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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1968

Page

3

Gingerich Nafziger wed in Kalona Mennonite ceremony

Frances Jean Gingerich of Iowa City daughter of Al and Gingerich and Gary Lee Nafziger of Kalona son of Chris and, were married in a candlelight Kalona Mennonite Church ceremony Friday August 9. The Rev. Emery Hochstetler officiated. The bride’s twin Ed Miller served as matron of honor with bridesmaid Mary Alice Bontrager. The groom’s party included Keith Troyer as best man and Arlen Hershberger Nolan Hostetler as groomsmen. Ushers included Lee Gingrich Ed Miller Von Miller and Wayne Hershberger. Special music by Harold Blosser Art Swartzendruber Ken Miller and Bob Brenneman. Two hundred twenty five guests attended the reception in the church fellowship room. The couple will reside in Iowa City after a wedding trip. The bride attended Eastern Mennonite College Harrisonburg VA and La Junta School of Nursing in Colorado and is a nurse at University Hospitals Iowa City. The groom also attended Eastern Mennonite College.

West Chester Frances Jean Gingerich Iowa City Aldine Gingerich Gary Lee Nafziger Chris Nafziger Kalona Kalona Mennonite Emery Hochstetler West Union Mennonite Church Ed Miller Akron Mary Alice Bontrager Charlottesville Lisa Miller West Liberty Keith Troyer Arlen Hershberger Nolan Hostetler Wellman Lee Gingerich von Miller Wayne Hershberger Harold Blosser Art Swartzendruber Ken Miller Bob Brenneman Carol Nafziger Brenda Gingerich Sandra Nafziger Eastern Mennonite College Harrisonburg la Junta School Margaret Schantz Thomas Stuckey J. A. Lewis Benjamin Eicher Simon Gingerich Carl Landes Howard Witting Gilbert Schantz Roger Wyse Wayland Mennonites Church Pleasant Hill Christian Church Thurlowe Myers St. Louis Missouri Eicher Victor Swartzendruber Bloomfield Iowa John William Swartzendruber Hazel Eicher Washington E. C. Eicher

Scene of ambulance rush after Highway 218 crash

Residents woke as two ambulances sped from Kalona toward a northbound 218 crash. The truck driver, who apparently lost control, was hospitalized but not seriously hurt. Governor Harold Hughes spoke at a Sunset Park picnic for about 150 residents, with Mrs. Hughes and daughter Phyllis present.

Kalona

Indiana residents visit Kalona for family gathering

Indiana guests from LaGrange Shipshawana and Casper gather for overnight stays at Mary Ann Miller’s Kalona home. A cooperative dinner at Prairie Dale School honors hosts and many relatives from Yoder, Miller, Edmondson, and related families. The piece notes birthdays, travel to Colorado and California, and a planned induction into service for Mr. Fry.

Kalona Freeman Miller la Grange Indiana Willard Gerber Shipshewanna Mary Ann Miller Millers Gerbers Prairie Dale Harvey J. Miller Elsie Mose P. Yoder Enos Miller Ronald Hartzler Cleo Dickel Carol Joanne Daniel D. Miller C. Jay Miller Harley H. Miller Mary Yotty Emma Yoder Terry Spitzer Mildred, Luella Vera Yoder Duane E. Yoder Norman Boshart Wayland Sam Schlabaugh Wellman Lloyd Knepp Alice Eimen Mahlon Schlabaugh Frank D. Yoder Mary Lena R. Yoder Cora Stutsman Chappell Nebraska F. R. Edmondson Casper Wyoming Olen Bishop Dale K. Ginge

Four Recipes From Mrs Dillon for a Cookin Week

The note shares four tested recipes from Mrs. W. D. Dillon of Charlottesville. Coke Cake with cocoa icing, asparagus casserole with white sauce, Ruby Red Salad from Betty Dillon Lish, and Ice Cream Chocolate Pie for gatherings. Each recipe includes ingredients, steps, and baking directions for a 9 by 13 pan or similar, with notes on serving and freezing.

W. D. Dillon C’ville Betty

Tanner Family Visits Highlight Montana Trip

Mr and Mrs R J Tanner of Washington return from five weeks in Butte and Billings Montana with relatives including Jack Tanner who will teach in Fromberg this fall. Also noted is a dine-in with Mrs Dewey Stephens and sisters, and the birth of a son to Dennis and Martha Martens of Madison Wisconsin, Martha being a Stephens daughter.

Rich Colorado C. C. Shimon Fred Bartlett Solon Cedar Rapids Shimons C. J. Shimon Salon Logan Reif Doug Bill Reif Bettendorf Ivan Alt Jerry Alt Des Moines Velma Way Eugene Way H. J. Bigelow Mt. Vernon Way Helen Fry Rick California R. J. Tanner Washington Butte Montana Robert Labrie Jeannie Janie Robert Stephens Mr. Stephens Dewey Stephens Richard Edmondson Casper, Wyo George Walsh Sean Evanston Illinois John Elliott Ainsworth Richard Stephens Gene Stephens Dennis Martens Madison Wisconsin Martens Martha Stephens

Centennial Observed For Eicher Mennonite Church Near Noble

Nearly 300 members former members neighbors and friends attended a centennial program for the first church building of the Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church near Noble Iowa. Services Aug 3 4 1968 featured guest speakers Rev Gordon Dyck Rev Harvey Nunemaker and Rev Raymond Hartzler.

Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Noble Iowa Washington and Henry County Amish Mennonite Society Middle District Conference of Mennonites General Conference of Mennonites Gordon Dyck Elkhart Indiana Central District Conference Harvey Nunemaker Raymond Hartzler Bloomington Illinois Rudolph Martens Vernon Frey Eicher Walter Regier Fairview Michigan Omer Nisley Decatur Alabama Delbert Welty Ackley Henry J. Schrag Des Moines Carl Landes Straughn Walter Neufeld Wayland Mennonite Church

County Fair Visits Mark Week for Guests from Far and Wide

Mr and Mrs Alfred Pay of Millbank South Dakota spent most of the week in the home of Mrs Nora Gamon in Washington before leaving Friday morning They attended the County Fair and visited other relatives Melody and Jackie Fish of Joliet Illinois daughters of Mrs Fred Fish also visited the John Ganon home and relatives They enjoyed the County Fair as well

Alfred Pay Millbank South Dakota Nora Gamon Washington Fred Fish Melody Jackie Joliet, Ill John Ganon

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Educes Gingerich Edwin Morethy University of Service France Harold Hughes West Pavilion Sunset Park Democrat Party Washington County Hughes Vietnam Visting By Marge Luckey Mrs. Eugene Way J. W. Helscher CLA P.O. Box Ohio National Life Ins. Co Cincinnati Kathleen Escher Melinda Reed Iowa Maidens Armory Helen Gilbert Helene B. Dillon North Marion Robert L. Swift Republican Sugar Creek Bethel Mennonite Church Eureka Community Mennonite Church Eicher Church Wayland and Eicher Women of the Mission Society Art Duncan Tom Ance Health Insurance Tom Horak Horak Insurance
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