Waco seniors fall short on magazine goal
Waco High School seniors closed their magazine drive with total subscriptions worth 3724.67 dollars by Monday night October 19. Jean Gerig, daughter of the Gerigs, will attend United Nations Youth Day Conference in Des Moines on October 24, sponsored by the Governors Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco High School
Jean Gerig
Milburn Gerig
Waco
Des Moines
Governors Committee On the
United Nations
Lee Ebners Visit Haskins and Area Socials
In Haskins on Oct. 16 Mrs. Lee Ebner of Burlington called on Una Gordon. The week end saw Jim Bean and Donald Beans in Marion, Ben Harrison hosted at Lone Tree, and Mrs. Margaret Henry of Frogmore, SC visiting Jack Herrs. A cooperative dinner honored Hipwell Rees. Ethel and Vivian Booth visited several households in Fairfield and Washington, with multiple local stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Hartsock Haskins
Lee Ebner
Burlington
Una Gordon
Jim Bean
Donald Beans
Marion
Jim Kelly
Davenport
George Murphy
Ben Harrison
Lone Tree
Ethel
Vivian Booth
George Reames
Marian
Fairfield
Margaret Henry
Frogmore
South Carolina
Jack Herrs
Jack’s
Hipwell Rees
Jack
Melvin Thompson
Boone
Leona Peiffer
Washington
Wilbur Krotz
Chicago
Jake Fisher
Etieine Spenser
Clara Alfred
Vivian
Elizabeth Davis
Crawfordsville
Newt Whetstine
Restopia
Edgar Whetstine
Warren Forbes
Nichols
Bob Bruegge
Richard McKune
Bettendorf
Milton Edmonds
Oxford
Washington Evening Journal staff and publication notes
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Eider as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morrie as News Editor Rob Shaffer as Local Advertising Brice Cowden as Contributing Editor and Howard Haeen as Production Superintendent. It runs afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 and is interred as second class mail under Act of March 3 1869 at the Washington post office. Historical press associations and mail subscription rates are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Eider
William Shannon
Charles Morrie
Rob Shaffer
Brice Cowden
Howard Haeen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Dmwily Press Ass
lLuaily Press Ass
Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Riverside Hobby Club Meeting Schedule Through January
Riverside December 11 hosts Mrs Rosemary Waldschmidt at 7 30 pm for a cookie swap and Santa chimney project using colored felt red corduroy cardboard and black tape. January 15 at Mrs Betty Stewart home at 7 30 pm features election dues and crafts from old crayons and yard goods. Newcomers welcome by calling Mrs Robert Spenner at Mi 82791.
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Riverside
Riverside Hobby Club
Francis Lund
Mary Huffman
Rosemary Waldschmidt
Betty Stewart
Robert Spenner
Historical Society of Henry County Meet Near Trenton
The Henry County Historical Society plans its fall meeting Sunday October 25 at 2 pm at Green Mound Church northwest of Trenton. The program theme is The History of Merrimac with much on local mills. Presenter Mrs Arthur Salzman prepared by interviewing sixty seven Merrimac residents.
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Henry County Historical Society
Green Mound Church
Trenton
Merrimac
Arthur Salzman
Salzman
Mrs Nelle Long Guest of Hollands
Local social notes recount Mrs. Nelle Long dining with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Holland of Washington. The piece also lists Federation and Pythian Sister events, club outings, visits by Virginia Schooley, and regional happenings around Brighton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Nelle Long
Hollands
Saddle Club Ride and Community Gatherings Near Winfield
McCoys attend a Washington Saddle Club ride in Crawfordsville with a roast afterward. The Jim Wellers hosted and guests included the Sommers and Kracaws. Birthday honors for Chevyl Sommer. a bridal shower for Mrs. Jim Canby was hosted with red and white decor. Corky Batty visits Don Lowe. both study at Muscatine Community College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Cleo McCoy
Weiner
Washington Saddle Club
Jim Wellers
Everette Sommer
Don Kracaw
Wyman
Shannon Lantz
Winfield
Chevyl Sommer
Jim Canby
Floyd Canby
Leonard Leichty
Corky Batty
Muscatine
Don Lowe
Lyle Lowe
Don
Corky
The
Muscatine Community
Contract Bridge Hand by B. Jay Becker pullback
North dealer with both sides vulnerable. West: AK4 VAQI94. East: KZ 95963 K32 210972. South: Q763 Q852 1065. South cards show a balanced pattern and potential trick play in the auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Jay Becker
North
Sylvia’s Unconventional Rubbers Defeat in Duplicate Bridge
In 1964 at the King Feature club Sylvia, famed for quirky bids, played East in three no trump. At one table she misplayed the jack of spades, ducking the king, then won the king and returned the king. West ruffed and cashed spades, defeating the contract by two tricks for a top score.
