Annual Spring Tea at Parkview featured park volunteers
The 11th annual Spring Tea by Parkview Volunteer Auxiliary took place April 17 at the Home with about 125 guests. Activities included a president's welcome, devotional, solos, craft displays, and a lace table centerpiece. Lions Club activities and district leadership were also noted, with multiple social visits and gatherings among local families and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita Magdefray
Lions
Lionels
Mid-Prairie High School
Wellman
Harvey A. Stephenson
Keokuk
Mid-Prairie High
Wayland births and family notices from April event
Mr and Mrs Robert Cohen of Atlanta Ga announce the birth of daughter Rachel Deane on April 17 weighing 5 lb 7 oz. Diana Nebel is mother. Great grandparents include Earl Rich and Vernon Nebel. Rev Orie Miller visited Wayland relatives en route to Manita Ill from Three Hills Alberta. Penelope Sue Edwards born April 6 at Washington County Hospital to Mr and Mrs Bill Edwards. Grandparents John Kennedy Dareld Edwards and others named nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita Magdefray
Wayland
Robert Cohen
Atlanta
Rachel Deane
Manita
Ill
Three Hills
Alberta
Canada
Jack Groff
Keota
Kenneth Groff
Lisa
Bill Edwards
Penelope Sue
Washington County Hospital
John Kennedy
Washington
Rotary Club hears agronomist Dr. John Thorne speak
Dr John Thorne an agronomist from Northrup King Co spoke at the Rotary meeting. He noted his Ph D from Iowa State and his soybean research program testing up to 15000 plants to develop two or three commercial varieties. Several plots were shown in Washington and Hawaii. A May 10 Ladies Night banquet at the Country Club was announced with 6 30 p m dinner. Visitors included Wiley Beveridge and Jack Droz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thorne
Northrup King Co
Rotary Club
Marr Schell
Thorne
Iowa State University
Northrup King
Hawaii
Washington
Country Club
Wiley Beveridge
U.P
Jack Droz
Weliman
Riverside man faces OMVAI charge moved to District Court
Vern A. Veggy of rural Riverside charged with OMVAI had case transferred to District Court with bond set at 350 dollars. The report lists numerous speeding and miscellaneous fines from several towns including Elsberry Mechanicsville Washington New Castle Crawfordsville and Kinross with amounts ranging from 5 to 25 dollars and several truck and fuel violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern A. Veggy
Riverside
OMVAI
Shelly Thornhill
Elsberry
Rhonda Riddle
Mechanicsville
Romaine H. Barber
North Liberty
Rex C. Dickey
Hedrick
Daniel W. Burns
New Castle
Merle T. Twinam
Crawfordsville
John Teeley
Richland
Helen Schenefelt
Washington
Edith M. Guenther
Teddy J Te Bockhurst
Phillip N. Rich
Dean E. Swailes
Jeannie L. Pfannebecker
Kinross
Raymond G. Montgomery
Victor
William J. Riley
Downing
Bobby E. Morgan
Water Valley
Miss
Ernest H. Ebers
Whiteside
John T. Roper
Holyoke
Minn
Thomas R. Manchester
Sigourney
Riverside weekend guests and local social notes
Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Keith Mottet and families from Milwaukee and Davenport visiting Mrs Leona Mottet at Riverside for her birthday. Announcements recount Mr and Mrs Dean Voie’s 25th anniversary honored by six sons and four daughters. Local gatherings feature Mass at Hills St Josephs, KUB club bid euchre prizes, and Easter gifts among members. Several residents visited hospitals and nursing homes for care or recovery, with multiple neighbors and relatives noted in social roundups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Keith Mottet
Milwaukee
Dale Mottet
Davenport
Leona Mottet
Mottet
Dean Voie
Coles
St. Josephs Church
Hills
Dole
KUB Club
Alvin Vegey
Merritt Yeggy
Herman Heitzman
Alma Kron
Dean Cole
Albert Mellecker
Heitzman
Leo Jean
Veggy
Mary Ellen
Ella Lemley
Jim Powells
Kathy
Jim
Larry
New London
Elmer Sammons
Janet
John
George Mellecker
Phoenix
Ariz
Cletus Mellecker
Fan
Miller Couple Celebrates 65 Years With Kin In Washington
Joseph and W. Miller observed their 65th anniversary on April 12 1975 honoring them at a April 18 dinner at the Captain's Table in Washington The event drew five children and a large extended family from multiple states including Velma and Harry Roth Milford Neb Wayne Miller St Lawrence SD Milton Miller Victor Miller Harold Miller Wayland IA Martha Roth Kalona and many more The three tier heart shaped cake decorated with 65 was served by Woodriver Neb and Milford Neb granddaughters The Millers count 28 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren and 17 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren attended the celebration The family presented a gift and the evening was filled with memories
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita
Victor Miller
Harold Miller
Wayland
Martha Roth
Kalona
Miller
Marieta
Leonard Roth
Gale Oswald
Hubert Roth
Wesley
Audrey
Miriam
Calvin
Vivian
Milford
Neb
Clay Roth
Tom
Laurel
Allen
Daryl
Anthony
Woodriver
Kenneth Miller
East Peoria
Ill
Lila Miller
Goshen
Ind
Herley Miller
Kelly
Brookings
S.D
Lynn Slagel
Rachelle
Michael
Brighton
Iowa
Steve Miller
Sean
Tara
Washington
Maynard Bush
Wellman
Lynn
Mid Prairie School Weekly Cafeteria Menu
Mid Prairie offers a weekly menu featuring Sloppy Joe on bun with buttered corn and frosted creams Monday. Tuesday includes Salisbury steak with whipped potatoes, buttered broccoli and bread and butter sandwich plus pears and milk. Thursday serves vegetable beet stew with cottage cheese and a bread and butter sandwich along with peaches and milk. Friday features a Wiener on bun with french fries green beans pickle relish apricots and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie
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Parkview
Forty Voice Boys
Iowa City
Ernest W. Smith
Mattspoisett
Mass
Lions International
Larry Oswald
Somers
Vernon Wyse
Andrew Tschantz
Shirley Fort
Brian
Lynn Fort
Cedar Rapids
Central Iowa Power Co-op
Marion
Dale Richenberger
Leola Schlatter
Adaline Tschantz
J. B. Magdefrau
Perl Messer
Washington Assembly of Rainbow
Shelly Richenberger
Wayland Lions Club
Ken Pennington
Ottumwa
Pennington
Violetti Bull
Waco Afs
Italy
James Young
Jack Crone
Patrick
Tom Crone
Shawn
Elmer Meyer
Dean
Bob Croll
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Cohens
Rotary
State Court
Christophany
Hesston College
Ston Mennonite
Mrs. Mottet
Lemley
Ethyl Cox
Lena White
Maude Yoder
Alma Speidel
Velma Way
Ida Fisher
Jess Havel
Frances Moss
Mercy Hospital
Stanley Carmichael
University Hospital
Zsa Zsa
Stow
Wolf's Flower Shop
Rome
Gar Foundation
Bullock Ap
Bullock
Pioneer Seed Company
Des Moines
Regist International
Wnark of
Ines
Joseph Millers
Dickles
Osincup
Arnold
Sitler’s Electric
Bill and
Hazel Sitler
Bill Sitler
Arnold’s Motor Supply
Bob Loban
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