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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1963

Page

2

Bride of Jack Hertig Is Wed In Goshen Church

Ruthann Nisley of Goshen Ind daughter of Mrs H E Martin and Ray Nisley wed Jack Allen Hertig of Elkhart Ind son of Mr and Mrs Allen Hertig of Wayland on Sunday August 25 at Rock Run Church of the Brethren The Rev Omer Nisley read vows The couple received at a reception in the parsonage social room after the ceremony They will reside in Elkhart where the bride works as an accounting clerk and the groom is foreman for Southdale Housing Development Company They honeymooned in Michigan and Wisconsin

Ruthann Nisley Goshen Ind H.E. Martin Ray Nisley Millersburg Jack Allen Hertig Elkhart Elaine Hartsough Alvin Cripe R.W. Bryan Raymond Pfeiffer Deems Gallimore Saundra Yoder Michigan Wisconsin South Shore Drive Goshen Rubber Company, Inc Southdale Housing Development Company Jane Magdefrau Jerry Ketterling First Methodist Church Belle Plaine Frank Everett A. B. Magdefrau A. W. Magdefrau Jack James Sandra Magdefrau Waunita Kauffman Espey Schroll Laverne Graber John Zehlman Robert Zehlman Dwight Zehlman Ed Wagler Lloyd Rose Rose Shirley Sinn Wayland Douglas Scarff Mt. Pleasant Jim Mound Keota Keith Hammel Olds Ed Roth Ronald Roth Carl Reschly Kenneth Clark Jim Meyer David Roth Paul Widmer Washington Ann Portland Oregon Kenneth Widmer Omer Nisley Clinton Hertig Donnie Hertig Allen Hertig Linda Ruth Ann Nisley Jack Hertig Rock Run Church of Louis Gugel Yoder Iowa Mennonite School Kalona Eli Yoder Quentin Yoder Middlebury Wm. Eichelberger Orrin Louisville Ohio

NBC Pre-empts Prime Time for Desegregation Study

Television Highlights notes NBC airs a three hour special on desegregation across civil rights issues with visits to about 75 places and diverse viewpoints. Duke Snider and Roger Craig guest on Mets coverage. CBS Morning News debuts with Mike Wallace. Cronkite expands CBS Evening News to 30 minutes. other programs include Vacation Playhouse All about Barbara and Jack Benny Hour.

NBC Nbc-Tv Art Linkletter David Brinkley Duke Snider Roger Craig New York The Mets CBS Morning News Mike Wallace CBS Evening News Walter Cronkite Vacation Playhouse CBS Barbara Barbara Nichols Jack Benny Phil

Bow-Making Invention Sparks Fast Business Start

Morris Mashburn a 45 year old former boxer devised a home made bow maker from a lipstick shell and a collar pin after his wife struggled with ribbons. He quit his job and began mass producing the Miracle Bow Maker selling for 98 cents to meet demand.

Nashville Tenn UPI Morris Mashburn Mashburn

On The Record Yesterday And Today

Mr and Mrs John Gable Wellman welcomed a son. Dismissed today Mrs Logan Heilman Washington Mrs Ronald Hahn and son Washington Glen Sakulin Richmond.

John Gable Wellman Logan Heilman Washington Ronald Hahn and Son Glen Sakulin Richmond

Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Gatherings in Sunset Park

Sunday events include Shalla reunion at Sunset Park from 12:30 to sunset with drinks. Monday features Fleur de Lis Club picnic at Sunset Park and a Rainbow Girls gathering at Ma sonic Temple. Regular meetings and club luncheons fill Tuesday through Wednesday with numerous groups meeting at parks, YWCA rooms, temples, and community spaces.

Sunset Park Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Rainbow Board Ywca Council YWCA Golden Age Club Merry Makers Club Richard Young Linger Longer Club Frank Chmelar Rosemary Club Charles Wiley Marion Hobby Club Don Holmes Just Us Club Pearl Parcell Ainsworth Oes Lauder Kennedy Harmony Club Henry Sutherland

Viet Nam Showdown Looms Over Buddhist Crisis

U.S. Ambassador Lodge expected to meet President Diem in days to press for removal of Ngo Dinh Nhu and Madame Nhu as a condition to curb Buddhist protests and weaken the Viet Cong drive. Diplomatic sources note Saigon banks moved currency to the presidential palace as a precaution.

