973 crops due to persistent wet soils. He noted a standstill in fields, extended rains, and the need for a two week joint assessment with federal officials to gauge weather damage.
4-H members converge at Washington High School at 7 30 pm for the annual convention. Attendance awards honor clubs with the highest turnout as new 4 H Council members are elected. Speakers, questions by Burnett Smith, speeches, a Three Little Pigs skit, and honorary 4 H member initiations mark the event.
President Nixon has chosen a vice presidential candidate from five finalists and will announce the pick at 9 p.m. EDT from the East Room. Press secretary Ziegler says the decision was finalized this morning after a Camp David overnight retreat. Congressional leaders and cabinet members were invited to attend the address.
Israeli armored forces press into Syria along a two lane road toward Damascus amid fierce artillery and air bombardment. Israeli pilots claim 26 Arab MiGs shot down in a day of heavy air combat with reports of advancing tanks and shrinking Syrian defenses.
A 30 ft evergreen on Riverside Main Street was cut and the town debates replacing it. Residents raised funds to replace the landmark but highway changes and future planting plans complicate a new site, with a savings account to await a final decision.
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