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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1964

Page

2

WSCS Circles Enter Study Series at Church

WSCS circles met Friday for studies on Christian womanhood from Summons to a New Age. New course to begin Nov 1 on Nation and Kingdom, four Sundays. Attendance included Mrs. Will Richards’s Circle I with 18 members and one guest Mrs. Charles Palmer.

Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service Circles Will Richards Circle I Charles Palmer Denver Colo Washington Dean Luers Althy White Lloyd Neiswanger Walter Edwards Clarence Jacobs E. L. Rouse Clifford Thorne Logan Ahrens Miss White Merlin Crawford Circle Ill Lyle Wilcox WSCS Edgar Stout Herbert Jones Walter A. Smith Ira Mikseh Roy Steele Charles Crull

Halcyon House Activities and Visiting Members

Halcyon notes detail numerous visits and social events at Halcyon House. Bettendorf residents Mr. and Mrs. Clay Murray, Des Moines guests Rev George F. Dimmitt, and Cincinnati visitors S Smith attend week activities. The community mourns with the passing of Mrs Arthur Dalin as funeral services are held in Chariton.

Clay Murray Bettendorf George F. Dimmitt Wesley Acres Des Moines Mrs. S. Smith Cincinnati, O Harry Braley

Club activities and charity plans noted at Antioch and Walnut clubs

The Antioch Social Club hosted nine members and two guests for a program on Light for Living. Plans for November include officer elections and a silent auction for Ottumwa orphanage, plus a visit to Home Fare and WMT. Walnut Women’s Club also met, sharing cooking mistakes and scheduling a November 19 potluck at the Fairgrounds.

John Hindal Antioch Social Club Agnes Beliel Gracie Lee Walker Walker Sisler House of Light Fred Coakley Wayne Mangoldold Ottumwa Lloyd Bauer Marion Renoux WMT Earl Long Walnut Women's Club Herbert Ferrell Bessie Palmer Denver Fred Bruegge Milton Schnicker Fairgrounds Bruegge Earl Ferrell

Social notices calendar for community events

All notices for this calendar must be fun by 10 a.m. on the day of first publication. Printed three days early. Listings include Saturday Shirts and Skirts at 8:30 p.m. Legion Hall and many evenings at Masonic Temple YWCA Baptist and church groups with meetings, luncheons, doughs, and mix ers. Notable entries feature Legion, Daughters circles, clubs, and school events with hostesses named.

Legion Hall Kenny Anderson

CEF Leader Addresses Riverside PTA Meeting

Mrs Ralph Meade of Mt Pleasant district chairman of Citizens for Education al Freedom spoke at St Marys PTA Riverside stressing safety and school bus rides for all children A new CEF chapter was organized and members invited to a state convention in Des Moines on Oct 24 at the Hotel Savery Interested persons may contact Mrs Robert Marek who was appointed to county office

Ralph Meade Mt. Pleasant Citizens For Educational Freedom St. Mary’s PTA Riverside Meade CEF Des Moines Hotel Savery Robert Marek Marek

Local Hospital Births and Admits List

Admitted today Fred Stigers Washington medical. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Kenneth Murphy Karona a son. Today Mr and Mrs Leslie Altenhofen Washington a daughter. Dismissed today Mrs Grace Davis Columbus Junction Leonard Hall Ainsworth Mrs Kenneth Ornduff Ainsworth Boyd Dill Washington Mrs Ralph Schoonover and son Washington Mrs Charles Hennon Washington.

Fred Stigers Washington Kenneth Murphy Karona Leslie Altenhofen Grace Davis Columbus Junction Leonard Hall Ainsworth Kenneth Ornduff Boyd Dill Ralph Schoonover and Son Charles Hennon

Washington Evening Journal staff and affiliations

Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as vice president advertising director Charles Morris as news editor Bob Shaffer as local advertising Bruce Cowden as contributing editor and Howard Hagen as production superintendent The paper published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act with affiliations to Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and Audit Bureau of Circulations

David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Bruce Cowden Howard Hagen Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Ass'n Iowa Daily Press Iowa Press Ass'n Audit Bureau of Circulations

