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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1962

Page

2

Linda Bond Weds Eugene Wehr in Washington Catholic Rite

Miss Linda Sue Bond daughter of Mrs Marguerite Bond and Charles Bond of Elkhart Indiana married Eugene R Wehr son of Mrs Nora Wehr of Keota in a 11 o clock ceremony at the Catholic Church. The couple will live on a farm west of Washington after a honeymoon.

Linda Sue Bond Marguerite Bond Washington Charles Bond Elkhart Ind Eugene R. Wehr Nora Wehr Keota Donnie Bond James Mound Marion Wehr Virginia Wehr Esta Benson

Rosemary Klimesk to Marry Harold Sentman

Mrs C F Klimesk of Calmar announces the engagement of Rosemary Helen Klimesk to Harold T Sentman son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Shirkey of Richland. The wedding is set for October 6 at St Aloysius Church Calmar.

Rosemary Klimesk Harold Sentman

Open House Planned For Mootharts Sunday

Mr and Mrs G F Moothart will be honored for their 25th wedding anniversary at an open house at the Washington Country Club from 2 to 5 PM Sunday Sept 16. Anniversary date is Sept 18. All friends and relatives are cordially invited.

G. F. Moothart Washington Country Club

Record of Admitted and Births in Ainsworth and Washington

Yesterday admission includes Donald Goodwin of Ainsworth and John P Koehler of Ainsworth for surgical and medical needs. Births list a daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Pilcher in Washington and daughters to Mr and Mrs Willis Miller in Wellman and to Mrs David Meyer in Wellman.

Donald Goodwin Ainsworth Surgical John P. Koehler Medical Donald Pilcher Washington Willis Miller Wellman David Meyer Donald Lawless Duane Johnson Clarence Brown

Junior High PTG to Meet Tuesday Evening

The first Junior High Parent Teachers Group meeting is set for Tuesday September 18 at 7 30 p m at the school. The program themed Know Your Junior High will introduce teachers and include a tour of the building. Dues are payable at this meeting.

PTG

Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Temple honors 63 year member

At the Masonic Temple the Eastern Star presided by OFS Mrs. Harold Strum and Hal Dunham saw 34 members attend. Bertha Cheese received a 63 year OFS badge and eight past Adahs were honored with gifts. Grand Chapter set for Sioux City Oct 23 25. Friendship Night planned for October with guest officers.

OFS Harold Strum Hal Dunham Eastern Star Masonic Temple Bertha Cheese Delbert Zager Sioux City J. F. Larson Fred Longer

4-H Activities: Friendly Fayette Club Holds September Meeting

Friendly Fayette 4-H Club met at Evelyn Daley's home with Linda Smith presiding on September 10. Members discussed a skating party for Sept 18. Rosemary Bayliss, Evelyn Daley, and Linda Smith won a purple ribbon in the judging contest at the county fair. Next meeting planned with Mary Jo and Sandra Neal.

Fayette 4-H Linda Smith Evelyn Daley Sandra Neal Sandra Patterson Albia Rosemary Bayliss Mrs. Daley Evelyn Mary Jo

Rural Women Club Meets at County HomeCoffee and Mission Talk

Eight members of the Rural Women's Club met for coffee hosted by Mrs. Keith Proctor at the County Home. President Mrs. Myron Shields led a business session. The Prairie Flower Missionary Society discussed Gertrude Morse of French Equatorial Africa and read her letters.

Howard Caldwell United Christian Missionary Society Pleasant Hill CWF Dale Darbyshire Ed Chalupa Eugene Chalupa Rural Women's Club Keith Proctor Myron Shields George Cordes Daryl Longer Prairie Flower Missionary Society Gertrude Morse French Equatorial Africa Charles Hawkins William Gamon Wayne Knapp Glenn Fuhr Ron Genheimers Swaziland Africa C. C. Reeves Liberty and Pleasant Valley Rural Women’s Club Washington Griffith and Hedberg Dairy Evening Journal Halcyon House Munson’s Herb Farm Curran Company Schlatter’s

Hurry Work On Reserve Callup

Congress moved toward approval of a fight if we must resolution and authority for Kennedy to call up 150000 military reservists. The House Armed Services Committee approved the reserve bill unanimously and it heads to a Monday vote under a hurry up procedure.

