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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1962

Page

2

Christian Church Valentine Party Plans Mergers

The Fishermen Class hosts former Joy and newly organized Ian Discipleship group for a Valentine party February 11 at 7 30 p m in the church Fellowship Hall. Gayle Burkum leads a business meeting on merging the three classes and officers will be elected. Refreshments will be served and social activities planned.

The Christian Church Joy Ian Discipleship Ae Church Fellowship Hall Gayle Burkum

Rainbow Girls Meeting Led by Donna Batterson

Donna Batterson presided as worthy advisor at a Rainbow Girls meeting Monday night in the Masonic Temple. Roll call thanked a good deed. past advisor Carla Jones attended. Refreshments were provided by Mary Carson Joy Mills and Marianne Jarvis. The article notes the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation began in Brooklyn in 1885 with founder William G. Anderson of Yale.

Donna Batterson Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Carla Jones Mary Carson Joy Mills Marianne Jarvis Washington UPI American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation Brooklyn William G. Anderson Yale

Allene Journal Box Admits Local Press Associations

The Allene Journal lists staff roles led by Kh E Shannon as publisher and Dave R Elder as managing editor with Bruce C Cowden and Charles Morris in key editorial posts. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday and mentions affiliations with Inland Daily Press Ass'n Iowa Daily Press Ass'n Iowa Press Ass'n and the Audit Bureau of Circulations with monthly and yearly subscription figures.

W— Allene Journal Elder, Shannon & Co Kh. E

Linda Crile to Wed Martin L. Boston

Clyde H Crile and wife announce the engagement of Linda Kay Crile to Martin L Boston son of Ralph and Mrs Boston Nevada Ia Linda Kay Crile a Washington High School graduate of 1961 is a senior at Paris Beauty Academy Cedar Rapids Martin L Boston a 1958 Nevada High School graduate is employed by the State Highway Commission A May 6 wedding is planned.

Clyde H. Crile Washington Linda Kay Martin L. Boston Ralph Boston Nevada Miss Crile Washington High School Paris Beauty Academy Cedar Rapids Nevada Community High School State Highway Commission

Nightmares and Nights on TV Highlights Schedule

TV highlights include Nightmare at Bleak Hill with Douglas Fairbanks Jr Leora Dana and Donald Madden at 9 p.m. CST on CBS. Also Wagon Train The Lonnie Fallon Story color at 6 30 p.m. on NBC. Checkmate Death Beyond Recall 7 30 p.m. CST on CBS. Perry Como's Music Hall 8 p.m. NBC. Dick Van Dyke Show 8 30 p.m. CBS. Naked City A Case Study of Two Savages 9 p.m. ABC. David Brinkley Journal 9 p.m. NBC color segment on literacy in Colombia and dogs in New York City.

CBS Bleak Hill Douglas Fairbanks Jr Leora Dana Donald Madden Harry Steen Royston Thomas Fairbanks Miss Dana Joe Rigby Madden NBC Lonnie Fallon Kathy Jennings Lynn Loring Frank Overton California Walter Pidgeon Perry Como Barrie Chase Perry Dick van Dyke Rob van Dyke Ritchie Larry Mathews Naked City ABC Ora Mae Tuesday Weld Ansel Boake Rip Torn

Social Calendar Notices and Time Adjustments

Community notices list clubs and meetings across Tuesday to Friday with changes and times. Highlights include Harmony Club postponement to February 14 and multiple group gatherings at churches, homes, and public venues with names of organizers and locations.

In The Service Pie. Justin McCarthy 1959555 1 Co. 3rd Battalion

Justin McCarthy of Company 1, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division is listed with Marine No. 11, care of FPO San Francisco California.

Pie Justin McCarthy 3Rd Marines 3Rd Marine Division Marine No. 11 Care of FPO San Francisco Calif

Bruty to Chair Davenport Book Sale for Catholic Press Month

Bruty daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bruty of Washington organizes a book sale at Marycrest College Davenport for Catholic Press Month. Wiley daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wiley of Washington sings with the State College of Iowa A Capella Choir which tours nine southern Iowa communities Feb 26 28, climaxing with a March 4 SCI campus concert.

Local social notes on visits and events in Ottumwa area

Mr and Mrs Sam McCleery return from Chicago Gift Show. Carolyn Jones selected as model for Ottumwa Beauty Academy spring styling show February 12 at the Eagles Club possibly televised. Pfc Justin McCarthy USMC arrives in Okinawa for twelve months. George C Stewart and Clinton back from Grenada Hills California. Des Moines Foreign Student Weekend attendees from local high school include Anne Courtney Sharon Erwin Janet Osincup Linda Campbell Bernice Wilcke. Clarence Goodwin host at dinner with extended family from multiple towns. C R McCutchen Jr Bloomfield and Mrs Kurtz near Brighton visit Washington relatives.

Carolyn Jones Dale W. Jones Brighton Ottumwa Dorothy Rezner the Eagles Des Moines Anne Courtney Sharon Erwin Janet Osincup Linda Campbell Bernice Wilcke Veterans Auditorium Bishops Kant Theater

Vigilant Class Hears John Koehler Speak

The Vigilant Class of the First Presbyterian Church heard John Koehler Jr speak on his Sudan mission work. He showed illustrative pictures. Mrs Elizabeth Clark introduced him.

