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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1965

Page

2

Local Social Notes Highlight Washington Visitors and Holiday Plans

Kay Anderson and John Kimbrough from Washington D C visit with Kay and Dean Anderson in Iowa City during the holidays. Marcie and Jim Anderson from the University of Iowa also spend Christmas with their parents. Mrs Hazel Pease travels from Fairfield to Ft Collins Colo for a holiday visit with son T J Pease Jr family. Doug Shalla of South Bend visits Washington and his Iowa City relatives. he attends Lake Michigan College and manages a rock band planning an appearance in Washington on Dec 28. Ward reports June Ward is a medical patient at Mt Helix Hospital in Lemon Grove Calif with three to four weeks of care over Christmas, while Dwight Bode remains in critical condition after a heart attack at the local hospital.

Kay Anderson John Kimbrough Washington, D.C Kay Dean Anderson Marcie Jim Anderson University of Iowa George Washington University Hazel Pease Fairfield Ft. Collins Colo T. J. Pease Jr Doug Shalla South Bend Ind Washington Adolph Shalla Iowa City Doug Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor Mich Niles Ward Rodney Arnolds June Ward Lemon Grove Calif Mt. Helix Hospital

Pavers Still Time to Wire Flowers for Christmas

Serif with Pavers notes there is still time to wire flowers and plants to loved ones at a distance. Flowers are an important part of Christmas. Call 653-2652.

Social calendar notices for upcoming week

Notices for CES Pinochle at 1 30 p.m. and dessert with Mrs Edgar Stewart with changed venue. Women of Moose meet at 8 p.m. at Moose Home. Executive board meeting at 7 p.m. All notices must be in by 10 a.m. on the dag of first publication and three days before print.

Edgar Stewart Women of Moose Moose

Christmas Evensong and visits grace Keota notice

At the U P Home Mrs Arthur Krause and son Tom Keota called Sunday evening on Mrs Minnie Green and stayed for Evensong. The Christmas theme was attractively presented at Evensong Sunday by Mrs Kerrs drama class with Scripture song and silhouettes. Mr and Mrs Arling Smith Winterset visited to see Mr Charles Price and called on Miss Ethel Sedgwick. Miss Freda Rininger Wayland called on Miss Ella Gordon. Rev and Mrs Karl Megchelsen and family held an early Christmas get together on Sunday Dec 19 at their former Ainsworth home now Gerard Megchelsen’s. Thanks extended to McCleery Cumming Co for calendars for rooms and cottages.

Arthur Krause Tom Keota Arling Smith Winterset Karl Megchelsen Ainsworth Gerard

Extension calendar lists 4-H and ag meetings this winter

The schedule includes a Dec 27 7:30 p.m. 4-H ag leader meeting at the extension office and Dec 27-30 assists for 4-H beef project members. Dec 28 swine producers meet at the fairgrounds at 7:30 p.m. Jan 4 extension council meets at the extension office 7:30. Jan 11-12 fertilizer and ag chemical dealers conference in Des Moines.

Fairgrounds Fertilizer and Ag Chemical Dealers Des Moines

Pamela Nuckolls and John L Peterson wed in Oskaloosa

Pamela Nuckolls daughter of Dr and Mrs M N Nuckolls of Oskaloosa married John L Peterson son of Dr and Mrs A C Peterson of Washington at four o clock Sunday afternoon December 19 at the Oskaloosa Methodist Church with Rev Dr Merrill Summerbell officiating. The bride a senior language major at Iowa State University Ames and member of Phi Sigma Iota Mortar Board and Alpha Chi Omega sorority. The groom a veterinary medicine senior at ISU and member of Omega Tau Sigma. They will reside at Ames until May when they both graduate.

Pamela Nuckolls M. N. Nuckolls Oskaloosa John L. Peterson A. C. Peterson Washington Methodist Church Merrill Summerbell Iowa State University Ames Phi Sigma Iota Mortar Board Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Peterson ISU Omega Tau Sigma

Mrs Leroy McGraw and Pat Return from Florida Trip

Mrs Leroy McGraw and Pat came back Tuesday by plane from St. Petersburg Florida where they had gone to accompany her mother Mrs Gertrude McFarland who will spend the winter there.

Leroy McGraw Pat St. Petersburg Fla Gertrude McFarland

Williams fined for drunken driving under district court

Sherman B. Watson Jr. was fined 300 dollars after a district court judge found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A marriage license was issued to Kenneth Charles Johnson Hedrick and Judy Mae Kirkpatrick.

Sherman B. Watson, Jr Kenneth Charles Johnson Hedrick and Judy Mae Kirkpatrick

Hospital admits and births reported in local record

Yesterday Mrs Cora Pring le of Brighton was admitted for medical care. Yesterday a son was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Evans of Wellman and to Mr and Mrs Samuel Orris of Washington and to Mr and Mrs Ronnie Van Auken of Winfield. Today Hope Been blossom of Washington was dismissed.

Cora Pringle Brighton Richard Evans Wellman Samuel Orris Washington Ronnie van Auken Winfield Hope

Girls caroling brightens shops with holiday cheer

The Camp Fire and Blue Bird Girls spread Christmas spirit downtown Tuesday singing carols around Central Park’s large tinsel tree. They promote giving by hanging mittens and ear warmers on the library window mitten tree for donation to local children in need. Lana Turner forms Eltee Productions to develop star vehicles.

Central Park Camp Fire Blue Bird Girls Lana Hollywood UPT Lana Turner Eltee Productions

Judith Yoder and Benjie Roth marry in Crystal Springs Church

Judith Kay Yoder daughter of Dave and Mrs. Yoder Crystal Springs Kan and Benjie L Roth son Glen Roth Wayland were married November 6 in Crystal Springs Mennonite Church and now reside in Wayland. Mr Roth is a Maplecrest representative of Wellman.

Judith Kay Yoder Dave Yoder Crystal Springs Kan Benjie L. Roth Glen Roth Wayland Crystal Springs Mennonite Roth Maplecrest Wellman

Stop sign violation leads to small fine for Craig Tay lor

Craig Fredrich Tay lor of Washington was charged by city police with failure to stop at a stop sign and fined $10 by Justice of the Peace Glenn Hoden.

Craig Fredrich Taylor Washington Justice of the Peace Glenn Hoden

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Dwight Bode Hubert Lehrer Mercy Hospital Wolf's Flower Shop Washington Concrete CO North 12Th St. and Rock Island Tracks Schoonover Drug Bruce Cowden Washington County Historical Society Our County Bruce McKesson Evening Journal Iowa U.P Freda Rininger Ella Gordon McCleery Cumming Co THE Doll House South Marion Rotary Meets Coats Washington State Bank Judith Yoder and Benjie Roth North Side Square Schlatter Guitars Usic Company Washington, Iowa Mrs Alvin Shebeck Shop O Lincups Polaroid Kings TIMEX Fresh Film Thorp Ronald Justus W. Main Credit
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