Hamil reunion highlighted by Thursday event and wedding plans
Descendants of Robert and Nancy Hamil gathered at Sunset Park for a noon picnic with Mr and Mrs Roy Whiteman presiding. A vote set next year’s picnic for the second Sunday in August hosted by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kilpatric. Attendees included numerous Washington area families and guests from Monmouth Keota Burlington Ft Ord and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Nancy Hamil
Sunset Park
Roy Whiteman
Monmouth
Kenneth Kilpatric
Earl Walker
Marysville
Tenn
Ben Rummel
Paula
Carolyn
Bill Kilpatric
Hanover
Ill
Clint Rhea
W. H. McConnell Sr
Francis McConnell
Jana
Phil
Chris
Bobby
Brenda
Ron Goff
Timmy
Charles McConnell
Enid
Washington
John Walker
John David
Ft. Ord
Calif
Social calendar notices for Brighton events and reunions
Notices list social events including Brighton CES eight p.m. at Meson ic Temple and YWCA Whizzers cook out at Jo Janecek home. Reunions include Zieglowsky Glenwood Park Macomb Kos Sunset Park Hesseltine Basket dinners and Virginia Girls at South English City Park. Reservations required and food costs shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zieglowsky
Glenwood Park
Macomb
Kos
Sunset Park
Hesseltine
Ywca Whizzers
Jo Janecek
Moothart
Virginia
South English City Park
VFW Hall
Keota
Large turnout at Sunset Ark log cabin event
About eighty five visitors attended the log cabin at Sunset Ark on Thursday afternoon. Hosts were Mrs. Edgar Stewart and Miss Carol Forgey of the DAR. Most guests came from out of state including Arizona Indiana Missouri California and Kansas as well as local towns West Chester Columbus Junction Wellman Osceola Ottumwa and Washington. The cabin will reopen August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Ark
Edgar Stewart
Carol Forgey
The
Dar's
Arizona
Indiana
Missouri
California
Kansas
West Chester
Columbus Junction
Wellman
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Washington
Cement truck rollover near Ainsworth injures driver
A cement truck owned by Bob Melton Redi-Mix rolled over six miles north of Ainsworth on highway 92 at 2 a.m. The driver, Dewey Boyd of Sweetwater, was taken to Mt. Pleasant hospital and released the same morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Melton
Redi-Mix
Etahwa
Tennessee
Ainsworth
Dewey Boyd
Sweetwater
Tenn
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Daughters Attend Prairie Flower Society Meeting
Mrs Earl Booth hosted a Thursday Prairie Flower Missionary Society gathering at her home with daughters as guests. Group V led the program featuring reports on the Jerry Longer family and Calvary Baptist Church West Hyannis Mass. Performances included solos by Susan Knapp Patty Leet and a duet by Linda and Cathy Cave. Twenty one women answered roll with scripture verses. special guests included twelve daughters and visitors from Arkansas. A Faith Fellowship reminder and refreshment service followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Booth
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Charles Hawkins
Daryl Longer
Marguerite Hering
Jerry Longer
Calvary Baptist Church
West Hyannis
Mass
Robert Cave
Barbara
Cece
Duane Johnson
Stanley Jarrard
Arkansas
Reeves
Faith Fellowship
Grandview Baptist Church
Des Moines
Johnson
James Rosien
Club plans visit to pickle factory open house August 18
Mrs Bertha Henry entertained the Good Will Club with 138 members and two guests. The group voted to visit the pickle factory in Muscatine at the open house August 18. A letter from a member away was read. Entertainment committee was Mrs Mary Horning and Mrs Tina Bain. Pinochle was played at three tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Henry
Good Will Club
Maye Sorrell
Carrie Norman
Muscatine
Mary Horning
Tina Bain
Divorce Granted for Dorthy M Meier and Wilfred H Meier
Judge R G Yoder granted the divorce yesterday. Henry Campbell of Burbank California, formerly of Washington, died at 79. He was survived by his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthy M. Meier
Wellman
Wilfred H. Meier
R.G. Yoder
Henry Campbell
Washington
Harold Campbell
Burbank
Calif
Campbell
Catholic Daughters Begin Year Meetings at Church Hall
The Catholic Daughters opened the year with a Wednesday meeting led by new grand regent Mrs. Leo Marie. The session began with prayer rosary and salute to the flag followed by program talks and readings by Mrs. Hubert Redlinger and Mrs. Alex Gevock. Refreshments were served by Margaret Payne and several members. The next gathering is scheduled for September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Hall
