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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
3
Two American women appeared on Dean Bridge wearing prominent Bloomer outfits, drawing surprise and attention. The elder wore a ruby mantle concealing a shorter matching garment, the younger a lighter version. Unclear if this was trial or regular attire, noted by the Scottish Press and reprinted in the Illustrated London News.
At the U P Home Variet night Mrs Kerr discussed senior citizen aids led by Dr Kerr and church actions on aging standards. The piece lists many local visitors and relatives stopping by homes, cottages, and trailers, plus travel plans of Dr Galloway and assorted weekend activities.
Eight PleasAnt Hill CWF members met at the church with Mrs Ethel Swift leading devotions and the business session. The 75th Iowa State PEO Convention report was given from Cedar Falls. Other church groups held lessons, circles, and a meeting at the Grace Hill Ladies Aid. A vote to discontinue greeting card sales except Christmas cards was passed. A $15 donation to the Alaska Moravian Children's Home was approved. Next meeting is July 12 at the community building.
Marilyn Sklar, a brunette designer behind Patricia Fair’s Seventh Avenue line, helps set what hundreds of millions in U.S. fashion dollars are spent on. She stresses American, not European, design and notes she creates about four good designs weekly after a decade in the industry.
A batch of property deeds and transfers is recorded, naming Joyce Lorraine McGraw Ford Raymond Hazel Red Engle and others for vehicles and lots. It lists transactions: Gerald A. Armbruster to Washington County lot 4 NE of SEC, 777. William B. Perdock to David J. Horsey lot 5. Chester A. Miller to Kenneth J. King etc. Includes Ernest E. Green to M. John Owen, Alma FE Walker to Max Weeks, Roger C. Miller to Donald L. Miller, James W. Conrad to West half lot 6 and all of lot 7 in Snider Allen's Kalona additions.
Letters from former exchange students recount a year in Washington as host families recall joys and challenges. Inge Flagmann from Germany. Anne Courtney from England. Pio Barone Lumaga from Italy. Lars Solberg from Sweden. Yoshihisa Kanda from Japan. and Xinia Solano from Costa Rica share experiences, schooling, work, and the impact of their year abroad.
June 10 Saturday evening guests at the R L Knottnerus home included Mr and Mrs Robert Tinnes and daughter Barbara of Omaha Neb Mr and Mrs Milo Tinnes of Webster Mr and Mrs Ronnie Tinnes and son Gregrey of North Liberty Mr and Mrs Gary Knottnerus and Mr and Mrs Joe Kaufman and children Cheryl and Jeffery Mrs Richard Havel called at the Knottnerus home Tuesday evening Mrs Knottnerus visited Emma Shaw at Washington hospital and other neighbors dropped by from Friday to Thursday. A tip about vanilla repelling mosquitos was shared and noted as working during strawberry picking. Additional notes describe Emma Shaw recovering from a knee injury and hospital stays. A rainstorm brought four inches of moisture aiding local crops. Georgia noted as the Confederacy's breadbasket in Civil War history.
The 32nd Wyman Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night, June 10, in the Wyman gymnasium with about 70 alumni and guests. Mrs. Mary Dunn Evans, vice president, opened the meeting as Silas Finde Jr., president, led reports by Secretary Phyllis Lantz Sommers, Treasurer Roger Davis, and Historian Wanda Hall Graber. The event featured a ham dinner, purple and gold decor, and musical entertainment by the String Alongs from Mt. Pleasant. Attendees included members of the 25 year class of 1942 and distant guests from Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and Iowa.
Shirley J. Tinnes of Washington has joined the American Institute of Business in Des Moines to study junior secretarial courses. Steven L. Mast of Wayland will be a student assistant to Dr. John R. Kapp at Iowa Wesleyan College for a five week Contemporary Western Europe summer class abroad.
Mrs. Alvin Allen enters Mercy Hospital for observation and patient in room 419. Cindy Jones will graduate in Minneapolis and visit before starting at Minneapolis General Hospital. Des Moines native Mrs. C. E. Story visits sister Mrs. Carl Guther as Blanchards return from Europe. Carl Guther receives therapy in Iowa City. Family news includes travels to Lake of the Ozarks, Lincoln Nebraska, and Missouri. Peg Henry receives Iowa City business school honor and begins hospital systems work. Wayne Emry of Ft. Collins visits Peg Henry. other relatives also noted.
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