Washington's first nurse May Carris Phillips remembered by family
Margaret McCall Wolf recalls May Carris Phillips born 1870 in Washington County, the first nurse to graduate from Washington Hospital, who faced multiple family tragedies yet pursued nursing from age 40s. She mentored grandchildren and great grandchildren, remained devoted to family, and died at 88 after a fall.
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Sheilah Klapp
Margaret McCall Wolf
May Carris Phillips
Washington Hospital
May
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Finley
Florence Nightingale
A.N. Albertson
Albertson
May Carris
Baptist Brotherhood Quartet
Women’s Auxiliary
Washington County Hospital
Gram
Smiths
McCalls
Ezra Smith
Canada
J.N. Phillips
Tom
Jean) Logan
Mrs. Wolf
Jean
Social Calendar Week Ahead in Local Groups
Social calendar lists events for Tuesday through Thursday from American Legion Auxiliary Tops Club VFW World War I Auxiliary Senior Citizens YMCA Ladies Golf and Bridge DeMolay Highland Social Club Walnut Women's Club. Meetings include picnics luncheons and card games with reservations advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
North Pavillion
Sunset Park
Tops Club
Ywca Room
VFW
Pauline Crone
Ymca Ladies Golf and Bridge Assoc
Country Club
Masonic Temple
Highland Social Club
Walnut Women’s Club
Reachly-Green vows in Washington ceremony
Carrie Reschly and David Green exchanged marriage vows on Thursday August 5 1976 at the United Methodist Church Washington with Dr J Rolland Crandall officiating the 7 pm ceremony. The event honored immediate family. reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple will reside at 1344 Moon NE Albuquerque NM where the groom studies at the University of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Reschly
James Reschly
Washington
David Green
Boyd Dunbar
United Methodist Church
J. Rolland Crandall
William McFadden
Agency
Larry Green
Davenport
Moon, N.E
Albuquerque
New Mexico
University of Mexico
Honor Colleen Harty at bridal shower
Miss Colleen Harty of Sioux City was honored guest at a morning kitchen shower attended by 18 guests here Saturday. Hostesses were Mrs. Edsall Brown, Mrs. James Brown of Marshalltown, and Mrs. Charles Goodell. In whose home the event was held out of town guests included Mrs. Douglas Price and Nicole, Mrs. Larry Custer, and Miss Patricia Reisener. Decorations carried out the bride-to-be's colors mint green and blue. Miss Harty will become the bride of James Reisener of Washington on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Harty
Sioux City
Edsall Brown
James Brown
Marshalltown
Charles Goodell
Douglas Price
Nicole
Larry Custer
Patricia Reisener
Charles Hotle
Miss Harty
James Reisener
Washington
Sixth Rickey Reunion Held at Sunset Park
Mr and Mrs Harold Kline hosted guests including sister Anna Roberts and nephew Warren Weatherington of Pulaski. The sixth Rickey Reunion gathered at noon Sunday at Sunset Park with attendees from Rock Island Ill Keota Washington Columbus Junction St. Louis Donnellson Prairie City and others. The 1977 reunion is scheduled for August 7 at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kline
Anna Roberts
Warren Dale Weatherington
Donna
Pulaski
Rickey
Sunset Park
William Rickey
Rock Island, Ill
Earl Hobbs
Keota
Opal Hobbs
C.L. Eyestone
Washington
Mildred Morris
Columbus Junction
Ellis Rickey
St. Louis
Ruth Bell
Donnellson
Dorothy R. Elmore
Prairie City
Sunset
Christine Jensen Weds Stephen Kindred in Iowa City Church
Christine Jensen of Cedar Rapids and Stephen R. Kindred of Washington wed at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City on Friday August 6 1976 at 730 pm Rev Roy Wingate officiated The bride daughter of B A Jensen Cedar Rapids and the bridegroom son of Bill O Kindred Washington The couple will reside in Washington where Kindred works for McCleery Cumming Co The bride is a Kirkwood Community College graduate who is employed locally A reception for 200 followed the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Iowa City
Christine Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Stephen R. Kindred
Washington
Roy Wingate
B.A. Jensen
Bill O. Kindred
Cheryl Jensen
Cassandra Boddicker
Los Angeles
William Ross
Billy Kindred
Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Shepherd
Richard Allison
John Fields
Eric Jensen
Mary Thompson Joins Southeast Iowa Action as Volunteer Planner
Mary P Thompson of Winona Minnesota will join Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization as a volunteer program planner paid via a CSA grant. Executive Director Lois Eichacker announced the ACV placement noting Thompson holds BA and MA in Education from East Washington State College and will assist in program planning across the four state Region VII CAAs while living expenses and transportation are funded by the CSA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary P. Thompson
Winona
Eichacker
Thompson
Iowa
Action
Caas
CSA
VISTA
Washington Squirts Meeting Notice
The Washington Squirts will hold a meeting on Tuesday August 10 at 7 30 p m in the community room of City Hall.
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Washington Squirts
City Hall
Bike Ride Draws 2,210 Riders Through Iowa City
Bill Thomann of Wayland reports 2,210 riders joined the cross-flown ride as the group passed Iowa City on Saturday. Riders varied widely in age with men over 75 and even a few double bikes in the parade.
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Bill Thomann
Wayland
Iowa City
Gott named to Keokuk Co FHA group
Norman Gott of Ollie is named to the Keokuk County Farmers Home Administration Committee. The panel reviews loan eligibility. three year terms. Other members include Mrs. Maxine Hull of Gibson and Raymond N. Greiner of R. J. Keota. The Gotts farm 524 acres in Ollie with grain cattle and hogs. son helps with the operation. Gott attends the Ollie Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Gott
Ollie
Keokuk County
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Steve Reif
Mid-Prairie
Rahoe
Kalona
Honor Colleen Harty
Stephen
CAO
Office of Economic Opportunity
Eibhacker
Region VII Caas
Mary Thompson
Keokuk Co
FHA
Herb Osincup
Osincup
Washington, Iowa
Corning
Burt
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