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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1967
Page
3
The Dear Abby page contains letters about accepting a developmentally disabled child at home, deceitful real estate practices, changing a birth certificate for an out of wedlock child, and a recommendation about a book on homosexuality. Abby’s responses emphasize empathy, honesty, legal considerations, and seeking proper authorities.
Keota hosts Bible School closing week with 104 children across three churches. Mrs. Pat Potter supervised, with Mary Anne Roegner in preschool and Candice Statler, Pam Miller assisting. Teachers include Qwynn Herr and Darline Fagen for kindergarten and primary staff led by Ruth Blattner and Jean Hale. Craft coordinators, directors, and nursery staff are listed along with junior and senior classroom helpers. Joye DeLong hosted the Fortnightly Club meeting with a Zhivago program, set for June 26.
A bill authorizing a $400000 appropriation for the state to buy the Valley Bank Building in Des Moines was sent to Gov. Hughes after the House accepted a conference committee report. The Senate had accepted it previously, with Hughes and the Iowa Executive Council seeking the space for government agencies now in rented offices.
June events in Keota feature a neighborly charivari for Ed and Mrs Ed Rebel Monday night. Visitors from St Louis and local families joined in visiting, meals, and gatherings. Other items note visits, employment, trips, and preparations for upcoming moves and birthdays.
Richard Jewell, 22, of Decatur Illinois, leapt from a third floor window to stop Maureen Warrick's planned Europe trip. He survived, escaping with minor injuries and was hospitalized for evaluation. Warrick departed for London after contacting police at O'Hare Airport.
The Women of the Moose publicity committee will hold a makeup chapter night Thursday with formal enrollment. Members are to wear white dresses. Secret pals will be revealed and new names drawn for the coming year. If anyone cannot attend she should send her present.
Professional directory listing multiple law firms and attorneys with office locations and phone numbers. Included are Louis J Kehoe Jeffry Building. Livingston Day Meeker Bates with Abstract Dept in Office 112 South Ave B. Morrison Morrison and LLC with Edmund D a Jr James E Lloyd at 211 West Washington St. Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion with hours noting closed Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
Approximately 50 members and guests of the Washington High School Class of 1917 gathered at the Captain's Table for the fiftieth reunion. A social hour at 4:30 followed by dinner at 6 featured reports from members and a memorial for fourteen deceased classmates. Several out of town attendees and special guests were listed, along with greetings from absent members and two teachers.
Argentinian law and social sciences professor Jose Antonio Allende of the Catholic University of Cordoba will visit Washington June 21 to 24 as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day. The trip is arranged by the Governmental Affairs Institute for the Office of Inter-American Programs, Department of State. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Allende and Mario A. Montenegro and is interested in how the U.S. political system operates, especially state federal relations. He will arrive in Cedar Rapids at 2 38 p m Wednesday and travel to Washington, then to San Francisco.
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