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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1964
Page
4
Iowa patrol chief questions effectiveness of unmarked cars after months of trial. About 20 percent of the fleet is unmarked, said to curb violator activity yet not clearly reducing the death toll. Six months will be observed to gauge changes in traffic patterns.
Wayland residents attended a dinner meeting of the Washington-Louisa County Bankers Association at Riverside with guests from Wayland State Bank. The notice lists local attendees including Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hens and Mrs. Aaron Leighty plans a California trip to visit daughter Lois.
National Music Week marks its 41st year during the first week of May as Modern Music Masters and the National Federation of Music Clubs sponsor the event to promote music in daily life and balance in education with a motto of service through good music to school, church, and community.
Governor Harold E Hughes will deliver the main address at the third annual Town Industrial Arts Fair opening session at State College of Town campus in Cedar Falls on Saturday April 25 at 10 a.m. He will speak before about 400 high school students with exhibits, as open house in the gym runs 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. The one day event begins at 8:00 a.m. with exhibit placement, followed by programs for visiting students from 11:00 a.m. to noon, campus tours, industrial films, and nine demonstrations in industrial arts by State College of Iowa students. Awards at 2:00 p.m. in Music Hall.
In a column recalling the 125th anniversary of Washington, the writer reflects on the Washington Academy era from 1873 to 1910. He notes reading Floyd Shaw’s history, its likely 1940s publication, and the author’s wide network of contributors, with memories of classmates and teachers linked to local history. He mentions scholarship awards and a Governor Hughes talk preceding the awards announcement by Dr. Daryl Pendergraft.
The column discusses contract bridge strategy for five hands with responses from B. Jay Becker and situates the piece in Kalona and Washington connections. It weaves in historical notes about a local academy clock, alumni, and era reflections, highlighting a blend of games and town memorabilia.
Greta Wells of 426 South Third will join 23 nursing students on a weekend tour of Michael Reese Hospital Chicago from April 24 to 26. They will observe demonstrations of new medical advances including the artificial kidney and cooling methods for ulcers. The trip also includes a look at rehabilitation research and organ transplantation teams, plus a tour of Near North Side Chicago and a hospital party in their honor.
Thirteen members of the Rolling Green Club traveled to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for a Quaker Oats plant tour, dinner, and an afternoon of shopping. The group included Stella Bond, William Miller, Francis Wright, Mabel Helscher, Janet Hahn, Kathryn Hahn, Luella Peiffer, Dora Martin, Jerome Sheets, Roger Wright, Margery Van Sickle, Erma Hahn, and Donald Hahn. Mr and Mrs W H Barnum spent Sunday in Iowa City visiting Sandra and Dean Barnum and meeting Tom Sandell, a former Keota teacher.
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