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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1964

Page

2

YWCA Elects Officers as Iowa Speaker Recalls Russia Trip

A large YWCA gathering in the Community Room at the YMCA elected new council members and heard Peter Burdette of Bloomfield share impressions from a tour behind the Iron Curtain and in Soviet Russia. Plans for remodeling the Y building in Washington were noted.

YWCA YMCA Peter Burdette Bloomfield Iron Curtain Soviet Russia T.A. Jones W.W. Nolin Ywca Council

Camp Fire board hears delegates report and plans

The Camp Fire board met with Mrs. Giff Morrison presiding. Delegates Mrs. Paul Horak Mrs. Dale Booth and Mrs. Leon Hillman reported on the Davenport regional conference. Plans were made for a rank ceremonial in May and the Blue Bird and Camp Fire leaders meeting set for April 20 at 1 30 pm. Frances Cheadle will visit May 19 21. Esha wee to la and O ki ci ya pi groups met with guardians and practiced for ceremonies. Busy Blue Birds led by Mrs. Paul Shearer sang and visited Sunny Haven Rest Home delivering cookies then formed the Friendship Circle and recited the Blue Bird Wish.

Giff Morrison Paul Horak Dale Booth Leon Hillman Davenport Blue Bird Frances Cheadle Region VII Iz Pi Keith Williams Jr Marsha Brock Rrisen Bert Britain Paul Beenblossom Dayton Crim Robert Zager Britain Crim George F. Dimmitt Edna Cald Wesley Acres Des Moines Leonard Llewellyn E.P. Simpson Mt. Pleasant

Social Security Rep At Burlington Office Visit

A representative from the Burlington Social Security office will be at the Washington post office on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. The visit aims to assist local residents with benefits information and applications.

Social Security Burlington Social Security Office Washington Post Office

General Conference W S C S Circles Meet Across Week

Circle summaries detail WSCS activities in many units with Mrs E B Hammer Mrs W B Edwards Miss Altha White and others hosting and leading devotions programs prayers and lessons on General Conference Salvation Army prayer daily living and belonging to WSCS. Numerous hostesses guests and thirteen to seventeen members attended across Circles I to IX with various programs sermons poems and mission reports.

E.B. Hammer WSCS W.B. Edwards Altha White Dean Luers Norman Vincent Peale Harry Drake Henry Berdo Edith Weidner T.M. Nelson Grete Due Richards P. L. Etter Clyde Dawson Sr Etter St. Augustine John Dawson Africa Clara Bartling Sugar Stewart God T.W. Harwood Wscs i Wesleyan Service Guilds Fred Bey Joe Lang Dawson

35 Women Bowlers Headed to International Tourney in Minneapolis

About 39 women bowlers left today by chartered bus for Minneapolis Minnesota to compete in the Women’s International Bowling Congress tournament over the weekend. Mrs Ed Sorrell has supervised scorekeeping in Minneapolis for two weeks and will remain through most of May. It’s the first trip for local bowlers since the nine year gap since the event was held nearby in Omaha in 1955. Featured players include Pauline Crull Charlene Tanner Wilma Butler Marie Horn Freida Kelsey Rosemary Nemmers Carolyn Levy Vera McCreedy Betty Porter Marjorie Kneen Eleanor Wolf and many others.

Minneapolis Minn Ed Sorrell Omaha Shose Pauline Crull Charlene Tanner Wilma Butler Marie Horn Freida Kelsey Rosemary Nemmers Carolyn Levy Vera McCreedy Betty Porter Marjorie Kneen Eleanor Wolf Gladys Lloyd Maxine Steele

Social calendar notices for early week events

Social calendar AML notices require by 10 am day of first publication and print three days ahead. Lists events at Legion Hall YWCA rooms Masonic Temple Baptist and more with times, hosts, and venues including American Home chapters, Y-Wives, St James, and Circle groups.

AML Legion Hall John Owen Maynard Brown Fred Moore Ruth Miner Golden Age Club YWCA Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple American Home Lola de Long American Home I Wingas Cafe P.F. Whisler Ceramics Legion Auxiliary Legion St. James Home Baptist Ning Gerochi Cirele Elizabeth Gingery Wth Century Club Henry Hull Democratic Women’s Club John Mattes Walter Farrell St Noble Grand Circle Grace Stewart al Baldrige Ed Hatchcroft Methodist WSCS Joe Luciey Circle XI James Harris Farm Bureau VEW John Custer Charles Hawkins

Local Rebekahs form new Belle chapter

The Rebekah Lodge formed an Anniversary Belle chapter named the Rebekah Belles with Mrs Keith Williams Jr as chairman. Members may obtain badges from Mrs Williams at the forthcoming Lord Rebekah Convention on Wednesday April 15 at the Washington 100F Hall. The lodge will entertain Miss Shirley Moore of Des Moines, Iowa State Assembly president, and invites all area Rebekah lodges.

