Halcyon Highlights of a Busy Prairie Home Week
Wilma Huggins visits for Ron Bane’s 20th birthday at Prairie Home. Many relatives and friends drop in across Iowa and nearby states for dinners, calls, and weekend stays. Notable names include Duvall, Shalla, Bane, Stewart, Warford, Bauer, Hermann, Heyde, Paul, Vick, Blankenhorn, Gruenwald, Mace, Zimmerman, Pearson, Connelly, Duvall family, Faulkner, and Brooks entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Duvall
Wilma Huggins
Will Shalla
Ron Bane
Prairie Home
Ron
Dorothy Stewart
van Meter
Carol Warford
Newton
Vera Drake
Dot Bauer
Wayne Bane
Grethel Marshall
Sue Baker
Springfield
Ambrose Hermann
Muscatine
Fred Hermann
Ronald Heyde
Mt. Pleasant
Darlene Paul
Kirkwood plans Aug 27 graduation for 471 students
Kirkwood Community College will graduate 471 persons Saturday August 27 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum starting 10 30 a m. Seventeen graduates from Washington County including David Barnes Kimberly Johnston and Bruce Bonham are among those named. Dr George Chambers of the University of Iowa will speak with Alice Davis delivering welcoming remarks. Additional local notes cover visits and community events from Cedar Rapids to Wellman with various residents and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Washington County
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Kirkwood
George Chambers
Division of Educational Administration
University of Iowa
Alice Davis
Brighton
David Barnes
Crawfordsville
Kimberly Johnston
Karl Krueger
Kalona
Bruce Bonham
Lynn Davis
Joseph Knott
Allen Leichty
Riverside
Janet Thomann
Washington
Melva Howell
Gary Little
Sharon Paul
John Turner
Cynthia Vogel
David Watson
Wellman
Wendel Guy
Veterans Farm Coop
Scott Semler
West Chester
Lucinda Bowser
Notable Local Deaths and Visit Highlights Across States
Clifford Chamberlin of Homestead Florida died this morning at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. He formerly lived in Washington and Brighton and was vacationing here when ill. Alice Pagitt of Washington celebrated her 90th birthday with family at home, highlighted by a visit from grandson Paul R. Brock of Bozeman Montana and his daughter Debbie of Casper Wyoming. Additional attendees included Al Maahs of Salem Oregon Bert Hahn Naomi Custer Floyd Hesseltine and Rella Hesseltine. Manford Golde Wilcox was admitted to the long term care unit at Washington County Hospital. Ella Cole of Storm Lake, formerly of Washington, fell and broke her hip and is a patient at Buena Vista Hospital Storm Lake room 212. Richard A. Stewart hosted two weeks of visits from daughter and granddaughters Lynda Grove Sheri Laurie and Gayle of Huntington Beach California. Also visiting were Stewart's uncle H C Finney and Helen Bower and husband Collins of Massena. Finney, 96, now resides with his daughter in Massena and is a former Washington resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Chamberlin
Homestead
Florida
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Chamberlin
Brighton
Alice Pagitt
Washington
Paul R. Brock
Bozeman
Mont
Debbie
Casper
Wyo
al Maahs
Salem
Ore
Bert Hahn
Naomi Custer
Floyd Hesseltine
Rella Hesseltine
Ella Cole
Storm Lake
Buena Vista Hospital
Richard A. Stewart
Judson
Lynda) Grove
Sheri
Laurie
Gayle
Huntington Beach
Calif
Stewart
Fred Robb
Joanna Landis
San Diego
Cedar Rapids
Robbs
Mark Hampshire
Denver
Colo
Ann Bailey
M. B. Hampshire
Littleton
Kenneth Grice
Elizabeth, Pa
Michael
Timothy
Theodore
E. E. Grice
Tulsa
Okla
Oral Roberts University
Mable Rankin
P. O. Butler
St. Claire Mich
Michigan
Jack Lansing
Lansing
Lake Huron
Pearl Strohm
Washington County Hospital
Gertrude Reed
Ronald Mauer
Robyn
Carrie McClead
Douglas Mauer
Virginia
Clarence Lynn
Florence Baird
Catherine O’brien
John Stanley
Detroit
Mich
Florence Rush
Rock Island
Ill
John Schulz
Ann
Jeff
Mike Logan
Mr. Logan
Edwin Chrissinger
Mt. Pleasant
Glover Ferrells
Harold Ross
Mable Anderson
Ostomates to meet in University Hospital dining room
