WHS Class of 1947 reunion held at Willows Supper Club
The WHS Class of 1947 held its twenty seventh reunion dinner at the Willows Supper Club on Saturday July 29 with 79 attendees including 46 class members. Rev. Bob Dodder led the invocation and Bob Bell welcomed. Prizes were given for travel, youngest child, most children and most grandchildren. The next reunion is planned in five years with the same committees continuing.
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WHS
The
Willows Supper Club
Bob Anderson
Earle Murphy
Leon Hillman
Virginia Pettet
Helen Wilson
Norman White
Bob Bell
Duane Redlinger
Lloyd Turnipseed
Gerald DeLong
George Doran
Martha Jobst
Burdette Wagenknecht
Archie McKissick
Bob Jones
Fred Wade
Herbert Molkenthin
Willows
Richard Dare
James Pease
Kenneth Hines
Cmdr
Dick Vacha
Jim Walker
Wayne Marshall
Ruth
Louise
Dave McAil
Betty Barth
Paul Bemnblossom
Marie Blattner
Joan Boileau Oswalt
Bill Crandall
Martha Davis Jobst
Bob Dodder
Clara Falk Hillman
Joan
Bill Crawford injured when tractor runs over leg on Dutch Creek farm
Bill Crawford son of Mr and Mrs Omer Crawford was injured Monday forenoon when a tractor and water wagon ran over his left leg. Ligaments and tissue were torn and the leg will be cast. He is a patient at Washington County Hospital. Other items note community activities and visits in Richland Fairfield area.
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Don Long Richland
Bill Crawford
Omer Crawford
Bill
Dutch Creek
Washington County Hospital
Charles Blakely
Grace Tinnis
Jefferson Co. Hospital
Fairfield Pleasant Plain
the Rubio
Explo
Dallas
Texas
Quaker Men and Friends
Tom Henley
Kenneth Johnson
David
Ganado
Ariz
Victor Parcell
Bernard E. Kelley
Fairfield
George Lundquist
Burlington
Johnsons
Benny Creek
Libertyville
Johnson
Jefferson County Hospital
Chitaqua Park
Fairfield Family Camp
Lake Darling Youth Center
Quaker Mews Gospel Team of
Indiana Yearly
Warren Davis
Raymond Swartzwelter
Laura
Bradley Swartzwelter
Jill Hupfeld
Jay Swartzwelter
Bolder
Colo
Jerry Hupfeld
Cedar Rapids
Swartawelters
Steven Booth
Richland
Booth
Jeremy
Bud Booth
W. E. Luithly
Donald Roberts
Galesburg
Bernard Roberts
Denise
David Long
Don Long
Boyd Saunders
Larry Sanders
Mathew Popejoy
Ron Long
Jim Moore
Clinton
Merle Mathias
Clarence
Iowa
Norman Hartwig
Adrian Bottorff
Jack Hessletine
Bill Frame
Debbie
Anderson
Ind
John Frame
Washington
Edwin Peiffer
West Chester
Lloyd Augustine
Rose Peiffer
Keota
Lloyd
Dolly
Augustines
Rose
A. Thompson
David Kleese
Keola
George Widmer
Lost and found items at YWCA office after Camp Fire week
Lost and found items are stored at the YWCA office after the Camp Fire week. Items include a Western hat, a red sneaker, a bathing suit and many towels and wash cloths, all available for claim on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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YWCA
Friendly Families Club plans July potluck on August 12
The Friendly Families Club will not meet during fair week and will hold a family potluck supper at Marr Park on Saturday evening, August 12. Each family should bring a drink. Local notices cover recent travels, relatives visiting, and community events across Washington area.
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Friendly Families Club
C. A. Thompson Ainsworth
Marr Park
G. F. Trotter
Dwight Harleys
Ely
Minn
Larry Trotter
Jane
Charles Harley
Washington
Jim Harley
G. F Trotter
Clarence Richards
Dale Frame
Anderson
Ind
Frames
Mrs. Richards
Levi Blanchard
Vera Simpson
Darold Jones
Cotter United Presbyterian
Wilson
C. A. Thompson
Royal Robertson
West Chester
Alfred Gorsh
Frank Gorsh
Williamsburg
Alvin Krebs
Cedar Rapids
Harold Frakes
Wellman
Stanley McCreedy
Kimberly
George Stout
Doris Blanchard
Des Moines
Doris
Myrla Henderson
United Presbyterian Home
Star Spangled Banner line cited by Key explainer
A note reflects on Francis Scott Key and the phrase long may it wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave from the Star Spangled Banner as a thought for the day.
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Francis Scott Key
Riverside and West Chester centennial books at library
The Washington Public Library extends hours and invites patrons to explore a rich shelf of new fiction and non fiction titles. Highlights include The Wandering Prince, The Malcontents, Running of the Deer, Night of the Axe, and works by Plaidy Shrake Lewin Lipsky Kahn and Brodeur. Memorial volumes honor local figures with notable gifts from community members and organizations.
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Riverside
West Chester
John Zelinsky
Jean Plaidy
Charles II
Charles Percy Snow
Jocelyn Kettle
Ewan Clarkson
William Mulvihill
California
Edwin Shrake
Bowen Ingram
Leonard C. Lewin
Eleanor Lipsky
Robert C. O'Brien
Roger Kahn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Arthur A. Michele
Tex Maule
Kathleen Troutman
Walter A. Stewart
Lucy Freeman
Keota Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Bernie Flanders
Mr and Mrs Bet Flander honored at home of Douglas Flander as 25th wedding anniversary guests of 65 attendees. Event featured cake, coffee, and punch served by Mrs Dean Pence and Mrs George England with Robin Flander assisting. Attendees included Harper, Oskaloosa, Fremont, Fairfield, Keota residents and relatives from Burlington Moline Rock Island Wellman Coralville Nevada Riverside Milan Wellman LeClaire Solon and more as 19th annual Conklin Reunion was held in Keota Park with Harriett Conklin’s Fulton family tree reading.
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Paul Sievert Kuta
Bet Flander
Douglas Flander
Dean Pence
George England
Oskaloosa
Robin Flander
Carl Beinhart
Keith Beinhart
Robert Beinhart
Elmer Sieren
Harper
Howard Sieren Fremont
Betty Grant
Pat
Fairfield
Glenn Stounter
Keota
Conklin
Keota Park
Cindy Lown
Harriett Conklin
LeClaire
David Clawson
Nevada
John Lown
Riverside
Ne Miller
Grace Miller
Lyle Miller
Pam
Roy Schwenke
Gerri Doud
Carpenter's Union Briefs Sealed for Wednesday Meeting
There will be no meeting of Carpenter's Union Local 1398 this Wednesday. The notice comes from Local 1398 leaders and affects all members awaiting discussion of upcoming projects and schedules. Future meeting plans will be announced by the union organizers.
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Carpenter's Union
Carpenter's Union Local 1398
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Leland Schmitt
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Dick Dare
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Lee Salk
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America the Land Is Ours
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America’s Last Chance
Senator Gaylord Nelson
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Pearl Loomis
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