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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
5
A reflective note on parenting as the children outnumber the couple. The speaker recalls asking why this happened and jokes about promises of love for better or worse. They admit youthful certainty gave way to lessons learned after parenting five kids.
Crawfordsville details group events from the Order of Eastern Star meeting to Lions Club plans and a Swazi meal prepared by AFS student Mona Lisa Godeffray for a high school speech class. The report notes certificates and pins, community visitors, and upcoming charity efforts tied to the Kidney Foundation and UNICEF malnutrition context.
In a humorous tirade a parent rails against child liberation movements and the burdens of parenting. He jokes that children are dependable yet demand equal parental rights, imagining a world where adults share bedtimes, meals, and even custody battles over TV guides and bathroom sinks.
Mid-Prairie FFA Ag Mechanics team places fifth at the first national contest in Independence Missouri with Pat Curl earning 8th high individual and team members Dave Benson Keith Penningroth and Curl receiving Gold Emblem Team plaques and individual pins at a Kansas City banquet. Curl and Penningroth also win gold for individual performance while Benson earns silver. Marvin Fisher Iowa’s public speaking representative loses in the Central Region to Kentucky’s Dennis Smith who goes on to win nationals.
WELLMan mid Prairie High School invites the public to the 2nd annual Veterans Assembly on Monday October 23 at 11 am. Attendees should be seated by 10 55. Fred Brown the youngest director of a Veterans Hospital in the United States will give the address. He leads the Iowa City hospital and earned degrees from the University of Iowa. He has worked as Assistant Director in Dayton Fayetteville Durham and Wood Missouri and has been named Vice Chairman of Iowa Governor's Council for Comprehensive Health Planning.
Ruth W. Bethel reports Mr and Mrs Walter Longer returning from a 4000 mile trip to the west coast. They left Washington September 11 visiting Menden Nebraska Colorado Springs Grand Canyon Disneyland Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park and Joshua Tree California. They stayed with relatives Elsie and Arnold Elliott and later with Walter Clark and Basil Derby in Arizona. They toured Mexican sites and the San Xavier Mission, saw tall cacti, and noted a cactus disease. They returned October 4 via New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and home.
Supt R D Gustafson announces no school on Oct 20 for ISEA in Des Moines and Oct 23 for Veteran's Day. Open House at Highland Secondary School Oct 24 at 7 30 pm. Booster and football events listed with times and locations. Parent teacher conferences set for Nov 3 with no classes that day.
Five FFA boys and their teacher Duane Sprouse attended the National Convention in Kansas City from Thursday to Saturday. The group included Bill George Charles Flading Robbie Brenneman Kevin Luers and Greg Weber. They visited the American Hereford Association the Ag Museum at Bonner Springs and the American Royal.
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