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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
3
United Presbyterian Home residents host and visit friends from Keota Bettendorf Iowa City and Monmouth Illinois. A Davenport Davenport couple wed in Ainsworth. Travel mentions include Seattle and multiple Midwest towns with relatives and guests. Local clergy and community members participate in services and hospitality.
The Witthoft family gathered Sunday at Arthur Witthoft and family’s home for a reunion. Attendees included Henry Witthoft, Earnest Witthoft, Clifford Armstrong, Ralph Witthoft, Wayne Witthoft, and other relatives from Los Angeles Bellevue Davenport Helbronn Germany and local hospitals. Out of town members have returned home after several days with relatives. Unavailable attendees were Mrs Wilbur Witthoft of Davenport Linda Witthoft a patient in a local hospital and Mr and Mrs Jim Witthoft of Helbronn Germany.
Mrs. Helen Hawkins of Ainsworth married James W. Boileau of Davenport on Saturday evening at the bride's home in Ainsworth with Rev. Karl Megdelsen officiating. The couple will reside in Ainsworth where the bride continues work as a beauty operator. Boileau is a cement finisher.
Sally Owen and Michael Moore were guests of honor at a grocery shower held at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day's home Saturday evening. The event, arranged by the bridge club of the bride's mother, included a potluck supper, gifts opened by the honorees, and bridge and social activities for youngsters. Farewell gifts were given to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bergstrom as they move to Council Bluffs where he will be a music consultant. Parents of the bride and the bridegroom were special guests.
Local residents gather for the Goode reunion held Sunday in Ottumwa due to rain. About 125 attendees traveled from Wisconsin California Illinois Missouri and Iowa towns including Albia Clio Des Moines Blakesburg Columbus Junction Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Washington.
Mrs Ezra Smith vice chairwoman of the Democratic Central Committee of Washington County and Mrs John Elliott president of the Democratic Women's Club aided at the Democratic booth at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines Saturday. They joined Mrs Gertrude MacQuenn first district committeewoman in attendance. The report notes a crowd visiting the booth all day and clear interest in the forthcoming election campaign.
The weekly social calendar lists events with times and locations. Tuesday Tops Club meets 7 30 p m at YWCA room. Wednesday World War I Barracks Auxili ary 6 30 p m potluck at Sunset Park. Lane Leaders Bowling League 7 30 p m meeting with Mrs Howard Curl. all captains to attend. Thursday Women of Moose 8 p m at Moose Home. executive board 7 p m J W Baker WRC 2 p m KP Hall West Chester. LBC Club 1 30 p m Mrs Mildred Nelson 608 North Second note time change. Friday Farm Bureau Family Picnic noon Sunset Park large pavilion meet political candidates bring basket dinner beverage furnished. Home Art Club 2 p m Mrs Homer Porter.
Local readers learn of moves and travel from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Crawfordsville and Rock Island as neighbors and relatives share life updates. John Thatcher sells Van Heusen shirts and bought 602 West Washington from the Limermans who moved to California. Diane Perdock will student teach ten weeks at Krieg Elementary in Waterloo. Barbara Upton returns from visiting a grandmother in Oskaloosa. The Bartholows relocate to Crawfordsville for Waddell and Reed employment after completing a financial planning seminar. Families from Alton and Seattle visit Washington relatives and attend funerals.
Paragraph lists staff roles and office details for the Washington Evening Journal along with licensing, press associations and mail subscription rate hints. The noisy OCR shows editors, departments, and affiliations, with a staccato note on publication days and mailing terms.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Boshart and family return from a week at Rawah Guest Ranch in Colorado with visits to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gotheridge in Lar imie Wyoming. The Bosharts traveled via the Black Hills and Badlands and Mr. Boshart attended an Iowa Automobile Dealers Association meeting at Lake Okoboji before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. James Harris return from Carney Nebraska visits with Mrs. Harris's sister and husband and a trip with the Carneys to the Black Hills. Kenneth Bauer undergoes knee surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, room 207. Larry Stevenson, son of the Robert Stevensons, returns from summer work in Ann Arbor and heads back to Iowa State University, Ames.
The Lane Leaders Bowling League will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs. Howard Curl on August 21. All captains should attend.
Mr and Mrs Donald Adam of Richland announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Ann to Randall Gray son of Mr and Mrs James Gray of rural Fairfield Miss Adam a 1968 Pekin High School graduate works for Northwestern Bell in Minneapolis where Gray will be a University of Minnesota sophomore A late fall wedding is planned.
Yesterday’s hospital record lists Mrs. Herbert Jones of Washington in medical care. Dismissals include John Cherry of Washington, Kenneth McAtee of Columbus Junction, Mrs. Charles Church of Washington, and Zelda McCall of Crawfordsville. one patient, Mrs. Charles Church, noted as ill.
Deeds show Sylvia Kupka Kolosiek transferring land in sections 10 9 and 16 77 8 to Don Kolosiek land also passes from Billy Deaton to Dwight Bode and back between them securing Lot 6 in Simmering subdivision. Additional conveyance records ER Meeks and wife to Claude Woods involve part of OS 4 in the Wash ington addition.
Names Leonard and Anita Davis appear with Chevrolet offerings while Carol Duane Leoffler owns a Plymouth and Sandra Nafziger a Pontiac. David L. Meyers and spouse convey property to Lee R. Day for lots 6 and 7 in bik. Two entities, Hamilton and Struble, add Wellman to the record.
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