Riverside group eyes land for park and recreation
The Riverside Chamber of Commerce met at the VFW Hall with 18 members and discussed using the Kucera property and part of Roy Hall's ground for a year round park to include a ball field and space for tractor pulls. They planned a work session April 28 at 1 pm and set dues at $10. The Highland Band announced open air concerts and appearances for July 4 and Labor Day. A nominating committee was formed for May with Wilma Rummelhart, Lester Schnoebelen and Byron Sweeting. The VFW Auxiliary elected new officers led by Wilma Rummelhart with Larry Rummelhart Jr. as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside Chamber of Commerce
V.F.W. Hall
Richard Veggy
Wilma Rummelhart
Lester Schnoebelen
Byron Sweeting
Kucera
Roy Hall
Larry Rummelhart
Gale Dinnel
Sophia Kueneman
Verne Moss
Lamont Dann
Lester Kenney
John Moss
Cleo Gerot
Plan for Hoover Birthplace Trip and Whipple House Dinner
Social hour on April 18 in Crawfordsville outlined plans for a May 9 trip to Hoover's Birthplace and dinner at Whipple House in West Branch. Mrs. John White hosted nine members with refreshments by Mrs. Bill Bernau. Several Easter weekend visits noted among locals and hospital bound relatives.
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Crawfordsville
John White
Hoover
Whipple House
West Branch
Bill Bernau
Richard Lease
Chris and
Timm
Dale Bell
Ricky
North English
A. G. Lease
Merle Zickefoose
John
Waterloo
Harvey Thomas
Bill Robertson
Morning Sun Manor
Rose Huston
Ollie Anwyl
Ed Thomas
William Germond
Masury
Ohio
Martha Gilkey
Clint Rhea
Washington
Kenneth Rhea
Nancy
Jerry Wilson
Connie McCall
Melinda Moore
Methodist Church
Dan Cherryholmes
Davenport
Chester Cherryholmes
Curt Yorks
Miriam Peters
Lucille Sipe
Fairfield
Roger Davey
Roger
Pearl Christner
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Easter socials and visits at Ray Wehr and area homes
A long list of Easter dinners and visits in the Ray Wehr and surrounding households. Joe Harding of Denver flew in for a visit, with numerous relatives from Iowa, Des Moines, Galveston, and California noted among attendees. Also mentions attending Show Boat in Washington and a 1880 stat about 500 horse drawn transit lines in 300 cities.
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D. A. Augustine Hardscrabble
Joe Harding
Ray Wehr
Denver
Colorado
Edgar Bandy
Merlyn Detweiler
Darrell Bandy
Richard Shafer
Dan Shafer
Iowa City
Nora Wehr
Clarence Wehr
Glen Wehr
Louise Wehr
Blanch Harvey
Esther Blosen
Glenn Ladehoff
Glenda
Michael
Washington
Orville Griggs
Allen Griggs
Larry Griggs
Kletus Kasak
Blanch Norton
Narold Harley
Fred Byers
Allen Fickling
Des Moines
Victor Bowen
Robin
Jeff
James C. Bowen
Michael Ladehoff
L. P. Statler
Bill Hardy
Chuck Gibson
Clarence Lynn
Statler
Bob Brower
Evening Journal item mentions April 23 1968
Local page notes Washington Iowa events dated Tuesday April 23 1968 with brief itemized notices from the Evening Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Open House and Dedication at United Presbyterian Home
Sincere thanks expressed for Open House and Dedication day at United Presbyterian Home amid fine weather. Attendees included guests from Des Moines and Memphis Missouri. events featured Evensong, skin tests, a variety night with George Stewart, and a membership coffee for the YWCA. Attendees traveled from Mediapolis to Des Moines, with visits by Rev Charles Willming, Henry Willming, and Mayo Clinic staff member Dr Charles Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ference Hale
Gertrude Upton
Mary Holmes
Joe
Reddish
Burl Hardman
Memphis
Missouri
Stewart Hall
Holmes
Des Moines
State Health Department
Iowa State Nurses Association
Margaret Owen
Charles Owen
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
NFO gains strength as violence fades in Iowa protests
Agriculture Secretary L. B. Liddy praised the lack of violence in the national Farmers Organization action, noting the group is losing militancy and attracting new members. He said the livestock bills aim to protest farm prices won’t affect the economy, while confirming NFO adherence to sanitation rules for disposing of slaughtered animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Liddy
Animal Industry Division
Dedication of Stewart Hall Honors Its Architect
The ceremony marks the dedication of Stewart Hall in honor of its architect. Attendees include city officials, university leaders, and preservation advocates who speak on design heritage and the building’s role in campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Hall
Land transfers and a planetary note in a curious roundup
The record lists several automobile brands and names followed by two Iowa land conveyances. Dan A Guy and wife transfer property in section 30, 74, 8 to the State of Iowa. Harry J Reid and wife transfer east half of lots 3 and 4, block 10, Columbian and Washington. Mercury, the smallest planet, is the closest planet to the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan A. Guy
State of Iowa
Harry J. Reid
Tommy Allen Darbyshire
Columbian
Washington
Mercury
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Max Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Larry Milliman
Laura Kay
John Hamil
Louise Wells
Leo Schmitz
West Union
Ronnie Schmitz
Ronnie
Janice
Huston
Texas
Galeston
Astrodome
Louise
Denver, Colo
Golden Eagle
Wayne Ladehoff
Gary
Cindy
Atkin
Waldo Fickling
George Groff
Michael Augustine
D. A. Augustine
Florence
Vivian Sojka
Dickey’s Prairie Home
L.P. Statler
Carl Kyle
Galveston
Roberta Knott
Charles Gibson
M. P. Paulsen
Monticello
Roy Logan
California
The
United Presbyterian Home
Elmer Thoeming
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Charles Willming
Henry Willming
Oregon
Nebraska
Wyoming
Sherman Hall
Mattie Black
Dorothy Currie
Cliffords Ramsdale
Francis Patton
Lola M. Hartman
Marija
E. C
Francis McDonell
Karl Megdelsens
Hampshire and Cummer Cottage
Gordon Hunt
Burlington, Iowa
Ruth Maxine Crayne
Chevrolets
Allen C. Peterson
Chrysler
Ronnie Lee Rich
Plymouth
Ralph Leewell Jolly
Carl
Kent Dallmeyer
Volkswagen
Irene
Roy Nelson
Chevrolet
William Edward Gipple
Eugene Peter Reed
Ford Truck
Jon
Donna Wade
Pontiac
Arou
Warde
South Side Square
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