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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1950

Page

9

Keota High School Plans End-Year Activities Schedule

Keota high school to hold junior-senior banquet May 13 in the gym. Baccalaureate May 14 with Rev. H N Poston delivering the address. Commencement May 19 with Dr Marcus Bach of Iowa City as speaker. Alumni reunion and banquet May 22, followed by a local minstrel show. Overalls and print dresses marked May 6–7 sale days. Local visits and a May 2 Masonic roast and degree conferrals noted.

A. R. Krause Keota Keola High School H. N. Poston Federated Church Marcus Bach Iowa City

Fire Destroys Crib Near West Chester

Fire at the Hereld Miller farm east of West Chester destroyed a corncrib holding 2 000 bushels and a new farm equipment. Wind damage followed the storm with shingles blown off and trees and limbs down. The incident prompted multiple fire responses and ongoing outages.

West Chester Richard Fisher Here

First Summer Street program to Be May 17

Columbus Junction reports the first summer street program set for May 17 as the local Business and Professional Women's club sponsors the event with merchants. A Columbus Community club meeting discussed parking and appointed a committee to plan summer programs coordinating with the band led by Warren May. The Marthena class served dinner at 7 p m. The fire department was called to Winfield about 2 p m Friday.

Columbus Junction Columbus Community Club Ray Priebe Summer Street Warren May Marthena Presbyterian Sunday School Winfield

West Chester High School Music Program Highlights

West Chester students sang at Methodist church evangelistic meetings with the Girls Glee Club on April 25 and the mixed chorus on May 3. The senior class trip to Des Moines occurred April 28, with May 18 set for commencements and May 14 for baccalaureate at the church.

West Chester Jean Des Moines Register and Tribune WHO Ronald Bowser Jean Ann Cherry Murray Coon Jerry Forinash Charley Greiner, Jr Victor Hartzler Betty Kleese Glenn Ladehoff Pat McDowell Cloyce Neis Donna Reis Marion Renoux Marjorie Statler Mary Jane Stephens Colleen Strum James Tucker Kenneth Tucker Jean Wrisht Methodist Church Rev. Peters Dr. Johnson

Junction Band Elects Bill Morgan President

Columbus Junction officers were elected Monday evening with Bill Morgan named president. Other posts include Delbert Blackoff as vice president Mildred Gabriel as secretary Herald Turner as treasurer William Diller as business manager Joanne Woodruff Barbara Black Marilyn Howell and Dean Morgan as librarians Warneck May as director. Also announced are two birth notices from local families and a name change for Mrs Brown formerly Evelyn Bloomquist.

Columbus Junction Bill Morgan Delbert Black of Mildred Gabriel Herald Turner William Diller Joanne Woodruff Barbara Black Marilyn Howell Dean Morgan Warneck May

Yoder couple back home after Kalona auto mishap

In Kalona on May 6 Mr and Mrs Duane L Yoder who were treated at Mercy hospital in Iowa City after a west Kalona auto mishap have returned home Clare Sommers remains at Mercy hospital after surgery this week Mrs C G Tilden Mrs C R Decker and Mrs H V Beck attended the Order of Eastern Star Friendship night in Wellman Ardis Phelps of Victor visited the Mehaffey and Maske homes Birthday dinner honored Mrs Fry hosted by Mr and Mrs Jay Hanson and Mr and Mrs Eugene Way Alumni of the Iowa Mennonite school near Kalona organized an alumni association with officers Henry Hochstetler Jr president Cletus Miller vice president and Lucille Swartzendruber secretary treasurer.

Kalona Duane L. Yoder Mercy Iowa City Ardis Phelps Victor J. K. Mehaffey Paul Maske Jay Hanson Eugene Way Earl Fry

Junction Girl Sings With Cornell Society in May Music Festival

Nay Phyllis Lukenbach a Cornell College junior from Columbus Junction sang with the Oratorio society in the 62nd annual May music festival. The group performed Mendelssohn Elijah with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Tauno Hannikainen.

Junction Girl Cornell Society Columbus Junction Phyllis Lukenbach Cornell College of Mt. Vernon L. L. Lukenbach Oratorio Society of Mentdelssohn Elijah Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tauno Hannikainen

Riverside Child Health Clinic Planned at St Marys

Riverside May 8 A child health clinic will be held at 8S Marys School Thursday afternoon May 18. Children from town and from Farmers Crescent Valley districts will attend. Mrs Vern Moss and Sister Mary Agneetta will lead the clinic.

Cedar Rapids Leslie Abshire Iowa City Methodist Church M.Y.F Kalona

Spring colors brighten town as flowers bloom everywhere

The column notes May flowers after April showers, with tulips and daffodils brightening yards. It mentions birds rehearsing for National Music Week starting May 8 and two local craftswomen, Mrs. Masson and Mrs. Wagner, displaying crochet and quilting work, plus a tale of a gift quilt made by European donors.

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