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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1968
Page
3
A reader recalls sending old negatives from around 1918 for reprints and marveling at the clarity. The article notes fashions, sewing methods, and buttonhole techniques of the era, contrasts long skirts with modern styles, and reflects on home economics teaching. It also mentions a beef prep day, and Valentine cards from students taped to yellow paper for display.
The Washington County Council of Republican Women met with Mrs. James Harris on Thursday afternoon. Don Oxenford spoke on education merging and problems from a taped discussion by Dwight Bode. Members reviewed dues, attendance at caucuses, and upcoming events including a March 28 meeting with governor candidates and a March 1-2 Des Moines conference.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Knapp hosted the Snowball Social Club annual dinner with cohost Mr and Mrs Robert Fickel and guests Mr and Mrs Lloyd Enke and Mr and Mrs C C Reeves. Reeves shared Africa and Holy Land trip photos. Marys and committees organized events for Creative Living and Family Living clubs with talks on local schools and fabrics, plus patriotic refreshments and future meetings.
John Mansur an AF student from Brazil hosted out of town guests at his hosts Mr. and Mrs. Ira Morrison on Thursday and Friday. The visitors Joao Batista De Souza and Ricardo Scapim Barroso from Juiz de Fora Brazil are students and English teachers at Language International and are linked with AFS in Brazil. A Waterloo clipping notes the February 19 death of George Leebs 66 of 1104 Vine Street Waterloo at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minn from cancer. Funeral was held Thursday. He formerly taught school here and is survived by wife a son Robert G of Arvada Colorado a brother John Leebs of San Antonio Texas and four grandchildren.
San Diego reports Marine Private Robert D. Brophy son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Brophy of Route 1 Washington Iowa graduates from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot He will undergo two to four weeks of individual combat training before reporting to his first duty assignment The program emphasizes physical conditioning survival techniques marksmanship and drill to instill confidence endurance and Marine Corps traditions
Mrs. Herb Campbell chair of the YWCA Public Affairs committee invites all interested to a noon pot luck luncheon Monday at the YWCA. A discussion of the first of three fact sheets on Dimensions of Iowa Welfare will be the program, with the meeting expected to end by 1 30.
The piece surveys flu vaccine effectiveness with quotes from Dr H Bruce Dull and Dr Fred Davenport noting 60 to 70 percent efficacy and varying protection for the aged and ill. It covers rapid facial reconstruction by Dr Richard Stark, Xerox plate breast X rays by Dr John Wolfe, and virus behavior in East Africa versus the United States. It also reports the brown recluse spider moving north and causing poisonings near Chicago and Mattoon Illinois with urged medical attention after bites.
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