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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. Homer P. Hunt of Ainsworth announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Dorothy Marie to Louis Koehler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Koehler of Ainsworth. Wedding date to be announced later.
New Haven social circle met Wednesday at Mrs Walter Wolfe's home. Devotions included the Lord's prayer and Scripture read by Mrs Lawrence Miksch. A social hour followed with springtime refreshments. Mrs Elliott McKinstry to entertain next.
The We-To-Ma-Chick group and guests held a Sunset Park picnic Thursday evening. Eighteen members attended with twelve mothers, sponsor Mrs. Marion Swanson, leaders Louise Rouse and Mrs. Joe Easter. After supper the group sang and enjoyed a general good time.
Mrs T L Brookhart hosted Chapter 1 PEO with 29 members and co host Mrs R B Height. Due to the president’s absence Mrs G W Rudiger attended the state convention. Mrs M M Sehell led the meeting. Mrs J M Lloyd spoke on PEO projects for Cottey College Nevada Mo and the educational loan fund. Mrs John Lemmon discussed The Sheen of Silver. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Myron Burroughs entertained the Round the Road club at her home Thursday with ten members and guests Mrs Isaac Kleese Mrs Lyle Wilson Mrs Wray Phillips and Mrs Ralph Chorpening. A Mother’s Day song was sung by the group and a plant identification contest followed by traveling bingo. Mrs Wilson and Mrs Chorpening helped serve refreshments. Mrs Preston Harvey will host June 21.
Mrs Don Brindley hosted the Pythian Circle at her niece Mrs Walter Smiths home Thursday afternoon with eleven members in attendance. President Mrs B C Briley presided as members contributed to the program including quizzes magazine articles and poems while Rev and Mrs Smith performed violin and piano selections. Refreshments followed the program with plans for the next meeting by Mrs Howard Sigufoose.
Daniel J. Morrell, a leading iron master, backed William Kelly in 1861 to build his first commercial converter. Kelly invented the pneumatic process for making mild steel around the same period as Sir Henry Bessemer. Morrell helped launch high tonnage steelmaking in the United States.
The program listed extensive awards with names across NHS seniors, pins for seniors and juniors, Homemaker degrees, track, football, basketball, choir, band, and cheerleading. Clydene Nicola presented the annual and Reed Green announced the class key to junior president Doug Fuhr. Hi Life honors went to Jette Teall.
Mrs Ted Mor al reports on a cooperative dinner held at Wellston School marking the closing day of activities. The event brought together students and staff in a communal meal to celebrate achievements and say farewell for the season.
Wellston residents plan a May 24 closing event with a cooperative noon dinner for the public. Local moves include the Farrier family relocating to a farm east of Wellston and several family gatherings and visits across nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Wilford Thomann of Riverside announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughters Marie and Lillian to Ernest Kiene and Wilbur Kiene, brothers and sons of Mr and Mrs Henry Kiene of Crawfordsville. The ceremony is set for Saturday June 16 at 8 am in St Marys church Riverside. Marie is a St Marys Riverside high school graduate class of 1948 and Lillian graduates May 20. Ernest Kiene graduated 1944 and Wilbur Kiene 1949 from Crawfordsville high school.
The Little Flower Circle shared a potluck supper at their meeting with Mrs. Raymond Minick on Thursday evening. Rev. R. J. Kinnavey attended as a guest and thirteen members were present. An auction raised $27.40, and the remaining time was spent socially.
WCTU members and guests heard Dr. C. Raymond Reed discuss the Executive Morale of America at the Methodist church. The program included devotionals, reports on Ottumwa speech contest, a DeKoning duet, and refreshments.
Fourth grade girls from St James joined Mary Jo Peiffer after school to celebrate her 10th birthday on May 12. Games, colored photos, and refreshments centered around a birthday cake with a magic candle ring. Jean Ann Peiffer helped serve. attendees included Genevieve Redeker, Marianne Ledger, Kathy Apneic, Linda Lintz, Janet Beliel, Patty Davison and Patricia Peiffer.
Social and fraternal events listed include Bethlehem Commandery meeting at the Temple, Presbyterian Women’s Service Guild Circles, Rebekah lodge at IOOF hall, Homebuilders Class gathering and church basement party, St Mary’s Circle Wiener roast, White Shrine Bridge at Temple, Fyranie lower school program with cooperative dinner, Drama Dept Fortnightly, IV and Auxiliary joint meeting at Sunset Park, Damascus Shrine at Temple, YW Wives meeting, Garden Dept cooperative lunch, Ardelz Santha families pot luck at K P hall, YWCA Mixers potluck with guest speaker, and Word Weavers gathering led by Mrs Powers.
The St James circle met Thursday with Mrs Albert Adam and Rev R J Kinnavey as guests. Fifteen members recited Bible verses and a vote named Mrs Ernie Kriner best in reading, followed by committee members Mrs Adam, Mrs Barker, and Mrs Kriner leading the evening.
Robert J. Bushek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw Bushek, returns home after a medical discharge from the army. He had been stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri, for several months.
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