Washington Social Calendar Notes Busy Week of Meetings
Local notices outline a week of gatherings across Washington organizations. Cooperative dinners, holiday parties, lectures, and religious group meetings are listed with times and venues including VFW Hall, Halcyon House, Masonic Temple, and churches. Special events include Christmas tea with Dr. Addison Leitch and a Turkey dinner fundraiser.
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Masonic Temple
Rebekah Lodge
VFW
First Presbyterian Upw
Methodist Wscs
Halcyon House
Wallace Kessell
A.S. Smith
Blanche Harvey
Edgar Stewart
Don Taylor
W. S. Kyle
John Phleger
Forest Lance
Marion Ave
Addison Leitch
Stransky announces engagement of Virginia Kay to Gary Smith
Mr and Mrs Milo Stransky River side announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Kay to Gary Smith son of Mr and Mrs Merle Smith Washington The tentative wedding is planned for the latter part of January The bride elect is a Riverside High School graduate and Iowa City Commercial College alumna She works in the Johnson County Court House treasurer's department Gary Smith is a Washington High School graduate employed at the Alcoa Aluminum Plant Bettendorf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Stransky
Riverside
Virginia Kay
Gary Smith
Davenport
Merle Smith
Washington
Riverside High School
Iowa City Commercial College
Johnson County Court House
Washington High School
Alcoa Aluminum
Bettendorf
Fables Describe Pepper Surpassing Money in Trade
One tale recalls a time when pepper became so costly it replaced money in daily business. The anecdote highlights the value of commodities and barter dynamics in ancient markets.
Dad Rushes With Giant Teddy Bear at Mall
A Washington father, embarrassed, watches his three year old lug a teddy bear nearly as big as him. The child misreads the price as 68c creating a humorous moment. The piece ends with an appeal to order out of town Christmas flowers and plants by mail using OL 3-2652.
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Washington
Potluck and Officer Election Held by Sunday School Class
The Rev Walter A Smith Sunday School Class met at the Methodist Church basement for a potluck supper and Christmas hymns. A business meeting elected officers led by new president Mrs George Dare and listed current officers. 32 people attended with entertainment by the Dare grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Smith
Methodist Church
Record of Admissions and Discharges
Admitted yesterday were Mrs Jennie Eld ridge Washington medical Mrs Edgar Knepp Washington surgical Loren Hinshaw Rich land medical Mrs Edna Miksch Washington surgical Births today include a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Wide Washington Dismissed today are Mrs Gerard Megcel sen and her daughter from Ainsworth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Eldridge
Washington
Edgar Knepp
Surgical
Loren Hinshaw
Richland
Medical
Edna Miksch
Robert Wide
Gerard Megcelsen
Ainsworth
Vida Doerres Bridal Shower Held in Riverside
A Riverside bridal shower honored Miss Vida Doerres of Lone Tree at St. Mary's lunch room. She will wed Richard Wollrab in a candlelight ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 21, in Lone Tree. Doerres is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doerres of Lone Tree. Wollrab is the son of Mrs. Dorothy Wollrab and the late.
Reeds celebrate fortieth wedding anniversary in Wellman
Family and friends join Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reed for their 40th marked by a Thanksgiving mass at St. Marys Keota, a Wellman breakfast, portrait, and dinner hosted at home with numerous Reed relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Walter Reed
St. Mary’s Church
Keota
C. S. Kempker
Wellman Studio
Audrey Reed
Mildred Ollinger
Village club activities and holiday gatherings noted
The Norman Jensens hosted the Nurses Home Association meeting and Christmas potluck with talks by Tollman of Fairfield and Washington Blue Cross reps. Volunteers were asked to help with oral polio vaccination efforts on January 7. Officers were elected for the Longer Longer Club and the Longer Longer Club members enjoyed gifts. Other clubs held Christmas parties and reported new officers and planned meetings for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Jensens
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
Tollman
Fairfield
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Robert Stevenson
Washington
Harry Suter
Ben Goff
Are Your Floors Dark and Dinny
Neighbors notice a darker floor tone in homes and businesses, prompting discussions about interior style choices and possible lighting or material explanations.
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Robert Wiley
White Shrine
Franklin Chmelar
Jackson
Gilbert Wood
Sally Smith
Eryone
Farmers Savings Bank
Kalona
Legion Hall
Kenny Anderson
Golden Age Club
Bible I
Milo Sorden
al Baldrige
Baptist Christian Builders
Harlan Home
St. James School
Frances Patton
Ee — and Fables
Baby Foods
Hack
Iowa Ave
Wolf's Hower Shop
Aturday
West Side Square
Evening Journal
Iowa
Fred Yordi
Bertha Nommensen
Raymond
S. C
Robert
Helena) Davis
Iowa City
Alfred Yerdi
Elmer
Evelyn) Sojka
Route 3
Charles Verdi
Litchfield
Minn
Mr. Wollrab
Carl Havel
George Dare
Joe Jones
Virginia Tucker
Dale Lance
Dare
Vida Doerres
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Olympia
Cowe
Joe Falk
West Side
Father Kempker
Eugene Reed
Cletus Reed
Hubert Reed
Harold Luttnegger
Mary Rosita
C.H.M
Martha Mary C. H. M
Des Moines
James Reed
Edmund Reed
Daniel Reed
Mary Lampe
Richard Harras
Coustout Hammes
Mike L. Hammes
Zeno Hammes
Raymond Hammes
Anthony Conrad
Sigourney
Fiona Weber
Rita Miller
Paul Hammes
Alva Baker
Armstrong
Minick Furniture Co
Nt’l. Bank
Nurses Association
Marion Hobby Club
Ed Vittetoe
John Combs
Geraldine Hoyle
Clarence Blum
John Dawson
Clay Goode
John Kiene
Clyde Dawson Sr
Wittetoe
Clark Wagner
William Potratz
Idl
Ewerly
Elry
Lemmon Jewel
Simmon
National Bank
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