Marriage of Virginia Rohrer to Wesley Ramsey in 1938
Announcement of the marriage between Virginia Rohrer and Wesley Ramsey of Washington. The ceremony occurred in Anneapolis Minnesota on May 21 1938. Virginia was a member of a high school marching band that competed in Minneapolis, and Ramsey drove his car with band members. The Ramseys are staying at the Rohrer home. Ramsey works in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Rohrer
Virginia
Wesley Msey
Della Ramy
Washington
Anneapolis
Minn
Minnepolis
Ramy
Ramsey
Rohrer
Mr. Ramsey
Foster Family Reunion Dinner Honors Johnsons in Rockford
Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of Rockford were guests of honor at a Foster family reunion and dinner held at the home of Mr and Mrs George Foster. Other attendees included Mr and Mrs Boyd Foster Mr and Mrs Stanley Foster Mr and Mrs Lloyd Foster and sons Bobby and Billy John Foster and daughter Helen Hat McConnell and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Johnson
Rockford
George Oster
Martha Nelson Honored At Brighton Party
Brighton august 1 hostess Betty ite entertained guests for Martha Nelson of Amingham. Attendees included Beulah Bridg Evelyn Eyestone Myrtle Randall and Maxine Marshall. Tucker was unable to attend. The Willing Workers met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Omer Rotzinger. Grace Brinton spoke on her Matamala trip and shared handwork pictures and native souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Betty Ite
Martha Nelson
Amingham
Beulah Bridg
Evelyn Eyestone
Myrtle Randall
Maxine Marshall
Ra Tucker
Mest
Mra Omer Rotzinger
Grace Brinton
Matamala
Junior Choir Supper At Park Ends Summer Picnic
Crawfordsville reports the Junior choir of the Ant-i Presbyterian Sabbath School enjoyed a final picnic supper at Tourist park. Parents and children gathered with director Norman Webster for a happy season conclude as school will resume later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Anit- Presbyterian
Theildren
Norman Webster
Tong
Glendale Gleaners 4-H Club Meeting Highlights
Glendale Gleaners 4-H Club met in July at the homes of Virginia Hop ag and Hazel Hop ing. Evelyn Miller called the meeting to order as five members gathered for jelly making and photos. Hazel Hopping gave a courtesy talk and plants were discussed for can ny vegetables during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale Ners
Virginia Hopag
Evelyn Miller
Ames Legate
Hazel Hopping
Hazel Hoong
No Longer Great The Great Man's Reckoning
A reflective note suggests the great man loses stature as he uses power to retaliate against others, turning his earlier achievements into deeds of vengeance. The piece questions the character shift and moral cost of personal retribution.
Social calendar for clubs and meetings listed
A schedule of community events each day including D of V meeting at G A R hall Monday Booster club picnic at Sunset Park Tuesday with potluck details Friendly Social Club meeting after noon Mrs Allie Kephart 23 South Second Ave Wednesday Golf breakfast North Side cafe Job at country club 730 am Snowball Social Club afternoon Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society Grace Hill Ladies Aid east division quarterly social Community inviting two guests Ainsworth chapter 392 C E S regular meeting Thursday Pilotburg Ladies Aid at Wayne Stransky home St Pauls Evangelical Ladies Aid 130 pm West Chester M E church Friendly Circle after meetings Mabel Johnson host Friday Unit 9 1 M E Ladies Aid picnic at c park Bring two dishes pass own table service Ice cream provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Friendly
Allie Kephart
South Second Avenue
North Side
Country Club
Earl Booth
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society
Howard Caldwell
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Ainsworth
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
Wayne Stransky
Carl D. Anderson
St. Paul's Evangelical Ladies
Birthday wishes for Helen Jones and friends on first of August
Helen Jones celebrates her birthday today along with Mrs. C. E. Negus. August 1 marks the birthdays of Bobby Birney Lloyd Anderson Anna Waggoner Eva Smeltzer Richard Johnson Jr Beulah Baker and Mary Zeck Beenblossom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Birney
Lloyd Anderson
Anna Waggoner
Eva Smeltzer
Richard Johnson, Jr
Beulah Baker
Mary Zeck Beenblossom
