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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1965
Page
3
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on smoking in front of in-laws and a teen pregnancy scare. A 16 year old considers marriage to a girl with a possible baby, with legal warnings about delinquency and custody. The column ends with Abby’s request for readers to mail for her wedding booklet.
Residents at The Pines enjoyed Easter with many cards and gifts. Carr ie Sump organized a festive dinner and St James school girls made favors for trays while volunteers from Bluebird group and local churches contributed lap robes and cookies. New arrivals Manford Wilcox and Dorothy Orris joined residents as visiting friends and relatives gathered, with readers noted from Council Bluffs to Washington D C.
The May calendar lists Extension office gatherings and 4-H activities. Key items include a council meeting at 8 p.m. May 4 at the Extension office, a 1:15 p.m. 4-H Leaders session at the Fairgrounds, and a landscape meeting at 1:30 p.m. May 6. Additional events cover a 7:30 p.m. May 6 4-H Garden Project meeting, a 7:10 p.m. May 6 County skating party at the Washington Skateway, and a May 7 4-H Career Day with departures at 6 a.m. from Ames.
Victor Hesseltine was installed as president of the Waco Parent-Teacher Association at Olds Gym on April 21. Other officers named include Mrs. Carl Sandeen as vice president Baker recording secretary Mrs. James Young as corresponding secretary Harris Morgan as treasurer and Mrs. Carol Roth as historian. Maynard Bittle led the program with the junior high Science Club. Dr. Glen Widmer outlined the Foreign Exchange Student program noting no abroad student until the 1966 67 school year.
Mrs M L McCreedy hosted the Nineteenth Century Club luncheon at her home on Tuesday. Miss Helen Wilson presented excerpts from Modern American Humor by Bennett Cerf. Family Living II members dined at the Captain’s Table then attended the Library Art Show and theatre. Mrs Milo Steele Jr and Mrs Richard Ballard led arrangements. Mrs rilaneen read two poems. Program chair Norman Schoonover outlined upcoming plans. May Breakfast is May 6 at the Country Club. Next month meeting time changed to 7 45 p m at the D and V Fabric Shop before returning to the hostess home.
Edwin D Slabach Willys Paul J Hammen Oldsmobile Earl Ruth Dickinson Mercury Curran Co Nim rod trailer Leo Antonette Nardy Ford Mills Rambler Rambier Emery D Gingerich BSA motorcycle Raymond J Fritz International truck appear in a mixed list of vehicle brands models and individuals in the record excerpts.
A scrambled Washington Evening Journal passage lists staff titles and roles including production superintendent, vice president, and wire service notes. It references the Daily Press and outside contributors with scattered names and titles. The fragment provides a snapshot of newsroom personnel and affiliations amid garbled OCR text.
Highland High School students earned nine Division I ratings and six Division II ratings at the small group music contest in Mediapolis. Dianne Brehmer led with piano and flute solos, Millie Stout and ensembles earned top marks, while Linda Gerot, Patty Norris, Peggy Murphy, Margey Trotter, and Linda Cottrell achieved Division II ratings in various voice and horn performances.
Dirt from the boulevard divider on West Washington is removed as workers shorten the divider at the east end to improve access to the drive-in bank at that corner. A four-way stop will be installed at the intersection.
A note lists the treble voice low solo and the girls sextet among groups. The large groups will travel to Wilton Junction on May 1.
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