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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1957

Page

5

Richard McNeill Receives New Service Address

Dick McNeill has a new address as Pvt. Richard L. McNeill Ra 17485058 USASA Alaska APO 949 Seattle Washington. He sailed from Seattle and will reach Anchorage in four days. News notes cover family visits, alumni events, church concert, and local social updates from Crawfordsville.

Marian Waters Crawfordsville Dick McNeill Richard L. McNeill USASA Alaska APO Seattle Wash Anchorage Howard Stewart Wenatchee Bill Lynn Nancy Vosburg Grinnell J. G. Love Keith Vosburgs Homer Bill Sheffield Ill Blake Spencer R. A. Zickefoose Ivor Davis Amanas Cedar Rapids B. Martin Martins Bruce Hanna Connie Sharon Betty David Hinton Waterloo Allen Conrad Conrads Glenn Owens Winfield Hanna Federated Presbyterian Church Watchmens Quartet Sam Canott E. C. Williams John Marcie Haven Thomas Kenneth Raymond McAllister Tommy Christine Donald Martha Lynn Canott W. J. Fowler New Methodist Crayfordsville R. J. Schiicher Cedar Falls Robert Mayberry Omaha W.L McGinnis Ainsworth Mayberry Chicago Philip Cornell William Davison Sandra Kathleen Rial Carlson Max and Jerry Martyn Larson Gina Gowie

Carpets Among Last Home Purchases at Market

Homeowners buy carpets late in furnishing, a dealer says as floor covering makers see demand shift toward hard surfaces in new homes. Vinyls and tiles gain on slab floors, while carpets remain popular for warmth once rooms are finished.

Herbert Glaruli United Press Chicago

Keys as aid to recovery in mental hospitals

Dr. Aaron Mason, director at Brockton VA Hospital, reports that giving patients keys to rooms and cabinets fosters responsibility and improves some patients. He notes a trend toward open hospitals with fewer locks, though most facilities remain largely secured.

Delos Smith United Press New York Aaron S. Mason Mason VA Hospital Brockton Mass Veterans Administration Hospital

Fires blamed on man in about sixty percent of U S blazes

The National Fire Protection Association says man causes about 60 percent of the roughly 145000 forest fires annually in the United States with lightning accounting for the rest.

Boston United States The National Fire Protection Association

Television Schedule Fragments From Iowa Listings

A fragmented Dateline Iowa TV schedule lists programs and times across stations including NBC and KTVO with shows such as Arthur Godfrey Navy Log Sky King Captain Kangaroo Bachelor, and news weather segments. It preserves station names and half-remembered titles amid garbled OCR.

Jimmy Dean Capt Kangaroo Garry Moore Arthur Godfrey Guiding Light CBS News Miss Brooks Lieb Crosby America WHBF Jimmy Jean CBR Bob Crosby

Iris Neoma Miller Weds Paul Paige in Chicago

Iris Neoma Miller, daughter of Mrs Hulda Miller, married Paul Paige in Chicago on Saturday June 15. The couple plans a Wisconsin trip and will visit Iown soon. Mrs Paige worked with the National 4 H committee in Chicago. Mr Paige works for Kraft Foods.

Iris Neoma Miller Chicago Martha E. Anderson Olds Hulda Miller Iris Neoma Paul Paige Wisconsin Iown Paige Kraft Foods Company Malcolm Mason Winfield Memorial Hospital Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mason Virginia Widmer Olds School Iowa Wesleyan College Elva Anderson Margaret Sandeen Carol Sandburg Vern Rodgers LPF

Fellowship attendees at Grinnell conference listed

The Olds Congregational church fellowship attended a Grinnell conference last week with members Julie Molander Ann Miller Beverly Brown Esther Ahisca ger Robert Metzger Max Cannon and Richie Rew. Mamie and Ruth Olson moved to an apartment in Mt Pleasant.

Olds Congregational Church Grinnell Julie Molander Ann Miller Beverly Brown Esther Ahiscager Robert Metzger Max Cannon Richie Rew Mamie Ruth Olson Mt Pleasant

Keota Family Visits Cedar Rapids and 4-H Meeting

Mr and Mrs Isaac Sprague Beverly and Diana traveled to Cedar Rapids Sunday to visit Gene Balcom and Beverly saw her former college friend Mrs Sharon Havlick. The Lucky Lassie 4-H club met Shurill Malley’s home with a health talk and relish dish demo. Linda Davis reported on Ames 4-H. Mr and Mrs Boyd Sanders hosted a Pinochle gathering with Cyril Osweiler and Clarence Wade tying for high.

Boyd Sanders Keota Isaac Sprague Beverly Diana Cedar Rapids Gene Balcom Tommy Sprague Sharon Havlick Irvin Haberman L. V. Clarahan Shurill Malley Joanne Bollinger Linda Davis Ames Boyd Sanders Cyril Osweiler

Geneseo Visits and Weekend Travels Noted

A sequence of weekend visits and family gatherings is recorded. Geneseo residents traveled to Marion to see the Fred Wade family and to Eldon for horse races. Others visited St. James Church in Washington for a wedding and joined relatives in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, South Bend, and Mankato.

Geneseo Grace Wade Marion Fred Wade Lloyd Williams Eldon John Kock Times-Shettler St. James Washington Keith Wells Billie Susie Nancy Cedar Rapids Carlsp Clinton Donald Fisher Fisher L. E. Murphy Cedar Falls Robert Murphy Stevie Waterloo Leroy Hotle Homer Dressler Mary Lou St. Louis Raymond Swartzwelter Donald Allen Sioux City Lulu McCarty Frank Johnson Kate Leiteh

Richland Families Visit Kansas Airman

Richland residents hosted Airman Third Class Raymond Miller’s family from Topeka and his wife’s relatives from Colorado and Richland. The Miller discharge is planned for July. a musical program by Donald Gibbs and wife Elsie Snowbarger Gibbs was held at Friends church. Gibbs is a Kansas evangelistic singer who had been blind since childhood.

Richland Roy Downey Airman Raymond Miller Topeka Kansas Lamont Art Downey Clyde Bowden Colorado Friends Church Gibbs Elsie Snowbarger Sylvia, Kansas Anna Cox Kansas City

Best Idea For Finding Customers Classified Ad Offer

An advertising pitch promotes listing services in the Evening Journal Business Services column. For $4.20 per month, names and services appear in every issue and reach over 4,000 homes daily. Contact Olympia 3-2191 or speak with Dorothy Marston.

Evening Journal The Journal Olympia Dorothy Marston

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