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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1966

Page

2

Iowa Young Career Woman candidate from BPW

Regional contest highlights Miss Josephine Janecek secretary at Livingston Day and Bates and BPW member being sponsored by the club for the 1966 Iowa Young Career Woman title. She will speak on The Population Explosion at the Toledo meeting this Sunday April 24 and aims for Des Moines state competition in May.

Josephine Janecek Iowa Business and Professional Women’s Club Livingston, Day and Bates Attorneys Janecek Toledo Journal Tom Kuncl Livingston, Day and Bates Wesleyan Service Guild United States Des Moines

Wolf's Plant Delivery Sparks Cheer for Hospital Patients

A local florist urges sending a cheerful bouquet or handsome plant from Wolf's to brighten a sick friend. The shop notes they provide regular hospital deliveries and aims to lift spirits with timely arrangements.

Wolf's

Prosser dies in Iowa City at 60

George Albert Prosser 60, late of Forest View Trail Court Iowa City died April 21 1966 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Born November 16 1905 in Chicago he farmed and ran a filling station at Haskins, later worked at Children's Hospital housekeeping. Surviving are two daughters two stepdaughters and four grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 1 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home Washington with Rev. Dennis Stutrud. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery.

George Albert Prosser Ainsworth Haskins Mercy Hospital Iowa City Forest View Trailer Court Jones Funeral Home Washington Dennis Stutrud Ainsworth Cemetery Mr. Prosser Chicago Abbert V Margaret Pipes Prosser Ceil Faye Weber Prosser Children’s Hospital Donald Rose) Wagner Oxford Robert Lila) Brown Cedar Rapids Ruth Foley Faith Young

Funeral services for Mrs Yoder at Kalona Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs Joe D. Yoder 82 die Wednesday morning will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with John Y Swartzen druber Robert K. Yoder and Dean Swartzendruber in charge. Burial will be Gingerich cemetery north of Kalona. Friends may call at Yoder Funeral Home until time of service. Survived by four daughters two sons 23 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Kalona Joe D. Yoder Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church John Y. Swartzendruber Robert K. Yoder Dean Swartzendruber Gingerich Yoder

Washington Lodge No 26 to perform first degree work

Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M will hold first degree work Friday at 8 p m All Masons welcome A marriage license issued to Lyle Raymond Stacy of Brighton and Ruth Ann Wulf of Ainsworth

Masons Washington Lodge A. F A.M Lyle Raymond Stacy Brighton Ruth Ann Wulf Ainsworth

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Convenes in Sioux City

Mrs. Herb Osincup attended the Bi ennial Convention as district music chairman. Special guest was Mrs. E D Pearce of Miami president elect of the General Federation. Mrs. Wayne Bonnell elected new state president. Lynne Gates named 1966 Maquoketa Valley Band Queen at Eastern Iowa Band Festival in Cedar Rapids. Lynne is a junior and active in band vocal groups and cheerleading.

Herb Osincup Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Sioux City Osincup E.D. Pearce Miami Fla General Federation of Women’s Clubs Wayne Bonnell Lynne Gates Kimball Gates Maquoketa Valley

Births and dismissals listed for Washington records

Admitted yesterday Ola Mc Cleery of Washington in medical. Births today include Lyle Havener and wife of Washington with a son. Dismissed yesterday include Daryl Tucker and others: Harold Bontrager of Winfield. Donna Van Winkle, Charles Welsh, Clarence Locke, Raymond Miller, Edna Koehler and son, Neil Hall and daughter, Donald Paul, Fred Morgan, Frank Skubal and son, and Baby girl Sinn, all of Washington or nearby towns like Ainsworth.

Ola Mc Cleery Washington Lyle Havener Harold Bontrager Winfield Daryl Tucker Donna van Winkle Charles Welsh Clarence Locke Raymond Joseph Miller Edwin Koehler Ainsworth Neil Hall Donald Paul Fred Morgan Frank Skubal Sinn

YWCA Members Represent Iowa Town at Des Moines Meeting

Mrs. Day introduced as national board member and state board member at the 19th annual Io wa Town and Country YWCA meeting in Des Moines. Senior Y Teens Jenta Chorpening Carole Knutsen Jean Bode and Pam Proudfit attended. Mr. and Mrs. CO C Hines return from winter in McAllen Texas. Fortnightly Club Applied Arts II to meet with Mrs. Earl Griggs for 6:30 salad supper. Mrs. Robert Day guest speaker replacing needle work display. Plant and bulb exchange planned. Nineteen members of the Thirty Niners Club entertained County Home residents with readings and songs and served cookies and punch.

Robert Day Jo Janecek Lou Hough John Owen Washington Ywca Iowa Town and Country Ywca Des Moines Day Applied Arts II Earl Griggs Thirty-Niners Club

Washington Evening Journal personnel listing

A concise staff and publication note lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer handling Local Advertising, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It states the paper publishes afternoons except Sundays and holidays and is entered as second class matter at Beaks office, Washington Iowa.

Washington Evening Journal Washington Iowa David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Howard Hazen Beaks

Duncan Attends Milwaukee Clinic For Northwestern Life

Larry Duncan district agent for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance in Washington attends a clinic from April 18 to 22 at the firm's Milwaukee home office Wisconsin.

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