Thirty-Niners Club slides and travel flowers program
Helen Lackey led the Thirty-Niners Club on a Wednesday at the UP Home with slide photos from travels. Twenty six members and four guests attended the brief meeting and program.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1965
Page
2
Helen Lackey led the Thirty-Niners Club on a Wednesday at the UP Home with slide photos from travels. Twenty six members and four guests attended the brief meeting and program.
Ruth Anne Baumgartner of Lexington Kentucky and James Baxter Sims of Yancey Kentucky announce their engagement. Bride to be Ruth Anne is a former Washington Iowa resident and will graduate in radiological technology in September. Groom James Sims is a University of Kentucky graduate and a graduate student in electrical engineering at Wisconsin Madison. The wedding is set for June 12 at St Johns Lutheran Church in Dayton Ohio. The couple will reside in Madison after graduation.
A pink and blue shower for Mrs Charles Crone Jr was held at the home of Mrs Joe Bennett Tuesday evening with cohosts Mrs Eva Blake and Mrs Ed Letts. Seventeen guests attended as gifts were displayed and refreshments served. Guests included the mothers of Mr and
Yesterday admitted Mrs Forrest Lance of Washington medical and Mrs Roy Bergen Ainsworth medical and W R Gross of Washington. Today dismissed Mrs Arnold Smith and her son from Conesville and Garry Dean Edwards of Washington.
Edna Sherriff led Variety Night with slides from her 1963 Philippines trip via Hong Kong and Japan. Amy McLaughlin and Andy Kubacky read humorous poems while hostesses organized the Home event. Nearby, Sarah Christensen hosted a visit from Tarkio relatives. Laura MacLachlan left for Dubuque Seminary.
Conservator Robert Day transfers to Samuel Simmering a 9 foot strip off the west of lot 1 block 5 and a 57 foot strip off the east of lot 2 block 5 in SW Washington. Irene Yard to Alan Theodore Bergstrom 66 feet north of SW corner OS 2 in Wilson. Havel to Samuel Simmering 70 feet south of NE corner of lot 16 in NE Washington. Cecil Porter to Cecil Porter and Mary C Garrett south half of lots 7 and 8 block 11 in Brig hton. Ivan P Hahn and wife to Thomas E Hobbs and wife part of OL 1 and 2 OP West Chester. Edwin C Bender and wife to Kalona Turkey Farm Inc five acres of east 16 acres of NW NW4 sec 12 77 8 in Washington County. Theorie Watson and husband to Agnes Hudachek east half lot 1 block 1 Varney subdivision Wellman. Cheryl Wright and husband to Agnes Hudacheck east half lot 3 block 1 Varney subdivision Wellman. Raymond Steinbeck and R Dean Luers E SEM SI sec 28 759.
Edna Mae Tucker transfers contract rights for lot 4 block 17 in the original Washington plat to Perdock Olds-Cadillac Inc. The agreement outlines parcel description and involved parties in a formal conveyance.
A U S MATS Globemaster, likely lost in a snowstorm, crashed into a mountain peak about 100 miles west of Athens. Greek authorities report all 10 aboard were killed. The aircraft was en route from Aviano Air Base to Athens when it went down near Kalavryta. Villagers described a fiery explosion on impact.
Social calendar items show meetings and events from churches clubs and youth groups with times ranging from 1 p m to 8 30 p m. Notable listings include Friday Christian CWF 7 30 p m at church IOOF Rebekah Family Social 6 30 p m and YW mixers at 6 30 p m with travel to Iowa City.
Local news items note Mrs. G. F. Lance ill with pneumonia at the hospital while Terry and Kenneth Fenn head home today from Mexico City where they attended the Massey Ferguson exhibit. Gary Shebeck visits Cedar Falls for a week between semesters and Iowa Wesleyan students return home for the break. Judith Crone joins the Graham Hospital staff in Kepuk as a lab technician after graduating in Minneapolis. Judy Thompson visits Mt. Pleasant between semesters, Scott Marston injures a arm in Solon, and the Holdens plan a Roanoke trip then Richmond from Sugar Bottom Stables. Pearl Parcell returns from a La trip to Ruston with family.
James Redlingers head KC Knights of Columbus marathon with 8060 points, leading Martha Whittaker and Pearl Casey at 7490 and Marvin McClure duo at 6930. Top ten includes Pottebaum, Pacha and Fritz pairs, Horn, Widmer, Earl Redlinger, and Bob Redlinger teams.
Washington reports President Johnson aims to build a sea level canal through Central America, likely to be internationally operated. Exploratory talks set with four possible sites Panama Colombia Nicaragua Costa Rica as U S officials seek views on location and operation rights. The plan follows Johnson's December 18 decision to pursue a new canal to replace the Panama Canal opened in 1914.
London reports Sir Winston Churchill's condition unchanged after a stroke as a daytime fire near his residence prompts brief alarm. A Daily Mirror editorial notes Prime Minister Harold Wilson postponed a West German trip and a nation speech due to Churchill's illness, prompting reflections on wartime action and urgency.
Des Moines Police Chief Vear Douglas defended two officers who shot and killed Donald Leroy Beck, a 25 year old in a stolen car chase. He said officers cannot second guess and warned criminals will not be pampered by police. Beck died after crashing into a pole and allegedly attempting to run down an officer.
The Iowa Legislature considers a governance reorganization plan giving the governor power to submit coordinating and consolidating state agency plans, with enactment unless vetoed by both houses within 60 days. Bills address liquor licenses, minors beer penalties, driver photo IDs, higher license fees, front and rear seat belts, and public health funding.
The United States launched a Delta rocket carrying the Tiros weather satellite into a 460 mile high polar orbit from Cape Kennedy. It marks the first north south polar pass from the East Coast and promises global weather coverage, despite a second stage overheat during the flight.
Charles Smith of Ottumwa was charged with illegal passing in a motor vehicle by the Iowa Highway Patrol and fined $25 by Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden.
A compact item lists personnel roles and publication details for the Iowa Daily Press. It notes staff positions including Advertising Director and News Failer, plus production and editorial roles. The notice references afternoon publication, exemptions for Sundays and holidays, and general post office classifications.
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