Halcyon House Guild honors new superintendent at tea
The Halcyon House Guild celebrated the appointment of Mrs. Mabel Rehfeldt as superintendent with a spring tea at Halcyon House from two to four PM. Former superintendent Mrs Mayme Squire introduced guest Mrs William Chmelor and sang numbers with Mrs James Rosien. A 1963 officers slate was announced including Miss Edna Mercer as chairman and Miss Olive Miksch as vice chair. Hostesses and pourers were listed as well as other guild officers and contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halcyon House Guild
Mabel Rehfeldt
Halcyon House
Mayme Squire
William Chmelor
James’ Rosien
Edna Mercer
Olive Miksch
Lyle Wilcox
Ways and Means
Lincoln PTA meeting with program on Meas Health
Lincoln School parent teachers association schedules a Thursday meeting at 7:30 p.m. with a coffee and 8 p.m. business session. Mrs. Robert Carter from the Prairie Flower Special Education School presents a program on Meat Health. A nominating committee will present a slate of officers for election in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School Parent Teachers Association
Robert Carter
Prairie Flower Special Education School
Della Humphreys
Lillian Lewis
White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Applied Arts
Robert Truax
Women of Moose
Moose Home
Noble Grand Circle
Helen Hesseltine
Norman Schoonover
YWCA
Potluck
Jackson Two Women LuncheonThursday Speaker Argen tina
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Women host a potluck luncheon at the Farm Bureau building with guest speaker Miss Carol Forgey on Argentina. Gathering starts at 12 30 PM and members bring their own table service. Coffee provided. Guests welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
Farm Bureau
Carol Forgey
Argentina
Roy Kephart
Jackson Two
F. B
LBC Club
D. C. Butler
Word Weavers Hear Poetry Contest Report at Club Meeting
The Word Weavers met Saturday with president Mrs R A Baumgartner and guest Mrs George Norman. A report on the high school poetry contest judged by Mrs Helen Virden was heard, with winning poems to be published in the Poem of the Week column. Mrs P L Fenn summarized editors and writers’ visits from a southern and western trip. The April meeting will be hosted by Mrs Richard Fisher. Sunday School Class held a potluck at the Methodist Church basement with 30 attendees as Miss Linda Campbell shared photos from Norway and souvenirs, closing with prayer from Rev Lloyd Latta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Word Weavers
R.A Baumgartner
George Norman
South
West
Richard Fisher
Walter Smith
Methodist Church
Linda Campbell
Norway
Lloyd Latta
Four Candidates Accepted in Rainbow for Girls Initiation
Four candidates were accepted at a Rainbow for Girls initiation Saturday evening at the Masonic Temple. Linda Chorpening presided as worthy advisor in Margaret Ann Guy's absence due to illness. Guests included past worthy advisors and patrons, with Hobbies displayed and refreshments served by Master Star members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Linda Chorpening
Margaret Ann Guy
Master Star
Edgar Stewart
Washington Social Calendar Notes for Busy Week
A dense listing of local club meetings and events across Washington venues. Includes dates, times, hostesses and activities from Monday through Thursday with potlucks, lectures, exhibits, and guest nights. Members urged to notify if unable to attend and bring specified dishes or service items.
Weekend Visit Ties Iowa Towns and High School Final
Mr and Mrs Larry Shalla and Mr and Mrs W J Shannon spent the weekend in Council Bluffs visiting the W R Hughes family and Mrs Shannon s mother Mrs Marion Rees Interest in the state high school basketball tournament was high with Abraham Lincoln in the finals Ironically the game was televised over most of Iowa but not in Council Bluffs The C B television for the most part comes out of Omaha Mrs Ruth Hanchar Paul Mark and Karen of Maquoketa attended the funeral of her uncle Howard Hays Others at the funeral were Mrs Walter Stuart of Rock Island and her daughter Mrs Jean Smith of Bettendorf Mr and Mrs Foster Bickel visited Davenport with their daughter Mrs Stanley F Clinton who is recovering from major surgery Rural Route 1 are the parents of their first child a 3 pound son born this morning at the local hospital He has been named Scott Douglas Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Melvin Schnicker and Mr and Mrs Earl Ferrell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Shalla
W. J. Shannon
Council Bluffs
W. R. Hughes
Shannon
Marion Rees
Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
C. B
Omaha
Ruth Hanchar
Paul
Mark
Karen
Maquoketa
Howard Hays
Walter Stuart
Rock Island
Jean Smith
Bettendort
Milton Schnicker
Scott Douglas
Melvin Schnicker
Earl Ferrell
Family visits span Memphis Mio to Iowa City area
Mr and Mrs Walter Sasi spent Sunday in Memphis Mio with her parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Redding Mr and Mrs William McConnell Jr and family of Iowa City spent Sunday in Washington with relatives and friends Mrs Edna Singmaster spent Sunday with her friend Mrs Lena Schmitt here Mrs Singmaster will 0 April 1 to reside at the Kahl Rest Home in Davenport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sasi
Memphis, Mio
Mrs Pearl Redding
William McConnell Jr
Iowa City
Washington
Edna Singmaster
Lena Schmitt
Marek Hosts Oyster Supper for Little Flower Circle
Mrs. Marek entertained the Little Flower Circle at an oyster supper Thursday evening at her home. After a brief meeting led by Mrs. Herbert Hammen, an origami demonstration followed. Eighteen members attended with Marie Marie winning the door prize. cohosts included several local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marek
Little Flower Circle