Leo Marie
Marie
Hubert Redlinger
Alex Gevock
Theresa Adam
Agnes Beliel
Dorothy Gevock
Record of Admitted and Dismissed Patients
Yesterday admitted Mrs Mabel Dunbar of Brighton for medical care. Today admits include David Lee Sarver of Morning Sun for medical care. Dismissals include Mrs Vernon Fox and her son from Brighton and Michael Gallagher of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Dunbar
Brighton
David Lee
Sarver
Morning Sun
Vernon Fox
Florida picnic reunion at Sunset Park brightens day
The autumn chill did not dampen the Florida picnic at Sunset Park on Wednesday with about 75 places set in a shelter. Winter visitors gathered for a reunion with out of town guests from Tampa Jacksonville Sherman Illinois and locals from nearby towns. G M Wylie was named chairman for the 1965 picnic with C H Guther and Roll Davis as assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Sunset Park
Tampa
Jacksonville
Fla
Sherman
Ill
Washington
G. M. Wylie
C. H. Guther
Roll Davis
Washington County Farm Bureau Picnic Tuesday
The Washington County Farm Bureau annual picnic will be held Tuesday August 18 at the Fairgrounds starting at 9 a.m. with committees organizing tables chairs foods trash beverages games and contests for children women and the noon meal. After lunch the Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment RAVE contest will begin at 2 p.m. featuring vocal numbers instrumental acts baton twirling and other performances from Farm Bureau families. Mrs. Dare Mrs. Soucek and Mrs. Griggs lead the RAVE event and entries are welcome from individuals or groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Washington
Highland Townships
Cedar
Lime Creek
Dutch Creek
Franklin
Oregon
Crawford
Marion
Clay
Brighton
Jackson
English River
Farm Bureau Women
Farm Bureau
George Dare
Henry Soucek
Orville Griggs
Viet Nam death may warn of risks to troops
UPI reports 1st Lt Harold L. McNeil of Mt. Pleasant Texas was killed by a 50 caliber bullet during a 96 helicopter assault on a Viet Cong position at Ap Bo Cang village. His death, American officers say, may serve as a warning that saved hundreds of lives as paratroopers prepared to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Harold L. McNeil
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Ap Bo Cang
McNeill
Be ask Be ask By NIC WALKER
An odd column notes elusive twenty dollar bills with serial B06073685C as fake. It mentions Manpower coming to Washington and recalls local happenings including warm August sports and a new restaurant taking shape like a church. It cites Iowa towns 1957 graduates and questions state ties.
Birth of a daughter to Orville and Dixie Courtney
A daughter named Kenda Michelle was born to Orville and Dixie Courtney in Tipton Missouri on Monday August 10. The infant weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces. Grandparents are Clyde Courtney of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Dixie Courtney
Tipton
Kenda Michelle
Clyde Courtney
Washington
Second tennis court added on William Penn campus
Oskaloosa news notes a new second tennis court poured near the Women's Residence Hall on the William Penn campus. The project uses part of the 90th Anniversary Building Campaign Funds for a classroom extension, with Jimmy Kerr as contractor and Vernon Wells as subcontractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
William Penn
Jimmy Kerr
Vernon Wells
Stevenson hints at Senate bid amid bar association talk
United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson urged lawyers at the American Bar Association meeting in New York and broadened speculation he may seek the Democratic nomination for New York's Senate seat. He criticized Goldwater indirectly, likening extreme voices on China to domestic extremes, then joked about being a statesman not a candidate before noting a desire for a political convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Goldwater
Russians may be out of Afro-Asian talks
Moscow signals it may skip the Afro Asian conference after a Kremlin note, released by Tass, says China blocked Soviet participation with unscrupulous means. The note argues Moscow does not regard such participation as obligatory and accuses opponents of racial insinuations and distortions to derail the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
API
