Washington High dramatics class renovates stage scenery
Washington High School seniors in the dramatics class, guided by Wendell Rider, renovated the stage flats for the March 30 31 play. They repaired frames sanded surfaces applied new coverings and paint after advice from Iowa City University experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Wendell Rider
The
University
Iowa City
Washington High School Dramatics
Artene Knupp
Frances Miller
Frances Phillips
Marge Phelps
Jim Stone
Ronnie Gray
Social calendar highlights West Chester events midweek
The schedule lists local meetings for the Pythian Sisters, Rosemary club, Lincoln-Stewart PTA, Child Study groups, Rebekah club, OES Pinochle, Fleur de Lis, West Chester WRC, church suppers, Baptist Women’s Missionary Society, Women’s Council event with Margaret Cowden, Red Horse club cancellation, YWCA craft workshop with glass etching materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln-Stewart Pta
Stewart
George Kerr
Loren Robertson
John Logan
Rebekah Club
Joof Hall
Earl Galloway
West Chester
WRC
KP Hall
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Women's Council of the Christian Church
Margaret Cowden
Red Horser Club
YWCA
Garden Club Elects Officers and Plans Fall Show
Members of the Garden department elected officers for next year and voted to sponsor a fall flower show. Miss Dawson will lead as president, with Mrs. Bauer as assistant and Mrs. Turner as secretary treasurer. The group also approved a public bake and plant sale to fund Memorial road improvements. A town team won the town and country quiz, while new members Nancy and Suzanne Bales joined. Meeting hosted by Mrs. Dupuis with demonstrations and talks on gardening topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden
Department of Garden of the
W. B. Dupuis
Etna Dawson
Jeader
Ralph Bauer
Harry Turner
Miss Dawson
M. L. McCreedy
McCreedy
Lester Orr
Dupuis
Ick Coon
William McGinnis
Memorial Road
E. G. Fisher
C. Wilson
Oscar Burham
Walter Smith
Pearl Parcell
Costame
Fisher
Ed Squire
Bauer
B. F. Bostwick Jr
Karen Wilson
Carol Ann Ornduff
Nancy
Suzanne Bales
Joan Eagle
April Ti
Betty McBee Ganeshaho Librarian Chosen
At the Gane shaho Camp Fire Girls meeting Betty McBee was chosen librarian. The group learned three songs to sing at the council fire next week and honors will be handed in at the next meeting. The doll Ganeshaho was taken home by Barbara Hotle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganeshaho Camp
Betty McBee
Council Fire
Ganeshaho
Barbara Hotle
High-Ores 4-H Club Votes Five Dollars for State Camp
At a Saturday meeting led by Dorothy McCreedy the High-Ores 4-H Club voted five dollars for the new 4-H state camp. Nineteen members answered roll call detailing spring clothing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy McCreedy
YWCA Mixer to Feature Guest Speaker Alice McDaniel
At the YWCA Mixer in the YW room, Alice McDaniel will speak on skin care and makeup use at the potluck meeting next Tuesday. A short film on skin care will be shown, with donations invited for a charitable kitty to clothe a Japanese schoolgirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McDaniel
YWCA
Miss McDaniel
Presbyterian Circle Dinners at Church Meeting
Presbyterian Circle four of the Women’s Service guild held a potluck dinner at the church Tuesday. President Mrs Earl Bickford led, devotion by Mrs Leonard Kokesh, prayer calendar by Mrs Ed Pierce, and Elsie Glassburner led the Lenten Meditations. Eva Blattner played a clarinet solo Evening with Carla Bennell on piano. fifteen members and five guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 4
Women’s Service Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Earl Bickford
Leonard Kokesh
Ed Pierce
Elsie Glassburner
Eva Blattner
Carla Bennell
Helen Hayden in Fondu Lac Wisconsin a Washington caller
Helen Hayden of Fondu Lac Wisconsin served as a Washington caller today in a routine political assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hayden
Fon-du-lac, Wis
Washington
Weber Baker Nuptials In Keota Parsonage
Richland couple Donna Mae Weber and Everett R Baker were married Friday at 11 in the Keota Methodist church parsonage. Rev. Hugh Williams officiated with only families present. The bride, a Richland high school grad, and the groom, a Crawfordsville alum, will reside on a farm northeast of Fairfield after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae Weber
Everett Baker
Keota Parsonage
Richland
Harry Weber
Everett R. Baker
Sam Baker
Keota Methodist Church
Hugh Williams
Yvonne Bales
Ernest Baker
England
Weber
Bates
Hotel Turner
Fairfield
Baker
Richland High School
East Side Cafe
Sigourney
Crawfordsville High School
Okinawa
Pink and Blue Shower Honoring Mrs. Robert Ross
Mrs. John Logan and Mrs. Tommy Walker hosted a pink and blue shower at the Logan home Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Robert Ross. Fifteen guests attended and played canasta. A stork cake topper and cake were part of the decorations and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ross
John Logan
Tommy Walker
Logan
Canasta
Friese Guest At Farmerettes 4-H Meeting
