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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1973

Page

5

If I Write My Life Story Nobody Believes Me

A humorous vent about a chaotic family history with odd relatives and wild claims. The speaker jokes that writing her life story would be dismissed or misfiled, notes uncooperative kin and absurd anecdotes, and ends with a pun about suing family.

Ralph Edwards Ripley's Public Library Mother Mutual Combat & Casualty Stoned Ranger Hi Ho Sliver Kemp Slobby Dead Sea

Community club and auxiliary activities fill April plans

Records show the 9th Century Club hosted a luncheon and a literary review of The Crown of Mexico by Joan Haslip. Other groups including the American Home II, Past Noble Grand Circle, West Chester WCTU, World War I Auxiliary, Y Wives, and Legion Auxiliary met for socials, projects, and upcoming April events.

Robert Patterson Nineteenth Century Club Helen Wilson Crown of Mexico Joan Haslip Noble Grand Circle Pearl Tucker Keith Williams Sr Williams Helen Hesseltine Eliza Brocklow Brocklow Albert Wehr West Chester Wilkerson Mid-Prairie Lloyd Bauer

On the Record Hospital Admits and Dismissals

Admitted yesterday were Mrs. Cecil Snider Washington medical Eugene Black Washington medical Ward Washington medical and Mrs. Dean Vandenburg Washington medical. Today also admitted Mrs. Bernard Singleton Washington medical Dismissed yesterday was Mrs. Mary Triska Washington Today Mrs. Howard Hunt and daughter Washington remain.

Cecil Snider Washington Eugene Black Washington Ward Washington Dean Vandenburg Bernard Singleton Washington Mary Triska Howard Hunt

Dress Pattern F-1450 with new sizes and sizing details

Box pleats and stitch detail dress pattern F-1450 offered in new sizes 10 12 14 16 with short sleeves or sleeveless. Size 12 uses 2% yards of 44 inch fabric. Size 14 bust 36 waist 27 hips 38. Price per pattern 1.00 plus 0.25 postage. Also new pattern book 1.25. Send to Austine La Mar Fashion Patterns Washington Evening Journal Box 1615 GPO New York NY 10001. Print full name address zip code pattern number and size.

Austine la Mar Washington Evening Journal G.P.O New York N.Y

Social Calendar and Explosive Incident Shock Fort Irwin

A dense social calendar lists meetings and events across Crawfordsville on Wednesday through Saturday, including Masonic and church groups. In California, three ordnance specialists were killed when a load of explosives detonated during transport at Fort Irwin amid unconfirmed reports of a 250 pound desert bomb.

FT. Irwin Calif UPI California National Guard Desert J. C Phillip N. Strang National Guard San Diego Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles Daniel E. Helton Roy Phillips

Local visitors recall New Orleans trip and festivities

Mr and Mrs Leonard Llewellyn and Mr and Mrs John Thorne returned Monday from a five day vacation to New Orleans after visiting Memphis for an agronomy convention. The group enjoyed the Al Hirt Show. Also, Mr and Mrs Bob Chalupa and daughters celebrated Mr Weaver's birthday and the Chalupas wedding anniversary with dinner guests at Prairie Home Restaurant.

Leonard Llewellyn John Thorne New Orleans Llewellyns Thorne Memphis Tenn Bob Chalupa Galen Weaver Prairie Home Restaurant Mr. Weaver

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