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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1946
Page
3
Gray school pupils and Verda Thompson present a Christmas program at 7 30 Friday evening December 20 at the schoolhouse with a Christmas tree and refreshments for the public. Presbyterian morning prayer meeting at 9 30 Wednesday morning at the church.
Calendar notes for the week list church suppers Christmas gift exchanges and meetings for groups including D U V Pythian Sisters Booster Club and Circle of Presbyterian church among others. Activities span dinners programs luncheons and cooperative events with times and hostesses noted.
A group of young students under Mrs. Stone performed at a 4 30 recital at the Stone home with mothers and friends in attendance. The program featured duets and solos including Under the Mistletoe Dolly’s Bedtime Song and Alpine Wedding Festival among others.
Mrs. Foster Bagge presented about 70 people in a 7:30 p.m. church recital at St. Pauls Reformed and Evangelical, with Christmas decorations. The program featured solos, duets, and ensembles by pupil names including Dorothy McCreedy, Evelyn Mayer, Linda Brindley, Jeanette Choate, Carla Benell, Mary Rita McLaughlin, Ted Stewart, Judy Arthur, Eddie Morrison, and Sybil Bagge among others, with compositions by Schaum, Brahms, Mozart, Paderewski, Tchaikowsky, and Handel.
Mrs E C Eicher and Mrs A R Ledger co hosted a pre nuptial courtesy for Marilyn Ruegsegger Saturday evening. About 30 guests attended informal activities in the Eicher apartment with Christmas decor. The event included a miscellaneous shower and gifts for the bride elect. Refreshments were served in the Ledger apartment with a mantel scene as backdrop. Out of town guests included the bridegroom elects mother Mrs Wsther Kirkpatrick and Mrs Everett Fehlberg among others.
Patrons and friends of Snow ball district are invited to a Christmas program by the pupils at 7 30 Friday evening Dec 20 at Snowball schoolhouse. There is a 10 cent gift exchange and attendees are asked to bring doughnuts and coffee for family. Mary Ardith Jarrard teacher 26013.
The soupfin shark rarely grows beyond six feet, yet its liver is unusually large relative to its body and its liver oil is especially high in vitamin A, a fact emphasized in the report.
Women of the junior college faculty were entertained Saturday evening by Mrs. M. M. Schell at 3141 East Washington Street. The group played bridge and other games with prizes awarded to Virginia Pettit Martha Peters and Mrs. A R Terrell. Refreshments followed with holiday table settings.
A new device gauges vacuum pressures as low as one hundred billionth of a psi to improve efficiency and life of television radio and other electronic tubes.
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