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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
7
Ainsworth residents kept busy with holiday gatherings at many homes. Kinfolk from Fairfield to Cedar Rapids and Washington joined gift exchanges and dinners hosted by the Ornduffs, Curtis, Beard, Jones, Hunt, Lasek, Colthurst, Hawkins, and Wagenknecht families as the community marked Christmas with dinners, visits, and celebrations across Iowa.
Omer Rath transfers to Donald L Rath 45 of land in section 21 7746 Ilenno Helmuth and wife to Ernest Ropp and wife lot 16 block 3 original Kalona. Gertrude Seiler to Esther L White lot 5 block 11 Denny's add north Washington. Phyllis J Woodford to Helen L Williams lots 11 10 and 12 block 6 Stickney's add Brigh ton.
Karen A. White buys a Ford truck while Lyle P Brinton purchases a semi trailer. Margaret F Hesseltine with Messer Oil Co. acquires a Chevrolet truck. Duane F Longwell and Tom and Jim's Produce add Ford and Howard or Martha Walker names to the automotive list. Walter G Evans also involved with a Chevrolet truck.
Fireproofing fabrics using a US Agriculture and Quartermaster process can make cotton wool satin silk and blends fire resistant with no toxic effects and reduced shrinkage and wrinkling. Hemophilia patients gain hope from Dr Jorpes's anti hemophilia factor enabling safer surgeries. Staphylococcus risks in hospitals are fought with new antibiotics improving protection against staph infections.
A New Year celebration at United Presbyterian Home Tuesday evening featured Dr. R W Thompson guiding the program with Father Time and a cheerful elf presenting resolutions for 1964. The event closed with New Year messages from Dr. Thompson and Dr. Kerr as colds swept through the home and staff. Other notes mention residents relocating, visits from Dr. Samuel Thompson, and guests from Keota, Mount Ayr, and Iowa City. Badger item notes a disappearing act by a Badger described by Miss Margaret Work.
Riverside obituaries report the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jerald Mellecker died and funeral rites were held at St. Joseph's church in Hills. The notice also lists numerous Christmas gatherings and visits among local families including the Shebek, Kiefer, Schmidt, Mitchell, Geret, Meyers, and Novy households across Davenport, Moline, and surrounding areas.
Riverside residents gather for a belated Christmas dinner and gift exchange at Mrs Clara Rath’s home with family from Van Meter West Branch Low City Lone Tree Davenport Iowa City and others joining later in the day. The Waldschmidt home in Iowa City also hosted Christmas guests including Mr and Mrs William Waldschmidt.
Mr and Mrs Harlan B Neuhart Route One Washington received a letter from Captain HJ Rosania US Navy noting their son Craig Neuhart has been promoted to hospital corpsman first class effective January 16 He is serving aboard the USS Rosania according to the families report
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