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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
5
Thirty three YW wives and one visitor met in the YW room Tuesday to finish placques and stuffed toys while enjoying swimming. Hostesses were Mrs. Roy Hodges and Mrs. Robert Huber. The regular dessert meeting is set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m in the community room. Nursery service will be on the first floor craft room.
A flat meeting of Washington lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. is planned for December 2 with an officer election. All invited members are urged to attend.
West Chester Cub Pack 233 held a meeting at West Chester Methodist Church with the theme Adventures in Space. Den I and III presented Spaceship on the Moon a space helmets countdown and a Bobcat ceremony for Donnie Lampe. Awards included wolf badge Jay Crone recruiters badge Kevin Flynn and service stars for multiple years. New committee members are Gen Ladehoff Phyllis Ladehoff Lorene Crone Keith Stewart and Dwight Colliver. A paper drive yielded half a ton collected sold and magazines distributed to rest homes hospitals and the Salvation Army.
The Men s Music Club and High School Modern Music Masters Club plan a joint meeting before the University of Iowa Oratorio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Christmas concert at Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday December 14. Members meet at the high school at 6 30 p m and tickets are complimentary but required for admission. Contact Max Set 3 5023 shop or 3 3565 home to reserve tickets and indicate how many are needed.
Mr and Mrs Claire Grout announce the engagement of their daughter Judith Jean to Douglas Gene Goschke son of Mr and Mrs A G Goschke of Wellman Judith Jean Grout is a Mid Prairie High School graduate and works at the Measurement Research Center in Iowa City Her fiancé is also a Mid Prairie graduate and attends Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls No wedding date has been set
The Cinderella 4 H Club met with 18 members and 3 leaders plus 2 mothers present. Barb Radda led, plans were made to carol and a 29 cent grab bag for the December 20 meeting at 6 30 pm in West Chester. New members Debbie Hobbs Glenda Ladehoff Amy McCall Barbara Peiffer and Kolleen Kleese welcomed. Officers installed Kathy Carr president Barb Radda vice president Chris Duvall secretary Vicki Bauer treasurer pro tem Rosemary Peiffer historian Janet Cuddeback reporter. Recreation run by Rosemary Peiffer and Carol Cady.
A compact directory lists Day Meeker Bates Abstract Dept at 204 West Main Phone 653 2147 John C Owen Attorney 119 West Washington Stewart Shearer Attorneys at Law Abstract Dept 225 West Main Phone 653 2159 Dr M L Tweeton 108 North Marion Phone 653 2351 closed Wednesday John W Lemmon U D Eyes examined glasses fitted visual training corrective eye care for children 527 South Iowa across from Christian Tabernacle Phone 653 2987
Richard Speck is ruled mentally competent to stand trial on eight nurse slayings after a three day hearing. A Cook County judge overrode a public defender Objections and ordered the panel to return with a verdict on venue. Doctors testified Speck can understand charges and aid his defense.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home for Ernest Eisele with Rev Dale Brehmer officiating. Pallbearers included Cleo Orris Don Rabenold William Trotter Richard Bean Arnold Brown and Harold Jones. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery with American Legion post rites led by acting commander Norbert Norris.
The Red Cross membership and fund drive in Wellman is finished with a total of 449.89 dollars reported by Mrs. Clyde Snider the local chairman. County chairman John Butler cited community co organizers and workers who contributed to the effort.
Mr and Mrs Francis Allbaugh and family of Mr Pleasant hosted Thanksgiving with guests from Washington Crawfordsville and other relatives. The Custers reunited after 18 years while nearby travels connected the Ferrell family with stops in Texarkana Irving and Henrietta before joining relatives in Oklahoma. Hollywood report notes Joan Blondell to mark 50th feature in Waterhole No 10.
Lunar Orbiter 2 captured a 60 mile wide by two mile deep Copernicus crater in detail 284 miles above the moon on November 23. The NASA shot shows rubble strewn walls interior peaks unseen before and prompts scientists to better understand lunar processes.
Stephen Hardy of Ainsworth and Barbara Adam of Wellman have been invited to join the Honors Program at the University of Iowa as freshmen in the fall of 1967. The program admits students projected to rank in the top 10 percent of the incoming class based on high school records and ACT scores.
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