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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1952

Page

6

Prairie Flower Residents Help Mr Rees Celebrate Birthday

Prairie Flower items note Mr Rees birthday celebrated Sunday at the Oliver Rees home with relatives after services at Salem Presbyterian Church East er. Activities include Easter weekend visits, a charivari for Mr Jones, and various church and community events with families from Prairie Flower and surrounding towns.

Prairie Flower Rees Robert Jones Robert Roberts Salem Presbyterian Church Jones Oliver Rees Ree John M. Donaldson Jerry and Gerall Ted Cross Colfax

Eye care ad lists glasses and visual training services

Professional directory item for O. M. L. Smith offering eye exams glasses prescribed when needed and visual training for child seeing problems. Also mentions contact lenses and location North Side Square with phone 914.

Lemmon John W. Lemmon East Side Square

Crooked Creek Cyclones Hold April 4-H Meeting

The Crooked Creek Cyclones 4-H club met April 14 at Ronald and Judy Robertson’s home. Donald Williams chaired in the president’s absence as Gerald Hipwell led a talk on increasing corn yields. Refreshments were shared by Mrs Raymond Robertson. Next gathering set for May 12 with Keith Thomas.

Crooked Creek Cyclones Ronald Judy Robertson Donald Williams Othe Buerness Gerald Hipwell Raymond Robertson Keith Thomas

Jolly Jokers Meet for April Gathering at Phelps Home

The Jolly Jokers led by Mrs. Melvin Booth held their April meeting at Colleen and Corrine Phelps. Colleen Phelps chaired a brief business session. Sharon Sheetz read the 4-H Creed as the roll call was answered. Elsie Chmelar spoke on Spring Birds, Janet Augustine discussed What to Eat and Why, and a picture study on Courtyard was presented. The leader taught the color wheel lesson, and members painted color wheels. Refreshments were provided by the hostesses. The next meeting was scheduled.

Jolly Jokers Melvin Booth Colleen Corrine Phelps Colleen Phelps Sharon Sheetz Elsie Chmelar Janet Augustine Miss Augustine

Prairie Flower family routines and community plans

A fragment describes Sadie Bowling and family life with Wile Patterson at home and traveling to Washington where she works at Osineup Draw store. The Prairie Flower club members channel surplus energy into housecleaning gardening yard work and caring for baby chicks.

Wile Patterson Washington Osineup Prairie Flowe Sadie Bowling Club

Hi-Ores 4-H Club Meets for May Session

Iris Mleeker hosted the Hi-Ores 4-H club Saturday afternoon. Vice-president Mary Lemler led the meeting with Joan Eagle reading the 4-H Servier Creed. Iris presented Monet’s Banks of the Seine and Lemley discussed The Village Square by Viaminek. Jane Beard demonstrated Mitered Corners. Rally Day plans were set. Next meeting May 10 at Linda Gerdes home.

Mary Lemler Joan Eagle Servier Creed Iris Seine Monet Mary Lemley Viaminek Jane Beard Linda Gerdes Sandra Orndul

Birthday tributes light up town with young honorees

Happy birthday greetings to Linda Kay Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson. Mary Jown Lowe is nine, Janet Mae Coon seven, with other birthday honorees listed alongside wedding anniversaries for J W Cox and Floyd Bower.

Littl Linda Kay Anderson Mra Robert Ander J. W. Cox Floyd Bower Miro Padword Chalupa Pleasant Airl Mary Jown Lowe Lyle Lowe Janet Mae Coon Janet Sidney Coon Nineworth C. V. Crull Paul Deimerly Erwin Meisenbach Davenport John Though Nav Reeves Anna Landa Jacob Earnest Pleasant Hill

Diamond Industry Emerges in South Africa After 1866 Find

A Boer farm lad discovered a glittering gem on the veld near Kimberley in 1866, sparking the South African diamond industry. The sector has since produced more than a billion dollars worth of diamonds.

Veld Kimberley

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