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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1971

Page

3

Mrs Ray Blair Busy at Home and Church

Clara Sinclair Blair wife of Rev Ray Blair of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Washington Iowa shares life at 705 South Avenue B. She teaches, cans and gardens with husband and three daughters while supporting church work, reading youth books, and managing a busy home and family routine.

Ray Reformed Presbyterian Church Clara Sinclair Blair Ray Blair South Avenue D West Monroe Blairs South Avenue B Allerton Clara Tarkio College Tarkio University of Iowa Masson Illinois University Washington Corydon Cambria Baldrige and Bailey M. M. Schell Rimersburg Arkansas Associate Presbyterian Church Columbus Church Missionary Society Dorinda Heather Alorah Journal

Scenes From A Kitchen Window In Riverside

Vacation talk and local plans fill a Riverside column as Golden Agers discuss trips to Kentucky California and Texas. A light end note shares rhubarb jam recipe and a humorous tale of a lost purse scarf and marbles during a meeting with neighbors and friends. See You Marge.

Riverside Kentucky California Texas

Washington social calendar features Rainbow Girls installation

Various meetings and events listed for Monday to Wednesday at the Masonic Temple YMCA YWCA Captain's Table and Sunset Park. Highlights include Rainbow Girls installation at 2:30 PM, General Meeting 7:30 PM, Board and music events, Senior Citizens activities, and multiple club gatherings with note changes and call for regrets. Summer medical offerings noted with readings from Matthew 10:12.

Christian Cwf Charles Rademaker Y Community Room Floyd Blankenhorn Sugar and Spice Club Sunset Park Henry Rees Masonic Temple Family Living Keith Vetter Captain’s Tops Club YWCA Y McCleery YMCA Edgar Stewart Nurses Home Ronald Olson Priscilla Club Bethel Missionary Society William Wulf

New counselor named for Camp Wapsie Y and staff updates

Camp Wapsie Y announces Yugoslavian exchange counselor to join 40 plus staff for its 58th season opening June 20. Director Dwight Belknap reports 887 advance registrations for opening periods and limited spots for July sessions as 1 075 boys from 74 eastern Iowa communities participated last year.

Camp Wapsie - Y Iowa Dwight Belknap Cedar Rapids Belknap Camp Wapsie Camp Wapsie - Y Wapsipinicon Coggon Central City Ivan Kozeljnik

Parsons College to Host Weeklong Senior Activities in 1971

Parsons College Fairfield schedules a full week of events for the Class of 1971 Seniors. Highlights include a June 5 commencement at Blum Stadium at 10 a.m. and a reception, Bar-B-Q, and Dixieland finale. Parent registration runs May 31 to June 4 in Ewing Hall.

Fairfield Parsons College Blum Stadium Ewing Hall James M. Camp Robert Coutts Bentonsport Iowa Manning Keosauqua Addie May Mississippi River Nauvoo Illinois 34Th Army National Guard Band Fairfield Country Club Chorale Brown Learning Center Paul Oaffrey Ewing Lounge Cornell Clarke Robert Meijer Barhydt Chapel Jonathan C. Simmons St. Mary Catholic Church Carl W. Kreisler Central Campus College Life Everett E. Hadley Parsons Hall

Accident at intersection near Ainsworth with minor damage

Washington County sheriff's officers investigated a minor collision at the west edge of Ainsworth at the county road and Highway 92. Drivers were Max Wayne Meeks of Ainsworth and Gene O Grassing in a Northrup King owned car. Damage was estimated at 600 dollars.

Washington County Ainsworth Max Wayne Meeks Gene O. Grassing Northrup King

Planting and visits brighten Sherman Hall patio week

The United Presbyterian Home notes the annual planting of flower boxes on the east patio of Sherman Hall led by Margaret Owen with Helen Stevens helping. Visitors stop by Mrs. Ella Ericks, and birthday dinner plans for Alison Yoder are shared. Various residents and guests are recorded with trips to Cedar Rapids and trips to Burlington and Chicago, plus a Spring Evensong on Sunday.

