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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
3
Dear Abby responds to teen readers and adults about service delays and weight comments, offering advice on fairness and self-respect. The column references aging concerns and wedding planning questions, with readers seeking guidance and Abby noting etiquette and personal boundaries.
Kalona hosts gather for a dinner party marking wedding anniversaries of the Guengerich and Boone families. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. Jack Guengerich, Mr. and Mrs. W. Boone, and Mrs. C. J. McKenzie. Various guests travel for visits and vacations to Evanston Illinois Escondido California and Kenosha Wisconsin over the weekend and following days.
Winstop Duz urges replacing worn windscreen wiper blades to avoid scratched glass and poor visibility. The ad promotes Good Years tires in all sizes at Value prices with a top trade in allowance for old tires and mentions savings on tires for farms tractors trucks or autos.
A reader recalls the Washington County 4H fair first night delayed by rain, describing livestock displays, vegetable and bug exhibits, art and flower arrangements, and friendly neighbors who read the column. The piece notes the auntie Williams epitaph and a humorous bean harvest lesson, ending with a reflection on time and effort.
Pleasant notes cover Larry and Marilla's wedding at the Moline Methodist Church with a reception at Marilla's relatives, plus neighborly visits, travel updates, and a humorous personal anecdote about a noodle maker relation. Local socials include Miss Iowa contest details, family visits, and workday mishaps with a flat tire en route to night shifts.
Keota residents hosted visitors Lyman Gammons and family from Grenados Hill California. The group toured with Mr and Mrs Walter Bower and daughter Nancy Gammon before heading to Burlington to see Gammons' mother Pearl Gammon and sister Mrs Wilur Selser. Kathleen Slusher of Blacksburg Virginia guests James H Bywaters family at Bywaters home.
MARDSCRABBLE Aug 2 Mr and Mrs Clarence Lynn hosted a birthday supper for Mr Gibson at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Gibson. Various relatives and friends visited others in Tipton Muscatine and Keota areas, including the Bandy and Bowen families, with social calls and a Women’s Relief Corps breakfast noted.
Keota column notes Emmert Zaigers and family visiting Mrs. Zaiger's parents Mr. and Mrs. George Bond. Lucille Royce visits Humboldt kin. Warren and Bob Davis travel between Nebraska and Fort Riley. Funeral cortege for A C Filger in California attended by A D Stewart family. Zada Leichty visits George Mayer's home. Chat A White Bridge Club hosts with prizes and red white decor.
A bridal shower for Mrs Jim Gilchrist was held August 3 at the home of the bride’s mother Mrs Harold Holmes. Cohosts included Vicky Shaw and several relatives. Guests arrived on the lawn then moved inside where games and gifts followed. Thirty two guests attended from Webster North English Sigourney and Keota.
Charles Durst and family return to Cleveland after visiting his in laws Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Knebel and Elmer Durst in this county. Dale Ford from Perdidio Beach Alabama arrives for a vacation with Carroll Ramer family. John Roetlin Jr Kalona welcomes son John Anthony. Another baby born Mercy Hospital August 5 to Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers Riverside. Elmo Kron, Route 2 farmer, had major surgery at Mercy Hospital with condition not reported.
Rex C Severt of Wellman announces the marriage of his step sister Kittie Mae Maddock of Des Moines to Robert E Hyde of Central City on July 2 1963 in Nampa Idaho at the home of Dr and Mrs Erwin Sage Both are employed by the State Department of Social Welfare in Des Moines and are at home at 1804 Arlington
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