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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1962
Page
2
Ira Morrison will address the Thirty Niners dessert meeting at the YWCA this Friday at 1 15 p m. He will discuss the FBI's work. Mrs John Baird chairs the preparations for the event.
Sixteen piano pupils of Mrs. James Rossen performed in a Saturday afternoon recital at the Farm Bureau building. Fifty nine parents and others attended the program. Guest pianist Sara Knupp closed the event with two selections. Participants included Mark Glover, Angela Steele, Joe Gilmore, Janet Cuddeback, Patti Dewis, Annice Reschly, Myrna Cave, Chris Eastland, Jeffrey Eastland, Dave Sorrell, Nancy Bakehouse, Kathy Bakehouse, Jane Wulf, Lily Guengerich, Greg Hilfman and Jane Combs.
Mr and Mrs Earl Galloway entertained the Rosemary Club at three tables of bridge Tuesday evening. High scores prizes went to Mrs Dell Walker and George Horn. Consolation prize winners were Mrs Charlie Wiley and John Cherry. Mrs Cherry and Mrs Wiley assisted with the serving. The next meeting will be with Mrs Wiley.
Mrs Carl Roberts hosted the Nineteenth Century Club at a 1 pm luncheon in Mrs S W DeLong’s home. Guests included Mrs George Kerr Mrs J J Whitham and Mrs Mary Berry. Mrs Ruth Thorne reviewed One Hundred Children by Lena Kuchler Silberman. Mrs Glenn Laffer led the business meeting and a Field Service letter of appreciation was read for the foreign student exchange gift.
National YWCA Week prompts a series of membership coffees in private homes to explain the YWCA goals. Local officers invite women and girls to join in fellowship and service, sharing Christian ideals and expanding knowledge of God and Jesus.
The YWCA Mixers met Tuesday evening for a potluck at the YWCA rooms and then attended the Jaycee Variety Show. The next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. May 8 at the Captain's Table. members should call Jean Jones at OL 3-5118 by May 5 to reserve.
Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese hosted 60 relatives at a cooperative dinner honoring sons Rodney Morrow and family from Brooklyn New York and Donald Morrow family from Des Moines. Rodney is on leave from Floyd Bennett Field Naval Air Base. The gathering marked the first meeting of the two brothers in 12 years with many relatives from Iowa and Indiana in attendance.
City clubs and organizations list evening meetings for Wednesday through Friday at West Chester. Includes Pythian Sisters Moose groups Women of Moose WRC LBC Club Flower exchange Pillows plant bulbs Carded notes about venue changes and transportation to events.
Brooklyn residents Mr and Mrs Rodney Morrow and relatives visited Isaac Kleese and Gilbert Morrow in Brighton Wapello West Chester and Des Moines. Woden visitors brought grandparents to Isaac Keese family home. Jennings of Glasgow stayed with Larry Morrow. Emery McGuire home in Wayland. Ted Ross saw his mother Edna Ross at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after hip surgery. WSCS conference in Fairfield. Phil Weldin re elected recording secretary. Arthur Goode sale drew Hedrick and North English guests. Hasty and Kalona households hosted Easter guests.
Richard A. Stewart and Paul V. Shearer run the Abstract Department from their office at 115 East Washington. George F Morrison, Ford Morrison, Ira Morrison are listed as lawyers with a second office at 213 South Marion Ave, and contact number OL 3-2792 or OL 3-2802.
Mr and Mrs Fred R Andersen announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Jane to James Warren Wolfe son of Mr and Mrs Earl R Wolfe. The couple will wed August 26. Karen Jane Andersen is a junior at Iowa State University College of Nursing. James Wolfe is a Coe College graduate and works for Bankers Life Company as a group representative in Portland Oregon.
Mrs Bill Nordyke was hostess for the April meeting of the Jolly Nine Club. Members dressed in old fashioned clothes and were introduced as movie stars by Kathy Nordyke. Refreshments followed. The club plans a rummage sale in late May.
Miss Della Humphreys gave the Garden II program at Mrs. Sam Witting's home. She showed colored pictures of Estes Park Colorado New England states and local autumn scenes. Mrs. Orva Scott led rock garden discussion. Mrs. S. M. Fishburn spoke on Just a Thought. Next meeting at nine o'clock coffee with Mrs. Irvin Coffey.
Twelve members attended the Y-Wives board meeting at one o'clock Tuesday in YWCA rooms with sixteen gathering for the social hour. A tour of the Robert Huber home followed. The dessert luncheon is planned for Tuesday May 1 in the Y community room.
The Cedar Township Farm Bureau Women gathered Tuesday afternoon with 14 members and six children. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Fickel and Mrs. Whisler. A poem titled Nature and Spring opened the meeting. Lumen Jacobsen spoke on strengthening the Farm Bureau. Mrs. Baird gave a cosmetics demonstration with prizes to Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Booth, and Mrs Wayne Norman. Members were urged to send bake sale articles and reminded of the June primary election. The session adjourned until September.
Live poultry roasters 23 24 cents per pound, red white rock fryers 18, white rock fryers 17 18. Cheese prices range 36 to 52 cents. Butter steady with 57 percent scores. Eggs weak with white large extras 30 cents. John Mitchum signs for a featured Bonanza segment after portraying Hermann Goering in Hitler.
Forty five members attended the White Shrine meeting at the Temple on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Delbert Zager and Mr. Zager presided. A program honored mothers with flowers for twenty four. A rummage white elephant and bake sale is planned for June 30 at the Zager Plumb ing and Heating Store.
Cub Scout Pack 243 will hold a pack meeting at 7 pm Thursday April 26 at the VFW Hall. A bean feed and movie will follow at the Washington YMCA at noon Saturday. Boys must register at the Y by 10 am Saturday. The fee is 60 cents. This week’s movie covers camping.
On the record today Stephanie Chuck of Brigh ton was admitted for surgery. Births yesterday include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Alfred Coles of Washington. a son to Mr and Mrs Dick Bennett of Keota. and a son to Mr and Mrs Twyman Jones of Kalona.
Mrs. Albert Wehr was installed president of the Auxiliary to World War I Barracks Tuesday evening after a covered dish dinner. District officer Mrs. Amelia Hudson installed the officers, with Mrs. Everette Burham as senior vice president and Mrs. Glenn McCall as chaplain. Ed Bushek was endorsed for department treasurer. The group voted $5 to the Cancer Crusade. Guests included Mrs. George Wire and Mrs. Loetta Flander with Mrs. W. O. Potter.
Sergeant Ronald D. Karr son of Mr and Mrs Keith Karr Wellman Iowa recently completed four weeks of refresher training at the Seventh U S Army Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Bad Talz Germany The radio teletype operator in Zirndorf Germany entered the Army in February 1960 and previously stationed at Fort Gordon Georgia He is a 1959 graduate of Wellman High School
Thirteen members of Handcraft III attended the Jaycee Variety Show Tuesday evening. Mrs Tru man Tuttle arranged tickets. The group then met at Mrs Norman Schoonovers home for a business meeting and social time. The May breakfast was announced. Mrs Stanley Knapp read the program for the coming year.
A junior high dance for boys and girls is set at the YMCA in Washington from 7 30 to 9 39 p m Saturday. Admission costs ten cents for members and 45 cents for non members.
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