Bloomington Social Roundup Tells of Local Anniversaries and Visits
The Bloomington area hosts a 25th wedding anniversary surprise luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Windman and Mr. and Mrs. Witt with sixty guests from several towns. Farm Bureau trip to Chicago for White Sox game noted, plus church events including an WSCS ice cream supper raising about 350 dollars. Families in West Liberty Cranston and nearby towns share dinners and gatherings, while fishing at a cottage attracts seventeen guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Elmer Windman
al Witt
Diane
Delmar
Monroe Khanse
Frank Nogai
Winfield
Des Moines
Boane
Davenport
Rockford
Walcott
East Moline
Muscatine
Harold Rouseman
Irfin Krueger
Farm Bureau
Chicago
White Sox
Millard Johnson
Renre
Rolland Hines
Lawrence Nlehe
Robert Yedllix
West Liberty
Dan Potter
California Visitors Share Busy Holiday Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Don Kuhl of San Francisco visit relatives in Wapello and nearby towns. Ancestral and family groups from Danville Nashville Columbus Junction Oakville Muscatine and Huachuca City gather for Father s Day dinners and social calls, with travel and car incident noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Donald Havenhill
Ellen
Sue
Glen Ball
Meridian
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Merle Ball
Estella Ball
Restopia
Columbus Junction
John McCulley
Roger Campbell
Oakville
Clyde Kitchen
Ainsworth
Clarence French
Washington
Lucille Parsons
Marguerite Allen
Irving ‘Hurlbut
Muscatine
Sherwood Cordier
Gail
Ann
Cordier
Mich
Betty Mercer
Patty
Mike
Huachuca City
Ariz
Jolly Workers 4 H Club Meet at Letts Workshop
Jolly Workers 4 H Club held its June meeting at Betsy and Patricia McCormac home with Ann Ziskovsky presiding. Plans were made for a county demonstration team and a club achievement program on July 16 at the Letts school building. Members presented demonstrations and discussions on pencil holders, money management, decorative stitches, and simplifying cleaning tasks. Earlyne Foster and Betsy McCormac attended the Louisa Muscatine county camp in Madrid this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Ziskovsky
Earlyne Foster
Betsy McCormac
Louisa-Muscatine
Madrid
Budget Set By County Board of Supervisors Meeting
The County Conference Board approved a 29 670 budget for the Assessors office to be raised by taxation an increase of 1 445 from last year The final hearing is scheduled for 10 am July 9 and revaluation of real estate occurs every fourth year A 80th birthday celebration for Mrs Jennie Hopkins is noted with family from Oakville Columbus Junction and nearby towns Also mentioned are a 50th wedding anniversary and Migrant Day Camp volunteers with local residents assisting and a Lennox project update
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Buckman
LaVerne Buroker
Oakville
Jennie Hopkins
Columbus Junction
Susy Wykert
Ruby Richardson
Janet Kerl
Col. Jdt
Pearl Wykert
Bessie Wykert
Elsie Grim
Jessie Woker
Leona Goode
Lorena Cran
Harold Bliven
Elaina Dicks
Sam Wykert Jr
Ray Wykert
Charles Kramer
Sidney’ Baker
Aledo
Mary Kelsall
Postville
Helen Smith
W.S.C.5
Mustatine
Lorraine Kuntz
Ruth Campbell
Donna Campbell
Jane Kallenberger
Lil
Ian Lebnert
Patty Stoller
Robert Campbell
Campbell
Lennox
Letts Happenings Around Town Notice
Letts social notes list the Jensen, Westerly, Witton, and Wiese families visiting the Vincent, Shearer, and Bowie households. Dennis Paine, Dorothy and Debbie from Dubuque visited Richard Paine and family. Dorothy Paine, a recent Dubuque High graduate, plans to attend Wisconsin State Teachers College at Plattsville this fall. Howard Paine spent a week with the Richard Paine home before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Fountain
Iowa City
Harry Shearer
Dennis’ Paine
Dorothy
Debbie
Dubuque
Richard Paine
Dorothy Paine
Dubuque High School
Wisconsin State Teachers “College
Platts’ville
Howard Paine
Wrecks in Louisa County Reported This Week
In Louisa County two accidents occurred this week. On June 17 a 1962 International dump truck driven by John Walsinger collided with Floyd Phillips’s truck after a farmer pulled out, causing about $1000 damage to Walsinger’s vehicle. No damage reported to Phillips’s truck. On June 18 in Morning Sun a 1963 station wagon was struck on the side when Eunice Parkhurst’s car and James Thomas’s truck failed to yield at a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walsinger
