Halcyon Highlights of a Busy Washington Community
Retired minister Dr. Fred Miller visits Mr. and Mrs. George Dare in Washington. Numerous local social visits are recorded from July 28 events including Hazel Sitler birthday card shower with 28 guests, family gatherings in Keota and Fairfield, and trips to Kansas City and the Amanas. Various family and church members from Washington, Keota, Bucklin, and surrounding areas are named along with trips, birthdays, and reunions, highlighting active community ties and weekend travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Duvall
Fred Miller
Arizona
George Dare
United Methodist Church
Washington
Raymond Rich
Crawfordsville
Vera Drake
Sheenie Buch
Ainsworth
Mae Lamb
Virginia Rains
Ft. Atkinson
Wisc
Wilma Huggins
Wilma
Iowa City
Leroy Bain
Hazel Sitler
Pauline Arthur
Anette Weber
Keota
Edna Coble
Marion Statler
Sarah of
Wm. Sitler
Sitlers
State fair home ec winners named for Washington County
State Fair winners in home economics were chosen from Washington County displays. Names include Diane Steele Shari Stout and Kim McDonald among others with entries across home improvement clothing and food. County delegates head to the Iowa State Fair August 1928 with several alternates and special awards noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jean Hood
J.C. Penney Company
Seiferts of
Washington
Fair Board
Diane
Melinda Flanders
Keota
Annette Reha
Wellman
Jean Reha
Robb Murphy
Kevin Horn
Mike Beranek
Riverside
Gary Yoder
Kalona
Jon Bell
Betty Jones
Crawfordsville
Char Gent
Shari Stout
Ainsworth
Cheryl Fisher
County Fair
Marianne Reha
Paula Hahn
Angie Sieren
Social notes from U P Home News readers weekend visitors
Rev and Mrs Bruce Gillis hosted guests from Vashon Island and Ferneland with Laurie, W D Clark, and Richard Hansen among visitors. Multi-family gatherings continued across the week as relatives from Milwaukee, Winfield, Swedesburg, California, Pittsburgh, and more visited Stewart Hall and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wiley Beveridge
Bruce Gillis
W.D. Clark
Laurie
Vashon Island
Wash
Richard Hansen
Tor
Ferneland
Washington
Glendine Lundquist
John Alvine
Winfield
James Lytle
Ann
Harry Watt
Brookfield
Steven
Craig
Mark Achterhof
Milwaukee
Wisc
Ella Erickson
Colorado
Paul Erickson
California
Leroy Erickson
Swedesburg
Allie Doyle
Harry Ramseyer
Mary
Ramseyer
Lena Ramseyer
Juanita Redlinger
Mrs. Doyle
Davenport
Ronald Schneider
Lori Hotchkiss to wed Eric Graber in August
A Tupperware shower honored Lori Hotchkiss, bride elect, in Crawfordsville as August 27 wedding plans with Eric Graber were announced. Guests included mothers Ruth Hotchkiss and Wanda Graber and many local friends and relatives. Additional notes mention visits by families, church services, and local social happenings surrounding the couple and area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lori Hotchkiss
Eric Graber
Parkview Apartments
Wayland
Eric
Lena
Elizabeth Graber
Betty Brooks
Ruth Hotchkiss
Washington
Wanda Graber
Marie Widmer
Donna Schoonover
Frieda Lawry
Bea Vesely
Bonds Celebrate 60th Anniversary in Keota
Mr and Mrs George Bond marked their 60th wedding anniversary with family from Maryville Elkhart and Des Moines. A steak barbecue followed a weekend gathering at Prairie Home Cafe as relatives visited, joined by grandchildren. Others attended birthday celebrations for Cyril Greiner and Mr Boyd, with extended visits and trips to Adventureland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Wilson
M.E. Dillon
Winfield
Don Arn
Iowa City
Sioux City
Hubert Beal
Luella Swift
Pauline Crone