Local residents visit, travels and events noted in town

Mrs. Bessie Palmer of Denver visits Glenn Davis home with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Humphrey of Garden Grove Calif. left after visiting grandmothers Tena Simmering and Ellen Hoyle. Opal Putnam returned from St Louis after meeting new son Brian James Putnam born Sept. 28. YWCA Fall Workshop attendees from town focused on YWCA. Iowa Poetry Day attendees Blanche Harvey and P. L. Fenn attend Cedar Rapids convention. Dennis Day, Simpson College freshman, acts in Under the Gaslight opening Oct. 23-24. Mrs. Bill Graff hospitalized at University Hospitals Iowa City. Mrs. Robert Miksch learns of brother John Richardson’s death in Cincinnati Iowa. Republican coffee at Keith Stewart’s in 76 township Monday at 8 p.m. Florida resident visiting Charles Welsh. grandson Tom Welsh of St. Louis expected today to escort him home.

Mickey Humphrey Garden Grove California Tena Simmering Ellen Hoyle Simmering Hoyle Opal Putnam St. Louis Jim Putnams Putnam Brian James Putnam Dennis Day Simpson College Washington Speech and Dramatic Art Department Little Theater Dennis Is Robert Day Harry Welsh Marianna Fla Charles Welsh Tom Welsh Welsh Florida

Prairie Flower Missionary Society hosts speaker

Twenty one members met with cohostess Mrs Daryl Bell to hear Gertrude Morse on furlough from Central Africa speak on The Missionary Challenge. Mrs Earl Booth introduced her as program chairman for Group III.

Prairie Flower Missionary Society Rolland Bens Daryl Bell Gertrude Morse Central Africa Earl Booth Nina Smith C. C. Reeves Chase Genheimer Smith Charles Hawkins Reeves

African summit ends with anti U.S. alignment at Cairo

Forty seven nations concluded the second world non aligned summit in Cairo accusing U.S. Latin American policy and Cuba blockade while condemning British Rhodesia Portuguese colonialism and South African apartheid. Moise Tshombe attempted to join but was barred and left after three days.

Cairo U.A.R UPI United States U.S Latin America China Cuba Guantanamo Congo Rhodesia Arabian Peninsula Moise Tshombe Nasser

Lawyer turns pvet to file legal brief

Harvey Smith, 36, a Hackensack attorney, filed a Superior Court brief in rhyme defending 22 state troopers suspended for moonlighting while off duty. The poetic brief aims to evoke the judge’s critique of dull prose and notes the troopers’ seven to ten day suspensions. The appellate division will hear arguments Tuesday.

Trenton N.J UPI Harvey Smith Hackensack Superior Court Appellate Division of Superior Court

First District Convention Of Iowa Federation Of Women's Clubs

The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs holds its first district convention at the Burlington Methodist Church on Tuesday October 13. Registration and coffee are 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. CST, with the program starting at 9:30 a.m. Any member may attend without reservations but cannot join the noon luncheon.

Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Methodist Church Burlington

Lafayette Feeders elect officers and other local notices

KEOTA Oct 8 New officers for the Lafayette Feeders 4-H club are president Richard Bayliss vice president Stanley Herr secretary and treasurer Jay Stoutner and reporter Mike McDonald. The officers were elected Monday night at Bob Davis home. Record books were handed in for county committee checks for awards and a family night in November. Also notes on local visits and a Merit scholarship semifinalist at Keota Community high school. Also obituaries and birthdays with multiple local names and travels. Women versatile grads at Barnard College report nearly 2000 books by 640 authors over 75 years covering diverse topics.

Jerry Powell Kimberly Wellman Parrott Albia David Temple Sikke Temple Keota Community High School Francis Romine Maughn Leon Romines Jim Romine Forrest’ Miller James Romine Francis Romines Albert Stoutner Cherokee Village Arkansas Evan Judd California Elsie Greiner NEW York UPI Library of Congress Barnard College Barnard

Punch Card Grocery Shopping Idea Mentioned

Mary Macomber reports on punch card grocery shopping seen in Stockholm Sweden. The system uses dummy shelf packages and punch cards scanned at checkout, with computer generated item lists and automatic stockroom fulfillment, promising inventory control and faster service. A shopper skeptically notes the loss of tactile experience and aroma may affect appeal.

Mary Macomber Iowa Department of Health Stockholm Sweden Office of Information United States Department of Agriculture

Store safely for reference or safeguard family records

Guidance from Sally J. Smith urges consolidating important papers into four groups for easy access and protection. Include items to carry, a current home file, retired records at home, and those needing safety deposit box security like birth certificates, marriage documents, mortgages, and wills.

