45th Hole anniversary and 112th birth date noted
West Chester hosts the 23rd Hole reunion at West Chester Park with 79 attendees for a dinner and meeting. Officers were re elected. Nora Rathmel read letters from relatives. Four marriages five births and four deaths were reported. A new inquiry into Newman relatives was requested. Next reunion set for the first Sunday in July 1978 at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hole
West Chester
W.E. Hole
West Chester Park
Nora Rathmel
Barnie Hole
Newman
Nina Dunbar
James
Brighton
Lakin Hole
Crawfordsville
John Hole
Lloyd and David
Olds
Earnie Hole
Timothy and
Kelley
Wellman
Robert French
Dorene
Marion
Clarence Wolcott
Richland
Earnest Itendahl
Virginia
Washington
Mamie Maxwell
Frytown
Lester Hole
Long Beach
Calif
Lois O’herron
el Cajon
Clarence Hole
Enid
Okla
Francis Butterbaugh
Rodney Butterbaugh
Amy
Beth
William Pfieffer
Perry
Richard
Mike
Brenda
Independence
Clarence Workman
Doug
Wendy
Bonaparte
Richard Butterbaugh
Talisa
Robert
Joe
Iowa City
Burton Giffle
Bret
Jeff
Kevin
Winfield
James Huffman
Riverside
Robert B. Jacobs
Davison reunion marks 43rd gathering in Sunset Park
The 43rd annual Davison reunion was held Sunday August 7 in Sunset Park with 77 attending. Rollin Davison led a business meeting and officers elected for the coming year are Bill Wagner president Rodney Letts vice president and Lora Davison secretary treasurer. Numerous relatives attended from Washington Wayland Iowa City Des Moines and out of state including Sacramento Richmond Jackson Montrose Ainsworth Ankeny Cedar Rapids Rock Island Moline Columbus Junction and Columbus City. The next reunion will be the first Sunday in August 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison
Sunset Park
Rollin Davison
Bill Wagner
Rodney Letts
Lora Davison
Washington
Eva Davison
Dora Wagner
Don Gardner
Penny
Donna
Leona Gardner
Wayne Wagner
Gay
Wayland Area
Russell Davison
Rhua Davison
Everett Davison
Dale Bain
Dorothy
David
Ankeny
Sherman B. Watson
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Wagner
Rock Island, Ill
Roland Armstrong
Moline, Ill
John Brayton
Stephen
Roberta
Danville
Eva Swailes
Columbus Junction
Ralph Davison
Lonnie
Des Moines
Billy
Mandy
J.R
Henry Swailes
Kim
Cindy
Carrie
Columbus City
Raymond Swailes
Larry
Keith
Conesville
Ralph Gingerich
Virgel
Darrell
Dwane
Dick Lukins
Mark
Gary
Tracey
Hospital notes and admissions and discharges
Yesterday admissions include William Besser from Harper in medical care and Mrs. Pearl Strohm in Washington. Today admissions list Mrs Cloyce Zieglowsky and Mrs Florence Tanner in Washington, both in medical. Discharged yesterday are Mrs John Groff from Keota and Logan Lee Heilman from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Besser
Harper
Pearl Strohm
Washington
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Florence Tanner
John Groff
Keota
Logan Lee Heilman
Shirley Boese to Wed Gary Wade in October
October vows Shirley Jean Boese of Mt. Pleasant to Gary Duane Wade of Washington. She is a 1974 WACO High School graduate, Hesston College attendee, and works at Yoder Feeds in Frytown. He is a 1973 Washington High School graduate and a bus maintenance mechanic for Washington Community Schools. The wedding is planned for October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Boese
Mt. Pleasant
Shirley Jean
Gary Duane Wade
Darrel Wade
Washington
Miss Boese
Waco High School
Hesston College
Hesston
Kan
Yoder Feeds
Frytown
Washington High School
Washington Community Schools
FHA state leadership campers attend 4-H camp near Madrid
Jayne Friese and Connie Stalder, daughters of local families, attended the FHA State Leadership Camp at the 4-H camping center near Madrid. They gained leadership skills for the 1977-78 Washington FHA chapter and served on a 36-member connection team producing recap news for the club newsletter. Mary Atwood is the chapter advisor. Tops Club meets Aug 16 and 23 despite two-week closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Jayne Friese
Robert Friese
Connie Stalder
Richard Stalder
Madrid
Washington
Jayne
Connie
Mary Atwood
Social Calendar Highlights Week Activities
