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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1964

Page

2

Lay Knight Vows In Ainsworth Nebraska Methodist Church

Sandra Lay of Iowa City and Larry Knight of Cedar Rapids exchanged wedding vows at 1 30 p m Saturday May 16 in the Ainsworth Methodist Church. The Rev William Simbro officiated the double ring ceremony with yellow and white mums daisies and palms at the altar. The bride wore a silk peau de soie gown with pearl embroidery and carried yellow roses on a white Bible. A reception for about 250 followed. After a two week southern trip the couple will live in Marian Iowa. The bride is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J D Rabenold of Ainsworth and the groom is the son of Clyde Knight of Washington and Mrs Clyde Little of Brighton.

Ainsworth Sandra Lay Iowa City Larry Knight Cedar Rapids William Simbro J.D. Rabenold Clyde Knight Washington Clyde Little Brighton Linda Knudsen Vicki Young Judy Anderson Monmouth, Ill Carla Zieglowsky Cedar Falls Gary Knight Chicago Dwight Helm Ottumwa Jerry Dempsey Larry Duncan Joe Kaipo Gary Doak Tower Trailer Terrace Highway 150 Marian Ainsworth High School Monmouth College Monmouth North Western Bell Telephone Company Brighton High School Gale Institute Air Force Wilson and Company C.M. Lay Kansas City Kans

Social calendar notices for the week ahead

The column lists weekly social events and meetings with times and hosts across organizations such as Rainbow Girls Mrs Lemmon Mrs George Masson VFW Auxiliary and YWCA. Activities include scavenger hunts desserts craft luncheons and club meetings noting place changes and weather contingency for bicycling.

Noble Grand Circle Albert Wehr Y Whizzers YWCA YWC Y - Wives George Masson VFW UPW Helen Breese Circle V Gene Gorham Jayceeettes Ronald Stalder Lloyd Walker

Hugo Lensch Recovering After Porch Roof Fall

Hugo Lensch lies in Room 208 at Washington County Hospital after a Friday morning porch roof shingling fall that caused fractured ribs. He is listed as doing as well as can be expected. The report notes no further complications.

Hugo Lensch Washington County Hospital Lensch

Birthday news and social strolls in Sunset Park

Mrs. Cordelia Whitaker celebrated her eighty fourth birthday with a surprise cake from her landlady Mrs. E M Brooks. A Sunset Park picnic hosted by the McConnell and McConnell families honored Maj. Douglas Dowell of Ames and his mother Mrs Edna Sagle of Vista California as she attends her son's graduation from Iowa State University on May 29. Dowell will teach engineering mechanics at the Air Force Academy starting June 1. The gathering included several other local families and relatives planning a June 10 Sunset Park picnic dinner.

Charles McConnell Will McConnell Francis McConnell Sunset Park Douglas Dowell Ames Edna Slagle Vista Calif Slagle Iowa State University Mas. Dowell Air Force Academy Roy Whiteman Monmouth Ill Bill McConnell Iowa City J.O. Kirton Modesto Raymond Sankey Austin Texas

Washington Evening Journal staff and publication details

The Washington Evening Journal is published in Washington Iowa with David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as vice president and advertising director Charles Morris as news editor Hob Shaffer in local advertising Jach hs Cowden as contributing editor Howard Hazen as production superintendent. It is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and entered as second class matter under act of March 3 1879 at the local post office. It is a member of Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Hob Shaffer Jach Hs Cowden Howard Hazen Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Ass'n Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n Iowa Press Ass’n Audit Bureau of Circulations

Memorial Day Cemetery Planting Offered by Wolf's Flower Shop

Wolf's Flower Shop invites calls for special planting in the cemetery for Memorial Day. Contact now to arrange arrangements and services for the holiday observance.

Wolf's Flower Shop

VFW Group Plans Knoxville Trip and Smoker

A Knoxville Veterans Hospital event features a VFW smoker tomorrow evening with auxiliary volunteers supplying cigars candy bars chewing gum and socks for veterans plus an orchestra coffee and cookies in the auditorium. Transportation calls are requested and the group departs at 5 p.m. 85 dozen cookies are needed.

VFW Knoxville Veterans’ Hospital

Columbus High School girls tea at Mrs Hawkins home

Columbus Chapter CX PEO will entertain senior girls of Columbus Community High School at a tea on Tuesday May 19 at 2 p m in the home of Mrs Julia Hawkins in Dawson. William W Dawson of Keota died Friday night with funeral services held today at 1 30 p m in Powell Funeral Home Keota led by Rev Marvin Miller.

Columbus Jet PEO Columbus Community High School Julia Hawkins Dawson William W. Dawson Keota Powell Marvin Miller Mr. Dawson

Reaney and Ross Record Home Improvements

Mrs Louise Reaney of 421 North Avenue C reports an enclosed porch. Ted Ross of 1114 North Third plans a new garage.

Louise Reaney North Avenue C Ted Ross North Third New Garage

Hospital Admission And Discharge Log

Admitted Saturday Mrs Myrtle Morgan Washington medical and Mrs Rosa Augustine Keota medical. Discharged Saturday Ralph Melville Washington. Yesterday Mrs Burdell Martin Washington Walter Wolfe Washington Mrs Daniel Mast and son Kalona Vicky Bartholomew Washington. Today Mrs Fred Martin Washington Baby girl Mayer Keota.

Myrtle Morgan Washington, Medical Rosa Augustine Keota Medi Ralph Melville Washington Burdell Martin Walter Wolfe Daniel Mast Kalona Vicky Bartholomew Fred Martin Mayer

Lincoln Service Ad Seeks Government Job Test Prep

A recruitment notice offers free information on U S Government positions with salaries up to 446 a month. It promotes Lincoln Service Pekin Illinois as a private prep school for Civil Service exams with coupon request and details on qualification. It targets men and women ages 18 to 52.

U. S. Civil Service Lincoln Service Pekin Illinois U. S

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