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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1949
Page
8
Peggy Nolan of Haywood County North Carolina spoke about her home county at a Headliners 4-H club meeting hosted by Sarah Trotman. The gathering hosted North Carolina guests Miss Nolan and Jean Williams with Mary Rita McLaughlin presiding.
Dorothy Gingerich hosted a Sunday evening picnic supper at her Kalona home honoring her brother Cleo Gingerich who marked his birthday the next day. Attendees included Ora and Elma Yoder, Clarence and Alma Burkholder, Will Hoylman and Elly, Chris Gingerich and Clifton, Emmet Gingerich and family of Brighton, Kenneth Hacker, Luella Volz, and Mena Gingerich of Marengo.
Town residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Mrs Beezley and her children at the parental Rinner home and Mr and Mrs Harper with baby from Sigourney visiting the Schlatter home in Monmouth Ill. Additional visits came from Pocahontas, Anamosa, Des Moines and Rock Island relations, with extended family ties noted among the SAlladays, Bakers and Shaws.
Heidi Meyer zu Rahden the Westphalia Germany youth worker has spent weeks in the county to study 4 H club work and left today for Ames. From there she will visit other Iowa counties to observe youth activity handling. Mrs Lawrence Beezley and children Elizabeth Ann and Larry Lee of Akron Ohio will come to
Admitted yesterday are John Shebeck Charles Kiene Mrs Theo dore Johnson Mrs Rollie Jurging Wayne Brown and others. Dismissed today include Frank Grace Mrs Lloyd Hayes and Mrs Theodore Johnson. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Charles Bellis city a daughter. Today Mr and Mrs William Dusenbery Washington a son and Rev and Mrs Fred Bickhart city a daughter.
The meeting included a roll call with witty responses from attendees. Martha Gamon gave a talk on table manners. Ruth Foster, county home economist, introduced Elise Delosier, Margaret Green and Heidi Meyer zu Rahden from Germany who spoke in the afternoon. Games followed by a buffet with gladioli centerpieces. Mrs Earl Gallo way and Miss Trotman assisted with serving and project displays. Ruth Bell traveled to Farmington to visit her brother Gilbert Bell and Mrs Bell.
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