Guengerich Hershey Nuptials in Wellman Mennonite Church
Millicent Guengerich and L Eugene Hershey wed in Wellman Iowa at 1 30 pm on Saturday August 16 with ceremony led by the bridegroom’s father The couple exchange vows in a gown of miramist taffeta and Chantilly lace Surrounded by attendants and a 200 guest reception they graduate from Eastern Mennonite College and plan to move to Peru South America to work with Wycliffe Bible Translators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Millicent Guengerich
Glenn W. Guengerich
L. Eugene Hershey
Lester T. Hershey
Aibonito
Puerto Rico
Wellman Mennonite Church
Jane Hooley
Arlen Hershberger
Judy Bucher
Becky Guengerich
Nancy Zehr
Bob Bishop
Rodney Grieser
Philip Guengerich
Harrisonburg
Ron Litwiller
Manson la
Tom Spicher
Eastern Mennonite College
Peru
S. A
Wycliff Bible Translators
Old Settlers Steam Festival Brings Thousands to Mt. Pleasant Iowa
Old Settlers and Threshers Steam Festival in Mt. Pleasant Iowa runs August 28 to September 1 drawing over 200000 visitors. Nearly 100 steam engines parade, antique cars and tractors perform tasks of yesteryear, and Midwest Village hosts shops, churches, a post office, and craft demos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Old Settlers and Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Threshers
Mott
Midwest Central Railroad
West
Schaffner Players
Conservation talks set for 4-H camp
The 1969 Fall Workshop Conference for teachers administrators and others interested in conservation will be held at the 4-H Camp near Luther Iowa on October 10 and 11. Sponsored by the Iowa Conservation Education Council State Conservation Commission and State Department of Public Instruction in cooperation with Iowa soil districts. Contact local soil conservation district office or commissioners Guy Stacy Larry Shalla or Harold Gamon by September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Education Council
State Conservation Commission
State Department of Public Instruction
Soil Districts of
Soil Conservation District Office
Guy Stacy
Larry Shalla
Harold Gamon
Linda Cholcher Weds Robert H Fish in Saginaw Michigan
Linda K Cholcher daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald M Cholcher of 1741 Avon Saginaw Michigan marries Robert H Fish son of Mrs Richard D Fowler and Albert H Fish at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Saginaw August 16 The bride wear a silk organza gown with Venetian lace detailing and a Dior bow veil They host a reception for 250 then depart for a New York honeymoon The couple will reside at 3408 Weiss Saginaw The bride will teach elementary grades while the groom is a student and JC Penney employee Attending from Washington were Mr Wayne Davis Mrs Louise Wasson Julie and Miss Louise Wasson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda K. Cholcher
Daugher
Donald M. Cholcher
Avon
Saginaw
Mich
Robert H. Fish
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Clyde Lambert
Washington
Matilda Wasson
Richard D. Fowler
Albert H. Fish
Dior
Nancy Cholcher
Ronald Preuter
Becky Fish
Christi Fowler
Tammy Cholcher
Bruce Fowler
Donn Cholcher
Steven Gadd
New York
Weiss
Final rites for Ralph F Peiffer held in St James Catholic Church
Final rites for Ralph F Peiffer were held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. James Catholic church with Father Raymond Sanders as principal celebrant. An honor guard from Knights of Columbus contributed, pallbearers listed, and burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home managed arrangements.
Elections set Sept 5 for ASC nominations and mail ballots
Washington County ASC announces nominations by petition for community committee posts with voting by mail starting Friday September 5. Ballots must be returned by September 16. Three committeemen will serve as delegates to the county convention. Eligibility includes owners tenants or sharecroppers with farm interests. petitions require six signatures and must be filed by 5:00 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Community Committee
Washington County
ASC
Howard Lins
ASCS
Washington A & C
Department of Agriculture
Fiftieth Sheetz reunion draws relatives from across states
The fiftieth annual Sheetz reunion was Aug 17 at the schoolhouse on Fairgrounds. Fifty three relatives attended from Ft. Collins Colo Des Moines Oskaloosa Marion Ollie Keota Kinross Wayland and Washington. New officers elected for 1970 were Jim Sheetz president Leland Sheetz vice president Pauline Sheetz Cady secretary treasurer Eloise Sheetz Hazen secretary treasurer. The group noted memories in three books begun in 1922, largest attendance 160 in 1954 smallest 40 in 1966. Ice cream and cake followed the meeting as photos were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheetz
Ft. Collins
Colo
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Marion
Ollie
Keota
Kinross
Wayland
Washington
Paul Sheetz
Jim
Walter Sheets
Jim Sheetz
Leland Sheetz
Pauline Sheetz Cady
Eloise Sheetz Hazen
Will Sheetz
Joey Thomas Sheets
Joel Sheets
Pat Hurley
Alfred Sheetz
Fred Wade
Juanita
Randy
Sandy
Fred Sheetz
Julie
Bill Cady
Karen
Patrick
Harold Sheets
Cindy
Pat
