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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1966

Page

3

Kissing hands social trend stuns Washington fans

Washington humor piece notes a rising fad of diplomats and citizens kissing ladies hands during social events. The narrator juggles football banter with Lady Bird Johnson, Van Cliburn, and a humorous stake on the Redskins game while detailing a comical bet and a pact to kiss hands.

Washington UPL Charlie Craddock Helen Rob Blake Doris Joh Maddox Barbara Madame Dames Marilyn Monroe Gogolak Redskins Carlie Gogolak Lady Bird van Cliburn Barbara Maddox Helen Craddock Senor Ramon de Clairmont Duenas Theu

Meat costs shape homemaker’s meat budgeting and choices

The piece notes meat as the priciest food budget item and a status symbol in society. It discusses shopper behavior toward butcher contact, prepackaged meat, trimming fat to lower costs, and the value of less expensive cuts for nutrition while acknowledging the variety of available roasts chops and steaks with prices per pound.

Michigan visitors honored at Christmas coffee in Kalona

Mrs. Miller hosted a Tuesday afternoon coffee honoring guests from Michigan including Mrs. Leon Gunden and Coralee. Attendees listed include Cora Brenneman Verton Miller Donna Lou Harold Benter and several Haberman and Shettler families. Janet Haberman called from Beirut while Phillip Yoder and other relatives visited from Wisconsin and Minnesota during the Christmas weekend.

Muuae Wax Kalona Miller Leon Gunden Coralee Michigan Cora Brenneman Verton Miller Donna Lou Harold Benter David Eileen Nancy Elam Christner Henry Muller Melody Allen Haberman Cape Canaveral Florida A. J. Haberman Habermans Janet Beirut Lebanon Walter Miller Wellman Cludea Phillip Yoder Madison Wisconsin Dennis M. Miller Gertrude Shettler Wally Brenneman Milford Shettler Ernie Shettler Beulah Brown Dick Shettler Mary Lois Cecil Gary Shettler Carl Shettler Paul D. Miller Arthur Roth Julesburg Colorado Margaret Miller Naswauk Minnesota Morris Swartzendruber Cecil Miller Ellis Swartzendruber Elmer L. Yoder John Ropp

Biscuits and desserts from a family recipe page

A nostalgic kitchen note shares multiple old recipes for biscuits with varied flavorings and a chocolate chip dessert. It includes a turkey asparagus casserole and a lime meringue pie, plus housewarming ideas and Christmas guest mentions from Indiana and Iowa City.

Christmas Guests At Bethel Home In Gary Letts Area

Bethel residents hosted Christmas visitors from several towns including Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson and children Lori Kevin and Eric from Mr. Pleasant. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Alvine and more. Ernest Gideon returned from Mercy Hospital for observation. Congregational meeting set for Jan 8 with basket supper at six, business session to follow.

Bethel John Thompson Lori Kevin Eric Gene Alvine Pleasant Maurice Alvine David Letts Scotty Minneapolis Minn Gary Letts Grove Letts Loel Lyle Stacy Brighton Marjorie Wulf Ames Erwin Wulf Ether Walter Longer Ernest Ruth May Gideon Ernest Gideon Mercy Hospital Iowa City Karen Soucek California Steven Soucek Omaha Henry Soucek Dean Sandberg

Mid Prairie FFA and FHA meet at high school

At Mid-Prairie High School the FFA chapter met at 7 30 p m on December 15 with 45 members present. Curtis Miller reported on the AIC Institute Conference in St Collins Colorado and a bowling party was set for January 21. The FHA group held its December meeting and Christmas party with plans for a January 19 field trip to Des Moines Lake Wood homes. All School Play The Whole Towns Talking by John Emerson and Anita Toas will be performed January 7 at 7 30 p m in the high school gym with a large cast and ticket prices listed.

Mid-Prairie Future Farmers of America Mike Welte Russell Grout Loren Huber Curtis Miller AIC Institute St. Collins Colorado FHA Mid Prairie The Future Homemakers of America Future Lake Wood Des Moines John Emerson Anita Toas Mid-Prairie High School Unny Simmon Hhree Henry

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