Local Clubs Hold Summer Meetings and Picnics
Gold en Age Group members met for the final session before fall sewing scrapbooks and sharing birthday cakes with Mrs. Mary Starr and others. Snowball Social Club gathered for ice cream supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Cletus Kaska with guests Frank Pratt and Connie Kaska. Damascus White Shrine held a July picnic plan at Sunset Park and honored April May June birthdays. Gardenl members met at Sunset Park with plans and readings from members including Miss Wilda Barnes and Mrs Leo Sueppel. Y Wives hosted a summer coffee at Mrs Bill Walker’s home with guests and upcoming event details.
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Mary Starr
Vista Mantha
Anna Reller
Bessie Brown
Sadie Bunce
Myrtle Poole
Snowball Social Club
Cletus Kaska
Frank Pratt
Dick Hayes
Connie Kaska
Kaska
Everette Beenblo
Damascus White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Sunset Park
Garden l
Ralph Howell
Otto Sheetz
Fred Stewart
J. Dawson
Wilda Barnes
Carl Crossett
Leo Sueppel
Wives of Washington Y's Men Attend Summer Club Event
Wives of Washington Y's Men were guests at the final summer meeting. A program included humorous reading by Clemma Mosier, songs by Steve Jones with Enid McConnell at piano, a Sterling College choir report by Joyce Brewer, and clarinet pieces by the Wing a boys John Ed and Richard. Teresa Brewer closed with a lively performance. Meetings resume in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ys
YMCA
Bob Brewer
Bob
Clemma Mosier
Steve Jones
Enid McConnell
Joyce Brewer
Teeland
Sterling College
Winga
John
Richard
Bot
Teresa) Brewer
Community Club Calendar Sees Postponements and Meetings
Social calendar items show postponements for the Navajo Club picnic and Homemakers Club ice cream social. Scheduled gatherings include Fleur de Lis Club at 2 pm Mrs. Joe Martin, Women of the Moose at 8 pm Moose hall, West Chester WRC at 2 pm KP hall, Y Mixers at 6 45 pm, and Sunshine Community Club at 7 30 pm at William Wagamon home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleur de Lis Club
Joe Martin
Pansy Hill Club
John Wagner
Powells of Wellman To Observe Anniversary
Mr and Mrs LA Powells of Wellman will hold an open house at their home Friday June 29 in the afternoon and evening. The occasion honors their 45th wedding anniversary. Friends are invited to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA. Powells
Wellman
J.J. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Jane Elizabeth
Moore
Betty Drake
Harry Drake
Washington
Moores
Tommy
Clyde Pratt
LaGrange
Peter Peterson
Mrs Pratt
Chicago
Mr. Pratt
On The Record Admitted Tuesday in Medical Notes
Mrs Myrtle E. Speer of Washington was admitted for medical care. Mrs Sarah Wenger of Crawfordsville was admitted for medical reasons. Karen Deutsch of Brighton was admitted for surgical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle E. Speer
Washington
Sarah Wenger
Crawfordsville
Karen Deutsch
Brighton
Birthday Wishes for Local Residents
Best wishes go to Arnold Everette and Allan Mau rice Thompson the twin brothers Mrs St R Baker Mrs William Putman Ronald Byron Rees T R Poore of West Chester Mrs W E Pearson Harold Milam and Patty Louise Butler as they celebrate birthdays today.
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Arnold Everette
Allan Maurice Thompson
St. R. Baker
William Putman
Ronald Byron Rees
T.R. Poore
West Chester
W.E. Pearson
Harold Milam
Patty Louise Butler
Westminster Family Entertain on Sunday
Westminster residents recount a Sunday gathering at the Griffith and Kiesey homes with neighbors from Washington and Cedar Rapids. The piece mentions Father’s Day visits, a backyard picnic, a homemade ice cream treat, a new painted fence, hens and caponettes, and a mystery involving missing poultry blamed on a four legged varmint.
