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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1967
Page
3
The Institute of Life Insurance and the U S Labor Department note that more than half of part time workers are women and that part time work has grown faster than full time over the past decade. Many women choose partial schedules to fit family duties, education, or financial needs without full time employment.
Members from U.P. Home Drs Kerr Buchanan Milne and Rev Ross Copeland attended the Southeast Iowa Presbytery gathering in Muscatine. Speakers Miss Alice McDaniel and Miss Florence Kyle shared perfume and European travel experiences as Mrs Copeland and others visited church women. Mr and Mrs Marion George planned a Florida winter, while Raymond Andersons reported warm weather in Winter Haven. Mrs Amy McLaughlin mourned sister Mrs Horace Pease, and staffer Mrs J E Letts entered University Hospitals Iowa City for major surgery.
At Eicher Church basement Sunday a gathering honored Lizzie Widmer on her 80th birthday and her brother Simon Grabers on his 90th. Guests included Widmer family, Sunday School members, nieces and nephews, and Rev. Rudolph Martens.
Social and hospital updates from Richland and surrounding towns recount visits from Arizona and Iowa relatives, New Year gatherings, birthday observances, and births. Notable entries include the Morgans returning from Casa Grande, multiple hospital patients at Jefferson County and University Hospitals, final rites for Benjamin Duke and Goldie Greendyke, and travel plans of local families.
Mrs. Keith Horn hosted the HJ Club Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Hubert Malickky assisting. Members shared favorite jewelry during roll call. Mrs. Ed Chabal led the business meeting and a March of Dimes contribution was made. Prizes went to Mrs. Ed Chabal and Mrs. Dean Luers. Guest Mrs. George Horn. next hostesses will be Mrs. Verne Escher and Mrs. Lawrence Whisler.
KEOTA Jan. 10 The Fortnightly club met January 9 at Betty Dill’s home with eleven members present. Mary Henderson presided, Catherine Malley gave a program on Tours In Iowa with slides of places she and her family visited, followed by current events. Elva Statler will host next. Supper guests included Walburga Heisdorffer Ruby Sharp and Everette Green. Paul Bell of Columbus Junction and Earl Parke of St. Louis visited Grace Romine recently.
Cloverettes gathered Monday evening at the Legion Hall Crawfordsville with Janet Davis presiding. New members Lorna McCoy Brenda Swift and Sandra Lewis welcomed. Awards from the Fair led to top honors for Rosemary Curtis Marie Jones and Mary Jones.
An all female team at St Luke's Hospital in New York reports a drop of blood can reveal cancer with about 95 percent accuracy. Led by Dr Barbara J Johnson the team hopes to detect precancerous conditions and says the test could be given to any patient if validated.
Solomon C Ropp and wife transfer to Cleland F Schrock and wife property in Myers second add Kalona consisting of west 30 ft lot 3, east 7 ft of lot 5 and other parcels. Raymond L Reschly and wife to Paul Ruth and wife east 50 ft lot 7 and west 45 ft lot 6 Morningside add Kalona. Ray Beachy and wife to Menro Helmuth and wife north half of west half of lot 6 blk 1 F M Snyder's add Kalona. Lawrence Veggy to Paul J Lynch land in sections 18 77 6 13 77 7 and 7 77 6. Kalona Sales Barn Inc to Eli Swartzendruber and wife tract of land in blk 13 Kalona sec 18 77 7. Arthur E Hill and wife to John E Baldrige and wife tract of land in OL 1 Doigs and South Washington.
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