Sewing Carnival Planned by Cedar Rapids Extension
Sewing enthusiasts are invited to a traveling sewing carnival hosted by the Cedar Rapids Extension Area at the Carousel Inn Convention Center in Town City on April 19. Demonstrators from major fabric brands perform every 30 minutes from 1 30 to 4 40 PM and 7 15 to 9 05 PM with no admission fee.
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Cedar Rapids
Carousel Inn Convention Center
Jane Passmore
Extension Home
Washington County
Carousel Inn
Hwy
Janice Tompkins
Coats and Clark
Laurey Peat
Pellon
Passmore
County Extension Services
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Lois Ingels
Iowa State University
Jacquelyn Yeo
Lyle Wilson
Anita Tellin
Robert Stephens
Calvin Wolf
Henry Slagle
Robert Marek
Joe’ Bauer
Charley Davison
Herb Hammen
Sewing Lingerie Expert Miss Tompkins Schedules Carnival Demo
Miss Janice Tompkins of Coats and Clark will host sewing demonstrations at the carnival. She will discuss thread selection and sewing techniques in the Gas Light Room. Tompkins, a textiles graduate from Cornell, brings retailing experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Tompkins
Coats and Clark
Miss Tompkins
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Scenes From A Kitchen Window Bus Trip By Women
Riverside trip brings 39 women by chartered Cedar Rapids bus to Lone Tree then Elgin for yarn crafts shopping. Breakfast at Rock Falls Jr. then Lee Ward store visits, yarn shopping, crafts demos, and a supper at Max on Manor. Return by 10:30 p.m. with lively anecdotes and a chicken almond bake recipe shared.
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Riverside
Lone Tree
Cedar Rap Ds
Lee Ward
Elgin
Rock Falls, Jr
Maxon Manor
Oregon
4H Cloverettes Meet at Legion Hall for April Program
The C C Cloverettes 4 H group met Monday evening April 5 at the Legion hall with 15 members and three leaders present. Mothers Jill Davis and others attended. Plans were made for the Mothers Team at the May Meeting. Members gave talks on wood finishes nature materials design and decorative topics with slides and demonstrations. Irene Young and Mrs James Young served refreshments.
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Wverettes
C. C. Cloverettes
Legion Hall
Boyd Stephens
William Conrad
Janet Davis
Lester Jones
Donald Lee
James Young
Jill Davis
Karen Jones
Susan Griffith
Robyn McCoy
Nancy Davis
Irene Young
Lorna McCoy
Conrad
Washington community notices lettered in local pager
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Washington address line and phone number, with references to publication at 111 North Marion Avenue, Washington Iowa 62808, names like dvi and Whtannen, and scattered mentions of classes, postage paid, and an advertising supervisor role. The readable fragments indicate a local notices item with contact and publication details rather than a complete news event.
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Washington
Town
Marion
Alveolarie
Rinna
Walnut Women Club Hosts Easter Bonnet Parade
Eleven Wi out Women’s Club members and four children joined Mrs Elmer Wulf for an afternoon meeting led by Mrs Lyle Wilson with gardening hints in the roll call. A parade of home crafted Easter bonnets crowned winners Mrs Donald Lukavsky for prettiest and Mrs Melvin Schnicker for most unusual. The Order of Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple welcomed 17 past matron s and six past patrons with gifts as Mrs Leora Larson was honored for 50 years membership and given a 50 year certificate. A poem was read and members were urged to visit the sick or shut ins while a donation to US Senior Citizens was approved.
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Walnut Women’s Club
Wi ‘Out Women’s Club
Elmer Wulf
Lyle Wilson
Donald Lukavsky
Melvin Schnicker
Rodney
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Leora Larson
US Senior Citizens Organization
Paul Stebelton
Daryl Dodder
Benson
C. C. Reeves
Robert Jones
Ron Genheimer
Africa
James Rossen
Earl Booth
Reformed Church to host Iowa Presbytery meeting
The Reformed Presbyterian Church hosts an all day Iowa Presbytery meeting on Wednesday April 14 with the theme Jesus Christ the Way the Truth and the Life. Rev St Ray Blair pastor will open with 9 10 am sessions followed by lunch and an afternoon program. Rev James Pennington former Japan missionary will speak in the afternoon and evening focusing on missions. Public invited to the 7 30 pm service.
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Reformed Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Jesus Christ
Ray Blair
James Pennington
Japan
Pennington
Morning Sun
Social Calendar Highlights Various Private Club Meetings
A dense list of community gatherings includes YWCA Membership Coffee at Halcyon House and McCleery room, 7:30 p.m. lectures at UP Home and Captain's Table desserts, several chapters meet in venues like Mrs. A.C. Peterson and Mrs. Walter Doak rooms, plus clubs such as Sugar and Spice and 16th Century Club. Also notes postponement for Association for Retarded Children and Child welfare month reports due.
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YWCA
Halcyon House
A.C. Peterson
Walter Doak
Paul Shearer
Sugar and Spice Club
Worthy High
Roy Bauer
U.P
McCleery
Wingal Cafe
Association For Retarded Children
James Home
First Baptist
Bernice Howell
Washington Firemen’s Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Prairie Flower Missionary Society hears guest speaker from Hong Kong
Mrs Donald Trott spoke on the duties of a missionary wife and mother at the Prairie Flower Missionary Society meeting held at the church Thursday afternoon. Mrs Ward Benson and Mrs Russell George cohosted.
