Funeral for Washington grocer Victor Crone Saturday
Victor Crone longtime Washington resident and former Crone's Grocery owner died Tuesday April 23 1968 at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City His address was 720 East Second Street He was WWI veteran American Legion and Past Commanders Club Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Fred E Blick In charge Military rites at Elm Grove Cemetery by Leon Beatty American Legion post He was born August 3 1894 married November 24 1921 to Gladice Hemming Surviving wife one son three grandchildren three sisters and two brothers with one brother preceding him in death The Cullinan diamond 3106 carats was found in South Africa.
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Victor Crone
Washington
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
East Second Street
Mr. Crone
Crone
American Legion
Past Commanders Club
Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Blick
Elm Grove
Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Thomas
Sherman
Lana Schilling Crone
Gladyce Hemmings
Robert
West Des Moines
Dan
Cynthia
Steven Crone
Charles
Eva Lighthall
Ina DuBois
Palmyra
Alliene Long
Quincy
Ill
Republican Women to Hear Ray on April 30
Robert D. Ray, a leading Republican candidate for governor, will attend the First District Federation of Republican Women’s Spring Conference on April 30 at 9 am. The event, to be held at the Masonic Temple Building in Burlington, carries the theme Ring the Bells for Freedom.
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Robert D. Ray
Federation of Republican Womens
Masonic Temple
Burlington
Funeral Thursday for Mrs Mayme Bishop
Funeral services for Mrs Mayme Bishop 71 who died Monday at Northwest University Hospital Des Moines will be Thursday at 2 p m at the South English Church of the Brethren with Rev Berwyn Oltman officiating Burial will be in the South English Brethren Cemetery Gould Funeral Home Richland in charge Mrs Bishop who was born July 15 1896 was married to Warren Bishop who with a son Warren Jr preceded her Her survivors include a daughter Mrs John Jean Dupuis and three sons Kenneth Merrideth Marvin and two step children several sisters and many grandchildren great grandchildren and step grandchildren are also named
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Richland
Mayme Bishop
Northwest University Hospital
Des Moines
South English Church of the Brethren
Berwyn Oltman
South English Brethren
Gould Funeral Home
John
Jean) Dupuis
Helen
Malibu
Calif
Kenneth
Merrideth
Galveston
Texas
Marvin
Dallas
Hugh Bishop
St. Louis
Florence Litterell
Princeton
Local Notes On Meetings Health News And Births
Mrs. Harold Kline attended Luziers meeting and spring show at Ottumwa Hotel Monday and Hunt Hotel in Fairfield Tuesday visiting Mrs. Maynard Goff in Fairfield. Floyd Blankenhorn recovers from pneumonia in local hospital and expects release home soon after a weekend hospital transfer from Michigan. Kathleen Kroymann wed Tom E Safely in Cedar Rapids with University of Iowa students attending. Dean Bailey of Coralville an usher. Joel Stuhr of Rosemount Minnesota reports birth of son Todd Joel at early morning birth. Polly Ellingsworth is mother.
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Harold Kline
Luziers
Ottumwa Hotel
Hunt Hotel
Fairfield
Maynard Goff
Floyd Blankenhorn
Mr. Blankenhorn
Mrs. Blankenhorn
Allan Barths
Lansing
Michigan
Marshall
Washington Hospital
Charles Churchill
Howard Bailey
Clyde Knight
Howard Altenbernd
LaVerne Zieglowsky
Washington
Fred Emry
Brighton
Joel Stuhr
Whitney Drive
Rosemount
Minn
Todd Joel
Polly Ellingsworth
Don Ellingsworth
Troy
Music class plans unveiled by Iowa Wesleyan professor
Ruth Krause associate professor at Iowa Wesleyan College and director of the Southeast Iowa Symphony described a summer program to teach stringed instruments to children in six southeast Iowa communities including Washington. Four instructors will teach preschoolers age 4 and 5 and third graders, with details soon. The program cites Japanese methods and aims to place stringed instruction in public schools. The Men of Washington discussed the club's Show Boat receipts about 6312 dollars and named Bob Loan and Wayne Gamon as delegates to the International convention in French Lick Indiana. they become incoming president and vice president respectively.
