Local Weekend Visits and Family News
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Thompson of Liberty Missouri visited Mrs. Lyle Crawford and family marking the first meeting with Crawford's son Terry since May 1970 after military service including Vietnam. Others hosted or traveled include 11 Rural Women's Club members with baby showers for Mrs. Jim Peiffer and Mrs. Neal Hall, plus notices of extended travels to Dallas and St. Petersburg. A birth is reported in Iowa City Mercy Hospital as Todd Michael Kennedy joins Jay Kristin Sara and siblings. grandparents are Fred and Kennedy of Iowa City and Charles Kennedy of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Thompson
Liberty, Mo
Lyle Crawford
Rick
Dick Ross
Rural Women's Club
Jim Peiffer
Neal Hall
Richard Kennedy
Iowa City
Todd Michael
Mercy Hospital
Jay
Kristin
Sara
Fred Klein
Charles Kennedy
Washington
YWCA Golden Age Club Members Host Coffee Meeting
The Golden Age Club at the YWCA met Monday morning in the YW room with hostesses Mrs. Bill Deaton and Mrs. Leonard Llewellyn. Members learned about the YWCA and its goals, and then made lap robes, carpet rags, and quilt blocks to send to Mrs. Dave McGaffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
YWCA
YW Room
Bill Deaton
Leonard Llewellyn
Robert Koehler
Dave McGaffey
Leona Kenny
Jennie Mitchell
Dorothy Edwards
Emma Barnett
Rebecca Butler
Red Cross Announces Water Safety Instructor Course
The Washington County Red Cross invites volunteers to pursue a water safety instructor certificate. Part I training starts Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the YMCA pool with Maxine Steele as instructor. Interested individuals should call the Red Cross office. Part II follows May 1 to 5 with Milo Steele Jr. directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Red Cross
Milo Steele Jr
YMCA
Maxine Steele
Steele
Western square dance in Fairfield April 22
A western style square dance will be held Saturday April 22 at 8 p.m. in the Junior Ag building Fairfield. Ken Bower of Des Moines will call the dance. All square dancers are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Ag
Fairfield
Ken Bower
Des Moines
Fortnightly Garden Club Programs and Upcoming Events
Garden I members met at the County Home with matron Mrs. David Bauer and heard Mrs. Earl Schuerman present Artist with a Green Thumb. A Fortnightly breakfast is set for May 2 at the Country Club with April 27 reservations. A high school jazz tape was shown for Montreux festival and a $5 club contribution approved. Plant sale May 11 at Jarvis Appliance Store. Tour of Iowa City gardens postponed to July 17. Speeding fines were issued to Alfred Stalder and David Greiner, while Larry Starr paid a breach of peace fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden I
David Bauer
Earl Schuerman
Arden Freel
Leon Hillman
Montreux
Switzerland
Max Smith
Jarvis
Percy Skubal
Iowa City Gardens
Lester Fry
Lester Orr
Community Social Calendar Highlights Clubs and Meetings
A dense schedule lists weekly gatherings from Tuesday to Friday across VFW Auxiliary World War I Barracks YWCA and Masonic venues. Events include potlucks, desserts, coffee hours, circle sessions, clubs, receptions, and notice of postponements and changes. prominent hosts include Mrs. Richards Gipple, Mrs. Keith Statler, Mrs. Tom Horak, Mrs. Harold Gerdes, and Mr. and Mrs. Dwane Shalla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
VFW Hall
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Creative Living I
Richard Gipple
Tops Club
Ywca Room
E.P.C
Keith Statler
Masonic Temple
M.L. McCreedy
Walter Bauer
YWCA
Pauline Crone
Sunshine Community Club
Harold Gerdes
McCleery
Y. Ywca
Richard Myren
Tom Horak
Charles Berdo
WSCS
Verle Gallagher
Altha White
Walter Griffin
Mary Wesleyan Service Guild
Willis Jones
Jolly Nine Club
Clare Griffin
Swap Vfw
Fred Palmer
White Shrine
Funeral services for Mrs Grove Letts held in town
Funeral services for Mrs Grove Letts were conducted Monday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Milan Thompson presiding. Burial followed at Ainsworth Cemetery. Casketbearers included Larry Brinning Lanny Brinning John T Anderson Jr James Anderson Jerry Anderson and Earl Decker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Letts
Jones Funeral Home
Milan Thompson
Ainsworth Cemetery
Larry Brinning
Lanny Brinning
John T. Anderson Jr
James Anderson
Jerry Anderson
Earl Decker
Sale Dates and Livestock Auction Schedule for Iowa Farms
A compilation of upcoming sales and livestock auctions across Iowa. Listings include dates and locations such as Washington County Fairgrounds Kalona Kalona Community Auction Wayland Wapello and Smylie-Haupert in Columbus Junction with start times mostly at 1 p.m. or noon. It notes hogs sales weekly and veal sheep and cattle on Thursdays. Listings reference multiple estates including Hubert Crail Mrs. Robert Reaney Mrs. Ted Ross and G A Reinert Teresa Cnossen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Fairgrounds
Hubert Crail
Robert Reaney
Ted Ross
G.A. Reinert
Teresa Cnossen
Smylie-Haupert Livestock Co
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona Sales
Kalona
Conduct party for VA hospital patients in Iowa City
Local VFW and Auxiliary members hosted a party at the VA Hospital in Iowa City on Monday night serving cookies and ice cream to 326 patients. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Widmer and others who helped organize the event and Mrs. McGaffey thanked those who donated 190 dozen cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
VA Hospital
Iowa City
Glenn Widmer
Ann Widmer
Willard G. Gray
Helen Hesseltine
Walter Carr
Robert Lowe Sr
Dave McGaffey
Hospital Admissions and Births Record Yesterday and Today
Yesterday admissions include Mrs. Donald McAvoy of Ainsworth and Cindy Brinning of Richland for medical and surgical cases for Mrs. Paul Hagans of Fairfield. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mast of Karona welcome a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller of Riverside welcome a son. Today admissions list Mr. and Mrs. Roger Griffin of Kinross with a son and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunbar of West Chester with a son. Dispositions include Mrs. Orpha Garrett and Mrs. Wendell Arduser with son, both in Washington, and Mrs. Ernestine Kiesey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McAvoy
Ainsworth
Cindy Brinning
Richland
Surgical
Paul Hagans
Fairfield
Lloyd Mast
Karona
Mark Miller
Riverside
Roger Griffin
Kinross
Fred Dunbar
West Chester
Orpha Garrett
Washington
Wendell Arduser and Son
Ernestine Kiesey
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William Ey
John Morrett
T.G
Mayme) Lee
Community Hospital
Moberly
Burl Pringle
Dallas
Texas
National Motor Club Company
Mr. Pringle
Glenn Knupp
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Knupp
W.J. Knupp
Columbus, O
Richard Tweetens
Wheaton, IN
Professional Directory
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law
Richard A Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M.L. Tweeton
North Marion
J.R. Bissland
Production Credit Association
North
Melvin Schneider
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
P.L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrist
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
Alfred Dennis Stalder
Wayland
Justice of the Peace
David Carl Greiner
Larry Lee Starr
John Lemmon
Robert Knerr
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Irene Baker
Jim Wood
DeWayne Adams
H.J. Club
Lawrence Whisler
Independent
H.H. Club
Merle Bates
Bethlehem
Planned Parenthood
Radio City Station
N.Y
Journal
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Kalona, Ia
Wapello
Imperial Horse
Veach
Brighton
Benton St
Ken Meyer
Eddie Edwards
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Washington Evening Journal
Sioux City
The
American Hospital Association
National Association of Blue Shield
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