Engagement of Lois Fosmark to John R. McNeill Jr
Rev and Mrs Carl J Fosmark of Calgary announce the engagement of their daughter Lois to John R McNeill Jr son of Mr and Mrs John Mc Neill of Crawfordsville. An August 15 wedding is planned. Miss Fosmark is secretary for Calgary Youth for Christ and Mr McNeill attends Trinity College in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Fosmark
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Lois
John R. McNeill Jr
John McNeill
Crawfordsville
Miss Fosmark
Funeral services for Groff in Champion Hill church
Funeral services for Thomas E. H. Groff were held at Champion Hill church on Tuesday at 1 30 p m with Rev Lloyd Bauer officiating. Pallbearers were Gary Kiefer Robert Booth Leland and Kenneth Groff Vearl Benskin Cloyce Dayton. Burial followed in Champion Hill Cemetery with Sherman Eden Funeral Home in charge. Final rites for Bertha Sowash were held at Sherman Eden Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev George Kerr officiating. Pallbearers included John Sowash Charles Schroeder John Mc Dowell Keith Cuddeback Keith Parcell James Van Nostrand. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Say It with Flowers Today for Your Mother
A playful reminder to celebrate mom on her special day by sending flowers. The message emphasizes personal appreciation and the shared joy of birthdays plus the idea that her day belongs to both giver and recipient.
4-H girls prep for county achievement show and fair
In Washington County 275 4-H members finish projects for the local achievement shows held July 15 to 27 under County Extension Assistant Sally J. Smith. Exhibits chosen for the county fair will be judged August 4, with demonstrations and team awards on July 28 and August 5 at the fairgrounds. Contact the Extension office for time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Sally J. Smith
S. Marion
Fairgrounds
Sunshine Community Club Hosts Afternoon Meeting
Mrs Charles Ort entertained 13 members and 12 children on Wednesday with a Sum mer Cooler roll call. Mrs Marsh Atkinson led a short business meeting and entertainment by Mrs Don Simmering. Next meeting set for August 5 with Mrs Glenn Witt. SIP AND SEW CLUB Eight members and guest Mrs Larry Drayfahl plus club children enjoyed a picnic in Sunset Park on Wednesday with games and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ort
Sunshine Community Club
Marsh Atkinson
Don Simmering
Glenn Witt
SIP and Sew Club
Larry Drayfahl
Sunset Park
Social calendar highlights for Columbus Junction gatherings
All notices for this column must be in by 0 a.m. on publication day. Double Deck Club events at 7:30 p.m. Mrs Claude Randall Rebekah Lodge 8 p.m. IOOF Hall Men’s Twilight League and Stag Dinner 8 p.m. Country Club call in reservations Sands reunion noon Picnic dinner at Community Building at Columbus Junction Dill reunion noon Basket dinner at Washington County Fairgrounds Kleese reunion 1 p.m. Elwood Kleese home Lewis Baker reunion noon Fairgrounds Couple’s Invitational Two Ball Foursome 7:30 a.m. Country Club Coffee and rolls 7:30 a.m. Golf 8 a.m. Buffet 11 a.m. and all day. Members and guests invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Country Club
Community
Columbus Junction
Dill
Washington County Fairgrounds
Kleese
Elwood Kleese
Lewis Baker
Jehovah's Witnesses to Attend District Assembly in Davenport
Jehovah's Witnesses from the Washington area plan a four day district assembly in Davenport Iowa at the New Masonic Temple from July 23 to 26. Charles E Sellers notes the event will train ministers while volunteers run twenty three departments including coat checking and cooking with one in six volunteers and twelve from the Washington congregation serving in the refreshment department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses
Washington
Davenport
Iowa
New Masonic Temple
Charles E. Sellers
Washington Ta
Mr. Sellers
Admitted and Dismissed Patients Named in Washington Records
On the record Admitted Yesterday Charles Crone Jr surgical Victor Taylor Wapello medical. Dismissed Today Miss Nancy Bower Washington Stephen Weller Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crone Jr
Washington
Surgical
Victor Taylor
Wapello
Medical
Nancy Bower
Stephen Weller
Opinions on the Republican National Convention outcome
Interviewed voters weigh Goldwater’s chances after the convention. Gebhardt says Goldwater has a strong machine but faces a tough path to November. Vanderbilt doubts the party’s clarity. Tripp calls Goldwater an excellent candidate yet criticizes Miller as VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gebhardt
Goldwater
George Tripp
Miller
Johnson
Good Will Club hosts dessert social with 13 members
The Good Will Club met with Mrs Elsie Fox for a Wednesday dessert and social afternoon. The meeting opened with prayer and roll call, 13 members plus one guest Mrs Thelma Fox attended. Gifts from secret sisters went to two members. Tina Bain and Ruth Berger led entertainment. Games followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Elsie Fox
Thelma Fox
Tina Bain
Ruth Berger
Local residents update on health and outreach events
Mrs. Clyde Lambert recuperates at home after surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Merritt Canady and Jim Frier from the County Extension Service attended a weed identification instructional meeting in Des Moines County. Mr and Mrs Phil Kneen and daughters return from a vacation at Kirkwood Lodge Osage Beach Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lambert
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Merritt Canady
Jim Frier
County Extension Service
Des Moines
Phil Kneen
Kirkwood Lodge
Osage Beach, Mo
Rex Mannings Guests Honor At Kleese Home
Rex Mannings are guests of honor at a basket dinner and wedding shower held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kleese. The honoring marked the marriage of Rex Manning to Mattie Lou Morrow on July 8. A large group of relatives attended the bountiful meal and shower as gifts were presented. Mattie Lou Morrow is Mrs. Kleese’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Mannings
Isaac Kleese
Rex Manning
Kleese
Mrs. Manning
Mattie Lou Morrow
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Family Cut Glass and Twins
Dear Abby answers readers on family inheritance, shopping with mothers, a shy hostess, and twin identity. The column reassures sharing agreements, offers teen shopping guidance, labels a quiet hostess as a knit-wit, and urges honoring individuality of twins while inviting letters for responses.
