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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1967

Page

3

Fortnightly May breakfast honors members and guests

Fortnightly Club of Des Moines gathers for the annual May breakfast at Captain's Table. LeRoy Pratt presents wildflowers of Iowa slides. Mrs. Pratt attends. Officer slate announced. memorials and songs observed. Memorials honor deceased members. new officers include president Harold Ganon and vice president Herb Campbell. Committees named. spring theme tables set. breakfast committee listed.

LeRoy Pratt Des Moines Iowa Pratt Leon Hillman Harold Gamon George Kerr Spirit Lake Harold Ganon Herb Campbell Roy Hodges Gilbert Mills Don Batterson Neal Lampkin R. J. Dawson Foster Bagge John Elliott W. W. Nolin Phil Weldin Wayne Ganon Lester Luckenbill Roy

Local Social Notes Mark May Activities At Home

Mrs Silas Ross departed May 2 for the Better Home. Mrs Jennie Harris celebrated her 97th birthday May 4 with nieces Leila Bayliss and Mildred Carris. Ross Copelands returned from Greensburg Ind. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ray Rukgaber and Mr and Mrs Pulber from Clinton. Dallas Moon visited from Kansas City. Mother's Day events and club gatherings noted. Mark Hampshire planned Des Moines trip with Mrs Hampshire and Dorothy Cummin. Margaret Work visited former member Mrs Stone at Ottumwa Good Samaritan Center.

Silas Ross Jennie Harris Leila Bayliss Westchester Ill Mildred Carris Keota Mark Hampshire Des Moines Mrs. Hampshire Dorothy Cummin Margaret Work Margaret Stone Our Home Good Samaritan Center Ottumwa

Tornado blows Ginger 10 blocks in Belvidere storm

Belvidere Illinois resident Mrs. Harley Butters recounts a tornado on April 21 that lifted her dog Ginger ten blocks. A neighbor watched Ginger roll from a bus top near Belvidere High School seconds after the funnel passed. The dog returned to the razed home days later in mud, with the family unharmed and Ginger shaken by loud noises.

Belvidere Ill UPI Ginger Harley Butters

Local Professional Directory Listings and Contacts

A compact directory lists attorneys and medical professionals with office addresses and phone numbers. Notable names include Lauis J. Kehor, Livingston Day Meeker Bates firm, Morrison Morrison Lloyd, John C. Owen, Stewart Shearer. chiropractors Dr M L Twee ton and Dr P L Etter.

Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates South Ave

Change course of moon satellite

PASADENA Calif UPI Lunar Orbiter 4 performed a mid course maneuver to loop around the moon and improve its photo graphic duties. JPL technicians sent a earth radio signal at 945 am PDT the engine burned 53 seconds and telemetry indicated success. The exact trajectory would be known after further plotting the JPL spokesman said it went as planned and looks good.

Pasadena Calif UPI Earth JPL

Social calendar of events in Marion Friday and beyond

Friday events include U P W Mother Daughter Supper at the church with salad, service, and program. Past Matrons Club and Rebekah Lodge gatherings at Masonic and IOOF Halls. 1st Presbyterian U P W potluck and Mother Daughter program. Saturday features WCTU Institute, Square dance at Lennon Hall with Bob Gillespie. Monday activities include Bible I coffee hour, YWCA clubs, May party, and Daughters of Nile. Tuesday lists Home groups, V Wives, Legion Auxiliary, and Art Guild studio session.

Marion Ave U P W Masonic Temple Rebekah Lodge 1St Presbyterian U Washington County Wctu Institute Wellman Methodist Church Lennon Hall Bob Gillespie Oskaloosa Arthur Wiley YWCA Sam de- Long Iowa Richard McCleery William Matson Robert Hammer Daughters of Nile EU - Cha Rest Temple Service Club Burn Mawr American Home I William McConnell Captain’s Ta

May multiple sales listed in Brighton Iowa ad column

A column lists upcoming auctions and sales across eastern Iowa with dates in May. Items include Eddie Edwards property consignment auction in Brighton starting at 1 p.m., public lumber sale near Columbus Junction, and sales near Gladwin Lone Tree Columbus City Fair Meadows Iowa City and various livestock markets including Smylie's Columbus Junction Ollie Wapello Kalona Washington Wayland with weekly schedules and start times. Irene Yard Estate and Dr M L McCreedy executor noted.

Eddie Edwards Laundromat Brighton Iowa Columbus Junction Gladwin Lone Tree Lee Rienier Eddie Edward Columbus City Eunice Marion Western Road Fair Meadows Addition Iowa City Irene Yard M. L. McCreedy Smylie’s Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Wapello Highway 61 Kalona Washington Livestock Sales Co Wayland

Club activities and society notices in West Chester

PEO and Rainbow Girls events highlight a busy social week. Mark Twain talk titled Happiness Is a White Washed Fence featured at PEO with several hostesses, plus elections for Rainbow Girls and plans for May installations. Public Affairs II held a cooperative dinner as members discussed the new year while Women’s Fellowship met at St Paul United Church of Christ for Living Responsibility. DAR hosted a dessert for Daughters of the American Revolution officers and funded the Iowa Room refurbishing. HBO Club led by Mrs. Dave Erwin held a topics session with guests and a social afternoon.

