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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1961

Page

2

Mrs Picken Hosts Double Deck Club Meeting

Mrs G Picken entertained 11 members of the Double Deck Club Thursday evening with Mrs Ethel Wanerus a guest. After the business meeting pi noci o was played at three tables. High score went to Mrs Wan erus and low to Mrs E S Rudolph. Mrs Oral Mayo won the travel prize. Mrs Earnest Miller assisted with refreshments.

G. Picken Double Deck Club Ethel Wanerus Wanerus ES. Rudolph Oral Mayo Earnest Miller

Mrs Hartman Hosts Loyal Women of Baptist Class

Mrs. Bertha Hartman hosted ten members of the Loyal Women's Class at the Baptist church on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Cy Bush led devotions and Mrs. Will Panzer ran the business meeting. A vote approved funding for the vacation Bible School. Mrs. Howard Messer provided entertainment and Mrs. Elva Allbaugh helped serve. a card was sent to Mrs. Stella Dodd who could not attend.

Bertha Hartman Loyal Women's The Baptist Church Cy Bush Will Panzer Howard Messer Stella Dodd Elva Allbaugh

4-H Club Meeting Hosts Picture Design Talks

Dixie Smith entertained 14 Beeliners 4-H Club members at the Wednesday meeting with two leaders present. Doris Blein spoke on what pictures can do for a room and Ellen Jarrard discussed how to hang a picture and warm and cool colors. Martha Meyers and Marcis Hedberg demonstrated how to sand and prepare to paint. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother.

Dixie Smith Beeliners 4-H Club Doris Blein Ellen Jarrard Martha Meyers Marcis Hedberg

Social Calendar notice column with August wedding

Social calendar lists club events through the week including dances, reunions, socials, circle meetings, a mother daughter luncheon and a large August wedding engagement. Names include Maurice Tines Catherine Elizabeth Mathieu and Michael Gregory Chebuhar with venues at VFW Hall Ma sonic Temple and Sacred Heart Church.

Robert Roberts

Rose Tea Honors New WSCS Members

A Rose Tea for new members of the Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service was held in Fellowship Hall Friday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Keith Vetter welcomed guests with help from Mrs. Paul Shearer and others. About 70 women attended Circle X 1 with Mrs. Richard Paul as leader and hosted the event.

Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service Fellowship Hall Keith Vetter Paul Shearer Davyl Dodder Myrtle Neiswanger Richard Paul Edward Jarrard Raymond Carter Richard Higgins Jack Nelson Paul

VFW Junior Unit Girls Meet at Hall

Six VFW Auxiliary Junior Unit girls met Friday at the VFW Hall for a business meeting. President Barbara Reed conducted the meeting with leader Mrs Francis Reed present. They reported on awards won at the Youth Rally in Des Moines on June 3 and voted to hold the next meeting July 6 at Sunset Park with a wiener roast after.

VFW Barbara Reed Francis Reed Reed Des Moines Sunset Park

Rebekah Lodge Names Several Committees

Rebekah Lodge met Friday night in regular session with Mrs. Keith Williams presiding in the absence of the noble grand. The July refreshments committee includes Eloise Hazen Bernice Sheets Carrie Reinert Ella Miller Marietta Workman Nellie Bishop Marie Wagenknecht Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeck Mr. and Mrs. Oral Mayo Cathleen Godfrey and Dorothy Marston. United Nations dinner committees list kitchen Leona Gardner Carrie Reinert Dorothy Smith Leona Anderson and dining room Blanche Harvey Lisa Brock Ann Brock Ruth Williams. Auditing committee appointed was Mrs. Keith Williams Mrs. Harold Anderson and Mrs. Elwin Gardner. Attendance was small and voting on the district deputy president postponed to next meeting. Twenty-seven past noble grands attended last meeting night and were entertained. Mrs. Kephartz chaired the committee. Earle Libe and Myral Smith showed travel slides. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. John Beenblossom and committee. Meetings convene at 8 p.m. CDT.

