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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1963
Page
4
Illinois residents from Sterling visit the Wm Leichty home in Noble on Sunday and Monday. The Leichty family hosts dinners and gatherings with relatives from Kalona Fairfield and Washington. A note mentions a brutal murder near the Graber Cabins last week and various local visits and family updates.
A long Easter weekend page lists numerous Cedar Rapids and Iowa City visitors to Keota families. Names include Keith Jones Ries Frisk Stevens Romine Smothers Stewart Stewart Lake Benton Baker Adam Anderson Coffman Coffman Bandy Detweiler Merlyn Humphreys Royce and others. The Millers newborn Tina Marie christened. baby returned from hospital with jaundice. gatherings span Friday to Easter Monday with extended kin and friends.
KEOTA April 15 Tom Redlinger son of Mr and Mrs Rosa mond Redlinger went to Des Moines Sunday to be inducted into the Army. Jeff Stoutner of the University of Townowa City and Jay Crimes also of the University spent their spring vacation at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Boyd Stoutner and Mr and Mrs D M Grimes Mr and Mrs Benford Thomp son and Patty and Miss Ann Brower spent Friday in Fairfield shopping. Mr and Mrs Roger Romine and children of Cedar Falls came down Thursday and were guests of her mother Mrs Mildred Cater until Sunday evening. Wendall Baker of California came Saturday evening and will be here a while visiting relatives and friends. Debby axe 6 daughter of Mr and Mrs Austin Zehr had her tonsils out Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and came home on Friday.
Public health officials mobilize to track infection sources and protect communities when hepatitis breaks out. The article covers transmission through contaminated food water or needles, incubation challenges, symptoms from loss of appetite to jaundice, and general management including rest and cautious use of medicines. It notes NIH efforts toward immunization and advises individuals consult their doctors for personal medical issues.
The Iowa Southern Utilities annual meeting in Centerville elected a new board and reelected Harold Mann Robert Greenleaf George Beuckman Max von Schrader and Dwight Vredenburg. Edward Shutts declined reelection and may become honorary director. AE Peters was elected director. The report shows 789471 shares represented and highlights include 1962 revenues 20515505 and 275 kWh monthly residential use. The company serves 80620 electric customers in rural areas and 161 towns. Natural gas service expanded to 22983 customers in 19 communities with total gas sales of 5972000000 cubic feet. Net income 2532 dollars per share 266.
You are declarer in Six Hearts. North leads jack of spades. You win with queen over partner’s king, then what is your plan after the ace. Consider how to develop both majors, manage trump entries, and best time to ruff or discard to make the contract.
Facing Three Notrump after South opens notrump and North raises to three West leads spade four. You cover five with seven, declarer wins queen. South leads jack of diamonds, you win with queen. Plan assumes South holds either king or queen of diamonds. Draw two trump rounds, cash ace of diamonds, lead jack. If South discards, ruff, cross to dummy with a trump, and play ten of diamonds. If South covers jack, ruff, lead ten of diamonds, discard a spade. Return five of clubs next. This buys twelve tricks by exploiting likely diamond ace location and South’s weak clubs.
Easter events fill a wide radius with church services and dinners. Round Grove School in Highland district will close at end of current year May 15 after four generations in its building. Family and community memories mark the final chapter for Iowa country school now operating in the newly organized district.
Easter Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Cletus Reed and family included Marcella Vittetoe Bill Vittetoe Leo Vittetoe and James Moeller families from Washington. The gathering celebrated Jerome Vittetoe turning six and Nick Reed turning five. Additional visitors and relatives joined from Taylor Ridge Illinois Washington and other towns. The Van Wagners and Walter Reed family joined for the holiday in a daylong60 event.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Rittenmeyer report their son S R Robert B Rittenmeyer is a patient at the Naval Training Center base hospital in San Diego California for bronchial pneumonia treatment since April 1 He enlisted in the Seahawks and left Des Moines February 28 for recruit training in San Diego Other local family movements include Mrs Anna Younkin and sons moving to the Will Schill house Mrs Opal Stransky visiting Cedar Rapids and Des Moines relatives and Miss Catherine Baschnagel wed in Cedar Rapids after a visit with Francis and Mary Baschnagel
Easter family gatherings across Keota and nearby towns feature Mr and Mrs Will Ross hosting relatives including Myrtle Thoma and Marion Stoutner family. Guests include Doug Shook of Cornell College with friends and numerous local households sharing dinners and visits through Easter weekend.
Easter weekend in Keota and nearby towns centers on family visits. Milo Tinnes and sons joined Ed J. Peiffer family for Easter, with several other relatives from Sigourney, Iowa City, Omaha, and Ames attending dinners and greetings across homes including Leinen, Pfaff, Sprague, Stoutner, and Stoutner households. Ron Tinnes enlisted, returning from Sigourney to Des Moines for Army duty, while Bob Tinnes traveled from Omaha for a brief family visit.
Mr and Mrs Walter Smith plan to return to their Keota home from Sigourney by week end or early next week. Mr and Mrs Gary Sonang of Cedar Rapids visited Friday evening with Garys parents Leonard Sonday and Patty. Nick Bermel, patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, was due to return home Monday afternoon.
KEOTA April 15 Brett two year old son of Mr and Mrs Mel in Slaubaugh was knocked down Saturday afternoon by a dog during a visit at a friend's home and hit his head on a rock. Two stitches were required and he has scratches and bruises. A family gathering and corptive dinner followed at Mamie Oliver's home with Mr and Mrs Walter Smith of Sigourney and others from Keota South English Wellman Keswick in attendance.
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