Thursday Knights of Columbus meet at 8 p.m. at K C Hall. Wednesday senior citizens gather at 1 30 p m at the YMCA with cards coffee and conversation. Antioch Social Club breakfast at 9 a m and DAR Log Cabin open house 2 4 p m at Sunset Park hosted by Mrs Harvey Holden and Miss Mary Gale Letts. Saturday Vincent reunion at noon at Wayne Mangold home with basket dinner. Sunday H E O Club picnic at 6 p m Sunset Park bring own food and drink all former members welcome. Knights of Columbus bingo 6 30 p m at K C Hall. A Hoover quote about youth and war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Coffe
Antioch Social Club
Shirley Timmins
Dar Log Cabin
Sunset Park
Harvey Holden
Mary Gale Letts
Vincent
Wayne Mangold
H.E.O. Club
Knights of Columbus
Galesburg visits and local births headline community notes
Annabelle Andrade and Laura return to Galesburg after a six week Spain trip. The Simmerings announce a daughter born August 9 1977 in Iowa City Mercy Hospital weighing 7 lbs 8 oz. Sumer Nicole Siegle arrives August 8 1977 at St Luke's Cedar Rapids weighing 7 lbs, ? oz. Local women attend a Burlington styling class. families visit, attend hobos convention and a wedding reception near Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Andrade
Laura
Galesburg
Ill
Zeck
Spain
Dave Simmering
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Clark Baker
John Simmering
Gary Siegle
Sumer Nicole
St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Don Siegle
Dave Plank
Wellman
Amlong Family Reunion Held in Sunset Park
Descendants of Robert and Alice Page Amlong met at Sunset Park on Sunday Aug 7 for a reunion. Plans were made for the first Sunday in August 1978 in Sunset Park with a noon picnic. Attendees included Elsie Sitler, John Swartzendruber, Clifford Campbell, Kenneth Sitler, Flora Spiverey, James Crow, Leon Lintz and families, Tom Kerr, Leroy Shull and boys, Ira Leffler and family, Dale Kerr, Robert Amlong and girls, Fances Crawford, George, David and Corliss, Bill Crandall, Daryl Leffler and Willard, Mellie Swails, Terry Crawford and Ann, Mary Lou Krotz, Karen, Karol, Kay, Kevin, Bob Breem, Amy and Andy, Tony Amlong and boys, Bob Harding, Mike, Pam and Bobby, Barb Schropp and Ken Harding, Marion, Debbie and Don Poff, Jim Leslie, Greg Leslie, Carrol Sitler, Shirley and Carol Marie Schultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Alice Page Amlong
Sunset Park
Elsie Sitler
John
Ethel) Swartzendruber
Clifford Campbell
Kenneth Sitler
Flora G. Spiverey
James Crow
Leon Lintz
Tom Kerr
Pepper
Leroy Shull
Ira Leffler
Dale Kerr
Robert Amlong
Fances Crawford
George
David
Corliss
Bill Crandall
Daryl Leffler
Willard
Mellie Swail
Perry couple announce Connie Potley to Leeallen Weiss wedding
Plan May wedding for Connie Potley and Leeallen Weiss. Connie Potley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Potley of Perry, a 1974 University of Northern Iowa graduate, works as distributive education coordinator for Washington Community Schools. Leeallen Weiss, a 1970 Brown Institute of Broadcasting graduate, is operations manager of KCII Radio in Washington. The couple plans a May 27, 1978 wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Potley
Perry
Connie
Leeallen Weiss
Lee Weiss
St. Paul
Minn
University of Northern Iowa
Washington Community Schools
Brown Institute of Broadcasting
Minneapolis
Kcii Radio
Washington
Gospel Singers At Louisa County Fairgrounds
About fifteen gospel groups perform over eight hours at the Louisa County Fairgrounds in Columbus Junction on Saturday from 1 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a free will offering collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa County Fairgrounds
Columbus Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hole
Paul
St. James Church
Walgreen Agency
Mulanta Antacid
Osincups
Washington Area
Herb Osincup
Osincup’s
Osincup's
Osincup Senior Citizen
Tops Club
Tops
K.C. Hall
Herbert Hoover
Leann Reed
Debi Bruegge
Patty Black
Elaine Young
Elaine
Marsha Patterson
Burlington
Bill Hill
Larry Morrow
Denise
Greg
Anna Farmer
Wayland
Isaac Kleese
Max Arbogast
Debra Linn
Tom Black
Britt
Royal McNeese
Lille McNeese
Westview Rest Home
Gary McNeese
Keith James
Barb Ames
Lynn Lumley
American Legion Hall
Reeds Lake
Hampton
Amlong
Wolf's Flower Shop
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