Holiday visitors arrive from across the Midwest and beyond
Local families welcome relatives and friends for Christmas with many arrivals from Rapid City Sioux City Oak Harbor and Columbus Junction. Visitors include Ribble families from Des Moines Grinnell and Marshalltown with several staying through the holiday season to visit relatives in Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Smith
California
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Wade Gardners
Indianola
Carl C. Smith
Des Moines
Hi Y Club Dinners At YMCA With Committee Hosts
The Hi Y club met for Thursday noon dinner at the YMCA. A committee led by Mrs. R. J. Tanner and others served the meal. Dick Tweeten attended as a participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y Club
YMCA
R. J. Tanner
Willard Gray
W. R. Grossheim
Leo Stone
Harold Messenger
Dick Tweeten
New U Go I Go Club Welcomes Mrs Manussier
Mrs Manussier was welcomed as a new member at a potluck noon gathering hosted by Mrs Albert Wehr. Eleven members attended with two guests Mrs Sherm Sorrell and Mrs Alice Moore. Santa distributed gifts after dinner. Mrs Shebeck led a brief meeting. pinochle was played at three tables with prizes to Mrs Claude Bain and Mrs Manussier. Next meeting date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vina Manussier
Albert Wehr
Sherm Sorrell
Alice Moore
Santa Claus
Shebeck
Claude Bain
Manussier
Telephone Company Potluck Dinner Draws 31 Attendees
Thirty one people attended a potluck dinner at the Iowa Continental Telephone Company office basement. Employees and their families shared a festive meal with red streamers evergreen and candles. A gift exchange and a game called telephone accompanied the planned party led by Beverly Crandall Nadine Payne Mary Rhodebeck Kermit Klopfenstein and M E Houck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Beverly Crandall
Nadine Payne
Mary Rhodebeck
Kermit Klopfenstein
M. E. Houck
Grant Pupils and Teacher Stage One-Act Play
Eight pupils and teacher Leona Kos presented the one act play Christmas Is for Everyone at the Grant rural school monthly social. Contest groups were led by Mr and Mrs Walter Wester and Mr and Mrs Sam Canott. A Christmas exchange and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Kos
Grant Rural School
Walter Wester
Sam Canott
Elefson Given Tree For Jail Decoration
Lyman Elefson, 22, accused in the poisoning death of his grandfather, received a Christmas tree in jail after offering to pay for it. He is held without bond, likely to spend Christmas and New Year in custody, and is being questioned about his mother and grandmother's deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Lyman Elefson
University of Iowa
Key
Elefson
Lighted Land consumes vast bulb shipments last year
U S consumers used about a dozen electric light bulbs per person last year. Nearly two billion bulbs were shipped from factories at a value around 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Social Calendar of Local Organizations
Monday DeMolay meets at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple Knights of Pythias gather at 8 p m KP hall Tuesday YWCA mixers at 6 30 p m potluck in YW room with officer elections special program gift exchange members urged to attend Damascus Shrine No 10 WSJ meets 8 p m at Masonic Temple Rosemary club 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs George Hora
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Knights of Pythias
YWCA
Potluck
Damascus Shrine No
Rosemary Club
George Hora
Birthday Greetings Compound in Lake Mills Family List
J S James and granddaughter Karen Mae James both celebrate birthdays on the same day in Lake Mills. Omer Roy Grecian II turns 4 as Roy and Mrs. Grecian of California observe their eighth wedding anniversary. Other names appear on the birthday list with Mr and Mrs Estep Halda Bishop and Fenn marking 20th wedding anniversaries today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. James
Karen Mae James
Lake Mills
Omer Roy Grecian II
Roy Grecian
California
Melo Horak
Nelson Westermark
Charles Schiebel
Clifford
Dale Eryestone
Allen le Roy Wulf
Patricia Ann Daering
Thomas Carl Ward
William Estep
Francis Halda
Don Bishop
P. L. Fenn
Marriage Announcement and Club Elections in Washington DC
Mrs Lamir Vacha reports the marriage of her daughter Evelyn Vacha to Otto Koivisto of Washington DC in a National Presbyterian church chapel ceremony. The couple plans to reside in Hyattsville Maryland. Evelyn is a Washington High School graduate and has worked in government and Social Security offices. The Red Horsers club elected Don Bealer president and filled other officer roles at a January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Healer
