Christian Missions Talk Illuminates Southern Asia at Presbyterian Meeting
Mrs Milne spoke on Christian Missions in Southern Asia for the United Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church. The Milnes served 40 years in mission fields and described changing methods from horse and cart to cars, home meetings to presbytery Bible schools, aided by a house trailer and color slides. Freedoms devotion by Mrs Joe Martin, business by Mrs Cal Wolf, and World Day of Prayer notice followed with dessert served by Circle T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Women's Association of the
First Presbyterian Church
Bethel Church
John Lemmon
Hugh Milne
Southern Asia
Presbytery Bible School
Milnes
Joe Martin
Exodus
Cal Wolf
Lemmon
The
Baptist Church
Wolf
Circle T
Archie Kaufman
Halcyon Notes of a Local Home gathering and visits
The Home welcomed callers including Miss Edna Mercer Mrs W B Dupuis and several others over a week. Visitors from Davenport Des Moines and Arlington attended events. A Sunday School group from Minnynite Church toured the Home and crafted favors for residents. Music and coffee hours highlighted days with multiple hostesses and birthday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mercer
W.B Dupuis
M.R. Wilcox
M.M. Schell
Club activities and society notes across local groups
Ten Merry Mixers met with Mrs Jesse Hartzler on Thursday to review tasks read poems and hold an auction that raised 9.95 for treasury. Other clubs met with Mrs Bruce Campbell and Mrs Don Applegate voting funds and sharing yearbooks. Adult Fellowship held a juvenile delinquency program with new officers elected. Academy of Friendship and other groups reported initiations, dinners, and guest speakers, with plans for March events and potlucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Mixers Club
Jesse Hartzler
Nancy Coffman
Karl Parcell
Oren Romine
Blanche Romine
Edgar Slemmons
Harry Dale Dusenbery
J. Earl Guengerich
Lee Mangold
Presbyterian Adult Fellowship
Robert Huber
Ira Morrison
al Coles
Lawrence Zuelilke
Richard Dare
Don Beye
Joe Martin
Employed Women Luncheon to Feature Lars Sjoberg
Lars Sjoberg, a foreign exchange student attending the local high school, will speak at the Employed Women's Luncheon this Wednesday February 12 at the YWCA rooms. The event runs from noon to 1 pm with hostesses Mrs Tom Berdo Mrs Russell Bannister and no reservations required. This meeting is one week early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Sjoberg
YWCA
Lars
Tom Berdo
Russell Bannister
Emma Barnett
Cnter
Lincoln PTA Host To Other Groups
The Lincoln Parent Teachers Association will host members from St James and Stewart Schools for the annual joint meeting on Tuesday Feb 11 at 730 pm at Lincoln School A get acquainted hour runs from 730 to 8 pm allowing parents of small children to leave them in the free nursery The program begins at 8 pm with a brief message from M M Schell Mrs Duane Hagensick will present Physical Fitness with several pupils taking part Paul Miller Lincoln principal will show a sound color movie from Iowa Southern Utilities Company on new methods of life sawing sits Lloyd Marek vice president presides over the business meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parent Teachers Association
St. James and Stewart
Lincoln School
M. M. Schell
Duane Hagensick
Paul Miller
Lincoln
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Children honor parents on 27th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fritz were surprised Friday evening as their children arrived with baskets to honor them on their 27th anniversary. Attendees included Donna and Linda Fritz, Larry Marek of Riverside, Ron Fritz, Robert Friese, Brenda, Jane and Mary Lou. Homemade ice cream and an anniversary cake concluded the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Fritz
Donna
Linda Fritz
Larry Marek
Riverside
Ron Fritz
Robert Friese
Brenda
Jane
Mary Lou
Social Calendar and Club Notices Across Week
Social calendar details upcoming meetings and events across organizations. Highlights include Shirts and Skirts dance at the Armory at 8 p m emceed by Paul Tinsley, various American Home and YWCA gatherings, PTA meetings at Lincoln School, and community club activities with times and host names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Paul Tinsley
St. James School
White Shrine Bridge
Masonic Temple
Edith Cranston
Don Rinner
James Richart
Maurice Meyer
Rhoda Nielson Circle
Richard Simmering
Camp Fire Plans Dad Daughter Supper February 17
