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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1957

Page

4

Clover Leaf 4 H Club Plans Cookout and Activities

The June Clover Leaf 4 H Club meeting at the schoolhouse had 15 members answering roll with favorite salads. Committees were formed for Rally day and other events, with members named. A club cookout is set for June 17 at the Linnenkamps home, and demonstrations on salads and relish plates were presented.

Hayden Thomas Allaire Davis Wilma Krantz Allaire Davis Evelyn Linnenkamp Carol Thomas Delores Schaeffer JoAnn McNeill Judy Piper Joyce Smith Evelyn Elaine Linnenkamp Beth Wells Shari Hamil Kathy Fletcher Mary Lowe Sarah Wenger Braden Club John Hubbs Bill Martin Wilbur Schantz Joe Johnston Washington County Hospital Jo Ann McNeill Gwyneth Jones Lake Darling Wilbur Wheeler Cheryl Washington Kansas City Leslie Sharrock Wilbur Raymond McAllister Rural Homemakers Club Ernest Whiting McAllister W. C. Wooley Wolley Saunders Park Mt. Pleasant

Verdi’s Aida Debuts at Suez Canal Opening Festivities

Verdi’s opera Aida was commissioned for the celebration marking the opening of the Suez Canal, highlighting a historic cultural gesture tied to the ceremony.

Verdi Suez Canal

Hi-Ores 4-H Club Reports July 17 Achievement Day Plans

The Hi-Ores 4-H club met with 34 members. Officers and multiple project teams were listed for junior intermediate and senior levels. Demonstrations included jelly canning freezing and meal planning. Local Achievement Day is planned for July 17 at the Ainsworth Methodist Church with committees and judge helpers named.

Diane Edwards Gregg Linda Campbell Rita Kay Murphy Crystal Horak Ellen Knottnerus Diane Alvine Sandra Weber Sara Young Dorothy Wulf Mary Lou Reha Ruth Wulf Beverly Janecek Dorothy Wilson Carla Zieglowsky Eben Thompson Jean Eagle Carma Thompson Linda Gerdes Jarol Eagle Linda Donaldson Janice Wilson Marjorie Wulf Joann Thompson Ainsworth Methodist Church Rosemary Beard Janet Eagle Chantal Merrifield Maxine Eagle Carolyn Martin Carolyn Carson Bonnie Campbell Janet Coon Mickey McGinnis Connie Lewis Patti Gerdes Madellen Pronga Dorothy

Public and closing out sales listed for June dates

June sale dates for St James parish and multiple households. Public auction of old St James school building and contents on West Second Avenue starts 1 00 pm. Closing out sales at East Main and West Main entries with estate owners listed. Weekly livestock sales announced for Wayland Ollie Kalona and Washington venues.

Rose Reed Wayland Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Kalona Washington Livestock Sales Co

John Atkinson to Receive Wayne University Degree

John E. Atkinson of Crawfordsville will receive a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan. A former University of Iowa graduate, he has worked with Detroit Edison as a senior field engineer and resides in Farmington, Michigan.

Crawfordsville John E. Atkinson Wayne University of Detroit Mich John University of Iowa Detroit- Edison Co Atkinsons Farmington Joyce Smith Jeanne Booth Washington Iowa City Melvin Schneider

Housewives Cash In On Contests Across Nation

United Press reports housewives compete for big prizes in events like Pillsbury bake-off with up to 100000 total prize pool and 25000 for the grand prize, Mrs America offers gifts and car, and Singer sewing contest awards 25000 to top seamstress. Many contestants plan to spend winnings on mortgages, education, new coats, and travel.

United Press New York Florida Ellinor Village Ormond Beach Fla Singer Manhattan United States Canada

Want Ad promotes attic items sale for cash

Daily bargain appeal urges readers to place Want Ads in the Journal to sell unwanted items from attics and basements for cash. The notice provides a contact phone OL 3-2191 for placing ads.

Journal Olympia

Fortune Soldiers at 7:00 PM SRO Playhouse

A listing shows events at 7:00 PM with Fortune Soldiers and a 7-20 Gale Storm at the SRO Playhouse plus 8:00 Jackie Gleason and 9:20 Gunsmoke and 10:00 Sheriff Cochise and news at 18:15 Tower Theater and second run theater at 12:00.

Fortune Soldiers Buccaneers SRO Playhouse Jackie Gleason Sheriff Cochise Monte Cristo WMT Capt. Kangaroo Garry Moore Arthur Godfrey Guiding Light As Payott Bob Croab Marshal

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