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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1975

Page

2

Frosty battle drives woman to car scraping crisis

Reporter Sheilah Klapp recalls a frost filled morning and the struggle of clearing large car windows. She laments the design of big cars for women and jokes about a wife’s failed attempts to scrape ice, windshields, and the front windows before rushing to work. The piece blends humor with a nod to women’s liberation and practical frustration.

Sheilah Klapp Women’s Liberation Movement Town City Bruce University of Town

Willsons Visit Father at Home Surprise for Mr Willson

A long list of social visits fills a Washington page as Mr. C. L. Willson of Galesburg Illinois receives a Saturday visit and dinner from sons L. W. Willson of Galesburg and I W Willson of Atlanta. The dispatch notes several other guests, church events, school choir activities and community happenings across the weekend.

U.P. Home News L. W. Willson Galesburg Ill IW. Willson Atlanta, Ga C. L. Willson

Worthy Matron Anna Russell Returns From Grand Chapter

Anna Russell of the Washington Order of Eastern Star Chapter has come home after three days in Davenport for the Grand Chapter of Iowa meetings. She represented the Washington chapter at sessions there. Kiwanis members urged to attend Harold Fass funeral Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Kiwanians attending in a group. Clyde H. Garrett funeral held Friday at 1 30 p.m. Jones Funeral Home Rev J Roland Crandall in charge. Casketbearers listed. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Clare Schulty Davis Skinner West Chester Jones Funeral Home Stanley Skinner Keota Schulty Robert Palmer Santa Ana Calif Anna Russell Washington Order of Eastern Star Davenport Grand Chapter Iowa Russell Washington Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Harold Fass Immanuel Lutheran Church

Local births and notices in Stork Gazette features

Briefly notes births and addresses for Brian Eugene Wertz and Jason Duane McArtor. State stock updates from Des Moines report holiday whiskey and liquor inflows. YWCA announces Christmas crafts starting Nov 3 with a contact line. Social briefs mark Nellman relatives gathering for a memorial birth anniversary.

Harvest Moon Dance Opens Salem Club Calendar

Social calendar lists Swinging S Square Dance Club at Foss Memorial Building Salem 8 p m annual Harvest Moon Dance with callers Maurice Garmoe Cliff Haley Jess Pennock and Ron Rominger and door prizes. Community groups meet through week at YWCA YMCA Masonic Temple and other venues with notes on date changes.

Foss Memorial Building Salem Maurice Garmoe Cliff Haley Jess Pennock Ron Rominger Drift Riders Sale Barn

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