Local Society Notes and Visiting Guests Highlight Week
Mrs Ronald C Meyer of Bet tendorf visits her parents the Shebeckes while husband attends reserve camp. Debbie McEvoy of Rock Island accompanies. Several families host callers including the Petersons Dunlaps and Hallins. Notable visits from Susan Johnson in Alton and Helen Livingston in town. Washington Women’s Bowling Association set meeting August 23 at 7 30 p m at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald C. Meyer
Bettendorf
Alvin Shebeck
Debbie McEvoy
Rock Island
Shebecks
Washington Women’s Bowling Association
Fairgrounds
Cedar Clippers 4-H Club Holds August Meeting
The Cedar Clippers 4-H Club met at Jackie Knupp's home chaired by Claudia Tines. Eleven members and two leaders attended, with the roll call on fair experiences. They spent the session updating record books and were served refreshments by Jackie and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Clippers 4-H Club
Jackie Knupp
Claudia Tines
Jackie
VFW AUXILIARY BREAKFAST AND WHITE SHRINE MEETING
The VFW Auxiliary Breakfast Club met at Mrs. Dwight Hayes home with twelve members present. Harold Jarvis displayed Hawaii photographs. The next breakfast will be August 28 at 9 a.m. at Mrs. Carl Kelley. The White Shrine informal gathering at Captain's Table honored Mrs. Mayme Edwards, Glendora Calif., Supreme Worthy High Priestess, with Brice Edwards and other guests. Attendees included members from Washington West Chester and Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Dwight Hayes
Harold Jarvis
Hawaii
Carl Kelley
White Shrine
Mayme Edwards
Glendora
Calif
Brice
Bob Sehill
Supreme Watchman
Shepherds
Maude Schuckardt
Iowa City
Washington
West Chester
Kalona
Lee Ann Boshart Honored at Two Showers
Bride-elect Lee Ann Boshart of August 25 was honored at two gatherings this week. A Sugar Creek Fellowship Hall shower hosted by multiple Boshart and Wyse relatives featured gifts and pink white decor. A Tup perware breakfast shower included her mother and many friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ann Boshart
Arnold Ludwig
Sugar Creek Fellowship Hall
Edna Taylor
Davenport
Elon Boshart
Levi Rath
Ivan Wyse
Claire Boshart
Miss Boshart
Lee Ann
Alvin Boshart
Norman Boshart
Marlin Wyse
Orie Beese
Freida Freyenberger
Glenn Roth
Dan Conrad
Lewis Nebel
Henry Reschly
Glen Reschly
Lester Roth
Ora
Orpha Graber
Dennis Boshart
Donald Meyer
Clayton Nebel
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Quilting Meeting Report
The Grace Hill Ladies Aid met at the community building with eight members and guest Mrs. Pearl Woodford. Devotions by Mrs. Miksch, business meeting led by Mrs. Hayes, and a silent auction planned for the first Wednesday afternoon in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Pearl Woodford
Lawrence Miksch
Richard Hayes
Social Calendar Notices and Event List
Notices due by 10 a.m. on first publication day. Three days advance printing. Thursday events include Women of Moose at 6 30 p m at Sunset Park with a birthday party. Friday Free Square Dance at Dora Wagner 7 30 p m. Saturday Wellman skating in case of rain with Bob Yerington calling. Sunday Hesseltine Reunion at noon Sunset Park basket dinner. Kos, Sheets, and Moothart reunions at Sunset Park or fair grounds with basket lunches and ice tea. Musicians Local No 551 noon CST Box Car Ranch near Muscatine. Walnut Women’s Club picnic Sunset Park drinks furnished. Monday Pin Queen Bowling 8 p m and Golden Age Club at YWCA rooms with sack lunch. All notices for this column must be in by 10 a.m. on first publication day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Dora Wagner
Wellman
Business District
Bob Yerington
Fair Grounds
Ed Epperson
Hesseltine
Muscatine
Kos
Sheets
Moothart
Walnut Women’s Club
Queen Bowling League
Roger Chapman
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Conrad Family Visits Spur Weekend Social Roundup
Crawfordsville August 12 the Conrad family and guests travel to Waterloo for an overnight visit with the Bruce Hanna family and Cedar Falls hosts. Vicki Conrad stays until Thursday while the Conrads visit Coon Rapids Minnesota. Various local families host relatives during the weekend in Iowa and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Allen Conrad
