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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Page
3
A collage of domestic moments and holiday prep from Riverside includes memories of low mood resilience, family scenes stringing popcorn for Christmas, a humorous kitchen dinner for one titled Pheasant with mushrooms under glass, and a recipe recital for pecan surprise cookies. The piece notes a thermos coffee, plans for a carded cookie swap, and a Prairie Flower Missionary Society meeting with devotional reflections on Is Our Christmas Christian.
Livingston Day Meeker Bates attorney firm listing includes Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates and Craig Arbuckle with an Abstract Department in office at 112 South B phone 653-2147.
The Association for Retarded Children and families hosted a Thursday ARC party at County Home. The Wyman Kitchen Band performed and Santa Claus visited, delivering treats. Refreshments followed as volunteers thanked locals for cookie donations.
J Merrill Anderson of Newton was reelected to a sixth two year term as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation at the end of its 55th annual convention. Also reelected were three district directors and several board members, with Don Nelson chosen for the policy study committee and 10 farmers selected as delegates to the American Farm Bureau convention in Atlantic City January 13 to 17.
Friday potluck and bingo at 100F Hall with a 1 gift grab bag. Saturday Christmas open house at Conger House 1 to 5 pm. Theta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi meet at Mrs. Redlinger’s to prep Christmas plates. Sunday Kaaba Nile Sewing Group dinner at Kenneth Peters home 223 East Ith. Husbands invited. Monday Rainbow Girls 5 pm Masonic Temple. Sugar and Spice Club 4 to 5 pm VW room note early meeting. Garden I 9:30 am Mrs Arden Freel guest day Theta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi 8 pm at Mrs Jerry Tyer. Golden Age Club 10 am YWCA rooms no lunch. Tuesday Applied Arts II 2 pm Mrs Glen Thompson bring show and tell Christmas gift ideas. VEW Auxiliary 8 pm Athall. BPW 6:15 pm leave 301 S. Iowa for Mareks party. Y-Wives 1:30 pm VW room crafts. World War I Barracks Auxiliary 12:30 pm potluck Legion Hall. Creative Living I 8 pm Mrs Robert Vanderlinden. Just Us Club 1 pm luncheon Wingas Restaurant. Tops Club 7 pm YWCA room Tops dip 9 pm.
Mrs Charles Morris hosted the United Methodist Women's Evening Circle for a potluck supper at her home on Wednesday. After supper, members sang favorite Christmas hymns, devotions were led by Mrs Marsh Atkinson, and the Rev Lynn Ryan read from Martin Luther's Christmas Book. A collection was taken for the County Home and the meeting closed with a hymn.
Multiple clubs report Christmas gatherings and exchanges. Mrs Herbert Farrell hosted Walnut Womens Club with 13 members. donations supported hospital pillows and bed linens for a needy family. Rural Women’s Club held a Christmas coffee. January meeting planned. Dutch Creek Township Farm Bureau Women viewed arrangements and discussed Truth in Lending and health topics. crafts for Scouts and needy persons planned. Highland Social Club held annual salad luncheon with gift exchange. Women of Moose held meetings with scholarships, Sunshine Child gift, and Christmas party plans.
Twenty eight persons will work as telephone callers in the W. County segment of the aging information and referral program. The program, sponsored by Area Agency on Aging, is led by county director Mrs. Magaret Tuttle of CAP Center in Washington. Representatives will serve all eight incorporated communities.
Admitted yesterday Kermit Payne Washington medical Mrs Evelyn Dea Ainsworth medical Sheila Bolton Wapello medical. Today Cecil Riley Washington medical. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Floyd Hiller Washington a son. Dismissed today Mrs Cecil Skipton Columbus Junction Mrs Hal Williams Washington Mrs Etteine Spenser Washington.
Mrs Harold Kline attended a luncheon and Christmas party at the Ottumwa Hotel for all Luziers Cosmetic Dealers on Tuesday She returned to Washington on Friday reflecting a brief official social update from Ottumwa.
The Washington Business and Professional Women's Club sells UNICEF greeting items to aid children in Asia Africa Latin America and the Middle East. Cards cost 1 50 for a box 2 for mini notes with one design bicycle rider by Franco Barberis Switzerland. No more cards will be ordered this year.
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