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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Frank Patterson plan an open house at their home 92 miles north of town to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The event is Sunday February 4 with visits from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 30 PM. They request no gifts.
Cedar Township Farm Bureau Women met at Mrs. Earl Booth's home to discuss pattern measurement and alterations led by county home economist Mrs. Marilyn Thatcher. During the business session chaired by Mrs. Clark Bauer, new program books were handed out and discussed by several chairmen. pillow smocking and favorite family meals were planned for February.
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Women met on Wednesday with Mrs. Ray Sojka and Mrs. Ernest Jones presenting on Australia. Mrs. Sojka described the country while Mrs. Jones shared experiences from several years there. County home economist Marilyn Thatcher discussed pattern fitting and alterations. Cohostesses were Mrs. Lloyd Marek and Mrs. George Horn. The February meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Joe Knotek.
Mrs Wulf leads Bethel Society with a lesson from Romans chapters one and two. Eleven members attend Wednesday afternoon as May Gideon presents the Year Book of Prayer. Mrs Tom Walker opens with prayer and roll call. Articles from Concern Magazine are read and the Lord's Prayer is repeated. Refreshments follow during social hour with Mrs Walker as cohostess.
Mrs Oral Mayo entertained the U Go I Go Club Wednesday afternoon with two tables of pinochle. High score went to Mrs Charles Schiebel and low to Mrs Mabel Bain. Mrs Louise Reaney will entertain at the next meeting.
Mrs Sylvia Wilson reviewed The Listener by Taylor Caldwell for the Thirty Niners program at the YWCA dessert luncheon attended by 24 members. New member Elizabeth McClung was welcomed. E E Ward led the meeting.
Mrs George Hora entertained the Rosemary Club with a surprise come as you are breakfast and bridge. Ten members attended and guests included Mrs Keith Hora and her son Greg. A birthday cake honored January birthdays as three bridge tables were set. The next meeting is February 7.
Lutherans elect Wallace Fagen as president Alan Bergstrom as secretary and Dr F W Warner as treasurer for Immanuel Lutheran Church in the county.
Notices list Thursday events at KC Hall Masonic Temple Court House and various venues. Activities include card party practice meetings potlucks and clubs such as Retarded Children Assn Trainable School PTA Academy of Friendship Saddle Club and charity gatherings with family dishes and pie socials.
Fifteen members of the Priscilla Club attended a one o'clock luncheon at Captain's Table on Wednesday hosted by Mrs T L Brookhart and Mrs Sam Turkington. Guest Mrs Payne Marshall, county welfare director, spoke on Washington County welfare work and the state federal setup. Mrs Marshall's office is in the court house. Mrs Ed Sullivan will entertain in February.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Blanchard and children Scott and Robyn of Marshalltown spent the weekend with Mrs Blanchards parents Mr and Mrs Charles Robison. The Blanchards moved to Marshalltown last October after a transfer from California. She is the former Janice Robison. Prolonged overdoses of vitamin A in a young child may cause appetite loss weight iritability hair loss and itching rashes according to Dr B Joffe of New York in GP journal.
Ten members of the Sunshine Community Club met at Mrs Jesse Stout's home for a backwards party on Wednesday afternoon. Guests arrived with good bye and refreshments were served in reverse order. The meeting was conducted similarly with the roll called last. Mrs Don Simmering is scheduled as February 21 hostess.
An eight pound eleven ounce son named Charles William was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Luckenbill of 4040 North Illinois Street Indianapolis at Coleman Hospital in Indianapolis. The piece also notes church district meetings in Mason City, a Keota family move, a fifth birthday for Susan Humston, and John Atkinson’s visit from England as he plans Iowa State University attendance before returning home to help on the family farm.
Viewers of CBS Reports The Fat American on January 18 heard experts call overweight a disease of civilization. Jean Mayer and others urged understanding causes, cautioned against quick cures, and emphasized prevention through diet, exercise, and attitude changes from childhood onward.
Dear Abby covers a neighbor worried about a high school couple, defines maturity as commitment and restraint, critiques a relative's ongoing birthday parties for her husband, and advises declining such events. Readers’ letters include a tease about clean Venetian blinds and a confidential note to a reader.
Bill Walker returns to Northwest Missouri State College after a semester break. Mrs. Swartzendruber heads to Florida for a delayed holiday. Past Matrons Club meets as eight attend. new officers installation postponed. Canasta games enliven the afternoon. Edna Bleumenstein hosts a cooperative dinner with several guests. John Erb and wife welcome a son born January 19 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Henry and Kinross Flanders mark their golden wedding on January 16. their sons live in Honolulu, Muscatine, and Kinross.
Yesterday Mr and Mrs Jack Genkinger of Washington welcomed a son and Mr and Mrs Gerald Griffin of Washington announced a daughter. Dismissed today were Bonnie and Bonnie Bomber of West Chester.
Workmen clean up after the Maplecrest Feed Mill fire that damaged the site Friday morning. The report notes three daughters from Michigan City area and a large extended family, plus a visit at Shenk Rest Home. The town recalls a milder Monday following extreme cold earlier in the month.
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