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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1952
Page
8
Coppock COPPOCK Coppock Ladies Aid met at Ray Manning home for an all day session. The group spent the day packing boxes and organizing supplies for their community aid efforts.
Local notes report homemade candy and cookies for armed services personnel from Coppock. Jake Ziltman convalesces at home after a major operation at University Hospital Iowa City. Weather shifts include rain sleet snow. Social items list visits, dinners, and a farewell party for Dwaine Linn preparing to enter the armed services, with Oak Wheins and Manning families among hosts.
Brighton visits and local gatherings dominate the Keota area notes. Residents report family visits, Navy training for Larry Arbogast in San Diego, and updates on ill neighbors. Keota PTA and school board discuss 10 year outlook, attendance, and facilities with architect Henry Fisk. Barbara Parsons named State FFA Music Chairman in Des Moines. Ambergis musk sandalwood sachets noted in passing.
Keota school held a home preliminary music contest with multiple divisions. In piano Jan et Denton Alice Richardson and Mary Carolyn Palmer will represent Keota in the district contest. Girls trio winners were Janis Dill Phsilis Bomber and Gertrude Smith. The girls sextet included Janis Dill Phyllis Bomber Gertrude Smith Shirley Cupp Shirley Yoder and Shirley Lyle. Judges were Milo Serden and Alta Garrett. An ambulance transported Bert Brown to University hospital in Iowa City for observation.
Bill Buffet notes car skid limits while a 1951 Mercury 4-door and 1951 Ford Victoria appear with heater radio and Fordomatic. earlier 1916 Ford Tudor sedan, 1949 Chevrolet 1/4 ton and 1946 Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton are offered with various features. Jerry Rogers contributes an itemized catalog.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Goodwin report eight robins near their southeast town farm as a hopeful spring sign. Jack Creech shows improvement after a heart attack at University Hospital Iowa City, in room C-31. The Quinns mark a wedding anniversary while their grandson Gary K. Quinn celebrates his 10th birthday in Des Moines. The Young Adult Supper Discussion club attended The Great God Brown in Iowa City with a large group dining at the Memorial Union. Pythian Sister school instruction was held in West Chester with Mrs. Hubert Lehrer leading the session. local attendees included Cathleen Godfrey Emma Barnett Betty Jarvis and others.
Far East diets include whale meat alongside rice fish and vegetables. Historical note recalls New England whalers from Massachusetts who once shared Seagoing barbecue from young sperm whale steaks, seen as fit for a king aboard Yankee ships near Cape Cod.
The article recalls Quivira as a mythical city formed in Coronado era plans near Port Orford on Oregon’s coast, a conception shaping early exploration narratives.
North Hollywood California United Press reports comedian Hugh Herbert age sixty six died suddenly at his home last night Herberts fidgety hands and trademark woo woo brought chuckles to movie and theater audiences for four decades The cause of death was not disclosed in the brief obituary
The beloved comic with baggy eyes died after a heart attack ending a 25 year span in vaudeville. He performed, wrote, and directed across a long stage career noted for wit and stage presence.
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