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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1962

Page

2

Local Society Notes Highlight Births, Visits, and Weddings

Mr. O. M. Swisher visits Omro relatives while Mrs. Kay White's daughter JoAnn is born in Iowa City weighing six pounds twelve ounces. A broken hip sends Mrs. Anna Godwin to University Hospital. Dr. Sartor recovers from eye surgery in Mercy Hospital. Various guests and family events fill community life, including weddings, anniversaries, and social visits across Iowa and Illinois.

S. F. Mangold University Hospital At Iowa City Kay White JoAnn Jim Sherry Anna Godwin University Hospital M. H. Sartor Mercy Hospital

Wayland Man Weds In Hesston Kansas

Roger Eichelberger and Lou Ann Jantz married August 10 at Hesston Mennonite Church in Hesston Kansas with pastor Peter B Wiebe officiating. Attendants included Kermit Gingerich and Cara Lou Long. reception on church lawn followed by wedding party from Wayland Greensburg and Hutchinson. Both couples reside at Newton Kansas and work locally with future Bethel College plans noted.

Roger Eichelberger Newton Kansas Colorado Springs Colo Lou Ann Jantz Hesston Wayland Hesston Mennonite Church Peter B. Wiebe Orlanda Schmidt Elaine Yoder Hutchinson Kan Kermit Gingerich Twin Falls Idaho Cara Lou Long Haven Janet Jantz Greensburg Amy Swartzendruber Iowa Dean Eichelberger Richard Lindell Swedesburg Wendell Selzer Protection Iown Johnny Swartzendruber Wm. Eichelberger Calvin Eichelberger

G H Mayers to Hold Open House for 40th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs G H Mayers celebrate forty years of marriage with an open house on Sunday August 26 at the Grace Hill Community building. Friends and relatives are invited to greet them from 1 to 4 p.m.

Edgar Farrier Packwood Farriers George Cady Williams Iowa Donald Utech Iowa Falls Brighton G. H. Mayer Grace Hill

Engagement of Frances Ann McNeal to William Walker

Mrs Luise Sidlinger of East Moline Illinois announces the engagement of her daughter Frances Ann McNeal to William Edward Walker son of Howard and Mrs Walker Wellman Iowa. The wedding is set for September 22 1962 at St Ann's Catholic Church East Moline Illinois.

Luise Sidlinger East Moline Ill Frances Ann McNeal William Edward Walker Miss McNeal Neal H. McNeal Walker Howard E. Walker Wellman Iowa St. Ann's Catholic Church III

Club Activities at LBC Club Breakfast and Baptist Women Meeting

Miss Velma Jarrard hosted LBC Club breakfast with twelve members and guests including Mrs. Arthur Duensing and Mrs. William Wulf. Mrs. D. O. Butler led the business meeting. Ethel Eckels to host next. South East Association Baptist Women officers held August 22 leadership session at Mt. Pleasant First Baptist with eighteen churches represented by thirty one ladies. Carol Forgey Clara Faulkner joined Wellman visitors Ruth Rodgers and others.

Velma Jarrard LBC Club Arthur Duensing William Wulf Flossie Holmes Joyce Jarrard D. O. Butler Ethel Eckels Walter Nicholson Don Wiley Myrtle Genkinger Grace Stewart South East Association of Baptist Women First Baptist Church Mt. Pleasant Carol Forgey Clara Faulkner Alvin Smith W. Swartzendruber Ruth Rodgers Wellman

Social Calendar for Week of First Publication

Notices list events for a week with times and venues. Friday hosts Christian Women’s Fellowship General Meeting at 7 30 p m in the church fellowship hall. Pin Queen Bowling League meets at 8 p m at Jean Chapman’s home. Monday Washington Woman's City Bowling Assn meeting at 7 30 p m at Washington County Fair Grounds. Tuesday White Shrine Annual Family Picnic at 6 30 p m Sunset Park with drinks provided. Y Wives Executive Board meets at 1 p m in YWCA rooms.

