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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1966

Page

2

Mrs Neiswanger returns from Europe trip with friend

Mrs. Lloyd Neiswanger and Mrs. J L Fifer of Joliet II toured Europe from September 2 to October 13 visiting 12 countries aboard a jet and returning aboard the Queen Elizabeth. Mrs Maynard Goff Sr of Fairfield hosted seven VFW Auxiliary Breakfast Club members midweek. Washington Saddle Club cancels October 23 trail ride at Howard Marquis home. Mrs Raymond Fritz of Brighton entered Mercy Hospital Town City for surgery earlier in the week.

Lloyd Neiswanger Europe Neiswanger J. L. Fifer Joliet, II Maynard Goff Sr Fairfield VFW Willard Gray Sr Washington Saddle Club Howard Marquis Raymond Fritz Brighton Mercy Hospital Town City

Women’s Bowling Lane Leaders League Results

Jack and Jill 2502 led by Minick 2366 while Ainsworth Bank 2640 beat Livestock 2334. McCleery 2412 defeated Franklin 2285 with Roe 2511 over Carson 2378. High team scores: Ainsworth 2640. Roe 2511. Top games: Ainsworth 894 and 875. Individual leaders: D Patter son 582, L Miller 548. games D Patter son 212, Miller 205.

Jack & Jill Ainsworth Bank _ mi McCleery - Cumming Roe Minick Franklin Ins Carson Washington Livestock Ainsworth Bank Livestock McCleery Franklin Ainsworth D. Patter Son L. Miller

Wellman banker at Texas parley

Stanley R. Barber of Wellman Savings Bank returned from Fort Worth Texas where he helped stage a conference on agricultural economic problems attended by over 140 participants from 20 states He is first vice president of The Independent Bankers Association of America which sponsored the conference for bankers in agricultural communities Barber also joined a meeting of the IBAA Agricultural Rural America Committee Nine authorities spoke on the theme Whats Ahead for Banking in the Agricultural Community

Stanley R. Barber Wellman Savings Bank Wellman Towa Fort Worth Texas Barber Independent Bankers Association of America Bankers Ibaa Agricultural - Rural America Committee

Marvin Yoder Family Returns to Japan as Mission Workers

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Yoder and their four children return to Japan to serve under the Mennonite Board of Missions in Elkhart Indiana. The family provides pastoral leadership and community witness. Prior roles include teaching at Towa Mennonite School Kalona Iowa and college training at Hesston Goshen.

Marvin Yoder Japan Mennonite Board of Missions Elkhart Ind Yoders Yoder Towa Mennonite School Kalona Hesston College Hesston Kans Goshen College and

Belmond Tornado Aftermath Draws Red Cross Support

Red Cross volunteers and staff feed 2000 daily in Belmond Iowa as cleanup and recovery continue after Friday’s devastating tornado. Six dead and 125 injured, 36 still hospitalized. 119 homes destroyed, 160 major damage, 308 minor. 76 small businesses and 15 farms destroyed. Reinforcements arrive from Des Moines Fort Dodge Mason City Missouri and Kansas.

Red Cross Belmond Iowa Busiess Locs Des Moines Fort Dodge Mason City Missouri Kansas Omaha Lincoln Kea Cross

Circle X Methodist WSCS Hosts Circle Meeting

Mrs Carter hosted Circle X of the Methodist WSCS on Wednesday evening with cohostess Mrs Jim Munn. Mrs Herb Osincup led devotions and Mrs M L Smith presented a program on a mother's adjustment to her child going to school.

Robert Carter Circle X Methodist WSCS Jim ‘Munn Herb Osincup M. L. Smith

Thirty Niners Club Meets at John Baird Cottage

Myrle Baird hosted the Thirty Niners Club with 30 members present Wednesday at the John Baird Cottage. Co hosts were Mrs. John Baird Mrs. E B Hammer Mrs. Glenn Holden and Mrs. George Schoenberger. Mrs. E B Stutsman reviewed The Trouble of Being a Mama.

Myrle Baird John Baird E. B. Hammer Glenn Holden George Schoenberger E. B. Stutsman

Births and hospital updates from Riverside to West Chester

Yesterday admission included Debra Led ger from Keota for surgery and John Howard Milam from West Chester for surgery. Births reported for Dr and Mrs Dan Allen in Washington a daughter. Dismissals noted today for William R Gross in Washington.

A Meal Chabal Riverside Debra Ledger Keota Surgical John Howard Milam West Chester Dan Allen Washington Caughter William R. Gross

Rural school funding eyed in tax plan shift

The plan ties transportation costs to the proportionate sharing formula, making rural expenditures heavier and urban lighter. It also raises prospects for agricultural land tax credits, where state funds now cover only about 30 percent of claims. An Ames School Superintendent sees a likely major change in 1967, urging educators to unite for a favorable reform.

Hetzel Ames

Local Attorneys List and Office Contacts

Directory entry lists Louis J. Kehoe attorney at Jeffry Building. Livingston Day Meek & Bates with attorneys Robert Day Everett Meeker and Robert Bates at Abstract Dept in Office 204 West Main St. Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion. All numbers show 653 area code. Open through the week but Wednesday closed.

Louis J. Kehoe Jeffry Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates West Main St Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main M. L. Tweeton North Marion

Farm Bureau and Rose Motel Split Bowling Series

Farm Bureau edged Rose Motel in the team game 960 to 945. S Burkum led with a 590 series, while G Hora posted a 219 in the individual game and tied with Krogmer for top marks in the match.

Farm Bureau Rose Motel S. Burkum G. Hora G. Hora Krogmer

Private Jimmy D. Smith Completes Police Training

Army Private Jimmy D. Smith, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale F. Smith of Washington Iowa, completed eight weeks of military police training at the Army Training Center Ft. Gordon Georgia on October 14. He studied civil and military law traffic control map reading prisoner of war control and self defense.

FT. Gordon Army Jimmy D. Smith Dale F. Smith S. Avenue E Washington Iowa Army Training Center Ft. Gordon, Ga

UPW Circles Hold Joint Potluck and Stewardship Program

The First Presbyterian UPW Circles IV and V gathered for a joint potluck supper on Tuesday. Elizabeth Clark and Richard Colby led the stewardship program with films and slides about camps. Circle III met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J N Davis and Mrs. Joe Schantz assisting.

First Presbyterian Upw Elizabeth Clark Richard Colby J.N. Davis Joe Schantz

Missed text hostess devotion leads to missions talk

Mrs Robert Cheat led devotions at the event and Mrs Leonard Goeke gave the lesson on "Missions as Decision" reflecting the meeting’s focus on faith and service.

Robert Cheat Leonard Goeke

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