Rebekah Rebekah Belles Keith Williams Jr Williams Lord Rebekah Washington Shirley Moore Des Moines Iowa

Women of the Moose Hold April Meeting at Moose Home

Mrs. Ed Letts presided over the Women of the Moose gathering with 22 percent attendance. Homemaking committee led by Mrs. Crone Jr. and others, library silent auction planned for April 23, reports on Veterans Hospital visit, illness of Mrs. Metz, and a program of games readings and accordion numbers by Jane Greiner.

Aoose Ed Letts Women of the Moose Moose Home Charles Crone Jr Ronald Armstrong Eli Cook Clarence Wehr Robert Grubb Veterans Hospital Howard Curl Ray Stalder William McDole Letts Grubb Henry Metz Oxford Jane Greiner

Christian Women Groups Study Nepal Mission Cooperation

Christian Women’s Fellowship groups met to study cooperation of Christian churches in Nepal. Announcements included a CWF workshop in Keota on April 22 at 9 20 am to plan transportation. a Christian Mother Daughter Banquet on April 27 with guest speaker Mrs. McLachlan of India, plus color slides and Indian costumes.

Nepal United Missions Christian Women's Fellowship CWF Keota Jay Vinson McLachlan India CWE Priscilla Group

Halcyon House Community Notes and Visits

Halcyon House activities include visitors from Ainsworth and Williamsburg, a choral reading by eighth grade history students, and multiple gatherings. Members attend WSCS district events, Ruth group meetings, Dorcas sessions, and plan May hostess duties while reports note gifts for the County Home and various local callers and tours.

Crone couple back from three months in California

Local note reports Mr and Mrs Frank C Crone returning from a three month vacation in California mainly in Seal Beach and surrounding area. They traveled home via Sacramento. Lynne Coles, daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Coles, suffered a head injury at Lincoln School and is hospitalized in Iowa City for observation and treatment. Karen Pohren visited West Liberty to spend the weekend with grandparents. Mrs Leonard Brinning and Frank Szayna are patients in Mercy Hospital Iowa City.

Frank C. Crone California Seal Beach Sacramento Lynne Coles al Coles Lincoln School Iowa City Lynn Lincoln Karen Pohren West Liberty Larl Weinard

Speeding and signaling charges in area city court cases

Terry Lee Man ford of rural route one West chester was charged with speeding by city police aid four and ten dollars by Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden. Gary Bean Knottnerus of Ainsworth was charged with failure to signal before changing direction and fined ten dollars by Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden. The sixth fire of the week in the Washington area occurred Saturday at 10 39 am at the Nick McCleery farm four miles north on the Riverside road the farm fire truck responded.

Terry Lee Manford Westchester Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden Gary Bean Knottnerus Ainsworth Washington Nick McCleery Riverside Road

Television and awards fill Monday's prime time lineup

United Press International reports the 36th annual Ac Awards will be held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with Jack Lemmon hosting and Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining. Debbie Reynolds and Amy Williams set to sing. Also scheduled are Captain Kangaroo, Wagon Train, East Side West Side, Hollywood and Stars, and other programs with givers and government contract drama noted.

United Pres International ABC Santa Monica Arever Wet Ae Uy Clark Gable Gene ‘Tierney Sam Wannamaker David Opatoshu Sink Cheney Hollywood Stars NBC Rita Hayworth East Side West Side CBS

Births Today in Letts A Daughter for Sherdie Phillips

Today Mr and Mrs Sherdie Phillips of Letts welcomed a daughter. Dismissed today are Mrs William Conaway of Conesville Larry Fisher of Keota Mrs Jack Hudson and son of Fairfield John Holmes of Crawfordsville and Mrs Don Heisdorffer and daughter of Washington.

Sherdie Phillips Letts William Conaway Conesville Larry Fisher Keota Jack Hudson Fairfield John Holmes Crawfordsville Don Heisdorffer Washington

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