The Iowa City Area Ostomates plan a meeting on Thursday August 25 at 7 30 p m in the Staff Dining Room of the University of Iowa General Hospital Iowa City with a panel discussion business meeting and refreshments to follow All Ostomates their families and friends are welcome Ardis Shirkey of Richland named among outstanding senior citizens for a Senior Citizens Day award ceremony at the Iowa State Fair Aug 23 chosen by the Area Agency on Aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostomates
Iowa City Area
University of Iowa General Hospital
Iowa City
Shirkey
Ardis Shirkey
Richland
Vehicle Owners and Listings From Local Notice
A long list of individuals and company names appears, detailing owners and potential brands including Toyota, Yamaha, Ford, Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Olds, Jeep, and Chrysler. Names like Jerold F. Fisher Jeanette E. Fisher Floyd Walker David Eichelberger Wanda Feldman Edwin Tines and others are paired with vehicle makes such as Toyota Truck Yamaha MC Ford Chevrolet Mercury Dodge and more. This item reads as a classifieds style roster of owners, spouses, and business associates linked to various vehicles and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerold F. Fisher
Toyota
Jeanette E. Fisher
Yamaha MC
Floyd S
Wilma Walker
Ford
David Eichelberger
WWTR
Hawkeye Sheet Metal & Hing
Wanda Marie Feldman
Chevrolet
Edwin D. Tines
Robert C
Viola C. Wead
Pontiac
Virginia K. McAndrew
Richard Or
Marion Schiebel
Mercury
Louise Or
Harold R. Frakes
Dodge
John M. Boyse
Francis A. Friese
Laural D. Lyon
Yamaha
Craig Dean Lillie
Honda
Dennis
Sherry Sabin
Donald
Ruth Yoder
Buick
Ronald
Janice Crawford
E. Winifred Wilhite
Olds
Frank
Joyce Hagemeier
Marvin T
Martha Cole
Jerry Lee Cline
GMC TT
Scheeler Brothers, Inc
New York New York film to open at State Theatre
United Artists releases the Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler production of New York New York directed by Martin Scorsese. It opens August 26 and features twenty four songs from the 1940s big band era and four new tunes by Kander and Ebb as Liza Minnelli stars and De Niro plays the sax hopeful in a postwar to fifties tale of music and changing America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Chartoff
Irwin Winkler
Martin Scorsese
New York
United Artists
Transamerica
State Theatre
Glenn Miller
Tommy
Jimmy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
Kander
Ebb
Miss Minnelli
de Niro
Dorsey
Liza
America
Wirtz and Case Exchange Vows in Winnetka Church
Miss Paula Jean Wirtz of Winnetka and William Louis Case of Taylor Ridge exchanged vows at 7 p.m. July 2 in Winnetka Congregational Church with Rev. Bruce Schindler officiating. The bride, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate, works in environmental studies and water quality for the U.S. Forest Service. The groom is a Southern Illinois University senior in pre-dentistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Jean Wirtz
Winnetka, Ill
William Louis Case
Taylor Ridge
Ill
Winnetka Congregational Church
Bruce Schindler
Peter J. Wirtz
Winnetka
William E. Case
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
U.S. Forest Service
Gillaspies celebrate 25th wedding anniversary open house
An open house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gillaspie marks their 25th wedding anniversary. The event on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2 to 4 p.m., is at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adam. The couple wed Sept. 4, 1952, at West Chester Methodist Church. No gifts requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Columbus Junction
Bernice Witting
Chicago
Clark Smith
Angie
June Duvall
Harold Nicola
West Chester
Robert Gillaspie
Charles Adam
Joy Bauer
West Chester Methodist Church
Sullivan
Keith
Peggy McDowell) Parcell
Lockridge
Harold Gillaspie
Omaha
Social Calendar Weekly Community Meetings and Events
