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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1969
Page
3
The Home Family enjoyed an Evensong service led by Dr Dales Buchanan and his wife Helen featuring hymns about nature and summer worship under the stars. Readers note visiting clergy, residents’ travels, and community events from the Home Parlor to Variety Night programs.
Pattern description for a crepe dress with sunburst darts shaping midriff and hip line. Recommended fabrics include soft crepes and silks with sizes 12 to 20 and size 14 using 2 5/8 yards of 44 inch fabric. Price 1 dollar plus postage and optional first class surcharge. requests patterns via Washington Evening Journal Box 1615 G P O New York.
Plan weddings announce engagements of Linda Gee Norby and Larry Streb for September 21 in Nora Springs. Linda, of Iowa City, is a UI News Service worker. Larry, of Riverside, works at Moore’s Business Forms. First Methodist Church Nora Springs hosts ceremony. Engagement of Janet Venzke and Gale Pierce noted with November 8 wedding planned. Venzke is UI graduate, works at Area Ten Community College. Pierce holds Parsons College degree and UI master’s, employed by Iowa Division of Rehabilitation.
Community notices list upcoming events across Washington including reunions at Fair grounds and Sun set Park, garden gatherings, Golden Age Club and YWCA sessions, Lane Leaders League, Y-Wives Coffee reservations, Tops Club, VFW Auxiliary, and DAR log cabin open houses with guest book from California to Iowa. The DAR cabin will host one final open house August 28 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Local item notes the annual Shalla reunion scheduled Sunday August 24 at Richmond Park. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Verne Knecht of Cedar Rapids visiting Washington on business and meeting friends briefly. L V Clarahan and fiancee Louise Gravier plan August 17 departure for Manteca California to pick Denise, with honeymoon visits in Colorado Utah and Nevada. Edwards and Walker head to Chicago for the 20th anniversary reunion of their World War II era 95th infantry division.
Kalona Miss Thelma Swartzendruber of Kalona was guest of honor Monday at a Tupperware bridal shower hosted by her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Walter Rich in their home. About thirty relatives attended as blue and yellow decor highlighted the cake made from decorated Tupperware pieces. Thelma is daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Swartzendruber and will wed Louis Goszleth of Detroit on August 31 with plans to live in Detroit.
A two car mishap occurred August 14 at 11:45 p.m. at East Washington and South 2nd in Washington Iowa. Donald Ray Speas driving west struck James Edward Gray's parked car in a center street stall. No injuries reported. both cars damaged. Speas charged with failure to have control.
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