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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1968

Page

3

Women's Fellowship Holds All Day Session at St Pauls UCC

The Women's Fellowship of St Pauls United Church of Christ met in an all day session with sewing and a noon potluck supervised by Mrs William Guen ther and Mrs Don Pilcher. Mrs Carl Zieglowsky led the afternoon meeting and plans were made to host Miss Lorene Burrichter who will speak March 17 on her Nigeria work.

Women's Fellowship St. Paul’s United Church of Christ William Guenther Don Pilcher Carl Zieglowsky Lorene Burrichter Nigeria

Rosem ary Club Hosts Bridge and Delta Kappa Gamma Meet

The Rosemary Club met with Mrs. Tom Walker for bridge at two tables, high score to Mrs. George Horn and low to Mrs. Lloyd Augustine. Alpha Chi Delta Kappa Gamma held a meeting at Captain's Table with winter motifs and a program on personal values. The next meeting is Feb 7. Friendship Circle hosted a potluck luncheon with 10 members and a guest, drawing secret sister names. Public Affairs of Fortnightly met at United Presbyterian Home with 13 members, speaker Miss Mattie Black discussed Whats Ahead for 1968.

Rosemary Clus Rosemary Club Tom Walker George Horn Lloyd Augustine Towyn Davies Alpha Chi Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Earle Loveless Edna Sherriff Kenneth Rhea Bernice Wilcke Lawrence Zuehlke Public Affairs Department United Presbyterian Home Harriet Clendenning Mark Hampshire Charles McClung Glenn Holden Mattie Black

Kitchen Window Scenes and Holiday Gags From School

A collection of school day vignettes from a kitchen window and classroom notes. Children debate magic words for lunch orders, a clever well card train for a grandson post surgery, and a simple almost nostalgic recipe for creamed dried beef gravy served over potatoes.

Elks donate van for handicapped in Iowa

Under co-sponsorship of the Iowa Elks Association the first Craft Sales Van of the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Iowa is purchased painted and ready to service the Iowa Homebound Handicapped. The van will collect items produced by orthopedically handicapped clients trained at Camp Sunnyside and display them at fairs and booths statewide with proceeds returned to the clients.

Iowa Elks Association Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults of Iowa, Inc Iowa Elks Association I Iowa Camp Sunnyside

New Years Day Guests and Community Gatherings at Rubio

Dennis and Dwayne Blakely spent New Years Eve and Day with grandparents Herbert and Blakely in Rubio. Nearby events included a New Year’s Eve square dance in Fairfield with many attendees and a Deer supper at the Rubio Community Building hosted by the Blakelys. Families gathered for Estes and Cox dinners in Rubio and visits from relatives from Richland, Packwood, Mt Pleasant, and Lawrence Kansas.

Rubio Dennis Dwayne Blakely Herbert Blakely Pete Jones and Sons Hubert Bodkins West Chester Jim Bodkins Washington Carrol Steinbeck Cloyd Watson Ricky Ray Maurer Robert Bodkins William Rice Lloyd Rice Spencer Craig Morgan Charles Arbogast Mrs Jerry Derby

Family Health News Highlights Belted Buses and Birth Control

A period column by Walter H. Kemp covers Physicians for Automotive Safety urging seat belts on all school buses and bans on standing riders. It also notes a Nobel laureate William Bradford Shockley proposing government sterilization policy, plus a Baylor doctor predicting a syphilis vaccine in 2-3 years.

Physicians For Automotive Safety Baylor University William Dacres Baylor Reseach Dacres

Deaths on Iowa roads reach twenty two thousand four hundred twenty three

In Iowa over the past 38 years the State Department of Public Safety reports 22 423 traffic deaths including 814 last year. Only 1966 and 1964 had higher totals. from 1938 to 1966 accidents numbered 1 255 217 with 489 349 injuries.

DES Moines IDPA Iowa State Department of Public Safety

Engagement of Linda Ewers and Terry Ruth announced

Announcement declares the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Linda Ewers of North Miami Florida and Terry Ruth of Key West Florida. Parents are Mr and Mrs Earl Ewers of North Miami and Mr and Mrs Paul Ruth of Kalona. The ceremony is set for February 24 at 2 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Miami with Terry Ruth serving in the Naval Communications Unit in Key West.

Kalona Linda Ewers North Miami, Fla Terry Ruth Key West, Fla Earl Ewers North Miami Paul Ruth Holy Family Catholic Church Miami Mr. Ruth Naval Communications Unit Key West

Halcyon Notes Visitors and Calls at Halcyon House

Carol Miller of Des Moines and Lt Richard Lytle of Denver visited Richard’s grandmother Mrs Hallie Hull on Saturday. John W Myers and Becky Myers called on Mrs J K Latta Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs William Wulf visited her father H G Just after Friday evening. Mr and Mrs John Dill and family and Mrs Hattie Nebel of Wayland joined at our home Sunday. Mrs L K Hatch of Central City and Mrs T M Nelson visited Mrs J K Latta Tuesday. Karen Vosika visited her grandmother Laura Bridenthal Wednesday. Paul Kyle of Mt Pleasant visited his mother Mrs W S Kyle Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday Mrs Kyle was taken to the local hospital. her sons Paul and William visited Thursday. Mrs Leona Clark of Fairfield visited Friday to see her uncle Jacob Fritchen. Mrs Clayton Bear called Friday. Other callers at our home this week included Lena Stewart, Mrs Nate Young, Mrs Dale Woodburn, Mrs Raymond Bonar, Ward Essley, Mrs Robert Foster and children, and Grace Hebel.

