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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1965

Page

2

Local social notes and engagements from Washington area

T R Phillips remains a patient in Veterans Hospital Iowa City room 7 E for treatment. Mr and Mrs Carl Greiner celebrate 25th wedding anniversary Sept 4 at Red Wing Lodge Walker Minn. Engaged Linda Marie Van Winkle to Justin Bernard McCarthy both Washington natives. Linda is a 1904 Washington High grad employed at Advance Ross Electronics. Justin, a 1961 high school graduate, recently discharged from the Marine Corps.

T. R. Phillips Veterans Hospital Iowa City Carl Greiner Red Wing Lodge Walker, Minn Glen Garner New Sharon Washington Charles van Winkle Linda Marie Justin Bernard McCarthy B. H. McCarthy Miss van Winkle Washington High School Advance Ross Electronics Mr. McCarthy Marine Corps

Social calendar notices print three days ahead

Social calendar lists multiple club meetings and gatherings with times and locations. Thursday Hi Club postpones until Sept 8. Past Matrons 6:30 p.m. dinner at Masonic Temple. Blue Monday Bowling 9 p.m. Rebekah 7:30 p.m.IOOF Hall. Men's Stag 8 p.m. Country Club reservations by Thursday. Sunday Shalla and Farrier reunions noon at Sunset Park and Brighten park. Monday Wash-away Tops cancel. Country Club golf 1:30 p.m. Saddle and Rainbow groups meet, YWCA events in the evening.

Hi ‘Club Riday Masonic Temple Blue Monday Rebekah Lodge IOOF Country Club Shalla Sunset Park Farrier Brighton Park Saddle Club Fairgrounds Rainbow Girls Rainbow Board Ywca Council YWCA

Hospital Admission and Discharges Noted

On the record two patients admitted yesterday Kenneth Rich Wayland and Mrs Edgar Knepp Washington for medical care and Mrs Mae Roth Washington. Dismissals today include Mrs Merritt Welling ton and son Washington and Sheldon Scott Roth Wayland.

Kenneth Rich Wayland Edgar Knepp Washington Mae Roth Merritt Wellington

Club activities fill Marion Hobby Club meeting notes

Marion Hobby Club 11 members 7 children and guest Mrs. Bob Libe attended with new member Libe. Mildred Kupka elected chair for coming year. Wil liam Petratz vice chair. Ed Vitteto secretary-reporter. Secret sisters named. plans discussed. card sent to ill Mrs. Carl Jarrard. Refreshments hosted by Mrs. Russell Davison and Mrs. Orlin Leichty. Merry Makers hostesses and Just Us Club details follow with guests and birthdays. Harmony Club hosted husbands at Captain's Table. 16 present with Robert Wilcox as guest.

Edwin Wittetoe Marion Hobby Club Bob Libe Libe Mildred Kupka William Petratz Ed Vittetoe Carl Jarrard Russell Davison Orlin Leichty

Aqua Maids Elect Janet Schiebel President

The Aqua Maids elected Janet Schiebel president at the YMCA meeting Tuesday evening. Lavonne Graber was elected vice president and Mollie Kneen secretary treasurer. Swim meetings will be at the YW on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Tryouts for new members are Sept 14 at 9 p.m. Members must be in ninth grade or older.

Aqua Maids Janet Schiebel YMCA Lavonne Graber Mollie Kneen

Howard Bakers mark 50th wedding anniversary Open house

An open house at the Christian Church celebrated Howard and Ma ble Bakers 50th wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends attended including Mrs Mary Hotle of Wellman nearly 90. Granddaughters tended the guest book and refreshments were by Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Club. Dinner at Dickey's Prairie Home and later at G A White's home.

Christian Church Howard Baker Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Club G. A. White White Howard and Mable Charles Harvey Helen Heilman Rebecca Butler Naomi Kephart

Scooter hits ditch after car passes near county junction

According to the Washington County Sheriff’s office, motor scooter rider Charles Aderman of Amboy Minnesota lost control one mile south of the Highways 22 and 218 junction at 4 15 p m after being passed by a car and drove into a ditch causing fifty dollars in damage to the scooter.

Washington County

BOB set. Highway Patrol car sighting scares drivers

Seeing a Highway Patrol vehicle in the rearview mirror unsettles drivers and encourages safer speeds and adherence to traffic laws. The presence of officers on highways is linked to reduced speeding and fewer violations as motorists react to enforcement.

Family notices and a birth in local columns

Mrs. Ralph Robertson hosts her sister in law Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg of Alamosa Colorado for an indefinite stay. Mr. and Mrs. J E Lemmon, residents of Vienna Virginia, celebrate their wedding anniversary September 3 and announce their new Vienna address 120 Patrick Street Apt 277. Capt and Mrs Sidney Hanna of Grand Forks Air Force Base North Dakota welcome a daughter Denise Rae born at 6 30 am weighing 9 pounds. Mrs Hanna is daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Kos of Washington.

Ralph Robertson Lillian Rosenberger Alamosa, Colo J.E. Lemmon Florida Vienna Sidney Hanna Grand Forks Air Force Base North Dakota Denise Rae Hanna Frank Kos Washington

Vendetta killings down in Assiut Egypt from 1953 to 1963

Fewer vendetta killings reported in Assiut Province Egypt with a 25 percent drop over a decade. Sabah El-Khair notes 324 murders in 1963 versus 442 in 1953, and predicts under 300 for 1965 if the trend continues. The region is famed for long lasting family feuds and a government drive promotes village mediation to peace.

Sabah El-Khair Assiut Egypt

Lester Frys 50th Wedding Anniversary Observed

Mr and Mrs Lester Fry will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the local Methodist Church on Sunday September 5 from 2 to 5 pm. All friends and relatives are invited.

Lester Fry

Fortnightly towels distribution set by Fortnightly Club

The Fortnightly Club announces new towels arriving and directs assistant leaders to pick up department towels at the city library upper room on Tuesday September 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Members should collect orders at September department meetings and may place additional orders then. All towels and tablecloths are hemmed by the blind women of Iowa.

Harold Gamon Iowa

New York includes pamphlet on Negroes in history in schools

A 56 page illustrated handbook on the Negroes role in American history is slated for New York State high school curriculum this fall. It weaves into daily teaching and suggests topics, films, and books to support 12th grade history, with broader use in other grades. It covers voting rights, sit ins, freedom riders, housing, industry and culture contributions by Negroes.

Gloria Monda United Press International Albany N. Y UPI New York State State Education Department Tuskegee Ala Deep South

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