Vicki
Waterloo
Bruce Hanna
Larry Weston
Cedar Falls
Conrad
Coon Rapids
Minn
Charles Hemm
E. P. Herrmann
Eddy
Debbie
Kirksville
Mabel Monson
Sam McCleery
Washington
Ivan Wilson
Dean
Iowa City
Cleo McCoy
Ivan
James Wilson
Florence Henss
Branson
Duayne Henss
Sharon
Iowa
Alvin Jones
Cindy
Sue
Cross Lake
Everette Sommer
Minnesota
Tom Hotle
Tulsa
Okla
Kay Anderson
Sharon Holmes
Christine Lease
Janet Dare
Y.W.C.A
Lake Darling
Dick Dare
Lisle Anwyl
Janice
Bill
West Des Moines
Ollie Anwyl
Births and admissions in Grandview and Washington notes
On the record admitted yesterday Mrs. Lois Bonnick and a Grandview surgical event. Births yesterday include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiesey of Washington with a son. Today, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bass of Conesville and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lowe of Brighton welcomed daughters. Dismissed today Mrs. John Rittenhouse of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Bonnickson
Grandview
Surgical
Robert Kiesey
Washington
Frank Bass
Conesville
Glen Lowe
Brighton
John Rittenhouse
Mary Lou Dressler Honored At Shower
Miss Mary Lou Dressler, honored Friday at a Richland Methodist Church bridal shower, heard music and skits as about 100 guests attended. Her September 1 Richland Christian Church wedding to Danny Holck of Davenport was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Mary Lou Dressler
Methodist Church
Gilbert Starr
Dale Sasseen
Sheryl Adam
Miss Dressler
Adam
Harold Greeson
Phyllis Sasseen
Sherry Cobb
Kathryn Robertson
Shery Adam
Homer Dressler
Robert Griener
Danny Holck
Davenport
Richland Christian Church
Stewart Shaw
Carl Conger
Shaw
Japan
Greenview
Ill
Marines
J. M. Brown
James
Patty
Alta
Calif
L. V
Ronald Wheat
Higgins
Texas
Kermit Hinshaw
Roy Laughlin
Corwin Hinshaw
Pine Lake
Eldora
Carol Derby
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Raymond Derby
Lou Hadley
Charles Hadley
Sioux City
Elsie Wieland
Charlotte
Michigan
Hadley
Clinton Churchill
Ollie Farmer
Sunnyslope Sanitarium
Ottumwa
Joe Garcia
Fairfield
Ollie
Frank Andrews
Robert
Roger Roach
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Orval Roach
Robt. Roach
Grant Hollingsworth
Clark Hollingsworth
Urbana
Pat Hollingsworth
C. B. McCracken
Quad Cities
Ellen Herr
Sioux Falls College
S. Dakota
University of Illinois
Carl Herr
Ronald Hahn
John King
Leo Forinash
Earl Horras
Dick Horras
Jerry Horras
Wilford Elmore
Jerry Adrian
Don
Richard Williams
Dwight Williams
Michael Wallerich
National Guard
Camp Ripley
Joe Moeller
West Point
Don Niece
Earl Harras
California Couple Visits in Noble California
Mr. and Mrs. John Dare of Carmichael California vacationed with Mrs. Dare’s mother Mrs. C E Roth and sister Edith in Noble. Several relatives and friends from Des Moines and Washington visited. rain boosted berries and local life carried on with neighbors sharing meals and news. The note ends with a report from New York that seven in ten Americans have defective vision and many wear the wrong glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Reschly
Reschly
Hunt
Henry
Mike Horst
Smithville
Ohio
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Harlan Widmer
Don Wright
Des Moines
Mary
Wm. R. Schantz
Bill
Washington
Harriet Green
EYE Care
New York
UPI
United States
August Nelson
The
Better Vision Institute
Congressional News The Nation Moves On Political Budget
Rail hearings resume on Kennedy rail work rules plan after labor stalemate. Senate approves Peace Corps proposal by 47 to 44 to recruit up to 1,000 volunteers in year one and reach 5,000 in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate Commerce Committees
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate
Sharp Knife Safer Than Dull Cutter
A county extension director notes knives must be stored separately to avoid dulling. Use a wooden cutting board for safe, edge preserving cuts. Wash and dry knives promptly, never soak, and avoid automatic dishwashers unless handles permit heat and moisture. Avoid heating blades as heat harms temper.
