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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1963

Page

13

Friends Meet at Pleasant Plain RICHLAND RICHLAND

Pleasant Plain area Friends gather for a series of meetings at Richland Church with Friday through Sunday sessions led by Russell Bond Wayne Allman and other clergy. Luncheon at Prairie Home Cafe features Mrs Wilford Lock as secretary and Frank Andrews as president. Community hosts and cooperative dinners planned with Clay Social Club at Rubio Community Building.

Richland Jekin Church Tuesay Prairie Home Cafe Wilford Lock Woolson Friends Church Frank Andrews Ollie Baptist Church Leo Adam Donna Kirksville Mo State Teachers College Preston A. L. McCreery Pekin Ashery Baker Pleasant Plain Quarterly Meeting of Friends Russell Bond Hopewell Church Wayne Allman Young Friends Young Peoples Clarence Wolcott Seth Hart Clay Social Club Rubio

Pleasant report social notes among Stalder and Miksch families

Sunday dinners mark the week with visits at the Miksch and Bequeath homes in Pleasant and Lone Tree. Local gatherings include nurses and retarded children's associations, church events, and birthday observances for Hayes, Jones, and McKune families, with apologies and corrections noted for prior week coverage.

Robert Bowers Guests of Ficklings in Hardscrabble

Davenport native Robert Bowers and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Allen Fickling visited over the weekend. Local families hosted dinners and birthday celebrations in Tipton Wellman and Richland areas. Michael Augustine attended a Young Rally in Washington while several neighbors shared meals and reported illnesses.

Robert Bowers Davenport Allen Bernard J. Crock George Groff Wellman Michael Ronnie Augustine English Valley Clarence Lynn CC. Lynn Desoto St. Barden Castle Park Bradenton Florida Earl Hobbs Julie Dean Debby Tom Hobbs

Open House Obscure Prairie Mouser Events Highlight Local Notices

Prairie Flowen February open house rounds out a busy social week with Mr. and Mrs. Mouser hosting, and multiple visits among Rex Scotts Nina Smith and other locals. Church gifts and anniversaries surface as families coordinate moves and neighborly deliveries in a tight community panorama.

Senior Spotlight at Washington High: Judy Marshall

Judy Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Marshall, is WHS senior with extensive activity. She has four years in mixed chorus, three in band, junior class play Dino, senior class play Abner, and Thespians vice-president. She belongs to Y-Teens FTA Foreign Language Club Quill and Scroll associate, National Honor Society member, and plans to attend State College of Town for elementary teaching.

Tod Judy Marshall Ralph E. Marshall Judy WHS Girl's Glee Club Opereta Abner Dino Thespians FTA Quill and Scroll National Honor Society State College of Town

Spragues Host Dinner in Keota and Local Social Notes

Mr and Mrs John Braun and Mr and Mrs Harold Griggs with Dennis visited the Spragues in Keota for dinner. Mrs Harvey Hofer of Minburn visited with Glen Richardson, then joined Tom Hofers in Kalona. Hofer and Nancy plan a weekend visit. Mrs Robert Malley hosted a surprise party for Mrs Ferne Wimmer, with Ham salad sandwiches and coffee. Fortnightly Club met at Mrs Forrest Herrs with a book review of Only Fifty Years Ago. Mr and Mrs Boyd Trier visited Ames to see their son Dale and a basketball game, while Mrs Trier cared for her ill mother Dora Molyneaux. A note of thanks to Jennie Hering and to Prairie Flower Baptist and Methodist churches marked the weekend.

Prairie Flowen Orva Scotts Nina Smith Thefternoon Willam Mouser Stanley Mouser Scotts Mrs. Smith Richard Scott Robert Jones Prairie Flower Baptist Church Willis Robert Jones Donald Bartholomew George Bartholomew Nina Lloyd Latta Our House Clayde Cormick Fairfield Collins Dom Collins Russell Iowa Charles Hawkins Barbara Cecelia Nancy Smith Mt Vernon Frederick Smith Masson Washington Charles Jeffries Sherman Graham Burlington Ezra Smith Ferne Wimmer Bruty Maude Sanders Forrest Herr Herr Gladys Hasty Carroll Maine Boyd Trier Ames Dale

Iowa Wesleyan Dean's List Honors Named Students

Iowa Wesleyan College lists town Westan students named to the Dean's List for scholastic honors. Joann Coon and Gladys Stout of Ainsworth join Edwin Resekly and Evelyn Brugraff of Wayland in the announcement.

Iowa Wesleyan Joann Coon Gladys Stout Ainsworth Edwin Resekly Evelyn Brugraff Wayland

Louisa 4-H Drives Funds for State Camp Near Madrid

Louisa County plans a county-wide fundraising drive for the state 4 H camp near Madrid. The county extension office reports the effort is being supported locally and organized to raise funds for the camp program.

Louisa Columbus Junction Madrid

County youth drive selects steering committee for camp fund

The extension council and county youth committee set a steering panel for the drive to support a 617 acre camp established in 1962 that can host about 300 campers. Members include Steve Gard land, Dell Barrier, Steve Hawkins, Tom Huston, and others. John D. Morris attended a February 5 Washington seminar sponsored by the National Council of Churches cooperation with church boards.

Extension Council County Youth Committee Steve Garland Dell Barrier Steve Hawkins Tom Huston Layton Buffington Burdette

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