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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1975
Page
3
The 47th annual Booth reunion gathered eighteen members for a cooperative potluck dinner in Sunset Park. Officers were elected: Stanley Mouser president, Mary Conger vice president, and Mrs. Dale Booth secretary treasurer. Next year's gathering will be the third Saturday in August in Sunset Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Corey of route 1 celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Wednesday August 13 at the Blue Dolphin Resort in Camdenton Missouri. Guests included multiple area residents and resort owners Sheryl Webb and Marty Ernst. The Coreys took a Lake of the Ozarks boat ride and breakfast at the Cruz Inn, visited Wellsville before returning home.
Sandy Beebe of Columbus Junction will perform with the All-State Band at the Des Moines State Fair as a family announcementsdetail notes other local residents visiting Des Moines and Iowa City. The item lists social visits, rodeo plans for August 22 and 23, and booster club and bus driver notes including local residents Fraser Moore and Lois Farrier.
Christian Women Fellowship officers and group leaders will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Christian Church for a full workshop. New study materials, the calendar, and mission projects will be reviewed. Friday hosts a summer coffee at 9 30 a.m. and regular meetings resume in September.
O B S will honor Robert Morris on Friday August 22 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple with surrounding Eastern Star chapters invited Fleur de Lis Club and Jackson Township Women's Farm Bureau reminded of the Kent Feed Boat Trip Monday August 25 at 6 p m from the Muscatine Boat Dock bring a sack lunch reservations via Mrs Bill Crandall or Mrs Duane Krotz.
Washington County Extension Service offers six pamphlets by ISU specialists on homemade dairy items including yogurt, pasteurized milk at home, ice cream, buttermilk and sour cream, butter, and cottage cheese. An accurate thermometer is advised for most products. Making them can cost more than store bought but provides personal satisfaction and savings for homes with their own milk supply. New home canning and freezing guides for beans, tomatoes, and canner care are also available.
On the Record Deeds records show transfers: von R. Newcomer to Lynn Mirck and wife Lot 6 Block 2 CordOn Millers addition to Kalona. Robert Renshaw to Bonnen. Charles H. Borken to Willem C. 16129. Albert K. Stouiner to Cora Griffin estate in Harper’s Subdivision. Cora Griffin to Ronald and Wade and wife portions of the W C S lands. Thelma Limiter and Thelma Limiller to Thelma C. Limiller and husband for land in Sections 15 7 7 9 and 20 7 9. Thelma Litwiller and husband to Jim Crane Litwiller for land in Section 17 7 9 and Section 22 7 9.
4-H crop and weather reporters say drought ended in all parts of the county for August 7 to 13. Clay and Marion Township reporters note soybeans nearly formed into pools where infall was least, others show beans half to three-fourths formed. Corn denting reported at one-fourth to one-half.
Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas Gray of Mason City welcomed a daughter Sarah Ann born August 7 in Mason City weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents Norbert Flanders Keota and Willard E Gray Adel. great grandparents Willard Gray Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A Puntenney of Phoenix welcomed a daughter born Aug 17. Grandparents Kenneth Cuddeback rural Washington and Dr. and Mrs. Robert E H Puntenney Phoenix. great grandparents Glen Cuddeback Washington and Merl McDowell West Chester. Ruth Lowe Washington, Mrs. Lillian Furchenicht West Branch and Mrs. Mary Schley Chicago visited California trip including Nixon home San Clemente Old Mission San Juan Disneyland and Pacific. Mrs Edwin Debra Keeney Hinz returned to Maquoketa after visiting Leila Carla Kelly Washington and Mary Snider Bell Riverside and Delrene Young Harris and Craig Allan Harris Washington. College friends at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids.
Calendar entries show a Wednesday Rainbow Girls meeting and a Goodwill Club luncheon led by Mrs. Clarence Brown. Friday features a C.ES Ice Cream Social at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple honoring Robert Morris' birthday while Vacation and Goodwill Club notes appear alongside.
Highland Community School District adopts free lunch and free milk eligibility based on family size and income with added allowances for unusual medical shelter and disaster costs. Applications are distributed to homes and can be submitted at any time, with confidential processing by school principals.
List of admissions includes Mrs James Lytle and Orval Meeks in Washington for medical care. Discharges note Mrs Violet Hoskins from Richland transferred to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Also listed are Mrs Archie Gingerich, Mrs Blanche Keck, and Mrs Robert Metzger with daughter from Washington and Winfield.
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