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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1965
Page
3
Mrs Charles Morris decorates for Christmas with handmade baubles. She creates large styrofoam balls covered in velvet or taffeta scraps, trimmed with braid or rick rack, pearls and earrings, finished with velvet ribbon. One ornament memorializes a newly married couple using wedding gown scraps.
Harold Sheetz family hosted a pre Christmas dinner and gift exchange with a long list of attendees including Henry and Carol Richardson and the Brinnings. The group attended a Methodist church program, then visited and celebrated Randy and Carol's birthday. Duane Luers hosted a young married couples party with nine couples joining in carols and Christmas singing.
A brief masthead lists the Washington Evening Journal editors and staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President and Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Shaffer, Bruce Cowden, and Howard Hazen among others, with standard publishing notes and press associations.
Mrs. Laura Moffett came home Friday after six days at Washington County Hospital. Mrs. Gertrude Upton returned Saturday after three weeks visiting relatives in St. Louis, Bloomington, and Joliet. Miss Mattie Black left Friday to see friends at Clarinda. Miss Ruth Jackson of Indianola visited Mrs. Lora Darbyshire with dinner at Edna Sherriff’s cottage. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Willitts of Indianola visited Myrtle Horton. Mrs. Charles Willming and Misses Marian and Florence Hale attended services at Cotter and Salem churches.
Rev Charles Willming preached Sunday at a local venue and a group visited Iowa City to see a hospitalized friend. A new bright light on Maple Street island near the Home has been installed, improving the lighting system. Mrs Ann Pratt left Tuesday for Christmas and New Years with her sister in Audubon.
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