Don Orr West Chester Robert Moss Helen Wilson Mark Twain M. L. McCreedy Milo Sorden Charles Berdo Everett R. Burham Public Affairs II William Ross Charles McClung Mother Glenn Holden William Putman Burham Women's Fellowship Women’s Fellowship St. Paul United Church of Christ Bill Guenther Ed Miller Ramona Byerly Richard Custer Guy Stuckman District Dar M. M. Flynn Archie Buwer Lauder Kennedy L. W. Carpenter Gertrude Bowman Washington, D. C Iowa Constitution Hall Bowman Charles Hotle John Cherry HBO Club Dave Erwin HEO Club George Gould Herb Campbell Harold Lister Campbell Everette Gardner

Admitted Yesterday and Today Across Washington Hospitals

Yesterday admission records include Miss Elizabeth Simpson Mrs Mary Harvey and Claude Dickerson in Washington medical cases. Today Ronald Rich and Dr Vernon Elgin are listed as admitted in Washington.

Elizabeth Simpson Mary Harvey Claude Dickerson Washington Medical Ronald Rich Brighton Vernon Elgin

Volunteers to be Honored at Iowa City Ceremony

Washington County residents among volunteers to be honored at the 15th annual award and reception program at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City. Dr Woodrow W Morris will speak. Mrs Thora Pease will sing Climb Ev ery Mountain. Honorees include Walter Sheets James Larson James B Walker Howard Altenbernd Harvey Davis Clifford Connelly Hazel Redlinger Evelyn Tweeten Alma Walker Cora McCoy Mary Hayes Islea Schulty Robert Davis Lena Ramseyer and others with hours ranging from 112 to 2,501 through the Washington County Red Cross and allied groups.

Washington County Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa City Woodrow W. Morris College of Medicine Institute of Gerontology University of Iowa Thora Pease Washington Walter C. Sheets James Larson James B. Walker Howard Altenbernd Harvey Davis Clifford Connelly Hazel Redlinger Evelyn V. Tweeten American Red Cross Alma Walker Ainsworth American Legion Auxiliary Cora McCoy Mary M. Hayes Islea Schulty Robert Davis Lena Ramseyer

31 000 Reservists Face Draft In Vietnam War Callup

The Defense Department says about 31 000 civilian reservists delinquent in weekend drill obligations will be called to active duty by end of November. About 25 000 Army, 4 000 Air Force, 2 000 Marine, and 100 Navy reservists are affected. Others with pending arrangements have until May 31 to qualify or avoid callup. The process begins July 1 with the first group entering active duty around August.

Washington UPI Defense Department

Detours Expanded for Iowa 92 and Nearby Routes

Detours extend on Iowa 92 from Sigourney to junction with Iowa 77 and 92 east of Washington. Reconstruction affects Sigourney section and a Washington bridge with a 59 mile detour via Iowa 78 and U S 218. Additional detours cover Iowa 149 near Sigourney and short closures on U S 136 U S 218 near Keokuk and Iowa 117 near Colfax with eight mile detour via U S 6 and I 80.

Sigourney Iowa 77 Iowa 92 Washington Iowa 78 U. S. 218 The Highway Commission Iowa 149 Iowa 22 Keokuk Colfax

Funeral services for Jeanette Woodburn held in Woodburn

Funeral services for Jeanette Woodburn were held Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev Warren McFate in charge Pallbearers included Raymond Landau Lloyd Been Blossom Don Woods Glenn Green Richard Anderson and Willis Jones Burial was in Ainsworth Cemetery Augustine Albert Augustine who died recently in Ohio is survived by his mother Mrs Jesse Augustine of Grinnel and other survivors listed in Thursday's Evening Journal

Augustine Albert Augustine Ohio Jesse Augustine Grinnel Evening Journal

Eldon mother killed in Fairfield diesel collision

A collision near Fairfield, Iowa, between a car driven by Helen McClanahan, 34, of Eldon, and a semi-trailer tank truck carrying diesel fuel, left McClanahan dead. Her mother Florence Jones, 68, of Linnes, Missouri, and 2-year-old son Mark were hospitalized in serious condition at University Hospital Iowa City. The fuel spill forced a highway closure for about an hour but caused no fire.

Fairfield Iowa UPI Eldon Here Helen McClanahan Florence Jones Linneus Mark University Hospital Iowa City

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lloyd Neiswanger Ira Miksch Ira Morrison Robert Poorman Mae Davis William McGinnis H. H. McCleery Edna Mercer Wylie Anderson W. B. Dupuis Maud Jackson J. W. Helscher United Presbyterian Home Ross Copelands Greensburg, Ind Matilda Ohlwein Ray Rukgaber Mrs. Pulber Clinton Dallas Moon Kansas City Mineva Moon D. A. Thompson Levi Blanchard Ains Worth Coralie Briley Ormond Beach, Fla Lynn Baker Sarasota, Fla Ethel and Vivian Booth Roy Benson Jessie Arnolds Cora White Members of Public Affairs II Everette Burham Tornado Professional Directory Lauis J. Kehor Jeffry John C. Owen West South Side Square Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main M. L. Tweeton North Marion P. L. Etter Jet Propulsion Laboratory Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Noble Grand Circle M. D. Lee Art Guild Journal Rainbow Girls Temple Judy Dodder Roberta Batterson Nancy Fields Charity Vicki Bauer Hope Wilbur Wright Friendly Circle Club Omar Crawford Richard Schiebel Max Lee Harold Klopfenstein David Kleese Elwood Kleese Marion Augustine Payne Dial Advertising Council National Safety Council International Newspaper Advertising Executives Defense Robert S. McNamara Ames Sigourney Area Iowa State Highway Commission Faith Baptist Church Washington Fairgrounds Lord Jesus Christ Paul Acts Baptist General Conference Mom Mrs. Stevens Ruffords Inc Nicola Harmon Oliver J. Parish Imperial Imperial Refineries Corp W. Madison Max Schrader Mgr
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