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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1964
Page
5
Dear Abby notes that etiquette may bend for special cases and reflects on a wedding marred by unruly children. The writer recalls a June wedding with 16 under twelve guests causing chaos from punch bowls to a damaged cello, apologizing for not enforcing a no children policy.
The Martha Group of the CWF met at Mrs Jess Parke's Keota home on Wednesday afternoon. Elaine Manwarren led lessons from Down Under and An gea Begins to Build a Bridge. Mrs Parkes led worship and, with co host Mrs Stella Hagist, served fall refreshments. A church project meeting with rolled bandages is planned for Tuesday, Oct 29.
Asbury Methodist church youths from Wellman will present photographs taken during their United Nations and Washington visit last June. Dennis Beckler Phyllis Plecker and the outreach committee organize the event with Elaine Williams Ray Davisson and Don Nicholls. Refreshments will be served.
Crawfordsville Oct 16 Waco Parents Teachers Association plans a Wednesday October 21 gathering at 7 30 pm in Crawfordsville School. Program Kill or Cure led by Mrs Eugene Baker promises an engaging evening. Football Coach Buzz Groom will discuss football’s role with faculty and parents. refreshments follow social hour.
Directory of attorneys including Louis J. Kehoe and Livingston Day Bates with office addresses on West Main Street and 211 W. Washington Street plus Stewart Shearer and Morrison Morrison Lloyd. Dr P L Etter osteopathic physician lists contact and services noted as rectal diseases.
Rev Maynard Johnson will speak at a special missionary meeting of Faith Baptist Church at the American Legion Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m The Johnsons were appointed missionaries to Ethiopia in 1951 and have served in Ambo Addis Ababa and now administer a leprosy treatment center in Gendeberet since 1962 They reside in St Paul Minnesota during furlough with their four children and the public is invited to attend.
Richard Freels and Mrs Freels of Oak Park Illinois return home after visiting relatives in Waterloo and Wellman with dinner at the Freel home Monday Others present included Mrs Wayne Freel Mt Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Oren Birkey Marcia Jorgenson of Perry Iowa spent the weekend with the Humphrey family at North English Flora Popham is improving Miss Mary Ann Emde visited Vella Maplethorpe Mrs Ann Fehlberg staying with Cecil Davis Shenk Nursing Home staff updates Florence Herr improving Leota Perrin Helen Ihrig and Mary Swartzendruber return from Missouri vacation Wm Vuree and sons spent Sunday with Ray Miller
West Chester notes welcome a new news writer Mrs A J Votruba as contact for items. Mr and Mrs Walter Duvall traveled to Des Moines for Ice Follies then Jefferson Indiana to visit relatives. Mrs Howard Moore named hot lunch cook at West Chester School starting Oct 19. So and Sew Club met at Walter Duvall home with eight members. Marvin Hole family from Davenport visited Willard Hole family.
Sixty Bethel members attended the Sunday School picnic supper at Bethel Church on October 14. Music by Janet Wulf Kathy Wulf Bonnie Walker Arlynne Korosic and Charles Zwick Jr. featured the event. The Knottnerus family shared photos from travels to see Jim and family and the Kennedy grave. Grove Letts presented Rev and Mrs Thompson an electric wall clock. Gift committee members were Mrs Don Zwiki Mrs Bill Wulf Mrs Grove Letts with programs by Mrs Bill Crandall Mrs Knottnerus and Ruth Gideon. A turkey dinner followed at noon with guests Rev and Mrs Willis Longer Carlyn Longer and Walter Longer. Weather remains favorable for farmers in the bean and corn fields.
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