Paul Graf Marries Nyla Epp in California Ceremony
Paul Graf son of Mr and Mrs William Graf now of Pittsburgh Texas wed Nyla Epp of York Nebraska in a Ventura California church ceremony on Sunday August 4 He is an engineer at Point Magu California The couple will reside at 299 Homes Ave Ventura California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Graf
William Graf
Washington
Pittsburgh
Texas
Nyla Epp
York
Nebr
Ventura
Calif
Paul
Point Magu
Homes Ave
Naval recruit begins nine weeks basic training
Lynn D. Melville, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Melville of Washington, is undergoing nine weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon graduation he will be assigned to a service school or to ships or shore stations for on-the-job training in a Navy rating specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn D. Melville
Ralph A. Melville
Washington
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
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W. C. Peterson
Newell DeLong
Beverly DeLong
West Burlington
Jim Peterson
Carol
Golda Hallin
Nancy Carlson
Mark
Chicago
Leslie Dunlap
Hallin
Dunlap
Susan Johnson
Alton
Inl
R. E. Marshall
Helen E. Livingston
Washington, D. C
R. L. Livingston
Dave Elder
Jeanie Beth Merchant
Mrs. Merl Merchant
Bernard Singleton
Charles Berdo
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Robert Buck
Waukee
Mary and
Esther Mimms
Kansas City, Mo
Mildred Howard
Robert Noen
Sandra
Kathy
Baby Mary
Cedar Rapids
Mildred Noonan
Don Lamm
Dawn
East Peoria
Keith Crossett
Clifford Wilson
Bill Wilson
Fargo
N. Dak
Missouri
L. F. Harding
Maryville
J. R. Pope
South Gate
Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n
Virginia Boshart
Henry Widmer
Roger Mee Kane
Orlin Ergsti
Mabel Roth
Max Roth
Joe Gowey
Edwin Roth
Ralph Wenger
Ronald Roth
Allen Roth
Milton Roth
Vernon Gerig
Lydia Roth
Eva Leichty
Minnie Sutter
Ervin Reschly
Dallas Rediger
Henry Burgraff
Lloyd Roth
J. S. Wyse
Harold Meyer
Laverne Blosser
Harold Baese
Eldon Wyse
Owen Roth
Dillon Boshart
Linda
Winifred
Doris
Rosalie
Leonard Brinning
Louise Hayes
Lucetta Hayes
Chris Engel
John Sproule
Florida
Sproule
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Olympia
Mrs
Otto Pfiefer
Minnesota Lake
Albert Bakers
Lee Lankfords
Preston
Jack McCreery
Frank Klein
Ft. Madison
J. W
George Hendrickson
W. H. Brower
South English
Smith
California
Noble
Mrs. H. Yoder
Wm. Conrad
Mable
C. E. Roth
Edith
John Dare
Marguerite
Kenneth Goff
Washington County Hospital
Elaine Leichty
Leonard Leichtys
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Clayton Nebels
Gilbert Johnstone
Bobby
Batavia
Marvin Widmer
Dianne
Linda Widmer
John Roth
Emma Roth
Schoonover Drugs
Scotland Yard
Oakley
England
Lion
Britain
Jim Frier
Gevock
W. Washington
American Legion Hall
Bob Pearson’s
Funny
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Giga Magazine
Fabian
Tommy Sands
O.K
Elvis Presley
West Liberty
Muscatine County
West Liberty, Iowa
Wilson
Carrol Chipman
Myron Floren
Lawrence Welk
al Huntzinger
Untouchables
Geo. Dunker
Tubs
Ernest Tubb
Texas Troubadours
Leo Greco
Harry ‘King’ Cole
M.C
Baby
West Liberty Rotary Club
Vaughn Sanders
George Drakos
Floyd DeForest
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