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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1949

Page

8

Local residents travel and visits of community members

Mr and Mrs George Dare and Virginia travel to Mukwonago Wis to bring home Barbara Jo anne Krabill and Marie Davis after a month as counselors. Shoppers include Mrs Emil Hesselswerdt and Mrs Stella Kitzman. Charlotte Earl and Marilyn Ruegsegger visit Kansas City after Omaha meeting. Dr M H Sartor closes office to attend Des Moines fair and Lyceum in Davenport. visit by Forrest Kirchner family from Ft Worth. Virginia Chalupa recuperating after surgery in Ottumwa. Virginia Cunningham en route to Perry to teach. Tom J Crane dies at his Trenton Missouri home. funeral held in Eldon.

George Dare Virginia Barbara Joanne Krabill Marie Davis Mukwonago Wis Mrs. Dare Chicago Charlotte Earl Marilyn Ruegsegger Kansas City Omaha M. H. Sartor Sartor Des Moines Lyceum Davenport Tom J. Crane Trenton Crane Rock Island Railroad Washington Eldon

YWCA Officers Training School Planned at YMCA

Activities committee invites women's club officers from across the county to an officers training school at the YMCA community room Tuesday at 2 30 pm. The program includes seminars for presidents and vice presidents secretaries treasurers and program chairmen with Mrs Day and Edna McCarty guiding sessions.

Activies Committee The YWCA YMCA T. A. Michels Ralph Kleese Paul Shearer Robert Day Edna McCarty

YWCA Mixers Gather for Social Evening in Town

Community notices describe the YWCA activities among new and longtime members, inviting young women ages 18 to 35 to join. Others travel guests visit Iowa City and Ottumwa ties unfold with relatives, a flower show attendance, and trips for the Women’s Relief Corps convention.

YWCA Lester Laubach West Chester L. R. Baker Fairfield Indianapolis Ind The Women’s Relief Corps

Back to school blues linger for Elizabeth Lathrop Powers

The poem laments the end of summer and the pull of outdoor life over rules and math as Elizabeth Lathrop Powers voices reluctance to return to school. It contrasts ball games and radio with the disciplined schedule awaiting students.

Elizabeth Lathrop Powers

Hospital admissions and births reported in Washington and Kalona

Yesterday at the hospital Mrs Grace Carter of Washington underwent a surgical admission with physician Samuel Doran as medical staff. Today two Washington surgical patients include Mrs William A Shalla and Mrs Newton O Loughlin with a fractured ankle and other care. Discharges include Mrs Ira Stout and daughter also Mrs Harve Wilson and Jacqueline Hulme of Wayland and Verle Gallagher of Washington. Births recorded are a son to Mr and Mrs Weldon C Yoder Kalona at 1 30 a m and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Kimbal Gates Kalona at 6 13 a m.

Grace Carter Washington Samuel Doran William A. Shalla Newton O'Loughlin Elizabeth Steele Ainsworth Medical Ira Stout Harve Wilson Jacqueline Hulme Wayland Verle Gallagher

Oscar winner Celeste Holm designs her own gown

Celeste Holm revealed to Ida Lupino that she sewed her Academy Award dress herself for Gentleman's Agreement. The gown, made of ot silk taffeta with a pink petticoat, cost about $100, saving around $2,000 versus designer prices, underscoring her reputation as Hollywood's best dressed actress.

Celeste Hollywood

The Pipe Wrench Explains Brand Choices For Plumbing Supplies

The Pipe Wrench explains why it carries brands such as Winkler Oil Burners Green Colonial furnaces Westinghouse Rheem water heaters American Standard Kohler fixtures and Dempster pumping equipment. It notes years of experience guiding customers to value and trouble free service. The piece also mentions monitoring East Washington Street paving progress.

Winkler Westinghouse and Rheem American Standard and Kohler Dempster

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