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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1952

Page

2

Social Calendar Listing of Community Club Events

All items due by 10 am with no changes requested. A dense list covers Altar and Rosary Society events VFW Auxiliary garden club Pythian Sisters Lincoln PTA Navajo club New Haven Ladies Aid Secret Sisters Go To Go club Christmas exchanges study clubs and multiple church and service group gatherings through Thursday including potlucks gift exchanges and programs with specific times locations and host leaders.

Xmaz St. James Social VFW Garden I Foster Bagge Pythian Sisters Lincoln BE. Bo Hammer New Haven Ladies Aid Bill Robertson Keith Augustine Paul Mass St. James Lloyd Foster Kenny Batley Prairie Flower Community Meeting WCTE Besse Wead Harriet Coulter Knoxville Women's Service Guild Sam Munson Pythian Past Chief Association Ralph Martin West Chester The Methodist Church

Marcia Willey Presides At Rainbow Meeting

Marcia Willey presided as worthy advisor at the Rainbow Girls regular meeting. Plans were completed for a dance to be held Monday Dec. 29 with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Longer as Rainbow dad and mother advisors.

Marcia Willey Wothy Rainbow Girls Fred Longer

Elect Mrs Shepherd YWCA Council President

Members of the YWCA Council met Monday to elect new officers for the coming year. Elected were Mrs Don Shepherd president Mrs Neill Trutman vice president Louise Wason secretary and Dorothy Thruipseed treasurer. Mrs Robert Day presided and announced the nominating committee report.

Ywca Council Don Shepherd Neill Trutman Louise Wasson Dorothy Thruipseed Robert Day Willard Palmer Virgil Earll Maynard Brown

White Shrine Group Luncheon and Bridge Tea

The White Shrine Bridge group met at the Masonic Temple Monday for a cooperative luncheon at 1 PM. Hostesses were Mrs Wayne Robison and Mrs Mauud Setmoeller. After a brief welcome, members played bridge at three tables with Mrs Roy Battier taking high and Mrs Cland Rhodeback second.

White Shrine Group White Shrine Bridge Masonic Temple Wayne Robison Mauud Setmoeller Winsis Roy Battier Cland Rhodeback

University Dean Discusses Global Relations At Rotary Talk

Dr Allen Dakin administrative dean of the State University of Iowa spoke at a Rotary club meeting on Monday about world relations. He described chaos and confusion in international affairs after extensive travels and warned that conditions vary by continent.

Allen Dakin State University of Iowa Rotary Club Dakin

Rotary district governor urges Rotarians to track world events

A Rotary district governor urged Rotarians to take greater interest in global issues and to know what is happening abroad as well as in the United States. He said the U S, as a world leader, must have concern with what faces other lands amid general global confusion.

Rotary United States

YMCA League Opens With Four Teams Action

YMCA notes open league play Saturday with four teams. Brown's team defeated Dun can's 25 to 7 and Sheetz's team beat Swanson 33 to 1. Swim team planned for boys up to 14 with meets against nearby Ys and several swimmers listed with recent tests.

Phil Brown Larry YMCA Steve Longfellow Merwin Swanson Bob Wallace Harold Smith Gary Miller Jim Cook Kimmel Lyden Paul Kolesick

Miners Group Plans Christmas Caroling at YWCA

Members of the YWOA Mixers will meet at the Y at 7 oclock for a Christmas caroling project. They will return to the YW rooms after for a Christmas party and gift exchange.

YWOA Oelock

Farmers Conventions Highlight Unity and Purpose

Mrs Wittetoe remarks on farmer conventions with Seattle reporters capturing scenes. She praises farmer interaction across states, sharing problems and farming types, and stresses the value of a strong united farmers organization. The trip includes a drive through Bremerton Navy Yards.

Seattle News Towa Navy Yards

Shipyard Tour Highlights Dry Dock Visits and Far West Journey

A traveler recalls a journey visiting ships in dry dock including air craft carriers and the battleship Indiana. The tour moved to Port Angelus and Victoria B C by boat then to Ellensburg and irrigation districts. They saw a farm in a day at Moses Lake and the Grand Coulee dam before visiting copper mines at Butte Montana and returning home through mountains to the plains of South Dakota and Minnesota.

Erson Wash Indiana Port Angelus Victoria B. C Ellensburg Moses Lake Kansas Grand Coulee Butte Montana South Dakota Minnesota

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