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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1948

Page

3

Easter Social and Local Visits Highlight Parsonia News

Community notices record upcoming events and visits. K P Easter Dance at the K P Hall draws attention while locals like Mrs. Trissie Hopping return from Brighton and Mrs. L V Capek visits Riverside. Multiple shipments and sales at stores including Kate Greenaway dresses and Nylon hosiery mark shopping activity. The Stewart McKenzie wedding is noted with guests arriving from Danville and Fairfield.

David McKenzie Danville, Ill

Social Calendar Notes April Meeting Shifts and Birthdays

The social calendar lists the KC regular meeting moved to the second Thursday in April with several club events. On Friday the Woman's Council of the Christian church holds no March general meeting. Saturday features the Nineteenth Century club luncheon. A string of birthday celebrations includes Dennis Alan Schoonover, Donnie Lee Krabill, Thomas Allen Murphy, Donna Mae Knight, James Joseph Hammes, and others with well wishes to several local residents.

Woman's Council of Christian Church Dennis Alan Schoonover Ralph Schoonover Donnie Lee Krabill Maurice Krabill Thomas Allen Murphy Samuel Murphys Ainsworth Donna Mae Knight Donald Knight James Joseph Hammes Norbert Hammes

Benefit Card Party for Pythian Groups Held at K P Hall

Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters hosted a benefit card party at K P hall on Wednesday night drawing a large crowd. Bridge and pinochle were played with prizes for high and low scores awarded to local residents including Mrs Harold Brock and Boyd Humble, and Mrs Ray Cox.

Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters K. P. Hall Harold Brock Boyd Humble Low Ray Cox George Birney Harvey Wag

Ham prizes and door draw winners at local gathering

Goner led high scorers while Mrs. T. C. Cannon and T. G. Lee placed low. Mrs. Claude Bain won the door prize. Francis Crone and Mrs. Hubert Lehrer led the drawing with Marjorie Kerr selecting numbers. Mrs. Ralph Orr won a large cured ham, Mrs. Ben Holt a small ham, Laura Harland ten pounds of sugar, and Maggie DeLashmutt a pound of coffee. Refreshments were provided by a committee including Mrs. Clarence Shaffer and others.

Goner T. C. Cannon T. G. Lee Claude Bain Francis Crone Hubert Lehrer Marjorie Kerr Ralph Orr West Chester Ben Holt Laura Harland Maggie

Mrs Harvey Waggoner Hostess With Pie Auction

General arrangements for the party were made by the joint recreation committee from the K P s and Pythian Sisters. At the close of the evening a number of pies were auctioned off with Howard Kerr crying the sale.

Harvey Waggoner P.’s Pythian Sisters Howard Kerr

Rev Spencer Weds L Arthur C Gardner

Leona Arthur daughter of Mr and Mrs Evan Arthur of Columbus City and Mr Cloyd Gardner son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Gardner of Washington were married at 3 o clock Tuesday afternoon March 23 at the Cotter Presbyterian parsonage with Rev Robert Spencer officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Jess Quigley of Washington, sister and brother in law of the bride. The bride wore navy blue with pink carnation corsage. Mrs Gardner is a Carter school graduate and a telephone operator for Town Continental Telephone in Washington. The groom is a World War II veteran who spent three and a half years in Europe and is in construction work. They will reside in Washington.

Leona Arthur Evan Arthur Columbus City Cloyd Gardner Oscar Gardner Washington Cotter Presbyterian Robert Spencer Jess Quigley Gardner Carter School Continental Telephone Company Europe

Hospital Admissions and Births Log

Yesterday at the hospital five patients were admitted including Mrs Blair Duncan from Ainsworth and Mrs Louis Graber route 1 for medical care and Mrs Lloyd Mitchell from Richland for surgery. Births recorded include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joe Pease at 2 38 p m and a son to Mr and Mrs Donald Smith at 8 15 a m today. Discharges listed for Mrs H O Banks Mrs Carl P Jungbluth and family Mrs Tom Carson and Mrs Nor bert TeBockhurst and others.

Blair Duncan Ainsworth Louis Graber Route 1 Lloyd Mitchell Richland Surgical Rex Smith Joe Pease E. Washington Donald Smith H. O. Banks Washington Carl P Jungbluth Tom Carson Jefferson and Daughter Norbert TeBockhurst Riverside John Benn Donald Schafer Columbus Junction

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