Zimri Rebekah Lodge Keith Williams Eloise Hazen Bernice Sheets Carrie Reinert Ella Miller Marietta Workman Nellie Bishop Marie Wagenknecht Ralph Zeck Oral Mayo Cathleen Godfrey Dorothy Marston United Nations Leona Gardner Dorothy Smith Leona Anderson Blanche Harvey Lisa Brock Ann Brock Ruth Williams Harold Anderson Elwin Gardner Noble Kephartz Earle Libe Myral Smith John Beenblossom

County News Briefs and Local Notes

Social Security office in Burlington open 8 30 to 4 30 Monday through Friday A representative will be in Washington Wednesday June 21 from 9 to 10 am at the post office Two marriage licenses issued at the courthouse Merlin Lee Crawford and Margaret Ann Stout both of Washington Eugene Alvin Olson and Lois Anne Engle both of Davenport Police investigate break in and theft from Waco Drive In Theater manager Clarence Locke found the break in Friday after noon Michigan meeting William Perdock and son Ronnie flew home from a Lansing conference of Oldsmobile dealers group where Perdock represents the Omaha zone for the dealer network.

Burlington Washington Court House Merlin Lee Crawford Margaret Ann Stout Eugene Alvin Olson Lois Anne Engle Davenport Waco Clarence Locke Michigan William Perdock Ronnie Lansing Mich Perdock National Oldsmobile Omaha

Washington Community News Roundup of Visits and Moves

Local residents report travel and visits from Decatur Rock Island Cedar Falls and Des Moines. Notable moves include Dr Fred Miller leaving Waterloo to lead the Methodist district and families relocating to Cedar Falls Dallas and Los Angeles. Also updates on Vets Hospital plans and Y Teen conference participation.

Fred E. Miller Waterloo West 27Th Street Cedar Falls Miller Millers Cedar River F. C. Witzigman

First Presbyterian UPW Circles Meet

United Presbyterian Women circles of the First Presbyterian Church met Friday afternoon to study Not as the World Gives from the Gospel of John. The group planned no meetings until September with hostesses hosting Circle II and Circle III providing refreshments and devotions.

First Presbyterian United Presbyterian Charles Bartholow First Presbyterian Circle II Maurice Libe Tom Gerdes John Martin

Sandra Pettavino Bridal Shower Honoree

Miss Sandra Pettavino was honored at a mixed bridal shower Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. DeLane Craig. Small kitchen utensils served as prizes and were given to the honoree with other gifts. The gift table featured mint green and white decorations and a mint and white arch with a bell. Mrs. Charles Dawson assisted with refreshments. Pettavino will marry Wayne Robinson on June 24.

Sandra Pettavino DeLane Craig Charles Dawson Miss Pettavino Wayne Robinson

Jay Sellers Insurance Agency Ad

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Sellers Insurance Agency

Freedom Riders Arrests and Support Becomes Nationwide

Freedom riders faced arrests in Ocala Jackson and St. Petersburg amid scuffles and denounced as constitutional violations by legal advocates. Nelson Rockefeller praised Martin Luther King Jr at an Albany rally while Florida officials defended police actions during a two day NAACP sponsored Florida tour with minimal incidents.

Rockefeller New York Nelson Rockefeller Albany Martin Luther King Jr Mahandas K Gandhi King Atlanta Gandhi Wyatt Tee Walker Robert F. Kennedy White Rockefeller Farris Bryant Florida Bryant Freedom Riders NAACP

Kaufman Released From University Hospitals

Ronald Kaufman was discharged from University Hospitals Town City on Friday after a month long illness. Mr and Mrs Merritt McDaniel and family and Miss Alice McDaniel plan a Sunday visit to Oskaloosa to see Mr and Mrs Rex Benz and family and Mr and Mrs Howard Gregory and family.

Ronald Kaufman University Hospitals Town City Merritt McDaniel Alice McDaniel Oskaloosa Rex Benz Howard Gregory

John Haygreen Earns Ph D Degree from Michigan State

John Haygreen son of Mr and Mrs Glen Haygreen of Centerville received his Ph D from Michigan State University on June 11 in forest products mechanical engineering and mathematical statistics He was promoted to assistant professor in the Forest Products department at Michigan State The Haygreen family previously lived in Washington and he graduated from Pekin High School and Iowa State University The parents own a wallpaper and paint store in Centerville and he managed the McLellan Store here for years

John Haygreen Glen Haygreen Centerville Michigan State University Haygreen Michigan State Havgreen Washington John Pekin, HS Iowa State University McLellan

