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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1963

Page

2

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Sunset Park

A pre anniversary gathering in Sunset Park honors two sisters who married 50 years ago. On September 17 this year John Jarvis and Kathryn Morton wed in 1913, Curtis Whitney and Valie Morton wed the same day. Four decades later, numerous relatives from Washington to New Canaan joined the celebration yesterday.

Sunset Park John Jarvis Kathryn Morton Curtis Whitney Valie Morton Ft. Madison Washington Carl Harold James Robert Harold Jarvis Yale Marianne Carl Jarvis Lane Noel Brighton Robert Whitney Jim Bill New Canaan Conn Nephi Porter McMinnville Ore Orva Morton Fairfield Duane Krotz Debbie J. R Whitney Mrs. Jarvis Journal Bob Elliott

Double Celebration Donates Root Beer for Guests

Robert Whitney presented a poem titled The Ages of Gold to each honored couple while James Whitney of Richardson Texas could not attend the event and guests received donated root beer as part of the celebration.

Robert Whitney Ook James Whitney Richardson Texas

Community Club and Snowball Club Activities Update

The St James A CYO met Wednesday evening at St James Catholic Church basement with Ruth Ann Earnest Crystal Horak and Nancy Waters handling refreshments. Hay ride dance and supper planned for July 7 at Virgil Lintz home starting 6 30 PM.

CYO St. James Catholic Ruth Ann Earnest Crystal Horak Nancy Waters Bob Lintz Jim Wilson Virgil Lintz

Ed Nardy to Chicago with his sons for four days

Local note says Ed Nardy takes sons Dennis and Doug to Chicago for four days leaving tomorrow morning. They plan a ball game and a visit to the aquarium along with other sightseeing in the city.

Ed Nardy Dennis Doug Chicago Acquarium

Hotles Celebrate Golden Anniversary With Family Gathering

A large group of friends and relatives gathered Sunday June 23 to honor Mr and Mrs W H Hotle on their 50th wedding anniversary. The event at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Tom Walker featured a decorated tea table and a guest book run by granddaughters. Attending were ten children and numerous relatives from Missouri Iowa Hawaii and Colorado with guests from Independence Keota Ainsworth Crawfordsville New York City Rock Island and Moline.

Snowball Club Dale Bowen Elu R.E. Davis Jan Hotle Don Fickel Glen Knupp Charles Hawkins Cletus Kaska Sunset Park Cloyce Tinnes Steve Whisler Claudia Tinnes Washington, D.C Claudia W. H. Hotle Tom Walker Virgil True Hawai Stanley Hotle Keith Hole Eugene Hotle Marion Howard Leacox Cedar Rapids Bill Hotle Lees Summitt Missouri Jim Hotle Washington Towyn Davies Erving Lenz Beverly Kenneth Patterson Keith Hotle Paul Hotle Carl Hazel) Crawford Denver Colorado Vernon Virginia) Cavan Savannah Virgil Ruth) True Wainea Kauai Hawaii Max Norma) Huston Winfield Tom Dorothy) Walker Bob Kate) Ross Independence Keota Ainsworth Crawfordsville New York City N. Y Rock Island Moline Illinois

Fire Alarm Sparks Big Crowd At Washington Incident

Washington fire crews answered a call shortly after 10 on Thursday night to a compressed air auto body explosion. Little damage occurred while a large crowd of onlookers gathered. In county jail, a preliminary hearing for two Washington youths charged with robbery was rescheduled to 2 pm, with Dan Cookes and Dudley Greiner held on $5,000 bonds after multiple postponements.

Washington Dan Cookes Dudley Greiner

Social Calendar of Community Gatherings This Week

Notices foretell a busy week with events at Sunset Park and local halls. Baptist Women and CWF Genera Meetings, Odd Fellows picnic, Summit School picnic, Washington Saddle Club, DUV tent gathering, Shiloh Sunshine Sisters, White Way Club, all at Sunset Park or nearby venues, with bring foods and desserts as noted.

Baptist Women's Missionary Society CWF Executive Board Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Sunset Park Pavilion Washington Saddle Club Fairgrounds Pheebe Allen Sunset Park Shiloh Sunshine Sisters David Chant White Way Club

Local visitors call on Paulkners in Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Paulkner of Muscatine and granddaughter Onnie Sue Falkner of Maquoketa visited Washington on Tuesday afternoon to call on Mrs. Clara Paulkner. They also called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hasty.

Alfred Paulkner Muscatine Onnie Sue Falkner Maquoketa Washington Clara Paulkner Raymond Hasty Price Roberts Randy Jim Logan Washington, D.C 91St General Hospital Association Virginia Kentucky

LBC Club Hosts Ten Members For Thursday Meeting

Mrs William Berger welcomed ten LBC members to Thursday afternoon meeting with Vice president Mrs Lloyd Walker presiding. Roll call cited A Quick Meal. Hostess duties by Mrs Walker. refreshments served. Mrs Walter Nicholson to host next meeting July 25.

