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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1943

Page

3

Mrs Ed Libe Hosts Grate Hill Ladies Aid Gathering

Mrs Ed Libe hosted a Grate Hill Ladies Aid society meeting with her two daughters co hosting. Lyle Hayes led devotion reading Psalms and a Bible poem He Must Increase and I Must Decrease. Roll call, minutes approved, cross work done, refreshments served, next meeting set at Grace Hub with C H Strohm and Nelson Woodburn co hosts.

Ed Libe Grate Hill Grace Hub C. H. Strohm Nelson Woodburn

Two-Ball Foursome At Country Club Imitates Celebrities

Excitement filled the Country Club when Patty Sterg and Helen Hicks appeared as guests for an exhibition match. Impersonators Ira Schenefelt and Preston Wolfe played as them with Sid Smith and Yom Brookhart. Berg lost to Hicks. Gertrude Bailey and Joe Pickens won the two-ball mixed foursome prize, while out-of-town guests included Mrs. R. Sk. Morrison, Clyde Bowden, and Pfc and Mrs Harold Reynolds visiting Washington on furlough.

Golfdom Patty Sterg Helen Hicks Sid Smith Yom Brookhart Miss Berg Miss Hicks Gertrude Bailey Joe Pickens Hayes Helen Schenefelt R. Sk. Morrison Plainfield Clinois Clyde Bowden Army Air Corps Pfc Harold Reynolds Washington Harold Army

East Highland Social Notes From Sunday Afternoon Visit

East Highland society column records visitors including Duane Latta Dean Cooney Byron Tweeting James Lungquist and others who called at Henry Prymek home Sunday afternoon. The piece lists several local families visiting and spending the day together at the Rath Garwood Evans and Mincer households.

Frank Mincer East Highland Duane Latta Dean Cooney Byron Tweeting James Lungquist Bean Cooney Buel Meeks Dale Rath Austin Collins Hester Mincer Henry Prymek John Rath Wanta Sehenk Kenneth Garwood Or Ville Evans Joan and Leona Mincer

Baptist Sunday School Picnic at Sunset Park

Social calendar item notes a Baptist Sunday School picnic at 6:30 p.m. at Sunset Park with rain postponement to the following week.

Baptist Sunset Park

Birthday Congratulatory List Brightens Local Day

Five families and several individuals receive birthday wishes as Billy Joe Podaril turns thirteen Norma Mae Payne reaches fourteen and Patricia Ann Pehler marks nine years. Among those congratulated are Mrs. Joe Conrad Crawfordsville Mrs. R. F. Hamil Mrs. Mary Weber and Mrs. T. R. Phillips Kathryn Latta Lawrence Fountain of Ainsworth Patricia Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Flynn and others share in the community tableau of birthdays.

Billy Joe Podaril Norma Mae Payne Kermit Payne Joe Conrad Crawfordsville R. F. Hamil Mary Weber T. R. Phillips Kathryn Latta Lawrence Fountain Ainsworth Patricia Flynn Leonard Flynn

Local families share visits and ice cream gatherings

A string of Thursday to Monday social visits unfolds among the Hender Ganon Shebeck Kephart Lambert Randall Reenblossom and many others. Friends and relatives drop by homes for dinners ice cream and Sunday meals across Kinross Washington and nearby farms, with Fern Woodyand and Karen Hesseltine returning home from a weekend outing.

A. E. Kephart Roy Clyde Lambert Donald Knight Roy’ Randall Mary Ellen Mack Reenblossom Pauline Crone Glenn Pratt Irvin Hesseltine Will Millers Chas. McConnell Edd O'Brien Kinross Fred Bowers H. L. Witting Chas. Cannon Wilmer Kauffman Leonard Beauregard

Annual Davison Reunion and Quintuplet Birth Record

The Davison family holds its annual reunion on Sunday August 1 at Sunset Park. Before the Dionne quintuplets were born, the record for the life of a quintuplet baby stood at 15 days.

Davison Sunset Park

Silk and Social Visits Ink Off Color in Town Notes

The column records a slew of social visits and family moments from a small community. Names include Ramona Marshall Wan eta Schenk Leona Mincer Vera Jean Lewis and Frank Mincer repeated across Sundays and Mondays with relatives at various homes. Des Moines Navy induction mentioned alongside local gatherings.

Earl Marshall Ramona Marshall Waneta Schenk Leona Mincer Vera Jean Lewis

Pleasant Hill Social News Notes and Park Picnic

Pleasant Hill society items record visits from Mrs. Howard Benn and others, calling at homes Tuesday. A picnic at Mt Pleasant honored Camp Carson couple Cpl Lester Hesseltine and spouse. Local families attend a hamburger fry at Sunset Park for Florence Carr of Chicago. Sharing families include the Foss and Rathmel households.

Earl Kephart Pleasant Hill Howard Benn Pfe Doyle Brown Phyllis C. W. Earnest Iva Irvin Hesseltine Mt. Pleasant Cpl Lester Hesseltine Camp Carson Cole Homer Kephart Mildred Sunset Park Florence Carr Chicago Orville Foss Mr. Pleasant Ray Rathmel Crawfordsville L. A. Foss

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