Wapello
Floyd
Phillips
Louisa County Road Maintenance Department
Walsinger
James H. Thomas
John H. Thomas
Eunice M. Parkhurst
Morning Sun
Parkhurst
Thomas
Iowa Wesleyan Promotes Mauck to Acting Education Chief
Joseph Mauck, longtime elementary supervisor at West Liberty schools, is named acting head of the Department of Teacher Education at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. He is elevated to full professor and has taught at the college since 1962. Mauck led student teaching pilots in Central America and supervised 18 Wesleyan students in Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador. He holds a Culver-Stockton College bachelor, a UI MA, and has hosted a TV program on WOLTV. He will study this summer at the State University town on a graduate fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mauck
West Liberty Schools
Partment
Iowa
Wesleyan College
Mt.Pleasant
John. Wi. Henderson
Mauck
Iowa Wesleyan
Central’ ‘Arretica
WOLTV
State University of Town
Columbus JayCees Hold Meeting in Community Room
The Columbus JayCees met Monday evening at the Peoples National Bank Community room with 16 members present. President Stuart Woolley presided as Bill Garrett reported on the State Teen-Age Road-E-O at Ottumwa where Willard Hawkins of CJ won second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Junction
Columbus Jay Cees
Peoples National Bank
Stuart ‘Woolley
Bill Garrett
JayCee
Columbus Community’ Club
Larry Weston
Columbus Community Survey
I Wiliam Fulton
Park Board
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Annual Rees Reunion Held in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction reports the second annual Rees reunion held at Chautauqua Park with eight present and six guests. After a noon potluck, new officers were elected for the coming year: William Hugh Jones of Washington president Delbert Rees of Columbus Junction vice president and Mrs Gladys Davis of Winfield secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rees
Chautauqua “Park
William ‘Hugh ‘Jones
Washington
Delbert
Columbus “Junction
Gladys Davis
Winfield
Jack -Pugh
Seiola
Torrence
Doug
Lanny Pugh
Ellen
Janice
Fannice Houseal
Muscatine
Bill Morgan
Ottumwa
John Horseal
Mary
Beth Bonnichsen
Steve Bonnichsen
Diana ,Ogier
Randy Thompkins
Pleasant, Grove Church
Yo-Lo-To-Go
Sutherland
Donald Sarver
Picnic and party mark Father’s Day in Sweetland
Sweetland notes recount a picnic dinner at Weed Park on Father’s Day observance. Deanna Raub’s surprise party honored Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Raub and Mr. Raub’s birthday, with bingo and gifts. Local residents, visitors from Boulder, and area families joined the festivities and refreshments were served. Also reported, Sweetland Cemetery Association elected officers Vernon Shepard president Ralph Tayint vice president Herbert Holz secretary and Lauren Goodard treasurer for the coming year with directors re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland News
Sweetland
Arthur Raub
Deanna
Nancy Ball
P. W. Martin
Oren
Coram
Audrey
Weed Park
Deanna Raub
Carol Hahn
Minnie Egel
Muscatine
Fred Rinnert
Rinnert
George Grimm
Charles Schafer
Marie Phelps
Wayne Wetzel, Jr
Wayne Jr
Carol Ann
Wayne Wetzel ,Sr
Charles , Wetzel
Columbus Junction church set education fund drive dates
The United Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction plans a fund raising drive for a new education building from September 13 to October 4. Campaign committee members selected the dates last week and will collect pledges from church members and friends for a three year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
United Presbyterian Church
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WSCS
California
Jolly Workers 4-H Club
Letts
County Conference Board
Board of
Leslie Steen
Elmer Thms
Henry Sywassink
John Rex
Raymond Randleman
County Board of Education
Carl Phillips Jr
Lindley Hoopes
Mark Collier
TIMEX
Hubble
East Second Street
Louisa County
JayCees
Columbs
Grandview
Banson
Muscatine, In
Journal
Set Columbus
L. B. Dempsey
Keolta
Strother
Debby
Rochelle
Lewis
Pugh
Schaffer
Kent Feeds, Inc
Cedar Falls
DERBY
Tours
Sat
Coats
Banton Sre
Arnel Jersey Dacron
AVRON
Arnel Seersucker
Dacrons
van Raalte
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