Charles Lowe Brighton Charles Blakely Rubio Estes Charlotte Greiner Mabel Cox John Cox Wilford Cox Richland Goldie Sable Packwood Myrtle Stanbrough Ollie Marvin Cox St. Anthony Enouch Ruggles Mt. Pleasant Wm. Penn College Charles Morgan Lawrence Kansas Wm. B. Morgan Rockville Maryland Amy Schmitter Carol Miller Des Moines Richard Lytle Denver, Colo Richard Hallie Hull Paul Kyle W. S. Kyle Leona Clark Fairfield Jacob Fritchen Lena Stewart Nate Young Dale Woodburn Raymond Bonar Ward Essley Robert Foster Grace Hebel

Holiday visitors in Merrimac area

Merrimac area residents welcomed guests over Christmas and New Year. Families including Zihlman Anderson Watson Eschelman Hyde Kientz Armine Amrine Barker and Edmondson Reibling and Smith gathered at several homes for Christmas day and weekend visits.

Merrimac

Stamp Corner Lists 1968 US UN and Canadian issues

The column outlines tentative 1968 issuing dates for U S United Nations and Canadian stamps. It notes January dates such as the Wright Coil 82 cent in Buffalo and airmail envelopes in Chicago, with Jeffersonville coil and booklet issues on January 12 1 cent. It also covers later dates including the 50 cent Lucy Stone and 30 cent John Dewey cancellations, plus UN and Canadian schedules through year end with several commemoratives and special sets.

U. S United Nations Wright Coil Buffalo N. Y Chicago Lal Jefferson Jeffersonville Ind Coil Burlington Vermont Illinois Lucy Stone Dorchester Mass John Dewey Philadelphia Penn Post Office Department

Kalona Holiday Guests And Illness Report

Kalona area residents welcome guests for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Families from Kalona Iowa City Washington Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf gathered for dinners and holiday visits. Delwyn Miller recovers from a fourth wisdom tooth removal at Mercy Hospital Iowa City.

Marriage License and Property Claim In Washington County

Michael Wayne Hoff of Wellman and Norma A Nepomuceno of Oxnard Beach California obtained a marriage license at the courthouse. Carl W Jarvis of Route 1 Brighton filed a 25 claim with the Washington County Auditor for the loss of a 160 pound ewe to dogs.

Michael Wayne Hoff Wellman Norma A. Nepomuceno Oxnard Beach Calif Court House Carl W. Jarvis Brighton Washington County Auditor’s Office

Doctor Kahn Speaks to Rotary on India Topic

Dr Theodore Kahn a philosophy professor at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant spoke to Washington Rotarians about India at Thursday noon meeting introduced by Tom Essex program chairman Guests included Rev Harold Thomas Clint Glaza and Dana McAvoy who will soon leave for New Zealand as a Rotary exchange student

Theodore Kahn Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Washington India Rev Harold Thomas Wellman Clint Glaza Crane Co Dana McAvoy New Zealand Dana Rotary

Washington Evening Journal masthead and staff list

The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa provides its editor David Elder and business staff, with William Shannon as vice president and advertising director, Charles Morris as news editor, Bob Shaffer in local advertising, and Howard Hazen as production superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday, Christmas, and July 4th and lists press affiliations and bureau memberships.

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Howard Hazen Pee Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Ass Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n Iowa Press Ass’n Audit Bureau of Circulations

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Wayne Witthoft David Groenemann Dwain Tschantz Arthur Mayer Raymond Landau Archer Augustine Guy Stuckman Friendship Circle Affairs K. C Virginia Holmes Bryan Elks Louis J. Kehoe Jeffry Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates South Ave John C. Owen West Washington South Side Square Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main M. L. Tweeton North Marion P. L. Etter Osteopathic Blakelys D. H. Watson Marsha Long Howard Long Don Long Hughes Aircraft Company UPI Family Health News Walter H. Kemp William Bradford Schockley Stanford University Shockley Hobart Reimann Reimann California Jacques Picard Princeton University University of Wisconsin By Harrison Weber Iowa Daily Press Association Alexander Smith Washington Co Armstrong Narin Goodyear Mannington Powell Furniture Wellman, Iowa Halcyon Notes Halcyon House John W. Myers Becky Myers J.K. Latta William Wulf H. G. Jarrard John Dill Hattie Nebel Wayland L. K. Hatch Central City T. M. Nelson J. K. Latta Karen Vosika Laura Bridenthal Clayton Bear Joe Wolfe WRS Carl Amrine The Washington Evening Journal By Walt Green Secretariat Henrick Starcke Industrial Development Organization World Weather Watch New York Canada Henry Mrs. Eugene Way Roy Mullet Shelia Winesburg Ohio Simon Mullet Henry Mullet Loran Hershberger Iowa City Dwight Bender Amy Hochstetler Mary TeBockhorst Joe Allen Dudley Allen Bob TeBockhorst Wilbur Pribyl Jean Dennis Crone Emma Bopp Gary Pribyl Terry TeBockhorst Kim Todd Cedar Rapids Delwyn Miller Mercy Hospital Delwyn Cecil Millers Marvin Yotty Mose P. Yoder John J. Yoder Raymond Yotty Emma Yoder Mary Yotty Lewis Hochstedler Larry Yoder Erica Middle Amana Harold Moore Bettendorf Dr. Kahn Rotary Club Tom Essex Washington, Iowa
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