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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
4
The Seventy Center Community Club will serve a breakfast at the Community Building on Thursday September 12 from 6 30 to 10 00 am. The public is invited. Several local residents and visitors are listed with weekend and recent travels.
Wayland families and trainees hosted dinners and gatherings including Mr. and Mrs. Galen Widmer and their trainee Annedore Lechler, and Ezra Wittmer’s 80th birthday celebration. Several Wayland residents and visitors attended events in Mt Pleasant, Des Moines, and Burlington as college bound students were listed for Goshen, Parsons, Ames, Hesston, Freeman, and Kirksville.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Burkley hosted a family picnic at the Iowa City park on Sunday September 1 in honor of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James J Gillespie Ray and Nancy of Los Angeles California Attendees included numerous Iowa City relatives and families from Riverside Cedar Rapids Pleasant Plain Muscatine Rock Island and Rock Island Illinois.
The Washington Youth Center grows in the Morrison building on the square with improved facilities. Local leaders Dr Jud Mallory Mrs Golia Miller Harold Mangold and Rotary support helped finance the move from the east side rooms to larger quarters. Hundreds of students have used the center since 1947 and the project continues thriving.
The Ainsworth summer library run by the Sorosis and Sacha Clubs closes after a successful season. A missing book Touch of Magic by Hickok is requested to be returned to Mrs Simbro. The piece also notes social visits, a birthday open house for Mrs Blanche Stephens, and reminiscences of Journal Three-quarter Century Club events with Rev A W Yard’s speech.
In light of an opening two diamond response, the article weighs five hands with South to act. Hand 1 supports a four diamond game with a potential slam via Blackwood or spade cue bids. Hand 2 passes to avoid overreach given weak rebid and diamond misfit. Hand 3 bids two hearts to tempt no trump. Hand 4 invites by a diamond raise, keeping game chances open. Hand 5 jumps to three notrump when facing an opening bid, seeking a strong scoring contract.
Joe White son of Mr and Mrs Duane White returned home from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after knee surgery He is on crutches and will miss school for a period Earl White a patient in Washington County Hospital is at home Since last week Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts and family and Mr and Mrs Dale Roberts surprised Mrs W D Roberts with ice cream and cake for her birthday.
Illinois residents and visitors gather in Wellman for Labor Day events. Families and friends visit from Aurora, Albany, Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, and beyond. Leo Brown to University Hospital for observation. Kathryn Miller honored with life membership at Wellman Golf Club. Bert Tandy recovering at Veterans Hospital Iowa City after a heart attack.
Miss Gwyneth Jones will teach vocational home economics at Washington Community High School for the 1963 64 term. A first year local faculty member coming from Mid Prairie Junior High Kalona she studied at Iowa State University Ames and was an International Farm Youth Exchange student to Ireland in 1962. Jones grew up in Crawfordsville with parents Mr and Mrs Joe H Jones now living in Washington.
Garden column based on County Extension Director Jim Frier guidance answers reader questions as fall approaches. Topics include storing potatoes away from light at 38 to 40 degrees to avoid greening and sweet tastes, indoor acclimation of houseplants by early September with insect checks, and harvesting butternut squash with a two inch stem and storage at 55 to 60 degrees.
Grace and Victor Stone reported coons damaged their garden grape vines south of the house, leaving only green berries to gather for jelly. Bethel Missionary Society toured Mrs. Wulf’s new home. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Wallace visited Rockwell City for Grace Hiles’ funeral, planning a November move to Iowa City. Rose Ann Payne and others visited Irene Heck’s home, with Des Moines trips tied to Lukavsky family travel.
Keota hosts a spectrum of events on August 30 with winners in girls and boys sack races under and over 12, a football throw for under 14, and open classes. Mary Flynn wins the greased pole climb while wrestling honors go to Kent Olson, Gordy Baughman, John Huber, George Norenberg, Jim Flanders, and Don Lyle. Farmers Co op prizes for largest ear of corn go to Tom Bayliss Herbert Huber and Lester Wehr. soy bean contest leaders are Bud Wehr Marion Wehr and Lester Wehr, with Brooks Stoutner taking Friday’s grand prize registration.
On The Record Deeds show R E Arthur and wife transferring lot 9 and east 25 feet of lot 8 Smouse Second Add Washington to Richard F Skipton. Richard F Skipton transfers lot 9 and east 25 feet of lot 8 block 8 Smouse Second Add Washington to Stanley Eugene Schrock. Robert Day executor Earl E Voss estate sells Lot 7 block 15 OP Brighton to Lloyd V Jones and wife. Monroe D Yoder and wife sell Lot 5 block A and Lot 1 in subdivision section 7 77 7 Kalona to Paul Howard Miller.
The list references Raymond C and Judith Ann Bell among buyers and sellers in a distribution including Ford Mercury Chevrolet and a McCleery Cum ming Co. Ford truck. Names Raymond L. Lasek Edward Bushek Annabell Brock and Judith Ann Bell appear with multiple car brands.
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