Saigon South Viet Nam UPI U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Ngo Dinh Diem Lodge Diem Ngo Dinh Nhu Nhu State Department Madame Nhu

St Marys School Opens at Keota

Keota Aug 27 St Marys Catholic School opens Tuesday Sept 3 for a full day with lunch served Enrollment expected around 138 Edith Bermel Eve Cooley and Erma Gent will prepare hot lunch Visitors include Ralph Hotchkiss and Dougie of Fairfield Rev and Mrs Marvin Miller and family spent a week vacation visiting relatives in Cherokee Storm Lake and Omaha Worship time changes at First Federated Church Sept 1 Church school at 9 30 a m church at 10 45 a m Generkinger families attend birthday celebrations P T A meeting September 16 and other local gatherings noted with multiple family visits and anniversaries

The Federated Church Larry Genkinger Jack Genkinger Myrtle Genkinger Washington Larry Genkingers Cleve Calvin P.T.A Keota Benford Thompson Patty Ann Brower Charles Bennett Bussey Don Frost Charles Brower South English George Charles Gregory David Stanley Brower Harvey Browers Blakesburg Ceorgie Browers Carlyn Jean Brower Iowa City Gloria Ballard North English Thompson Carolyn Jean Brower Joe Myers Raymond Nyles Clinton Bud Trier Des Moines Mary Sorden T.J. Sordens Lone Tree George Brower Stanley Jasper Smith Near Ollie

Birthday party honors Linda Thoma in Wayland

Mrs. Jim Troutman and Mrs. Wm Thoma hosted a birthday gathering for Linda Thoma whose 16th birthday fell Friday. Guests included Louise Wenger Jean Widmer Jane Widmer Elaine Leichty Marcia Allred Betty Nebel and Cheryl Osborne. Linda received gifts and enjoyed refreshments after entertainment.

Wayland Jim Troutman Wm. Thoma Linda Thoma Louise Wenger Jean and Jane Widmer Elaine Leichty Marcia Allred Betty Nebel Chery Osborne Linda

Halcyon House Hosts and Visitation Notes

Halcyon notes show Mrs Will Harwood visiting friends Saturday evening. Fern Cliff Church group met Sunday afternoon. Dale Johnston led worship. Several locals and visitors called at Halcyon House Monday and Sunday evenings, including Mrs Ocean Irwin and Mrs John McConahey from Brighton. Bert Gammon attended a Des Moines funeral for cousin Mrs Lillian Gammon.

Fern Cliff Uts Dale Johnston Olive Miksch Near Ainsworth Ocean Irwin John McConahey Brighton Bert Gammon Des Moines Lillian Gammon

Ferrells Return From Ten Day Southern Visit

Mr and Mrs Earl Ferrell returned home Friday night after a ten day visit in the Southland at the Moody home with Beulah Moody and a sister family. Relatives from Garden City Kan Henrietta Okla Texarkana Foreman Ark joined for a Cold Springs Park reunion in Texarkana on August 25 with 39 children and grandchildren present.

Earl Ferrell Southland Beulah Moody Tom Carver Troy Moody Garden City Kan Don Hodges Henrietta Okla Moody Ben Huffs Texarkana Texas Cecil Frye Leslie Callen Foreman Ark Cold Springs Park

Local residents share travels and family events in region

Reid Boyd returned Friday from a 12 day camp Sunnyside outing in Des Moines sponsored by the Rotary Club. Jim Mallory and Mrs. J F Mallory transported him there and Mayor and Mrs. L C Willits brought him home. The bulletin also notes visits from Kiester Minnesota residents, Coast Guard training updates, birthdays and family gatherings across Cedar Rapids, Mt Pleasant and Washington with plans for a Pythian Sisters show and a Colorado family reunion trip by the McConnells.

Reid Boyd Sunnyside Des Moines Reid Rotary Club Jim Mallory J.F. Mallory L.C. Willits

U S stamp issues through August 1963 and upcoming releases

The collector reviews U S stamps from January through August 1963 with Scott numbers for each issue such as the 5 cent 50 Star Flag as 1208 and the 7 cent foreign postal card UXC5. It explains why some issues do not follow a strict numerical sequence due to the Civil War Centennial and commemoratives. It notes upcoming issues including the National Academy of Science and Audubon commemorative stamps and a September 25 tribute to Montreal and Quebec post offices ahead of a October 1 United Nations issue.

U. S Andrew Jackson Blair Jackson West Virginia Gettysburg Amelia Earhart Alliance For Progress National Academy of Science Audubon John Muir Cordell Hall Eleanor Roosevelt Montreal Three Rivers Quebec United Nations West New Guinea

Meet Your New Teachers at Junior High School

Mrs. A. H. Coles will teach math during the coming term at Junior High School. She resides at 606 South Marion in Washington. A newcomer to the local faculty, she has previously taught in Pontiac Ypsilanti and East Lansing Michigan. Coles is married with four children and attended Eastern Michigan University and Michigan State University.

A.H Imogene) Coles South Marion Washington

Riverside Couple Wed In Oxford Church Ceremony

Miss Janet Brack daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Brack Rural Route 1 Oxford Iowa and Richard L Kron son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kron Rural Route 1 Riverside Iowa were married Thursday morning August 29 in St Marys Church Oxford. They reside on a farm near Riverside.

Riverside Janet Brack Leonard Brack Oxford Richard L. Kron Robert Kron St. Mary’s Church

Washington Eventing Journal masthead and details

The Washington Eventing Journal lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager with William Shannon as Vice President and Advertising Director. Charles Morris is News Editor and Bruce Cowden, Contributing Editor, among staff. publication notes afternoons except Sundays and holidays with classic newspaper affiliations and rural subscription rates.

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bruce Cowden Howard Hazen Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press Iowa Press Ass’n Audit Bureau of

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