Auxiliary Meets in Sunset Park for Coffee Hour
The American Legion Auxiliary gathered Tuesday morning in Sunset Park for coffee. Mildred Westermark spoke on Blair House restoration and its potential as an Auxiliary meeting place. Mary O Connor and Mrs G W Beveridge attended. Beveridge moved to the Washington unit. President Rapp read a thanks card for a library book in memory of Nancy Barclay. Men will be invited to the August Sunset Park picnic with each member asked to bring table service a dish to pass and their drink.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Sunset Park
Mildred Westermark
Blair House
Mary O'Connor
G. W. Beveridge
Washington
Rapp
Nancy Barclay
Threshers, Visits mark Midwest gathering and family events
Local notes report Violet Campbell in University Hospital Iowa City Room 515 S. Mouser family travels to Paris Missouri for Mark Twain Old Threshers Show where he exhibited a steam engine and saw mill. Weekend visitors included Joe Pewitt and Delbert Seuser. Also noted are births and anniversaries of local residents with full family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Campbell
Washington
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stanley Mouser
Paris
Mouser
Joe Pewitt
Mousers
Bridgeton
Delbert Seuser
Leavenworth
Kansas
Social Calendar Highlights From Washington Saddle Club Week
The Social Calendar lists Wednesday events at the Washington Saddle Club 7 30 p m at the Fairgrounds with dessert and drinks provided. Thursday includes Walnut Women's Club Ice Cream Social at Sunset Park note date change Friendship Club luncheon at 12 30 p m and a Tour of the Community Center Highland Social Club with Gladys Carson Prairie Flower Missionary Society at 7 30 p m a missionary cupboard shower at the DAR log cabin Sunset Park hostesses include Mrs Lester Butterbaugh and Mrs Georgia Weston and Friday features Masons at 7 30 p m working in the 2nd degree all Masons welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Women's Club
Sunset Park
Friendship Club
Jean Hwang
Highland Social Club
Gladys Carson
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Wayne Knupp
Dar Log Cabin
Lester Butterbaugh
Georgia Weston
Tripses Enjoys New York Vacation and Island Tour
Mrs. Calla Tripses of Washington returns from a Syracuse trip and Alexandria Bay visit with sisters Mildred Kriescher and Vivian Edinger. They attend the Lorenzo Needlework Exhibition in Cazenovia, dine at Stonecrest Supper Club, cruise the St. Lawrence on the 1000 Islands, and tour Boldt Castle. Guests include Ruth Flynn at Pine Tree Point Lodge. In Syracuse, Art Soari hosts a Townsend Towers cocktail party and Greek Poseidon dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla Tripses
Washington
Syracuse
New York
Alexandria Bay
Mildred Kriescher
Vivian Edinger
Cazenovia
N. Y
Kriescher
Stonecrest
St. Lawrence
Boldt Castle
Isalons
Ruth Flynn
Pine Tree Point Lodge
Art Soari
Townsend Towers
Hospital Notes Admitted and Dismissed in Washington
Admissions yesterday include Mrs. Ronald Crawford and Mrs. Annie Morris both listed as medical, and Mrs. James Wallis as surgical. Discharges today include Mrs. Edward Nichols and Mrs. Clyde Lambert from Washington and William Thomas Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Crawford
Washington
Annie Morris
James Wallis
Edward Nichols
Clyde Lambert
William Thomas Carson
Marriage tax penalty worries two income families
Ames residents have long complained about unfair tax rates but two income marriages now face higher taxes. Iowa State University extension expert Cindy Needles notes that couples marrying late in the year must file as a married pair for the entire year, while waiting till after Jan 1 allows single status for the previous year.
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Ames
Cindy Needles
Iowa State University
Needles
Congress
Wellman minor accident involves Perrin backing into parked car
Washington County Sheriff's deputies investigated a minor accident Tuesday afternoon in Wellman. Dianne M. Perrin, 19, rural Wellman, backed from a residential drive into a parked car owned by Mary L. Shetter of Iowa City. No charges have been filed.
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Washington County
Batik Workshop Offered by Local Arts Groups
A batik workshop runs Saturday July 30 in Peace School art room Fairfield at 1000 South 6th. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. and ends 3:30 p.m. Instructors Suzan Kessel and Lavergne Dunn demonstrate wax and dye techniques for pictures pillows clothing. Fee is $3. Wear old clothes bring rubber gloves sack lunch and old cotton sheets. Sponsored by Amateur Iowa Artists Area 12 and Fairfield Art Association.
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Art Room of Peace School
South 6Th
Fairfield
Suzan Kessel
Lavergne Dunn
Iowa Artists Area 12
Fairfield Art Association
Newcomers Welcome Wagon Hosts Local Family
Hostess Jean Swift greeted Mr and Mrs Gary Johnson and their child welcomed to Washington this week. The Johnsons moved from Iowa City to 621 S Second Ave. He works in management at Crane Co and she is a registered nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Swift
Washington
Gary Johnson
S. Second Ave
Iowa City
Crane Co
Subscription Rates in Washington and Iowa Regions
The rates list carrier prices in Washington at 2.40 dollars per month in town areas 2.00 per month in the Washington retail trade area. Mail subscriptions in Washington and adjoining counties are 18 dollars per year. Elsewhere in Iowa 20 dollars per year. Elsewhere in the United States 24 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
United States
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Golden Age Club
Iva Simpson
Kephart
Rex Benson
Reynolds
Ill
Kalona Recreation Center
Bernard Kephart
Bradley Thomas
David Swatos
Tiffany Anne
Jay Kephart
Burlington
Sabrina Diane
Kenneth Kephart
Des Moines
Jennifer Mauree
Timothy Vogt
Milan, III
Jeremy Curtis
Randy Kephart
New Braunfels
Texas
Jennifer Renea
Michael Santiago
Killeen
Jessica Marie
David Beatty
Jeri Benson
Robert Jones
Roy Kephart
Homer Kephart
Robert Freyenberger
Crawfordsville
Victor Mueller
Bob Mueller
Jeffry
Jason
Lone Tree
Jerry Hansen
Hills
Richmond
Jennifer
Milan, Ill
Bernice Swisher
Dan Benson
Rock Island, Ill
Denise Hammen
Paul Hammen
Harold Hammen
Marjorie Klein
Keota
Miss Hammen
John Jay
Twinsburg
Ohio
Bertha Schantz
Woodrow Miller
Carson City
Nev
Willis Magdefray
Belle Plain
Epsey Schroll
Beatrice Zillman
Wayland
Dillon Schantz
Wapello
Clarence
Gary Crowl
Pleasant
Joseph Schantz
Don Gardner
Boyd Dunbar
Dianna Junge
Santa Barbara
Calif
Steven Holcomb
Wayne Schooley
Bloomfield
Luke William
Holly
John Wayne
Glen Miller
Tucson
Ariz
Ainsworth
Washington Saddle Club
Fairgrounds
Mrs. Tripses
Wolf's Flower Shop
Schoonover Drug
Scott Rich, Rich Hagans
Kelley Gipple
Rich
Hagans
Mediapolis
Gipple
Demon
Wilson
G. Ave
Kalona, la
Westinghouse
Ralph Brenneman
Ike Yader
Gary Muller
Kalona Savings Bank
Washington Ice
the Handy Drug Store
Washington Evening Journal
North Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Luther
Leonard Llewellyn
Maalox
Manley
Antacid
Coronet
Washington, Iowa
Dependable
el Durer
Liream
Siodel No
Vaden
Walgreen Agency
Worthmore
Mae
Gsinctp
Erie Eae
Osincup’s
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