Stewart School picture day set for Tuesday
Stewart PTA Boosters announce school pictures at Stewart School Washington on Tuesday September 7. All students will have class and individual pictures with no money collected at the time. A color package of three 2x5 inch portraits and 12 billfolds sells for 3.50. 8x10 class photos cost 1 for black and white or 3 for color. Family portraits may be taken 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday with payment at the session.
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Stewart School
Washington
Peg Redlinger
Stewart Pta
Legion gains building for Leon Beatty American Legion post
Washington post officers signed papers Thursday to obtain a building behind Jones Funeral Home as its new home. The post has gathered pledges totaling 26000 dollars to buy the former Marshall Furniture warehouse, with October 1 possession. Members are urged to mail其 checks to Maurice Meyer to complete the pledge.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Washington
Marshall Furniture
Jones Funeral Home
Maurice Meyer
New Well to Serve Small Olds Iowa Town
UPI reports Olds Iowa Henry County with 206 residents will finish a new city well in about three months. Mount Pleasant helped boost water supply as pressures fell, leaving upper floor apartments and the high school without tap water. Mayor Ronald DeVarman urged conservation amid the shortage that began last week.
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Olds
Iowa
UPI
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Ronald DeVarman
Washington Senior High Band magazine sale aims for 3500
Members of the Washington Senior High School Band launched a magazine subscription drive to September 20 to raise 3500 for the band fund. Through QSP, Carl L. Berst guides students under adviser Robert Shepherd, with 70 plus students soliciting orders from parents and friends. New and renewal subscriptions credit to the band fund, which keeps a 40 percent return. The program is guaranteed and has helped other groups raise large sums in the past.
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Washington
QSP
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc
Carl L. Berst
Robert Shepherd
Deputy Fireshots At Home In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids Iowa three shots were fired from a passing car at Linn County deputy Gene Parks outside his home Friday night. The patrol car was heavily damaged with a rear window blown out but Parks was uninjured and briefly pursued the vehicle before a flat tire halted pursuit.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Linn County
Gene Parks
Parks
Ray Ray denies rumors of cabinet or judgeship bid
Des Moines UPI Gov Robert D Ray says he has no knowledge of rumors he is being considered for any Ford administration post or a federal judgeship He says he is not seeking any new job and plans to remain governor, stating he intends to continue in the role.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ford
Ray
Kglo-Tv
Mason City
Kansas City man sought for bilking Des Moines widows
A Polk County investigation charges Wayne Farmer of Kansas City Missouri with obtaining money under false pretenses for marrying two Des Moines widows this summer and taking more than 31 000 dollars He was arrested in Olathe Kansas on theft by deception charges related to a separate widow swindle and is being held by Kansas authorities.
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Des Moines
UPI
Kansas City
Polk County
Wayne Farmer
Polk County Attorney's
Farmer
Kansas
Olathe
Kan
Weather Outlook: Clear and Cooler Tonight
A calm weather forecast notes clear skies and cooler temperatures tonight with a low around the mid 50s. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny and mild with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Northwest winds will stay at 5 to 10 mph tonight.
Drought overrated says Iowa official Lounsberry
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Robert H. Lounsberry told UPI that the drought's effect on national agriculture is exaggerated and much crop loss this year will be offset by large domestic reserves. He noted record production remains possible in parts of the farm belt despite dryness and stored grain buffers the impact.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert H. Lounsberry
Lounsberry
National Corn Growers Association
NCGA
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Holiday traffic warning as millions hit roads
National Safety Council estimates 13.1 billion miles will be traveled over the long weekend from 6 p.m. today to midnight Monday with an expected 360 to 460 deaths and 15,000 to 18,000 injuries. Last Labor Day saw 407 fatalities on 12.6 billion miles as patrols tighten nationwide.
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National Safety Council
Vincent Tofany
Tofany
Nation and Iowa see unemployment shifts in August report
UPI reports the US unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in August, the highest this year, with 7.5 million out of work. Teen unemployment jumped to 19.7 percent as labor force grew. In Iowa, unemployment held at 5.0 percent for the third straight month, with 57,300 unemployed and 1,281,600 employed, aided by stable agriculture and retail gains.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
DES Moines
Iowa
Penny Shenk
Ms Shenk
Ms. Shenk
Ainsworth man hurt in pickup crash near Riverside
An 18 year old Ainsworth man Perry H Nicholson was hospitalized with what were believed to be minor injuries after his pickup left a gravel road and plunged into a ditch while turning onto county highway 661. He was charged with failure to have control of his vehicle. Three passengers escaped injury. The crash occurred about 10 50 p.m. 1 000 damage. Earlier, Oliver Carlson 69 of Moline Illinois was treated for possible injuries after a two car collision at highway 1 and 22 in Kalona.
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Ainsworth
Riverside
Perry H. Nicholson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Nicholson
Frank Cummings
Oliver Carlson
Moline
Ill
Washington County Hospital
Kalona
John Combs
Carlson
Hilmer M. Nelson
Edward L. Swartzendruber
Viking 2 lands on Mars at Utopia dunes for life search
UPI reports Viking 2 will land on Mars late in the day at the Utopia dunes near 4,600 miles east of Viking 1, with first surface pictures expected soon. Scientists note potential subsurface ice close to the surface and higher soil moisture may enhance life-detection chemistry.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Viking
Utopia
Mars
Viking 2
Red Planet
Pasadena Control Center
Harold Masursky
Orbital
Richard Young
Earth
Viking 1
Young
Chryse
North Polar Ice Cap
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