Sunday School Teacher Drowns at Marshalltown

In Marshalltown Iowa Sunday School teacher Mrs Everett Bryngelson aged 48 drowned after slipping in the Iowa River at Riverview Park during a class picnic Four 11 and 12 year old girls bravely attempted to rescue her lifeguards saved the girls then pulled Bryngelson to shore RESUSCITATION failed and she died about 45 minutes later The four girls were treated for shock and two were kept overnight for observation

Marshalltown UPI Everett Bryngelson First Baptist Church Iowa Riverview Park Bryngelson Evangelical Hospital Pamela Neimants Mariie Mains Linda Larson Denise Quick

Congo Troops Held For Poison Attempt

Forty Congolese soldiers were arrested for allegedly plotting to poison Maj. Gen Joseph Mobutu. They were detained at security headquarters in Leopoldville after a round up of suspects, with Mobutu claiming the plot aimed to show the army’s lack of discipline. The investigation and a planned June 2 checkpoint were noted by Mobutu and the interior minister.

Leopoldville the Congo UPI Joseph Mobutu Tions Mobutu Mobuutu Army Cyrille Adula Africa

On The Record Hospital Admitted And Dismissed

Admitted Friday Palmer Hedrick surgical Donald Bishop Jr Rubio medical Frank McCelland Brighton medical Births Friday Mr and Mrs G W Struthers Keota a son Dismissed Today Miss Myrtie Kelley Washington Mrs Ever Ross Washington Lindle Bitting Crawfordsville Howard McBride Washington

Friday Palmer Hedges Hedrick Donald Bishop Jr Rubio Frank McCelland Brighton G.W Struthers Keota Myrtie Kelley Washington Ever Ross Lindle Bitting Crawfordsville Howard McBride

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Arnold Yoder Sharon Kay Chris Widmer Paul Widmer Widmer Yoder Oskaloosa High School Parsons College Phi Sigma Epsilon Mrs. Picken Double Deck Mrs. Hartman Henry B. Bailey West Main St Louis J. Kehoe Jeffrey Bldg Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer East Livingston, Day & Meeker Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates George F. Morrison Gifford Morrison Ira Morrison South Marion Ave John C. Owen West Washington South Side Square P. L. Etter Osteopathic John W. Lemmon Lemmon Jewelry R. Q. Eastland Iron Journal Maurice Tines Baptist Friendly Church Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Harmony Club Francis McConnell Helen Jackson E. E. Ward St. James West Chester Methodist Church WRC Farm Bureau Building Robert A. Mathieu Eagle Grove Catherine Elizabeth Michael Gregory Chebuhar Albert Chebuhar Miss Mathieu Chebuhar Ames Mathieu Sacred Heart Church WSCS CAMEO Duro Carson Rebekah Lodge Howard Benn Wolf's Wolf's Flower Shop Elmer Flowers South 9Th Decatur Ill Arizona Donna McClure Don McClure Dean Schumacher Rock Island Mrs. Schumacher McClure Donna A.W. Hinderman Hawkeye Girls’ State Hindermans R. Jones Robert Allen McCoy Julia Hinderman Texas Pat McClure Iowa State Teachers’ College Phil McClure Pat Ann Tener Riverside John M. Hickman Carolyn Crawford New Orleans Peru Hickman Social Science Research Council Cornell University Donna Batterson Joan Schumacher Sara Knupp Pella Haddon James Lake Forest Red Cross Ivan Norton Keith Norton Nortons Calif Charles Lebsack Michael Leann Loveland Colo Harley Davidson Lebsack Karen Davidson Davidson Presbyterian Life Eugene Breitenbach George Breitenbach Ralph Jauer Immanuel Presbyterian Church Los Angeles California City Mike Chebuhar A.L. Chebuhar Arthur Anderson Company Chicago Northwestern University Aletha Engle T. M. Mast Dallas Tex Veterans’ Hospital Wayne Goodnight Greg Bartlett, Tex Elmer Hays University Hospital Iowa City Eileen Jeffrey West 315 Anna Richard Clysta Ann Richard Richard Alvin Graber Wilbert Graber Evelyn Graber First Presbyterian UPW Carrie Davis Harve Wilson Emma Waggoner J.E. Letts John Lemmon John Witthoft Harvey Davis Jay Sellers Ocala Robert D. Bierl St. Petersburg Jackson Miss Sidney Mize Gulfport Congo Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Olympic Glenn Arlington, Va Annie David Carolyn New Concord Cape Canaveral Fla John H. Glenn Alan Shepard Outer Space Shepard Shepard Couych
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