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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1968

Page

3

Crawfordsville Wedding Links Marlatt and Carlson

Miss Rita A. Marlatt and Carl F. Carlson wed in Crawfordsville's Methodist Church on January 20 at 7:30 pm in a candlelit double ring ceremony. The bride wore a lace gown with train and a crystal tiara. Wayne Davis provided music and Vicki Conrad played the organ. They will reside at Rural Route 1, Lockridge, where Carlson farms.

Crawfordsville Rita A. Marlatt Ora O. Marlatt Carl F. Carlson C. E. Carlson Lockridge Richard Peterson First Baptist Church of Washington Wayne Davis Vicki Conrad Ora A. Marlatt Iowa City

Eastern Star installs new officers at local chapter

Mrs Hughson installed worthy matron and Mr Hughson worthy patron as the local Eastern Star chapter held a Saturday evening installation. Officers named include Mrs Chapman associate matron, Mrs Dare associate patron, Mrs Zager conductress, Mrs Potter associate conductress, and others. A skit by Junior Past Matron Mrs Beauchamp entertained attendees. Plans for 1968 and a school of instruction on March 29 were announced.

Order of Eastern Star Dwane Shalla Merle Turnipseed Joe Bauer Richard Paul Edgar Stewart Effie Schmidt Mordice Hughson Hughson Roger Chapman George Dare Delbert Zager William Potter Dwight Murray Harry Drake Marshall Foster Bagge Leo Beauchamp Ruth Ken Peters Esther Martha Cloyd Garrett Electa Paul Wolfe Warden Sentinel Norma Beauchamp Beauchamp Chapman William Howell John Davisson Rodney Davisson Dayton Crim Potter

Demons Play Tuesday Night Host Prairie

Washington's Demons, on a four game league streak after a rough start, host Cedar Rapids Prairie Tuesday evening seeking revenge for a December 5 loss in Cedar Rapids. Coach John Sproule plans to field the same lineup, with another home game against Fairfield Trojans looming Friday in the Southeast Six clash.

Washington’s Cedar Rapids Washington Prairie Demons Fairfield Trojans

Hospital Admission and Discharge Ledger Summary

Yesterday admitted Mrs Clifford Ramsdale of Washington for surgery. Today add Howard Schultz of Ainsworth and Stephanie Zear of Keota for medical care. Dismissals include Albert Reininger of Wayland and Mrs Evert Weston of Washington. Today Otis Little of Grand View, Mrs William Martin of Wapello, Chester Bond of Columbus City, John Earnest Lemmon of Keota, Marcus McBeth of Richland, and Lloyd LeFever of Washington.

Howard Schultz Ainsworth Stephanie Zear Keota Albert Reininger Wayland Evert Weston Washington Otis Little Grandview William Martin Wapelio Chester Bond Columbus City John Earnest Lemmon Marcus McBeth Richland Lloyd LeFever

4-H Seed Mosaic Workshop by Iowa Maidens Club

Ten members and two leaders met at Jo Ellen Wiggers home for a handcraft workshop on seed mosaics taught by Mrs. Miles Stout. Each girl started a picture to finish at home. refreshments were served by Jo Ellen and her mother. The Washington Hustlers 4-H Club held a family potluck at the Fairgrounds with Mike Rich presiding. Roberta and Bob Miller gave talks on light sources and corn stock roots, and a film about lighting was shown.

Iowa Maidens 4 - H Club Jo Ellen Wiggers Miles Stout Jo Ellen Washington

HJ Club Honors Knoteks Fifty Years With Pageant

Mr and Mrs Joe Knotek were honored Thursday at the Captain's Table by the HJ Club for their 50th wedding anniversary. Twenty one couples attended as Ed Chabal Hubert Beranek and Dwane Shalla and Vern Escher hosted activities. Janet Luers presented a gold paper dollar tree gift.

HJ Club Joe Knotek Ed Chabal Hubert Beranek Dwane Shalla Vern Escher Janet Luers

Social calendar notices weighed by community groups

Notices list weekly events from Monday to Thursday across local groups including YWCA YW Ceramics Garden clubs Family Living Farm Bureau Women 19th Century Club White Shrine BPW Club Art Guild Senior Citizens Council VFW Auxiliary St Anthony and St James Circles Women of Moose Creative Living KC Fleur de Lis Club J W Baker W RC Homemakers Club and more with times locations and hosts.

