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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1966
Page
3
Paris UPI reports the French baccalaureate saw only 29 percent success in the Paris area this year, down from 36 percent in 1959. Critics call for reforms amid social stigma and mass retakes. changes to exam format and potential leniency in fall retakes are discussed.
Ten Past Noble Grand Circle members met Mrs Wayne Brock for bunco with prizes to Mrs Mike Lee and Mrs Hannah Zieglowsky. door prize to Mrs John Butler. YWives craft day at YWCA made ornamental bird cages. bridge enjoyed. hostesses listed. St James Home and School met after potluck. Rev Lew spoke on parochial school education. American Home I held a Sunset Park picnic. life pattern meditation. towels presented. dues paid. White Way Club shared name histories and secret sister gifts. October meeting planned with towel exchange. American Home IL hosts Sept 29 meeting at St James School. district Williamsburg Oct 13 noted. memorial for Mae Davis. towels presented.
Harmony Circle of Richland opened the year with a 630 PM buffet at Prairie Cafe. The Richland Womans Club held its opening meeting September 7 at Mrs Andrew George's home with 22 members present. New officers include A J Steinbeck as president and Ray Ward as secretary, with plans for a club tour to Pioneer Farm Museum Pella Museum and Little Red Schoolhouse. Catherine Harras RN returned to work after visiting family. Glen Hawley and wife spent two weeks visiting relatives in Denver and with their son Leon and daughter Doris. Roy Seaton stayed at the Hawley farm during their absence.
The Lime Creek 4H Club met at the Greiners with president Robert Huber presiding and fourteen members present. A joint family night with the 4H Maidens is planned for Sept 27 featuring an illustrated talk by Mr and Mrs Howard Greiner on their European tour. Refreshments will follow at Wellman Methodist Church. A hay ride committee led by Doug Schroeder was formed and membership drive targets youths ten to eighteen in Lime Creek Township.
The Southeast Town Community Action Program office in Burlington seeks office equipment. Mrs. Day reports needs include a sewing machine stapler typewriter desk lamps file cabinets and more. Donations help meet in kind contribution requirements under the Economic Opportunity Act.
The Hettie Lake Circle of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday evening at Mrs Clarence Wilson home with eleven members and a guest. Mrs Carlos Enriquez and Mrs Richard Weeks led a program called Walking with Our Youth. Mrs Richard Summ ering led devotions and a report on the monthly shut in visits was given by Mrs Lenard Phoren. Cora Hopping and Mrs Donald Foss will call on shut ins this month. Thirty one church calls were reported. Mrs Iva Bales gave the love gift thought and prayer.
In a Princeton release Frank Caplan of Creative Playthings argues that toys shape confidence and learning in early years. He cites Denmark, the United States, Germany, Mexico, Russia, India, Israel and others, urging toys be used to foster drive and inventiveness, with catalogs for toddlers to young adults emphasizing durable, imaginative play and equal access for all children.
Mrs G A White hosted thirteen Just Us Club members Wednesday afternoon. President Mrs Lewis Goodlander opened with the poem The Deepe Worth. Members shared vacation stories while the roll was called. Entertainment tests were provided by Mrs Ralph White, Mrs Tom Peters and Mrs Carl Jarrard, with Mrs D C Butler assisting.
Pencil sketching from still life displays framed the Art Guild meeting Tuesday evening at the brick studio near South Iowa Avenue and Cemetery Road. Plans for studio improvements were announced and a new member joined. Any person over high school age may attend meetings held second and fourth Tuesdays. call Mrs. Gerald Gidley at 6533113 in Washington for details.
The Catholic Daughters court held Mass at St. James Church then met to plan activities led by Mrs. Kenneth Pottebaum. They urged attendance at a Muscatine workshop on Sept. 25 and organized a October card party. Committees planned refreshments and cookie deliveries to Pines Rest Home. rosary will precede meetings next month.
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