Repeats Vows Friday Evening
Kathy Wikler Ashridge and Patrick Lewis Childs were married Friday April 21 at 7 30 in the Associate Presbyterian Church Washington. The bride wore nylon sheer over taffeta with lace veil and pink rose bouquet. Reception for 180 followed and they will live in Rural Route 1 Brighton. Both are from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Ann Miller
Raymond Miller
Patrick Lewis Childs
Edwin Childs
Washington
Associate Presbyterian Church
S. Ray Blair
Brighton
Halcyon Notes at Halcyon House Visitors and Guests
Halcyon House enjoyed a week of visitors and social events. Waterloo residents Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jones called on Mrs. Marie Greenlee, while Grinnell's Mr. and Mrs. George L. Duke visited her mother, Mrs. Arthur Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Jones
Waterloo
Marie Greenlee
George L. Duke of
Goose eggs and spring rumors fill town notes
School misadventures headline a week of backyard bumps as three fifth graders crack foreheads in a row and recover with ice packs. Nearby ponies roam then return to a farm miles away prompting town buzz. Nugent family news hints at June grandchildren while a tested Apricot Nectar Cake recipe from Lockhart, Texas, appears for club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kirk
Ronnie
Nugent
Gerard Nugent Sr
Luci
Pat Nugent
Texas
Mary
Ladies Bridge Club
Three Dimensional Trident Toe Debuts At Shoe Fair
The Lester Pincus Shoe Corp unveils a new three dimensional trident toe at the National Shoe Fair. The pump features a pinched blocked heel and a squared triangle shaped toe. Fashion notes highlight bold ties, primitive prints, and beach towel caftan ideas with bright colors and native-inspired motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Pincus Shoe Corp
Washington man fined for speeding in JP court
Phillip G. Kneen of Washington was fined eight dollars in the justice of the peace court for speeding. He was arrested by Washington City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip G. Kneen
Washington
Justice of the Peace Court
Washington City
Ninety five at WSCS luncheon at Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held a general meeting at the church with 95 members and guests attending a one o'clock luncheon and program. Miss Wilma Bontrager, a senior at Iowa Wesleyan College, spoke on her Appalachia poverty program, followed by solo and business remarks. A self study retreat is set for April 28, and all women are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Wilma Bontrager
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Appalachia
Board of Missions
T. J. Pease
Holy City
Richard Pauls
Joe Jones
W. L. Gates
Circle VIII
Don’t poke paint into corners and edge repair advice
Instructions warn against poking paint into corners. use a corner trimmer and proper tools. It offers methods for repairing gouges and burns on wood, including scraping, sealing, varnish, lacquer stick, and spackling. Also covers salad dressing amounts, treating electric blankets, and explaining medicated flavors to children.
Club activities and officers elected for HH Club
Mrs Herbert Ferrell hosted the HH Club with 10 members and several children. President Don Holmes presided. new officers include Mrs Don Applegate as president for the coming year, with Mrs Dave Williams as vice president and Mrs Earl Ferrell as secretary and reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Ferrell
HH Club
Milton Schnicker
Scott and
Bruce
Melvin Schnicker
Don Holmes
Don Applegate
Dave Williams
Earl Ferrell
Leonard Malmberg
Vernon Roth
Malmberg
Holmes
Clarks Guests and Local Community News Update
Des Moines couple Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Vic Rampelberg and stayed with the Seymour family. Wellman Golf Club announced 1967 officers led by President Glen Smith and a series of committees. Weekend guests included Mrs. Carl Bomenkamp and Mrs. Frank Goyle. The Bash and Swartzendruber families returned from a two week trip to Sc o tsdale Pennsylvania. Rev Jack Rampelberg of Havre Montana visits parental Rampelberg home. Toppen Johnson attended the District Rotary Convention at Iowa State University Ames with several others from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Charles Clark
Des Moines
Vic Rampleberg
Seymour
Wellman Golf Club
Glen Smith
Roger Boruro
Cal Griffith
Greens
FE. N. Wilson
Chm
Ivan Redlinger
Chet Edmundson
Ken Kempf
Scottsdale
Pennsylvania
Jack Rampelberg
Havre
Montana
Viv Rampelberg
Toppen Johnson
I.S.U
Ames
David Ripley
E. N. Wilson
Ann McDowell
Sue Robson
