Lahr family reunion and DAR open house at Sunset Park
The Lahr reunion drew over fifty family members at Sunset Park with a post dinner meeting led by Dick Lahr in Joe Lahr’s absence. Ber nita Lahr McCormick of Belmar N J was remembered and next year’s reunion is set for August first Sunday in Sunset Park Washington. Also 38 Horace Steele descendants met at Sunset Park with new officers Burke McCreedy Leighton Kelley and Mrs Blanche Harvey. Local visitors came from West Des Moines Riverside Columbus Junction Signourney Muscatine Wellman and Fairfield. The DAR log cabin will host an open house Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs M J Cruise Mrs Elizabeth Park and Mrs E E Ward. Local news notes Norman Robie and family left after visiting Mrs Robie’s parents Mr and Mrs Guy Stuckman Tim 13 and Kevin 14 spent two weeks with grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Washington
Horace Steele
Roy Steele
Earl Steele
Burke McCreedy
Leighton Kelley
Blanche Harvey
West Des Moines
Riverside
Columbus Junction
Sigourney
Muscatine
Wellman
Fairfield
Dar
M. J. Cruise
Elizabeth Park
E. E. Ward
Norman Robie
Kevin
Tim
Syracuse
Ind
Horak families gather for reunion at Sunset Park
The Horak reunion was held in Sunset Park with a noon basket dinner. George Brock and wife led arrangements for the 1966 reunion. Attendees included Ed Nolan and daughter of Panama City Florida Clarence Lasek Hamp ton Ill Albert Lasek East Moline W J Matthes Solon Wilbur J Matthews Jr Solon Lawrence Kaska family Fairfield Larry Lasek Columbus Junction Richard Havel Ainsworth Raymond Lasek family Ainsworth Robert Carson Ely Leonard Horak family Riverside Albie Beranek Irene Riverside Henry Brun Duane Iowa City Rodney Hulen Kirksville Missouri Ed Elma Mary Horak Dale Bruegge family Archie Horak Barbara Robert Kron Louis Horak Melo Horak John E Walling George Brock all of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horak
Sunset Park
George Brock
Archie C. Horak
Ed Nolan
Panama City
Fla
Clarence Lasek
Hampton, Ill
Albert Lasek
East Moline
Riverside
Albie Beranek
Irene
Henry Brun
Duane
Iowa City
Rodney Hulen
Kirksville, Mo
Elma
Mary Horak
Dale Bruegge
Archie Horak
Barbara
Robert Kron
Louis Horak
Melo Horak
John E. Walling
Washington
Post Office Job Examinations Offered by Civil Service
The Postmaster of Washington announces that the U S Civil Service Commission now offers examinations for clerk or carrier positions at the Washington Post Office. Starting pay is $2.48 per hour with job stability and fringe benefits in federal service. For details, visit the Washington Post Office or contact the Executive Secretary in Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Post Ofice Department
Federal Civil Service
Post Office
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Post Office
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Social calendar notices with county fair context
Community events calendar item notes deadlines for notices by 10 am daily and three day advance printing. Monday features Wash-away Tops at 7 pm in YWCA rooms. Salad supper weigh-in last night. Short business meeting due to County Fair. Wednesday Ladies Day at 12 30 pm includes luncheon at Country Club with golf or bridge. Rosemary Club postponed. Thursday West Chester COC Class at 2 pm led by Mrs Roy Bauer Read Numbers for discussion. DAR Log Cabin Open House 2 4 pm Sunset Park public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Country Club
Rosemary Club
West Chester Coc
Roy Bauer
DAR Log Cabin
Sunset Park
Grandparents Visit Midl town to Meet Becker Baby
Mr and Mrs Clyde Lambert Mrs Matilda Wasson and Louise Wasson drove to Middletown Illinois on Saturday to meet two week old Barbara Jane Becker born July 15. Barbara has three brothers John Bill and David. Lam bets are grandparents and Wasson the great grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lambert
Matilda Wasson
Louise Wasson
Middletown
Ill
Tom Becker
Barbara Jane Becker
John
Bill
David
Lamberts
Wasson
Fined for careless driving in Glenn Holden court
