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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1954

Page

5

Luers 1 Club Hostess Honors Social Gathering

The HJ club met Thursday at Mrs. Dean Luers home with 17 members and two honorary members. Prizes were won by Mrs. Vern Escher Mrs. Robert Marek Mrs. Preston Edmondson Mrs. Harold Strum and Mrs. Ray Carter. Secret sisters gave gifts to Mrs. Norman Shalla and Mrs. Dale Marek. A Red Cross collection was taken during the business meeting led by Mrs. Adolph Shalla.

HJ Club Dean Luers Ray Sojka Vern Escher Robert Marek Preston Edmondson Harold Strum Ray Carter Norman Shalla Dale Marek Red Cross Adolph Shalla Strum Edmondson

Winstop Duzzit Car Service Promises Thorough Grease Jobs

A local shop advertises full service car care with bold claims. The narrator boasts steady lubrication and a guarantee of no missed spots supported by a dollar bounty for overlooked creases. They also endorse Shell X-100 motor oil as a superior choice.

Lee

Prairie Flower Society Honors Doris Benson

The Prairie Flower Missionary society honored Doris Benson with a miscellaneous shower at the church meeting. Guests included Mrs Don Cave Mr Harley Myers Mrs Robert Jones and Mrs William Gammon. The gift table featured yellow and lavender iris and the chapter voted to send a gift of money to the Toulees for use in their work.

The Prairie Flower Missionary Society Doris Benson Don Cave Harley Myers Robert Jones William Gammon Miss Bensey Clarence Jarrard Catherine and Coonie George Cave Jones Earl Booth John Waener Stella Sinder Cox Japan Jerry Longers Maine Totter West Virginia Denheimers Africa Mies Benen Colorado

Wrights Host Presbyterian Young Adult Group Evening

Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Wright of Keota hosted the Presbyterian church Young Adult Group with Mr and Mrs. Robert Coan assisting. Twenty two members and guests from Columbus Junction attended a 620 cooperative dinner. Mr Lewis entertained after dinner with tricks of madre. Next meeting planned at the Longer home on Thursday July 0 with another cooperative dinner.

Wilbur Wright Keota Presbyterian Church Robert Coan Shrum Lewis Columbus Junction Richard Longer Ene

Wheelchair hunter earns life membership in club

Rochester scene features 22 year old Chares Kondrup paralyzed from the waist down who browses the woods for game in a wheelchair. He missed only one deer season day and is celebrated as a crack shot with a life membership in the Cocheco Valley Sportmen's Club.

Rochester N. H. Cup Chares Kondrup Cocheco Valley

Coppock Farmer Replants 70 Acres of Corn

Tom Lowry must replant seventy acres due to rain spoilage and soil moisture concerns. The piece notes local activity, school events, family visits, and community happenings in Coppock and surrounding areas, ending with a remark on the United States now competing with China and Manchuria as a leading soybean producer.

Coppock Tom Lowry Jean Davison Cottonwood Richie Charlie Davison Jean Janice Joyce Donnie Hertig Homer Mann Ralph Mann Eugene Mann Mary Jo Wayland United States China Manchuria

Colvilleville Mayor Acts as Temporary Republican Chair

Obliging Collierville Tennessee mayor John Stamps filled in as temporary chairman at a Republican precinct meeting. He said he was in the town hall when the session began and volunteered to open the meeting. Wayne County prosecutors number 51 handling Detroit criminal cases.

Collierville, Tenn John Stamps Stampa Wayne County Detroit The

Woman bumps man on street apologizes for kisses

A hurried woman bumped a man on a downtown street and apologized saying people will think I am drunk but I just gave some kisses and can hardly see through them. She did not have on glasses.

Atlantic

Driver who looks away for a second drives blind

The Automobile Club of New York warns that taking eyes off the road for just a second leaves a driver blind on the road. At 40 mph the car travels over 6 feet with eyes off the road, 45 mph covers 6 feet, and 5 mph covers 73 feet.

The Automobile Club of New York

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