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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1965
Page
3
Dear Abby letters reveal a widow seeking paid escorts, eyebrow tragedy, religious disputes, and aging grandmother reflections. Abigail Van Buren advises on professional escorting, facial hair loss remedies, handling religious differences, and personal boundaries, with contact details for Abby’s column.
Richland families take trips and accept new posts as the community keeps up with summer plans. Highlights include Richland Reighards returning from a Rapid City camping trip, Delbert Fleigh heading to Chicago and Texas, Bond family vacationing in Minnesota, Greeson and Forinash families in Arizona and Minnesota, and Ronnie Greeson moving to Preston to coach and teach starting August 20. Patty Prenger becomes a full time beauty operator in Richland. Also noted are visits from Smiths and Joneses, Helping Hand Class hostings, and obituaries for Mrs. Mary Hastie. Ronald Hahn finishes summer courses at Kirksville and heads to Las Vegas to teach. Bobby Reighard visits grandparents in Richland.
American Legion Auxiliary met in Crawfordsville with 14 members. President Ruth Fletcher led the meeting. officers named Alberta Rhea as president and other posts filled. Reports covered finances, a June 22 hospital picnic, and the Iowa State Convention teaching quota. A Lake Darling picnic and Past Presidents Parley were scheduled. Legion events and social notices followed.
A Parsons student Poillon died in a one-vehicle crash on a gravel road near Fairfield. Jay Louis Meyers, 20, of Chap paqua New York, also a Parsons student, was killed in a separate one-car crash on a gravel road near Fairfield. Robert A. MacAfee, 20, of Maquoketa, died when his car went out of control and plunged off a county road north of Delmar. Dennis Allan Storlie, rural Monmouth, suffered serious injuries. Theodore Croy, 36, of West Mount Vernon, died after his car overturned on U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids. Jack Heiss, 40, of Centerville, died from injuries after a one-vehicle crash on Iowa 60 south of Moravia.
Mr. Goodwin announced plans to locate a new Washington plant by the Washington Manufacturing Company. He praised Washington as a favorable location and noted the site was obtained with help from the Washington Industrial Corp. and Ray Fritz, former landowner. He described the expansion as a familiar risk and pledged aggressive, progressive growth with high quality products to compete nationwide.
A large gathering from Ainsworth and surrounding areas attended a cousin reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson in Davenport. The 4-Corners Club had a picnic at Mrs. Agnes Bowman’s Iowa City home, with many local residents joining in. Other social visits included extended visits and family updates surrounding births, hospital news, and local events through the week.
The International Surfing Championships at a Waikiki beach in December attract surfers and spectators from Miami and Malibu Australia New Zealand Europe and South Africa, highlighting a wide global field.
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva, Communist China has begun a discreet campaign to influence non aligned officials. Chinese diplomats are quietly engaging neutrals at receptions and urging support for a five power nuclear ban and a world disarmament conference that includes China. Western officials say they have not heard of this activity on the conference’s rim.
Sister M Odilia Greiner a Keota native and alumna of St Josephs Milwaukee received the 25 year reception in a Mass at St Marys Keota. The nun who earned a BS in education at Alverno in 1945 has taught at multiple parishes from New York to Chicago and will teach at St Josephs Earling Iowa next year. A dinner and reception followed with family and friends from Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois in attendance.
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