Monmouth
Ill
Darlene Paul
Darlene
Edna Brier
Cecile Hess
Juanita
Wilma
Myrtle
Fern Hayes
Des Moines
Catherine Merz
Charles Roth
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Clarence McNarlen
Washington County Hospital
Jerome Greiner
Cedar Rapids
Cyril Greiner
Greiner
Gary Greiner
Williamsburg
Marvin Greiner
Roger Brinning
Lucy Britten
Cyril
Scott
Curt Gilchrist
Jim Gilchrists
Harold Holmes
Paul Boyd
Washington
Mr. Boyd
Rains Drench Ainsworth Area With Storm Ties
Aug 3 Ainsworth reports a general rain of .70 inch and a severe electrical storm cutting electricity for 1 hour 20 minutes and knocking out many telephones. A brief shower near Ainsworth dropped about a half inch on Tuesday afternoon. Visitors included Doris Jones of Montezuma and Mrs Feltz of Keota. Floyd Edwards drove to Denton Texas to visit their son Dick who is moving to Farmerville near Dallas. Kenneth Johnson Sara Nathan and Christopher of Wayland joined Joe White’s family for Sunday supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Doris Jones
Montezuma
John L. Davis
Feltz
Keota
Dark Pfeifer
Floyd Edwards
Denton
Texas
Farmerville
Dallas
Kenneth Johnson
Sara
Nathan
Christopher
Wayland
Joe White
Wallace avoids answer on divorce petition
Gov George Wallace refused to say whether a divorce petition will be filed in court after reporters asked at a shoppping center event. Reliable sources confirmed the petition is authentic and Wallace told his lawyer he intends to seek a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
UPI
George Wallace
Wallace
Local families join Indianapolis baptism and UNI music event
Mr and Mrs Jerry Zeck and Shauna of Waterloo with Gene Zeck and other relatives visited in Indianapolis at the homes of Bruce and Wolfe families and attended the baptism of Katherine Ann Bailey at Northside Westminster Church They also visited Howard Wolfe in Decatur IN Jeff Goodell of Washington attended UNI Music Institute and joined a concert with guest conductors and instructors He sang baritone solo played tuba and joined the swing choir Marsha Kron Nichols assisted as accompanist Gordon Morris of Studio City CA visited Washington for his high school reunion and will stay through the week with Charles Morris style="position:absolute"
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wiley
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Illinois
Dora Wiley
Virginia Sachau
Waterloo
Wiley
Janet Graber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Martha Glass
Indiana
Bill Nesbit
Bill
Martha
Lena Nesbit
Stewart Hall
Glen Coakley
Wapello
Eva Ebner
Haydn Thomas
Johnstown
Colo
Keith Thomas
Kirt
Tracy
Jeff
Estes Park
Marshal Rose
Garner
Gerald Howell
Kenneth Derryholmes
Kenneth
Sue Lenz
Amy
Bloomington
Lewis Beenblossom
Janesville
Mildred
Larry Fletcher
Salem Presbyerian Church
Pam
United Church of
Crawfordsville
United Church
Don Rich
Wayland
Charles
Kay Huff
Robert Jacobs
Beverly Keller Schoolcraft
Joyce
Robyn
Paramount
Calif
Richard Wiberg
B. J. and
Richie
Sheridan
Wyo
Beverly
Emmett Keller
Marengo
Jacobs
Robert Charles Jacobs
Jennie
Ainsworth
Rober Jacobs
Lisa
Brighton
Ronald Jacobs
R. C
Goldie Zearcher
Dennis
Bentonville
Ark
Jerry Zeck
Shauna
Gene Zeck
Ann
James
Alice Zeck
Ellen Pronga
Indianapolis
Bruce Bailey
Katherine
Kristin
Tom Wolfe
Katherine Ann Bailey
Northside Westminister Presbyterian Church
Howard Wolfe
Decatur
Jeff Goodell
Washington
Music Institute
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
Rowena Goodell
Marsha Kron Nichols
Gordon Morris
Studio City
Charles Morris
Washington High School
Mr and Mrs Luther French Parents of Two Children