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Ward Benson
Russell George
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
David Hess
Donald Trott
Hong Kong
Association of Baptist World Evangelism Mission Board
Fined motorists pay penalties in justice court
Several motorists paid fines in the justice of the peace court after violations cited by city police or highway patrol. Roy Edward Gerot of Route 2 Ainsworth paid 10 dollars for improper lane change. Lavore Rauch of Route 2 Fremont paid 20 dollars for speeding. Mark J. Campbell of Boone paid 14 dollars for speeding. Richard A. Hindman of Ottumwa paid 10 dollars for speeding. Thomas J. Rideout of Moline paid 18 dollars for speeding. Emma Marie Swartzendruber of Wellman paid 10 dollars for a stop sign violation.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Roy Edward Gerot
Route
Ainsworth
Lavore E. Rauch
Fremont
Mark J. Campbell
Boone
Richard Achindman
Ottumwa
Thomas J. Rideout
Moline
Emma Marie’ Swartzendruber
Golden anniversary for Mr and Mrs Carl Steele observed
Rural Columbus Junction couple celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary with open house Sunday April 18 at Captain's Table in Washington from 2 30 to 4 30 pm. Hosts are children and families Darris Steele Phoenix Phoenix Ariz Roberta Parks Iowa City Orval Miller Rovona Wellman John Dyson Iowa City Maralee Steele nine grandchildren. Born Highland Township Washington County and Lola Snails Union Township Louisa County. Married Washington April 20 1921. Attendants Arthur Nicholson. Spent life farming in Louisa and Washington Counties now retired on their Washington County farm.
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Carl Steele
Columbus Junction
Washington
Darris Steele
Phoenix
Ariz
Roberta Parks
Towa City
Orval Miller
Rovona
Wellman
John Dyson
Maralee
Mr. Steele
Highland ‘Township
Washington County
Steele
Lola Snails
Union Township
Louisa County
Arthur Nicholson
Louisa
Missionary Society Holds All Day Session at Local Church
The Reformed Presbyterian Church Missionary Society met in an all day work session. A large group attended spring church cleaning followed by a noon potluck. Mrs. Ralph Wilson, president, led the afternoon business meeting and plans were finalized for the Presbytery meeting to be held here next Wednesday, April 14.
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Presbyterian —Church Missionary Society
Ralph Wilson
Peggy McGaffey Named Assistant Summer Editor
Peggy McGaffey a University of Iowa graduate student has been named assistant summer editor of The Daily Iowan. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald McGaffey of Washington. The selection follows a pledge set by Tom Walsh of Arlington Heights NL student editor.
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Peggy McGaffey
University of Iown
Daily Iowan
Miss McGaffey
Gerald McGaffey
Washington
Tom Walsh
Arlington Heights
Evensong at United Presbyterian Home Recalls Holy Week Meditation
Many residents and guests gathered for a Holy Week themed evensong at the United Presbyterian Home with scripture and song. The program featured soloist George Masson Jr. and was followed by visits from relatives and friends including the Masson family, Gillis and Willmings, with several attendees traveling from Iowa and beyond. A note of condolence was published for Nellie Zeck and family after the death of her son George, and Miss Lois Swain planned travel for a funeral in Wilmette, Illinois.
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Cummer
George Masson, Jr
Mary Masson
Nellie Zeck
George
Nellie Zeek
Lois Swain
R. H. Henderson
Medford
Oregon
Regional Jaycee Meeting Highlights in Durant
Durant hosts Region Five dinner with 20 attendees including Mr and Mrs Larry Griggs and Ralph Graber. Don Haines state Jaycee president delivers keynote, reviews 1970 activities and outlines summer plans and events across Clint, Dewitt, Marion, Bettendorf, Sioux City.
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Washington Jaycees
Region Five
Larry Griggs
Ralph Graber
John Pro‘haska
Doug Moothart
Durant
Don Haines
Jaycee
Haines
Clint
Dewitt
Marion
Bettendorf
Sioux City
Reeds Lead After 10th Round in Ys Men’s Bridge Marathon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed hold the top position with 21 080 points as the annual Y s Men s bridge marathon nears its final round. Closest rivals are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kennedy 13 670 and Dr. and Mrs. E M Abart 12 810. Others in the top ten include Doro thea Brindley and Elsie Glass burner 12 600 and several couples with points ranging from 12 430 to 11 136.
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Robert Reed
Reed
Charles Kennedy
E. M. Abart
Dorothea Brindley
Elsie Glassburner
Curt Wells
Carlton Mangold
Roland Taylor
Phillip van Cleave
Robert Huber
Gilbert Mills
Ted Bailey
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Lois Rompel
Talon
Tompkins
Marriet
John
Jack
Jill
Mark (Aliene
Hampshire
Reformed Church
JW. Helscher
CLA
P.O. Box
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cinchynati
Mrs
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Steele
Washington Golf and Country Club
Washington Area
Phole
Oren W. Jarvis
Washington, Iowa
The
United Presbyterian Home
Bruce Gillis
Robert
Littleton
Colo
Chicago
Mr Gillis
Frances Patton
Knox Patton
Westerville
Ohio
Denver
California
Marian
Florence Hale
Marjorie Kehoe
Kim
Susan Randolph
Anamosa
Afr
Cliff Hillyer
Knoxville
Juanita Wade
Pella
Howard Bower
Keota
Grace Wade
Everett Mitchell
H. E. Krate
John Mitchell
Willming Brothers
John Landes
Hesston
Kansas
Landess
Missouri
Willmings
Richard Wenger
Wayland
John Moffet
Creston
Mrs. Willian Proffitt
Margaret Tuttle
Roberta McHenry
Davemport
State Department of Health
Sondra Cornett
Mern
Town City
Food Service
Ethel Trotman
Pearl Strohm
Washington County Hospital
Karl Megehelsen
Robert Megdelsen
Francis McConnell
South America
Canada
Alda Warnock
Larry Rosenfeld
Tom Scott
Iowa City
Bert Frantz
Sppolat
Washington Federal Savings & Loan Association
Marlon
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