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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1964

Page

2

Christian Women's Fellowship schedules Lenten studies and Good Friday events

Church groups share plans for Lenten Bible study Mrs Carlyle Smith leads a March 16 session. A Good Friday lunch on March 27 precedes union services. Workshops in Keota April 22 and Farm Bureau Woman's Day April 7 are set. Members discuss Bible readings, prayers and fellowship activities across Martha Priscilla Dorcas and Esther groups.

Asia Oriesa Christian Women's Fellowship Carlyle Smith CWF Keota Esther Beenblossom Dora Wagner Fred Chalupa Farm Bureau Oren Chalupa Glen Green

Camp Fire Girls mark 54th Camp Fire Birthday

Camp Fire and Blue Bird Girls observed Camp Fire’s 54th birthday with a Council Fire at St James School. The week includes Go to Church Sunday and ends with a skating party on Friday March 20 at Washington Skateway from 4 to 5 30 p.m.

Blue Bird St. James School Leon Hillman Yaro Chmelar Nancy Bakehouse Ing Henry Roland Richard Horak Keith Williams Jr Gayle Burkum Ken Bakehouse Gifford Morrison Ira Morrison Blue Birds Chmelar James Houstman Washington Skateway

Mrs. Stout Hosts WSCS Circle III Meeting

Nineteen members of the Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Circle III met with Mrs. Lafe Stout Friday with Mrs. Edna Miksch as co host. Mary Smith led and World Bank collections were taken. Alex Dorsch led devotion and E D Morrison Jr supervised the program You are Christian with all members participating. next meeting will be with Mrs. Virginia Tucker.

Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Circle III Lafe Stout Edna Miksch Mary Smith World Bank Alex Dorsch E.D Morrison Jr Christient Virginia Tucker

Local Social Calendar Announces Week-Long Notices

Community notices list weekly meetings across clubs churches and civic groups. Dates include Rainbow Girls Mason Temple Carson Baptist circles VFW WSCS and many others with times from early morning to evening and special event reminders.

Marriage License Issued for Kalona and Wellman Pair

James Dale McKray of Kalona and Connie Lou Boone of Wellman have been issued a marriage license.

James Dale McKray Kalona Connie Lou Boone Wellman

Local residents greet returnees after Phoenix sojourn

Mr and Mrs Lester Kra bill returned home Saturday after twenty months in Phoenix Arizona. They spent a day with their daughter Joanna and family en route. Dr and Mrs Gordon McCreedy visited Denver Colorado. Miss Della Humphreys joined the trip home from Phoenix after ten days there. Wayne Marston and Stanley Chabal with their wives attended the Iowa Bowling convention in Clinton. The Marstons, the Chabals and Mr and Mrs Mitchell Allen of Columbus Junction joined breakfast with Mr and Mrs Harold Kerr on Sunday.

Lester Krabill Phoenix Ariz Joanna Gordon McCreedy Denver Colo Della Humphreys Wayne Marston Stanley Chabal Clinton Marstons Chabals Mitchell Allen Columbus Junction Harold Kerr

Stewart PTA Meeting Planned for Wednesday

The Stewart PTA will meet Wednesday March 18 at 3 0 p.m. in the school gym, a date change from the PTA booklet. Guest speaker will be Vince Foubert, school psychologist, with third and fourth grade mothers hosting and 4a nursery available for young siblings. This marks the second of three meetings in the school year.

Stewart Pta PTA Vince Foubert

Poverty program details announced with anti poverty plans

President Johnson outlined five key highlights of the poverty program. It would aid almost 500000 underprivileged youths, enable communities to craft anti poverty plans, recruit 3000 to 5000 volunteers, and create grants and loans for low income families. The Office of Economic Opportunity would be the national hub for the effort. California leads in high school graduates with about 205000 in 1963 per the National Education Association.

Johnson Office of Economic Opportunity Burlingame Calif UPI California National Education Association

Local social notes and travels in Charleston area

Robert Dean Bailey returns to Charleston after ten days with relatives following an 18 month Azure Islands tour. Birthday dinner honors Mr. Wilcox and four March birthdays with cake. Alfred Faulkner suffers a stroke in Muscatine. Missionaries from Johannesburg visit the Reeves home. Edna Mercer and Helen Levis return from Phoenix. Beenblossom family travels widen, Ernie Beenblossom ill in Cedar Rapids hospital but improving. Stevensons host and attend gatherings with Parsons College ties. Gary Wagner attends Youth Citizenship Seminar in Washington and New York visiting the UN and Capitol. Bickels host Davenport visitors for Sunday.

Robert Dean Bailey Charleston S.C Azure Islands John Beenblossom Sr St. Petersburg Fla Rogers, Ark John Beenblossom Jr Florida Beenblossom Ernie Marion Cedar Rapids Gary Wagner Wayne Wagner Washington, D. C New York United Nations Empire State Building Capitol Building Congress FBI

Hospital Arrivals and Stays Noted Across Cities

Saturday: Mrs Glenn Pringle of Brighton undergoes surgery with Dean Warwholz of Washington as physician. Yesterday: Miss Dixie Smith of Ainsworth admitted for medical care. Today: Mrs Ruth Beaty of Washington treated, with Herbert Everett of Washington as attending physician. Saturday: Miss Mary Fuhr of Washington admitted. Yesterday: Mrs Richard Goodwin and twin daughters of Washington, Hugh Cole of Brighton. Today: Mrs Katie Wenger of Wayland and Miss Vicki Young of Ainsworth receive care.

Glenn Pringle Brighton Dean Warwholz Washington Dixie Smith Ainsworth Ruth Beaty Herbert Everett Mary Fuhr Richard Goodwin Hugh Cole Katie Wenger Wayland Vicki Young

Marion Avenue UPW circles study theme and visits planned

The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Women met Friday with theme The Ministry of the Believer. Plans include visiting shut ins at the UP Home and solving college puzzles to learn about church related colleges. Thirteen to nineteen members attended across seven circles with prayers devotions and discussions.

Marion Avenue United Press Don Paul Emma Coldwell W.H Louise Askren Charles Hotle Robert Patterson Bertha Miller Patterson Will Sheetz Walter Kyle Howard Hotle Emil Fink Maud Jackson Jack Wagner Carol McMillan Homer Coppock Circle V Lois Swain Frances Patton Helen Wylie Vera Buchanan Margaret Beveridge Maizie Fisner Circle VI Richard Young Harold Ganon Richard Knupp Truman Tuttle Circle VII Leslie Blick Maynard Reitzler J. F. Mallory

Fire Destroys Grass Fire At Cherry Pond Farm

The Farmer's Mutual fire truck was dispatched Sunday to extinguish a grass fire at Cherry Pond Farm two miles west of Washington.

Farmer’s Mutual Cherry Pond Farm Washington

Wappington Evening Journal Staff and Mail Subscriptions

The notice lists editorial and advertising staff including David Elder and William Shannon at the Washington Iowa paper. It details subscription rates for Iowa and outside Iowa, with durations and pricing formats, and confirms affiliation with United Press and various press associations.

The Wappington Evening Journal Washington, Iowa David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Bruce Cowden Star Roward Uazen Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Ass Iowa Daily Press Ass Iowa Press Ass Audit Bureau of Circulations Mail Ceicewenten Ancbencic Ae Cal Washington

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