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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
2
Mrs Charles Grayson of Davenport spent Monday with her mother Mrs C O Davis. Mr and Mrs Roy Fisher, formerly of West Chester, now reside at 3148 9th in the Reed Moores home they purchased.
Weather forecast for Des Moines area shows generally fair conditions in the northwest and mostly cloudy skies in the east and south tonight and tomorrow. Sleet or snow expected again in the southeast and extreme south central areas tomorrow with slowly rising temperatures. Highs range from 10 to 28, with lows near zero in the north central and extreme west.
Judy Arthur Donna Peters and Darlene Snyder of the Ulsa kasti Camp Fire group prepared a dinner Monday evening at 6 30 oclock in the Camp Fire room at the OCF hall in order to qualify for the rank of Firemaker. The menu included baked beans hot hamburger buns and dill pickles fruit salad potato chips and apple and cherry pie. The girls enjoyed some dough nuts too brought by Kay Holland. Guests at the dinner were the other members of the group Kay Holland Sybil Bagge Marilyn Anderson and Mary Lou Marston. These girls had charge of the entertainment which included charades and a card game pit. Sybil had brought her phonograph to the dinner and after the games the girls danced.
Donna B Boyd daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Boyd of Haskins wed Milo M Orris son of Mr and Mrs H H Orris of Columbus Junction yesterday at 4 pm in the Boyd home. Rev William Littewood officiated double ring ceremony with a greenery altar and pink white decor. They plan to reside in Washington after a short wedding trip.
Plans were made for a ceremonial on February 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Damascus Shrine No. 10 meeting in the Masonic Temple. The ritual will be exemplified to a class of candidates. Mrs. Claude Rhodebeck and Mr. Rhodebeck presided. Officers were urged to attend practice Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Public invited to a card party and food sale February 15 hosted by North committee officers.
White Way club members and families attended an oyster supper Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stewart. Despite bad weather, 26 people enjoyed the seven o clock meal. A social evening followed with visits and a series of card games. Mrs Edgar Stewart and Mrs Robert Eckels led the committee.
Y W mixers club held a potluck and business meeting. Mrs Dale Booth attended as guest while Dorothy Turnipseed led plans for the upcoming membership drive and craft programs with two teams captained by Marilyn Ruegsegger and Charlotte Barll.
The YWCA activities committee calls an organizational meeting for adult women knitting and textile painting classes on Wednesday afternoon February 2 at 2 00 in the YWCA room. Rural and town women are invited to join and discuss needed materials and class plans. If successful, a series may run through fall winter and early spring next year.
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