First Presbyterian Church John Koehler Jr Sudan Elizabeth Clark R. J. Dawson Charles Wiley Bruce Gillis John Koehler Louis Koehler Ainsworth Paul Martin Crawfordsville Esther Martin Kehoka Ernest Jones Harvey Davis Dawson

Births and Dismissals in Local Notices

On The Record Births Yesterday: Mr and Mrs Larry Arbogast Washington a son. Dismissed Today: Mrs Orin Black and son Brighton Mrs Warren Shafer Washington Mrs Coralie Briley Washington.

Larry Arbogast Washington Orin Black and Son Brighton Warren Shafer Coralie Briley Joanne Irene Wm. J. Eadwards Rt. 1 Columbus Junction Cynthia Marie Virgil E. Davis Ainsworth Barbara Pauline Gerald Griffin Michael Todd Jack Genkinger South Marion City Timothy Wayne Jack Boender Bradley Gilbert Orin Black

Legislators Debate Juvenile Law Changes and City Finances

City officials from Davenport Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown urged reforms. Proposals include lowering juvenile age to 16 and higher penalties for aiding delinquency. Paul White urged banks hold idle funds to earn interest and cited state rules. Masters on utilities watchdog panel urged a state commission to curb rising rates.

Idle Paul White Council Bluffs White U.S. Treasury Ed Masterson Davenport Masterson State Utilities Commission Don Gardner Cedar Rapids William Crosby Marshalltown League Crosby

Antioch Families Attend Potluck at KP Hall West Chester

A potluck supper at the KP Hall in West Chester drew nine Antioch Club members and their families Saturday night. Tables were set by Mrs. John Hindahl and Mrs. Wilbur West. Members are reminded to bring or send a 25 cent gift for their secret sister at the March Meeting.

KP Hall West Chester Antioch Club John Hindahl Wilbur West

Anna Dawson Highlights Iowa History at Afternoon Literature

Miss Anna Dawson presented Highlights of Iowa History for the Afternoon Literature group at Mrs. Sylvia Wilson's home. Ten members attended and viewed pictures from the Palimpsest and the Iowa Magazine. Her paper will be placed in the County Historical Society rooms for reference. Mrs. Hinderman presided and read A Prayer for Our Times. The next general meeting is Feb 15 at the Y with Mrs. Edward Hutchcroft reviewing a book.

Anna Dawson Iowa Sylvia Wilson the Y Edward Hutchcroft

Karen Adam Hosts Classmates at Valentine Party

Mr and Mrs Paul Adam entertained for their daughter Karen at a valentines party Saturday evening. The occasion also honored Karen for her February birthday. The event featured spot dancing and refreshments after. Karen's eighth grade classmates from St James School attended. Nancy Greiner won the door prize.

Paul Adam Karen St. James School Nancy Greiner

Chicago Grain Market Report Amid Small Price Moves

UPI data show grain ranges with fluctuating highs and lows across wheat and corn contracts. Markets reference multiple delivery months with minor gains and losses as futures drift within narrow bounds.

YWCA Committees Report to Council Meeting Highlights

Mrs. William Boshart led the YWCA Council meeting with 16 members present. Reports covered budget cuts to 95 percent of the original Community Chest quota, the Y-Wives Sweetheart Ball on February 17, and audit completion by Miss Lucy Dempsey. Announcements listed a Junior Y Teens Maynard party on Feb 24, Employed Women's Luncheon Feb 21, World Fellowship dessert luncheon Feb 23 at 1 39 pm with Mrs. Marcus Bach speaking on Women of the World. VW facility use totaled 776 in January.

William Boshart Ywca Council YWCA Robert Eastland Community Chest Lucy Dempsey Maynard World Fellowship Marcus Bach

Iowa High Court Upholds Death Penalty for Brown

The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence for Charles N. Brown, 28, of Minneapolis, ruling the Legislature must decide on capital punishment’s fate. Brown and Charles Edwin Kelley, 20, were implicated in the fatal shooting of Alvin Koehrsen, 54, in Council Bluffs on February 22, 1961, part of a three state crime spree. Kelley’s appeal remains pending.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Supreme Court Charles N. Brown Minneapolis High Court Pottawattamie County Omaha Kelley Supreme Court Glenwood Council Bluffs Brown Bennett Cullison

Man Receives Execution Dates in Fort Madison Case

June 22 set as execution date for Kelley by Judge LeRoy Johnson with hanging scheduled for July 18. Both inmates are on death row at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.

Kelley LeRoy Johnson State Penitentiary At Fort Madison

Cold Wave Clings To Midwest Today

An arctic cold wave grips the Midwest and reaches Dixie and New England with temperatures plunging as much as 65 degrees in Indiana and subzero readings from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes. Minneapolis records 14 below, Grand Forks 6 below, while Minnesota snowfall slows snow plows. Dense fog disrupts travel with 60 plus airline cancellations in New York and ferry service halted between Hoboken and Manhattan. Ten fishermen are rescued near the Mississippi delta after 36 hours lost in fog.

United Press International Midwest Dixie New England Indiana Gulf Coast Texas Dakotas Great Lakes Minneapolis Minn Grand Forks N.D Hoboken N.J Manhattan Mississippi River Louisiana Nevada Utah Idaho California Los Angles’ International

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