Fashions of the 1840s aprons gloves and parasols
A fashion feature by Mrs Margi Marek surveys 1840s American women attire. Aprons for all occasions include satin morning dress varieties, large folding fans grow in popularity, porcelain buttons appear on coats, gloves indoors and at meals, and parasols or lace trimmed umbrellas shield from sun and rain. Hair worn high with curled temple puffs. evening headdresses gain artificial flowers beads lace and jeweled bidelots.
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America
Camp Fire Girls hold busy schedule of meetings and crafts
Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds report multiple meetings with officers elected for the coming month. Activities include singing, shell barrettes crafts, Easter favors, and treats, with groups led by Mrs Yaul Shearer, Mrs Gayle Burkum, and Mrs Richard Horak. New officers named Sue Ann Johnson, Rhonda Martin, Judy Hutchcroft, and Lee Ann Hillman. In New York, an editorial urges blowing the nose with both nostrils open to avoid middle ear infections during a cold.
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Blue Birds
Busy Blue Birds
Flower
Lee Ann Hillman
Sue Ann Johnson
Rhonda Martin
Judy Hutchcroft
New York
UPI
New York State Journal of Medicine
Social calendar notices for early week events
Community notices list local meetings and events with times and places. Highlights include a Monday Child Study II gathering at 8 p m hosted by Mrs Carlton Mangold a Style show guest night for the Great Decisions Forum at 7 30 p m in the Y Community room and Golden Age Club lunch at noon in YWCA rooms. Tuesday features Federated Women's Clubs County Convention at 11 30 a m at Ainsworth UP Church with lunch at noon and CES Officers practice at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple.
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Carlton Mangold
Great Decisions Forum
Golden Age Club
YWCA
American Legion Auxiliary
Wingas Cafe
Federated Women’s Clubs County
Ainsworth
CES
Masonic Temple
Applied Arts I
Duane Redlinger
Keota Cub Scout Pack Holds Mardi Gras Themed Meeting
Keota Cub Scout Pack gathered at Federated Church for a Mardi Gras themed meeting. Den 1 earned cubby award while Den 3 led Living Circle and recited The Law of the Pack. Advancements included Bobcat pins and arrow points for multiple dens. The next event, Pine Wood Derby, was announced.
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Dick Pearson
John Schreurs
Ardell
Reighard
Courtney Olson
Wolfe
Denner
Keg Smothers
Monte Bohrofen
Mike Detweiler
David Miller
Boy Scouts
Marvin Miller
Den 1
Den 3
Admitted and Births Reported in Washington Area
Admitted today Mrs Charles Wolfe of Washington in medical section. Births yesterday—Mr and Mrs Robert L Brewer of Washington welcomed a daughter. Dismissed today Mrs Robert George and daughter of Keota and Mary Crone of Washington.
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Charles Wolfe
Washington
Robert L. Brewer
Robert George
Keota
Mary Crone
Beth el UPW and Daughters of American Colonists Gather
Eleven Beth el United Presbyterian Women met with Mrs Emma Shaw Wednesday with Mrs Harvey Davis as guest. New officers elected include president Mrs Harold Gilliand and secretary treasurer Mrs Don Zwicki. The D A C hosted a one o clock luncheon at West Side Cafe Sigourney with regent Mrs E E Ward presiding and officers named for the coming year.
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Bethel United Presbyterian Women
Emma Shaw
Harvey Davis
Don Zwicki
Bill Wulf
UPW
Irv Wulf
Don Brown
Friendship Club
Harold Kueneman
Ralph Witthoft
Harold Gilliand
Gilliand
Ted Meyer
Dean Sandburg
Mark Campbell
R. T. Knottnerus
DAC
West Side
Sigourney
H. W. Statler
Keota
E.E. Ward
Washington
Robert Kurtz
Brighton
John W. Cherry
Statler
Arthur Wead
E. E. Ward
R.S. Gerard
L. D. Prewitt
Fairfield
Fire destroys turkey brooders near Holbrook
Wellman firemen responded at 4 30 a.m. to the Dwight Schlabaugh residence near Holbrook where two turkey brooder houses burned.
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Wellman
Dwight Schlabaugh
Holbrook
Local residents visit relatives across Iowa and beyond
A collection of brief social notes from Iowa spots: Mr and Mrs Norman White and family visit in Brighton, before returning to San Angelo Texas. Sharon Lowry visits with her parents in Iowa City and guests James Trecek coming from New Jersey. Edna Caldwell leaves Iowa City for Easter in Peru Illinois. Various campus and church engagements follow including Gretchen Miksch’s election as Roberts Hall vice president and Rev Hawkins attending a state Baptist meeting in Ames. A note on Emily Graber’s Cosmet ics convention and Glen Payne’s business call in Washington. A Washington dispatch reports one third of wives work with 42 percent of those with school age children in labor force.
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Norman White
Michelle
Pam
Greg
San Angelo
Texas
L. E. White
Brighton
Harold Stephens
Washington
Sharon Lowry
Werner Lowry
James Trecek
New Jersey
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Gretchen Miksch
Iowa State University
Ames
Roberts Hall
Gretchen
Robert Miksch
Easter Sunday Dinner Plans and Local News Highlights
Mrs Elizabeth Young hosts Easter dinner at 905 South Second for her immediate family. Mrs Blanche Harvey received an orchid corsage from Midori Omori of Lihue Hawaii, grandmother of Shireen Ibe, whom Mrs Harvey cared for in Washington years ago. Shireen now age seven lives with the Ibes in Hawaii where Mr Ibe works as an accountant and Mrs Ibe teaches. Frank Spratt of Fairfield is recovering from a heart attack and welcomes cards at Jefferson County Hospital. Ruth Dupuis of Mason City visits for Easter and will join the 60th anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs Will Page in Sigourney. Sarah Page, supervisor of Elementary Education for Des Moines, is Page’s daughter.
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Elizabeth Young
South Second
Blanche Harvey
Midori Omori
Lihue
Kauai
Hawaii
Shireen Ibe
Ibes
Washington
Ibe
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Harvey
Shireen
Washington Area
Frank Spratt
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Spratt
Ruth Dupuis
Mason City
W. B. Dupuis
Sigourney
Ruth
Will Page
Fortnightly Members to Attend County Convention
Local Fortnightly members plan to attend the County Convention of Federated Women's Clubs in Ainsworth on Tuesday March 31. Registration starts 11:30 a.m. Luncheon at noon at United Presbyterian Church. Agenda features music awards and installation of officers. Some members plan Washington 125th Anniversary pins and bonnets to publicize the celebration.
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Federated Women's Clubs
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Correction notice for Methodist church membership list
A printing error in Thursday's Evening Journal left out two members from the Methodist church membership class. The missing names are William Bruce Wagner, son of Mrs Lucille Wagner, and John Allan Fields, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Fields.
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Methodist Church
William Bruce Wagner
Lucille Wagner
John Allan Fields
Roy Fields
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