Final rites and local notices in Iowa report
Final rites for Eu gene C. Smith were held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson officiating. Pallbearers included Woodrow Crone Richard Weeks Ralph Hess Rex Brier J R Helscher and Richard Stewart. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery IOOF. Odd Fellows Lodge met Tuesday with Gerald Kep hart presiding as noble grand. initiatory degree conferred on candidates from Henry Lodge at Mt Pleasant and refreshments followed. New superintendent Howard Ortmeyer of Griswold was named superintendent of schools for Des Moines and Louisa counties by the joint county board of education. Walter C Wilson route one Brighton was bound over to the grand jury under 350 bond after waiving preliminary hearing on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He appeared before Justice Glenn B Holden. Wilson was found in his car nine miles west of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Gerald Kephart
Henry Lodge
Mt. Pleasant
OMVI
Walter C. Wilson
Route One
Brighton
Grand Jury
Glenn B. Holden
Wilson
Washington
Iowa Women’s Bowling Assoc Workshop Friday
The Iowa Women’s Bowling Association will hold a meeting Friday July 17 at 7 p.m. in the Legion Building in Oskaloosa. All Washington Association women bowlers are invited. State secretary Floy Harrison will conduct the meeting and explain rules and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Women’s Bowling Association
Legion Building
Oskaloosa
Washington Association
Floy Harrison
Wellman Church hosts Embree Mundt wedding
Billie Jean Embree daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Embree of Wellman and Paul Alan Mundt son of Mr and Mrs August Mundt of Manning Iowa were married Sunday afternoon July 12 in the Wellman Baptist Church with Rev Arthur M Ulrich officiating. The bride wore silk and lace with a fingertip veil and carried a white orchid and Stephanotis on a Bible. Attendants were Miss Janis Mundt and Lenus Mundt. Seating was by Fred Gruhn and Jerrold Callender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Billie Jean Embree
Robert Embree
Paul Alan Mundt
August Mundt
Manning, Ia
Baptist Church
Arthur M. Ulrich
Janis Mundt
Manning
Lenus Mundt
Oakland
Calif
Fred Gruhn
Jerrold Callender
Omaha
Washington Evening Journal staff and structure
The Washington Evening Journal lists key staff including Editor David Mider and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President and Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer in Local Advertising, Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper publishes afternoons except Sundays and holidays and is entered as second class matter under March 3, 1879. It is affiliated with United Press Leased Wire and several press associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mider
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Foot Comfort Promise with T-4-L Treatment
An ad-promises fast relief from athlete’s foot using strong T-4-L liquid and powder. It claims itching and burning subside within minutes and skin renewal occurs in days, offering a 48 cent back guarantee if not satisfied. Active ingredients include antiseptic T-4-L products for feet.
Local court fines for parking and noise violations
Fined Merle M Hayes of 602 S 7th and Duane H Lukov of R R 3 Columbus Junction for improper parking. Each paid $5 in Justice Eicher's court. Kenneth E Leffler of Mt Pleasant was fined $5 for excessive noise by Judge Holden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle L. Hayes
S. 7Th
Duane H. Lukovsky
R. R
Columbus Junction
Justice Eicher
Kenneth E. Leffler
Mt. Pleasant
G. B. Holden
Glamor Girls of the 19th Century Bath Decoction
A fragment notes that glamor girls of the 19th century added a bath decoction of barley oatmeal rice and bay leaves to their water. The line ends with a numeric citation 102. 39.
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