Sunday Knights of Columbus bingo at 7 p.m. K C Hall. Sheets reunion at noon Schoolhouse fairgrounds with basket dinner and each family brings beverage. Tuesday Tops Club weigh-in at 7 p.m. YW room. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. IOOF Lodge at 8 p.m. IOOF Hall. Y Women coffee at 9:30 a.m. Amelia Light. Co-hostesses listed. BPW guest night at 6:30 p.m. Livingston Day Meeker Bates law office with potluck. Wednesday CWF luncheon out at 11:30 a.m. Meet at church for transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Ioof Lodge
IOOF
Amelia Light
Joe Goodken
Don Fenno
Clarence Brown
Livingston
Day
Hospital Admission and Discharge Log
Yesterday admissions include Mrs Dorothy Burkett and Mrs Donald Zwicki both in Washington with medical and surgical notes, plus Charles Keller in Washington with medical. Today adds Joel Reighard and John Lowash in Washington for surgical and medical care. Mrs Alma Perry discharged yesterday and transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Burkett
Washington
Donald Zwicki
Charles Keller
Joel Reighard
John Lowash
Alma Perry
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Groff Among 658 ISU Summer Degree Recipients
Wellman resident Dennis Groff joined 657 other graduates at Iowa State University during summer commencement on August eighteenth. He earned a bachelor of science in industrial education in the ceremony marking the university’s summer class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groff
Gary Dennis Groff
Wellman
Iowa State University
Laura MacLachlan arrives to take cottage at 37 Maple Lane
Miss Laura MacLachlan, arriving on campus last week, moves into her 37 Maple Lane cottage built in 1964. Her work with the United Presbyterian Mission in Pakistan and travels amid storms and riots are noted, followed by local campus updates including health, visitors, and club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wiley Beveridge
Laura MacLachlan
Maple Lane
William
Ross
Hebron Hall
Miss MacLachlan
Atchinson
Neb
Park College
Kansas City
Hastings
India
United Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Pakistan
United Presbyterian Church
Islamabad
Karachi
Bankok
Thailand
Taiwan
China
Australia
Hong Kong
Japan
Hawaii
California
Washington
Washington Evening Journal facts and rates list
The Washington Evening Journal details its publisher Elder Shannon & Co. Inc and staff roles led by David Elder and William Shannon. It lists subscription prices: carrier in Washington 2.40 monthly, nearby towns 2.00, mail in Washington/adjoining counties 18.00 yearly, Iowa 20.00 yearly, elsewhere in United States 24.00 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of
United States
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Halcyon
Paul West
LeGrange
Wests
Hartsburg
West
June
Pam
Laura Vick
Michelle Messer
Eva Blankenhorn
Donald Vick
Steve
Donald Blankenhorn
Pam Vick
Eva
George Gruenwald
Wayzata
Wayzata, Minn
Helen Mace
Phil Zimmerman
Wilton
Bernice Pearson
West Branch
Clifford Connelly
John Duvall
Nancy
Robert Duvall
Ron Lee
Michael Brett
Bucklin
Max Faulkner
Steven
Earl
Dixie Lee Duvall
West Des Moines
Mae Lamb
Sheenie Buck
Ainsworth
McClellan
Ottumwa
Jim Proctor
Albia
Marie Brooks
Brooks
Farmington
Henry Brooks
Pearl Thompson
Max
Marjorie) Faulkner
Dixie Duvall
Mike Williams
Margaret Crone
Louis Jones
Washington United Methodist Church
Betty Lance
Montana
Pacific Coast
Manford (Golde) Wilcox
Robert
Stevenson
Des Moines, Ia
CRALL @ LEE
Coweshington
Dick Hagist
Golf Cars
Illinois
U.P. Home News
Minnie Knapp
Stewart Hall
Health Center
Dorothy Currie
Mercy Hospital
Vera Buchanan
J. W. Pollock
Bloomington
Ind
Juanita
Warren Wilson College
N. C
Lana Weeks
Allie Doyle
Anna Howard
Bloomfield
Rosamond Bauer
Sarah Brown
Lucille Ross
Garden Club
Beveridge-Brown
Brown
Mary Wiley
Maurice McCutchan
Aledo
Home Board
Bank
Americaid Welfare
Jared B. Sturdevant, R. Ph
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
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