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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1961
Page
5
Washington city councilmen voted Monday night to authorize the fire department to purchase a resuscitator and place the machine at access for use by anyone in the area during emergencies. The report lists other local notes on residents, business openings, church events, and community activities.
Mrs George Oaks of Wapello broke her hip and is hospitalized in Burlington. The Oaks family connects to L C Willits. out of town visitors included Mr and Mrs Warren Carris of Harper. Mr and Mrs A F Allen of Ames welcomed a 10 lb 12 oz boy born Nov 28, from Fern Durst’s daughter, Mrs Hazel Durst of Washington. Several social visits and travel updates follow, including gatherings at the HJ Club, and the Duwa and Bailey families visiting relatives in Iowa, Georgia, and Florida. The report notes condolences for the Schmitt family and lists multiple residents visiting, traveling, or returning home.
Tuesday notes Marion McAvoy in Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 320. Washington guests honored at Archer Petroleum banquet near Ainsworth with Mr and Mrs James Quinn and Mr and Mrs James A Redlinger plus others from Wyman Riverside Ainsworth and Keota. Details of visits, social events, and a hospital eye surgery scheduled for Mrs Elizabeth Hayslett emerge alongside funeral travel for Calvin Mumaw and family movements.
Keota graveside services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. for Dr. R. D. Tiffany of Los Angeles. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Crawford of Washington had graveside rites at 3 p.m. today. The Rev. Vernon Elgin presided with Jones Funeral Home in charge. Harold Kerr of Washington and John Baher of Des Moines attended a turf conference at the University of Illinois in Champaign, leaving Sunday and returning Tuesday. Homer Tschantz, 78, was found dead in Wayland this morning. Mrs. Gene Terpstra of Washington entered University Hospitals in Iowa City Monday for surgery Tuesday. Walter Bender, 53, former Kalona resident, died Monday in Ft. Madison after a brief illness. he had been crippled since infancy. Louise Sorden travels to Indiana this week to visit TTT chapters, then Elkhart and Wisconsin. she is TTT national president. Arnold Van Hany, former Wellman resident, died Tuesday in South Bend, Ind., at 71.
Thursday notes report Dr and Mrs FP W Warner and Craig returning from Randalia IA to care for Dr Warner's ill stepfather Pete Hoepfner whose pneumonia shows improvement. Local bank staff and spouses held an annual dinner at Ox Yoke Inn Amanas with thirty one attendees. Curtis Paul Pacha was born November 19 to Mr and Mrs Maurice Pacha of Ollie, the mother former Kate Farrier. Mrs William Day of Brighton recuperates in Mercy Hospital room 220 after back surgery. Joseph Chez of Medford OR, born Fitchmond IA January 24 1869, lifelong lawyer and UtahAttorney General, has died. Mrs Lloyd Stagner, Mrs Joe Malichky of this community and Mrs B E Nicholson of Farson are nieces of Mina Brannen. Dinner guests of Mrs Julia Branchflower, Mrs Mattie Nicola and Maud Hering were noted. Mr and Mrs N Smith of Marceline MO visited in Will Sickles home this week. Robert Greene improves at Mercy Hospital Burlington room 513 and enjoys cards and letters from area friends after losing an arm in a farm accident. Wesley Dearfahl was released from University Hospitals lona lly after a brief stay following Saturday admission.
Friday items note Mrs Elizabeth Hazelett in Mercy Hospital after surgery and birthday honors for Jeanie Lauderman on December 2. Keota residents and families gather for oyster supper while others plan holiday travels to Davenport and Roseburg Oregon. A long ago fossil fish reference appears, then obituaries for Harvey Waggoner, Mrs Walter Brinning, a Keota farmer John Ho Greiner, and Bessie Mae Workman formerly of Columbus City.
Births and admissions listed for Washington Kalona Wellman Ainsworth and Muscatine residents. Entries include newborns a daughter and sons, multiple surgical and medical admissions, and couples noted with spouses and towns such as Washington Kalona Wellman Ainsworth Brighton Richland and Muscatine.
Mr and Mrs Andy Sheetz hosted visits from their sons Roger and Raymond of Norwalk California Larry Sheetz Pauline and Karen Cady joined for supper and a turkey dinner. Relatives from Rock Island Marion Wayland Kimross and Newport News and St Louis dropped in during the weekend and most families returned home midweek.
Poem describes December sun and wind at the door as old people dream of a past Christmas. A housewife decorates the kitchen with sights sounds and smells while pine boughs and bells recall the manger where a Saviour lay. Marjorie Bode published in Cylinder Weekly.
Two family recipes are shared with readers as original style dishes. An apricot butter crumb cake layers vanilla wafers whipped cream and crushed crumbs for twelve or more servings. The second dessert creates a baked custard pie with almond and sherry flavors, meringue, and banana garnish.
A light column notes Christmas decorations around the square, thanks to the men behind the display. It praises hospitality to visiting Russians, mentions syrup bugs and orchids for Cliff Conklin, Bill Walker, and Bob Day families, and ends with a cultural jab about the USSR and Iowa visitors.
Postmaster General Day announced a 1962 commemorative stamp honoring Dag Hammarskjold, to be issued on United Nations Day with a first day on October 24. Reports indicate a similar UN anniversary issue may follow. Additional stamps in Norfolk Island, New Guinea, Sierre Leone, Gambia, Canal Zone Americana, and other regions are planned for 1962, featuring various designs and denominations.
Mr and Mrs Robert Gerot were honored at a Sunday dinner at Wayne Stalla home marking their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Guests included Mrs Gerot's parents Mr and Mrs Fred Frank and many relatives and friends. The evening featured gifts and warm tributes as the couple shared time with family and Y Club members the following day. Prof Frank Wachowiak of Iowa City joined a later social visit at Miriam Burke and Charles Eble residences.
A reflective piece links home freezers and Christmas meals with humorous anecdotes about cooking for large gatherings. It mentions an older sales pitch about bigger freezers, a pheasant dish with apples, and a cleaning horror story about a rug. The author closes with questions on Russian visitors and domestic life, signed by Marge.
Sgt and Mrs Dean Spicher and son Bruce were honored at a cooperative church dinner in Kalona. Spicher heads to Spain via New York on December 14, joining duty in Europe while Mrs Spicher travels to Greenfield South Carolina to be with sister and family.
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