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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
5
Members of the Bubbling Blue Birds of West Chester under Kathy Fisher received a $10 gift from the West Chester Lions Club. They bought 25 trees, each girl receiving two to plant at home. The rest were planted at the United Methodist church and West Chester elementary school, with ceremonies at the school for the upper grades.
In Richland on April 27 Mr and Mrs Bernard Greiner were honored at a surprise 35th wedding anniversary dinner hosted by their children and relatives from Iowa City Crawfordsville Keota Richland and Clear Lake. The head table carried a three tier blue and white cake, after which attendees visited at the Greiner home. The Golden Rule Sunday School class held a carry in dinner with about 18 attendees and will meet May 28 at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Meicken. Pastors of the Eastern Area met at Plain Friends Church for year meeting activities.
April 26 Kalona hosts Southeast Iowa Button Club with members from Richland Brighton Rubio and Kalona. State President Mrs Elizabeth Pratt of Lamoni and guest Mrs Grace Squire of Kalona attend. Also noted are social gatherings and local visits including Drake Relays travel and family events. U S industry uses 40 million lbs. of sperm whale oil year.
Ainsworth Kindergarten Round-Up took place at 2 30 PM on April 20 in the Audio Visual room with 23 mothers in attendance. Elementary Principal Jon Brissman and staff described first year school roles as preschoolers prepare to visit from April 26 to May 7. Four or five children will visit daily. host children will accompany visitors. Names of future kindergartners are listed. Earth Week activities included planting a sycamore on school grounds and a trash pickup. On National Library Week, students donated old books to help needy area children and learned about libraries. Events also noted birthday gatherings at the Glen Lord home and visits from relatives in Washington and Iowa Falls. One birth announced: Johanna Lyn Lord born April 19 at the County Hospital.
CRAWFORDSVILLE April 26 Local youth from Washington and nearby families attended the District Youth Rally and Music Contest at Des Moines. Dale Davis Wendell Davison and Martha Canott earned I ratings in music qualifying for the National Music Contest in Seattle. Martha won vocal solo while Wendell and Dale earned top honors in trumpet and cornet duet.
Mr and Mrs Simon Leichty bought the Mrs Mary Roth property which sold at public auction Saturday afternoon for 17000 dollars. Mary Roth of Kalona was a Sunday overnight guest of Mrs Eva Boese. The report also lists numerous relatives visiting Noble area for weddings and weekend guests. Bill Long remained a Mercy Hospital patient in Iowa City with an eye injury from a nail.
Local notes report Mrs. Marion Stoutner entered Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for observation over the weekend. The piece lists numerous Keota area residents visiting in hospitals and homes, plus community activities including W.R.C. meeting notes, anniversaries and open house celebrations observed in late April.
Professional directory entries list law firms and attorneys with offices and phone numbers including Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Abstract Dept 112 South B Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Edmund D Morrison James Went Washington St Owen John C Owen Stewart Shearer Abstr Dept West Main 653 2159 M L Tweeton 108 North Marion Kalona Iowa Dr J R Bissland ChiropractorClinic hours indicate closed Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
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