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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1967
Page
7
The YWCA Girls Swim Team held an intrasquad meet at the Y pool on Friday with fifty participants. It was the first girls competitive meet at the Y, setting potential records for first place times. Next they host Keokuk on February 11 at the Washington pool. results list multiple age group events and winners led by L Matson and D Laux in various strokes and distances.
Michigan State and Purdue lead a surge as seven Big Ten teams push back against a supposed decline. Iowa tops Cincinnati 78 69 while Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin reach top finishes in events on the West Coast and in Portland. Purdue sets Kodak Classic scoring mark with 112 73 over Rochester. Ohio State and Northwestern stumble amid national tournaments.
KALONA December 27 Mr and Mrs Levi D Miller and family hosted two Christmas week end dinners. Christmas Eve guests included Mr and Mrs Dan H Miller and others from Stuarts Draft Virginia and nearby areas. Monday guests were Mrs Miller s family with multiple Ropp and Miller relatives from North Dakota Minnesota Florida and Indiana. Some relatives could not attend due to travel. Additional guests included the Doolin and Shimon families from Iowa and Wellman and Solon area towns.
A long list of closing out sales and farm sales scheduled in January at multiple Iowa locations including Washington County Fairgrounds, Sigourney, Kalona, Keota, Washington, Brighton, Letts, and Kalona Livestock Barn with start times from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. plus ongoing livestock auctions at several markets. Organizers include D. R. Longstaff, Clyle Mason, Adrine and Clara Kaska, J. D. Rockafellow, John Butler and Calvin Wolf Executors, Raymond Trier, Richard Anderson, Rob ert Worrall, Harold Bontrager, Scott Wilcox, Keith Slater, Ronald Kleineberg, Joe Romine, Paul Frank, Henry Stinacher, Rev. H. H. DeNeuf, Art Bailey, Earl Booth Estate, and Kalona and area livestock venues. Dates range January 3 through January 28 with multiple farm and public sales and ongoing weekly livestock sales.
Mrs Myrtle Trier hosted a Christmas Eve family gathering in Keota with a gift exchange. Attendees included Bud and Erd Trier families Richard See Marvin Sieren and families Kenny Streigle and boys from Harper. Additional visits and dinners occurred with Stoutner, Ossman, Adam, Bryson, Vincent, and Duensing families across Keota and Washington.
Mike and Billy and Mr and Mrs Gary Vincent attended the Kephart family dinner at Mr William Kepharts home in Sigourney on Christmas Day. Mrs Rose Tinnes accompanied Mr and Mrs George Adams and her son Bill Arnold of Kalispell Montana to Des Moines to spend Christmas at the home of her daughter Mr and Mrs Red Lines. The Adamses spent Christmas with the Richard Adams family. They returned home Sunday. Mrs Bess Huber accompanied her son Mr and Mrs Le Roy Huber and family Susan home from Marycrest college John of S U S at Ames and Mary Dan and Bill to Davenport to eat Christmas dinner with her daughter Mr and Mrs Jack Hogan and family Patricia working at Denver after graduating from Marycrest college Midshipman John P Hogan home from the U S Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland Kathy Colleen and Mike at home.
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