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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1968

Page

3

Mrs Bagge piano pupils perform recital at church

Mrs Foster Bagge presented a group of piano pupils Tuesday evening at the Methodist Church. Participants included Barb Reisener Tom Dusenbery Sheryl Miller Glenda Ladehoff Lora Green Mike Ladehoff Cindy Statler Lori Vargason Donna Davisson Jacque Mings Robin Lovick Bruce Packard Sue Ellen Dusenbery Debbie Chorpening Mindi Mangold Loretta Packard Linda Bordwell Jeryl Miller and Gary Goodell.

Foster Bagge Methodist Church Barb Reisener Tom Dusenbery Sheryl Miller Glenda Ladehoff Lora Green Mike Ladehoff Cindy Statler Lori Vargason Donna Davisson Jacque Mings Robyn Lovick Bruce Packard Sue Ellen Dusenbery Debbie Chorpening Mindi Mangold Loretta Packard Linda Bordwell Jeryl Miller Gary Goodell

Club activities and community club notes

Alpha Chi Delta Kappa Gamma held dinner at Captain's Table with president Bernice Wilcke leading a business meeting. Members urged to attend the state convention and luncheon October 19 at Hotel Ft. Des Moines. Helen Orr and Mrs Burdette Davis hosted a program on community values. SHILOH SUNSHINE SISTERS hosted by Homer Lowry with seven members and six children present. November food drive planned for Christmas box for service men. WHITE WAY CLUB collected $30 for Washington County Hospital equipment with entertainment by Milo DeLong. November meeting moved to November 12. SUNSHINE COMMUNITY CLUB enjoyed a ridiculous party hosted by Mrs Harold Gerdes with eleven members and ten children. Funds voted for YWCA Rotary Christmas party. Guests included Mrs Denny Oakes and Mrs Jerry Mitchell.

Alpha Chi Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chi Delta Kappa Gamma Bernice Wilcke Hotel Ft. Des Moines John Elliott Helen Orr Burdette Davis Davis Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Homer Lowry White Way White Way Club Edwin Peiffer Washington County Hospital Milo DeLong Cathy Floyd Crayne Sunshine Community Sunshine Community Club Harold Gerdes Gary Crossett George Colthurst YWCA Denny Oakes Fairfield Jerry Mitchell Iowa City Willa Ramsey Ethel McCreedy Maud McCreedy Wesley Baker Helen Lackey Grace Fletcher VW Rotary

Two-Car Collision Near North English Injures Five

A two car crash one mile south of North English early Saturday left two drivers in critical condition. Thomas Riordan 18 of Delta Iowa and James O Rourke 21 of Cedar Rapids were taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City with head injuries lacerations and multiple fractures. Three passengers Pat O Rourke 19 Vicki Swink 16 Randy Cobb 16 all of North English had minor injuries and were released. Both cars were total losses and no charges filed.

North English Iowa Highway Patrol Thomas E. Riordan Delta Iowa James F. O’rourke Cedar Rapids University Iowa City O’rourke Pat O’rourke Vicki Swink Randy Cobb

Mrs Daryl Longer Begins Part Time Work at Extension Office

Mrs Daryl Longer has started part time work at the Extension Office. The article notes her new role and the timing of the move within the local community office activities.

Daryl Longer

Marriage License Issued for Kunze and Yoder

A marriage license has been issued here to Reinhold John Kunze of Carey North Dakota and Sandra Kay Yoder of Wayland.

Reinhold John Kunze Carey North Dakota Sandra Kay Yoder Wayland

Social calendar notices and college updates brief

Community notices list weekly events from Thursday to Monday including meetings at churches lodges and clubs. It notes deadlines for submissions and reserving spaces with Roy Carter and outlines two personal notes about Miss Leon a UNI graduate and Lt Patterson stationed at Ft Bragg with no wedding date set.

Lt. Patterson UNI The Army Ft. Bragg, N. C

Tina Bain Hosts Good Will Club Meeting

Tina Bain entertained the Good Will Club with devotions by Mrs Ethel Palmer followed by a short business session. Members signed cards for Jennie Curl a patient in University Hospitals Iowa City and plans were made for a Thanksgiving cooperative dinner. Margaret Turkington Iva Simpson led games and Miss Maud McCreedy attended as a guest.

Tina Bain Good Will Club Ethel Palmer Jennie Curl University Hospitals Iowa City Golia Miller Margaret Turkington Iva Simpson

Czechs Visit Moscow Amid Quiet Soviet Welcome

A Czech delegation arrived in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders but left without ceremonies or flags. Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny and others greeted the visitors as the plane landed and the party avoided signaling a Soviet invitation.

Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Podgorny Kremlin Moscow Dubcek Ludvik Svoboda

Stanley asks tax incentive in Iowa

Iowa State Senator David Stanley proposed a federal tax credit to encourage manufacturing plants in population loss areas to curb rural decline. He urged tools to keep jobs in rural Iowa and criticized urban crowding. In La Plata Argentina, about one in four residents buy El Dia daily, a high newspaper consumption rate.

Kalona Iowa David Stanley Muscatine U. S Stanley Kalona Optimist Club Johnson - Humphrey Washington LA Plata Argentina UPI David Kraiselburd el Dia de la

Washington Evening Journal masthead and staff listing

The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa presents a staff roster with editor David Elder business manager William Shannon news editor Charles Morris and other department heads. It notes publication schedule afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and mentions affiliations with press associations and the Inland Daily Press Association.

Washington Evening Journal Washington Iowa David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Howard Hazen Pett United Press Inland Daily Press Ass Iowa Daily Press Ass Iowa Press Ass'n Audit Bureau of Circculations

Dock workers return as Taft Hartley order blocks strike

About 75,000 longshoremen upended by a federal judge order resumed work in Atlantic and Gulf ports after Judge Sylvester J. Ryan issued a temporary restraining order. ILA president Theodore W. Gleason said the union would abide by the law while Ramsey Clark seeks an 80 day cooling off period. The ILA seeks higher wages, a $300 monthly pension, more guaranteed work hours and anti automation protections. Shippers counter with lower wages and later pension, asking for flexibility on work rules and automation.

New York UPI Atlantic Gulf Ports Theodore W. Gleason International Longshoremen's Association ILA Sylvester J. Ryan Ryan Ramsey Clark

Admitted and Dismissed Records of Mary Jane Christner

On the record admitted yesterday is Mrs. Mary Jane Christner of Washington in the medical department. Dismissed today are Mrs. Marvin Yoder and her daughter from Kalona.

Mary Jane Christner Washington Marvin Yoder Kalona

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