Junji Hora
Florence Waterhouse
Merna Robison
Opal Meath
Anneta Reighard
Howard Emry
Willard Leoffler
Lee Emry
Lloyd Leoffler
Tony Meuth
Mark
Mollie Tierney
West Chester
Carroll Morgan
Richland
Nellie Long
Gilbert Widmer
Pittsfield
Ill
Wilbert Rose
Katheryn Williams
Don Statler
Bertha Statler
Washington
Larry Statler
Waverly
Jack Emry
Davenport
Ron Statler
Mr. Pleasant
George Statler
Sylvester Sobaski
Kaye Richardson
Iowa City
Faye Shunick
Chicago
Francellia Farrier
Keith Farrier
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Social calendar notices for upcoming week
Community notices list events for Monday through Wednesday with times and venues at YWCA, Masonic Temple, schools, clubs, and organizations. Highlights include Wash-Away Tops Club, Garden II bulb exchange, BPW Club speaker, Nineteenth Century Club luncheon, and Usual program at Just Us Club. Reservations requested by Tuesday noon to Eva Simmerring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Loveless
White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Clint Hensel
Applied Arts
Richard Davidson
BPW
Alice McDaniel
Eva Simmering
Cedar Township Farm Bureau
Keith Stewart
Nineteenth Century Club
Winga Cafe
Clifford Thorne
Senior Citizens Council
Ymca East Room
Blanche Foster
Helen Foster
James Peterson
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Just Us
Ethel Swift
Bethel Missionary Society
Frank Wenger
Priscilla Club
Move into mobile home Shay family settles in Brighton
April 18 Brighton residents note the Shay family has moved from Washington into a Henry Derby mobile home. Garry Shay works for Advance Ross in Washington. Other notes include hospital admissions, outpatient care, social visits, Pythian Sisters meeting, and church activities with details on guests, gatherings, and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Dean Edwards
Garry Shay
Henry Derby
Washington
Shay
Advance Ross
First Presbyterian Circle II and Rebekah Lodge Fraternal Gatherings
Mrs. Bert Booth and Mrs. Walter Horning hosted the First Presbyterian UPW Circle II at the old manse on Friday with twenty members and three guests. Lena Ramseyer presided, Elizabeth Ann Davis led devotions, and Tom Gerdes gave the lesson A Mind for Joy. Twenty three Rebekah Lodge members met Friday at the IOOF Hall with Clyde Tucker presiding. plans were made for an IOOF and Rebekah family night social on Friday April 28 with a 6 30 p.m. potluck and cards to follow. Rebekahs were asked to furnish two dozen cookies for the convention April 26. Fifteen sick calls were reported and Albert Wehr was listed as a patient at Veterans Hospital Iowa City room 5E for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Booth
Walter Horning
First Presbyterian Upw
Old Manse
Ben Briley
Doyle
Buttgen
Lena Ramseyer
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Tom Gerdes
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Clyde Tucker
Noble Grand
Rebekah
Albert Wehr
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathy Wikler
Ashridge
Dwain’ Tschantz
Claire Keating
Kenneth Stout
Judy Childs
Ed Jones
Crawfordsville
John and
Terry Miller
Ralph Miller
Ginger Lindely
Roger
Ben Franklin
Sport Shop
Maurice Meyer
Martha Maxine
Fred Jay Yoder
John Dale Yoder
Katona
Miss Meyer
Washington High School
Muscatine Community College
Huttig Manufacturing
Muscatine
Yoder
Mid - Prairie High School
State University of Iowa
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Bella, Brinton
Maude
Marian Brinton
Newton
Grace Brinton
Donald B. Kyle
Kalamazoo, Mich
Paul Kyle
Mount Pleasant
William B. Hint
Avoca
W.S. Kyle
Boyd Foster
Blanche Holmes
Helen C. Jones
George Havel
Ainsworth
First
Iowa Story League
Warren McFate
Altha White
Edward Squire
Stanley Foster
Edward Wolfe
Nate Young
Dale Woodburn
Raymond Bonar
Mary Annas
Lockhart
United Press International
Men's Tie Foundation
Terry Reno
U. S
Vered Fosters
Washington Municipal Water Works
WSCS
YWCA
Alice Mac Daniel
Emma Barnett
Ella Miller
Double Deck Club
Vella Hotle
Ethel Vanerus
Hotle
Clarks
Rampleberg
Mrs. O. B. Godber
Charles Rademaker
Applied
Clyde Pratt
Youth Center Board
Nels Westermark Home
Ohio National
J. W. Helscher
P. O. Box
Iowa
Mutual Life and Health Insurance
Cincinnati
Mrs
Dessie Elmore
Neil Ruggles
Donald Helfrich
Washington Co. Hospital
Dave Masson
Carl Atkinson
Cordelia Whitacre
Carl Johnson
West Chicago
Clara
Homer Mann
Keosauqua
James Beck
Legion Hall
Mann’s
Clarence Brown Sr
Howard Baker
United Presbyterian Women
Frances Leeper
Lelia Mullikin
Alice Lowe
Violet Lowe
Rebekahs
Hone
Lomas
North Marion
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