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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1967

Page

2

State president to host YWCA area meeting in Iowa Town

The local YW unit will host the southeast and northeast sections of the Iowa Town and Country YWCA on Wednesday September 27. Miss Margaret Ping a National YW staff member will lead the morning session with Mrs. Wayne Camblin and Miss Helene Mosier presenting. Registration begins at 9:30 with a 10 am start. the day ends at 3:30 pm. Cost 1.25 for registration coffee rolls, lunch 1.50. reservations due by noon Monday September 25.

Iowa Wayne Camblin

Perry man Harry Hamilton dies. funeral set for Saturday

Harry Hamilton of Perry Iowa died this morning. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 30 p m He formerly worked for the Milwaukee Railroad in Washington He left the area in 1958 Mrs John Dodd of Maplewood Manor Keota observes her 89th birthday Friday Sept 22 Mrs Leo J Fritz admitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 4u7 Leona M Peiffer former Ladies Editor of The ABC Current News hands duties to Mrs Robert Clark of Washington and moved with her son Mike to Seattle Wash at 1705 Belmont Apr 202 John Dea of Ainsworth underwent knee surgery at University Hospital Iowa City this morning He is on 5th floor Ward C1 and welcomes visitors.

Harry Hamilton Perry Iowa Hamilton Washington Milwaukee Railroad John Dodd Maplewood Manor Keota Leona M. Peiffer ABC Current News Robert Clark Peiffer Mike Seattle Wash Belmont Apr John Dea Ainsworth University Hospital Iowa City

Reserved seat season tickets for Washington High football

Reserved seat season tickets for Washington High School football games may still be purchased at Schoonover Drug Store in Washington. The tickets, selling for $5, assure the purchaser of the same seat at Case Field for each home game. Season tickets without a reserved seat are $4 this year. Individual game admission is $1.25.

Washington Schoonover Drug Store Case Field

Presbyterian UPW Circle III meets for lesson and plans

Mrs Robert Miksch hosts 14 members of Circle III at First Presbyterian UPW with Mrs Leonard Goeke co hosting. Devotions by J E Letts and Edith Glassburner teaches Final Appeals. Fall workshops set for Oct 13 Keokuk Oct 16 Wilton Junction and Oct 17 Davenport. Little Flower Circle hosts 21 members with Mrs Clem Eagle as hostess and welcomes new member Mrs Bill Vaughn. Meeting moved to fourth Wednesday. cohosts Helen Peiffer Gevock and Bernard Schmidt.

Robert Miksch Circle Ili First Presbyterian Upw Leonard Goeke Harvey Davis J. E. Letts Edith Glassburner Keokuk Wilton Junction Davenport Little Flower Circle Clem Eagle Bill Vaughn

Girls sectional softball tournament set for Olds arena

The girls sectional softball tournament runs Monday to Wednesday September 25 to 27 at Olds. Opening games Monday feature Wapello vs Winfield Mt Union at 7 PM and Waco vs Lone Tree at 8 30 PM. Tuesday winners meet at 7 PM and Danville vs the other winner at 8 30 PM. The finals are scheduled for Wednesday at 7 PM.

Olds Wapello Winfield - Mt. Union Waco Lone Tree Mediapolis Danville

Social calendar of community clubs and meetings

Notices list weekly events with times and hosts: Thursday St Joseph Circle 8 p.m. Mrs Warren Escher food swap. Double Deck Club 7 30 p.m. Mrs D L Rohrer. FOE Auxiliary 7 30 p.m. at hall. St James Circle 8 p.m. Mrs Robert Dahl. Friday C WF General Meeting 2 p.m. at church. Executive board 1 30 p.m. Saturday Fortnightly Club Program 8 p.m. Christian Church home talent. Rainbow Girls 9 a.m. School of Instruction 1 p.m. inspection bring dish to pass for noon luncheon officers present 8 30 a.m. Monday Golden Age Club 10 a.m. YWCA Wash Away Tops Club 6 30 p.m. low calorie supper at Music 8 p.m. Mrs M L Tweeton.

St. Joseph Circle Warren Escher Double Deck Club D. L. Rohrer FOE Hall St. James Circle Robert Dahl Christian Church Rainbow Girls School of Instruction YWCA M. L. Tweeton

Jan Garber to headline What Cheer concert

Louisiana bandleader Jan Garber, famed for decades in the dance-band scene, will perform with His Orchestra at the What Cheer Opera House on Monday, October 2 at 8 30 p m. Garber, 71, known for his fiddle, has led his band nearly 50 years and played for many famous audiences.

Louisiana Jan Garber America National Band of America What Cheer Opera House Jan United States

Fire at Nixon Feed Elevator hammer mill prompts response

Firemen raced to Nixon Feed Elevator around 1 p m to extinguish a blaze in a hammer mill with grain chaff reported burning. final rites for Marion V Bailey held at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. risk funeral services for Robert C Risk at Jones Funeral Home. Rev Clarence Dehne presiding. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. accident probe continues into collision between Eda Marguerite Boshart and Larry Lee Starr in the 660 block of FE Washington. $125 damage to Starr, $250 to Boshart’s car. charges pending.

Nixon Eda Marguerite Boshart Wayland Larry Lee Starr North 7Th Washington Boshart Auto Starr Seshort Auto

Yesterday to Today Record Shows Dismissals

Yesterday records list Mrs Lulu Randolph of Keota in medical, and today dismissals include Sam Miller of Washington Teresa Greiner of Keota and Ronald Hahn Jr of Washington.

Lulu Randolph Keota Medical Sam Miller Washington Teresa Greiner Ronald Hahn Jr

Sale Date Column Auction Details At Washington Street

Household goods sale listed for September 30 at 33 1 East Washington Street starting 1 p.m. by Roy Rotzinger. Closing out sale on September 30 four miles south of Columbus City on the Winfield Block and one mile north of Spring Run Church or seven miles east of Crawfordsville starts 11 a.m. by Ruby B Aringdale Estate.

Washington St Roy Rotzinger Columbus City Winfield Block Top Road Spring Run Church Crawfordsville Ruby B. Aringdale

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