No Laugh n Matter Appliance Woes and Husbands’ Fixes
A humorous reader lament about aging home appliances and delays in repairs. The narrator jokes that appliances last poorly and that women would gain freedom only if devices last a lifetime or show an expiration date. The piece pokes fun at husbands who try to fix things, often making things worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geritol and
Haley
M-O
John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles and Baby Snooks
Ruth Wayne
Sid Ceasar
Howdy Doody
Film at Assembly of God screens Teen Challenge talk
CBS News full color film As the Spirit Leads Them will be shown at First Assembly Of God in Washington Iowa on Sunday October 15. Pastor Phil Kaufman announced Rev J E Tucker of Teen Challenge USA will speak. The rally aims to reach parents and teens with faith based recovery. The church is at 107 So 15th Ave with services at 10 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS News
Assembly of God
Phil Kaufman
J.E. Tucker
Teen Challenge U
New York
David Wilkerson
U.S.A
Canada
Puerto Rico
Europe
Teen Challenge
Art Linkletter
So. 15Th Ave
Washington
Washington Evening Journal Classified Notice Summary
Washington Iowa newspaper page lists subscription rates for various delivery options and periods. Rates shown include in-town carrier 5 cents per day, mail plans ranging from 6 to 15 dollars per year with monthly or quarterly variations, and different pricing for outside town routes. No other news details are presented in the readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Towa
Highland Social Club Meeting Plans Family Potluck
Mrs. W. R. Murphy hosted the Highland Social Club. members shared antiques during show and tell and planned a family gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Steele for Oct 28 at 7 p.m. A yearbook committee was formed for 1973 and guests included Mrs. Earl Steele, Mrs. Marvin Crile, and Mrs. John Frame. The group of 14 members plus guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Social Club
W. R. Murphy
Oscar Steele
Eula Mae Coon
Roy Steele
Joe Schlatter
Earl Steele
Marvin Crile
John Frame
Robert Messer Receives Hy-Vee Ten Year Service Award
Robert Messer of Washington Hy-Vee will be honored for ten years of service at a Hy-Vee Service Award Dinner on October 17 in Ottumwa. Across five Iowa cities more than 240 employees will receive pins, with dinners in Chariton Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Des Moines and Creston. Dwight D. Vredenburg will present awards as entertainment is arranged for each stop.
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Robert Messer
Washington
Iowa
Chariton
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Creston
Dwight D. Vredenburg
Verminous Household Kit: A Parade of Faults and Frivolities
A narrator catalogs a father's stubborn logic and endless tinkering with appliances. He blames worn habits and household quirks for every failure while clinging to investment myths and perpetual upgrades. The piece highlights frustration with a man who distrusts repairs and mutters about endless servicemen.
Marriages of the Week Highlight Local Nuptials
Miss Linda Milam weds Arnold Thompson in Farm Bureau Building with Elder David Tubbs officiating. Mr and Mrs Howard Milam and Mr and Mrs Clyde Thompson are their parents.
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Farm Bureau
Linda Milam
Arnold Thompson
David Tubbs
Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Howard Milam
West Chester
Clyde Thompson
Washington
Local Cedar Rapids Hospital Test News and Obituary Note
Mrs. Robert McFarlane is in room 3117 Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids for tests observation and possible surgery. Mrs. James Moeller marks a birthday on October 14. Mrs. Flossie Carter mother of Mrs. Walter Starr died Friday at Keosauqua Memorial Hospital after a period of failing health.
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Robert McFarlane
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
James Moeller
Flossie Carter
Walter Starr
Keosauqua Memorial Hospital
Candy Sale and Community Notices From Ainsworth Lions
The Lions Club of Ainsworth sponsors a Halloween candy sale next Sunday October 15 by the Junior High Youth Group to benefit the Kidney Foundation, at $1 per bag. The Youth plan a chili supper after canvassing the town and church visitation. The column also reports on local social events, friends visiting, bridge club results, and hospital updates including Maude Eisele recovering from heart issues after eye surgery.
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C.A. Thompson
Ainsworth
Lions Club of
Kidney Foundation
United Methodist Church
Maude Eisele
Walnut
Ankeny
Wayne Chown
Gene Stephens
R.os
Orie O'Connor
Ronald Ornduff
Dale Roberts
John Jones
Glen Cherryholmes
Crawfordsville
Orrin Johnson
Jim Boileau
South
Howard Augustine
Denver
Colo
Hugh Morris
David Kleese
Harolds Place
Columbus Junction
Vince Tellin
Aurora
Max White Jr's
Jim McCreedy
Richland
Kermit Oswalt
Victor Oswalt
Bill Cobb
Additional increase granted Iowa Power and Light Co
Des Moines based Iowa Power and Light Co faced a 10 percent extra annual rate rise approved by the Iowa Commerce Commission. The final order sets a 3,335,000 dollar yearly increase, about six percent of the original request from January 1971, with 30 days for revised rates and 30 days for refund plans. The company has collected the full rate under bond since June 1971 and must pay five percent interest on overcharges.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commision Today
Iowa Power and Light Co
Maurice van Nostrand
Fred Moore
Iowa Power
Commission
ICC
Iowa Power and Light
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Eval Kneival
Professional Directory
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Earl
Wright
Kalona
Brighton
M.L. Tweeton
North Marion
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Melvin Schneider
Maplewood Manor
Keota
P.L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrist
John W. Lemmon
Washington Evening Journ
North Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
Washington, Iowa
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Eitor
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
Uperintendent
Mng
CRULL
Lee
Women OF the Moose
Iowa Southern Utilities
Art Harris
Marcella Cook
Mooseheart
Moosehaven
Ronald Stalder
Ray Stalder
Dale Sheetz
ISU
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hynes and Hewes Scares Company
Hynes
Hewes
Hynes & Howes ‘Securities Co
Omcan, Vie Pret
Nita Sue Meeker
Dennis D. Abbott
Paul Hasel
Robert H. Meeker
C. Keith Abbott
Conesville
Margaret Ann Wade
Lowa City
Gerald K Wade
David L. Driscol
Iowa City
Arnold Driscol
Mt. Auburn
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
L. Bergthold
Nena
Ainsworth Lions
Harold Greeson
Kenneth Ornduff
Boice Kurtz
Kurtz
Larry O'Connor
Indianola
Moline
Jane Roberts
Carl Roberts
Lions Club
Barclay Mumm
Prescott
Ariz
Lone Tree
Delbert Holmes
Melvin Armstrong
Cheyenne
Wyo
Don Holmes
Scott McCracken
Grinnell
Willard McCracken
Wayne McCracken
Jenifer Anderson
University of Northern Town
Cedar Falls
McCracken
Norman Schoonover and
Jary Sturdevant
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Nour Showroom
Sitler's
House OF Lights
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