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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
5
A mixed batch of Dear Abby questions highlights concerns about an aging, ill husband demanding female services, a bus driver’s animal cruelty, gift expectations in relationships, and a widow reflecting on loss. The reader messages urge empathy, responsibility, and moral examples for children.
Mrs Glenn Widmer hosted the VFW Auxiliary Breakfast Club session where officers were elected and a sewing project report for severely handicapped children was favorable. Willard Gray becomes president as members tally 775 donated items costing 212 dollars to the Iowa City school.
Bernice Reed enjoyed a surprise party on her ninth birthday Sunday afternoon as eight classmates attended. The girls played games, held a twist contest, and spent time outdoors. Cake and ice cream followed, with Patsy Porter, Linda Rich, Beth Ann Redlinger, Paulette Eagle, Cheryl Franzen, Mary McCarthy, Betty Schmitt, Pam McClure, Melinda Reed, and Nicky Reed present.
The National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists affiliate 129 held a March meeting at the Farm Bureau office with eleven members present. Betty Beenblossom led the session as Eileen Hammen gave the public relations report. guests included Dorothy Wilson Judy Lantz and Roberta Spangler. Plans were laid for a Washington County Rural Urban Women’s Day on April 7 and a India trip slide show by Lyman Greiner of Blairsburg.
Penney stores nationwide will roll out a catalog sales desk with a 1098 page spring and summer volume distributed mainly to the Midwest via Milwaukee. The basement desk will accept orders by phone or in person with daily truck deliveries. The catalog mixes soft and hard goods, including Penney’s own brands and Crest television sets, and emphasizes quality value and fair dealing.
The March meeting of the Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H group was conducted at the ISU building in Washington. Speaker Bill Cummings from Centerville demonstrated electrical usefulness and hazards. Attendees included Marvin Milo Dean Greiner and Jerry Blaine. A skating party is planned in Washington on March 9.
Dale Kerr was cited by city police for speeding and fined 13 by Justice Glenn Holden. The city fire department was called to 720 N Iowa Tuesday at 2 45 p m to untangle two shorted electric wires with no damage reported.
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