Christian Women's Fellowship General Meeting Church Fellowship Hall Pin Queen Jean Chapman Washington Woman's City Bowling Assn Washington County” Fair Grounds White Shrine Sunset Park Y-Wives Executive Board YWCA

Local News Snippets From Durham and Nearby Towns

Mrs. W R Krigbaum of Durham North Carolina visits relatives including the Wolfe family Zecks and Prongas. Jerry Horak returns from St Ambrose Davenport to spend summer with Horak parents. Dick Mast leaves Parsons College for a ten day Lake George trip with friends. Rev Paul Hindman and family travel home from Minnesota after a Synod meeting. Tom Stewart family also mentioned. Ann and Sally return from Horseshoe resort in Walker Minnesota.

W. R. Krigbaum Durham, N. C C. H. Wolfe George Zecks Lester Prongas Jerry Horak Davenport St. Ambrose Paul Horak Dick Mast Parsons College Lake George Glens Falls New York Paul Hindman Minnesota Kan J. N. Finney Pennsylvania Synod The Associate Presbyterian Church Tom Stewart Ann Sally Horseshoe Resort Walker, Minn

Immanuel Lutheran youths work on new church lawn outing later

Fourteen young people from Immanuel Lutheran Church gathered at the new church building on Thursday to seed and landscape the lawn. After the work session they were joined by Wally Fagen and Rev. Dennis Stutrud for an outings at a lake near New London.

Immanuel Lutheran Immanueal Lutheran Church Wally Fagen Dennis Stutrud New London

Marriage License Issued for Wolfe and Anderson

A marriage license was issued to James Warren Wolfe and Karen Jane Anderson, both of Washington. Also reported were fines for Warren Shafer on a second DUI offense, bond for Lester Gott set at 5000 on two breaking and entering charges, and charges filed for break ins at Harper Hardware and Dunnell Drug Sundries in Riverside. Former President Hoover to undergo further tests at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with generally good condition. AMVETS opens 18th annual convention in New York with message from President Kennedy.

James Warren Wolfe Karen Jane Anderson Washington Lester Gott Harper Hardware Dunnell Riverside New York UPI Herbert Hoover Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital Amvets Kennedy United States AMVET

Delmar Gingerichs Of Ohio Visiting Kalona Relatives

Kalona notes a two week visit by Delmar Gingerich and family from Ohio with Ben Gingerich Eli Yo der and other relatives. Various residents host guests and travel for family events in August, including Mennonite conference activities and a peer visit to Chicago and Great Lakes trips. Dr Wolfgang Wilhelm visitors from Germany annotated.

Kalona Delmar Gingerich Patty Gallipolis Ohio Ben G. Gingerich Eli S. Yoder Eddie Lee Miller Denver Cole Dennis M. Miller Miller Henry Muller Gerald Marner Eddie George W. Fry Albert Klein Hills Leo Yoder Fred Yoder Henry TeBockhorsts Muriel Alfred Washington Joe TeBockhorst Anna Escher Mary TeBockhorst Clara Harold William TeBockhorst Bill Bruty Furman TeBockhorst Pat Pamela Fairfield Della Downs George Hervert Graceville Minn Malta Illinois Carl Saurs Walter Lehman Downs Hervert Great Lakes Ill Ledman Wayne Ledman Duane Tyler Overland Park Kansas James Hugh Tyler Elaine Hochstetler V. D. Hochstetler Wolfgang Wilhelm Oldenberg Germany Ed Knepp Wilhelm Sandra Paulsen Earl Fry Bryan Alvin Paulsen Near West Branch Chicago Eugene Garber John Keiser Iowa City Shinichi Shikawa State University of Iowa Jason Yoder Emma Boller Manson Fred Gingerich Juanita Canada Peoria M.Y.F

TV Highlights Saturday Highlights and schedules CBS ABC NBC

Saturday TV highlights list multiple CBS NBC ABC programs with repeats and guest stars. The Defenders Gunsmoke Perry Mason and more air across 6 8 9 12 2 6 7 7 8 p m CDT with baseball Yankees O’s and special features including Wall Street report and Hollywood film Not as a Stranger with a star cast.