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Ruth Krause
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Southeast Iowa Symphony
Washington
Iowa
Y’s
Japan
Bob Loan
Wayne Gamon
French Lick
Indiana
Washington Club
Reverend Gingerich Honored on 60th Ordination Anniversary
Simon Gingerich was honored Sunday April 21 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church for the Mennonite Church sixty year ordination anniversary. The program included three services with visiting ministers and noted his 1916 ordination as bishop.
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Simon Gingerich
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Troop 242 Scouts Camp Out Near Coppock Timber
Troop 242 from St. James led a wet weekend camp in the Charlie Davison timber near Coppock with many Scouts and dads. Don Davisson helped haul gear, main activities included wet weather camping, firebuilding, axemanship, fishing in Main Creek, mushroom gathering, a campfire, and Sunday church. Rich Vargason and boys demonstrated field archery. Future events include an Order of Arrow conclave at Camp Waubeek May 3–5, Scout-O-Rama at Iowa City May 11, and a camp on the English River near Kalona May 17–19.
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St. James
Charlie Davison
Coppock
Don Davisson
Main Creek
Rich Vargason
Order of Arrow
Camp
Waubeek
Iowa City
English River
Kalona
Family Living II Club Hosts Salad Supper
The Family Living II department met with Mrs. Harold Gamon for a salad supper Tuesday evening with Mrs. Robert Holmes as cohostess. Mrs. Marion McAvoy presented the inspiration Compensa tion by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the group discussed To Do or Not To Do.
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Department of Family Living II
Harold Gamon
Robert Holmes
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marion McAvoy
Art Educators of Iowa plan spring conference in Dubuque
The Art Educators of Iowa announce a spring conference May 3 and 4 in Dubuque with talks by George F. Kuebler and Dr. Charles Dorn. A Friday river bluffs tour and Saturday demonstrations in graphics ceramics and jewelry are scheduled at Dubuque Senior High and Clarke College. Conference leadership includes Dorothy Rossiter Edna Pierce John Hicks and William Cookson joined by Linda Jorgensen and W Carlton Bump. New York says self represented wills reflect foolish clients per Institute of Life Insurance.
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Art Educators of
Iowa
Dubuque
George F. Kuebler
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D. C
Charles Dorn
National Art Education Association
Scenic Bluffs
Mississippi River
Julie N. Dubuque II
Dubuque Senior High
Clarke College
Dorothy B. Rossiter
AE I
Edna Pierce
Cedar Rapids
John Hicks
Drake University
Des Moines
William Cookson
Westmar College
Lemars
The
Iowa Council For the Art Educators
Linda Jorgensen
W. Carlton Bump
Washington
Births and admissions listed in city hospital record
Admitted Yesterday Mrs John Mor rett Washington medical Mrs Glen Gordon Keota medical Miss Shirley Stoutner Wellman surgical Julie Kindred Washington surgical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Edward Shepherd Washington a daughter Dismissed Today Mrs Phereba Wilker son Brighton Mrs Anna Anwyl Washington
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John Morrett
Washington
Glen Gordon
Keota
Shirley Stoutner
Wellman
Surgical
Julie Kindred
Edward Shepherd
Phereba Wilkerson
Brighton
Anna Anwyl
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Ted
South Africa
Dot
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Evening Journal
Ray
Mrs
Kay Stewart
Kay
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hero
Alan Cowell
Ottumwa
Alan
Ray Carter
WHS
Jim Rossen
McKesson Aspirin Twins
McKesson Product
McKesson
Raata
Moir Bran
McKesson Tartan
Schoonover Drug
S. E. Corner SQ
Playtex “‘Kool-Eez
Tescote
Rodacolor
Benjamin Moore
Osincup
Kile
Oes
Hillrose
Rosewater
Kodacolor
Osincup’s
Rev. Gingerich
Art Educators
New York
UPI
Institute of Life Insurance
M&m
Nat'l. Bank
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