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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
7
The Women's Society of Christian ServiceExecutive Committee met with Mrs Jim McCreedy. ten officers attended. Easter readings, prayers and reports preceded voting on recommendations for the April 18 general meeting. Other clubs convened including Sorosis Study Club and R O S Club with bridge prizes and Easter plans. Local residents attend to Easter weekend travel and business trips.
Kalona high school alumni officers met to organize the annual banquet on Monday May 13 at 6 30 PM at the Kalonial Town House Kalona. The fifty year class will be honored and committees were named for program reception tables and nominating. Various local families and alumni attended dinners and visits in nearby homes.
Walter H Kemp surveys medical credential scares and diet worries. Hospitals tighten vetting as impostors claim physician status while a USDA diet survey flags widespread nutrient-poor eating. iron deficiency among adolescents stands out.
Mrs Reighard hosts coffee with guests from Tempe Burlington and Cedar Rapids as Harmony Club meets with Easter activities. Brighton fire department fights a grass fire at McCains river bridge. Local residents visit and exchange news. Chamber of Commerce names new president Wendell Frazer and officers Kenneth Guy and Dean Edwards reappointed. Golda Bartlett moves to Extended Care Center in Iowa City.
Mr and Mrs Russell Drollinger of Westminster California visited Keota area April 8 with Mr and Mrs Earl Chambers. They dined at The Golden Buckle Buffet and called on Leonard and the Drollingers later. Mrs Drollinger is Naomi Williams daughter of Herbert Williams formerly of Keota.
Crawfordsville April 9 Mrs Tony Yohe and family and Mr and Mrs Phil Yohe of Wapello were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Amy Yohe at Morning Sun. They observed Jan Yohe's birthday. Mr and Mrs Larry Price and Lorna of Mt Pleasant were visitors in the George Canott home. Several families celebrated birthdays in the Orval Miller home March 31. The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist Church with thirteen members. The Easter service was led by Mrs Harvey Thomas and Mrs Howard Anderson. Ten boys' garments will be sent to Riverside Bidwell. Mrs James Wilson was elected Spiritual Growth Secretary and Mrs Don Blankenhorn Membership Cultivation Chairman. Reports from the Washington district meeting April 1 were given. World Banks are to be brought to the May meeting. Members toured the parsonage to discuss redecorating. Refreshments were served by Mrs Raymond Howsare, Mrs Harvey Thomas and Mrs Rex Beauchamp.
Wellston notes show Bud Pallits of Tempe Arizona visiting the Keith McClelland and family in Iowa City with Joyce McClelland. Local residents including Lavern Sherman and family, Norman Brinning and others share visits, a Rock Hunt outing, and hospital news about Mrs Keith McClelland. Phil, grandson, wounded thrice in Taiwan Formosa earns three purple hearts.
Industrious Club gathered in Keota on April 3 with Mrs. No ami Greiner as hostess for the April meeting. Ethel Aller elected secretary as the president Edna Sieren led the session. Easter themed roll call featured Wearing an Easter Bonnet and refreshments. May meeting planned with Irene Grisham.
Glenn B. Miller of Solon entered Mercy Hospital Sunday with a back ailment. Various local families visited relatives and attended a Highland High School PTA affair and a dessert bridge club gathering with prize awards noted.
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