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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1964
Page
3
A teen girl defends her 11:30 home return after a friend’s party but is grounded for a missing call. A wife-blame issue prompts a snappy reply about a bachelor’s status. Sisters seek gift ideas for a brother’s wife, with Abby advising to decline the task and vent.
St Patrick themed program entertained residents with Irish costumes music art and jokes. Guests included Dr. James L Cottrell and Mrs Grace Cottrell from Omaha and Rev Delbert Icenogle with family. Miss Wilda Barnes admitted for observation. Dr Milford Barnes and Mrs Barnes visited. Maud Hamilton discharged to sick bay. Southeastern Nursing Home Association meeting held in front parlor with about twenty attendees.
Christine Lease traveled to North English with Bob Miller on Saturday morning to visit her grandmother Mrs. Dale Morris and attended a neighborhood dinner. Family members visited over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lease and Tim. Parish notices include Catherine Howard leaving a nursing home for her Ottumwa apartment and ongoing home therapy with Mrs. Marie Flatz. Sixteen men attended the Presbyterian meeting with devotionals led by Don Woods and a report from Gerald Howell on the Presbyterian Council in Chicago.
The piece discusses how nutrition drives a child’s growth rate, noting preschool and adolescence as peak height periods. It emphasizes calories, protein, minerals, and vitamins from milk, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, grains, fruits, and vegetables, and warns against poor eating during key growth phases. It cites a 1922 quote on height not equaling worth but links strong development to opportunity.
Cecil Bliven and family from Kansas City attended an open house for Cecil and Max Bliven’s parents in Columbus Junction on March 15. In Des Moines and Louisa counties the boards extended Robert Gibson’s three year joint superintendent contract at $10,000 annually as he begins year two. Louisa County also re hi red Lurline Winder as speech therapist.
The Army announced Cassius Clay is not qualified for induction into the Army. The decision cites his best efforts on two rounds of tests, noting he failed mathematics on the first set and that a second set followed inconclusive results.
Local notes report a weekend gathering at Mrs. Cherryholmes home with a potluck dinner for Marvin Howsare and family. Mary Rutkamp funeral held in Columbus Junction, and veteran care party at Mental Health Institute featured American Legion Auxiliary delegates from Crawfordsville.
Margery C Moore on furlough from India will address the Baptist Youth Fellowship at 6 p.m and the evening service at 7 p.m Sunday March 22 at First Baptist Church of Washington. She teaches at Sunrise School Nasik Maharashtra and expects to return to India in May.
Houston detective Capt Joseph Salzman says every romance should include a private eye. He suggests couples marry only after background checks to reduce divorces and advises delaying marriage until ages 25 to 30 for men. He would take a divorce case if children are neglected.
John R. Schmidhauser, Democratic candidate for Congress from Iowa's 1st District, pledges strong support for President Johnson's water and air pollution abatement programs. He criticizes Republican Fred Schwengel for opposing the Water Pollution Abatement Control Act of 1961 and related bills. Schmidhauser argues pollution abatement could revive fishing and develop the Mississippi River region, calling for positive congressional representation. He spoke to the Scott County Young Democrats in Davenport.
TLS club members toured Cedar Rapids visiting the Quaker Oats plant in the morning and Colonial Bakery in the afternoon before returning home via Amanas. Several members were named including Mr and Mrs Norbert Greiner and Mrs Joan Horning. The day followed a Monday supper, church confirmation, and Emerald Rebekah Lodge meeting notes with hospital and Scout activity listed.
Farmers may purchase equipment and livestock with monthly or seasonal terms to operate, refinance debts, or ease payments. C. M. Hayes Insurance Agency provides options.
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