Club Activities and Engagements Highlight Local Notices
Twenty six members of Y Wives attended a Tuesday meeting at the YWCA with plans for a special board meeting next Tuesday at 1 p m and an antiquing demonstration. The Good Will Club met Wednesday hosted by Mrs Jennie Mitchell with seven members sharing new reading items and entertainment by Margaret Turkington and Iva Simpson. An upcoming meeting will be with Ethel Palmer. American Home met Tuesday at Wingas Cafe with Mrs Neal Burton delivering God's Expediency and Green Thumb Artistry slides. A spring wedding is planned for Kathryn Kay Knottnerus and James Dale Ossman with both families noted and their Highland High School ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V-Wives
Y-Wives
YWCA
Gerald King
Robert Huber
Robert Carter
Clair Keating
Jennie Mitchell
Good Will
Bertha Henry
Margaret Turkington
Iva Simpson
Ethel Palmer
Wingas Cafe
Neal Burton
Robert Knottnerus
Ainsworth
Kathryn Kay
James Dale Ossman
Harold Ossman
Washington
Miss Knottnerus
Highland High School
Proctor and Gamble
Iowa City
Bridal shower honors Miss Crockett before January wedding
Miss Elaine Crockett was honored at a bridal shower hosted at the home of Mrs. Boyd Siefkas with twenty relatives and friends attending. Gifts were registered by Danni Bush, with Kathy Crockett assisting. guests included Mrs. Davy Crockett and Mrs. Leonard Pohren. The couple, Miss Crockett and Allen Pohren, plan to wed January 22 at the First Baptist Church. Also noted are results from the Y's Men's Bridge Marathon led by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Campbell, with top scores listed, and a reminder of MP junior high parent conferences before January 13 with a workday on January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Crockett
Boyd Siefkas
Cathern Griffeth
James Laing
Danni Bush
Kathy
Trudy Griffeth
Kathy Crockett
Davy Crockett
Leonard Pohren
Miss Crockett
Allen Pohren
First Baptist Church
Mid-Prairie
Soldier James Brown arrives at Fort Wainwright Alaska
Local item reports James Brown son of Mr and Mrs Edsall Brown arrived at Fort Wainwright Alaska serving in the army repair and utility section. He notes 50 below zero on January 8 and says his address will appear in the service men column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown
Edsall Brown
Iirbanks
Alaska
Army
Ft. Wainwright
Karen Huber
Kansas City
Kansas City Art Institute
Karen
Keith Huber
Washington
Democrats Call Iowa Caucuses For 1972 Presidential Drive
State Democratic Chairman Cat Larson announces the 1972 Iowa caucus plan opening January 24 in 2600 neighborhoods to select delegates for the July 10 Miami convention. The process starts nationwide as Iowa votes shape the party platform and elects officers while complying with McGovern Frazer reforms. Washington County is assigned 20 votes in conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat Larson
Iowa
Miami
Larson
Washington County
Committee On Committees
McGovern - Frazer Commission
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Mayors in Iowa Adopt Summer Youth Employment Plan
Iowa mayors in seven communities receive a detailed proposal from Robert Deaver chairing the Youth Employment Committee. The plan calls for a Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Committee, a local office by March end, and recruitment for hundreds of youths by June with support from the Iowa State Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Robert Deaver
Governor's
Youth Opportunity Council
Washington
Deaver
Iowa State Employment Service Office
Waco AFS Student to Speak at Sunday Church Night
Neil McDowell of Waco High School AFS will speak and present slides at the United Methodist Church family night next Sunday January 16. A cooperative supper begins at 6 30 p.m. United Youth and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Neil McDowell
Waco
AFS
United Methodist Church
United Youth Group
Neil
Optimist Club hears slides on planes and aviation history
Paul Reynolds showed Washington city views from Breezy, antique aircraft at Ottumwa events, and Wright brothers and space age planes from Smithsonian and Wright Patterson displays. Governor Homer Rinehart will speak next Tuesday at Winga's Cafe 6 45 a.m. in Marshalloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Reynolds
Optimist Club
City of
Washington
Ottumwa
Paul
Washington D. C
Smithsonian Institution
Wright Bros
Air Force Museum
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Iowa
Homer Rinehart
Rinehart Moving
Marshalloon
Optimism
Gov. Rinehart
Winga's
Kiwanis hears beauty queen at lunch meeting
Kiwanis club members welcomed Miss Washington County Linda Wertz and chaperone Mrs. Garth Rustan. Wertz described her progress toward Miss Iowa with a Fred Astaire talent routine while balancing school work. The event, in Omaha, hosts the Mid-Winter Conference with Washington representatives including Paul Gebhardt and Larry Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Washington County
Linda Wertz
Garth Rustan
M. L. Tweeton
Miss Wertz
Iowa
Fred Astaire
Omaha
Nebraska
Kiwanis
Washington
Paul Gebhardt
V.P
Larry Duncan
Treas
T. M. Nelson
Robert Nicola
Gene Grecian
Rex Lee
P. E. Holder
Iowa Southern Hosts Sixteenth Trade Associate Meeting
The Iowa Southern Utilities company held its sixteenth annual trade associate dinner for dealers wiring contractors and builders at the Willows Supper Club with about 90 attendees. Ted Johnson welcomed guests. Henry Little served as master of ceremonies. Mabel Warren provided organ music. Jane Kaster introduced and spoke. a film on George Blanda aired and Mario Lozer entertained with electric accordion selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Willows
Ted Johnson
Iowa Southern
Henry Little
Washington
Mabel Warren
Centerville
Jane Kaster
George Blanda
George
Mario Lozer
St James Circle II Hosts January Meeting
Mrs. Ron Sieren served as circle hostess for St James Circle II with assistant hostesses Mrs Emma Pecenovsky and Mrs Tom Ganson. Nine members attended an evening of cards and visiting. Margaret Payne won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Sieren
Emma Pecenovsky
Tom Ganson
Margaret Payne
Iowa Delegation Attends Washington Seminar
Stanley Vodicka of West Chester joined Iowa delegates in a week long Methodist seminar in Washington DC in December. The group discussed foreign aid Vietnam and related issues and visited Senator Jack Miller, Representative John Culver and other Iowa lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Vodicka
West Chester
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
Jack Miller
John Culver
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Mike Dayton
Linda Diane
Duane E. Dunbar
Daryl Dunbar
Miss Dayton
Victor Metals Inc
Dunbar
Washington High School
Bruce Campbells
Waco Afs
Ainsworth Lions Club
Ainsworth School
Washington Evening Journal
Niv Asker
Sylvania
Gibraltar
Banks TV
South Walton
Planned Parenthood
Noo
Ity Station
Bob Ross
Wolf's Flower Shop
2Nd Ave
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