Mary Catherine Friese attended a Farm erettes 4-H club gathering at Patterson home Tuesday evening with Audrey Stout presiding. Six members answered roll call and discussed hair care and grooming. Mary Knotek spoke on Sheen of the Hair while host Mary Patterson and her mother served refreshments. Plans were made for the April 6 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Friese
Farmerettes 4-H Club
Patterson
Audrey Stout
Mary Knotek
Joe Knotek
Frank Patterson
St James Study Club Considers Death Burial Of Christ
The St James Study club met Tuesday evening at Mrs Tom Cannon home to discuss the death and burial of Christ. Mrs Bernard McCarthy led the lesson with Geraldine Schulty as co host. Eleven members attended and Easter themed refreshments were served. The group will meet April 11 with Mrs Steve Wolfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
St. James Study Club
Tom Cannon
Bernard McCarthy
Geraldine Schulty
Steve Wolfer
Booster Club Collects for Red Cross at Tuesday Meeting
The Booster Club collected 3.74 for the Red Cross at a Tuesday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs. Merle Turnipseed. Fifteen members attended. Mrs. Art Duensing led the business portion. Scrapbooks will be donated to a children's home, and Mrs. Elwood Kleese presented the monologue The Census Taker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Booster Club
Merle Turnipseed
Max Sheetz
Turnipseed
Paul Snakenberg
Art Duensing
Elwood Kleese
Mrs. Omer Conklin Forms Picnic Committees
Mrs. Omer Conklin head of the Pythian Sisters appointed two committees at the Fairfield district picnic planning meeting. The entertainment committee includes Mrs. Hubert Lehrer Mrs. Clair Dusenbery and Mrs. Leo Mangold while the publicity committee features Esther White and Mrs. Marion Thompson. Twenty one members and four visitors attended as invitations were announced for local schools. Committees for the next meeting list sandwich duty and more entertainment coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Conklin
Pythian Sisters
Fairfield
Hubert Lehrer
Clair Dusenbery
Leo Mangold
Esther White
Marion Thompson
Ottumwa School of Instruction
Keota School
Oskaloosa School
Brighton
West Chester
Junction PEO appointive officers and committees named
Mrs. L. S. Myers, president of Chapter CX PEO, announced the appointive officers and committees at a Monday meeting in Mrs. William Dunns home. Appointments include custodian Anna Robertson auditors Edith and Helen Orr reporter J. E. Reaney pianist H. Lee Huston and year-book and social committees with several members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Peo
Columbus Junction
L. S. Myers
Chapter CX
PEO
William Dunn
Sweitzer
Paul Grouwinkel
Harold McCormack
Anna Robertson
Edith
Helen Orr
J. E. Reaney
H. Lee Huston
W. A. Norris
Lester Orr
G. W. Weber
Julia Hawkins
G. S. Newnam
Paul Masonholder
Adelia Letts
Handcraft Club Explores Spring Hats And Personalities
Handcraft members meet at Mrs. Merle Eckels home to discuss spring hats with hostesses Mrs. Clarence Jacobs and Mrs. Blaine Holmes. W F Bickel speaks on personality in hats and notes hats reflect character as Ruth Bridges models new designs. Nomination committee named to select officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Handcraft
Merle Eckels
Eckels
W. F. Bickel
Ruth Bridges
E. M. Bridges and Co. Ladies Store Loos
YWCA Group Plans Mt. Pleasant Dinner and Play Trip
Twenty one people sign up for a YWCA journey to Mt. Pleasant on Thursday evening. They will dine at the Harlan hotel before attending the Iowa Wesleyan College production The Late Christopher Bean. The group plans to meet at the YWCA at 5 45 and depart in four cars by 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Mt. Pleasant
Harlan Hotel
Iowa Wesleyan
Christopher Bean
Louise Wasson
Miss Payne
Dorothy Turnipseed
Charlotte Earls
Edna McCarty
Doris Ford
Mary Rhodebeck
Charles Wilson
Lois Humston
Joy Fairchild
Mary Jane Brooks
Mary Waggoner
Doris Rouse
Louise Rouse
Clinton Edwards
Bill Orris
Cleta Drebenstedt
Marian Rinnier
Dale Booth
Robert Day
Stan Kiesey
VFW Post and Auxiliary Host Joint Card Party
The VFW auxiliary and post held a joint card party at the VFW hall on Tuesday evening. Chairman Mrs. Marsh Atkinson led the event with pinochle games, naming Mrs. Marion McAvoy and Raymond Glasgow as high prize winners and Mrs. Milo Steele Jr. as low prize winner. Dwight Hayes and Mr. Steele tied for a men’s prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Marsh Atkinson
Marion McAvoy
Raymond Glasgow
Milo Steele Jr
Dwight Hayes
Steele
Ailiary
Tina Holt
Fred Lange
Muscatine
John Beenblossom
Milo Steele Sr
Pat Moriarty
Hazel Gookin to Wed Leon Meeks in Ainsworth
Hazel Gookin daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gookin of Nichols and formerly Columbus Junction will wed Leon Meeks of Ainsworth Saturday at 2 p m in the Methodist church at Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Gookin
Leon Meeks
Columbus Junction
Hazel G Gokin
John Gookin
Nichols
Ainsworth
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Rosemary Club
Lloyd Marek
Betty McBee Ganeshaho
Presbyterian Circle
Mary C. Friese
Sandwich
Francis Crone
Charles Crone
Dorothy Chorpening
George Birney
George Baker
Ernest Beauchamp
Byron Snider
Bickel
W T. McIntyre
Hall
At Peters
T Food
Ft. S Ft
Brooder
Electric
Woods
Oakes
Harrow
T. H. Peters Hardware
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