Washington UPI Kennedy Congress House Armed Services Committee House Senate White House Cuba Berlin

Polio Vaccine Advisory Meeting Looms After Canada Action

U S Surgeon General Luther L Terry convened an emergency advisory committee session to review Sabin oral polio vaccine following Canada's temporary withdrawal. Dr Albert Sabin defended the vaccine while Canadian action prompted U S consideration and a closed PHS meeting with Watertown and Huron clinics postponed.

Washington UPI Luther L. Terry Sabin Canada Terry Albert Sabin London Queen Mary New York Watertown S.D District Medical Society Huron Public Health Service Advisory Committee Public Health Service PHS

Social Calendar Shows Local Club Meetings and Events

A schedule of upcoming notices for clubs and organizations. Items include Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild 7 30 p m Mrs Don Maxwell at Brighton CES 8 p m Masonic Temple and White Shrine officers practice at First Presbyterian, plus UPW Circle activities, DAR Constitution Day observance, Rainbow Girls, Drama and Garden Club gatherings, and VFW Auxiliary meeting details.

Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild Don Maxwell Brighton Ces Masonic Temple White Shrine Temple First Presbyterian Upw Circle I Harry Ramseyer Word Weavers Dar Sunset Park Golden Age Club Rainbow Girls Dean Batterson Garden I C. S. Kilgore Baptist Friendly Bible First Presbyterian Upw William Koehler Dale Bowen Robert Day Pool B. M. O'’Beirn VFW

Variety Night Delights At The U P Home

Entertainment at the U P Home featured Home Talent voluntary music with instrumental pieces solo duets and quartets and a display of latent talent and artistic gifts.

Local Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Travel

Mr and Mrs Robert Faulkner of Hermosa Beach Calif tour Iowa relatives visiting Muscatine Burlington Maquoketa and Seattle World Fair en route. Other items note moves births schooling hospital visits and a VA Hospital picnic with Washington helpers.

Robert Faulkner Hermosa Beach Calif Iowa Muscatine Edith Zook Clara Faulkner Mr. Faulkner Keith Faulkner Maquoketa Ken Humplebys Martin Dreckmeiers Burlington Seattle Zook

Two County Youths Enlist in Air Force

Jay Lynn Hough son of Mr and Mrs John S Hough of route two Keota and Harlan R Yoder of route one Kalona have enlisted in the United States Air Force. An nouncement by T Sgt Dave West at the Washington post office each Tuesday 1 to 3 p m. The youths are at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas for eight weeks of basic training.

Jay Lynn Hough John S. Hough Keota Harlan R. Yoder Kalona United States Air Force Dave West Washington Post Office Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas

Freshman Ruth Ann Wilson Named College Cheerleader

Ruth Ann Wilson, a Northeast Missouri State Teachers College freshman at Kirksville, has been chosen as one of eight college cheerleaders for the current year. She is one of five freshmen among the eight. Wilson is a 1962 graduate of Washington High School.

John M. Hickman Peru Altiplano Corbin Crawford Ainsworth Carolyn Crawford Washington High School Hickman Cornell University Wayne Brown Nancy Chicago Nels Westermark Wilson Putman Mr. Brown Charles Brown State University of Iowa Iowa City Tom Knox College Aalesburg Brown Walter E. Banford

Real estate transfers in Iowa towns reported

Marlin G Kempf and others sell multiple properties to Martha Rotenburger in Wastern and Washington. Edward H Taylor transfers land to Wilma M Taylor in section 24 77 9. Hubert L Wilson Jr and wife sell to Max D Wessel in J H Youngs add Was hington. Lydia Beachy to Ward L Snyder and wife in Kalona F M Snider add. Estate of rank G Rich to Myrl E Leavitt in 17 57 7. Dale E Hochstetler and wife sell to Bernice C Nickell in Smiths add Wellman.

James Harris Martha C. Rotenburger Wastern Washington Edward H. Taylor Wilma M. Taylor Hubert Leo Wilson Jr Max D. Wessel J. H. Young Lydia Beachy Ward L. Snyder F. M. Snider Add Kalona Rank G. Rich Myrl E. Leavitt Dale E. Hochstetler Bernice C. Nickell Smith Add Wellman

Land Transfers Summary from 1577 and Chilcote's Addition

Taylor Stout and wife transfer land in section 1577 to Larry D. Krotz and wife. Hervey C. Finney transfers real estate in Chilcote's addition SE Washington to Charles M. Keller.

Taylor Stout Larry D. Krotz Sec Hervey C. Finney Charles M. Keller Chilcote Add SE Washington

Kennedy vows swift action if Cuba threats grow

President Kennedy warns of swift overwhelming retaliation if Soviet arms in Cuba threaten U.S. security or become a significant offensive base. He rules out immediate military intervention despite Cuban buildup and promises intensified Caribbean surveillance and diplomatic pressure.

