UNICEF Halloween drive for children helps others worldwide
Washington fourth through ninth grade students will host a UNICEF fundraiser on Sunday October 26 at 5:30 p.m. Executive director Henry R Labouisse urged action at the May 14 1975 UNICEF board meeting noting millions of starving and malnourished children in developing countries. BPW and DECA also sponsor fundraisers including UNICEF greeting cards and a marathon dance October 31 November 1 at the National Guard Armory.
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Unicef
Washington
Henry R. Labouisse
Unicef Executive Board
News of the World’s Children
BPW
Washington Cleaners
DECA
National Guard Armory
Eucharistic Renewal Days Planned at St. James Church
St James Catholic Church in Washington schedules Eucharistic Renewal Days from Sunday Oct 19 to Tuesday Oct 21 led by Rev Thomas J Spiegel of Iowa City. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hour Sunday afternoon and 4 pm. Masses at 7 am 11 am and 7 30 pm Monday and Tuesday with afternoon exposition and a Tuesday 7 30 pm closing Mass and procession. Youth Night Monday 7 30 pm features parish youth. All are invited.
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St. James Catholic Church of
Washington
Thomas J. Spiegel
Iowa City
Father Spiegel
St. James Church
Funeral services for John Kurtz held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for John Kurtz were held Wednesday afternoon October 15 at Jones Funeral Home with Reverends Paul Lobb and John Fox officiating. Interment followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. Casketbearers were Edward Chabal Stan Chabal Gerald Edwards D A Huber William H Jones and William Barr.
John Gamon Reports England and Wales Trip
John Gamon of Washington will show slides and offer commentary on his trip to England and Wales at Pleasant Hill Christian Church. The event is Sunday Oct 19 at 7:30 p.m with a salad and sandwich supper at 6 p.m. The public is invited.
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John Gamon
Washington
England
Wales
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Pekin High Hoe Down Our Way concert Tuesday
Pekin High School music department presents Hoe down Our Way at the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 21. The program is described as a hoedown style concert with free refreshments and door prizes and the public is invited.
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Pekin High School
WHS Demon Band Wins Division II Rating at State Contest
The Washington High School Demon Marching Band earned a Division II rating in the state contest at Sigourney, marking its first recent participation. Director Robert Shepherd notes ratings reflect musical performance showmanship and marching as the band honors jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson with a Case Field halftime show featuring four Ferguson hits.
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Washington High School
Demon
Sigourney
Robert Shepherd
Washington-Ft. Madison
Maynard Ferguson
Shepherd
Western Illinoi University
Macomb
Maynard
Case Field
On the Record Contracts Involving West Chester Land Transfers
Walter E Doak and Willa Freshwaters executrix and trustee under Will of H F Freshwaters transfer lots 1 through 7 in Block 9 West Chester Owen & Sons to Hubert W McElhinney and wife Tract I The E s of S E M and E 18 Acres of S W M of S E 4 of Section 15 7446 plus Tract II The N W 4 of S W 4 of Section 14 746 Donald R Robertson and wife sell land in Section 5 747 Ruth Allen conveys the North 185 ft of Lot 7 Block 4 Original Plat of Wellman to Gilbert G Eaton and wife.
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Walter E. Doak
Willa Freshwaters, Executrix & Trustee
H. F
N.W
S.W
Donald R. Robertson
Stephen C. Stout
Ruth Allen
Gilbert G. Eaton
Wellman
Hog prices fall sharply in midweek market drop
Des Moines reports hog prices down six to seven dollars from last week as producers flood markets after harvest weather delays. Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota markets show prices around 62 per hundredweight with a heavy 230000 head run for Monday to Wednesday, well above last year's 205000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
Towa
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Walter H. Jungbluth
Carl P. Jungbluth
Helen M. Welsh
Keith Eugene Farrier
Kathryn Marie Farrier
Grace Hill
WHS
Ferguson Band
Washington Evening Journal
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FLAIR
Kaki Wool Sox
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