Rose Peck 90th Birthday Celebration in East Pleasant Plain
Honor Rose Peck celebrated her 90th birthday with about 100 friends and family at St. Joseph's Hall. A morning Mass at St. Joseph's Church preceded an afternoon open house hosted by her children, with a two-tier cake, flowers, and gifts. Mrs. Peck, born in 1882 in Chicago, and widowed since 1950, remains active in the Polishville community with 48 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren, quilting, gardening, sewing, and pinochle.
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St. Joseph's Hall
East Pleasant Plain
Rose Peck
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Francis Bass
Ferne Huffman
Joan Mineart
Caryl Smith
Janet Fritz
Peck
Chicago
August
Catherine Kregoski
Prenuptial Showers Honor Miss Atkinson Before Marriage
Miss Becky Atkinson received multiple prenuptial celebrations ahead of her marriage to Dennis Nardy this Saturday at United Methodist Church Eve. Hosts included Cindy Schlapkohl Cathi Carter and Mrs Kelly Schlapkohl with guests from last year’s high school band baton twirlers. Special attendees were mothers of the couple and Mrs Ted Simpson, sister of the bride. Additional showers hosted by Mrs Mary Lee Moore and Mrs Reid Orris featured a vegetable themed cart and refreshments. Neighbors and classmates attended the Darwin Vacha home party with both grandmothers among the guests. the bride’s grandmother Mabel Atkinson was present though the bridegroom’s grandmothers could not attend.
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Becky Atkinson
Dennis Nardy
United Methodist Church
Cindy Schlapkohl
Cathi Carter
Cindy
Kelly Schlapkohl
Marsh Atkinson
Eddie Nardy
Ted Simpson
Schlapkohl
Ray Carter
Mary Lee Moore
Reid Orris
Miss Atkinson
Mike Pacha
Darwin Vacha
Jan Vacha
Sue Eagle
Mabel Atkinson
Leonardy
Dewey Weeks
Steele relatives gather for reunion
Horace Steele descendants held their annual reunion on Sunday August 6 at Sunset Park with 45 attendees. A noon dinner and afternoon visiting followed a brief business meeting that set the 1973 reunion for Sunset Park. Mrs Milo Steele Sr. will be secretary and treasurer.
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Horace Steele
Sunset Park
Milo Steele Sr
Ruth Steele McMillan
Chico
Calif
Tom Turner
Hugh
Los Alamos
N.M
Oscar Steele
Darrell
Diane
Donna
Daniel
Riverside
Elmer Steele
Eugene Steele
David
Dennis
Orie O'Conner
Ainsworth
Burke McCreedy
Arnold Nicholson
Wayland
Tina Dawn Nicholson
George Steele
East Moline
Washington
Meryl Steele
Arthur Nicholson
Leighton Kelly
Brent and
Kent
Bill Steele
Linda
Ray Steele
Earl Steele
M.W. Steele
Mary Salladay
Ross Jones
Avis Busby
Margaret Shughart
Annual Lahr reunion Sunday at Richland
The annual Lahr reunion gathered at the Mother Cabrini Catholic Church parish hall in Richland on Sunday. A brief business meeting was led by president George Everhart after dinner, and Jean Everhart prepared a family tree book for sale. Attendees included A J Lahr, Henry Hodgskiss, and many relatives. officers for 1973 were Helen Peiffer and Clarence Henry.
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Brenda McBeth
George Henry
Twin Lakes
Wis
Helen Peiffer
Clarence Henry
A.J. Lahr
Richard Lahr
Wetzstein
Margaret Everhart
George Everhart
James Sullivan
Eugene Kaska
Roy Lamansky
Clem Chalupa
Henry Hodgskiss
Rex Jackson
Forrest McBeth
Gary Fritz
Clem Eagle
John Eagle
Dwight Robison
Maynard Peck
Bill Greiner
McCalls Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary at Open House
Mr and Mrs Howard McCall marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Captain s Table attended by about 270 friends and relatives. A noon family dinner brought together 54 relatives, with all their children present and numerous relatives from Iowa Washington and beyond.
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Howard McCall
Edward Rains
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
Vince Czerwinski
Long Beach
Calif
Richard McCall
West Chester
Donald Paul
MecCalls
Ora Huggins
Downieville
Gertrude Hofsteater
Spokane
Wash
Charles McCall
Osage City
Kan
D.C. Miller
Tampa
Fla
Orville Johnston
Garner
Wilbur Knupp
Columbus
Iowa
Washington
Reeds honored for 61st wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Reed of Webster were guests of honor at the Washington Care Center Sunday afternoon for their 61st wedding anniversary. The Reeds daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John McClintic hosted with ice cream and cake. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Glenn Davis Mr and Mrs W C Richards both of Washington along with Mr and Mrs Max McClintic of Richland and Mr and Mrs Robert Brinton of Brighton.
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Fred Reed
Webster
Washington Care Center
Reed
Care Center
Office clerk change at district court in Iowa City
Avis Wells begins work in the office of Robert Riley, clerk of district court, at the courthouse. She replaces Shirley Lasser, who is leaving for Corsicana Texas where her husband has found employment. Mrs. Arthur Peters remains a Mercy Hospital patient in room 3013.
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Arthur Peters
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Avis Wells
Robert Riley
Shirley Lasser
Corsicana
Texas
On the Record Ja Jumpspiat Admitted Yesterday
Mrs. Frank Crone of Washington is listed as admitted yesterday for medical care. Today Lloyd Arbogast of Wayland and Harry Akers of Brighton are admitted for medical issues. Glenn Dunbar of Washington and Mrs Ronald Honaker with her son, also of Washington, are dismissed today.
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Frank Crone
Washington
Lloyd Arbogast
Wayland
Harry Akers
Brighton
Glenn Dunbar
Ronald Honaker and Son
Mosquito Invasion Hits San Francisco Businesses
Mosquito swarms flood downtown San Francisco stores selling insect repellents as City Health Department investigators probe the sudden outbreak. Officials suspect the pests were released from underground during Bay Area Rapid Transit subway construction.
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San Francisco
UPI
City Health Department
Bay Area
Highland students register August 18 for new year
The Highland area announces elementary registration for the coming school year set for Friday August 18. Registration runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at attendance centers. The Board of Education approved property sales on August 5 1972 in Riverside. Proceeds fund the School House Fund. The Title I reading program for 1972 73 is approved but limited to grades 1 2 3 due to funding cuts. One four fifths time teacher to Ainsworth, one full-time teacher and one aide to Riverside.
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Board of Education
Riverside
Highland Township
Michael Chapman
Robert Harding
Iowa City
Highland Community
State Dept. of Public Education
Ainsworth
Iowa Turkey Growers Vote for Checkoff Funds
Iowa turkey producers approve a special checkoff by a three to one margin to fund promotion and research. The plan, backed by the Iowa Turkey Marketing Council, would raise about $60 000 annually from one cent per turkey over 1 1/2 pounds and a half cent for lighter birds, on roughly six million turkeys raised yearly and about 225 major producers.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Turkey Marketing Council
Carolyn Taylor
Towa
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