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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1969

Page

3

Women's Council to meet in Jackson after移 hurricane damage

The thirty first annual Country Women's Council meeting shifts from Biloxi to Jackson Mississippi due to hurricane Camille damage. The Hotel Heidelberg hosts September 30 and October 1 with Mrs Stoutner and Dr John H Furbay as notable figures. Members statewide and area Master Farm Homemakers attend for training and UN related activities.

Country Women’s Council Heidelberg Jackson Miss Mississippi Extension Homemakers Council Mississippi Farm Bureau Biloxi Stoutner Albert Stoutner Keota National Master Farm Homemakers Guild London Iowa Master Homemakers John H. Furbay Iowa Farm Bureau United States United Nations Trans - Texas Delta Southern Greyhound Continental Trailways

ARC plans meeting with guests September 9

The Washington County Association for Retarded Children will meet Tuesday September 9 at 8 p.m. in the Nurses Home. Guests will be S R Christensen, executive director, and Mrs Helen B Henderson, associate director of the Iowa Association. A business meeting with new officers will follow.

Washington County Association For Retarded Children S. R. Christensen Helen B. Henderson Iowa Association

Iowa Maidens 4-H Tour Amana Colonies

Fifteen members of the Iowa Maidens 4-H Club toured the Amana Colonies and dined at the Ox Yoke Inn. Most expressed interest in the woolen mills.

Iowa Maidens 4 - H Club Amana Ox Yoke Inn

School Weekly Menu Highlights Student Lunches

Monday features scalloped potatoes and cabbage carrot slaw with cheese sticks pear halves cookies and milk. Tuesday offers sloppy Joe sandwiches dill pickles buttered corn tomatoes bar cookie and milk. Wednesday serves beef stew lettuce egg salad hot rolls cantaloupe and milk. Thursday presents pizza celery sticks applesauce banana pudding bread and butter milk. Friday includes tuna noodle casserole buttered peas deviled egg strawberry shortcake bread and butter milk.

Deborah Carriker to marry Wayne Ballard on Sept 28

Mr and Mrs Charles E Carriker of Washington announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Deborah to Wayne Ballard, son of Mr and Mrs Merle Ballard of Crawfordsville. The ceremony will be held Sunday Sept 28 at 2 30 PM at the First Baptist Church Washington with Rev Richard Peterson officiating.

Charles E. Carriker Washington Deborah Wayne Ballard Merle Ballard Crawfordsville First Baptist Church Richard Peterson

Kirkwood Board Halts Remodel of Superintendent Residence

Kirkwood Community College directors met at Hawkeye Plaza Cedar Rapids and voted unanimously to suspend work on a residence remodel intended as a home for the superintendent. Max Lewis of Wellman noted the decision followed a prior 5 to 2 vote. Enrollment reports showed 826 arts and sciences and 946 vocational technical students, totaling 1,772, with a projected 2,250 by week’s start.

Kirkwood Community College Hawkeye Plaza Cedar Rapids Max Lewis Wellman Washington County

Republican Women executive board meeting at West Chester

The Republican Women's executive board will meet with Mrs. Robert Stephens at West Chester at 1 30 p m Tuesday. All officers are urged to be present.

Republican Women’s Executive Board Robert Stephens West Chester American Home Victor Peiffer E. E. Stutsman Y Community Room American Legion Auxiliary Gold Star Mothers Legion Rooms Art Guild Association For Retarded Children Nurses Home Shiloh Sunshine Sisters James Hotchkiss Martin Beenblossom FOE Auxiliary Hall Tops Club Noble Grand Circle Albert Wehr Cyrus Zeredatha Council Masonic Temple Republican Women Executive Committee

Griffiths and Grelk Marry in Crawfordsville Ceremony

Mary Martha Griffith of Mt. Pleasant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Griffith, married Gary Grelk son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Grelk of West Point on Saturday August 30 at St Alphonsus Catholic Church. ceremony at two o'clock with Father Albers officiating. Attendants included Mrs Tom Umbarger Mrs Ken Weller and Miss Donna Blythe. Reception for 200 at Iowa Wesleyan College. The couple will reside in Mt Pleasant. Griffith attended Kirksville State Teachers College and works at the Mental Health Institute. Grelk attended St James School and works for Churchill Trucking in Burlington.

Crawfordsville Mary Martha Griffith Mt. Pleasant Edward Griffith Gary Grelk Lloyd Grelk West Point St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Father Albers Margaret Griffith Washington Tom Umbarger Burlington Ken Weller Ottumwa Donna Blythe Williamsburg Umbarger Weller Tony Grelk Bob Grelk Rowland Rees Columbus Junction Dallas Davis Paul Grelk Terry Weller Bob Michaelsen Vicki Merle Iowa Wesleyan College Winfield Community School Kirksville State Teachers College Kirksville Mental Health Institute Grelk St. James School St. Paul Churchill Trucking

Rosemary Club hosts bridge and refreshments

Rosemary Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Crandall. High score went to Mrs. Raymond Whisler and low to Mrs. Harry Drake who was a guest. Refreshments were served with assistance from Mrs. Frank Wenger and Mrs. Bill Crandall.

