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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1969

Page

3

Local families visit in Marion and Davenport over weekend

Marion residents Mr and Mrs Leo Mangold Jr and family visited the parental Leo Mangold home with Mrs Maxine Moore and Debbie joining for Sunday dinner. Davenport guests Mr and Mrs Al Conner and baby Kathryn Ruth spent the weekend at Lyle Schulty’s home. Sp 4 James Gillum, a 30 day home leave after 13 months in Korea as a medical corpsman, is Irene McGraw’s son from Washington. Sister Mary Janet of Chicago visits Don McClure’s home.

Leo Mangold Jr Marion Leo Mangold Maxine Moore Debbie al Conner Kathryn Ruth Davenport Lyle Schulty James Gillum Korea Irene McGraw Washington Mary Janet Chicago Don McClure

Pre school roundup planned by Keota district

Keota Community School District sets first of two preschool roundup sessions for children entering school next fall on Friday January 31. Parents only meet in the Kindergarten room while staff distribute papers and collect birth certificates immunization and communicable disease records. Names A through L meet 930 to 1100 a.m. and M through Z meet 130 to 300 p.m.

Keota

Nurse speaker addresses Baptist Women Missionary Society

Mrs Max See county health nurse spoke Friday at the church for the Baptist Women Missionary Society. Devotions led by Mrs Charles McConnell introduced the speaker. Mrs Richard Weeks presided at the business meeting. Members recalled Betty Crocker coupons. An offering supported supplies at Forest Lake Camp. The Hettie Lake Circle provided refreshments.

Max See Baptist Women’s Missionary Society See Charles McConnell Richard Weeks Betty Crocker Forest Lake Camp

Sailor Kenneth Fuhr Returns After Western Pacific Cruise

Kenneth R. Fuhr USN Machinist Mate Second Class, husband of Eve lyn Smoak, and son of Jack P. Fuhr and wife in Washington Iowa, has come back to San Diego from a six and a half month Western Pacific cruise aboard the submarine USS Sea Fox. The Sea Fox operated with U S Naval Air and surface units to improve anti submarine defenses and called at ports in Japan Taiwan Okinawa the Philippines and Hong Kong between operations.

San Diego Kenneth R. Fuhr USN Jack P. Fuhr E. Second St Washington Iowa Evelyn Smoak Shandon St Charleston S. C Calif Western Pacific Sea Fox U. S. Naval Air and Japan Taiwan Okinawa Philippines Hong Kong

Women of the Moose Schedule Practice After Meeting

The Women of the Moose hold ritual practice after the regular meeting this Thursday January 23 at Moose Home All officers are urged to attend as the group prepares to conduct the opening march at the midwinter conference in Ft Madison.

The Moose Moose Home Ft. Madison

W. R. Murphys honored Sunday on 25th wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs W R Murphy celebrated 25 years of marriage with a family dinner at Captain's Table. Attendees included John Frame Bob and Jim Murphp of Ainsworth and severalMurphy relatives from Columbus Junction Wellman Washington and Iowa City. Afternoon guests and anniversary refreshments followed.

W. R. Murphy John Frame Bob Jim Ainsworth William Lewis Timmy Parnell Robert Litton Iowa City the Murphys Sam Murphy Columbus Junction James Murphy Wellman Earl Steele Washington Floyd Martin Everett Coon West Chester Pearl Coon Eula Mae Coon

Admitted Yesterday and Dismissed Today at Washington Medical

A list of individuals admitted yesterday including Sophia Ahrens Washington medical John H Koehler Washington medical Marvin Rinner Pleasant medical Mary Stephens Washington medical Ronald Northrup Keota medical John A Martin Washington medical Roger Greiner West Chester surgical Susan Metcalf Washington surgical Gerald Vandenburg Washington medical Also today names include John Widmer Washington Clyde Kitchen Washington Harry Wentworth Brighton Teddy TeBockhurst Washington and Harry C Baker Columbus Junction with dismissals noted yesterday.

Sophia Ahrens Washington John H. Koehler Marvin Rinner Pleasant Mary Stephens Ronald Northrup Keota John A. Martin Roger Greiner West Chester Susan Metcalf Gerald Vandenburg Clyde Kitchen Harry Wentworth Brighton Teddy TeBockhurst

Washington social calendar notices list for the week

A dense roster of civic, club, and religious meetings for Washington Iowa. Listings include Rainbow Girls at the Masonic Temple, YWCA rooms, VFW Auxiliary, UPW Circle IV, square dance lessons, World War I Auxiliary Coffee, Senior Citizens groups, craft classes, and various luncheon and meeting times through Thursday. The notice emphasizes that all items must be in by 10 a.m. on the day of first publication and are printed three days in advance.

Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Bible II Everett Meeker Niles Sewing Group Edgar Stewart Tops Club Ywca Room Y. Handcraft II Victor Peiffer VFW VFW Hall 1St Presbyterian Upw Circle IV Leland ‘Carris Crele Sam Batterson West Chester Don Darbyshire Marion Ave UPW Fairgrounds Women’s Missionary Council Assembly of God Jessie Albright Walter Anderson VF W Kenneth Guthrie South Marion Maud McCreedy Y. West Chester Pythian Sisters Hall Paul Gebhardt Lloyd Miksch

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