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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
2
The piece surveys biblical imagery against fear and quotes a Texas paper on New Year resolutions, road safety, and budget worries. It critiques government programs as moving America toward communism, fears loss of freedom, and notes public attitudes in various towns on politics, war, and social welfare.
The Eicher Sunday school presented a Christmas program on Sunday evening. Children delivered verses songs and drills while the ladies chorus offered two song selections. Adults shared brief talks on the meaning of Christmas.
The article notes a cooperative family Christmas dinner at the Emerson Witting home near Wyman. Attendees include Mrs. Margaret Witting and Daniel Schantz. Shirley Liechty, a Mercy hospital nurse in Burlington, visited her mother Effie Liehty and her family Rosemary and Johnie for several days last week.
Mr and Mrs C B Painter and their children Jin and Shirley were dinner guests at parental Charles Kennedy home in Mt Pleasant on Sunday Janet Fletcher attended a six o clock dinner with Ben Fitzgerald at Ainsworth Friday evening Eben Davis and others were mentioned in the same notice segment
The article describes multiple Christmas dinners and gatherings across local families. Closer notes include Clair Holmes, Joe Johnston, Clarence Walker in Ainsworth, and the Yohe family hosting oyster suppers and gift exchanges with relatives and grandparents. Joan Berkshire, with large dolls, joins the festivities rounded by kin.
Weather studies tied major western Pacific typhoons occurring around July 1946 to Bikini atom bomb tests with origin near the Marshall Islands area.
The schedule lists meetings and events for many groups including DAR, Fortnightly Music Dept, VFW auxiliary, YWCA Mixers, Pythian Sisters, Presbyterian Women, Junior Fortnightly, Harmony Club, Public Affairs, O I S Ainsworth, Linger Longer, Merry Makers, Beta Sigma Phi, U and I club, Friendly Circle, HJ club, St Pauls WMS, church guilds, and Mason ic Temple. Events span desserts, dinners, sewing, knitting, crafts, social hours, and officer elections with several postponements or date changes noted.
Washington residents gathered for multiple New Year's Day dinners. The Harvey family hosted at the West home with a gift exchange and out of town guests from Des Moines Davenport Ainsworth and Reinbeck. Barbara Jean Godwin celebrated her birthday with a noon dinner at Homer Godwin's home attended by relatives and friends.
The engagement of Sheila Ross and R W Stebbins of Des Moines was announced at a dinner party at Miss Ross parents home. Stebbins is son of E J Stebbins and Darrell Ross hosted guests with out of town attendees Roberta Hartman and William Nibel.
Mr and Mrs Tari Jackson were honored at a farewell party hosted by Pansy Hill club at the Kiesey home Monday evening. The Jacksons plan to move west of Brighton soon and received a club gift. Guests included Mr and Mrs Luther Crom and Mrs Crom who later joined the club.
Phyllis Irene Tackenberg and William Denham were married Friday afternoon at Park Avenue Methodist Church Muscatine in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev J H Sloan. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Douglas Watters ushers Willard Martin and Bud Asnby and Dorothy Meyn kept the guest book. Denham, employed at the Rock Island arsenal, will reside with the bride's parents in Muscatine for now.
Riverside report lists local families visiting or traveling for Christmas. Jack Mottet, son of Clem and Mrs. Mottet, is stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. Grace Mottet spent Christmas in Cedar Rapids with sisters Mrs. Dautremont and Mrs. Schneebelen. Donald Meeks opened a barber shop in the former Swailes Electric site. A school dance at the public school gym drew a good crowd with Prairie Landers providing music. Dr and Mrs Boekelheide visited Minneapolis. Connie and Gordon Kath had tonsil surgery in Washington county hospital and returned home. Mrs Harold Cress and Mrs Fred Kron visited Iowa City with Clyde Shuman. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lantz visited at Gail Murdock’s home Thursday evening.
Lake Odessa had a few weekend visitors. We managed to get there on both Sunday and New Year’s Day. Cars were driven on the lake ice two miles to Sand Run and back. Some croppies were caught through holes chopped in the ice. We are back at work this morning figuring income taxes and hoping that no one will have to collect on his insurance on this slick.
In Kalona and nearby towns, numerous families held Christmas Day dinners and Sunday gatherings. Attendees included members of Gingerich, Lehman, Yoder, Reber, Strickler, and Miller families, with relatives from Iowa City, Wellman, Kinross, Reinbeck, Davenport, Joetown, and Goshen College.
Christmas in Living Lake area features family dinners and holiday gatherings. Families such as Hudson Whisler Rankin Marek and Dawson share visits, with relatives from Denver Ames Miami West Virginia exchanging greetings and holiday stories.
Mrs Tom Vandament hosted Christmas dinner in Sigourney for Mr and Mrs 8 D Yoder and extended Yoder families from Kalona. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Bart Yotty Marvin Ed Knepp John an Yoder Larry Mose P Yoder Monroe Yoder family Donald Knepp Emil Yoder Emma Yoder Dolores Yoder Earl Wagamoin Lester Reber Nick Bohr Patsy and Fort Campbell guest Howard Gilbert. En route they called on Carvin Bohr home in Harper.
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