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Asia
Africa
Tass
Red China
Bill to create Lewis Clark Trail Commission
Senator Jack Miller introduces legislation to form a 27 member commission to plan mark and preserve the Lewis and Clark Trail. The panel would coordinate conservation and recreation projects, aid road development, and receive a $50,000 annual funding, with members from 10 states, Congress, federal departments, and the J N Darling Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Jack Miller
Iowa
Miller
U.S. House
Senate
Federal Department
J. N
Ding
Darling Foundation
Darling
Murphy's entertain out-of-state guests
HASKINS Aug 12 Guests at the George Murphy home Sunday were Mr and Mrs Bill Schwerdtsiger of Arlington Virginia Mr and Mrs Jim Kelly and family of Davenport Mr and Mrs Willard Seldon and Jim of Monmouth Illinois Carolyn Zachs visited a few days last week with her grandparents the Edgar Whetstines Her sister Kay is taking her turn This week Mr and Mrs John Sands of Davenport spent Thursday and Friday of last week with Ethel and Vivian Booth Mrs Donald Bean and girls of Marion are spending a few days this week with Mrs Jim Bean Mrs Marshall Rose and children of Crawfordsville visited Wednesday afternoon at the Mrs Jim Bean home Mr and Mrs George Paputsakis were in Cedar Rapids on business Tuesday and Wednesday of this week A miscellaneous shower was given by Mrs Paputsakis Saturday evening for her niece Judy Simpson Mrs Lloyd Edwards was co hostess Twenty five guests were present Judy received many nice gifts She is to be married later this month to Bradley Fulton Mr and Mrs Ed Lenz called Sunday at the Ben Harrison home Mrs Harold Meeker and children have been visiting her sister Mrs Bill Darby and her father Herman Venzke of Kalona for the past month Dinner guests Saturday at the Bill Darby home were Mrs Harold Meeker Steve Cindy John and Brian Harod and Dale Stout and Mr Venzke Harold Stout leaves Sunday for Lackland Air Force Base Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Jim Bean
Marshall Rose
Crawfordsville
George Paputsakis
Cedar Rapids
Papatsakis
Judy Simpson
Lloyd Edwards
Judy
Bradley Fulton
Ed Lenz
Ben Harrison
Haro'd Meeker
Bill Darby
Herman Venzke
Kalona
Harold Meeker
Steve
Cindy
John
Brian
Haro'd
Dale Stout
Venzke
Harold Stout
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Maddox loses first court test at Pickrick restaurant
Atlanta report says segregationist Lester Maddox closed the Pickrick after a federal desegregation order, tearing up his life’s work built from $4 and 17 years of effort. He faced a contempt show cause and accused critics of pressuring him into closure as two Black students sought service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Pickrick
Gary Thomas Robinson
Calvin Jones
Northwest Iowa backs statewide daylight time plan
Nearly 70 northwest Iowa mayors councilmen and city clerks supported statewide daylight savings time urging the 1965 General Assembly to adopt fast time state wide. A second resolution called for communities on daylight time to revert to central standard time by Aug 31 to align with the fall term. Sioux City set Sept 8 to change back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Iowa
UPI
General Assembly
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Northwest
Sioux City
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Miss Lampe
Mid - Prairie High School
Moore Business Farms
Iowa City
Mr. Davis
Blue Bird Bus Company
Hamil
Ernest Lampe
Dorothy
Gary Davis
Clifford Davis
Brighton Ces
Mesonic Temple
Stag
VFW Auxiliary
Harry Shafer
Ft. Madison
Mary Ann
John Wendell Piper
Everett Peiper
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Prairie Flower Society
Mre (Oc Reeves
Wagner
Standard Service
Wag
East
Washington St
Evening ‘Journal
Washington, Iowa
Dean Anderson
Wolf's Flower Shop
By Nic Walker
State of
Charles Custer
John Cherry
Guy Koch
Elmwood, Ill
J. Lloyd Ewart
Ewart
Melanie
Kent
Heidi
Casa Grande
Ariz
Methodist Church
Ted Brown
U.S. Smith
Beverly Brown
San Diego
Christian Workers School
California Western University
Palmer Schilling
Ann Schilling
Ann
Ralph Schilling
James O. Hewitt
Brig
la Jolla
Fred Palmer
Adalr
American Bar Association
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
C. M. Hayes Insurance Agency
E. Washington
Aliber & Co
Kenilworth
Jess
Murphy's
Ivan Hartsock
U.S
National Industrial Conference Board
State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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