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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
2
Two patients were admitted yesterday at the hospital. Hugh Ollinger from Keota and Roy Fisher, listed at 314 5th Avenue, were admitted for medical care and later discharged.
Ralph Melville remains in University hospital for about three weeks after a leg injury from a stepladder fall. Tracy Norris of Ainsworth, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Norris, is elected to AXE at Cornell College. Al Music of Oakland visited Washington to pick up a new car and begins return trip to California. Ezra Wittmer and family attend his son Duane Wittmer's wedding in Okmulgee First Methodist Church. William Littlejohn of Route One is elected president of the University of Iowa varsity band for a second year. his wife Doreen Littlejohn is also in the band and teaches music in Lone Tree schools.
Mrs. Robert Gates of Kalona hosted her bridge club and guests Monday evening. Prizes went to guests Mrs. W. D. Hochstetler and Mrs. Eugene Way and to winners Hazel Dean high score Mrs. V. H. Barnum travel prize and Mrs. T. V Knerr consolation winner.
Kalona Amvets auxiliary members met at Mrs. Eugene Way home to plan a Cookie Day for veterans at Knoxville hospital. Mrs. H. J. Bigelow presided and Mrs. George Fry leads the cookie project with homemade cookies to be prepared for delivery.
The group approved mailing materials to the Knoxville hospital hostess and voted to donate five dollars to the annual Red Cross drive. They scheduled the March meeting for Tuesday evening March 29 at Mrs. Fry's home.
The YWCA religious emphasis committee sponsors three Lent services. The first Wednesday at 1 30 p m in the YWCA room features Dr Fred Miller speaking on The Meaning of Lent. The second is at noon on March 9 with Dorothy Brauninger as guest speaker and a sacrificial luncheon. A third service details to be announced.
Those interested are invited to attend any or all of the services. Members of the religious emphasis committee are Mrs. W. B. Dupuis, chairman, Mrs. Artemas Brown and Mrs. Walter Smith.
Twenty two ladies attended Wednesday afternoon knitting and textile painting at the YWCA room. Edna McCarty instructed knitting while Mrs Ethel Palmer led textile painting. Next week's meeting will start at 2 30 pm instead of 2 pm. All members are invited to a Lenten meeting at 1 30 pm with Dr. Fred Miller speaking on The Meaning of Lent.
The list highlights species with tight grain patterns including Beech paper birch cedar crab apple slippery elm shellbark hickory holly persimmon and white pine noted for dense wood structure and smooth finish.
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