Joey
Andy Sheetz
Larry Sheetz
Steve
Mark
Jeff
Clifford Conklin
Robert L. Sheets
Almond Miller
Holly
Shelly
Wendy
Everett Davison
David
Don Hazen
Local Visitors and Trips Highlight Week in Community
Mrs Matilda Wasson visits sister in law Mrs Ed Kolkman of Yarmouth. Keith Vetter returns from St Louis after attending the 24th annual water conditioning association convention August 12 15 at Chase Park Plaza Hotel. He served on the convention planning committee and attended past presidents luncheon. The Vetters bring daughter son in law and grandchildren to Four Seasons Lodge on Lake of the Ozarks for the weekend. Little Chris Johnson visits his Macomb Illinois grandparents and meets Reynolds Illinois Pratt family before returning to Washington. George Kerrs house hosts Dr and Mrs George Kerrs children Gordon Eggleton Jennifer Iowa City Joe Kerr Parsippany New Jersey for a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Vetter
St. Louis
Water Conditioning Association International
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Vetter
Vetters
Gary Kracaw
Four Seasons Lodge
Lake of the Ozarks
Chris Johnson
Steve Johnson
Macomb, Ill
Harold L. Johnson
Richard Pratt
Pratts
John
Reynolds
Ill
Steve
George Kerr
Gordon Eggleton
Jennifer
Iowa City
Joe Kerr
Parsippany, N.J
See family reunion at Max See home
The See family reunion was held Sunday at the Max See home with 49 people present. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Max See, joined by numerous relatives from Washington, Sterling, Winfield, Ainsworth, Des Moines, and Mt. Pleasant, including the See, Swift, Peiffer, Richards, Huston, Meyrat, and Rickey families and several married couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
See
Max See
M. D. See
Clarence See
Rex See
Charles Swift
Marlin Peiffer
Joe Richards
Margaret Turkington
Washington
Larry Lee
Sterling
Inl
Harold Huston
Kirk
Gary Huston
Shirley Rickey
Winfield
Mahlon Huston
Ainsworth
Agnes Meyrat
Des Moines
Abbie Ritz
Mt. Pleasant
Graveside Rites For Infant Judy Peiffer Held Monday
Graveside rites for Judy Jeanette Peiffer infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Peiffer were held Monday morning with Father Raymond Sanders in charge of the service. Burial arrangements were handled by Elm Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Jeanette Peiffer
Leo Peiffer
Raymond Sanders
Peiffer
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Jay Carris Celebrates 92nd Birthday at Family Gathering
Jay Carris, age 92, was honored Monday evening at a family gathering at the home of his daughter Mrs. Clarence Logan and Mr. Logan. Attending were his brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Dale Carris of Packwood, Andy Augustine, and several nieces and nephews. Carris still lives on the farm home northwest of Washington next to his daughter and enjoys reasonably good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Carris
Clarence Logan
Honor DeBord twins baby shower Friday
Mrs. Joe Redlinger and Mrs. Cecil Long hosted a baby shower at the Redlinger home for twins Tommy and Tonya DeBord, children of Dan and Kathy DeBord of Des Moines. Guests included former classmates and their mothers. games entertained the guests and a stork gift table stood center. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Redlinger
Cecil Long
Redlinger
Tommy
Tonya DeBord
Dan DeBord
Des Moines
Kathy Berkhoff
Kalona Woman Verda Ehrenfelt Dies at 83
Mrs Verda Ehrenfelt 83 of Kalona died unexpectedly Monday at her home. Funeral services Thursday 10 a.m. at Petersheim Funeral Chapel Kalona with Rev John E Woodin officiating. Burial Sharon Hill Cemetery Kalona. Born Jan 7 1886 near Kalona to William and Louisa Lemley Small. Married Milton B Ehrenfelt Nov 23 1902. he died April 1962. Survived by daughter Mrs Ray Niffenegger of Ainsworth and four sons Ray Paradise Calif Kermit Pierre S D Ward Milton Jr Kalona. 14 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by a son three brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Verda Ehrenfelt
Peterseim
John E. Woodin
Sharon Hill
Ehrenfelt
William
Louisa Lemley Small
Milton B. Ehrenfelt
Pageant to recall those early days at Midwest Old Settlers
A pageant titled We Didn't Make It Easy recalling early settlement hardships will be staged Thursday and Sunday during the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion on August 28 and 29. The production, directed by Mike McIntosh with Joe Mauck coordinating, features songs from the 1968 pageant and new elements by Dr. George LaMore, with a large cast and multiple directors handling separate scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers
Joe Mauck
George la More
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Mike McIntosh
Mike
Calvin Crane
Darrell Rodd
Rodd
Roberta McCoid
Roger Williams
Rosemary Atwell
Jane Wickham
Becky Stevenson
George LaMore
Burton Mahle
Keith Thomas
John Allen
Helen Virden
Ainsworth Coon Nuptials In East Detroit Home