Obituary: Mrs Anthony H Welte of Richmond dies at 11:40
Richmond resident Mrs Caroline Casper Welte born September 8 1869 in Shelby County Ohio died after a heart attack on Saturday July 30 at 11 40 am. She married Anthony H Welter in Richmond September 9 1884 and is survived by her husband seven children two sisters seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony H. Welte
Richmond
Welte
Caroline Casper
Elizabeth
Joseph Casper
Shelby County
Ohio
Anthony H. Welter
Hoffman
W. J. Keifer
Washington
Harold Schnoebelen
Keota
L. J. Keifer
Roy Kallane Lee
Paul
Adrian
William
Mary Marhoefer
James Tobin
Iowa City
Amateur Program Planned for Club
Friendly Circle club members to attend Major Bawes amateur pro ram at Mabel Johnson home Thursday afternoon. Roll call will yield picnic menu suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Circle Club
Mabel Johnson
Picnic by Unit 9 1 M E Aid at Sunset Park
The Unit 9 1 of the Methodist Ladies Aid plans a Friday evening picnic at Sunset Park. Attendees should bring two dishes to pass and their own table service. ice cream will be provided. Those unable to attend should call Mrs A D Rathmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Rathmel
The
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Sunset Park
Chalupa and McKinstry Wed Near Washington
Marjorie Chalupa daughter of Mr and Mrs George Chalupa and Elliott McKinstry son of Mrs Emily Hayter were married last night at 9 o'clock by Rev Vernon Carter in the Christian parsonage near Washington. The couple were accompanied by the bride’s twin sister Margaret Chalupa and the groom’s brother John McKinstry. They will honeymoon briefly and reside on a farm near Washington after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Chalupa
George Chalupa
Washington
Elliott McKinstry
Emily Hayter
Vernon Carter
Margaret Chalupa
John McKinstry
Mrs M W Bailey Hosts Open House for Rollin Organ
Mrs Marsh W Pailevy entertained at an open house in honor of Rollin B Organ of Chicago. Out of town guests included Mrs Frank Marshall Mrs George Baxter of Chicago and Lawrence Whaley of Evanston. Pearl Whistler assisted with refreshments and Carl J Roberts hosted a tea for Bailey's guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Roberts
Mrs. Bailey
W. A. Whiting
Washington
J. A. Walker
West Chester
Frank L. Wilson
Nancy Wood
H. A. Woodford
Brighton
Anna Wooley
Virginia Wright
James K. Zeck
Geo. Baxter
Frank Marshall
Chicago
Lawrence Whaley
Evantson
Pearl Whisler
W. M. Nichol, Jr
Haze Over Blue Ridge Mountains Explained
A blue haze over the Blue Ridge mountains is caused mainly by scattering of light by fine dust in the lower atmosphere. Blue light scatters more than red or yellow, and the sky’s own blue color adds to the effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Mountains
Funeral notice for devoted wife and mother
The obituary notes a kind wife and mother, active in Holy Trinity church and Christian Mothers' society. Funeral services were held Monday August 1 at 9 o clock in Holy Trinity church, with burial in Holy Trinity cemetery conducted by Rev C A B Van Waas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Church
Christian Mothers’ Society
Holy Trinty Church
C. A. B. van Waas
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Letts Host Group Meeting with Grove Letts and Guests
The Merry Ten club met Sunday night with hosts Mr and Mrs Grove Letts. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Slass Foster Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ornduff and children Elmer Wulf and Mary Gale Letts. Bingo and refreshments followed. Next gathering set with Mr and Mrs Duane Hazen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Ten Club
Grove Letts
Slass Foster
Kenneth Ornduff
Elmer Wulf
Mary Gale Letts
Duane Hazen
Entertain Friends at Waters Home
Dorothy and Norman Waters hosted twenty children for an afternoon gathering from 2 to 4 30 in wet weather. Mrs Marian Waters helped serve refreshments as the youngsters enjoyed yard play and light treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Dorothy
Norman Waters
Marian Waters
Norman
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Women's Foreign Missionary Societies
Methodist Church
FE. FE. Voss
Epworth League Room
India
Egypt
Japan
Nellie Fletcher
J. L. Howard
Ruth Voss
Rose Moorhead
Grace Fletcher
Annual 3-Quarter Century Club Party at the Country Club
