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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1967
Page
3
Claude Woods hosts an open yard event at 820 South Third after 6 PM featuring a lighted fountain and waterfall built over ten years. The yard includes nut trees, blooming flowers, brick retaining walls, and an outdoor brick barbecue pit, showcasing careful gardening and practical design with a low running cost.
HJ Club members and husbands met at Prairie Home for a dinner and the August meeting. The next gathering is set for September 14 with Mrs Lorence Marek and Mrs Larry Marek coordinating. Grant Davis returned to Cedar Falls from a two day visit with his parents. His son Tommie earned an MA from the University of Oklahoma and will vacation in Europe. James Davis, Grant’s other son, graduates from Loras College and will teach science and history in Sterling Illinois. Grant Jr will attend the University of Arizona this year. The Kerk er family reports grandson Jimmy Kerker underwent heart surgery at Blank Hospital for Children in Des Moines on August 9 and would enjoy hearing from friends at 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines IA 50309.
Stan Kiesey of Washington visited Ames this week to take part in a two day workshop organized by the Town Association of School Board Secretaries.
The report describes widespread fighting in many provinces among Red Guards workers and other revolutionaries with thousands involved near Canton airport. Peking Radio broadcast military meetings to support Lin Piao and Mao, citing leaders including Hsieh Fu-chih and Fu Chung Pi and noting the critical stage of the Mao-Lin Piao power struggle.
August social notes detail Mrs. Mary Haberman hosting guests for dinners and a birthday cake for Mrs. Omer C. Boshart. Numerous visits span Hesston Kansas Milford and Wellman while travelers share meals with the Haberman and Miller families. Local clubs and family trips to Texas New York and Expo 67 frame a busy community scene with many relatives visiting.
Walter H. Kemp surveys health topics from cautions on a new cigarette filter to insurance related recovery times. He notes Surgeon General Stewart says even complete tar and nicotine removal would not make cigarettes safe as gaseous smoke remains dangerous. Other items include a satellite heart tracings system, per year drug costs, and Paul Spock potential presidential bid.
Residents in Menlo and Westchester hosted visits and coffee with neighbors including Mrs. Wallace Kinzler and Mrs. David Clark. The Merry Mixer Club staged August activities with new officers elected for September and programs planned, while group members and guests shared refreshments. The Time for Coffee Club met August 2 with ten members and an earrings exchange, and the Women’s Missionary Society met August 3 with devotions, a lesson on medical missions, and a summer offering.
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