Camp Fire leaders schedule a Blue Bird Dad Daughter supper for February 17 and plan Birthday Week events in March. Two Camp Fire Girls groups meet this week with guardians Mrs Giff Morrison and Mrs Keith Williams Jr. noting officer elections and project work, including bead honors and a Valentine party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Girls
Blue Bird
Camp Fire
Giff Morrison
Vicki Tucker
Laura van Winkle
Mary Morrison
Kathy Schmidt
Marilyn Ward
Keith Williams Jr
Patty Reisener
Mrs Curl Rites Held At Jones Funeral Home
Mrs Mary Curl ceremonies held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Jones Funeral Home with Rev W Evens presiding. Pallbearers: Joseph and Wayne Lowder, Dean and Larry Bender, Howard Curl Jr., Jam Montgomery. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Curl
Jones Funeral Home
Rebekah Lodge Initiates Eula Mae Coon and Gerald Kephart
Mrs Raymond Kephart presided at the Rebekah Lodge meeting at 100F Hall Friday night with four new members Eula Mae Coon and Mrs Gerald Kephart joining. Forty four Washington lodge members attended plus guests from Keota and Wellman. Fourteen sick calls reported. After the meeting Mrs Ivan West recited poems on the flag. Refreshments served by the Kepharts and committee. March refreshment committee announced and list of volunteers. Also notes on HJ Club luncheon hosted by Mrs Verne Escher. DES Pinochle party at Masonic Temple reported with three tables and high scores to Mrs Winnie Robison and Mrs Emily Watson. Next meeting Feb 20 at the Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kephart
Noble Grand
Rebekah Lodge
Eula Mae_ Coon
Gerald Kephart
Washington Lodge
Keota
Wellman
Ralph, Zeck
Ivan West
Wayne Brock
Don Norton
Dora Wagner
March
Keith Williams Jr
Don Hazen
Carl Philip
Helen Hesseltine
Clyde Tucker
Carl Kelley
Nellie Poader
J.pearson
Masonic Temple
Winnie Robison
Emily Watson
The
Temple
Farm Bureau Women announce events and delegates
Mrs. John Witthoft presided as township chairmen reported on January township meetings. Delegates to the Young Members conference in Madrid are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friese for Feb 12-13, with a March 5 all day local event in Williamsburg. Activities include foreign student weekend April 24-26, scholarships due Feb 21, and Farm Bureau Women’s Day in early April. The Jefferson County group invites Washington County women Feb 25 for a salad luncheon and program Then the chorus will join the Extension Service Chorus under Max Exner. Pen pals to Norway available. meeting closed after refreshments by Crawford Township women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Witthoft
Farm Bureau
Robert Friese
Young Members
Madrid
Williamsburg
Farm Buau
Jefferson County
Washington County
Max Exner
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
Tax bill advances but final passage delayed to Feb 17
The House passed an 11.1 billion tax cut last Sept 25. Conferees meet to review provisions while a final compromise bill is postponed until Feb. 17. The plan would cut federal income tax by about 20 percent over two years with most of the cut in the first year. Wages and married couples see sizable reductions. wage earners will feel the impact as withholding drops from 18 to 14 percent after signing by the president. In Burma a Baptist church in Bassein was dedicated to honor a key early Karen convert, with a historic building losses noted from WWII and civil insurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
D. Va
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Rangoon
Burma
UPI
Bassein
Ko Tha Byi
Local residents visit and medical updates in Iowa region
Mr and Mrs William Per dock and Mr and Mrs John Winga returned Thursday evening from the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Detroit. Mrs R H Johns Ackley and relatives stay with Mr and Mrs Tom Tanner and family. Ted Crone is a surgical patient in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Mrs Alfred Davis Crawfordsville travels to Fallbrook California for son Cpl Gomer E Davis kidney surgery Feb 11 at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. Mrs Marcel Mooney of jeans City visits her brother and sister in law James Quinn family to see her mother Mae Quinn on Monday birthday. Stanley McKeown moved from local hospital to Veterans Hospital Iowa City for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perdock
John Winga
National Automobile Dealers Association
Detroit
R. H. Johns
Ackley
Harvey Sietsema
Hampton
George Abbess
Denver
Tom Tanner
Mrs. Johns
Tanner
