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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
5
The Stacehill Moravian church Young Adult group gathered Wednesday at the home of Lyle Hayes. Mrs. Gene Engel presided and led a discussion on Amos. A phenic supper is planned with Mr. and Mrs. Engel on August 10. Entertainment was organized by Mr. and Mrs. Hayes.
English River American Legion Post 298 and Kalona Auxiliary installed their officers at the local Legion hall Tuesday evening. Marvin Gingerich became commander with Harold Peterseim as vice commander and W. C. Yoder as adjutant, among other posts.
Feldman a historian and FEE Skola finance officer along with Amos Mellinger TIT Dean Feldman and Willis W. Gingerich on the executive board. Mrs FE Ward of Washington installed, Mrs J S Michum of Kalona marshal. Officers named: Alva Kepler president C R Decker first vice president M C Yoder recording secretary Ora Boone corresponding secretary Harold Peterseim treasurer Alva Niffenegger chaplain Bart Yetty color bearer Rex Allensworth historian. Social hour and refreshments followed at Kalona cafe.
Fifty four Farm Bureau women and friends met Friday evening at the J. H. Jones home to discuss international relations and related topics in a social setting.
E A Stewart a local Hereford stockman and former coal yard operator has joined Hillendale Hereford farms Muscatine as herd s man in charge of Hillendale entries at major stock shows including Kansas City Denver and Fort Worth Tex The move ties him to Hillendale owner C R Musser and places him on the national show circuit plus local Farm Bureau and youth program connections in the county
Robert Lewis, a Chicago Institute of Watch Making graduate, is pursuing an advanced course at the American Academy of Horology in Denver, Colo, with Mrs. Lewis planning to join him and establish a home there. Attendees from Ames, Oskaloosa, Fairfield, and Peoria traveled to Washington Wednesday for the funeral of R. F. Me. Farlane, joined by Dr and Mrs Croyce Kerr and many friends from West Chester, Keota, and Wellman.
Mr and Mrs Stewart moved to a 240 acre Muscatine farm west edge. Guests include Mr and Mrs Roy Henderson Hobart Ok and Mrs Grace Robertson. Florence Delzell Springfield Ohio visited with Mrs Bessie Reeve and Mrs M B Fisher. The Old Clifton club meets Thursday at Mrs Floyd Carpenter. Dixie Free Methodist Church officers named. conference Aug 3 to 14. American Legion Auxiliary installed at Mrs Letha Hall home. Rev Harley Henderson and family left for Missouri. Anamosa former residents Mr and Mrs Blair Anamosa called on locals. Max Marshall and Edith Marshall visited Great Lakes Illinois. Mrs Mabel Smylie visited daughter Mrs Edison Kochenderfer Maywood ill.
Soviet authorities ended their traffic slowdown at Helmstedt and allowed 60 U.S. Army trucks bound for Berlin to pass quickly. A 10-truck British convoy was also waved through after a brief paper check, indicating a face-saving gesture amid the border stand-off.
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