the Defenders CBS Zachary Scott Vivecnt Lindfors Cody Goodman Marian Winters William Daniels Marshall Dillon Sherry Jackson Perry Mason Prudent Prosecutor ABC Yankees Orioles G.E. Theater Jeanne Crain Congressional Ronald Reagan William Bendix Joanna Barnes Karen Steele NBC Little Joe Cartwright Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Dizzy Dean Pee Wee Reese Wall Street

Vandalism Costs Pressure on Public Schools

New York reports show vandalism hits city and Minneapolis schools with high costs. Chicago estimates 400000 dollars annually, while broken windows in Minneapolis would fund 1000 new homes. Schools adopt electronic watchdogs to back police patrols.

New York UPS Chicago Board of Education Minneapolis Minneapolis-Honeywell

Needle Has Fascinating Story Since Prehistoric Sewing Days

A UPI report from Torrington Connecticut traces the sewing needle from prehistoric times to modern manufacturing. It notes 14000 needle varieties exist for today’s fabrics and highlights Tor rington Company’s 100 researchers solving heat and wear issues for wash and wear textiles.

Torrington, Conn UPI Torrington Company Clarence Rowe Torrington Needle Division

Mrs. Davis Family Visit in Riverside

Mrs. Art Davis and family from Albuquerque are visiting her parents in Riverside for two weeks. The item also notes several other local visits and travels including the Sojka, Strotman, Dietrich, Brown, Landry, Dautremont, Davisson, Harr, Murray, and Luckey households in nearby towns and states.

Roger Dietrich Ionia Strotmans David Brown Garland Tex Clarence Rummelhart William Landry Fam Sauk Village Ill Rummelhart Grace Dautremont Cedar Rapids Dautremont van Horne Claude Dautremont

Dear Abby column queries reveal quirky beliefs and relationship woes

A reader asks about phrenology and wasteful readings, another discovers a love letter suggesting divorce, and a teen seeks advice on rekindling a past crush. Abby advises practical steps, urging honesty, boundaries, and direct communication while noting the personal stakes for families and futures.

Abby

Hospital Admit and Birth Notices for Washington and Wellman

On the record hospital listing shows yesterday admission of Mrs Raymond Hill er in Washington for a surgical case and today admission of Mr Earl Nicola in Washington for a medical case Births reported yesterday include a daughter to Mr and Mrs John R Gabel of Wellman and a son to Mr and Mrs Owen Swartzendruber of Wellman Dismissals today include Mrs Lynn Disney and her son from Keota

Raymond Hiller Washington Surgical Earl Nicola Medical John R. Gabel Wellman Owen Swartzendruber Lynn Disney Keota

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O. M. Swisher Omro, Wis Robert Lowe, Sr Marilynn Latta Cindi Carter Francis McConnell J. R. Aldendifer Lincoln C. E. Tuckers Clarence Lukavsky Detroit Mich Ed. J. Lukavsky Ivan Charles Friese Edwin Lukavsky Bernard Friese Robert Friese Warren Escher Terry Gent Francis Friese Bernard Moeller Salem Floyd Green of Don Staves Roger Colthurst Richard Pratt Waterloo Wayland Man Hesston, Kan G. H. Mayers Baptist Women Society Time Loan, Inc Ralph Ward MGR Second Floor Journal Bidg Dial Evening Journal Washington, Iowa Warren Junior Shafer Harold J. Fleck Hoover Wolf's Flower Shop Delmar Gingerichs Newton Minow Federal Communications Commission United Press International Sat Nicola Harmon Europe England Rowe Japan Torrington Mrs. Davis Mrs. Marge Luckey Don Davisson Vance and Vaughn Joe Malichky Richmond Fred Potlander Vince Pyle Earl Harr Joe Murray Lamont Abigail van Buren Foreman Schmo Beverly Hills Calif Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Olympia C. M. Hayes Insurance Agency Io Grecian Jewelry Store Aliber & Co Des Moines Frigidaire Reader's Digest Frigiqure
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