S. M. Fishburn Phil Kneen Cedar Two Farm Bureau William Norman White Shrine Masonic Applied Arts I Robert Vanderlinden BPW Club Art Guild Senior Citizens Council Women of Moose Moose Home Family Living I Robert Wiley Creative Living Burge Hammond Richard D. Young Y. KC KC Hall Fleur de Lis Club Bill Foster Pat Stout J. W. Baker Max Waterhouse Homemakers Club Virgil Lintz

Bank theft suspect shoots herself

OMVI suspect Floyd J. Hunter of Elsberry Mo is jailed in Washington County on a 350 bond. Richard H Turnbull of Elsberry charged with intoxication paid 105 fine. Two other men in the same car were released. Also a marriage license issued to Carl Frederick Carlson and Rita Ann Marlatt. An accident north of Kalona on highway number 1 left Mrs Roy Steele and Doc Scheeler with minor injuries and about 450 damage to the Steele auto and 50 to the Scheeler semi trailer.

OMVI Floyd J. Hunter Elsberry Washington County Richard H. Turnbull Hunter Justice of the Peace Richard Hotle Carl Frederick Carlson Lockridge Iowa Rita Ann Marlatt Crawfordsville Robert Porter Roy Steele Washington Doc” Scheeler Kalona Steele Scheeler Steele Auto Edith Zook Brighton Cedar Rapids UPI Kansas Bonnie Sue Wilane Overland Park Kan Iowa City Metcalf State Bank Eldon Miller Andrew E. Gipson Karen Lynee Goetz FBI Omaha Neb Wilane Gipson Leavenworth Kansas City Henry Floyd Brown Brown

FBI veteran Callaghan linked to Notre Dame path

GREENWICH native Callaghan, a Notre Dame graduate, served as FBI special agent from 1941 to 1968. He held roles as lecturer, unit chief, and supervisor in Washington and New York, later marrying with five children.

Callaghan Greenwich

Pringle in Service Listed in Army Records

Pfc Kenneth Pringle US 54926337 assigned to the 517th Engr Co LE 3rd Pst 84th Engr Bn Const APO San Francisco California 96238 is documented in military personnel listings. The notice notes his active duty status and unit affiliations as part of the U S Army.

Kenneth Pringle Engr. Co Pst Engr. Bn APO San Francisco Calif

Fortnightly Club and White Shrine meet this week

The Fortnightly Club departments convene at 1 p.m. Thursday with Mrs. Richard D. Young to hear Sally Smith discuss Decoupage. The White Shrine plans a ceremonial at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Masonic Temple, with a business meeting at 4 p.m. Delmar J. Yoder leaves for Kansas State University in Manhattan for graduate study. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Simpson visit Cedar Falls on Sunday.

Creative Living Richard D. Young Sally Smith Extension Home Masonic Temple Temple Delmar J. Yoder Demar R. Yoder Washington Manhattan Kan Kansas State University Everette Simpson Cedar Falls Iva Simpson

Apollo 5 countdown nears launch at Cape Kennedy

The unmanned Apollo 5 mission with a Saturn 1 launcher proceeds toward a 2 p.m. EST launch. A 16 ton lunar module with a robot pilot advances a lunar landing rehearsal, testing engines and crew return readiness for a possible mid-1969 moon landing. Weather is ideal, propellant loading underway, and officials call the flight one of the most complex yet in the Apollo program.

Cape Kennedy UPI

Washington De-Men Schedule Meeting At YMCA

Washington De-Men will meet at the YMCA at 7 30 p m this evening. All members of other men interested in the local sports program are urged to attend.

YMCA Washington

Must sell home to pay telephone bill

James Young a Los Angeles security guard faces selling his home to cover a $4509.81 telephone debt run up by his daughter Collene and her sailor husband Lynn Cross while Cross was stationed in Adak Alaska. Young's wife says selling the house is the only way to pay the bill. the couple are believed living in Dallas and Young is not in contact with them.

Los Angeles UPI James Young Young Carol Collene Lynn Wade Cross Cross Adak Alaska General Telephone Co California Dallas Tex

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Run Wharlatt Rodney Bradley Marlatt Harold Carlson Richard Bogner Fairfield Edwin Novotny John Sproule Sproule Clifford Ramsdale Washington, Surgical Washington Hustlers YWCA Carl Kelsey St. Anthony and St. James Academy Pringle Apollo Seled BOB Roe Heating & Hardware Morrell Pride Link Sausage Nestles Mployee Owned
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