Sally J. Smith

Keota Rebekahs Meet Led by Florence Crawford

Keota Rebekah Lodge met with Noble Grand Florence Crawford presiding. Guests from Washington, Sigourney and Wellman attended. Aileen Beck's hospital recovery noted. Bake sale net $55.56. Founders Day program featured Ruth Ginkens, Elizabeth Seitsinger and Irene Baughman. Cake walk won by a Wellman lady. Pam Singleton injured. fall from bicycle. Dinner guests included Deanna Ecker man, Helen Peters, and Sylvester Aller.

A.A. Hulse Ruth Ginkens Noble Grands Circle G. A. Hess Elizabeth Seitsinger Seitsinger Irene Baughman Rebekah Elizabeth Wellman Mary Ellen Detweiller Mabel Bandy Verne Helen Peters Long Beach California Sylvester Aller What Cheer Jess Parkes

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ainsworth Methodist Smorgasbord Circle II Milburn McKay Lyle Wilson Everett Gardner Wilson Billy Graham Neal Burton Emma McArlin Harold Mangold Milo Steele Sr Paul Harvey Glenn Dunbar Harold Stephens Hugh Hall Merle Turnipseed Ralph Bauer Circle V Wiley Anderson C. R. Livingston Edgar Stewart P. L. Etter Edgar Porter Marie Hamilton Mae Lamb Stewart John Dawson Louis Horak Joe Lang Lang Fred H. Bey Floyd Sturgis J. W. Helscher Circle Walter Jarrard Cecil Long Long Howard Hazen Spiritual Life Harriett Becher Stowe Circle VI T. C. Davis Scott Wilcox William Burger M. M. Schell D. A. Huber Nels Westermark Dale Fuhr L. F. Harding Floyd Blankenhorn Circle VIII William Manassier Mayme Squire Everette Barham Paul Shearer Halcyon Notes Halcyon House Emma Hardy Berkeley Calif Ernest Salladay William Stewart Marsh Atkinson EB Stutsman Walter A Smith Don Maxwell Marie Greenlee Ralph Greenlee LeRoy Gunnarson K. i. Stutsman The Guild Harry B. Sowden Dana Point William Morehead Deep River Mary Hoffman Decatur, IL Earle J. Odell Paul Steffen Ft Madison Marianna, Fla Grace Hebel Rehfeld Helen Tener Marie Tener Iowa City Arthur Dalin Marion Hobby Club Wayne Wagner Clark Wagner Donald Holmes Belgium Secours T.S Olympia Brown Finance Iowa Ave Washington Anglers’ Club Wolf's Flower Shop Evening Journal Blue Cross Bob Stevenson A. C. Peterson Curtis Wells Helen Wylie Fred L. Moore Bethlehem Commandery Masonic Temple White Shrine Bridge Golden Age Club YWCA American Home I James Brooks Noble Grand Circle Ioof Hall Hannah Zieglowsky Dutch Creek Farm Bureau Illeah Farrier Baptist Rhoda Neilson Circle Cora Hopping Legion Auxiliary Roger Sherman Canada St. James Home Julie Miller John Trowbridge Federation of Women’s Clubs Burlington Methodist Church West Chester West Chester Pythian Sisters Hall Crawfordsville Ces Catholic Daughters St. James Washington County Retarded Children’s Association Grace Hill Ladies Aid Good Will Club Russell Goodin Methodist WSOS Circle X Rex Lee James Harris Just Us W. B. Edwards Democratic Women's Club St. James School WEW Mary Reister Riverside Pta Washion Evening Journal Wington, Iowa Glenn Davis Maud Jackson John Phleger Margaret Hinderman Ralph Marshall West Liberty Blanche Harvey P. L. Fenn Cedar Rapids Iowa Poetry Day Association Sheraton - Montrose Hotel Fenn Gilbert Mills Bill Graff University Hospitals Robert Miksch John Richardson Cincinnati Keith Stewart Township Women's Society Milton Flickinger Keith Fisher Joe Goodlander John Duttwiler Wayne Knapp Group IV John Wagner Lafayette Mrs. Boyd Sanders Keota Rebekahs C. L. Jennings New London Federal Savings: & Loan Ass'n North Marion
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