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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
2
A mother recounts a humorous quest to determine the sex of an eggplant for a recipe. After asking many, she learns a female eggplant has a distinct indentation, sparking reflections on sex education, uni-sex fashion, and landscaping anxieties.
Ed Conner and wife visited Omaha with daughter and family, while Marjorie Peiffer of Washington earned dean’s list honors at American Institute of Business Des Moines with an A in computer programming. The Lasek family from Ainsworth spent the weekend with John Downing in Savage Minnesota, enjoyed perfect weather, toured Minneapolis and attended a Twins game. Patrick Brock, son of Wayne and family, is a Kirkwood Community College freshman majoring in computer programming.
The Cinderella 4-H Club met in September led by president Carol Radda. Linda Pfeffer spoke on record books as junior leader. Next meeting scheduled for October 28 at 7 p.m. with Carol Radda.
Yesterday admitted Nick Gronert in Washington for medical with Eugene Black. Today admissions include William Palmer in Washington for medical and Susie Miller in Kalona for surgery. Births: Mr and Mrs Daniel Miller of Kalona welcomed a daughter. Dispositions: Earl Voelker in Washington transferred to Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Arthur Harris and Mrs Preston Hoover in Washington dismissed. Out of town Mercy Iowa City: Mrs Virgil Blosser of Brighton undergoes major surgery.
About 30 scouts and scouters from troop 242 sponsored by the Army Reserve hiked the 20 mile Blackhawk Trail from Camp Lowden Dixon to the Blackhawk Monument Oregon and back along the Rock River Illinois. The troop researched Blackhawk and each hiker produced a book report earning a Blackhawk Trail Patch.
The Duplicate Bridge Club gathered Friday in the VW room for a Howell movement with 25 boards. High scorers were Betty Eden and Rosemary Nemmers with 332 points and Bertha Falk with Lois Putnam at 25, in a four of six series leading Shrauger Putnam at 15 points. All are welcome. proceeds benefit the YWCA.
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