Dennis Roy Williams was fined 15 dollars in the Glenn Holden justice court after being arrested by city police for careless driving. A separate crash occurred at East Main and North 11th Avenue in Washington when a car driven by Robert Wayne Thompson collided with a cement truck headed north on Eleventh. The truck, owned by Mt Vernon Ready Mix of Mt. Vernon Iowa and driven by Phil Larson of Anamosa, was hauling concrete to the airport project. the Thompson car was badly damaged but the driver escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Roy Williams
Glenn Holden
Justice of the Peace
Indianola
East Main
North 11Th Avenue
Washington
Eleventh
Robert Wayne Thompson
Main Street
Mt. Vernon Ready Mix
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Phil Larson
Anamosa
Local social notices and visits across Des Moines area
A busy week of entertaining and travel is summarized with Washington residents Don L Rinner heading to Grundy Center Iowa and Delta Kappa Gamma members Betty Cunningham Delight Killinger Lillian Holmes visiting Vancouver Seattle Wenatchee and Victoria B C. Des Moines figures Picken Goodwin Harvey Sankey Rees Williams Shaeffer and others join family picnics park outings and trips to Wayland Yellowstone Park and Salt Lake City on the way to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Cunningham
John Cunningham
Raymond Sankey
Austin
Texas
Ann Williams
North Seventh
Oriel Sankeys
Sigourney
Allen Shaeffer
Montezuma
Kenneth Sankey
Cedar Rapids
Sankeys
Williams
Wes Meyer
Wayland
Lottie Robertson
Parkview
Charlie Harveys
Walter Edwards
Meyers
Park
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Travelers head to Europe as ex student John Bordwell departs
John Bordwell will sail on the MV Grotebeer to Switzerland for a year as an American Field Service ex student. He departs August 9 with his mother Mrs. Richard Bordwell and relatives, after a brief East visit. Ted Stewart returns to Summit NJ for teaching duties. Nearby, John Lowash family visits Denver and Almaosa, while the Beaty reunion crowds Lake Keomah. Kent Meyer and family travel from Fresno to visit Godwin relatives as Meyer attends a state college workshop. The Cook and Krotz families visit relatives in Cresco and Spillville, crowning a weekend of travel and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bordwell
Switzerland
American Field Service
John
Richard Bordwell
Kent Meyer
Nancy
Gregg
Fresno
Calif
Homer Godwin
Robert Godwin
Meyer
Mankato State College
Mankato
Minn
St. Peter, Minn
Barbara Godwin
Record of Health Notices Across Washington and Surrounding Areas
On the record Saturday William C Kole sick in Washington and receiving medical care. Yesterday Doris Bittner of Brighton ill, George Lord of Ainsworth ill, and Jef el Vaughn of Washington under surgical care. Also Nancy Albright of Washington. Today Mrs Walter Horning and son of Washington and Mrs Paul Hammes and son of Keota reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Kolesick
Washington
Doris Bittner
Brighton
George Lord
Ainsworth
Jefel Vaughn
Walter Horning
Paul Hammes
Keota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lahr
Steele
Evening Journal
U.S
Canada
Telephone
Louis H. Rinner
Mr. Rinner
Don L. Rinner
Grundy Center
Don Rinner
Vaughn Rinner
Don
Chris
Mike McCarthy
Louis Rinne
Bob Arthur
Eric
Bill Shannon
J.A. Picken
Des Moines
Mr. Picken
the Pickens
Kingman Boulevard
Bob Harvey
Richard Harvey
Phoenix
Ariz
Clifford Goodwin
Philmont Boy Scout Camp
New Mexico
Mr. Goodwin
Harvey
Rodney Davisson
The
Ozarks
William Rees
Margaret Thomas
Chicago
Robert Roberts
Edward Rees
Carol
John Winga
Evan M. Rees
Howell Rees
Henry Rees
Jennie Rees
Ruth Rees
Hugh Jones
Percy Holder
Ruth Luers
South Side of Square
Sigourney, Iowa
Ken Bower
Deane Hartzell
D.S.T
Huff ’N Puffers
Salem
Trenton
Wolf’s
Wolf's Flower Shop
John Lowash
Denver
Ronald Sowash
Allen Duncan
Bessie Tucker
Helen Watkins
Richard Stalder
Connie Jo Ann
Richard Allen
Beaty
Lake Keomah
Oskaloosa
Jim Cook
West Branch
Darlene Cook
Cook
Joe Krotz
Wilbur Chalupa
John Krotz
Pam Robison
Cresco
Robert Krotz
Bily Brothers
Spillville
Petro-Chemical
Maj Noi
Mexico
New York
Advertising Council
USA
Consejo Nacional de la Publicidad
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Nancy Albright
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
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