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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1952

Page

2

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings

A dense notice lists community gatherings from Knights of Pythias to Prairie Flower Missionary Society. It notes meal details, roll calls, hostess duties, and day changes for groups including Ann Judson Circle, Vision colleagues, West Chester WSCS, and Camp Fire council with times mostly in the evening and afternoons across Washington area venues.

Ann Judson Noble Grand Circle Leona Kos Don Boyer Grace Hill Ladies Aia Sunset Park Golden Age Club CDA Sunshine Community Club Myrtle Warren West Chester WSCS Ehurch Pythian Sisters Dust Us Club Flora Murdock Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Ed. Blatter Washington Country Club Will Marie Sr Roll Eall Christian Women’s Fellowship Pleasant Hill Prairie Flower Missionary Society Christian Women's Fellowship Edo Chabal

Corsage Draws Out of Town Guests From Many Cities

Out of town getlests were from Oakland Ainsworth Albia West Chester Riverside Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mt Pleasant Betendorf Crawfordsville Brighton and Oskaloosa. The list highlights the diverse attendance extending across multiple towns and counties.

Oakland Ainsworth Albia West Chester Riverside Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mt. Pleasant Bettendorf Crawfordsville Brighton Oskaloosa

Family Night Dinner At Washington Golf Club

Members of the Washington Golf and Country Club and families are reminded of the next family night dinner to be held at the country club Thursday evening July 19. Dinner is served at 6 30 with Emma Barnett in charge of preparations. After dinner, bridge and canasta will be played. W O Boshart is general chairman and D B Brindley is telephone chairman.

Washington Golf and Country Club Country Club Emma Barnett W. O. Boshart D. B. Brindley

Picnic in Ellis Park Draws Cedar Rapids Family Guests

Mr and Mrs Arnold Anderson hosted a Sunday family picnic in Ellis park Cedar Rapids with numerous attendees including Mr and Mrs Pearl Bitting Mr and Mrs Wayne Bitting Mary Jo Flien Sue Carolyn Marlen Bitting Myron Luella David Lyndel Mark Crawfordsville Daryl Bitting Ronnie Terry Columbus Junction Owen Grecian Eugene Washington Mort Carr Kathy Wellman James Manary Stevie Craig Janet Grecian Iowa City Alba Hess and others.

Arnold Anderson Cedar Rapids Ellis Park Pearl Bitting Wayne Bitting Mary Jo Flien Sue Carolyn Ainsworth Marlen Bitting Myron Luella David Lyndel Mark Crawfordsville Daryl] Bitting Ronnie Terry Columbus Junction Owen Grecian Eugene Washington Mort Carr Kathy Wellman James Manary Stevie Craig Janet Grecian Iowa’ City Alba Hess

Surprise Birthday Party for George Zeck

Mr and Mrs Ralph Melville and Lyon organized a birthday surprise for George Zeck at his home on July The group enjoyed cards photographs and ice cream cake brought by the attendees Mr and Mrs Ralph Zeck Mr and Mrs Don Kiesey and families and Mr and Mrs Milo Zeck attended the celebration Several other families could not attend

Ralph Melville Lyon George Zeck Ralph Zeck Don Kiesey Milo Zeck

Family Picnic honors Norman Sojka in Iowa City

A Sunday family picnic at the park in Iowa City honored Norman Sojka son of Mr and Mrs Wes Sojka of Riverside. He is on furlough from active service with the air force in Alaska. Guests included Mrs Bessie Kosnar Mr and Mrs Harry Kosnar and daughters of Clutter with others from Kalona Washington.

Washington High School Mr Poster Air Force Matherfield Sacramento Calif Poster Careill, Inc Iowa City Norman Sojka Wes Sojka Riverside Alaska Bessie Kosnar Harry Kosnar Clutter Kalona Washington

Convention Row Sparks Battle Over Delegates and Rules

The piece details a Republican National Convention scene with contested delegates, a rule change proposal to bar unseated delegates from voting on issues, and a crowded arena near the Union Stockyards. It notes Taft leading a contested bloc, a 12 000 seat hall, and early procedural clashes and regional speakers.

United Press Republican National Committee Taft Union Stockyard Gabrielson Pennsylvania Arthur Bo Lanelie Washington

Delegations Rally Behind Unclear Rules Change Offer

Several delegations quickly endorsed the proposed rules change as others followed. The exact form remained uncertain until it was offered. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Massachusetts campaign manager, said the proposal was being modified every minute.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Massik

Marshal Tito Offers Help to Turkey and Greece

Belgrade Yugoslavia. Marshal Tito indicated that Yugoslavia would help defend Greece and Turkey if those two NATO members came under attack. The statement underscores regional support amid growing tensions in the Balkans and approaching Cold War concerns.

Marshal Tito Turkey Greece Belgrade Yuoslavia Tito Yugoslavia North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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