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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
3
Social and club news reviews Wesleyan Service Guild members attending a lenten service at the Methodist Church then meeting at Mrs. Robert Wead’s home with cohostess Mrs. Clifford Eyes. A miscellaneous auction replenished the treasury.
Social calendar items list meetings and events across auxiliary, religious, fraternal, and club groups. Notable entries include FOE Auxiliary at 7 30 p m at the hall Knights of Columbus 8 p m KC Hall St Paul Womens Fellowship no meeting this month and VFW auxiliary joint pot luck canceled. Several circles meet at 2 p m with host names, plus church transportation. Brighton CBS Masonic Temple Cyrus Chapter 13 Marion Ave UPW Association Panel program Past Worthy High Priestess Club Golden Age YWCA and Bible study sessions listed with times and locations.
The Busy Bees 4-H Club met at the Edwin Wittetoe home with two new members Connie Williams and Cindy Hiller. Eleven members answered a home improvement problem on the roll call. Cynthia Edwards spoke on Color and Design, Charlotte Hiller on The Shape of Things and Lines Have a Message, Nancy Wittetoe on Explaining Textures and Combining Them. Debbie Baker presented a demonstration on The Shape of Things, and refreshments were served.
City police were asked to investigate the theft of hub caps and windshield breakages at Mace Motor car lot. An accident on East Seventh street near Ross Manufacturing Co involved Ira Frank Leffler and Jay Lynn Hough of West Chester with total damage about 750 dollars due to brake failure and a rear end collision as Hough turned into the Ross lot.
Mrs James Quinn hosted the Wash ington County Democratic Women s Club executive board meeting with Mrs John Elliott presiding and reports guiding membership renewals. A next quarterly meeting is set for April 9 with speaker Alberta Metcalf Kelly.
Registration for YWCA swim classes opens Tuesday March 26 and Friday March 29 via the YWCA desk. Junior Senior Lifesaving meets Tuesday 6 PM to 7 30 PM for six dollars. other classes four dollars. Dips free for Girls Activity Card holders. otherwise twenty five cents for women and girls. Instructors include Mrs Max Owens with Tuesday morning session 9 9 45 for intermediates and swimmers.
Two local teams St Peter's and Fordham headline the 31st National Invitation Tournament opening night on March 14. St Peter's faces Marshall at 7 p.m. and Fordham meets Duquesne at 9 p.m., with the tourney running through March 23. Army plays Notre Dame March 16 in a national matinee, and West Virginia meets Dayton at 9 p.m. that night. Other first-round pairings include Temple vs Kansas and LSU vs Lindley.
The Czech official Sejna along with his teenage son and fiancee fled to the United States via Hungary and Yugoslavia, seeking permanent residence. Prague faces questions over his escape, while Washington appears likely to grant asylum. Sejna's background ties him to Czech military intelligence and Warsaw Pact plans, sparking unease in ruling circles.
Joseph W. Martin, longtime congressman and former House Speaker, dies at 83 in Florida after collapsing at relatives’ home. The North Attleboro native rose from news boy to GOP power broker, guiding party unity after 1938. He served as speaker 1947-49 and 1953-55 and was once viewed as a possible 1948 presidential candidate.
A group of Pittsburgh parents filed suit to close all 112 public schools until the teachers' strike ends. They argue insufficient personnel makes schools unsafe as the eighth day of the strike continues and four federation members have been fined for anti picketing violations.
The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Women hold a 7:30 p.m. Friday meeting at the church. The program Dare to Deny will be presented by a panel including Mrs. Max Lee Don Oxenford and Mrs. Gifford Morrison with Mrs. Ralph Kleese as moderator.
A home economics extension expert stresses testing mattresses in store to assure comfort and support. Open coil versus Marshall unit innerspring are explained, coil counts around 800, and materials like latex foam and urethane considered. Box springs, ventilators, sturdy handles, and eight ounce ticking are noted as key quality factors.
The Jackson Jills 4-H Club met at Kathy Witthoft’s home with ten members present. Kathy Marek spoke on Oral TGE Treatment Works in Illinois and Becky Berdo discussed Rabies. Plans were made for a bake sale and a car wash.
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