Mr. and Mrs. Luther French of Mr. Pleasant 602 East 13th, Iowa City are listed as the parents of two children. The couple is connected with the State Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther French
Pleasant
E. 13Th
State
Iowa City
Washington man charged with receiving stolen goods
Russell Young twenty of Washington was arrested by Washington City Police Friday around 530 p.m. and charged with receiving stolen goods in connection with the theft of a clock radio and a television from TV Lab in Washington. He is held in the county jail in lieu of $5000 bond. Officials at Fishs Laundromat in Washington report theft of about 150 dollars worth of clothes from a dryer late this week and police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Young
Washington
TV Lab
Young
Fish’s
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Mel Flynn
Waukee
Melinda Flynn
Mrs. Sitler
Kansas City
Ron Lee
Bucklin
Michael Brett
Lee’s
Calude Howard
Sun City
Cloyce Crone
Eva Robertson
Ralph Edwards
Centerville
Karri Minor
St. Petersburg
Fla
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Jay
Michael Foriash
Byran
West Chester
Ruth Stout
Stover House
Fairfield
Batavia
Ohio
Marie Bordwell
al Baldridge
Violet Stetler
Mesa
Ariz
Glenn Lord
Lee Baird
James Quinn
Bairds
Vic Manassier
Minneapolis
Hazel Keller
Mary Dawson
Mr. Keller
Robert Clark
Arenzville
Bernard Blaine
Missouri
John Wheelan
Arthur Flynn
Myra Flynn
Wilson Hyde
Miller
Tucson
Marie Hyde
Margaret Crone
Charles Wiley
Ola O'Laughlin
Louis Havel
Methodist Church
St. Mary’s Church
Ola
Harold Cress
Harold Unkrich
Elsie Meeker
Ron McAvoy
Wichita
Kansas
Gene
Bob
Blanche Formash
Wm. Trembly
Agency
Gary Horton
Kay Widmer
Glenn Dunbar
Paul Maxwell
Sharon
Kearney
Neb
Larry Thornton
Mundelsen
Sybil
Floy Bagg
Larry
Roland Crandall
State Fair
Rhea
Alberta Rhea
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Denver
Midwest
U.P. Home News
Charles Willming
Dwight Brewer
Jasann
Dwight
David
Jay Brewers
Clara Koehler
Julie
H.H. Boekelman
Fort Dodge
Louis Koehler
Boekelman
Enke
Bruce Willson
Irene Rickey
Gordon Stead
Marion
Vincent Upton
Plainfield
N.J
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John Baird
Charlotte
Dr. Labaugh
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Columbus
Nebr
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Deb
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Minnesota
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Isaac
Wyoming
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Evelyn Evans
Montana
Browning
Evelyn
Anna
Austin
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Elizabeth McClung
Mary Hastie
Miss Stephens
Dewey
Cedar Falls
Hastie
Mary O'Connor
Russell
Muscatine
Kent Feed Company
Mississippi
Minnie Knapp
Brownlee
Henry Carris
Ruthland
Vermont
Clarence Logan
Carris
Logan
Glover Ferrell
Robert
Gull Lake
Layne
Reseda
Kevin
Fargo
N.D
Archie Norris
H.B. Lewis
Columbus Junction
Ronald Harr
Blanche Sheldon
Bonds
Mrs
Paul Sievert
Rains
Duane White
Mark Boyd
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
Osincup’s
Gene Click
Tanny and
Mike
Garden Grove
Ron Allison
Kris
Jacki
Stevenson
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
Ide PE
Crull & Lee
George Clinton
Daniel Tompkins
Richard Johnson
William King
Hannibal Hamlin
Henry Wilson
Thomas Hendricks
Garret Hobart
Charles Dawes
United States
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Washington Federal
WE Po
Fender
Meebsnemeer
Heels & Loan Ltt
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
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