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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1964
Page
3
A reader explains lying to parents about a date to avoid questions and notes that honesty would help. The column responds that some marriages succeed despite age gaps if partners need each other, and offers Mrs R guidance on paying dining bills privately and mailing a request to Abby for advice and her writing booklet.
A 45th annual American Legion birthday party drew a large crowd at City Hall Tuesday night. Wick School of Dancing students performed and Harold Jarvis displayed Nassau vacation photos. Commander Norman Schoonover urged bringing old ladies hosiery, men's neckties, and carpet rags to Washington Cleaners or Schoonover Drug for therapy at Mt. Pleasant State Hospital, to be left before next Friday.
Report of visits and social events in Wellston area. Mrs. Omer Crawford and family hosted and traveled between homes while neighbors attended meetings and funerals. Several households hosted relatives for weekends and birthday gatherings with notes on 4-H events and hospital visits.
Richard Leavitt son of Mr and Mrs Myrl E Leavitt of Washington is listed among 59 liberal arts students at the State University of Iowa with a straight A average for the first semester of the current school year.
Markets report hogs at 6 000 head opened steady to 25 lower and closed fully 25 lower with some 50 lower. cattle 600 head mostly cows steady. sheep 400 head slaughter lambs up about 50 with 100 lb wool lambs at 24.50 and others 22.00 to 24.00. various grades and weights listed for hogs cattle and lambs.
Funeral services were held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Emil Burrichter officiating A duet by Mr and Mrs Duane Tschantz Pallbearers included John Simm ering Everette Westen Cloyce Zieglowsky Louis Koehler Joe Martin and William Guenther Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery
Mrs E E Ward was installed as first vice regent of the Iowa Society DAC at the spring assembly in Des Moines. New regent is Mrs L D Prewitt of Fairfield. National events include a Washington D C assembly in April and a slate of ten officers installed by Mrs Howard M Bissell.
NBC features Jack Paar with Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy guest plus Helen O Connell and George Gobel in color. Disney visit follows. CBS airs The President Vanishes with Barry Sullivan and Leif Erickson. NBC International Showtime offers a Munich circus hosted by Don Ameche. Twilight Zone and That Was The Week That Was air later with CBS and NBC.
Mrs Weeks hosted the Ning Gerochi Circle of the Baptist Church with twelve members and co host Mrs Hazel Moore. Iva Bales presided as the group discussed calls and the topic Christian Growth while members volunteered to make future calls and collect used Christmas cards for an orphanage.
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