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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1966
Page
5
Abigail van Buren fields reader questions about a young woman involved with a married man, a teacher taping a boy’s mouth, a lawyer’s stance with bar association, and a parent facing in-law party habits. The column offers guidance on harassment, responsibility, and embracing differing worldviews.
Des Moines guests Mr and Mrs Charles Clark spent the weekend with the Vic Rampelberg family while Clark enters the Hospital Clinic in Iowa City for observation. Others visited Wellman homes including Moot hart family Ames and Miss Monica Murphy Town City. Various locals hosted dinners and weekend visits. Jesseames shows improvement and can drive again.
A birthday party at the United Presbyterian Home honored Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman and several others born in October. Residents attended, with Frances Patton and Mineva Moon presiding as superintendent and teacher of a group of underprivileged children who performed in a program.
The Evening Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist Church parlors with sixteen in attendance. Mrs. George Stout Jr. led the session on Prayer and Self Denial and the offering supported World Bank causes. Fred Pfeifer led a program on The Church and the United Nations. A nursery care committee was formed for Sunday services. Social hour followed with refreshments. Nearby, Mrs. Frank Scranton and Bernadine Jones of Washington called on Levi Blanchard. The Kensington Club hosted a pot luck lunch in Washington with eight members and two guests. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Mildred Stephens on October 19.
Lili Kraus, Hungarian born, survived a Dutch East Indies POW camp where she scrubbed gutters and latrines and faced starvation. Now acclaimed Mozart specialist, she tours New York with Mozart Chamber Orchestra and plans a U.S. concert tour. She will be artist in residence at Texas Christian University Fort Worth in February.
Crawfordsville Oct 1 Rural Homemakers met with ten members and one child present in Mrs. Ernest Whiting’s home. They shared hobbies to take up, planned a Burlington trip for October 12, and discussed Antiques and Flower Arrangements before refreshments hosted by Mrs. Whiting and Mrs. Jim Young. Next meeting set with Mrs. Ernest Meyers.
White Cloud Club met at the home of Mrs. Cascal Hamilton for a one o clock luncheon with ten members and three children present. Guests included Mrs. Don Peterson of Olds and Mrs. Alice Peters of Columbus Junction. New officers elected were Mrs. Marion Swift Vice President Mrs. Everette Davis Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Donald Sands and Reporters Mrs. Allan Lucas and Mrs. Howard Anderson. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Raymond Howsare's home and program books will be prepared by the new officers.
In Washington Iowa on Tuesday Oct 11 1966 a public notice page lists legal offices including LOUIS J KEHOE ROBERT DAY EVERETT MEEKER ROBERT BATES MORRISON MORRISON AND LLOYD CHnC OWEN STEWART AND SHEARER and medical professionals Dr M L Tweeton and Dr P L Etter plus optometrist John W Lemmon. Contact details include street addresses and phone numbers for each practice.
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