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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1976
Page
3
SHEILAH KLAPP argues that mothers are the true Olympic athletes with a marathon of daily battles at home. The piece humorously catalogs householder feats from chasing a defiant son to taming chaos around a TV and kitchen hazards, concluding that mothers endure 20 years of challenges, not a few days.
The Washington County WCTU convened July 26 at Kalona Park shelterhouse with 36 attendees. Special guests were state president Mrs. Betty Schippers and Sheriff Yale Jarvis. Officers elected included Lucile Smith as president and Geneva Hooley as vice president.
Brighton couple Mr and Mrs Leo Mullikin announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Mullikin to Alvin Zieglowsky son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Zieglowsky of Washington. Miss Mullikin is a 1973 graduate of Washington High School and attends Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. Her fiance is also a 1973 graduate who attended Brigham Young University and works for Zieglowsky Landscaping and Trucking in Washington. Wedding plans are indefinite.
The notice lists subscription pricing by delivery method and region. Carrier delivery in towns within the Washington retail trade area costs 200 dollars monthly. Mail delivery in Washington and adjoining counties costs 18 dollars yearly. Mail elsewhere in Iowa costs 20 dollars per year. Mail outside Iowa and the United States costs 24 dollars yearly.
Mrs Gerry Gonterman of Washington was honored Tuesday evening at a pink and blue shower in the home of Mrs Ronald Brown of Washington. Guests included Mrs LeRoy Kaufman Mrs Andy Kaufman Mrs William Brooks and Miss Leslie Jo Brooks of Wayland Mrs Marlin Roth of Mt. Pleasant Mrs Phillip Mathias of Brighton and Mrs Floyd Gonterman and Mrs Carl Johnson of Washington.
SocialCalendar lists events at Mother Cabrini Church hall Richland noon basket dinner Davison reunion 12 30 p m Sunset Park Wulf reunion Sunset Park trapshoot 12 30 p m Izaak Walton Clubhouse Monday Drift Riders Snowmobilers Club 7 30 p m Sunset Park general meeting All snow mobilers welcome Izaak Walton League 7 p m Clubhouse Barbeque your own meat Tuesday WWI Barracks and Auxiliary noon Potluck Sunset Park Tops Club 7 p m weigh in YWCA Room Meeting 7 30 p m
The Just Us Club gathered Wednesday with hostess Mrs. Ralph Robertson as nine members attended. Mrs. Ralph White read July to start, then members shared humorous clippings. A short business meeting preceded a program by Mrs. W. B. Edwards and Mrs. G. A. White. Contests and visiting followed. No August meeting will be held.
Mrs. Lorena Keck and daughter Louise of Des Moines spent Thursday with Mrs. Iva Simpson and left Friday morning. Kelly Keedy, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Keedy of Omaha, arrived in Washington Thursday evening with her grandmother for a short vacation.
Senior Citizens enjoyed a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner on Wednesday. June Duvall led the prayer and presented Sr. Marie with a gift as she retires to Davenport. Alan Crone entertained with Beethoven. August plans include a eight day tour visiting Philadelphia and Washington D.C. with Eucharistic Congress as a highlight. Frances Vanderlinden to assume duties August 2 with a social hour in the McCleery Room at 1 30 p.m.
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