VFW Post and Auxiliary Install Officers in Ceremony
The Washington VFW Post and Auxiliary held a joint installation after a pot luck dinner at the VFW Hall to mark the 66th anniversary of the National VFW Auxiliary. Kenneth Davison was installed as commander and Mrs. Francis Reed as Auxiliary president, with many posts and auxiliary officers installed by Milo Steele and others, including Ralph Erlenbush, Charles Lucas, and Dave McGaffey in key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington V.F.W. Post
V.F.W
Kenneth Davison
Francis Reed
Dwight Hayes
Delbert Earl
Ralph Erlenbush
Viemander
Charles Lucas
Dave McGaffey
Merle Allison
Ralph Borman
Truman Hysell
Harold Haifley
Walter Carr
Glenn Widmer
Gifford Morrison
Charles McAvoy
Dave McAvoy
Gard
Meryl Steele
Faye Warner
Charles Post
Milo
Bernard Payne
Milo ‘Steele
Lester Worley
Milo Steele
Garden Club Hears Gardening Health Talk At September Meet
Mrs Laura Rouse hosted 921 members of the Garden Hat club with a coffee gathering Tuesday. Mrs Wilbur Knupp of Columbus Ohio attended as a guest. Prizes were awarded for finger vase and miniature class arrangements. The next meeting will be held in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Davis
Iowa City
Fishburn
Helen Harvey
Jay Sellers
R.J. Dawson
Edna Mickeh
Ernie Temple
On The Record Hospital Admits List
Admitted yesterday are Edna Purvis Washington medical Mrs June Williams Wellman medical Mrs Michael Fritz Brighton surgical Earl Miler Winfield Hiller Washington Mrs Elijah Miller and son Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Purvis
Washington
June Willams
Wellman
Michael Fritz
Brighton
Earl Miler
Winfield, Hiller
Elijah Miller
Kalona
Social Calendar Notices Printing Schedule Item
Notices must be filed by 10 a.m. on the day of first publication. Each notice appears three days before, with times and locations such as Thursday Shirts and Skirts event at the Armory 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Frankie Lane. Each member should bring two pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Frankie Lane
Sunday Guests At Crumley Home In Washington
Local residents hosted friends and relatives from Des Moines Iowa City and Boone to celebrate confirmations and family visits. Janice Thies was confirmed into the Lutheran Church with Ivan Thies and other relatives visiting. A Sunday dinner at the Fairgrounds honored Grace Davison Leonard Kos and family as Mr Kos served a ten day army leave from Fort Dix New Jersey. Attendees included Spohn Davison Schelangoski and many Washington Brigenton and surrounding-area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Westberg
Boone
Duane Thies
Thies
Ivan Thies
Oskaloosa
Janice Thies
Lutheran Church
Ned
Fairgrounds
Grace Davison
Leonard Kos
Davison
Sos
Jersey
Kosses
Washington
Kos
Army
Fort Dix
N.J
New Jersey
Harry R. Spohn
Des Moine
Bob Davison
Amily
Galesburg
Irs
Gary Schelangoski
Iowa City
E.W. Dickinson
Mary Stone
LE. Nash
George Davison
Brigiston
Edwin Kos
Gene Booth
Geneva Mabb
Westminster Community Events Celebrate Quiet Gathering
The Westminster community club met at Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stewart's home Friday evening with all but one family in attendance. A relish plate was prepared by Mrs. Stewart. A surprise birthday dinner honored Dirk Weerman at the Weerman home Sunday with guests from Mt. Union Keota Town City and Keota. The table featured blue and white crepe streamers and balloon decor. The cake, decorated by Mrs Dirk Weerman, showcased light purple Sweet Williams, the honoree’s favorite flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Community Club
Keith Stewart
Ray Hough
Keota
Dirk Weerman
Williams
Veterans of World War I Auxiliary Meet For Supper
Veterans of World War I and the Auxiliary met Tuesday evening for a cooperative supper. The Auxiliary, opened by president Mrs Chitford Connelly, noted floor work and audit of books by Mrs Loyal Banks, Mrs Floyd Banks, and Mrs George Cannot. A new banner was discussed with Della McBride Walter Anerson and Ernest Rudolph named to order it. State convention delegate cards issued for June 7 to 9 in CoDar Rapids. Next meeting set for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auamiaky
Chitford Connelly
Loyal Banks
Floyd Banks
George Cannot
Della McBride
Walter Anerson
Ernest Rudolph
Codar Rapids
Local Honors and Social Notes From Town
Gretchen Miksch, daughter of We and Mrs. Robert Miksch, named associate member of Iowa State University Honors Program and awarded a $300 Sears Roebuck Foundation Scholarship for home economies. Mrs. See Snana recovering from surgery after a broken hip at Mercy Hospital. Mary Ellen McNeil to tutor music appreciation at Parsons College this summer. Mrs. Harold Jarvis and Marie Anne dined with the Fry family in Mt Pleasant and Fairfield. Jim Frier on the Eastern Iowa Breeders Tour studying materials handling and livestock facilities. Raymond Rittenhouse and Denise Ritten visit St. Louis with Ralph Martin and Mrs JH Campbell. Mary Martin returns from Indiana University summer session. Ferne Leeper attended baccalaureate and commencement honors for daughter NLAN Leeper at Penn College Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Miksch
