VFW Auxiliaries Meet Highlights Local Charity Drive
Mrs Sam Weeks presided as the VFW Auxiliary gathered at the VFW Hall. Reported were 210 dollars in clothing donated to county residents, 84 pounds of old nylons, 24 plastic jugs and 35 pounds of carpet rags sent to Camp Sunnyside for handicapped summer use. The group planned a bake sale before Easter to benefit the cancer fund and noted attendance prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Sam Weeks
Dave McGaffey
C.E. Morris
Camp Sunnyside
Des Moines
Carl Kelley
Amos Fitzgerald
Cancer Fund
Charles Lucas
Willard E. Gray
Truman Hysell
Harold Haifley
Gray
Farmerettes 4 H Club meets with Peggy Chabal group
The Farmerettes 4 H Club held a Saturday meeting at Peggy Chabal’s home with six teen members and six guests including former leaders Mrs. Joe Knotek and Mrs. Joe Goodlander. Myrna Cave presided as president, roll call focused on a food learning project, talks covered safe weight management and healthy eating, a baking ingredients demo, and a Good Eating game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Social Club
Dwight Colliver
Marion Renoux
Joe Bauer
Farmerettes 4-H Club
Peggy Chabal
Joe Knotek
Joe Goodlander
Myrna Cave
Carol Marek
Joan Yeggy
Kathy Marek
Susan Sojka
Keith Hora
Elmer Sojka
Truman Tuttle
Patty Sojka
Debbie Horn
Janet Beranek
Carolyn Goodlander
Diane Marek
Barbara Beranek
Connie Goodlander
Legion Birthday Dinner Set By Leon Beatty Post
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post and Auxiliary are reminded of the birthday dinner Thursday at 6 36 p m. Dr Gregory will discuss his Europe trip. Turkey and drinks will be provided for the potluck supper.
Henss Grannemann to Marry in June at Springfield
June nuptials announced for Lynda Jo Henss of Branson Missouri and Leonard A Grannemann of Washington Missouri through Southwest Missouri State College where both study. Grannemann is a Sigma Tau Gamma member. Also notes National Geographic Society report on African soldier ants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D. Henss
Branson
Crawfordsville
Lynda Jo
Leonard A. Grannemann
Walter Grannemann
Washington, Mo
Miss Henss
Grannemann
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Sigma Tau Gamma
The
National Geographic Society
Mrs Jones hosts Hettie Lake Circle at First Baptist
Mrs Williams Jones entertained the Hettie Lake Circle of the First Baptist Church Tuesday. Mrs Alta Hays spoke on Greater Love about Louis Marsh, an American Baptist missionary in Harlem. Mrs Iva Bales led devotions. Thirty three sick calls were reported. Guests included Mrs Arlene Pohren, Mrs Esther Bickford, Mrs Richard Peterson, Mrs Hays, Miss Cora Hopping, and Mrs Verna Crone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
Hettie Lake
First Baptist Church
Alta Hays
Louis Marsh
Harlem
Iva Bales
Arlene Pohren
Esther Bickford
Richard
Neighborhood coffee honors three new neighbors and Edna Coble
Mrs William Zager Mrs Richard Chorpening and Mrs Rolland Dunbar hosted a morning coffee at the Dunbar home in honor of Miss Edna Coble who has moved to 714 East Seventh from 417 East Van Buren A group of neighbors and friends attended The gathering also welcomed newcomers Mrs Orville Nash and her mother Mrs Inez Van Voorhis among others present were Mrs Albert Zieglowsky Mrs John Hughes Mrs Harry Chamberlin Mrs Don Hazen Miss Coble Mrs Nash and Mrs Van Voorhis and the hostess
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zager
Richard Chorpening
Rolland Dunbar
Dunbar
Edna Coble
East Seventh
East van Buren
Orville Nash
Inez van Voorhis
Albert Zieglowsky
John Hughes
Harry Chamberlin
Don Hazen
Coble
Nash
van Voorhis
Washington social calendar for Wednesday and Friday events
Wednesday listings include World War I activities at Barracks and Auxiliary, Methodist WSCS and Circle meetings, Jolly Nine Club, Wesleyan Service Guild, CES Pinochle, PEO, Republican Women, HJ Club, Legion Auxiliary birthday dinner, and Golden Mike ballots. Friday activities feature Methodist WSCS, Washington County WCTU Institute registration and salad luncheon, Rebekah Lodge, Bethlehem Commandery, and First Presbyterian UPW circles with Jonah study notes and co hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irv Whitham
Ed Augustine
Joe Jones
HJ Club
Lar
Washington County
WCTU
County Institute
Grace Hill
Rebekah Lodge
Bethlehem Commandery
Masonic Temple
First Presbyterian Upw
Mervin
Hospital Admits and Births in Washington Area
Hospital admitted yesterday include Claude Dick son from Washington medical Mrs Ralph Chorpening of Washington medical Clement Kessell from Iowa City medical. Births yesterday report a son for Mr and Mrs Curtis York of Washington. Dismissed today include Mrs Wilmer Kauffman of Washington Mrs Russell Bell of Crawfordsville and Mrs Raymond Gerdes and son from Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Dickson
Washington
Ralph Chorpening
Clement Kessell
Iowa City
Curtis York
Wilmer Kauffman
Russell Bell
Crawfordsville
Raymond Gerdes
Ainsworth
Final rites held for Charles E. Long at Jones Funeral Home
Final rites for Charles E. Long were held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. M.O. Smith in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Osincup sang a duet. Pallbearers were Raymond Stalder, William Kendrick, Bennie Mitchell, Harry V. Miller, Verle Mitchell, and Max Mitchell. Burial followed in Crawfordsville Cemetery.
