Dear Abby letter on honor system and family needs
Abigs column reveals readers asking for help on wartime support and domestic issues. A wife urges action to ensure servicemen send funds home, and Abby notes channels through the Adjutant General. The page also includes readers seeking guidance on dating curfews and fiancé marriages and an appeal for Abby’s letter guide.
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Abby
Adjutant General
T.A.G
U.S. Army
Washington, D.C
Ninth graders rout Mt Pleasant to finish season
Ninth graders defeated Mt Pleasant 12 to 7 to close the season, giving Coach Wally Horn's crew a 2 2 record. The Demons led 6 0 after the first quarter on Mike Hennigan's two yard TD run, missed extra point, then Mark Myers 75 yard dash in the third. Mt Pleasant answered with a 40 yard run. Local defenders Nardy Fenno Doughty Davis Green Cox Logan Myers and Fenno each tallied tackles and Fenno intercepted a pass to halt a Panthers drive. Horn praised the defensive effort in the final game.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Wally Horn
Mike Hennigan
Mark Myers
Nardy
Fenno
Doughty
Davis
Green
Cox
Logan
Myers
Steve Fenno
Demons
Panthers
Horn
JayCees Halloween Party Planned at Dick Anderson Farm
Washington JayCees announce a Halloween party at the Dick Anderson farm four miles south of the Waco Drive-In theater. The event features a wiener roast and assorted sides and salads. Members are urged to bring wives. guests welcome. Cost is four dollars per couple.
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Washington
JayCees
Dick Anderson
Waco Drive - In
Booths Welcome New Daughter in Cedar Rapids
Lauri Ann Booth returned Tuesday from a few days with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Dale Booth. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. Roger Booth announced the birth of a sister, Kristi Lynn, born October 15 at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces. Lola Black and her sons moved to 217 North Fourth Street Washington from Brighton. Mrs. R J Dawson is undergoing therapy at Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 223 E.
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Lauri Ann Booth
Cedar Rapids
Dale Booth
Lauri
Roger Booth
Kristi Lynn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lola Black
R. J. Dawson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Club Activities Plans For Handcraft I Group
Mrs George Masson Sr led the Handcraft I program with Mrs B B Bordwell Sr on Tuesday afternoon presenting patterns and ideas for stuffed animals and dolls for Christmas. Members brought stuffed toys on display as 23 members and two guests attended. Proposals for November ceramics with Mrs Milton Ross were announced and refreshments will be at the County Home with Mrs David Bauer en route to Mrs Ross home. A donation to the YWCA Christmas party was voted and tickets were sold for the anniversary dinner cohosted by Mrs William Mohland and Mrs Wendell Eden.
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George Masson Sr
B.B. Bordwell Sr
Milton Ross
David Bauer
Pfrs
YWCA
M. E. DeLashmutt
Edith Mayes
Evanston, Ill
William Mohland
Wendell Eden
Booster Club outlines plans for Thanksgiving dinner and gifts
Thirteen Booster Club members met with Mrs John Wheel on Tuesday with Mrs Louis Larsen presiding. They planned the annual Thanksgiving dinner for members and families and shared ideas for Christmas gifts. A donation was voted for the YWCA Christmas party. Assistant hostesses were Mrs Mike Wheelan and Mrs Harold Wylie.
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Booster Club
John Wheel
Louis Larsen
YWCA
Mike Wheelan
Harold Wylie
Two Car Collision In Washington Causes Minor Damages
Police investigated a two car accident at 1008 North Fourth Washington at 11 05 a m Tuesday. Vida Roberts attempted a private drive turn and was struck from behind by Linda Ann Leyden of 1115 North Fourth Washington. Damages totaled 225 to Leyden car and 136 to Roberts auto.
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North Fourth
Washington
Vida Roberts
Linda Ann Leyden
Leyden
Roberts
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