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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1962

Page

2

Church Ladies Foster Secret of Christlike Living Theme

The Christian Women's Fellowship held a June general meeting with the theme Your Church and Your Family. Mrs. Hatehcroft presided as president opening with song and prayer. Esther and Priscilla groups reported strong attendance and June duties. A workshop is planned June 19 for new officers and a program on June 25 recalls the year’s accomplishments.

Christian Women’s Fellowship Rodney Davisson Don Gardner Loren Chalupa Dayton Crim Etieine Spenser Jay Vinson Oren Jarvis Hatehcroft Edward Hatehcroft Des Moines Hutchcroft Esther Priscilla CWF

Halcyon Notes Guild Meeting and Socials Report

Halcyon House Guild met May 19 for a regular session and spring tea with guests from Fair Field Hedrick Ollie Packwood Lockridge Pekin and Pleasant Grove churches. The group planned three stationary seats on the lawn as a project. Several local residents attended, and various visitors and members were noted at dinners and devotional events across the week.

Halcyon House Guild Fairfield Hedrick Ollie Packwood Lockridge Pekin Pleasant Grove Guild William Squire Burlington Mayme Squire

Party Friday Honors J. N. Phillips 92

J N Phillips was surprised at a coffee and birthday party Friday morning by neighbors and friends in honor of his 92nd birthday, which he will celebrate Saturday May 26. The event was organized by Altha White and several neighborhood women. Attendees brought cakes cookies and seasonal flowers for the celebration.

J. N. Phillips Altha White Mag White Ella Gordon Mabel Schiebel Ethel Schulty Nellie Booth Letha Miller E. L. Rouse Miss White Alta Guenther Phillips

Barbara Shannon candidate for Drake BA degree

Barbara Shannon daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Shannon of Washington is a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree from Drake University on Monday June 4 at 9 30 am in the Drake fieldhouse. She majors in Spanish and is a 1958 Washington High School graduate. Potatoes in Washington garden show a second crop arising as Mrs Howard Van Ness reports transplanting hills and firm potatoes remaining from last fall harvest are thriving.

Washington Howard van Ness West Second Street

Fleur de Lis Club Hosts Meeting With Thatcher Speaker

Sixteen Fleur de Lis Club members met with Mrs. Robert Friese on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Marilyn Thatcher spoke on Good Grooming. A thank you note from Mrs William McConnell Jr for club plants was read, and refreshments were served with Mrs George McGuire as cohost and Mrs George Horn assisting.

Fleur de Lis Club Robert Friese Marilyn Thatcher William McConnell Jr George McGuire George Horn

Thirty Niners Tour Cedar County Historical Spots

Thirty Niners group of YWCA toured Cedar County visiting John Brown house Springdale high school and Scattergood Boarding House Hoover Birthplace. A fried chicken picnic at Hoover Park followed with a Hoover birthplace tour. A separate note reports steel stockholders rising to one million in 1958, up 70 percent since 1949.

Thirty Niners YWCA Cedar County John Brown Iowa Springdale Scattergood Hoover Park Hoover Birthplace New York UPI American Iron & Steel Intsitute

Social Calendar Notices for Local Events

Area social calendar reminds that notices must be in by 10 a.m. on publication day and will be fed three days in advance. Saturday Shirts and Skirts meets 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Legion Hall with Bob Yerington calling. Monday Music gathers 5:30 p.m. at John Phieger home for dinner. Applied Arts II at 8 p.m. Mrs. Roy Bauer hosts. Golden Age Club 10 a.m. at YWCA rooms with noon lunch. Tuesday Legion Auxiliary past presidents luncheon at Winga Cafe at noon.

Legion Hall Bob Yerington John Phieger Applied Arts Roy Bauer YWCA Presidents Legion Auxiliary Winga Cafe

One Camp Fire Group Elect New Officers

The Wi-Ka-Ma-Chik Camp Fire girls elected new officers this week led by President Mary Lechner and Vice President Kathy Carr. Secretary Gwen Bau mert, Treasurer Karla Kneen, Reporter Sue Lowe, Hospitality Lauren Beth Holden, and Cindy McCall. Cleanup head Nancy Bakehouse and telephone coordinators Beverly Graf and Pam Underwood. Karla Kneen brought treats and led the game.

Mary Lechner Kathy Carr Gwen Baumert Karla Kneen Sue Lowe Laura Beth Holden Cindy McCall Nancy Bakehouse Telephone Beverly Graf Pam Underwood

TV Highlights and Guests for ABC CBS Net Lineup

TV listings note Ben Casey at 8 pm with Tuesday Weld as a distressed guest and Dr Casey objecting to questioning. Jane Wyatt and Mickey Rooney guest star on Password at noon. The Rifleman episode Long Gun From Tucson repeats at 7 30. Danny Thomas at 8 with Bill Dana as elevator operator causing letters and songs. Andy Griffith at 8 with Buddy Ebsen as a bad influence. Hennessey at 9 with Bobby Darin as an entertainer sailor.