Washington UPI Kennedy Cuba Russia U. S Hemisphere Caribbean NATO Dean Rusk United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Fidel Castro U.S Guantanamo Panama Canal Cape Canaveral Soviet Union

Hickenlooper Attacks Administration Record

Senator Bourke Hickenlooper, campaigning for a fourth term, told a GOP dinner that the Kennedy administration failed to deliver the promised tranquility and surging economy. He warned of more trouble spots and urged voters to support his re election bid.

Man given six life terms in Iowa family killings

Gayne Smith receives five consecutive life sentences for May 26 27 slayings of Andrew McBeth his wife and two teenagers and a daughter in Hedrick. He also pleads guilty to second degree murder in the death of his stepmother exhumed from a Hedrick grave. A sixth life term begins after the first five.

Smith Andrew McBeth Hayesville Farmer Dora Amos Anna Donna Jean McBeth Kellogg Stephen Gerard Sigourney Juanita Smith Hedrick Carson Keokuk County John ‘Bud’ Wallerich Keith Bryant Clay Rogers Delta Assembly of God Andrew D. Smith Sr Wallerich

Hickenlooper Faults Kennedy on Cuba Policy

Hickenlooper charged that Kennedy's faulty political leadership in Cuba damaged U S credibility in Latin America. He predicted GOP gains in both houses this year and saw a chance for the party to seize the House as a step toward stability and financial soundness.

Hickenlooper Kennedy Cuba United States House Senate

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Linda Bond Bride Eugene Wehr St. Aloysius Church Calmar Miss Klimesk Crawford Ames Iowa State University Orlando Fla Mootharts Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Olympia Highland Social Club Beauty Academy Chittenden and Eastman Company Mid- West Baking Company Benner Wholesale Store Wilfred McCreedy Pleasant Hill Cwf Walnut Women’s Club Lyle Wilson Earl Cline McCleery - Cumming Fayette Time Loan, Inc Charles Jeffrey MGR Bidg Washington, Iowa Prairie Flower Society Saustath Wolf's Flower Shop Riday U. P Ruth Anderson Dorothy Currie Robert Day Ada, Sarah Elizabeth Meloy Muncie John Meloy Meloy Sarah Egypt Mollie Moffett Laura Moffett Myrtle Moorhead Everett Cincinnati Leland Davenport Burton Sprole Allison John Sprole Myrtle Horton Brighton Paul G. Williams Willison Harry Williams Jennie Harris Charles Harley West Chester Margaret Beveridge M. H. McDowell Jessie Crawford Deidre Catt Kitty Max van Winkle New Smyrna Beach van Winkle Canal Street Brian Live Oak Sharon Coronado Beach Marilyn Iowa Wesleyan Mt. Pleasant van Winkles Coronado Station Charles Goodell Montgomery Ward Arion Club Goodell Dale Carstensen Carstensen Montgomery Ward Company Ward Rock Island Mr. Carstensen George Masson Esther Masson Joe Shalla Mercy Hospital Ron Allison South Dakota Colorado Black Hills Mt. Rushmore Rocky Mountains Pike’s Peak Englewood Colo Helen Wittmer Lincoln Ill Laura Emma Louie Kurtz Chris Kurtz Max L. Smith Des Moines Iowa Optometric Association Hubert Malcomb Hialeah Casper Homer Mount Harold and Carlton Mangold Richard Hesser Zenith TV Color Joe Barnes Mrs Wayne Barnes Henry Carris Rutland, Vt J.C. Carris Robert Roberts East Washington John H. Rees Evan M. Rees Ruth Rees Milton Davis Henry L. Rees Howell A. Rees Columbus Junction Fred Dauber Jackson, O Edward R. Rees Carol Everette Davis Crawfordsville Town City North English West Wing Francis Reed Carl Kelley Robert Lowe Sr W.M. Little Meryl Steele Dave McGaffey T. J. Pease Dr. Pease Dale £. Garrell, D.D.S Journal Building Air Force Marlin G. Kempf Chevrolet Milford Or Alice Knutson Paul F. Hazelett Studebaker Bina L. Davis Martha Hochstedler Richard L. Simon Attacks Administration Gayne C. M. Hayes Insurance Agency Aliber & Co Trilby Paul North Side Love Kalonial Town Kalona, Iowa
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