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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1963
Page
11
Dear Abby answers reader questions about godmother status after baptismal drink concerns, a woman hoping to marry John and his mother’s influence, and a 67 year old man seeking a new wife. Advice notes church records determine godmother status, limit visits, and warn sugar-daddy pitfalls with single men in Florida.
Keota Fortnightly Club met January 28 hosted by Miss May Marr with president Mrs Alice Bergstrom guiding a business session. Members shared personal treasures and the program provided enjoyment. The Lucky Lassies 4‑H Club discussed new uniforms and a February bake sale to fund them, plus a coffee cake demonstration by Karen Schreurs. The TTT group held a February 25 meeting planned with co-hostesses Mrs. Senderson and Mrs. Grimes. Several local residents were noted for birthdays, visits, travels, and hospital activity including Rhonda Epperly’s surgery and the Weaver family events in Ottumwa and Iowa City.
The Iowa Mennonite Benevolent Association met January 15 at Pleasantview Home Kalona with 25 members present. Officers were reelected and plans discussed for a new wing as debt was reduced from 126000 to 37000. Public support and local donations sustain Pleasantview Home which serves 57 residents and remains self supporting.
About fifty people attended the joint installation at the K P hall in Chester with Mrs Marion Renoux as G C and Mrs Clarence Witthoff G M presiding. The Knights installation from Ottumwa named C C Charles Jefferies W C Bernard Crock Prelate Tom Hobbs among others with Bill Reif as trustee and past C C pin presented to Bill Reif.
Birthday dinners and social gatherings mark nearby Kalona residents. Families such as the Yoders and Millers host meals honoring relatives, with bridge club evenings hosted by Mrs. Eugene Way and plans noted for forthcoming events including a golden wedding anniversary and local visits across Solon Cedar Rapids Iowa City and North Liberty.
Clyde Garbers visit Kalona as guests of family from Manson. Local families host and attend dinners and quilting bees, with multiple out of town relatives visiting from Dubuque, Indiana, Brighton, Washington, and Kansas City. Tobe Bontrager shows improvement after hospital stay in Iowa City.
Kalona Public Library launches a Reading Room on February 2 supervised by the Kalona Girl Scouts. Scout Troop members will read to children ages four to seven from 2 to 3 PM on opening day, with parents invited. Leaders Mrs. C. W. Beckman and Mrs. Dale K. Gingerich, along with Librarian Mrs. Claude Preston, support the project as a community service.
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