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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
3
Dear Abby offers responses to readers on a range of social dilemmas from undue familiarity between friends to concerns about a sleep prone date and a sun worshiper neighbor. The column encourages sensible boundaries and suggests medical or police steps where appropriate.
The Highland school offers a week of meals from April 13 to 17 including lunch on Monday with roast beef, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, bread and butter, brownies and milk. Tuesday features spaghetti and hamburger, lettuce wedges, cheese wedges, peanut butter sandwiches, apricots and milk. Wednesday serves creamed turkey on mashed potatoes, buttered spinach, bread and butter, oatmeal cookies and milk. Thursday presents pizza casserole, celery sticks, jelly sandwiches, vanilla pudding with crushed pineapple and milk. Friday offers macaroni and cheese, tuna salad sandwiches, buttered green beans, orange jello salad and milk.
Obituary and memorial notes honor Mrs. Bessie Kench who served two years at the United Presbyterian Home with praise for her character and influence. Related items cover a family wedding, Dr. and Mrs. Picken’s relatives, local music program events, social visits, farm bureau activities, and a New York press alert warning about sun fading on dyed fabrics from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.
Rural Women hostesses greet nine members and several visitors with a flower and bulb exchange and a pink and blue shower for Mrs Bill Redlinger. Highland Social Club marks 50 years in two years as members swap recipes and plan a May plant and bulb exchange. Good Will Club welcomes Mae Wehr and Ruth Berger back from Florida and celebrates Bertha Henry’s secret sister gift. Washington Chapter 98 Eastern Star discusses a Mother Daughter breakfast May 16 with Mrs Leo Beauchamp as chair. Rebekah Club hosts bingo with May hostess plans to come.
United Press International lists NBC ABC and CBS special broadcasts for Gen Douglas MacArthur final rites in Norfolk Virginia with scheduled times across Saturday and Sunday. The schedule includes Pro Bowling Hootenanny Masters Golf and various entertainment programs featuring stars and hosts.
Mrs Kenneth King and her infant son John Dale were honored at a Kalona shower hosted by Mrs Ruth Fisher and others. The event featured gifts for the baby, social time, and refreshments. Community members and Alpha Club events, Rebekah Lodge plans, and local visits are noted alongside wedding and hospital news from Kalona and nearby areas.
Record lists multiple real estate deeds and transfers: Marvin and wife to Duane E Yoder land in sec 7 777 Kalona. Harlan Stubbs and wife to Kalona land in sec 7 77. Lester J Miller and wife to Burrell LeFever and wife land in sec 18 779. Dwight W Hayes and wife to Hal R Hotle lot 8 Hayes subdivision blocks 19 and 30 South Washington. Marshall D Huston and wife to J Clyde Huston land in sec 14 744. R C Watson Sr and wife to R C Watson Jr east 10 ft lots 3 6 7 Kendall’s subdivision OL 5 Washington. Duane E Yoder and wife to English River Pellets Inc real estate lot 3 block 3 Snider’s add Kalona. Dora Ziegler Bailey to Imperial Refineries Corp south 132 ft OL 10 and OL 9 SW.
Directory snapshot lists lawyers including Loui s J Kehoe and Morrison firms, an osteopathic physician P L Etter, optometrist John W Lemmon, and jewelry contact. It shows office addresses Southen Ave and 211 W Washington St with phone OL numbers and partial notes on services and hours.
Gov Harold E Hughes met with the Iowa Board of Regents and the State Commission for the Blind to coordinate library services at the State Light-Saving School in Vinton. He cited gaps in awareness of braille and audio programs among students and parents and said the agencies will assign staff to explain Des Moines library offerings at the start of each school year.
Washington FFA held a Tuesday evening meeting on April 7 with Patrolman James Richart discussing highway safety for farm vehicles. The agenda included the chapter trip, its corn plot, and plans to participate in the 125th centennial celebration this summer. Recreation and refreshments followed.
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