Miss Barbara Fritsch and Sidney A. Coon exchanged vows at a morning ceremony August 16 in East Detroit. Attendants included Barbara Fritsch’s sister Mrs. Douglas Gibbons and Lawrence Littenberg. The couple, formerly Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, will reside in College Park Maryland for further studies and physics work after September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Barbara Fritsch
Marvin Fritsch
East Detroit
Mich
Sidney A. Coon
Sidney Coon
Douglas Gibbons
Ann Arbor
Lawrence Littenberg
la Jolla
Calif
Nigeria
Kenya
Africa
Peace Corps
Coon
College Park
Twirling tryouts at Washington High School tonight
Washington High School Demons marching band announces twirling tryouts tonight at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. All interested band members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School Demons
World War 1 vets to meet Wednesday
Members of the World War 1 barracks and the auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Legion rooms at the city hall for their monthly basket dinner and business session. Following dinner the women will hold their meeting there and the men will go to the Captain s Table for a business session to start at 8 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Concert features trio of cornetists
Washington Municipal Band presents an 8 p.m. concert in Central Park featuring a cornet trio of Max Lee John Ellinger and Tom Downs under director Cal Shanks The program includes God Bless America His Honor march Loyalty March King Music to Watch Girls By Nestico Three Jacks Walters Williams King Size March Couer De A Lene overture Cofield The Avenger March King Highlights from Music Man Wilson Reed KSTC march Goetze Carnival of Melody Robbins Waves March Fillmore Circus Extravaganza March medley Walters A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody popular Berlin Golden Eagle concert march Walters The Booster march Klein Hayes Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Max Lee
John Ellinger
Tom Downs
Cal Shanks
Central Park
God Bless
Mrs Samuel James dies in Columbus Junction
Mrs Samuel D James 80 died early today at Washington County Hospital in Columbus Junction. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Born March 29 1889 in Louisa County near Columbus Junction. Survived by husband two sons Harold and Donald two daughters Evelyn Duncan and Margaret James one sister Frances Lowe six grandchildren eleven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Samuel D. James
Washington County
Stacy - Lewis Funeral Home
Columbus City
James
Louisa County
Reuben Heindel
Emma Hanst Heindel
Wapello
United Methodist Church
Harold James
Donald James
Bloomington, Il
Harry M
Evelyn) Duncan
Margaret James
Frances Lowe
Mrs. Stewart Guest at Young Fedderson Wedding
The bride's grandmother Mrs Grace Stewart attended the Young Fedderson wedding held Saturday afternoon in the Methodist Church. Guests arrived from Wisconsin Chicago Rock Island Davenport Bettendorf. Mrs Peter Bell played the organ. The groom's parents hosted a rehearsal party at the Captains Table Friday. After a honeymoon in the northern states the couple will reside in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedderson
Grace Stewart
Wisconsin
Chicago
Rock Island
Davenport
Bettendorf
Peter Bell
Clinton
Garden Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Arden Freel
Mrs Arden Freel hosted 17 Garden I members Monday afternoon with guests Mrs B F Bostwick and Mrs Herb Campbell. Orr opened with a garden poem, a Washington Park Board note praised park improvements, and a tour of Iowa City gardens was announced for Sept 28 with $1 tickets at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Freel
Garden I
B.F. Bostwock
Herb Campbell
Lester Orr
Washington Park Board
Department
Sunset Park
Bostwick
Freel
Iowa City
Whetstones Drug Store
Landscape Nursery
Orr
B. M. O'Beirn
Reception planned for Mr and Mrs Sidney A Coons
A reception for Mr and Mrs Sidney A Coons follows their August 16 marriage in East Detroit Michigan. The event will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Clifford Corpman about eight miles north of Ainsworth on Sunday August 24 from 2 to 5 p m relatives and friends are invited to greet the newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney A. Coon
East Detroit
Mich
Clifford Corpman
Ainsworth
Funeral Friday for Mrs Martha Tucker Richland
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Tucker, 85, of Richland, who died Monday in Fairfield, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. William Kanne officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Friends Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Martha Tucker
Fairfield
Gould Funeral Home
William Kanne
Packwood Christian Church
Richland Friends Cemetery
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Guengerich
Mrs. L. Eugene Hershey
Montgomery
Montgomery Ward Service Department
Hower
Wolf's Flower Shop
Linda Cholcher
Michigan
Osincup Drug Store
Washington County A S CS
W. Jefferson
Fiftieth Sheetz
Ed Kolkman
Yarmouth
Honor DeBord
Ger Nuptials
Osincup’s
Arnet-Mccabe & CO
E. Washington St. Washington, Iowa
Samuel James
Mrs. Stewart
Young
Sidney Coons
Insurance Plan Savings & Loan Ass'n
State Theatre
Washington, Iowa
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