West Chester Civil Defense Class Meeting Planned
West Chester area residents are urged to attend a Thursday March 7 meeting at 7 30 p m to form a civil defense class at the school house. Teachers William Kep hart and Shirley Statler from Mid Prairie will lead the session for interested locals. World Day of Prayer is set for Friday at 1 30 p m at Gracehill Moravian Church with Gracehill West Chester and Federated and Methodist churches participating. Mr and Mrs Howard Moore attended a birthday dinner for Mr Chester Gee at the Ernest Gee home in Ottumwa Sunday. Mr and Mrs Gary Putney, formerly of Burlington, moved their trailer to West Chester and will work in Washington. Mrs Clifford Porter hosted her Scout Troop at her home after school Monday with six boys present, working on their elements. The Troop includes wolves one, a lion and two bears. The boys collected eyeglasses and cases and old gold from residents and will return Friday and Monday.
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West Chester
William Kephart
Shirley Statler
Mid-Prairie School
Gracehill Moravian Church
Gracehill Church
Ernest Gee
Sunda
Ottumwa
Gary Putney
Burlington
Washington
Clifford Porter
TV Highlights Friday Television Highlights By United Press International
United Press International lists Friday TV highlights across NBC CBS ABC and NBC again with shows including A Primer on Communism featuring four stages of development and narrator Robert Abernethy plus Rawhide with Incident of the Married Widow Alfred Hitchcock Diagnosis: Danger Inset Strip Dial for Spencer and a Jack Paar episode with guests from Beyond the Fringe Dick Gregory Alexander King and Les Paul and Ford Eyewitness covers the Dominican Republic’s presidential inauguration.
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United Press International
NBC
Robert Northshield
Northshield
Robert Abernethy
Rawhide
CBS
Gil Favor
Dickens
Fenster
ABC
Alfred Hitchcock
Spencer
Jack Paar
Dick Gregory
Alexander King
Les Paul
Ford
Dominican Republic
Wappington Evening Journil: Staff and ads directory
The notice lists editorial and production staff including Vice President Advertising Director Charles Mortis News Editor Seekseaae Contficgtitg Howard Tazen and others. It details publication schedule, class matter status, Iowa press associations, and rural subscription rates 2 months 29 dollars and yearly options with varying regional pricing.
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Wappington
Daz Eider
Elltor
Williamt Shannon
Iirector
Charles Mortis
Seekseaae
Waioe
Howard Tazen
Superit
Post Fice
Washington
Iowa
Inland Daily Press
Towa
Washton
WCOF Meeting Highlights at St Marys School
WCOF gathered in the St Marys school lunch room with Mrs Irma Heitzman as hostess. A brief business meeting preceded a social hour with Bunco winners named as Mrs Sophia Kueneman Mrs Alma Metz and Mrs Eva Gase. The group announced Lent recess and refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughter.
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Riverside
WCOF
St. Mary's School
Irma Heitzman
Bunco
Sophia Kueneman
Alma Metz
Eva. Gase
Miriam
Mary
Francis Baschnagel
Earl Hart
St. Mary's Church
West Lide
Robert Kron
Paul Goody
Iowa City
Anna Soukup
John Soukup
River Side
Robert Soukup
Windham
Marcia Soukup
Terry Kile
Harry Soukup
Walker
Scott Seminary
West Branch
Friends Church
Cedar Rapids
Kile
Melvin Kile
Collins
Marion
Lyle McKenzies Are Guests at Keota
Keota February report notes Mr and Mrs Lyle McKenzie and Roger and Carol Sue of Waukon visiting Friday night through Sunday morning with Mr and Mrs Keith Wells. Sunday guests included Burl Pringle of Keswick, Marlin Romoser and family, Judy and Jeri Mayer with Mrs Carl Mayer, and Harold Rhodebeck of Washington at the Waller home. The Mattison family also spent Saturday in Davenport.
Family Visit And Get-together In Silvis Illinois
Silvis residents hosted Ben Dawes and relatives including Marvin Nelson Ricky and Danny from McPherson Kansas to visit ill Mrs Vina Mattison’s brother. A Sunday get-together at the Weaver home included Lavernon Weavers Ottumwa Eileen Irons Maurie Iowa City and others before the Nelsons headed to Ottumwa for an overnight stay.
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Silvis
Ill
Vina Mattison
Ben Dawes
Marvin Nelson
Ricky
Danny
McPherson
Kansas
Dean Epperly
Rhonda
Randy Laura Lee Weaver
N. Weaver
Wellman
Nelsons
Ottumwa
Avernon Weavers
Fortnightly Club Meets at Riverside Home in Harper House
Fortnightly Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Virginia Harper’s Riverside home for its regular meeting. Three new members joined: Mrs. Robert Schneide, Mrs. Roger Schloss, and Mrs. M. W Vorheis, with Cindy Harper and other children present. Reeshments were served by host Mrs. Art Horn and a luncheon is set for March 28 at 1 15 p m. at her home.
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Jim Luckey
Connie Jo
Carl Luckey
Clarence Wilson
Washington
Luckey
John Walsh
Bill
Naval Afb
Pensacola
Fla
Navy Intelligence
Washington, D.C
William J. Walsh
Kennebec
Beehive efficiency vs human society raised by scientist
Dr Irwin Moon of Moody Institute of Science notes bees signal nectar and distance with a figure eight dance guiding hive work. He warns that ruthless hive discipline mirrors a state over the individual and contends agriculture benefits from bees as pollinators, not just honey makers.
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Chicago
UPL
Irwin Moon
Moody Institute of Science
West Los Angeles
Moon
Drip Dry Yet Pleated Dresses Cleaning Tricks
Instructions advise drip drying permanent pleated dresses and skirts, avoid wringing, rinse and wipe dry. Tips mention cleaning washing machine rolls, releasing tension when unused, and preparing citrus to peel with hot water. Also suggests starching ribbons and drying around a glass for neatness.
Mark the Guard Dog Safeguards Museum in Los Angeles
Mark the German shepherd, the museum's first four footed security officer, marks one year on duty at the Los Angeles County Museum. He works nightly with male handlers and soon with the sole female officer. His presence reduced petty theft and deterred visiting cats, as museum security expands to canine protection amid rising art thefts nationwide and in Europe.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Los Angeles County Museum
Leland T. Pellant
Mark
Pellant
Dixie Allen
Europe
World's Oldest Thimble Factory Quitting Business
Schorndorf Germany the world's oldest thimble factory and once one of the largest will close after 140 years of operation. The Brother Gabler firm stops production at month end in the capital of thimbles ending a long era for women’s fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schorndoke
Germany
UPI
Brother Gabler
Thimble
Thimble Pioneer Gabler’s Factory Ends as Demand Fades
Johann Ferdinand Gabler, a silversmith from Schorndorf, built a thimble empire after patenting and mass producing the modern thimble starting in 1807. By 1914 his plant produced millions of thimbles with 130 workers, but demand declined, leaving most workers laid off and the legacy preserved in a museum showcasing a world of thimbles in brass silver and gold.
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Johann Ferdinand Gabler
Schorndorf
Gabler
Trousseau
India
Africa
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