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Sylvia
King Featu
South
East
West
Declarer
Es Syndicate. Inc
Riverside youths enlist in army for three years
Riverside report notes David Frank and Jim Duwa, both 17 and Highland Community high school graduates, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood awaiting basic training after leaving Des Moines October 8. Also mentioned are funeral services for Carl Strub in Iowa City, Roy Rummelhart improving in Veterans Hospital, and local family events and injuries with Mrs Henning's hand surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
David Frank
Bob Frank
Jim Duwa
Bob Duwa
Ft. Leonard Wood
Highland Community High School
US. Army
Des Moines
Gene Cole
Carl Strub
St. Mary's Church
Iowa City
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Strub
Econogas
Cole
Roy Rummelhart
Veterans Hospital
Lewis Weber
Speece family visit Leepers in Crawfordsville
Oct 15 report of local visits and community events in Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Speece family visited Terry Leepers in Oskaloosa. Clover Leaf 4-H Club hosted a dinner at Iris Court Mt. Pleasant with several chaperones. Crawfordsville American Legion notes include attendance, funeral rites for Laurie Monson, and district convention report. Halloween party planned for pre school to 6th grade at the schoolhouse Oct 29. Veterans Day program and Joint Legion Auxiliary meeting set for Oct 27. Legion bingo for Mental Health Institute patients Nov 6 and December district Christmas party planned. Mrs. Charlotte Jewell concluded visit with Dr James Jewell’s family and will travel to Los Angeles.
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Crawfordsville
Phillip Speece
Terry Leepers
Oskaloosa
Clover Leaf 4-H Club
Iris Court
Mt. Pleasant
Harold Spangler
Ray McAllister
Richard Lease
Bob Wayman
Keokuk
Legionnaires
Mental Health Institute
District Legion
Charlotte Jewell
James Jewells
Los Angeles
Calif
Morris family of church dedication
Keota October report covers the dedication of Newton’s new Methodist church with Rev. L Duane Churchman, former Keota pastor. The Morris family attended and Paulette Keifer sustained chest burns from a coffee pot explosion last Saturday. Additional notes include local visits, the Iowa Southern Achievement banquet, birthday celebrations, and Doug Bell’s Iowa State College band trip to Columbia Missouri for the Iowa State Missouri game.
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Keota
Dean Morris
New Methodist Church
Newton
L. Duane
New Church
Paulette Keifer
Dorothy Richardson
Ann Brower
Gladys Vincent
Verne Dill
Navo
Art Gorsh
John
Cindy
Iowa Southern
Turkey supper at church in Keota
St Marys Church of Keota hosts its annual turkey supper Sunday October 25 from 430 to 700 pm in the new hall. Adults 150 and children 75 cents. Everyone welcome. Other local notes mention Beverly Sprague of Cedar Rapids at a regional Venture Club conference in Omaha and visits among area residents including the Darbyshires Holmes and Sondag families.
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Keota
St. Mary’s Church of
St. Marys New Hall
Beverly Sprague
Cedar Rapids
Isaac Sprague
Venture Club
Omaha
Fontenue
Miss Sprague
Don Darbyshire
West Chester
Bess Huber
Claude Holmes
Cordelle Singerton
Washington
Hardins
Daisy Chambers
Leonard
Sitter Liability Lessons for Parents in Family Law
An ABA public service feature explains how babysitters face higher care expectations when paid or employed. It urges parents to eliminate hazards, inform sitters about children and home dangers, and show genuine concern for the sitter’s safety.