Password CBS Jane Wyatt Mickey Rooney ABC Tucson North Fork Danny Thomas Bill Jose Jimenez Dana Danny Andy Griffith Opie Buddy Ebsen Hennessey Bobby Darin

Khrushchev Aims for Diplomatic Laos Settlement

Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged a peaceful diplomatic settlement in Laos after his Bulgaria trip. Western officials say Moscow hopes to prevent a wider jungle war and avoid a second Korea scenario, backing a neutralist coalition led by Prince Souvanna Phouma. Britain and Russia co chair the Geneva Laos talks.

Moscow UPI Nikita Khrushchev Laos Korea Khrushchev Bulgaria U.S Thailand Britain Russia Souvanna Phouma

Rights Panel Hears Of Mistreatment For Integrationists

Washington civil rights panel hears accounts of abuse by southern police against integrationists. Witness Eric Weinberger testifies of electric shocks, wrist clamps, beatings, and intimidation in Brownsville Tennessee as Sheriff Tip Hunter defends use of restraints.

Washington UPT Congress of Racial Equality Eleanor Roosevelt Norman Thomas Weinberger Brownsville

Denial Of Saravane Fall In Laos Upheld By Ministry

The Laotian defense ministry denied that Saravane, the provincial capital in southern Laos, had fallen to Pathet Lao rebels. It acknowledged a pincers movement threatening the town as two rebel columns advanced from northeast and southeast. Colonel Thong Phan affirmed Saravane remains under government control.

Vientiane Laos UPI Royal Laotian Defense Ministry Saravane Defense Ministry Thailand Sarit Thanarat Pathet Lao Col Thong Phan

Plane Crash Near Unionville Raises Explosion Speculation

Reports place the main fuselage wreckage 22 miles northeast of Unionville Missouri. One body sustained a slight burn. FBI collected tissue for source checks. Earlier statements referenced powder burns and tail-section marks suggesting an explosion, but officials cautioned speculation without concrete proof.

Unionville FBI Slattery

Local News Highlights Reach Across Families and Careers

Local items note Mrs Chloe A Boughtin’s return from three week visit, Miss Louisa Young at high school graduation, Stephen W Booth's leave from Keesler AFB and June report to McGuire AFB. George H Jones promoted to Casper refinery manager after a long Standard Oil career. DAR leader Mrs Sherman B Watson elected National Registrar General. Families welcome guests at Cedar Rapids events and births, and notable attendance at state events. Rising gas use cited by American Gas Association with 1965 forecast of 384 million utility customers.

Stephen W. Booth Dale Booth Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi Miss McGuire Afb Germany William Jones North Marion George H. Jones Casper, Wyo American Oil Company Jones Standard Oil Company Whiting Indiana Casper Marian Barbara George Betsy Cedar Rapids Watson Lucille Davidson W. R. Davidson Emily Watson Wayland Washington High School DAR State New York UPI American Gas Association

Janet Ford Guest Of Honor At Shower In Keota

Miss Janet Ford the bride to be of James Peterson at Columbus Junction on June 10 was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Daisy Chambers with Miss Martha Potts and Mrs. Duane Martin. Guests included faculty members and friends. her mother Mrs. Ernest Ford of Columbus Junction attended. A scrapbook of her life was created as a memento.

Keota Janet Ford James Peterson Columbus Junction Daisy Chambers Martha Potts Duane Martin Ernest Ford

Chester Members At Applied Arts Dinner Meeting

May Breakfast at Captain's Table featured Chuck Hotle of the Washington County Historical Society discussing sights in Washington County. Local members and guests attended including Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. DeLong, and others. Also noted are weekend visits, family visits, and plans for a Mother Daughter Breakfast at the Methodist Church on June 13. A separate note from Washington reports a joint American Legion and NEA committee approving a manual on teaching about communism for junior and senior high schools to be distributed this summer.

West Chester Applied Arts Chuck Hotle Washington County Historical Society Washington County Joe Bauer Robert Stout Gerald DeLong Bill van Sickle John Duvall H. D. Dusenbery Jerry Foriash Clifford Porter Bill Reif Walter Duvall Harold Woodruff Jefferson Iowa Kay Susan Woodruff Rock Island Edward Hagist Robert Stephens Lauri Jess Hartzler Harrisonville Missouri Ss. S. Hershberger Leonard Brinning Homer Brinning Richard Brinning Robert Brinning Beth Carol Richardson Randy Robyn Cleste Maas Harold Maas Anna Sheetz Wilbur Methodist John Johnson Laurel Statler Ken Dusenbery Ivan Brown Richard Brown Clark Baker Merle McDowell Monmouth Ill Ewing Bailey Sam Phelps Bertha Lowash McDowells Miller Ray Miller Floyd Yoder Kalona Robert Yoder Dwight Blosser Wellman Lee Miller Washington UPI The American Legion National Education Association

Riverside Area Happenings and Farm Grain Notes

Riverside events include visits to Grace Mottet and Matilda Wieland at Happy Haven Lone Tree. Daryl Wingler’s family and others called there amid Ed Wingler’s medical care. Brownie Troop 93 set day camp June 4 to 8. South Side Country club hosted a social with nine members and eight guests. A farmer letter critiques Estes storage deal and Iowa grain storage shifts with government response.

