Halcyon spring notes and community updates from Halcyon
Frieda Sievers reflects on a rainless Minnesota spring while Iowa remains lush. The column details Halcyon building progress, a new dining lounge, and a time capsule scroll. Residents and staff share visits, events, and upcoming performances, with personal travels and family news woven through May and June plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Sievers
Iowa
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Halcyon
Mike Zah
Helen Goodin
Guild
Blanche Norton
Ola O’laughlin
Dorothy Johnson
Kay Stewart
Milo Sorden
Elva Schell
SSI payments to rise in July in Iowa City
Basic supplemental security income payments will increase starting in July to match living costs. In Iowa City social security manager John Anderson notes single recipients with no other income rise from 157.70 to 167.80 monthly, couples from 236.60 to 251.80, with automatic adjustments for those with other income. Information available at any social security office. The Social Security representative visits Washington each Wednesday at the School Administrative Building 404 W. Main from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Iowa City
Anderson
Washington
W. Main
Soviet Instructru-script Overload on Everyday Goods
A Soviet press survey mocks overlong instruksiya booklets that accompany common items like raincoats and door bells. It notes three institutes produced guidance urging unnecessary cautions. The piece contrasts with Australia where mandatory seat belts cut head injuries and fatalities in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Sotsialisticheskaya Industria
Australia
Commencement Party at McArtor Home Honoring Larry and Nephew
May 24 Keota report notes after commencement exercises a reception at Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn McArtor for their son Larry and cousin J P Adrian. Attendees included Lawrence and Richard Adrian families Elmer and Duane McArtor Alva and Richard Baker, John Box Joe Becker and families, Clara Kafka Hubert Weber families and others. Separate mentions include A J Fitz Simmons dinner in Muscatine Plaza and Mrs Bessie Holmes visiting from United Presbyterian Home Washington for dinner at Central Cafe. Friends gathered for Mrs Ferne Wimmer Hazel Hicks Tressie Herr and Mrs Mabel Morris birthday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
Vaughn McArtor
Larry
J. P. Adrian
Lawrence Adrian
Howard Adrian
Elmer McArtor
Duane McArtor
Alva Baker
Richard Baker
John Box
Joe Becker
Clara Kafka
Hubert Weber
A. J. Fitz Simmons
Plaza
Muscatine
Bessie Holmes
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Central Cafe
Ferne Wimmer
Hazel Hicks
Tressie Herr
Mabel Morris
Mrs. Morris
Social Calendar Highlights A Busy Week In Iowa City Clubs
A dense social calendar lists events across Monday to Thursday in Iowa City. Activities include Do Si Do Square Dance at Recreation Center with guest caller Bob Yerington, Masonic Temple meetings, quilting at Shiloh Sunshine Sisters, IOOF Lodge and Tops Club meetups, Rainbow Girls, Winga’s dinners, PEO and White Shrine gatherings, and a Bicentennial sing along. Reservations advised for some events at Winga’s and Masonic venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Recreation Center
South
Gilbert St
Iowa City
Bob Yerington
Cyrus Chapter
School of Instruction
Masonic Temple
Winga’s
George Dare
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Don Schantz
John Vaughn
Natalie Berkey
C.B
Fireside Inn
UPW
Rodney Letts
Tops Club
YWCA
Ioof Lodge
Ioof Hall
Ainsworth Ces
Rainbow Girls
McCleery
Ladies Golf and Bridge Association
Country Club
Rosemary Club
Holiday traffic toll near four hundred feared
Travel home for the Memorial Day weekend kept pace with forecasts as fatalities mounted. With 24 hours left, UPI counted at least 260 deaths, California leading with 33 and New York 19. Weather and crowds did not deter motorists and park rangers noted persistent travel despite rain and fog.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
New York
Florida
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Colorado
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Paul Weingartner
Virginia Beach
Shenandoah National Park
Forest Rangers
Dave Borden
American Automobile Association
Legion Briefs Call Meeting at 7:30 Tuesday
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post are urged to attend a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. All members are requested to be present.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floy Bagge
Leon
Dorothy) Brandt
Brawley
Calif
Hampton
Harry
Sybil) Thornton
Mundelein
Ill
Elizabeth Orton
Mabel Bain
Elsa Bain
Myra Flynn
Richard Flynn
Keola
Florence Henss
Nellie Anderson
Crawfordsville
Talma Cherryholmes
Fern Canott
Blanche Foriash
Bradford
Conn
L. F
Pauline) Jolly
John Bertlshofer
50 Lakes
Minn
Alan Swanson
Lone Tree
Helen
Sara Swanson
Myrtle Mayer
Colony Inn
Amana
Howard
Versa) Anderson
Gordon
Nancy) Johnson
Andersons
Versa
T. J
Nida) Riordan
Belmont
Mass
Mt. Pleasant
Virgil Heilman
Rhea Hoover
DeKalb
Charleston
Rhea
Jean Walton
Eastern Ill. U
Lincoln Log Cabin Park
Mary Dawson
Ellis Keller
Marshalltown
Mary
Bernice Witting
Bill Graf
Fahlequah
Colo
Juanita Wilson
Don Arn
BPWA
Dorothy Ann
Wilma Dillon
Winfield
Juanita
Pauline Crone
Luella Swift
Atlanta
Met
Harry Belafonte
International Company
Orchestra Hall
Simpson College
Indianola
N.Y
McArtor Home
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Ainsworth
Osincup’s
Auto Homeowners
Crull & Lee
O Washington
Dobbs Jauek Ad
Southwest Corner Square
Washington, Ia
Nancy
Janie Sushmil
Blondie
MR. Dithers
Saymon
White Shrine
Supreme Worthy
PEO
Lynne Rusley
Potluck, AL
Iowa City Masonic Temple
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan College
Unied
Hisss
Touchel
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