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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1963
Page
2
Local column lists numerous Thanksgiving gatherings across Washington, Keota, Mt. Pleasant, Marion, and surrounding towns. Families including Snow, Shaffer, Lunning, Nelson, Crom, Mangold, Williams, Darbyshire, Norton, Arnold, Klopfenstein, Spurgeon, and others share dinners and congratulations as relatives converge for the holiday. A birth and other family events are noted in passing.
Mr and Mrs William E Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy to William R Downer son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Downer of Muscatine The wedding is set for Monday December 2 at 7 PM in the Sweetland Methodist Church Muscatine Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Friday and weekend events include CES Pinochle at 7 30 p m Masonic Temple Shirts and Skirts at 8 30 p m Legion Hall Ken Crow caller Christmas dinners and gift exchanges at multiple venues White Shrine Bridge dessert and cards at Temple Afternoon Literature Golden Age Club YWCA Rainbow Girls and council meetings DUV Farm Bureau and 4 H activities Tuesday Y Wives Handcraft I Art Guild Methodist class Nurses and DAR meetings note transportation need White Way Club Christmas dinner and Nurses Home potlucks
Saturday schedule lists NBC movie Count Your Blessings Deborah Kerr Rosanno Brazzi color program times. Wide World of Sports covers Grey Cup from Vancouver three hours. The Defenders presents The Seal of Confession. Phil Silvers and Jerry Lewis shows air. Sunday features The Worlds Greatest Showman look back at Cecil B Demille with stars. Look Up and Live traces Christmas origins. Discovery tour London and Issues and Answers with Mayor Willy Brandt.
A roundup of Thanksgiving visits cites Mr. and Mrs. Al Conner in Davenport with the Schultys, extended family dinners in Keota Washington and Fairfield, and out of town guests from West Branch Davenport and Fairfield. Church and club notices follow with a postponed Fortnightly Club meeting and a Prairie Flower Baptist cantata rescheduled for December 22.
On the record Admitted Yesterday Rennie Dawson Washington medical Mr and Mrs Vernon Witting Washington medical Mrs Joe Tobin Ainsworth medical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Don ald CC Noble Columbus Junce tion a son Mr and Mrs Paul Schwab Columbus City a daughter Today Mr and Mrs Thomas Mills Keota a son Dismissed Today Mrs Carlton Bump Washington.
Mr and Mrs Eben M Williams of Conesville celebrate 40 years of marriage with an open house from 2 to 5 p m at the United Church of Christ in Conesville on Sunday December 1 The couple wed November 29 1923 in Washington saying vows from Rev Bebb Attendants were Willard Davis and Mrs Davis They have three daughters Mrs Kenneth Wagner St Louis MO Mrs Warren Curtis Logan IA Mrs Rollin Smith Columbus Junction and son Donald Williams Conesville plus eleven grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Will Dea of Ainsworth celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary with a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at noon at the home of their son John Dea and family. Present were their daughter Elizabeth of Davenport and Mrs Beulah Ferguson, son and Clare Schulty of Washington. Mr Dea also observed his 80th birthday on November 22 with a birthday dinner attended by Mrs Dea and Elizabeth.
Educators highly recommend creating a homework area free of television radio and family distractions to improve concentration and learning. Parents are urged to provide a quiet, well lit space with necessary supplies to support daily assignments.
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