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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
3
Helene Dillon presents a cookie column with several recipes. Chip Cracker Cookies blend chocolate chips, crushed saltines and black walnuts. Pecan Squares mix sugar, cinnamon, butter and pecans baked in a large sheet. Nut Balls use butter vanilla and ground pecans, while Ice Box Delights combine margarine brown sugar cinnamon eggs and walnuts for rolled doughs to bake.
A condensed professional directory itemizes law firms and professionals in Kalona Washington and surrounding areas. Included are Anderson and Buffer attorneys Tracy Anderson Pete Buffer Kalona la opening hours 9 to 5 5th and B, Theodore Bailey Richard Bordwell Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Owen Stewart Shearer Tindal abstract dept 225 West Main curb 653 2159 Chiropractors Dr Thomas Kauffman Dr M L Tweeton Optometrist Dr John W Lemmon Counseling Community Counseling Service Children House Inc Child care and daycare Washington Ainsworth Movers Cook Tfr Allen Travel Agency Bronze Yoder Bronzing.
Fourteen dozen 4-H officers from 34 clubs in Washington County are invited to officer training sessions on December 31 at the Christian Church in Washington from 9 to 11 30 a.m. The program includes games activities and officer group sessions with last year’s council members and helpers. Correct parliamentary procedure will be featured.
BERG Navy Seaman Recruit John R Berg son of Mr and Mrs Urban Berg of route 2 Kalona has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill The eight week cycle covered general military subjects preparing him for further training in one of the Navy's 85 basic occupational fields Subjects included seamanship close order drill Naval history and first aid He joined the Navy in September 1976.
Tuesday White Shrine meeting at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple followed by a Xmas party and a $1 gift. Thursday CES hosts an initiation at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.
Four through nine graders can join a bus trip to Cedar Rapids on December 29 to see Christmas Nightingale at Cedar Rapids Community Theater. Cost is $2 plus lunch money. bus departs Washington Community Center at 12 30 p m and returns about 6 p m. Call Mrs Wes Widmer for reservations.
VFW services for Jerry Nix were held Saturday at Elm Grove Cemetery with Walter Johnson as commanding officer. Color guard included Walter Carr George Brock Dick Powers and Roy Hough. Firing squad members were Larry Arbogast Ray Arbogast Harold Haifley Delbert Earll Truman Hysell Karel Farrier Kenneth Davison George Miles Jesse Radda was bugler and Meryl Steele and Walt Johnson served as flag detail.
Local note lists Dr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald of Madison Wisconsin and Donna Proudfit of Cedar Rapids along with Bob Ballou of Monticello as Christmas visitors. Other relatives include Mayer families from Washington and Hiawatha plus extended kin from Memphis Missouri Keota and Fairfield. A cooperative dinner and gift exchange occurred with multiple households hosting during the holidays.
Daniel B. Davis, 17, of 609 North Iowa Street Washington, enrolls in the U S Air Force delayed enlistment program. He will graduate in 1977 from Washington High School and enter active duty June 15 1977. Davis will train in the mechanical career path after Basic at Lackland AFB.
A Tuesday night dance for area high school students at the YMCA in Washington runs 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The Rec band will perform, and the event is sponsored by the Teen Board.
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