Maurice Libe Noble Grand Rebekah Lodge Don Norton Helen Koening Carl Kelley Howard Lins Rebekahs Wellman Leona Gardner Sherman Hall Margaret Owen Helen Stevens Myrtle Meyer Maurice Meyer Lois Dodds Cedar Rapids Allison Fred Yoder Ernest Meyer Crawfordsville Glendine Lundquist Ruth Nolin Burlington First Presbyterian Church U.P. W Jackson Cascade Terrace Pakistan Lundquist

Local Businesses List for Kalona Wellman Area

A dense OCR listing several Kalona and Wellman area businesses including Kalona C and and . Radio and Electric D and H. Feed and Grain English River Pellets Farmers Feed Mill Farmers Supply Sales Inc. Gamble Store H. and H. Plumbing and Heating Harland Standard Oil Agent Hershbergers Feed Service John's Feed Service Kalona Cooperative Switchboard Kalona Fabric Shop Katona Motors Kalona Produce Kalona Skelly Service Kalona Super Valu and others. Also references to Wellman Buckwalter Motors Griffith Oil Herman's Feed and Grain Home Gas Co. Jones Insurance Agency Powell Furniture Trio Gas Alin's Sinclair Wade and Co. Wade Ford Motors Wellman Relix Wellman Savings Bank Wellman Advance.

Washington State Bank National Bank of Washington Bob Roe Heating & Hardware Brown Finance Brown Shoe Fit Co Carson’s Plumbing & Heating Cashway Lumber Connelly Hardware Culligan Soft Water Dave's Sinclair Dr. L. B. Eicher Ed’s Auto Body the Essex Everetts Music Jerry & Bill’s Firestone Dr. Vale Garrells Geb Chevrolet Golden Touch Decorators Gray Plumbing Grecian Jewelry Hanson Concrete Hall Feed Horse Feed & Grain Horak Insurance & Real Estate Hy-Ve Kalona C Radio and Electric D. and English River Pellets Farmers Feed Mill Farmers Supply Sales Inc. Gambles Harland Standard Oil Agent Hershbergers Feed Service John’s Feed Service Kalona Cooperative Switchboard Kalona Fabric Shop Katona Motors Kalona Produce Kalona Skelly Service Kalona Super Value ’S Standard Service DX Service Miller Hardware Keota Bermel Dairy Farm and Home Drug Co Gambles Store Keota Chemical Inc Keota Furniture Leviens Market Lyle Insurance Agency Mounds Service Reighard Standard Tank Wagon Sailor Dry Cleaning Service Mayer Speaker and Carmichael Tadlock Inc Zehr Electric Farmers Savings Bank Keota Eagle Kaiser Agricultural Chemical Wellman Buckwalter Motors Inc. Gambles Store Griffith Oil Herman’s Feed and Grain Home Gas Co Jones Insurance Agency Powell Furniture Inc Trio Gas Inc Alin's Sinclair Wade and Co. Inc Wade Ford Motors Wellman Relix Wellman Savings Bank Wellman Advance

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Mrs. Ray Blair Dorothy Luckenbill Ywca Council Senior Citizens W. Helscher P.O. Box Washington, Iowa Ohio National Life Ins. Co Cincinnati Orew W. Jarvis Mutual OF New York Camp Wapsie-Y Parsons Washington Federal Savings Marion Ave The United Presbyterian Home Ella Ericks Viola Palm Anton Olson Kenneth Olson Marjorie Doran God Charles Henry Willming Holiday, Inc Iowa City George Willming George Willmings Florida Minnesota David Rock Island Lulu Randolph Mrs Glenn Holm Stevan Holm Ames C. D. Kirkpatrick Keota Earl Baker Murray McCreedy McCreedy 39Ers Helen Lackey John Mitchell Bud Lease Dell Ferrier Cotter H. E. Kratter Vera Buchanan Chicago Area Benjamin Moore Osincup's Credit Bureau of Washington Inc Credit Bureau Ainsworth Kerms D-X Arca Chemicals Brighton Popejoy D-X Farmers Feed Fletcher Motor Crawfordsville Locker Slater Hardware Hochstetler Feed Fletcher Oil Co Williams Oil Co Peoples Savings Bank West Chester West Chester Savings Bank Freshwaters Doak Marvins Nisly Foodland Reif’s Shopping Snail Hardware Strickler Feeds Trover Conoco Uoder Oil Co Washington County Farm Store Wenger Insurance Agency Farmers Savings Bank Kalona Savings Bank Yoder Feeds Kalona News Wayland Wyse Furniture Wagler Body Miles Body Bob’s Welding Wayland Feed Schlatter Garage Farmers Oil Co Ron’s Gift Roth Hardware Brooks Meat Plant Brad’s Repair Serv Miller Plumbing Linn Yoder
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