Social and club news from local households
Mrs Bender hosted a dinner honoring her sister and husband Ken Temple visiting from Little Rock Ark now assigned to a Pacific island. Other guests included the Campbell and Jennings families, the Benders, and Marguerite Snider and daughter from Washington. Mer cy Hospital Iowa City reports Dave Benson in room 346.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bender
Dave Benson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jane McGaffey
Gerald McGaffey
Mercy School of Nursing
Miss McGaffey
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
OES Plans July Picnic at Sunset Park
Twenty five Eastern Star members met at the Masonic Temple led by Mrs Hal Dunham and Ray Carter. They invited Rainbow Girls to join a July 8 picnic at Sunset Park at 6 30 p m with drinks provided and recessed July August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Hal Dunham
Ray Carter
Sunset Park
Joe Bauer
OES
Boone
Edgar Stewart
Clear Creek Crusaders Plan Summer Activities and Trip
The Clear Creek 4-H Crusaders met at Diane Weber's home with President Janice Greiner presiding. Plans for July travel to the Amanas, a July 22 local achievement show, and a $5 vote to send Greiner to the state 4-H conference were announced. Guest Adelena Clark described upcoming events and judged garments. Carolyn Helscher demonstrated pressing aids and Darlene Peiffer spoke on accessories. The next meeting is July 6 with Marilyn Bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek Crusaders
Diane Weber
Janice Greiner
Diane
Marilyn Bambi
Amanas
Adelena Clark
Joseph Weber
Carolyn Helscher
Darlene Peiffer
Girls Softball Starts Next Monday At Lincoln School
The YWCA sponsors a summer Softball program for girls in fourth through eighth grade. The first practice is Monday at 9 a.m. at Lincoln School. Participants pay insurance fees of $1.15 for under 13 and $1.75 for ages 13 to 15. Donna Lant, high school PE instructor, oversees games each Monday Wednesday and Friday for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
YWCA
Donna Lant
Admitted and dismissed patients listed by city
Yesterday admitted Mrs. Faye Makey and today Robert Godwin of Washington in medical. Dismissed yesterday were the Welty twins of Washington and today Howard Applegate, Mrs. Perry Bontrager and daughter from Kalona, Mrs. Melvin Hershberger and son from Keswick, and Mrs. Mabel Bower of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Mackey
Washington
Robert Godwin
Edwin Welty Jr
Howard Applegate
Perry Bontrager
Kalona
Melvin Hershberger
Keswick
Mabel Bower
Social calendar notices for week ahead
Notices list weekly events with times and venues including Wesleyan Service Guild Maiden Brighton CBS Twilight League Masons DCF groups Shirts and Skirts Dudley Crone Descendants Winter Visitors Club Wash-away Tops DAR TIT Chapter Y VFW Auxiliary Walnut Women's Club Booster Club details show reservations by Thursday or Saturday deadlines and rain contingency.
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Brighton
CBS
Masonic Temple
Twilight League
Men’s Stag
Country Club
Masons
Rolland Taylor
VFW
VFW Hall
Walnut Women’s Club
Sunset Park
Glenn Davis
Booster Club
Lloyd Duensing
Pythian Sisters Elect Delegates at West Chester Meeting
Seventeen members met at KP Hall West Chester with Mrs Glenn Ladehoff presiding. Delegates chosen for Grand Temple include Mrs Gerald De Long and Mrs Ivan Hahn. District convention delegates named and an auditing committee formed. A flag day program featured a poem and flag display instructions. September serving committee set including Mrs Ivan Hahn and Mrs Ladehoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
KP Hall
West Chester
Glenn Ladehoff
Grand Temple
Gerald de Long
Ivan Hahn
Dwight Colliver
Howard Moore
Leaders in pinochle marathon at St Joseph's Circle
After the third round of play in the St Josephs Circle summer pinochle marathon the leaders are Mrs Kenneth Pettebaum and Mrs Byron Winans with 3640 points. Close behind are Mrs Alex Gevock and Mrs Mararet Payne at 2210, followed by Mrs Howard Hess and Mrs Kermit Jones at 1850. Elmer Sojka and Mrs Frank Sojka have 1820 while Mrs Charles Finnegan and Mrs Robert Lenninger trail at 1640.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Circle
Kenneth Pettebaum
Byron Winans
Alex Gevock
Mararet Payne
Howard Hess
Kermit Jones
Elmer Sojka
Frank Sojka
Charles Finnegan
Robert Lenninger
Community club meetings and July plans reported
Mrs John Combs hosted 14 Longer Longer Club members two guests and eight children at a Wednesday gathering. New member Mrs Yaro Chmelar joined. Silent auction enjoyed. Entertainment gift went to Mrs George Bartholomew hostess gift to Mrs Clyde Dawson Sr. July meeting with Mrs Dawson. Separately Mrs Elmer Bain entertained 12 Good Will Club members with games and quizzes by Mae Wehr and Ethel Palmer. A thank you note from ill Mrs Mary Horning was read and plans were made for a July picnic with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Combs
John Waters
Clarence Blum
Yaro Chmelar
Elmer Bain
Good Will Club
Mary Horning
New Families Arrive in City Welcomed by Hosts
City hosts greet new residents including Mr and Mrs Marvin Tweeton who moved from Kalona to 806 South Avenue C Washington with three sons and a chiropractor father husband. The Tweetons join local churches clubs and activities. Other newcomers include Mr and Mrs Larry Fulton from Oskaloosa at 415 South Second with two children and Mr and Mrs James Kruse from Columbus Junction at 1506 East Washington with seven children and jobs in construction and retail. Also Mr and Mrs Harry Munson from Ottumwa at 927 South Second joining Immanuel Lutheran Church with hobbies in bowling biking fishing and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Tweeton