William Berger LBC Cld Lloyd Walker Walter Nicholson

Community Events and Visiting Guests Highlight U P Home Week

On Tuesday evening Mrs. Homer Lowry led piano pupils in a recital at the U P Home followed by solo selections. A July 4 7 PM lawn gathering on the east grounds offers the patriot pageant Let Freedom Ring directed by Mrs. Kerr. Dr Charles McClung will preach at Marion Avenue Church with his family visiting. Local notables and visitors include Dr Kerr Rev John Baird, Dr Dales Bu Maryville, and Mrs Clara A. Benne memorial, with multiple family visits noted.

Homer Lowry Kerr Charles McClung Philadelphia Beavers Womens College Elizabeth McClung Marion Avenue

Kennedy Aims to Stabilize U.S. Defense Spending

Washington reports the Kennedy administration plans to level off military outlays for fiscal 1965 beginning July 1. Reductions could include 60,000 troops, fewer overseas deployments, Navy fleet cuts, quicker retirement of older bombers, and a big cut in fissionable material production. Pentagon officials deny specifics while experts warn of protests from armed forces over tightened funding.

Washington UPI Kennedy Eisenner U.S Navy Atomic Energy Commission Pentagon George H. Mahon D-Tex House ‘Subcommittee Aong Defense Robert S. McNamara

Photographs Describe Sub Sailor Slippers in Thresher Search

Navy released images from the Trieste bathyscap that show a plastic slipper worn by nuclear submarine crewmen in a reactor compartment. The yellow slip says SSN and is kept in a decontamination bag after use. The photos were taken at 8,400 feet in a 60 by 20 foot area near the Thresher’s last reported position as Soviet ships loomed nearby.

Fort Snelling Navy Trieste Atlantic Bathyseaph Trieste Hursday Soviet Union Frank A. Andrews

Just Us Club Picnic At Sunset Park Attended By Eleven Members

The Just Us Club held a Wednesday noon picnic in Sunset Park with 11 members and guests including Mrs. William Putman Mrs. William Berger Mrs. Ralph Martin Mrs. Helen Heilman Mrs. Wilbur Schantz Mrs. Leo Sueppel Mrs. Lillian Rosenberger and Mrs. C G Pick. Bingo followed by a social hour.

Just US Just Us Club Sunset Park William Putman William Berger Ralph Martin Helen Heilman Wilbur_ Schantz Leo Sueppel Lillian Rosenberger C.G. Pick

Khrushchev Flies to Berlin to Match Kennedy Visit

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin to attend Ulbricht’s birthday celebrations and possible Red bloc talks. He condemned Kennedy’s West Berlin trip and praised East German leaders while police and crowds filled the streets for the show of Communist bloc unity.

Berlin UPI Nikita Khrushchev Kennedy East Berlin Schoenefeld Walter Ulbricht Ulbricht West Berlin Khrushenev Khrushchev Moscow Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Hungary

FitzSimmons Named Grand Scribe Amid Iowa Encampment Notes

A. I. FitzSimmons named Grand Scribe of the Grand Encampment of Iowa after reelection. Mrs. Boyd Sande from Keota reports visits among local families including LaRue Conk in Washington and Bettendorf guests with the Sheets and Gordon households. Additional events include Iowa City voting counts by A. J. FitzSimmons and Elizabeth Leitsinger, and social gatherings at Skaloos and neighbors’ homes.

Boyd Sande Keota LaRue Conk Dale Sheets Washington Bud Gordon Bettendorf Sheets A. J. FitzSimmons Elizabeth Leitsinger Iowa City State of Iowa FitzSimmons Skaloos Richard Faulhabers Joe Koval Joseph and John Pittsburgh Irene Flander Sddyville Lula Helscher Nick Bermel Petie Hahn Mary Hahn Mary Charleton Franke Weber

Five Hands Bid in Bridge Thinks Through Slams and No Trumps

The article presents five bridge hands with bidding decisions after a reverse by North. Three notrump, three clubs, three diamonds, four diamonds, and four no trump are analyzed, focusing on slam possibilities and communication with North. It discusses how to proceed given heart and diamond lengths, aiming for grand or small slams and Blackwood-style inquiry.

Dee Kite North King Taving Hamonds Hearts a_ sian Blackwood Wea Syndicate, Inc

Weekend visits and assignments across families and cities

Numerous families plan weekend visits and travel arrangements. Mr and Mrs Bill Hammer and Mr and Mrs Jack Rees of Ma children prepare to leave for Fuller and Calif assignments while others visit relatives in Denver Chicago Racine and Burlington. Burten Kent receives care in Iowa City Veteran's Hospital and Osincup Drug Store staff attend a Clairol Haircoloring School in Burlington.

Bill Hammer Jack Rees Machildren Priscilla Eric Mark Drid Fuller W. J. Shannon Rees Calif Hammer New York Fe Insurance Company Santa Anna Hammers Prin Baird Letha Peters Harriet Green Osincup Drug Store Clairol McKesson and Robbins Company Burlington

On The Record Hospital Admits and Births Summary

Yesterday Lester Kaufman in Washington admitted. Mrs James Wood at Ainsworth surgical. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Marlin Peiffer of Washington welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs Melvin Popejoy of Wa and welcomed a daughter. Today Mr and Mrs Wesley Nidmer of Washington welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Eugene Zehr of Keota welcomed a daughter.

James Loyd Des Moines Bar Association Lester Kaufman Washington James Wood Ainsworth Marlin Peiffer Melvin Popejoy Wesley Nidmer Eugene Zehr Keota

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