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VRS
Robert Feeckels
Westminster
Ted Griffith
Dennis
Columbus Junction
Harry D. Dusenbery
Clement Griffith
Lester Laubach
Vern Escher
Charles Simms
Cedar Rapids
Amanas
Paul DeLong
Robert Eckels
Ted Kiesey
Floyd Murdock
Charlies Murdock
Washington
Douglas
Niffenegger
Keith Stewart
Otheis
Mr. Niffenegger
Howard Stewart
Bradley Kiesey
Doug
Ames
Washington County
Community business talks urge preserving local industries
Butler warns towns risk losing industries without adapting to changing manufacturing methods and consumer demand. He cites Maytag and other plants improving labor relations and notes the large sums firms spend to satisfy unions. Washington Chamber plans Recognition Day August 2 at the country club honoring three long serving doctors with a dinner hosted by the medical society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Midwest
Maytag
Nels Westermark
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Country Club
CW McLaughlin
C.A. Boice
W.S. Kyle
Washington County Medical Society
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Westermark
M.L. Smith
Clint Hensel
Funeral services for Ella Sowash held in Sherman’s
Funeral services for Ella Josephine Sowash were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Sherman's Funeral Home with Rev. EF. I. Haney in charge. Mrs. Mike Wheelan was the organist. Pallbearers were Kenneth Cuddeback Charles Schroeder James Van Nostrand John Merle McDowell and John Lowash. Residents of West Chester invited to a reception for the Rev and Mrs. Earl Erb Monday evening in the Methodist Church parlors. A basket supper at 7 p.m. followed by a short program and social hour. Fines: Cecil R. Lamb of Clinton fined $10 and costs for improper passing. Purn Buckworth of Powersville Mo fined $25 and costs for allowing an unauthorized driver and for drinking on a public highway. Earl E. Buckworth of Missouri fined $10 and costs for driving without a chauffeur’s license. All arrests by the Iowa Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowash
Ella Josephine Sowash
Sherman
Haney
Mike Wheelan
Kenneth Cuddeback
Charles Schroeder
James van Nostrand
John and Merle McDowell
John Lowash
West Chester
Earl Erb
Methodist Church
Cecil R. Lamb
Clinton
Court of Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
Purn Buckworth
Powersville
Earl E. Buckworth
Missouri
Iowa Highway Patrol
Penn Engineering School Expands Capacity
The University of Pennsylvania announces it can accommodate 50 percent more engineering students than current enrollment. Cattle fed hay or ranges low in vitamin A may show shipping fever signs when moved to feedlots, caused by vitamin deficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Room For Engineers
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Council Bluffs Keeps City Manager After Historic Vote
In Council Bluffs, residents approve maintaining the city manager form by 6069 to 5568 in the largest turnout to date. The 9637 ballots favored the manager plan, in place since 1949 after a Good Government campaign. Mayor Carleton Woodward Jr praised the turnout and the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Good Government Committee
Joseph Katelman
Katelman
Carleton Woodward Jr
Woman Legislator Gladys Nelson Withdraws From Race
Des Moines reports Rep Gladys Nelson the sole woman in the 1955 Iowa Legislature withdraws as a candidate due to illness in the family. Jasper County convention will select the Republican nominee. Nelson, a Newton housewife and former teacher, served three terms since 1950 and led in the butter spread debate and oleo legalization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gladys Nelson
Newton
Iowa
Nelson
Secretary of State
Jasper County
Amherst College
Ball State Teachers College
League of Women Voters of
Maytag Co
Dulles Cites Unity to Counter Communism Challenge
Secretary of State Dulles warned that while Stalinist control weakened, Moscow may still influence other Communist parties. He urged the free world to stay united and vigorous to prevent Communist victories as Iceland debates foreign troops shift. He noted Iceland's NATO link and the U.S. stake in Nordic security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Iceland
Free World
United States
North Atlantic
Local News Roundup of Visits and Travel Notes
Elizabeth Dawson returned from Rochester after accompanying Anna Dawson who had cataract surgery. Several relatives from Los Angeles and Washington visit family here. Deputies attend Peace Officers Short Course in Iowa City, while KWPC announcer Francis Mangold hospitalizes for back pain. News covers births, travel to Chicago and England, and various family visits across Washington and surrounding towns.
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Elizabeth Dawson
Rochester
Minn
Anna Dawson
Worrall Hospital
Francis Mangold
Washington
Muscatine
KWPC
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Nation Sees Near Record Vehicle Registrations
A near record of 4 197 145 new automobiles trucks and buses were added to national highways last year, lifting total registered vehicles to an all time high of 62 760 395.
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Warren Dare
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Washington Y
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Miss Joy Fairchild
Washington Library
Joy Fairchild
Pharmacists
Powells of
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Wolf’s Flower Shop
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Keith Norton
Velma
Los Angeles
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Ruby Wolfe
Opal Putnam
Robert L. Swift
Ted Crone
State University of
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Jan
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DM Cuddy
AW. Clow
Beth
HA Sjostedt
Ann
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Curt
Boston
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Linda
Nancy
Donnie
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Michigan
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Maxine Lambert
Lincoln
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Moline
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Butte
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Halsey Wakelin
Jefferson
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Altoona
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