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American Bar Association
Will Bernard
Hobby Club Meeting in Riverside
The Hobby Club met Friday night at Mrs. Robert Stewart's home with four members present. They worked on ornamental birdcages and knitting and enjoyed listening to records. Mrs. Gene Cole hosted a birthday dinner for her sister Mrs. Vernon Winegarden of Webster, with family and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Hobby Club
Robert Stewart
Gene Cole
Vernon Winegarden
Webster
Mr. Winegarden
Jerry Higgins
Iowa City
Cole
Suzanne
Pat
Marge Luckey
Clarence Wilson
Washington
Oakland Mills
Lake Darling
Henry County
Sockum Ridge Park
Wilson
Keota News Briefs Highlight Local Life And Events
Everette Green returned home from the hospital in Iowa City on Wednesday after an excessive nosebleed. Mr and Mrs Darvin Bohr celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner at the Recreation Hall attended by forty eight relatives. Keota firemen answered two calls last week to farms of Green and Fickling for a tractor fire and corn stalks. Oren Romine, the Sheets family, and Blanch Romine visited near Sigourney. Minnie Green moved to Washington to live at a Presbyterian home for the winter. Art Duensing of Washington visited Elmer Vincent Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Sanders Keota
Everette Green
Iowa City
Green
Darvin Bohr
Recreation Hall
Bohr
Keota
Art Krause
Minnie Green
Ruby Sharp
Cora Henderson
Joni Smothers
Judy
Joyvee Henderson
Green Farm
Allan Fickling
Oren Romine
Blanch Romine
Bill Sheets
Sigourney
Youg Sheets
Washington
United Presbyterian Home
Art Duensing
Elmer Vincent
Weekend guests at Zehr home
Mrs. Austin Zehr hosted weekend guests including her sister Vicki Bolen of Freeport and Jim Warner of Lanark. Sunday dinners featured Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Walton, Howard Bower, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walton. A Sunday trip to Iowa City included Mrs. Maude Wal. George Mattison and Elmer Waller hosted visitors Friday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Pulver and called on Mrs. Vina Mattis Sunday evening.
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Keota
Austin Zehr
George Mattison
Marengo
Elmer Waller
Frank Pulver
Vina Mattis
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Waco Seniors
Bean
Miracle Worker
Bittle
McCullough
Bryan Small
Waco Junior High Students Council
Jesse Linch
Robert McCullough
Er. C. Wilkinson
Linch
Herb Rich
Lee Ebners
Haskins
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Historical Society of
Evening Journal
Washington, Town
Brighton
Nelle Long
Lee Holland
Leo Dunbar
Laton Schooley
Federated Club
Stan Schooley
Carmen
Robert Fillmore
Robert Fillmore and
Brighton Pythian
Douds
Glenn Mullikin
Wesley Mullikin
Ira Saunders
Robert Porter
Verle Porter
Charles van Winkle
Laton Sehooley
Don Mullikin
Study Club
Harry Wentworth
Marion Dunbar
Keosauqua
Manning
Bentons Port
Mason
Norman Edwards
Roy Edwards
St. Louis
Charles Hedge Farm
Mies
Frank Chuck
Washington County Hospital
McCoys
Joe Palooka
Joe
Ann
Darlin
Ham Fisher
Joannie
Buddy
Army
Mrs. Marge Luckey
Ben Nortman
Weber
Nortman
West Liberty
P. W. Willis
Shelly
Gerald Stout
Pete Geret
John Weber
Merle Blieu
Jane Ann
Jim Luckey
Linda
Connie Jo Luckey
Kellogg
Carl Henning
Henning
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Speece
Leepers
American Legion
Crawfordsville American Legion
Laurie Monson
Joint - Legion Auxiliary
Morris
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Iusto
Dixie Dugan
BY Mevoy
AD Striebel
Dixie
Gloria Haverstraw
Mal
Blondie
Chic Young
Zehr
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Fritzi
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