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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1962
Page
2
A noon basket dinner at Mrs. Anna Godwin’s home honors her 95th birthday with family guests including Harold and several Godwins and relatives from Taunton and Cedar Rapids. The event features a pink angel food cake as centerpiece and photos after gifts and cards. Birthday dates noted for several relatives in January.
The American Home II and III Fort nightly club will meet with Mrs Masson on Tuesday at 2 pm. The hostess has been changed from the one listed in the club year book.
Junior high schedule includes dress up day on January 11 and a Parent Teachers Group meeting on January 15. An eighth grade basketball game is set for January 19 at 4 p.m., followed by a seventh and eighth grade game at Fairfield on January 22 at 4 p.m.
The poem describes morning rituals with life companions sharing a space and breakfast rituals. A narrator notes bacon scent, oatmeal bubbles, and ordinary comforts. The speaker Vivian Baumgartner presents a reflective domestic scene with affectionate observations.
Eugene Smith, a Wisconsin to Washington arrival by covered wagon as a child, celebrated his 94th birthday with an open house at 332 East Washington. He once ran a grain and lumber yard in Keota and a lumber coal yard in Winfield, has a son in El Paso, and siblings living nearby.
Dr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Boice of Los Altos announce the engagement of their daughter Sara Elizabeth to Roland Mays of Palo Alto son of Mr and Mrs Mortimer Mays. Both are seniors at the University of Oregon and plan a late summer wedding.
Mr and Mrs Earl Dickinson of Brighton celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a dance at the Legion Hall on Thursday January 11 from 9 to 12 with music by the Twin Tones. Relatives neighbors and friends are invited.
Mrs Wayne Brock presided as Rebekah Lodge outlines a joint installation with the Odd Fellows on January 17 at 8 pm Invitations urge all Rebekahs to bring a pie Officers must meet January 15 at 7 30 pm for practice The January 19 refreshment committee is listed and the February committee is announced with several named members.
Community notices list diverse meetings and activities for Monday to Thursday. Groups include TTT Chapters, Rainbow Board, YWCA rooms, Baptist circles, St James School open house, American Home groups, VFW Auxiliary, WSCS, Pythian Sisters, Catholic Daughters, Moose and Masonic activities, and multiple clubs in West Chester and Crawfordsville with times and host names.
Plans were announced for the initiation meeting of Past Matrons to be held Feb 2 during the business meeting Friday night at the Masonic Temple. Practice for initiation is set for 5 pm with the ceremony at 5 30 pm A dinner follows at 6 30 pm Thirteen members attended the meeting and fourteen guests were present Mrs Dale Connelly presided.
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Arctic air and 36 mph winds sweep Iowa causing about 50 school closures and high heating costs. Drifts jam roads as visibility falls and snow blows, with temps dropping to 15 to 20 below in the north and 10 to 15 below in the south overnight.
House Republican Whip Leslie Arends called for a congressional inquiry into weaknesses in the U S military reserve program. He urged prompt remedial action as Senate and House leaders set hearings on defense posture and Kennedy’s defense buildup plan. Defense Secretary McNamara was slated as the first witness.
Admitted Saturday Edme Koehler Ainsworth medical Yesterday Bill Salterberg Washington surgical Today J M Kelly Washington medical Mrs William M Johnson Winfield medical Births Saturday Mr and Mrs Willis Roth Wellman a son Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Jack Welk Washington Mrs Robert Clark Washington Mrs Esther Palmer Washington Mrs Jennie Eldridge Washington Today Mrs Charles Thompson and son Washington Mrs Max Blodgett and son Washington Mrs Eva Fish Washington
Local briefs record Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Harry Hotz of Lone Tree and other families. Entries include hospital surgery for Mrs David Blankenhorn, travel updates for Billy Rawn and family, and gatherings at Overland Park and Ottumwa.
Veronica Wise, 23, of Oxford, died Sunday after 1,524 days in a coma following a May 1958 auto accident. A hospital spokesman said the death was likely caused by a minor chest infection, treating it as a routine cold in ordinary terms.
Moscow reports V. M. Molotov and his wife left for Vienna where he will resume duties as a Soviet delegate to the International Atomic Energy Authority. He had returned to Moscow on November 12 amid unconfirmed rumors of party expulsion and removal from his Vienna post.
Chicago market report shows wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with mixed closes from March to November contracts and notes futures up or off on several months. Snow depths reach 88 inches at Hidden Valley Ski Area near Estes Park Colorado.
A Ridgeway Iowa couple faced shock after a Sunday fire killed their three children Allen age 3 Dean age 2 and Linda 13 months While the parents escaped to Cresco for treatment firefighters recovered Linda's body near the kitchen door The fire chief cited heavy smoke and said the deputy fire marshal would probe the tragedy Neighbors opened a relief fund for the Englehardts who lost all possessions in the blaze.
The Holland electrified railway line suffered a deadly crash amid dense fog. Salvage trains and emergency crews rushed to the scene as live overhead wires hampered rescue efforts. Passengers escaped through shattered coach openings and gathered in a nearby field. This marked the third major crash in three years on the line following the 1918 disaster with 42 deaths.
Washington's YMCA team lost 184 to 104 at Muscatine but produced several personal bests as flu hit some swimmers. Coach Milo Steele Jr. notes the meet was still strong with many top times and lists numerous event winners across Cadet and Midget divisions plus prep and junior relays.
Abigail Van Buren offers reassurance to a reader titled Very Very Hurt who fretted over a birthday card. multiple letters share light anecdotes about wrong cards and humor, while mothering messages and confessions suggest keeping perspective and seeking advice from Abby.
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