Ted Crone
Mercy Hospital
Wa City
Alfred Davis
Crawfordsville
Fallbrook
Calif
Cpl
Gomer Davis
Naval Hospita Camp Pendleton
Gomer E. Davis
Ward 30
US. Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Marcel Mooney
Sansas City
Law
James Quinn
Mooney
Mae Quinn
Beckwith to face trial in Spring
Byron De La Beckwith faced another trial for the 1964 murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi. The first trial ended in a mistrial after 11 hours of deliberation by a 12 white jurors. A March 23 date for the second trial was set, with a bond motion possible as Beckwith remained jailed on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Murr
Medgar Evers
Leon Hendrick
Beckwith
Hardy Lott
Hendrick
PEO Sisterhood reviews supreme projects at Mrs Huber home
Mrs Robert Huber hosted a PEO Sisterhood gathering with president Mrs Wallace Kessell presiding. The program covered Supreme projects including the educational loan fund established in 1907 aiding women to pursue higher education. Mrs Vernon Elgin spoke on Cottey College, Nevada MO, the only US college owned by a women’s organization since 1927. Mrs Richard Dare described the PEO international peace scholarship program started in 1949 supporting girls from other countries in studying in United States colleges. Assisted by Mrs John Lemmon Mrs George Kerr and Mrs M R Flickinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Huber
PEO
Wallace Kessell
Vernon Elgin
Educational Loan Fund
Tom Stewart
Cottey College
Nevada
United States
Richard Dare
John Lemmon
Eorge Kerr
M. R. Flickinger
Births and admissions listed for Washington area
Yesterday Admitted Edna Wit gton and Kay Diggs with medical statuses in Washington. Today births include Mr and Mrs Richard Long and Mr and Mrs William Brooks in Wayland. Dismissals mention Patrick Coffman Riverside and Mrs Henry L Miser with daughter in Riverside, plus David Miser in Washington and Mrs James Call in Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Witgton
Washington
Bruce Hall
Crawfordsville
Kay Diggs
Richard Long
Wayland
William Brooks
Patrick Coffman
Henry L. Miser
Riverside
David Miser
James Call
Columbus Junction
Washington Journal Local Staff and Post Office Filing
A fragment mentions The Washington Evening Journal with staff roles including editor business and production supervisors, a post office filing date related to March 1879, and affiliations with Inland Daily Press and United Press Leased Wife Members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Winton Shannon
Iris
Bi Hazen
Iowa
United Press
Inland” Daily Press
Towa Daily Press
Asso
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Milne
Halcyon
Halcyon House
Velma Jarrard
Davenport
Baldridge
Des Moines
Alfred Baldrige
Walter A. Smith
Edgar Porter
Will , Jones
Myrtle Kelley
Dalin
Ted Nus
Arlington
Connie Graber
Mennynite Church
D.A. Huber
William Jensen
Kyle
Sylvia Wilson
Bergstrom Worsen
Basil McBee
Waukee
Wis
Glenn Anderson
Effie Anderson
Helen Teners
Statsman
Guild
Will E. Jones
Ella Duncan
T.L. Brookhart
Wendell Eden
Hall
Dave Benson
Mrs
Ethel Palmer
HEO Club
Bruce Campbell
Don Applegate
Heart
Campbell
Applegate
Academy Urminagomr
Academy of Friendship Committee
the Women of the Moose
James Edwards
Academy of Friendship
Bloyd Moothart
Robert Dunbar
Betty Ward
Edwards
Joe Bauer
Frances Willming
Anamosa
Catherine Griffeth
Abingdon
Mil
J. Paul Wolfe
Donald Lins
Wirs
Clifford Connelly
Robert Haight
Nellie Dodder
Lafe Stout
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
George Horn
Bill Crandall
Lloyd Marek
Gracie Lee Walker
Dale Caldwell
Keith Horn
Hubert Beranek
Marek
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Blue Cross
Bob Stevenson
Box
Washington Ph
F Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Lincoln Pta
Charlie Harvey
E. B. Hammer
Laneheon
Valentine
Baptist Ning Gerochi Circle
Harold Kline
St James
Lincoln and
Stewart Pta
Good Will Club
Edith Zook
Linger Longer
Clay Goode
Son Ave
UPW
Circle
West Chester
WSCS
Church
Pythian Sisters
Harry E. Turner
7Th St
Washington, Ta
SARES
Ren i
Eer
HJ Club
Verne Escher
Roy Carter
Lawrence Whisler
Varry Shalla
Steve Viggers
Dean Luers
Viggers
Ed Chabal
Robert Marek
Ernest Strum
Whisler
DES Pinocul
Women’s Committee
Baptists
Daddy
H & R Block
LOK Skeo
U. S
Eee
Stanley McKeown
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
herman-Eden Funeral Home
Olympia
Artier Washinton
Carson
Council On Physical Fitness
D. C
Pupse
Cooperacon Wien
Advertiseg ‘Council
Advertsing Executives Association
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