Lois Ford Engaged to Virgil Vochoska in Alaska
Riverside announces the engagement of Miss Lois Eva Ford of White Plains New York to Virgil Deane Vochoska of Anchorage Alaska The wedding is set for May 27 at the First Presbyterian Church in Anchorage The bride is daughter of Mrs Frank W Ford and a Vassar graduate teaching at Elmendorf Air Force Base The groom elect is a Riverside High School graduate with a Cornell College BA and a University of Denver law degree He serves as district magistrate for the third judicial district of Alaska The groom is son of Mrs Otto Vochoska Cedar Rapids and the late Mr Vochoska
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Lois Eva Ford
White Plains
N.Y
Virgil Deane Vochoska
Anchorage
Alaska
First Presbyterian Church
Frank W. Ford
White Plains, N.Y
Vassar College
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Mr. Vochoska
Riverside High School
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
University of Denver
Denver
Colo
Third Judicial District
Otto Vochoska
34Th Street Drive
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Louisa County clubs convention honors federation leaders
The Louisa County Federated Women’s Clubs hold their annual convention Thursday at 9 30 a m in the Methodist Church at Oakville. Guests include national president Mrs William H Hasebrook of West Point Nebraska and state president Mrs John Crabb of Jamaica Iowa. The 20th Century Club of Oakville hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa County General Federated Women’s Clubs
Oakville
William H. Hasebrook
West Point
Nebr
Federated Clubs
John Crabb
Jamaica
Iowa
20Th Century Club
Farm Bureau Women to Hear Iowa City Speaker in Columbus Junction
The Louisa County Farm Bureau women will meet at United Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction on March 22 at 10 a.m. Registration and coffee hour precede the program. Featured speaker Mrs. Russell Lackender of Iowa City recently returned from a world conference in Dublin Ireland and will share experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Farm Bureau
United Presbyterian Church
Russell Lackender
Iowa City
Dublin
Ireland
Washington Woman Fined for Speeding
A Washington woman Mrs. Helen Anne Birney of 728 W Washington was fined 6 plus costs in Justice Holden's court Tuesday for speeding. A police summons charged her with driving 31 mph in a 25 mph zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Helen Anne Birney
Justice of the Peace
Holden
Evening Journal 1966 Washington Iowa March 16
The March 16 1966 Evening Journal from Washington Iowa presents local news briefs and community updates typical of mid 1960s county newspaper pages. It features notices, small items, and period advertisements reflecting daily life in Washington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Ass’n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Evening Journal
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Roger Sherman
Mary Brown
Waterloo
Wayne Ganon
Robert Wiley
Roy Feilds
Handcraft II
Sam Turkington
Glenn Knapp
T.C. Davis
Donald Smith
Fabric Shop
Harold Klopfenstein
Howard Anderson
West Chester
Laurel Statler
Howard Moore
Eldin Bauer
Glenn Ladehoff
Don Darbyshire
Keith Statler
William Reif
Gerald De-Long
Leonard Brinning
St. Patrick
Earl Hobbs
Schoonover Drug
YMCA
Actington
Fort Dodge
Mrs. Jones
Hettie Lake Circle
Legion Hall
Methodist Wscs
Charles Goodell
Jolly Nine Club
Blue Note Cafe
Wesleyan Service Guild
Willis Jones
Grosscup
Circle I
Fred Moore
UPW
Jonah
Mary Booth
Circle IV
Pearl Gardner
Albert Lay
Elsie Conard
Archie Buwer
Circle V
Marion McAvoy
Richard Dare
Gene Gorham
Rodney Letts
Ray Glover
Lois Ford
Virgil Vochoska
Louisa County Clubs Convention
Farm Bureau Women
Montgomery
Wena
Amazing
Dacron
A.B
Little Boys’ Dress Oxfords
Brent
Wards
Kraft
Save
Uke
Warde
South Side SQ
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