Kalona
South Avenue C
Washington
Dr. Tweeton
Tweetons
John
Bill
David
Tweeton
Masons and Kiwanis Club
Eastern Star
Larry Fulton
Oskaloosa
South Second
Todd
Marcy
James Kruse
East Washington
Columbus Junction
Sharon
Terry
Shirley
Linda
Gary
Tim
Dennis
Advance Ross
Catholic Church
Harry Munson
Ottumwa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Fareway
Local Y Teens Attend Iowa Y Teen Conference at Pella
About 250 teen-age girls from across Iowa will join the annual Y Teen Conference at Central College, Pella, June 13 to 19. The Rev. Leonard Williams of Clinton will be main speaker. meetings cover morality, communism, leisure use, and more. Delegates will return knowledge to their clubs for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Messer
Jo Hotle
Jenny Chorpening
YWGA
Iowa
Pella
Central College
Leonard Williams
Bethel A. M. E
Clinton
Williams
St. Mary’s High School
Selma
Ark
Rainbow Girls Picnic Hosts and State Assembly Plans
The Rainbow Girls attended a Wellman picnic Friday night as guests of the Wellman Rainbow Girls. Two Washington girl carloads will attend Grand Assembly of Rainbow in West Des Moines June 14 to 17, with listed Washington representatives and sponsors. A Rainbow picnic honors Mark Saxon’s birthday on July 8. The next Rainbow meeting is scheduled for June 21.
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Rainbow Girls
Wellman
Wellman Rainbow Girls
Washington
Grand Assembly of Rainbow
West Des Moines
Washington Rainbow Girls
Des Moines
Joe Bauer
Hal Dunham
Duane Shalla
Vicki Thomas
Barbara Strum
Judy Dodder
Mary Crone
Bev Davisson
Diane Perdock
Joellen Dodder
Vicki Bauer
Rainbow
Mark Saxon
The
Prairie Flower Hosts Grand Rapids Quartet for Church Event
The Prairie Flower Baptist Church will host a male quartet from Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College and Seminary in Grand Rapids Michigan on Monday June 14. The Rev Clair Sailiers of the faculty will speak. A reception in the church parlors will follow. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Grand Rapids
Clair Sailiers
Four Die in N J Victoria Hotel Fire
A blaze at the Victoria apartment hotel in Plainfield New Jersey killed at least four residents and injured five others. Firefighters from six communities controlled the fire in four hours as neighbors and guests attempted rescues, with one officer hospitalized in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
Plainfield
N.J
UPI
Robert Miller
Integration marches planned in Chicago
Civil rights leaders James Farmer of CORE and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP head to Chicago to pressure Mayor Daley over Benjamin Willis. Hundreds of biracial marchers return to City Hall after police keep the mayor away. The event coincides with a planned welcoming for astronauts McDivitt and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Chicago
City Hall
Benjamin Willis
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
Windy City
Richard Daley
Willis
James McDivitt
Edward White
Dick Gregory
McDivitt
White
Alfred Raby
Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph Locher
Locher
Richard Wagner
Baltimore
City Board of Education
Bogalusa
John McKeithen
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
International bodies seek probe into Dominican executions
The United Nations and the Organization of American States pushed investigations into alleged indiscriminate executions in the Dominican conflict. U N envoy Mayobre heads to Fort Ozama to probe reports rebels killed captured policemen, while the OAS plans an inter American patrol near La Victoria penitentiary to guard the area as experts arrive to review the junta led firing squad claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Victoria Penitentiary
Santo Domingo
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Mayobre
Keiters Attend Factory Open House and Community Events
Zeno Keiters and family visited the Sigourney cheese factory open house then attended St. Marys church dinner in Riverside and toured the Peck home in Cedar Rapids. Other locals visited relatives in Fairfield and Des Moines while health and travel plans were noted for several families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Adam
Fairfield
Helschers
Gerald Helschers
Pauline Helscher
James Bywaters
Georgia
Oklahoma Boy Wins National Spelling Bee Championship
Michael Kerpa Jr., 12, of Tulsa Oklahoma, won the 38th National Spelling Bee defeating Judy Marie Gaurr 12 of Topeka in a 30 minute final by spelling larghetto. He earned 1000 dollars, a trip to the New York World's Fair, and a school trophy for Sts Peter and Paul Tulsa. Judy received 500 dollars with other runners up also awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Oklahoma
Houtonniere
Peripatetic
Eczema
Michael Kerpa
Tulsa
Okla
Scripps- Howard
Topeka, Kan
Judy Marie Gaurr
Michael
Sts. Peter and Paul
Judy Marie
Democrats seek new candidate for New York mayor race
New York City's Democratic machine pivots after Mayor Wagner quits re election bid. The party hunts a contender to challenge Rep John Lindsay while names like Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. surface. Paul Screvane is seen as likely successor and Roosevelt Jr. expresses openness if invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
John V. Lindsay
R-N.y
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Wagner
Susan
Paul R. Screvane
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