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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1956

Page

2

Reunion of Bauer clan at Sunset Park picnic

Thirty seven descendants of the late Mr and Mrs J C Bauer gathered at Sunset Park for a family reunion. Attendees included Ralph Bauer and family from Washington, Demartini family from Albany New York, Carney family from Minneapolis and many others from Keota Washington Downers Grove West Chester San Mateo and nearby towns. The gathering marked the first time all cousins met since school days.

J.C Bauer Sunset Park Ralph Bauer Washington Robert Demartini Nancy David Regina Albany N.Y Dene Carney Carol and Kimberly Minneapolis Minn Claude Holmes Keota Carl Voorhees Dale Voorhees Van Kristin Gretchen Roy Bret Don Voorhees Cindy Gregory Downers Grove Ill Martin Hanzlik Matthew Mark San Mateo Calif Roy Bauer Joe Bauer Bobby Vicky Judy Jane West Chester

St Rita’s Circle holds potluck dinner at Paul Horak Cabin

Thirteen members gathered Thursday evening at the Paul Horak Cabin on Lake Odessa for a charcoal browsed hamburger supper. Father Rob Kinnavey attended as a guest and Mrs. Dick Ross led a brief meeting during which the ice cream social planned for July 22 was discussed.

St. Rita's Paul Horak Lake Odessa Rob Kinnavey Dick Ross

De Molay Initiation at Masonic Temple and Club Meeting

Notices announce a 7 pm DeMolay initiation at the Masonic Temple with past DeMolays and Master Masons invited. Also listed is a Tuesday Go and Let Go Club event at 6 30 p m with details in the public calendar.

Masonic Temple

Doris Cummings Weds Thomas Woodruff in Junction Church

Doris Cummings of Columbus Junction wed Thomas A. Woodruff of Iowa City Friday evening June 29 in United Presbyterian Church Columbus Junction. Rev. Edwin D. Emmet officiated as guests from Iowa City Muscatine Mediapolis and Morning Sun attended. The couple will live in Iowa City after July 1.

Doris Cummings Thomas Woodruff Junction Church Columbus Junction Thomas A. Woodruff Iowa City United Presbyterian Church Glen Cummings Rex Woodruff Wapello Edwin D. Emmet Donna Hughes Margy Owens Peter Ball Joan McCreedy Packwood Pat Moos Muscatine Donna Crawford Washington Shirley Woodruff Phyllis Vickrey Danville Mary Pagemiller Morning Sun Monmouth College Iowa Wesleyan College Mediapolis State University of Iowa

Sunset Park Picnic Postponed by Linger Longer Club

Family picnic at Sunset Park has been postponed to next Wednesday. The Independent Club event will be held in the evening at Joe Wolfe's home with rolls and drinks provided by the Kolah Club. The gathering starts at 6 30 p.m. after sunset.

Third County Club EK. E. Stutsman Carl Paetz Russell Bannister Kenneth Cherryvholmes Margery Cherryholmes Orrin Johnson Ira Coon Lawrence Wilson Sunset Park Joe Wolfe Kolah Club

Gossip Fires Warned By Two Boys Near Cincinnati

An editorial notes two youths started a small blaze near a large Cincinnati building. They believed they could control it but failed. The fire caused losses beyond what they could earn in a lifetime and serves as a warning against spreading gossip and suspicions.

Cincinnati

Punishment Then and Now Aimed at Johnny and Society

A reflective piece compares past harsh school discipline with present views on corporal punishment. It recalls brutal methods, notes shifts toward milder discipline, and argues that measured correction may still serve civic character while condemning humanity’s past cruelties.

Convicts Recaptured After Iowa Prison Break Near Beardstown

Two Iowa State Prison inmates Hil Themen Wilford A Miller and Oliver Willams escaped Thursday from the power house and were captured near Beardstown Illinois. They had little time left on five year lar ceny terms and faced escape charges up to five years.

Fort Madison Iowa Iowa State Beardstown Hil Ilinois Helen Daley Virginia Ramsey Burlington Ramsey

Parallel ties mark shared births for two Iowa friends

Mrs Leonard R. Partridge and Mrs Richard Crews, once school friends, both married in 1953. They welcomed daughters on July 6, 1954, and again on May 6, 1956, at Skiff Hospital.

Poznan Revolt Flares As Communists Crack Down

Reports from Poznan describe tanks and fighter planes as clashes with resistance fighters continued. Officials say a harsh crackdown followed widespread looting and a general strike demanding bread and freedom. Police arrest hundreds and martial law is in effect amid ongoing fighting and food shortages.

Poznan Berlin Warsaw Peoples Republic Cyrandewies Peoples Poland Radw

Hartford man waits years for damage suit verdict

Bernardino Rosati waited eight years for his damage suit to be heard in Hartford. Judge Abraham S. Bordon awarded Rosati $14,400, noting his recovery from injuries from the accident was delayed by litigation neurosis.

Hartford Conn Bernardino Rosati Abraham S Bordon Rosati

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