Rosemary Club Mary Crandall Raymond Whisler Harry Drake

Social Calendar notices for community events and meetings

The column lists upcoming social and fraternal events with times and venues. Fraternal groups such as Rebekah Lodge IOOF Hall Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple and chapters of TTT and other associations announce meetings, coffees, dinners, desserts, and special gatherings through Monday with notes on reservations and dues where applicable.

Rebekah Lodge IOOF Masonic Temple Masons

Duroc Hog Sale and Household Goods Auction Notices

Sale notices list events at Mid Best Farm near Winfield on Sept 15 featuring a Duroc boar and gilt sale at 7:30 p.m. Melvin B. Jennings. Sept 16 sale of household goods at Washington County Fairgrounds starting 6:30 p.m. Fern Rotzinger and Nellie Walker. Sept 27 machinery and equipment sale 8 miles west of Washington on old 92 at 1:30 p.m. A. A. (Pete) Groff.

Mid Best Farm Winfield Melvin B. Jennings Washington County Fair Grounds Fern Rotzinger Nellie Walker Washington Old 92 Pete) Groff

Local Residents Share News Of Births and Visits

Robert and Nancy Pasley of St Paul Minn welcomed daughter Jane Elizabeth born August 26. Timmy is two. Mrs James Reschly became a new City Library employee. Roger Whitacre and Lois Parcell returned from a ten day Los Angeles visit. Numerous relatives and friends visited Marion Augustine home Suz. Cindy McCall left for University of Iowa Iowa City to begin sorority rush as a math major.

Robert Nancy Pasley St. Paul, Minn Washington Jane Elizabeth Timmy Roger Whitacre Los Angeles Parcell Whitacre Lois Parcell Cindy McCall David McCall University of Iowa Iowa City Burge Hall

Elizabeth Simpson Weds Charles Mason Jr in Austin Texas

Elizabeth Glynne Simpson daughter of Merle and Mrs Simpson of Austin married Charles Richard Mason Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dick Mason Sr of Halsmith at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin officiated by Rev Joe R Cochran Jr A reception followed The bride a UT elementary education candidate and graduate of Austin High School. groom a McCallum High School graduate employed by Mercury Construction Co in Houston They will live in Houston at 2310 Fountain View Family attended as bridal party and soloist was Mrs Glenn Smith of Lake Jackson.

Elizabeth Glynne Simpson Merle Simpson Austin Texas Charles Richard Mason Jr Dick Mason Sr Halsmith Westminster Presbyterian Church Joe R. Cochran Jr Austin High School University of Texas McCallum High School Mercury Construction Company Houston Fountain View Melissa Rae Simpson Ruth Ann Carnicom Kathryn Ann Mason Hasmith Glenn Smith Lake Jackson Robert Stanley Simpson

West Chester WSCS plans family night

West Chester United Methodist Church sponsors a family night on Wednesday September 10 at 7 30 p m in the church hall. Russell Herr will discuss his Peace Corps work in Honduras and refreshments will follow the program.

West Chester Women’s Society of Christian Service

Communist Leaders Gather in Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh Funeral

In Saigon UPI dispatch, top Communist figures from the Soviet Union and China arrive in Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh's funeral. Meanwhile Ho’s guerrillas, who opposed him for 24 years, agree to a three day mourning truce on the battlefield, as heavy Allied shelling continues. The Soviet and Chinese delegations, led by Kosygin and Chou En-lai, may seek talks to ease their feud during the rites.

Saigon UPI Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Soviet Union China Mao Tse-tung Chou En-lai Peking Alexei N. Kosygin Moscow London

Ho Chi Minh funeral grip shapes North Vietnamese stance

In Hanoi mourners circle the Ba Dinh Palace as Chou En Lai arrives from the airport to lay flowers for Ho Chi Minh. He moves through a Soviet Beijing balance act while North Vietnam signals a harder line in peace talks and continued support in the Vietnam War. Livestock and cattle markets in Chicago show mixed gains with hogs and cattle trading higher amid the Washington Evening Journal dateline.

Ba Dinh Hanoi New China News Agency Chou

Dorothe Mast to wed John Albert in Goshen October 4

Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage between Dorothy Louise Mast of Goshen Indiana and John Vance Albert of South Bend Indiana. Bride is daughter of Fannie Mast and Eli Mast with ties to Kalona and Greenfield. Albert is son of Clayton Albert Teegarden Indiana. The couple attend Indiana University and work at Starcraft Corporation. The wedding set for October 4 at the First United Methodist Church in Goshen.

Kalona Dorothy Louise Mast Goshen, Ind John Vance Albert South Bend Miss Mast Fannie Mast Eli B. Mast Greenfield Wis Clayton Albert Teegarden Ind Mid - Prairie High School American Institute of Business Des Moines Indiana University At Starcraft Corporation of Goshen Albert Woodrow Wilson High School Indiana University Starcraft Corporation First United Methodist Church

Men in Service Pvt Samuel D Shepherd 41st FA Listing

Pvt Samuel D Shepherd served with Btry B 4th Bn 41st Field Artillery APO New York NY 09281. Listed with serial 485 569618.

Samuel D. Shepherd FA Apo New York N.Y

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