Riverside Lawrence Mottet Washington Norbert Dautremont Cedar Rapids Grace Mottet Matilda Wieland Happy Haven Lone Tree Lena Frank Ambrose Bopp Miss Wieland Daryl Wingler Rosemeade Calif al Sutton Dayton Ohio Ed Wingler University Hospital Darel Wingler Eldon Veggy Cleo Gerot Lorraine Gerot VFW Carl Craig South Side Country Club Delbert Flynn Vernon Stagner Burton Fox

Government plans to move Estes grain sparks controversy

The Agriculture Department defends a plan to move 42 million bushels of grain from Estes warehouses to save taxpayer money. Iowa Senator Hickenlooper reported a constituent urged public outcry, while Republicans call the plan atrocious and unconscionable. The department proposes an orderly 18 month removal. a faster push would cost about two million dollars.

Iowa Estes Commercial Solvents Corp New York Karl E. Mundt R-S. D Department of Agriculture Billie Sol Estes Department Washington UPI Agriculture Department Rourke B. Hicenlooper Lown Senate Hickenlooper

On The Record New Cars

List of individuals and associated car makes including William John Putman Chevrolet and Roger Arnold Chevrolet. Other names include Clarence Lynn Chevrolet Donald Dayton Mercury Duane Bower Chevrolet Max Embree Oldsmobile and Jay Sellers Dodge Rambler Ford Rambler Plymouth and more mixed with vehicle brands and buyers.

William John Putman Chevrolet Ledru D. Kauffman Plymouth Roger Pearl Arnold Clarence Lorena Lynn Donald Ethel Dayton Mercury Donald FE. Scheeler International Track Ethel Or Vivian Booth Studebaker Duane Dale Bower Max D. Embree Oldsmobile John A. Swenka Sr Mural Dorothy Smith Rambler Erwen W. Graber Carl F. Rebling

Hospital Births and Dismissals

Births report a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Mangold of Keota. Dismissals include Mrs Kenneth Watson of Ainsworth Elwood Glasgow and Washington.

Francis McCulley Manor Retirement Home Boulder Colo William Simbro G. W. Me. Cracken Ainsworth William Mangold Keota Kenneth Watson Elwood Glasgow Washington

End of refugee flood along China Hong Kong border

Communist authorities in Guangxi stop the Hong Kong refugee exodus of about 60 000 across the land border in three weeks. Police flush out remaining would be refugees as Gurka troops withdraw. U S immigration officials say admissions to the United States will proceed for those already visaed.

Hong Kong UPI China Kwangtung Red China New Territories H.J. Hardin United States Immigration and Naturalization Service Washington United States Hardin Kennedy Leonel Borralho Macao

Also Mentioned on This Page

Halcyon Notes Claud Lemmon John Lemmon Christy Lemmon Mennonite Church A. G. Numma Short Hills N. J Harry Braley A. E. Braley Hot Springs Ethel McCreedy Blanche Foster A. L. Griffith Lester Duke Grinnell Halcyon House Professional Directory Louis J. Kehoe Jeffry Bidg Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer East Washington Livingston, Day & Bates Robert Day Robert Bates West Main St George F. Morrison Gifford Morrison Ira Morrison South Marion Ave Morrison & Morrison Edmund PD. Morrison Jr James E. Lloyd John C. Owen West Washinon South Side Square P. L. Etter Journal Biog One Optometrists John W. Lemmon D. D Lemmon Ewerry DR. R Eastland Journal Mrs. Friese Thatcher Steel Stockholders Ladies Home Journal Wolf's Flower Shop Evening Journal United Press International Ben Casey Tuesday Weld Casey Washington State Bank State Bank Carson Chloe A. Boughtin Excelsior Springs Eva Simmering Louisa Young Blue Island Robert Wilcox Paul Fern Iowa Bakers’ Association Fort Des Moines Fern George Zeck Gary C. H. Wolfe State College of Iowa Cedar Falls Andrea Zeck Roger Stafford Iowa City Leonard E. Kos Mychelle Lanette Kox Beatrice Davison Edwin Kox Grace Davison Kos New Jersey Camp Drum Howard Benn Mason City Don Grupp Patricia van Heel Richard Hayes the Benn John Richard Bordwell Seattle Lynda George Gauley Reynolds, Il Keith Vetter Mrs. Boyd Sanders Chester Applied Lone Tree Home Estes Grain Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Olympia Wmn. Stewart Mon Smokey America Advertising Council Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
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