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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
2
Announcement states George Colthurst will represent Life Investors Insurance in Washington County. He will operate with the Bill Niebuhr Agency of Life Investors based in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Mrs. Leslie Dunlap chairs the Washington County Red Cross sewing committee and sent 15 bed socks, 25 bibs, 2 lap robes, 10 cushion covers, and 25 hot water bottle covers to the Veterans Hospital in Iron Mountain Michigan. Items were prepared by Mrs. Dunlap Mrs. Preston Etter and Mrs. Fred Downing and sewed by Mrs. Avis Busby Mrs. Minnie Ross Mrs. Helen Goodin and members of the Golden Age Club YWCA White Cloud Club and Wednesday Federated Study Club Crawfordsville.
Milan K Thompson director of the local welfare department was in Des Moines Wednesday for a meeting of the Iowa Welfare Legislative Committee. Thompson represents the southeast district on the committee which coordinates social legislation to be proposed to the 1967 legislature. Dana Crawford plans to join her mother Mrs Vera Crawford for Mothers Day weekend after teaching duties in Marshalltown. Don Simmering family from Ainsworth and Davenport travel to Kimberling City Missouri for the wedding of son and brother Larry Simmering and Janet Gilmore at Springfield Missouri Saturday morning.
H C Bain of Muscatine is promoted to Commercial Sales Representative for the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. A longtime employee since 1929 with a break for the Kent Feeds post, he has served as Muscatine Division Commercial Manager since 1953. He will continue living in Muscatine and travel mainly in the eastern region.
A seventeen year old West Chester youth was fined 25 dollars and costs in Justice of the Peace Richard Hotle's court. Earl Robert Cavin was charged by Washington police with careless driving after a station employee filed a complaint. Ronald John Miller of Washington was fined 15 dollars and costs in Justice of the Peace Holden's court for improperly registering a vehicle.
Mrs Edith McClure, 69, died at her Richland home of an apparent heart attack. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home with Rev Naomi Lock officiating. Burial in Richland Friends cemetery. Born August 30, 1896, to Miles and Mary Dickinson Singleton. Married May 13, 1915, to Harry McClure who died January 14, 1965. Survived by two sons, three daughters, twelve grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and brother Ray Singleton.
Mrs. Mabel Story of Columbus Junction, 74, died today in Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral planned Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Columbus Junction Methodist Church with Rev. Earl Jostein officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Survived by sons Vernon and Donald, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, two sisters, one half brother, and four half sisters. Funeral home arrangements and birth details listed.
W R Kime of Richland former national commander and current national board member travels to Las Vegas to attend the Western Conference gathering. May Company in Galesburg hosts May Day with Mr and Mrs Clare Griffin and Mr and Mrs Delbert Zager at a spring plumbing and heating equipment show. Mrs L F Hardley visits Hall in Muscatine as Fraternal line AP notes.
On the record patient admitted today is Mrs Olive Franklin in Washington for medical care.
Mrs Dave Erwin entertained nine HEO Club members on Thursday with a roll call update on topics. President Mrs George Gould led the business meeting, followed by a flower and bulb exchange and social time. Guests included Mrs Harold Lister and Mrs Bidwell, with Mrs David Bell and Mrs Don Applegate helping serve refreshments.
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