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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
5
A UPI survey for Republic Molding Corp finds most homemakers are baffled by storage. Fifty percent lack adequate space, 71 percent accumulate too much junk, with kitchens and cabinets cited as chief problems. Younger, lower income families in older homes are most disorganized. First floor utility space and basement areas are valued for easy organization.
The United Christian and Baptist church in Kalona hosts an Outreach School theme Mission to Southeast Asia. Sessions run Sunday evenings in January from 5:30 to 7:30 with a light meal, classes for all ages, and varied program features including music, films, records, and native displays. Organized by Mrs. D. G. Sattler with committee help. church activities run alongside holiday family visits and local gatherings.
Milburn McKay has been released from the hospital but remains home recuperating from a car accident. New Year visits occur among the Kephart and Stevens families in Hillsboro and Ankeny. Stephen E Palmer visits grandparents before a January departure for Fort Lewis and Vietnam service. Walter Lance family returns from a holiday trip to Weslaco Texas and Old Mexico sight seeing trips.
Crawfordsville reports a busy Christmas period with visits among the Hunt family from Pavilion Wyoming and the Henry Davises in town. Various relatives and friends from Marion Davenport Brighton and Columbus Junction gathered for Christmas Eve and Day celebrations at Rex Beauchamp and Keller households in Washington and Mt. Pleasant. The gatherings included meals gifts and multiple extended family meals across several towns.
Keota and surrounding area Christmas events are noted with dinners and visits. Earl Leitsinger hosts South English guests including A. I. FitzSimmons Elvin Shafer and Dale Singleton families. Trever Allan Schauenberg born to Robert and wife in Rock Island with Milan grandparents. Additional Christmas visits include Miller Gersh McConnell families. snowstorm impacts and local hospital release for Mrs. Barker.
A Rome municipal survey shows per person consumption rising markedly since 1938. Meat hit 100 pounds annually in 1967, up 42 percent. fish more than tripled to 16.5 pounds. cheese rose 40 percent to 22 pounds. candies and ice creams surged to 19.5 pounds. Wine declined to 14.5 gallons while hard liquor rose to 0.84 gallon.
John H. Roth and his wife convey land to Les ter L. Hesseltine located in section 34 township 74 range 6 and section 35 township 746. The notice records a real estate transfer between named individuals within the specified sections.
Local car listings include Mary Myrtle Hostetler Plymouth Scheeler Bros Inc International truck Donald Eugene Scheeler Buick Sherman Eden Funeral Home Oldsmobile Mahlon Delores Leichty Stanley Fleigail Schrock Oldsmobile lineups reflecting a busy era of auto sales and dealership activity in the community.
Keota area families held Christmas dinners and gift exchanges at multiple homes. Participants included Clarence and McNurlen families, LeRoy MecNurlen of Lawton Oklahoma, and others with relatives from Sigourney Des Moines Omaha Dysart Normal and Vietnam bound service members. Additional gatherings occurred at Mrs Elsie Mayers and Mrs Vera Lillig homes with extended families attending.
Johnny and Linda travel with Mrs Irene Richardson and Linda Lyle visiting from Friday to Wednesday with her mother Mrs Genevieve Lyle, and Bob and Johnnie join the gatherings.
All notices due by 10 am on day of first publication. Entries list events at IOOF Hall Masonic Temple YWCA and other venues with times for Friday through Tuesday. Highlights include Rebekah Lodge Deb Stater square dance Shirts and Skirts Club Rainbow Girls and Chorus practice plus community meetings and a drug abuse talk by Sgt Bartholemew.
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