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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1973
Page
3
The Senior Citizen Council updates members on weather, farm life, and upcoming events at the United Presbyterian Home. A May 8 birthday party precedes the Des Moines Art Festival while May 16 features the Governor's Conference on Aging where Volunteer Calling will be showcased. Meals on Wheels serves 15 daily with Betty Stephens delivering meals.
S E Blattner now resides at Katella Manor in Los Alamitos. Clarence French was dismissed from Mercy Hospital Iowa City to his home after a 22 day surgical stay. Mrs Mabel Burham of Washington enters Sunny Haven Home. Emma Mae Phillips at Washington Care Center learns of a great granddaughter born to Donovan and Denise Lynn Blake in Davenport on April 30 weighing 7 lb 11 oz. Denise was born to Carolyn Jean Kallaus of Riverside.
Mark Davison from Troop 33 Donnellson received Scouting’s Eagle badge at a Court of Honor held at Wilson Lake Donnellson on April 28. He is an eighth grader at Central Junior High School Argyle and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davison. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schnicker and Mrs. Grace Davison. Attending included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dickinson and others from Brighton Washington and Donnellson.
In Weehawken New Jersey a man named Robert Haas received a notice asking him to return a Little League uniform he wore last year. Officials suspect they sent it to the wrong Robert Haas, an 82 year old, not the 12 year old who played last season. The mayor invited the elderly Haas to throw out the first ball at the season opener in civilian clothes.
Twenty two members of the Delta Alpha Class of Washington United Methodist Church gathered for a cooperative luncheon at the church. Bertha Henry presided, a memorial for Edna Witting was announced, and devotions themed Love were led by Ethel Burham.
A packed weekly schedule lists Rebekah Lodge and IOOF Hall events Friday evening, Masonic Lodge suppers and meetings, WSCS dessert, Saturday square dancing with Dell Trout, Fortnightly Club board meeting, Sunday Grand Cross ceremony, and various weekday gatherings including Rainbow Girls YWCA activities, Home I luncheons, Y Wives crafts, bridge lessons, church circles, Legion Auxiliary coffee, and a 19th Century luncheon.
Monday features ham candied yams applesauce chop suey coffee cake bread and butter and milk. Tuesday serves barbecue pork sandwich shoestring potatoes green beans with bacon bits bananas and milk. Wednesday offers Spanish rice lettuce salad fruit cup cookie Texas toast and milk. Thursday includes oven baked chicken mashed potatoes with butter Jello salad pudding rolls and milk. Friday presents fish stick sandwich tartar sauce glazed carrots cottage cheese strawberry shortcake and chocolate milk.
The Washington Community Schools board of education will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday May 9 at 7 30 p m in the senior high school library. Nancy Vittetoe of Washington has been chosen by Mortar Board at Iowa State University, a national women’s honorary that admits members with a grade point average above 3 00.
Mrs. Robert Johnson hosted 11 Walnut Women’s Club members as they explored pork origin and modern cookery with literature and a small sausage sample. The meeting at Mrs. Raymond Whisler’s included a health care program by Mrs. Rhea Hoover and May 17 future date.
Max Exner of Iowa State University advises inspecting a used upright piano carefully before buying. Test the sounding board, check key level, hammer alignment, presence of strings and hammers, pedal action, and tuning pins to ensure a sound instrument for your money.
Lambert Neill director of the Washington Municipal Band announced cancellation of the regular rehearsal on Monday night May 7 due to other events. 4-H photo event to be held at the Extension office on Saturday May 5 invites 4-H members to attend at 10 30 a.m. or 1 p.m. and bring a camera with flash bulbs or cubes.
The Centennial Dames and Maids met at St Marys Hall to discuss Centennial safety, clothing displays, and the Needlework Display at the U P Church. Mary Statler showcased attire from wedding to lingerie and millinery while Rosalie Pearson outlined the Needlework Display. Keota Centennial Cookbooks selling for four dollars each, printed by Sutherland in Montezuma, are available at Valentas Store and Farmers Savings Bank.
Announcement of the engagement and upcoming wedding of Miss Susan Meier daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Meier Cedar Falls and Norman Rusk son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rusk Dickens. They will wed August 4 at Orchard Hill Reformed Church Cedar Falls. Meier to graduate this month from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in education. She is a member of Gamma Phi Beta. Fiance is a 1972 UNI graduate with a degree in secondary education.
Local note reports Mr. and Mrs. Carl Klingler of Snohomish Washington are staying this week with Mr. and Mrs. T M Nelson of Washington, providing a social visit update.
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