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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1977

Page

8

Wayland Study Club on tour to Salem

Thirteen members of Wayland Study Club toured Mt. Pleasant for lunch in the Lincoln Room then traveled to Salem to view the Levellen House. The guide was Marjorie Waterman, a former Salem resident and club member assisting restoration. The stone house features several fireplaces and history from slavery days.

Wayland Wayland Study Club Mt. Pleasant Lincoln Harlan House Salem Marjorie Waterman Marjorie Michael Eisner Columbus City Margaret Amber Melinda Jolene Margaret Melinda Michelle Willard Hauenstein Crawfordsville Eisner Muscatine Raymond Wenger Henry County Health Center Mt Pleasant Beatty Jennings Ambulance Vernon Wyse Newton Kansas Wyse Liza Zehr Earl Zehr Lake Ozark Missouri Adaline Tschantz Mercy Hospital Iowa City Kathy Yaden Dee Susie Ricks Hampton Lillian Ricks Orie G. Roth Warren Bergh Everett Davison John Erlenbush Christi Ainsworth Denise Hertig Jalaine Grieser Denise Vicky Mount Mercy College Cedar Rapids Mark Stauffer Central College John Stauffer Keith Brimhall Steve Brimhall Tom Roth Huchuetenango Guatamela Kenneth Brimhall Adela Calderon Lowans Edith Boshart Marjorie Boshart Izgel Wenger Allen University Hospital Allen Clark Bertha Wilson Fred McPheron New London

Nine Week Water Outage Freezes Ends for Richland Family

Richland resident Ed Green and his two daughters Janie and Jamie endured a nine week water outage after pipes froze on January first near Richland. The family notes the thaw allows daily baths again and their pony can drink. Other users, Keith Leppert Carl Setser and John Grimes, northeast of the city, also lacked water for about nine weeks.

Richland Ed Green Janie Jamie Daddy Keith Leppert Carl Setser John Grimes

Beth Gerig earns degree at Goshen College in Indiana

Beth Ilene Gerig joined 241 fellow seniors at Goshen College for the 79th commencement on April 17. She will receive a bachelor of arts in communication in August, daughter of Milburn and his wife from Wayland Route 1.

Wayland Beth Ilene Gerig Goshen College Indiana Milburn Gerig Route 1 Waco High School Loren Hirschy East Wayland Bob Sinn Harold Neff Sigourney Ann Neff Bertha Wilson Iowa City Dwight Messer Ralph Stuart Parkview Vi Graber Carol Graber Helen Grab

Funeral services for Nellie F Zeck conducted at Jones Funeral Home

Nellie F Zeck's funeral was held Thursday April 28 with Rev J Roland Crandall presiding. Interment followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. Casketbearers included Gerry Zeck Gene Zeck Gary Zeck Max Lee Rex Lee Milo Steeler. The Rebekah Lodge conducted a graveside service with Martha Kirfman Florence Augustine Marjorie Libe and Eloise Hazen in attendance.

Area School Lunch Menus Week of May 2

Readable weekly lunch menus list meals for area schools Highland Waco St. James with Monday through Friday offerings including sandwiches, meats, vegetables, fruit, desserts and milk. Notable items include chili tacos pizza and spaghetti with varied sides and beverages.

Washington B.B.Q ST. James

Market Livestock Mix Noted In Des Moines And Joliet

In Des Moines market activity was slow with light to moderate demand. Butchers showed uneven prices while sows held steady. various weight classes from 200 to 550 pounds traded in typical ranges. Receipts numbered about 50,000 expected. actual Thursday receipts reached 93,000, with 68,000 the prior week and 54,000 the year before. In Joliet live stock prices for cattle and hogs were firm, steer and heifer prices easing modestly and prime grades noted. Hogs for 200-250 pounds ranged 38.00 to 39.00 per hundredweight in the main listings.

Des Moines UPI Joliet, Ill

Hospitals Note and Births and Dismissals Summary

Hospitals note lists yesterday admissions for Laura Wade West Chester Winifred Lenz Fontana Wis Minnie Miller Washington. Births yesterday include Dean and wife Kalona a son. Dismissals today include Harold Mangold Washington Harold Ross Washington Darel Oswalt Richland and Henry Taylor Washington.

Laura Wade West Chester Winifred Lenz Fontana Wis Minnie Miller Washington Dean Love Kalona Son Harold Mangold Harold Ross Darel Oswalt Richland Henry Taylor

R G Swartzendruber rites set in Kalona church

Funeral services for Rolla G. Swartzendruber 70 of rural Solon are scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Revs. Dean Swartzendruber and Robert K. Yoder officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Powell Funeral Home Kalona in charge. He died April 27 1977 in University Hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Born May 2 1906 in Iowa County to John J and Ida Mae Bissey Swartzendruber. He married Thresa Hershberger Aug 2 1931. farmed north of Wellman then Kalona 1945 and near Solon since 1966. Surviving: wife two sons Donald D Wayland and Ronald G Wayland Mont five grandchildren and sister Mary Stutzman Wellman.

Kalona Rolla G. Swartzendruber Solon Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church Dean Swartzendruber Robert K. Yoder Powell Funeral Home Mr. Swartzendruber University Hospital Iowa City

Plan card party at Riverside

Riverside April 25 The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a card party Monday May 2 at 1 30 p m in the Community Building at Riverside The public is welcome for an afternoon of fun and refreshments Mrs Marge Luckey entered Mercy Hospital Iowa City Tuesday for medical treatment Joyce Kron was chosen candidate to attend the State Girls Camp in June The Spring conference was held at Riverside April 16 at the Community Building with the Riverside chapter host to the county.

Riverside American Legion Auxiliary Marge Luckey Mercy Hospital Iowa City Fred Kron LaVerne Rummelhart Joyce Kron John Veggy Libby Carlton Gale Harold Weimer

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