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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1962
Page
2
Society notes announce an open house for Mrs Steve Viggers on Saturday from 2 to 4 30 pm at the extension office north of the square in Washington. She was recently named one of Iowa’s five Master Farm Homemakers.
Community notices list weekly meetings and events from November 8 to 12. Highlights include YWCA Council evening session, Washington County Nurses Association at Nurses Home, camp films, handcrafts, DAR, St Distaffs Day sewing, Shiloh Sunshine Sisters, Rosemary Club, Merry Makers noon lunch, Linger Longer Club postponed a week, Ainsworth CES at Mason Temple, Public Affairs II, U Go I Go Club, Harmony Club, Farm Bureau lunch and officer installation, HBO Club, St Paul Women's Guild sewing.
Miss Donna Mae Blatter and Robert H. Eckerson announce their engagement. Miss Blatter, a registered nurse at Veterans Hospital Des Moines, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Blatter. Robert Eckerson is the son of Des Moines residents and the late L. Eckerson.
Ralph Williams of Washington is admitted for medical care. Dismissed today are Mrs. Richard K Bean and daughter from Ainsworth, and Michael Crossett of Washington.
Mrs Blanche Foster at Halcyon House says Diana Duke daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold B Duke of Denver is on a round the world trip for a month or longer with a girl friend. Meanwhile Karl E Blatter returns home for a 30 day leave before Seattle and Alaska assignment and other local family news are noted.
Authorities search for a clean cut well dressed man who robbed two Iowa City service stations on consecutive nights. At Krotz Filling Station he took over $150 after forcing the attendant to lie on the floor at gunpoint. At Don's Standard Station he took about $200 from a cash register while the attendant was away.
Former CIA chief Allen W. Dulles said Russia and Red China have deep differences on methods to achieve a world communist program and warned against expecting a visible split. He noted Khrushchev resents Beijing harder line while both sides share the goal of global communism. Dulles spoke on Meet the Press NBC and cited missile progress gaps among other points.
Funeral services for Olive Munro were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Arthur Peters in charge. Pallbearers were Dennis Greiner, Carol Richardson, Louis Smith, C. C. Niffenegger, John Butler, Merle McDowell. Burial followed in Keota Cemetery with Cal Wolf as soloist.
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