Lloyd Marek
Herbert Hammen
Marek
Marie Marie
Door M
Luke Weber
William Marie
Bernard McCarthy
Bernard Reed
Lawrence Mottet
Bernard Schmitt
Prairie Flower Suffering and Church Repair Report
Prairie Flower notes widespread illness affecting families including the Knupp and Eicher households. Mrs. Wayne Humston and others are ill while Mrs. John Wagner returns from hospital. Church members repaint screens and Cedar Township assessor Ara Smith completes term. Local visitors include Rev Lat in Rev Hawkins and Mrs Grant Humston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Stanley Knupp
Richard Knupp
Chicago
Warren Eicher
Latin
Hawkins
Grant Humston
John Wagner
Ome
Prairie Flower Church
Earl Booth
Ara Smith
Cedar Township
Manley Chase
Colorado
Men In Service HARDIN Linden F. Harding
Linden F Harding with service number 6965987 assigned to ITC NAS Norfolk Virginia is listed in the men in service records. Submarine and naval base postings reflect routine duty status and residence in Norfolk. Classifications denote active duty in the United States Navy during the World War II era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Linden F. Harding
NAS
Norfolk
Farm Bureau Women Sponsor Des Moines Legislative Tour
The Farm Bureau Women organize a legislative tour to Des Moines on Thursday April 4. The chartered bus departs Farm Bureau at 7 a.m. and returns at 8 p.m. Fare is 4.16 dollars per person. Open to all county residents with reservations by April. The trip includes a visit to a Des Moines school for the blind and possible lunch with Representative Keith Vetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
School For
R.sentative
Keith Vetter
Richard Stephens
Basy
Weekend Traffic Fines and Honor Roll Corrections
Two people paid fines for weekend traffic violations Harold L Hesseltine of Washington was fined 15 and costs for speeding Peggy L Goff of Tucson Ariz was fined and costs for making a turn at an intersection The eighth grade honor roll at the local junior high lists Arthur Potratz Vivian Potratz Jeannie Pribyl and Karen Soucek for the past six weeks Gary Witthoft should also be on the honor roll, with his name previously omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Hesseltine
Washington
Peggy L. Goff
Tucson
Ariz
Arthur Potratz
Vivian Potratz
Jeannie Pribyl
Karen Soucek
Gary Witthoft
On The Record Hospital Admission and Birth Notices
Hospital reports show admissions on Saturday and yesterday including Mrs Lloyd Griggs Washington and Carl Skipton Columbus Junction. Births listed for Lyle Solomon Columbus Junction and Vernon dam Wellman, plus Milton Schnicker Washington and Annet(h) Striegle Harp. Dismissals include Herman Schultz Washington, Diane Howe Columbus Junction, and Esther Palmer Washington. Additional births noted for Joe Junior Miller Kalona and Henry N Miller Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Griggs
Washington
Lanzman
Wellman
William Panzer
Carl Skipton
Columbus Junction
Harry Boileau
Lyle Solomon
Vernondam
Mirs
Henry W. Miller
Kalona
Milton Schnicker
Anneth Striegle
Harp
Herman Schultz
Diane Howe
Gerald Junior
Ben
Her
Leo Wagner
Nichols
Ola O'Laughlin
Riverside
Esther Palmer
Peter _Shelangoski Crighton
Joe Junior Miller
Henry N. Miller
Voter Office Fire Blamed on Two White Men in Greenwood Miss
Negro leaders report a voter registration office in Greenwood Mississippi was burned early today by two white men. Police confirmed the fire but found no arson evidence and investigated a nearby dry cleaning blaze. SNCC official Sam Block said the block building’s room holding voter records was heavily damaged and an $800 mimeograph machine plus two typewriters were destroyed. Witnesses heard a window crash as two men ran away during the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Sam Block
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committers
SNCC
Block
Tollenaar Wife of Totten Dies After Illness in Ottumwa
Mrs John Totten, about 75, died Friday in Ottumwa hospital after a long illness. her husband died four days earlier there. Survivors in Washington include brother-in-law Chris Dittmer and two nieces, Mrs Roy Carter and Mrs James Morrison. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery here. Kenneth Williams of Fairfield is in Washington County Jail bound over to the grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was picked up Saturday night in Brighton and brought to the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.M.V.L
Kenneth Williams
Airfield
Washington County
Grand Jury
Brighton
Justice of the Peace
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Kikfelde
Carlton Mangold
Richard Higgins
Walter Jarrard
W le
Verne Knecht
Edgar Porter
Marsh’ Atkinson
Lincoln Pta
Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Les Gilmero
S. Ave
Cily
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Russell Goodin
Harold Strum
Hal Dunham
Leo Beauchamp
Harry Yeake
Walter Bauer
East
W. ©. Boshart
Donna Batterson
Barbara Henderson
William Stewart
George Miller
Bethel Missionary Society
Carrie Davis
Sunshine Community Club
Carl Schneider
Priscilla Club
Mae Davis
Don Gardner
School of Instruction
E. E. Ward
Lincoln
James Rossen
Cletus Kafka
Robert Wiley
Art
West Chester
Foster
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper
Walter M. Schirra
Methodist
June Brown
L Loore
Stone's
Stote Bank
By Marguerite Heking
Olympia
Pauls McFarlane
North 3Rd
City
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Jom Duncan
the Wagnington, Evening Journal
David
Elder
Baiter
Businenean Shannon
Adis Elitor
Jetinas
Gulp
Tim Cers
Lear
Cartier i
Tmes
Cartier
Washinston
Pascal Celery
Fuhr & Cochran
North State
Adolph
Curtiss Marshmallows
Fuhr*cochran
Earle F. Libe
West Main
State Farm
Camayane
Hines
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