The
Red Horsers
Raymond Glasgow
Roy Fields
Bealer
Marsh Atkinson
Harold Brock
Pines
Lumir Vacha
Evelyn
Otto Koivisto
Washington, D. C
Miss Vacha
Mr. Koivisto
National Presbyterian Church
Green Lawn Drive
Apt
Hyattsville
Koivisto
the Bride
Washington High School
Nation
Capitol
Washington
ISU
James Newton
Social Security Administration
Last Year's Washington High Seniors Dine Together
Twelve members of the prior senior class gathered for a steak dinner at the Pines and later exchanged gifts at Ann Houck's home. The group, including Pat Brower, Pat Brown, Carla Guther, Joyce Montgomery, Betty Tait, Jean McKinney, Ann Marie Thnson, Ruth Bartow, Pat Weldin, Donna Crone and Barbara Godwih, enjoyed visiting and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High
the Pines
Ann Houck
Pat Brower
Pat Brown
Carla Guther
Joyce Montgomery
Betty Tait
Jean McKinney
Ann Marie Thnson
Ruth Bartow
Pat Weldin
Donna Crone
Barbara Godwih
YW Mixers To Hold Meal And Officer Election
The YWCA Mixers announce a cooperative supper next Tuesday at the YWCA followed by an officers election. A special program and a gift exchange are planned with 50 cent gifts or white elephants from members or guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Cooperative Service Families Celebrate Dinner at YMCA
The board of directors of the Cooperative Service company and their families enjoyed a cooperative dinner at the YMCA on Thursday. Mrs. Don McClure Mrs. Dale Herdlicka and Mrs. Ernie Morgan served on the dinner committee. The event featured a silver Christmas tree Santa figures choir boys and red and green candles. Gifts were presented to each director and wife and the board donated a turkey to the McClure Morgan and Herdlicka families with corsages for each wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cooperative Service Company
YMCA
Don McClure
Dale Herdlicka
Ernie Morgan
McClure
Morgan
Herdlicka
Charlotte Earls to Preside at Mixer Meeting
Charlotte Earls, retiring Mixer president, will preside at the upcoming meeting, setting the tone for proceedings and addressing members about transition plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Earls
Mixer
Christmas Selections On the Marimba At Local Event
Mrs Richard Moore read the Christmas story from the Bible and the group sang carols. A white elephant exchange occurred with gifts distributed by Donnie Joe Miller and Dickie Humston. Refreshments were served by the organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Moore
Ihe
Donnie Joe Miller
Dickie Humston
Child Study III Meets Thursday at Humstons
Members of Child Study III gathered Thursday evening at Lloyd Humston home. Mrs Lloyd Miller hosted with co hosts Mrs Eugene Chalupa and Mrs Walter Lance. Mrs Kenneth Patterson reported $95 raised from a farm sale. The group planned projects for the funds and 1% members shared family Christmas traditions. Marimba selections were led by Mrs Miller. Aldon Roth, guest and sister of Mrs Miller, played several pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Study III
Lloyd Humston
Lloyd Miller
Eugene Chalupa
Walter Lance
Kenneth Patterson
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Lloyd Scott
Rapid City
S. D
Scott
Max Marble
Mr. Scott
Inlaw
Richard Myers
Bessie Scott
Cedar Rapids
Harold Hazelett
Carroll Farrier
Brighton
Huntington
W. Va
Mary Lynn Bland
Hazeletts
Keith Cook
Sioux City
Mrs
Max Cook
Wilma Smith
Oshkosh
Wis
Ethel Kerr
William Kiesey
Grinnell
Mr. Kiesey
Addie Thompson
Dorothy Bear
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. and
Clayton Bear
Edward Barker
Jack and
Patricia
Chicago
Barker
Masso
Arden Safourek
Savannah, Ill
C. C. Rothlisberger
Safourek
Alice Rothlisberger
Lola Wells Hughes
Milwaukee, Wis
Elmer Wells
Mildred Benson
Dave Benson
Mrs. Benson
Miss Benson
Encyclopedia Britannica
Ricardo Saldivar
Wendell Rider
George Levis
Marshalltown
E. R. Brietz
Winston Salem
N. C
Frank Nunan
Stevie
Peoria, N
W. E. Nunan
Georgia Williams
E. Fisher
Columbus Junction
Leon Swift
Keesler Air Base
Mississippi
Glenn Cuddeback
Mr. Cuddeback
Wolf’s Flower
Erason's Greetings
L. A. Jones
Willis Jones
Don Whitlateh
Richard Francis
Washimeton, Iowa
Mrs. Manussier
Don Bealer
Red Horser Club
Merton
Uty
Jom Duncan
Washington Store
Cooperative Service
Oaive
Humstons
Santa
Deacons
Washington County
Fred Bourgeois
Chas, Kennedie
A. Duenbers Woo, Morgan Claude Flynn
C. I. Davis A.C, Penningroth
George
Wright W. C. Sheet
E. G. Humm Gas
van S. Crawford
Everette
J. Swift
G. Pumm Clailen Reigard
A. N. Garland Onnett
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