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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1964
Page
3
A Dear Abby column includes questions on marriage legality for cohabitants, a 12 year old seeking a motor scooter and parental permission, and military alcohol rules for underage servicemembers. It also notes a wedding date for Kathryn Kay Weise and James Roy Steele with a Washington Methodist Church ceremony on April 11 at 2 p.m.
A wide array of Easter weekend visits and travel notes fill the local notice. Harold Messenger Sr. reports Ale and Mrs Floyd Frakes and Christine in Anchorage are safe after a quake. Merle Statler hosts fifteen for Easter dinner with many relatives present from Kansas and Iowa.
Mrs. Lloyd Marek writes about hats and shawls from Five Centuries of American Costume and Western World Costume. Bonnets, including the cabriolet and Pamela hat, are described with materials and fashions. Shawls from silk to lace are noted, with Paisley shawls highlighted. American women in high waisted muslin frocks are mentioned.
A new commuter airline seeks to serve 21 Iowa communities including Des Moines Algona Atlantic Centerville Chariton Cherokee Clarinda Creston Decorah Denison Estherville Fort Dodge Fort Madison Iowa Falls Keokuk Marshalltown Red Oak Shenandoah Spencer Webster City. Initial flights this fall aim at two daily trips five days a week with pairing of sister towns to reach a 50 percent load factor in a ten seat plane.
The FB Women District 7 Spring Workshop met March 31 at Fairfield Country Club. Washington County attendees included chairwoman Mrs. John Witthoft and others guiding rural safety public relations and world understanding efforts. Jerry Moser led a public relations session. several counties earned a “bag of gold” for attendance.
Miss Joyce Lee Rittenhouse daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Robert N Rittenhouse of Keokuk will marry David James Horsey son of Mrs Cloyce Horsey of Washington and the late Mr Horsey a June wedding is planned Miss Rittenhouse a graduate of the State College of Iowa and employed by the Cedar Rapids Community Schools Mr Horsey a graduate of Dunwoody Industrial Institute Minneapolis Dates to remember include International Student Weekend April 24 26 and Summer Conference June 21 23
Easter Sunday visits span Keota Canton and nearby towns as families meet at the Sarffs Lambert Wellman and surrounding communities. Notable gatherings include the Wrights and Koenigs at Canton, the Beckers with Lambert relatives, and extended kin from Waukeegan Kalona Wellman and Anaheim joining for funerals and seasonal greetings.
A Sunday program at 2 30 p m at St James School invites the public. Top Twenty a high school vocal group will perform as a feature. A lunch will be sold in the cafeteria after the program and tickets are available at the door.
Rebecca Arnold, a ninth grade student at Washington Junior High School, should be added to the honor roll for the third nine weeks. Teachers aiding the recent mock election plans using the new TV camera were Ray Blair Mrs Dean Stanley Duane Hagensick and Al Kinzler.
The Washington Evening Journal presents its editorial team and staff roles including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President and Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising, Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday, Christmas and July 4, and formal post office registration details including associations and circulation audit bodies.
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