Robert Miksch
Towa State University
Gretchen
ISU
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Mary Ellen McNeil
Washington Elementary
Parsons College
Harold Jarvis
Marieanne
Iris Courts
Mt. Pleasant
Hubert Fry
Jarvis S
Fry
Fairfield
Jim Frier
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Raymond Rittenouse
Denise Rittenuse
St. Louis
Ralph Martin
JH. Campbell
de Martin
Mary
University of Indiana At Bloomington
Ferne Leeper
Nlan
Terry Leeper
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Lord Colton Vows To Be Said June 9
Mr. and Mrs Keith Lord of Ainsworth announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Ann to Dennis Colton of Ainsworth The wedding is set for Sunday June 9 at 2 00 p m at the Methodist Church in Ainsworth A reception will follow for relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Keith Lord
Ann
Dennis Colton
Merle Colton
Final rites for Seeda A. Palmer held in Wellman
Final rites for Seeda A. Palmer were held at 3:20 on Tuesday in the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd Latta in charge. Pallbearers named were Tom Stewart Howard Haren David EL Yer William Shannon Charles Morris and Robert Sh Bur.
Rural subscription rates and publication details noted
The notice lists rural subscription rates and service terms for The Washington Evening Journal. It names editors and officials, notes publication afternoons with Sundays excluded, and provides pricing for mail and carrier delivery in Washington and nearby areas. It also mentions postal obligations and affiliations with Inland Daily and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warington Evening Journal
Washington
Town
David EM William Shanno
Howard Haren
Iowa
United Press
Prem
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Local Notes Including Hospital Stay and Visits
Mrs Blanch Hinkle entered University Hospital in Iown City and underwent surgery on Monday. She would appreciate hearing from friends and lists Ward 4 as her address. Glen Long returned home to Bettendorf after a three week vacation in Oklahoma with visits to uncles Bob Ned and Ben Long and Aunt Ethel Long. Long formerly lived in Wash in and remains connected to his old home town through the Evening Journal. Mr and Mrs B G Hall and family of Minneapolis were week ld guests of Faye Swickard and Mrs Dorothy Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Ching) Long
Bettendorf
B.G. Hall
Mily
Minneapolis
Faye Swickard
Dorothy Astor
Former Washington Woman Is Mother Of Year In California
Betty Knox-Sims, a former Washington resident now living in Livermore California, was named Mother of the Year. Disabled by polio in 1951 and wheelchair bound, she has served as 4-H sewing group den mother and instructor, aided polio drives, and sat on PTA board. Active in Job's Daughters Mothers Club and Presbyterian Women's Association, she also manages her home and works weekly in the school library. Her son and daughter are both in high school. husband Harold Sims is manager of the Oakland Fooding Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sims
Livermore
Calif
Betty Knox
Sherman Knox
Sims
PTA
Job's Daughters
Mothers Club
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Mr. Sims
Oakland
Peggy Boice Honored At Captain's Table Dinner
Peggy Boice of Los Altos Calif is honored at a Captain's Table family dinner in Fulton Missouri. She is a guest in the home of her grandparents Mrs Homer Stephens and Dr and Mrs C A Boice. Peggy attends William Woods College in Fulton and is engaged to Lance Randolph of Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Homer Stephens
US. Smith
Peggy Boice
Los Altos
Calif
C.A Boice
Peggy
William Woods College
Fulton
Clyde
Boice
Lance Randolph
John Randolph
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Lester Worey
Im Weeks
Donald Bealer
Dave McGaf
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Olympia
Schoonover Drug
Paul Rotenberger
Izaak Walton League
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Joe Crumley
Robert Crumley
Lyn Jennison
James
Des Moines
Westminster
Immanuel Lutheran Class
Immanuel Luthan
Tor Dennis Stutrud
Samuel St Simmering
Ronald McAvoy
Gallagher
Cynthia Krantz
Viola Helfrich
Ken-Rene
Photo Herd
Dani
See Snana
East Main
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Colton
Ming
Max L. Smith
Vpromernt
National Bank of Washington
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Carirton
Tricton
California
Yair
John Jeffries
Angela Wolf
Paul
North Side Square
Kalonial Town House
Kalona, Lowa
Auc
Magnesia
U. S. Howland
Zori
Jug
Pio Barone - Lumaga
Pio
Washington High School
Italy
Boshart
Kerry Hall
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