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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1976

Page

4

Afterthoughts and Community Notes From Local Social Scene

A Denver bridal shower honors Christine Statler with guests including Mrs. Shirley Statler and Mrs. John Huber. Miss Statler wed Terry Daniel on May 8. Zimri Rebekah Lodge reports 19 members, 24 shut-in visits, and 25 titan visits. Mentions of lodge meetings, Founders Day plans, and TTT chapters feature in a flurry of community notices and camp plans.

Christine Statler Denver Colo Karl Parcell Russ Parcell L.P. Statler Shirley Statler John Huber Miss Statler Terry Daniel

Music Man tickets on sale for Columbus Junction production

Tickets for Music Man are on sale at May Drug Store in Columbus Junction. The Community Players will present the musical at the Columbus auditorium at 8 p.m. on May 28 29. All seats are reserved. Tickets may be bought in person or by mail with a self-addressed envelope.

Columbus Junction May Drug Store Columbus A

Kiwanis A.M.ers Invite Clubs to Special Olympics Event

Kiwanis A M ers challenge Washington Care Center and County Care Facilities residents to a special olympics style competition on May 21. Morning Kiwanis members aim to outcompete other service clubs in the community, inviting any club to contact Jerry King for details. Pedestrians make up nearly half of traffic fatalities in large cities.

Kiwanis A.M Ers Washington Morning Kiwanis Club Morning Kiwanis Group Jerry King

Social Calendar Shows Week of Local Club Activities

Tuesday events include Noble Grand Circle at 7 30 p m and Rebecca Butler at U P Home VFW at 8 p m VFW Hall Applied Arts I trip to Amanas from Rose Truax house at 8 30 a m American Legion Auxiliary 6 30 p m salad supper Mrs C A Thompson initiation of new members Self Awareness 7 30 p m at Mrs Mike Walker Baptist Faith at Work 7 30 p m Mrs Bill Hazelett Tops Club weigh in at YWCA room meeting 7 30 p m IOOF Lodge 8 p m IOOF Hall Washington Squirts 7 30 p m meet in City Hall Community Room Wednesday includes Senior Citizens Birthday party 1 30 p m Washington Saddle Club 7 30 p m Fairgrounds dessert UPW Circle 6 9 15 a m Mrs Norma Whitham West Chester UMW 1 30 p m Church Crawfordsville CES 8 p m Masonic Temple DeMolay 7 30 p m Masonic Temple Ladies Golf and Bridge Assoc noon at Country Club luncheon and cards Reservations necessary Senior Citizens Crafts 9 30 a m McCleery Room Refinish trays and continue macrame Prairie Flower Missionary Society 1 30 p m Mrs Jim Saar OES Pinochle 1 30 p m Wings Bertha Falk hostess Eastern Star 8 p m Masonic Temple Honor mothers and Marthas Program on Cancer

Noble Grand Circle Rebecca Butler U. P VFW Applied Arts I Rose Truax’s Amanas American Legion Auxiliary C. A. Thompson Mike Walker Work Circle Bill Hazelett Tops Club Ywca Room Ioof Lodge IOOF Washington Squirts City Hall Washington Saddle Club Fairgrounds UPW Norma Whitham West Chester UMW Crawfordsville Ces Masonic Temple DeMolay McCleery Prairie Flower Missionary Society Jim Saar Winga Bertha Falk Eastern Star Marthas

Randall Jeffries Arrives Home From Air Force Leave

Randall Jeffries son of Mrs Ethel Jeffries of Washington returns home Monday evening from Travis Air Force Base California for a 30 day leave to visit family and friends in the community. Local social clubs schedule morning and afternoon meetings including Friendship Club Antioch Social Club Highland Social Club Rural Women's Club John Vaughn Circle UPW Circle 7 UMW Groups 4 5 and 6 and TGIF at the YW room with hosts and activities.

Randall Jeffries Ethel Jeffries Washington Travis Air Force Base California

Assertiveness for Women class meets at Ridley home

The Assertiveness for Women class will meet as planned at Judy Ridley's home at 7 30 p m on Wednesday May 12. A separate note claims that a liter of blood from the average woman contains five percent more plasma than a man's and is worth more money in the blood bank.

Judy Ridley

Hospital Notes and Births From Washington Area

Admitted yesterday Michelle Lukovsky Washington medical Miss Ida Slabaugh Washington medical Today Miss Arian Lowe Columbus Junction medical Births Today Mr and Mrs Andy Jess Kalona son Dismissed yesterday from long term care Mrs Marguerite Sowden transferred to Washington Care Center Today David Wright Keota Mrs Alpha Brecht Washington Mrs Jonathan Hobeck and daughter Conesville Clarence Hayes Washington transferred to Washington Care Center

Michelle Lukovsky Washington Ida Slabaugh Arian Lowe Columbus Junction Andy Jess Kalona Marguerite Sowden Washington Care Center David Wright Keota Alpha Brecht Jonathan Hobeck Conesville Clarence Hayes

Wyoming tops nation in traffic death rate study

Wyoming records the highest traffic death rate at 5.9 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles, with New Mexico close behind at 5.8, in a national comparison released Tuesday.

Washington Evening Journal Wyoming New Mexico

Washington Evening Journal masthead and pricing notice

The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa announces its May 11 1976 issue details including publication name address and staff credits The notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for local and distant areas and notes affiliation with press associations and audit bureau listings The page shows the newspaper’s lineage and pricing structure for readers in 1976 with standard regional and national rates

Washington Evening Journal Washington, Iowa North Marion Ave Washington Iowa Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc United Press International Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of Circulations

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Zimri Rebekah Lodge Ioof Hall Martha Kirfman Noble Grand Eliza Brock Columbus Junction Rebekah Archer Augustine Margaretta Givens TTT Gladys Free Chris Carson Marge Kneen Mary Loveless Cindy Moore Kathy Wiley Carroll Linda) Reber Marshalltown Earl Loveless William Sitler Walter Griffin Lyle Wilson Edgar Stewart Sitler Towyn Davies Camp Eden Minn Iowa City Vern Landers Gladys Stewart Winters William Brown Music Man Columbus Elghtee Spurgeon Friendship Club Harold Kueneman Antioch Social Club Alma Brinning Highland Social Club Olive Murphy Rural Women's Club John Vaughn Eva Garrett U.P Glendine Lundquist Halcyon House Maurice Crawford TGIF Ywroom Charles C. Snyder Citizens Robert Swift Tops Shorts 100 Eat Coc Spurgeon’s
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