Washington Public Library Hours and Highlights
The Washington Public Library open hours are Mon Wed Fri 12 30 to 8 30 p m Tue Thu 10 a m to 6 p m Sat 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m Visitors included Mrs Eisely and Mrs Beamblossom s Stewart School kindergarten classes and teachers Mrs John Duvall and Mrs Gwen Augustine They toured the building heard a story and viewed memorial books donated this year by the Fortnightly Club Memorials include Garden Wizardy by Richard C Davids for Alda Warnock and Fair Is The Land by Chamberlain in memory of Grace Vincent New fiction titles added include St John s Wood The Great Victorian Collection Dark Star Whiteout Foxglove Summer Love and Mary Ann The Snow Doomsday Posse and more Also new non fiction titles and a gift copy Littler s History of Washington County by Conger House and a materials call for county history at 20. May 23 28 will host the annual area art show inviting junior high age artists to submit up to three works by May 20 with hanging ready and librarian registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisely
Richard C. Davids
Alda Warnock
Chamberlain
Grace Vincent
St. John’s Wood
Nancy Fitzgerald
Brian Moore
Anne Maybury
Duncan Kyle
Naida Grey
Mary Ann
Catherine Cookson
John Burningham
Ray Hogan
David C. Hill
Rosamunde Pilcher
Sterling Hayden
John Creasey
Robert N. Peck
Bordon Deal
Sarah Gainham
New County History
Inn Perspective
New England
Jane Anderson
Thomas Jefferson
Forrest McDonald
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Richard J. Walton
Joseph C. Goulder
Edwin Newman
An Eagle
Gerald Summers
Robert Heller
Fay
Leo Young
Bernard Haring
Alan H. Olmstead
Louise A. Vernon
Washington Mennonite Church
Conger House
Littler
Washington County
Edna Jones
Helen Wilson
4-H Crop and Weather Report Details County Planting Progress
Rainfall was fairly general over the county and corn planting completed in some areas during the period April 28 through May 4. Planting of corn ranged from complete in Dutch Creek Township to started in English River. Other reports showed it 90 percent complete in Crawford and slightly less in Lime Creek Cedar and Oregon Townships. Lesser amounts were planted in Iowa Jackson Highland and Marion Townships. Some beans have been planted in Cedar Jackson Oregon Lime Creek Crawford and Marion Townships.
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Dutch Creek
English River
Crawford
Lime Creek
Cedar
Oregon
Iowa
Jackson
Highland
Marion
WRC Holds Meeting at West Chester With Donations
The Women's Relief Corps met in West Chester on April 28 with 12 members, led by Senior vice-president Mabel Griffith. Eva Robertson hosted, Florence Griggs named chaplain, and a total of 14 Easter plates were fixed. Relief funds listed include food 78.60, labor 32, transportation 7, clothing 10, cash and gifts 239, missions 75, Red Cross 9, Easter Seals 21, cancer 46, magazines 14, campus crusade 19, hunger drive 4, Church crusade 9. Cards sent: birthday 28, get well 24, sympathy 9, congratulatory 2, anniversary 5, thank you 4, Easter 24. Sick calls totaled 18 hospital, 27 home, 35 telephone. Memorials 76, flowers 28.50. Hostess showed her new apartment and served refreshments with Lorene Crone. Also Cinderella 4-H Club at Bonita Moeller’s May 2. roll call on dominant design element in the room. Club to adopt a grandparent from the Care Center. fruit to be collected for a fruit basket. A $10 gift planned for shrubs at the Community Center. Bonita Moeller presented slides on Creative Crafts and You. Talks by Bonita Moeller and demonstrations by Sarah Reed and Carol Radda. Next meeting with Dedre and Nicki Stewart on May 23 at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hobbs
West Chester
Women’s Relief Corps
Eva Robertson
Mabel Griffith
Florence Griggs
Red Cross
Lorene Crone
Bonita Moeller
Sarah Reed
Carol Radda
Dedre
Nicki Stewart
Quad City Music Guild Announces 29th Summer Season
The Quad City Music Guild reveals its 29th summer lineup led by Gypsy running June 23 to 27. Fiorello! highlights early 20th century New York politics and A Little Night Music, inspired by Shakespeare, closes the season. Tickets $3 reserved, $2.50 general. obtain at Jefferson Mall desks or on show night. ticket requests to Ticket Manager, QCMG, 1420 25 Avenue, Moline IL 61265.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quad City Music Guild
Gypsy Rose Lee
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Sweden
Montgomery Wards
Northpark Mall
Davenport
Iowa
Southpark Mall
Moline
Illinois
QCMG
25 Avenue
Kirkwood offers 350 hour horseshoeing program this summer
Kirkwood Community College will run a ten week horseshoeing course from June 6 to August 12, meeting Monday through Friday in the horse husbandry department. Al Peterson notes options include full program or any of four units with tuition 400 for full or 100 per unit. Students supply their own tools. pre-register by May 15 at 398-5652.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
al Peterson
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Jay Greiner
Mike Altenhofen
Scott Holmes
Brighton
Craig Achen
Steve & Terry Berger
Gary Yoder
Owa
Greg Marek
Jon Litwiller
Washington
Brad Wright
Lyle Sexton
Paul Tobin
Franklin
WRC
Quad City
Spurgeon
ST Es
Ouro
STOO
Spurgeon's
Anne
Anne Burt
Rtery
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