The 3-Quarter Century Club gathering at the country club featured Dr. Organ, a 95-year-old member, reflecting on insect life and wintering in St. Petersburg Florida. New members welcomed include Sarah Smith and J S McCleary, with couples married fifty years celebrated and many members sending regrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Florida
Organ
Washington Club
Public Schools of
Chicago
John Dodd
Marion Anderson
C. A. Speer
H. F. Masson
Lester Orr
O. E. Schmitt
Frank L. Wilson
Washington
Martha EF. Kerr
J. 8. McCleary
Crawfordsville
George Ransom Amlone
Viola Ashby Gardner
A. E. Ahrens
Bessier
Ross
Leon J. Sitwell
Albert Dayton
Jesse R. Myers
St Petersburg
Fla
Mary Grecian
Josephine Puckett
Charles Corette
C C. Gardner
E Beatty
Jacob Hotle
A. R. Kephart
Madison J. Orr
James K. Zeck
L. B. Nagley
L. B Ward
Frank L Wilson
Riverside Society to Meet August 3
Members of the First Division of the Ladies' Aid society of Riverside Methodist church held an afternoon tea at Mrs. H. E. Doud's home. Assisting were Mrs. Henry F. Griffin and Mrs. Carl Craig. The regular meeting is set for Wednesday afternoon August 3. Carrie Iden chairs the hostess committee with Mrs. Victor Burich, Mrs. Mary Hartgler and Mrs. Robert C. Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Ladies’ Aid Society
Riverside Methodist Church
H. E. Doud
Doud
Henry F. Griffin
Car) Craig
Ladies Aid
Carrie Iden
Victor Burich
Mary Hartgler
Robert C. Wells
Readable Books Highlight Life in the South
Washington Public Library spotlights works on Southern life including It Was a Share Cropper by Harry Harrison Kroll and Children of Strangers by Lyle Saxon. Other titles feature Alabama life Stars Fell on Alabama by Carl L. Carmer and A Southerner Discovers the South by Jonathan Daniels with social and historical scenes across Louisiana and plantations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Margaret Mitchell
Washington Public Library
Harry Harrison Kroll
Lyle Saxon
Louisiana
Saxon
Alabama
Carl L. Carmer
Mr. Carmer
Prairie Flower church hosts Thursday evening ice cream social
Community welcomes all to an ice cream social at Prairie Flower church Thursday evening. A cottage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 9 30 in Mrs Marsh W Bailey home 314 East Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Church
Presbyterian Cottage
Marsh W. Bailey
East
Washington Street
Card of Thanks from Welte family
Card thanks friends for support during bereavement and expresses gratitude that their kindness will be remembered by Mr. A. H. Welte and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Welte
Floating islands and gardens inspire world wonder
Floating islands appear in various places and Kashmir hosts floating gardens while Calcutta Botanical Gardens boast a banyan tree with a 1000 foot spread. The banyan has sheltered thousands of horsemen simultaneously, making the piece appear as a newsy classifieds note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashmir
Calcutta Botanical Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia Rohrer
Wesley Ramsey
Glendale Gleaners
G. A. R. Hall
Helen Jones
C. E. Negus
McLellan
M. E. Aid
M. W. Bailey
Rollin Organ
Mrs. Letts
Margaret N
Clara Wells
Mary FE. Deuel
George Schneider
J. R. George
FE. J. Anderson
A. J. Dawson
W. B. Kerr
George R. Amlong
Oscar Bjork
Carl Koehler
Ellen S. Wallace
William H. Kelley
Oskaloosa
W. E. Walker
A. FE. Ahrens
Wellman
P. L. Ayers
J. B. Babcock
R. L. Badger
John Bailey
C. A. Barnes
Mary EE
Ton
J. M. Bratten
Mrs. Clark Brown
Lyman A. Bunce
Dan Bopp
Silas Caldwell
Anna A. Case
R. H. Clark
F. L. Cook
Moline
Charles Corrette
A. B. Dill
Ida Gordon
Martha Gordon
Ington
Washing
Harriet Grecian
Mary Green
Mildred Guthrie
R. M. Hamilton
W. I. Hill
Ida V. Hough
Ella Hout
Griffith Humphreys
I Red FE. Hutt
Charles W. Jackson
Charles Johnson
Hiram R. Johnson
William Kensler
A. E. Kephart
A. K. Kephart
Margaret
Ton James Marsh
Inez A. Martin
W. H. McCall
Mrs
Anna McCoy
A. P. Miller
Albert J. Morgan
Clay
Jesse Myers
Fila
L. KE. Nagley
L. E. Nagley
Mrs. Inez
Neuligate
J. A. Nicholson
Rollin B. Organ
M. J. Orr
J. R. Palmer
J. F. Simpson
Lee Sirwell
David F. Sitler
Lois BR. Snider
George Stevenson
Keo
J. M. Stewart
J. W. Stewart
W. Allen Stewart
Ellis Walton
Levi B. Ward
Hattie White
J. Martin White
Riverside Society
E. H. Suydam
Johnathan Daniels
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