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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1966
Page
3
Baptist Church women hosted a Mother Daughter Dessert on Tuesday evening with a program titled Mothers Stew. Nancy Peterson welcomed attendees. Mrs Alta Hayes responded. a skit by Mrs Robert Buffington and daughter Benda was narrated by Mrs Werner Lowry.
All residents are urged to attend a public meeting at Washington High School on the proposed county zoning law. The Washington County Zoning Commission leads the discussion with a representative from Powers and Associates present.
Harold Jarvis completed an eight day jet journey totaling 16000 miles to the Orient aboard a Gibson Travel Convention. En route attendees received schooling and sales talks while visiting Hong Kong Tokyo and Kowloon. The trip included a typhoon over Tokyo and views into Red China. Jarvis plans to share photographs and commentary with the Fortnightly Club when edited.
Julie Hobbs daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Hobbs of West Chester is recovering from pneumonia as a student nurse at St Luke's Methodist Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
The record lists Mrs. Pearl Call of Letts Mrs. Albert Brock and her son of Washington Mrs. Edwin Novotny of Washington and Robert Waterhouse of Keota as discharged from the hospital today.
Lincoln School Parent Teachers Association held its first fall meeting with Richard Textor discussing Title 1 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Mrs. Robert Fickel introduced teachers with a poem by Mrs. Richard Bordwell. Next event is open house during American Education Week on November 8.
Journal sale dates list upcoming auctions across Iowa towns including Kalona Columbus Junction Oskaloosa Ollie and Wapello. Items include household furniture and various animal sales with start times around 12 30 p m and weekly sales at Smylies Livestock Market Ollie and Wapello auctions.
A damaged OCR fragment from the Washington Evening Journal shows staff roles and postal marks, with garbled lines about editors, ad staff, production, and wire services. It includes subscription rate fragments and postal classifications, hinting at a standard local paper page.
The Headliners 4 H Club met Monday evening with Jane Marshall who demonstrated Baking Powder Biscuits. New officers elected include Cathy Coon president Beth Larsen vice president Jane Deaton secretary Roberta Miller treasurer Barb Warner historian and Jean Wolf reporter. Refreshments were served by Jane and her mother.
Fortnightly Club invites the public to a Cedar Rapids Forum at St James School Thursday evening. The Friendship Forum program begins at 8 p m with no admission charge. A moderator and representatives of Catholic Protestant Negro and Jew share experiences on understanding between people and discrimination. The program gains statewide demand.
A roster note lists Anson Merwin Swanson RA 16862376 serving with Btry 7th Tag Bn SAT CFA II in Oklahoma 73504. The record identifies the serviceman and unit, with location noted for a local compilation.
Fourteen HJ Club members traveled to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for a Quaker Oats plant tour in the morning and a Home Fare program visit at WMT TV in the afternoon. They lunched at Bishops Cafeteria. The next meeting features a candy and cookie swap at Mrs Hubert Malicky’s home on Oct 13.
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