County 4-H Week to Kick Off October 3 Across Washington
Washington County 4-H groups mobilize for National 4-H Week starting October 3 with 613 members across 36 clubs. Adult leaders listed include Busy Bees, Cedar Clippers, Cinderellas, Clover Cloverettes, Riverside teams, and many others guiding 4-H activities countywide.
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Washington County
Busy Bees
Robert Johnson
Ed Vittetoe
Washington Cedar Clippers
Robert Jones
Herb Hammen
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Dutch Creek
Donald Hahn
Keota
Gail Trier
Ray J. Wehr
R. Dean Luers
Brighton
Keith Horn
Myron Krotz
Riverside
Dean R. Wade
Charles Coleman
Red Oak man plans World's Largest Fondue in NYC
Collins, a Red Oak cattleman and radio TV livestock forecaster, announced a Tuesday event in New York at Broad and Wall streets to cook 600 pounds of beef in a giant kettle. About 40 cattlemen wives will host. the plan promotes beef merchandising and rancher involvement.
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RED Oak
UPI
Wall Street
New York City
Eddie Collins
Collins
Good Morning
Hi Mom
Broad and
Wall Streets
Iowa
Raymond Merck
Audubon
Iowa Development Commission
Buffalo
New York
IDC
Idaho
State Department
Iowa Thundershowers Spread Then Clearing Tuesday
The forecast calls for thundershowers spreading across Iowa tonight with clearing in the east half by Tuesday. Temperatures drop from 50s overnight in the northwest to warmer values elsewhere, with highs in the 70s west and north to the mid 80s in the southeast. Cool conditions return Tuesday, especially in the west.
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Iowa
Nixon Hirohito meet in Anchorage in landmark state visit
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito met in Elmendorf hangar in Anchorage to mark a new era in U S Japan relations. The two leaders exchanged greetings and held private talks before touring downtown Anchorage. Hirohito then left for Copenhagen ending a 18 day European tour.
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Alaska
UPI
Air Force
Nixon
Hirohito
Japan
America
China
U.S
Denmark
Europe
United States
Elmendorf Air Force
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Washington
Elmendorf
Empress
Copenhagen
Nixons
Robert G. Reagg
World parley opens to seek currency reform
Washington urged flexible, fair dollar treatment at an IMF World Bank meet as the U S resists devaluing gold and lifting Nixon import surtax. West Germany Japan Britain and others push for shared burden while Connally previews no change in U S stance.
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UPI
Nixon
United States
Treasury
John B. Connally
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Connally
West Germany
Karl §. Schiller
Bonn
U S
Japan
Britain
Schiller
IMF
Edgar J Benson
Benson
Huffman Named Washington County Winner In Senate Youth Program
Jerry Huffman a Mid Prairie High School student in Wellman has been chosen as Washington county winner in the qualifying tests for the 1972 United States Senate Youth Program. Kenneth Moore announces the county results with Cedar Iowa Johnson and Linn counties also naming winners. Five winners will write an essay on September 29 for panel scoring. two state winners receive an expense paid week in Washington DC and a $1000 college scholarship.
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Jerry Huffman
Mid Prairie
Wellman
Washington County
United States Senate
Kenneth Moore
Joint County
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson and Linn
Washington, D.C
Water plant operators train in Iowa towns
Water and sewage plant operators from 45 Southeastern Iowa towns attend a nine week series at Washington city hall. Ninety two men take three hour courses on water and wastewater operation taught by University of Iowa faculty. Courses include 51 water works operators and 41 waste water students. Instructors come from Civil Engineering Preventive Medicine and the State Hygienic Laboratory at Iowa City.
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Iowa
City
Washington
University of Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
State Department of Public Instruction
Civil Engineering
State Hygienic Laboratory
Towa City
Injured Cedar Rapids youth Robert Gallagher listed improving
Robert Gallagher 22 year old former Washington youth injured in a car motorcycle crash Friday at Cedar Rapids shows some progress toward recovery. Verle Gallagher says he remains in intensive care at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids with head and shoulder injuries. Police report he was thrown about 125 feet. doctors plan x rays to assess full extent including eye damage.
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Robert Gallagher
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Verle Gallagher
Mercy Hospital
Plan for Tuesday seal coating of Washington streets
Workmen began applying a slurry seal to blacktop streets in Washington this morning. If weather cooperates, Tuesday will coat West Second Marion to Iowa Avenue North Marion Main to West Second West Main Marion to Avenue B East Washington Iowa to Second Avenue West Jefferson Marion to Iowa Iowa Washington to Madison South Iowa Van Buren to city limits One lane open on South Iowa south city limits to Polk Street All streets to be coated Tuesday will be closed with no parking. Car owners urged to remove cars overnight.
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West Second
Marion
Iowa Avenue
North Marion
Main
West Second Street
West Main
Avenue B
East Washington
Iowa
Second Avenue
West Jefferson
Madison
van Buren
Polk Street
Harvey Holden Named FS Services Officer and VP Reelect
Harvey Holden of route one Washington has been re elected as vice president of FS Services Inc. Melvin E. Sims of Liberty Illinois was reelected president at the annual meeting in Chicago. The farm supply cooperative serves 137 local county service companies across Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Harvey Holden
Route One
Washington
FS Services, Inc
Melvin E. Sims
Liberty
Ill
Chicago
Ilinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Farm Bureau
Dela Builla
Bellflower
Vic
Glenn Webb
Tunnel Hill
E. V. Stevenson
Bloomington
Iil
Three-Car Louisa County Crash Injures Four
A three-vehicle collision on a rain slicked highway near Columbus Junction injures four people, two from Washington. Claude Woods and Marjorie Woods, William Peters, and Joseph Thrasher are in satisfactory condition at University Hospital Iowa City with multiple injuries. Mrs Natalie Wheeler of Columbus Junction escapes serious injury. Charges are pending.
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Washington
Columbus Junction
University Hospital
Iowa City
Claude Woods Washington
William Peters
Joseph Thrasher
Cotter
Natalie Wheeler
Woods
Marjorie
Peters
Thrasher
Louisa County Sneriff’s
Wheeler
Sheriff's Office
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