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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1964
Page
2
The young teenage girls of 1839 wore dresses in satin taffeta velvet and fine cotton. Laces ribbons and elaborate embroidery defined style. Pantalets provided limb protection enabling shorter skirts. Sloping shoulders puff sleeves and lace were common. Hair featured straight cuts over ears or long curls with braids and pins.
Mercy Hospital Iowa City hosts Mr and Mrs Will Marie Sr for cataract surgery in room 330 and a checkup for Mr Marie in room 335. Victor Mason and wife visit Vandalia Missouri for daughter and family and to mark Daniel Cordry turning seven. E R Conner family visits from Moses Lake Washington before a new Alabama assignment. Sam Wenger of Worthington Minnesota suffers a heart attack and awaits notes from friends. Ceo McCoy family and others travel between Iowa City Crawfordsville and Monmouth for family visits. NHCA member Evelyn Lukovsky earns membership retention scholarship in Des Moines and will attend advanced cosmetology in Iowa City. Albert Dusek and family visit Carl Meridith in Monmouth after severe heart attack. Doyle Brown and others visit Marion Hall in Cedar Rapids. Duane Hazen family weekend trip to Ft Leonard Wood to see Kenneth Hazen.
Calendar lists Rainbow Girls Booster Club YWCA Whizzers and more with times and locations across Melville area. Highlights include evening meetings at Masonic Temple Baptist Friendly Bible Class VEW Auxiliary and Circle IV Circle V at churches and homes. Guests slides and demonstrations noted with hostess names and venues in West Chester and surrounding towns.
Six couples at the Couple's Club of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd plus six guests from the Wellman congregation met Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bertke, recently of Nigeria, Africa, spoke about Nigeria and his teaching experiences there. A brief Q and A followed, Rev. Alfred Bertke led devotions, a short business meeting occurred, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grim provided entertainment. Mrs. Alfred Bertke celebrated her birthday during refreshments provided by Mr. and Mrs. Art Dinkheller.
Yesterday admissions include Hassel Jones Belmont Kansas medical Glen Whitehead Washington medical Martha Border Washington Mrs Harry Duncan Columbus Junction medical Today admissions include Nancy Mattes Washington surgical Mrs Wilbur Wheeler Crawfordsville medical Dismissals yesterday include Earl Loveless Washington John Kelly Washington Today Michael Holmes Crawfordsville Richard Grimm Wapello Mrs Richard Sutherland and daughter Washington Mrs John Currie and daughter Columbus Junction
Mrs P F Whisler and Mrs Glenn Holden attended the Iowa Mothers Association festivities in Des Moines over the weekend. Hilda Weingart was named Iowa Mother of the Year with other candidates celebrated. Governor Hughes hosted at the mansion as awards were given. The Whislers later visited Pocahontas with Attorney James Hudson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cherryholmes of Crawfordsville will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Sunday April 26 with an open house at their home in Crawfordsville. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton Fletcher and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Cherryholmes will honor them. Friends and relatives are invited to call Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock.
About 76 relatives gathered at VEW Hall in Washington to honor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marek on their 45th wedding anniversary. The couple, who have two sons Dale and Robert of Rural Route 3 Washington and ten grandchildren, were assisted by several relatives in serving and cake cutting.
Rose Schmitt daughter of the Bernard Schmitts marked her tenth birthday with a Sunday party for fourth grade classmates from St. James School. The event featured games prizes gifts refreshments and cake ice cream and chocolate milk with cousins Terri and Sandy Schmitt and sisters Betty and Bonnie also in attendance.
An Iowa field note warns restaurant staff to refrigerate custards and coconut cream pies during holding, citing state recommendations and public health guidance. It stresses strict sanitation, prompt refrigeration, and customer vigilance to prevent staphylococcal food poisoning.
The Republican Women will convene in regular session this Thursday April 23 at 2 p.m. with Mrs Herb Campbell leading. A program is planned including a mock caucus and arrangements for the district meeting at the Methodist Church on April 20.
Members of the Barracks and Auxiliary gathered at the Memorial Union for the first district meeting of the Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary. Mrs. Meryl Steele of Washington was elected Auxiliary president and George Mackey of Burlington became first district commander. Iowa City candidate John R. Schmidhauser and Harry Ramseyer spoke, with Washington attendees listed among local participants.
A crowd of about 200 attended the annual Mother Daughter event at the YWCA on Friday evening with the theme Commencement for Mothers. Mrs. Richard Wiley welcomed guests while the oldest mother Mrs. Joe Shalla and the youngest Mrs. Jim Gorham received corsages, and other honors went to the mother with the most daughters Mrs. Francis McConnell.
Building permits were issued for 1011 North Iowa Avenue to move a house onto the lot. Texaco Super Service at 224 South Second Avenue received a permit for an addition to the present building. Don Foss at 211 West Sixth secured a permit for a new residence.
Professional directory listing featuring George F Morrison and John W Lemmon with eye care services. Includes addresses at 213 South Marion Ave and Logan Jewelry location with phone numbers OL 3 2015 and OL 3 403. References R Q Eastland and a note on Wednesday closure and Thursday morning hours.
Paul V. Shearer of Washington will serve as a voting delegate for Iowa Methodists at the General Conference of the Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., starting April 26. He is an attorney and a member of the commission to propose the future of the racially constituted Central Jurisdiction, with race relations a major topic among the 80 voting delegates.
Bruce Edmund Brown of 289 South Marion and Edward John Mattes of 836 South Ave B were fined five dollars each after city police charged them with parking violations. Hassel L. Jones of Belmont Kansas faced a ten dollar fine for loss of control of a motor vehicle. David Lee Sorrell of 1005 West Madison and Samuel J. West of Washington were cited for excessive speed and fined ten and fifteen dollars respectively by Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden.
The Sipana Sew Club gathered Friday at Mrs. Robert Holmes home with eight members and two guests Mrs Glenn Pratt and Margaret Griffith present. Officers elected: president Mrs Wayne Gamon vice president Mrs Don Gardner secretary treasurer Mrs Geo Sojka card and flower chairman Mrs Lloyd Mikseh. Wayne Gamon shared slides from a Trinidad trip. Mrs John Gamon hosted and planned next meeting at Mrs Harold Gamon’s home.
District Judge E C Newell has reserved ruling in the suit of Earl E Luse against the Waco Community School District. Luse seeks 11690 from the district and school board for salary and damages claimed due. He sought in the petition filed in October 1500 on the remainder of his 1962 62 contract, 9500 for his 1983 64 contract, and 600 as rental factor.
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