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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1948
Page
8
In Columbus Junction on September 2 Martha Butler reports the L. C. G. C. Four-H girls club elected officers at the home of Billie and Mary Cameron. Darlene is named as part of the officer slate.
Deppy president Peggy Hart sock and Joan Ball vice president head the club committee with Billie Cameron as secretary treasurer and Mary Cameron as reporter. Peggy Hartsock chosen county office candidate. Jefferson Jennifers Girls 4-H elect Shirley Schafer president Evelyn Kemper vice president Patsy Smith secretary Harriet Schafer treasurer Shirley Topp reporter. Shirley Topp chosen council member Joanne Williams county office nominee. Mrs Ina Nelson and Wilma King of Warsaw visited Mr and Mrs C C BE Hanft. A pot luck supper at Pleasant Grove Church of God honored Rev Burris Moore. He succeeds Rev N C Andresen. Clara Orris of Columbus City visiting son Stan.
Local notices record Margery Moore studying at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and belonging to Purple Arrow honor society. Church women plan Sept 28 chicken dinner. Pretz Outkamp family reunions set for Sept 26 at Chautauqua Park. Jolly Union Four H Girls meet at Mrs Hauenstein’s home. Several travel and family updates including returns from Sigourney Bellevue hospital and births Randy Rex and Donald Wayne. visits across Burlington Muscatine and Salt Lake City contexts.
Officers elected at the Hanft descendants reunion at Columbus Chautauqua Park include H M Duncan as president and Paul V Shearer as vice president, with Mrs Rex Hanft secretary and treasurer. The Golden Hour club chose Aileen Cuthamp president and Jeanette Humphrey vice president, with Bessie Wyker t secretary treasurer and Helen Nelson reporter.
Mr and Mrs M A Davidson and son of Sioux City visit relatives in the area. Mrs Davidson's mother Mrs Laura Marshall is ill. Cotter high school class of 1933 held a reunion at Homer Lowery's home near Washington with members Mrs John W Holmes Salt Lake City Utah Myrtle Pittard Burlington Glenn Van Auken Washington and Mrs Lowery present. Past Noble Grand circle of Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge met Friday Sept 17 at the GO OFh hall. W G Roberts returned from a visit with his sister Mrs M A Stanford at Larrabee Iowa.
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