Society and Club News Highlights Local Travels
Local residents report two week Florida trip visiting New Smyrna Beach and Miami Beach for a Water Conditioning Association convention. Families and friends from Minnesota Iowa and Illinois made visits and shared vacations with relatives and hosts across multiple cities and states. Original text notes fishing at Pine Island and gatherings around Des Moines Joliet and Marion with extended family connections and an extra Play Day for Trainable Education School children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Vetter
Judy
Joy Pollock
Charlotte Stanley
Florida
Max van Winkle
Washington
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Miami Beach
Americana Hotel
Was m Eventing Journal primary staff and postage data
The Was m Eventing Journal of Wason Iowa lists editor David Elder as Editor and Business Manager with William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director and Charles Morris News Editor Bruce Cowden Contributing Editor and Howard Hazen Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and provides mailing details and press association memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of
Social Calendar Notices For First Publication
Notices list events and meetings for Wednesday to Friday with times and locations. Highlights include Jolly Nine meeting at 7 30 p m Mrs Maynard Goff Sr. Farm Bureau Picnic at Fair grounds. Lee Club breakfast at 9 a m Mrs George Jarrard. Women of Moose at 8 p m Moose Home. West Chester WRC 2 p m KP Hall. Washington Women's Bowling Association 7 30 p m Fair grounds. Baptist Women's Missionary Society and CWF meetings. Executive boards at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Nine
Maynard Goff Sr
Farm Bureau
Lee Club
George Jarrard
Women of Moose
Moose Home
West Chester Wrc
KP Hall
Washington Women's Bowling Association
Fair Grounds
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society General Meeting
CWF
Local sisters visit Drake University friends in Omaha
Mrs Maude Stewart of Omaha Nebraska stays with her brother Pat Moriarty and his wife. Katie Knight of White Bear Lake Minnesota left after several days with her friend Ann Stewart at the Tom Stewart home. Both girls attend Drake University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Stewart
Omaha
Nebr
Pat Moriarty
Katie Knight
White Bear Lake
Minn
Ann Stewart
Tom Stewart
Drake
Golden wedding anniversary for Elmer and Edna Sammons
Whol 50 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sammons Sr. of Riverside will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Riverside Community Building. The couple, married September 4, 1913 at White Oak, have five children and 13 grandchildren. No invitations are issued. friends and relatives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sammons Sr
Riverside
Elmer Sammons Jr
Edna Messer
Elmer Sammons
White Oak
Melesh Havel
Ainsworth
Claude Havel
Iowa City
Joe Schadt
Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Horak
Clewiston
Fla
On The Record New Cars Randolph
List of new car makes and owners includes Ford models from Randolph. names such as Kelsey, Brenneman, Bell, Dusenbery, Rickards, Patterson, Leyden, Wasson, Strickler, and others appear with brands Chevrolet Mercury Rambler Pontiac Ford and associated owners in a town notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph €. Kelsey
Ford
Wilma M. Brenneman
Chevrolet
Peter A. Bell
Mercury
Kenneth Or Jeaniene Dusenbery
Pontiac
Edith A. Rickards
Rambler
Donald D. Patterson
Ernest J. Leyden
Chevrolet Track
Wayne W. Wasson
Thomas
J. Strickler
Hesseltine Family Reunion Draws 52 in Sunset Park
The 43rd Hesseltine reunion met in Sunset Park on Sunday August 18 with 52 attendees for a basket dinner and visiting. Officers elected for the new year include President Raymond Moriarty of Moline Illinois Vice President Dean De Wolf Washington and Secretary-Treasurer W J Hesseltine Wayland. The cool rainy weather reduced attendance making this gathering one of the smallest on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesseltine
Sunset Park
Raymond Moriarty
Moline
Ill
Dean DeWolf
Washington
W. J. Hesseltine
Wayland
Raleigh Lowe
Carol
Howard Hesseltine
Richard Donaldson
Ellen Clark
Dan Hesseltine
Margaret
Helen
Dan Guy
Margaret Zook
A.H. Hesseltine
W.P. Moriarty
Joy Moriarty
Donnie Hesseltine
W.F. Atkinson
Judy
Jackie
Dick Bakku
Maude Stewart
Lester Hesseltine
Kenneth
Leonard
Harold Hesseltine
Cynthia
Dallas Hesseltine
V.J. Hesseltine
Tom
Sarah
Harry
Peggy
Appeal period ends in Palmer will probate case
The thirty day window to appeal the Supreme Court ruling on the late Fred Palmer of Washington has expired. As a result a second will filed after Mr. Palmer's death will be admitted to probate in the local courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Fred Palmer
Washington
Mr. Palmer
Relatives Visit and Local Health Update From Washington Trip
Mrs. Joe Brookhart and family visited Washington relatives amid reminiscences of Joe Brookhart's father Smith W. Brookhart who died in 1960. Lt. and Mrs. Dockendorff and Jamie of Moses Lake left after a Sunset Park picnic for De Witt to visit Lt. Dockendorff’s parents. Harold Swailes, a former Washington resident, undergoes major surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Polly Webb returns home with Stewart from visits to Granada Hills California and Mt Vernon Illinois where they stayed with grandparents the Stewarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brookhart
Nancy
Warren
Grand Forks
N. Dak
Washington
John Dockendorff
Jamie
Moses Lake
Wash
Wayne Marston
Harold Swailes
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Swailes
Mr. Swailes
Polly Webb
W.H. Webb
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Stewart
George C. Stewart
Polly
Robert McKenzie
Granada Hills
Calif
Hospital admits and births report from Washington area
On The Record lists hospital admission of Ricky Reschly in Washington for surgical treatment. Births record a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Christner in Washington. Dismissals include Mrs. Glen Lowe and daughter in Brighton, Mrs. Gerald Bender and daughter in Washington, Mrs. Eugene Slater and daughter in Columbus Junction, Mrs. Robert Kiesey and son in Washington, and Mrs. Argene Bonnichsen in Grandview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Christner
Washington
Glen Lowe
Brighton
Gerald Bender
Eugene Slater
Columbus Junction
Robert Kiesey
Argene Bonnichsen
Grandview
Chorpening Reunion Held In Sunset Park
The Chorpening reunion gathered 42 attendees in Sunset Park on August 18. Orlin Reschly presided with Mrs. Mike Scott aiding as secretary. new officers named Merle Allison chair, Geneva Chorpening secretary, Robert Wheeler treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Orlin Reschly
Mike Scott
Merle Allison
Geneva Chorpening
Robert Wheeler
Ralph Chorpening
Earl Chorpening
Jeannie
Terry
Orrin Reschly
Rachael
Daniel
Sheryl
Robyn
Harry Anderson
Lester Chorpening
Everett
Milo Zeck
Sandra
Sherri
Cedar Rapids
Mel Charpening
Ida Mae
Carol
Letts
Gold Age Club Holds Monday Meeting at YWCA
Thirty five members attended in YWCA rooms with sewing in the morning and sack lunches at noon. Mrs Bertha Hartman celebrated a birthday and Mrs Glenn Witt hosted a Tuesday come as you are breakfast with two guests from New London assisting. A short business meeting was held and a wiener roast is planned for September 11 at 6 30 p.m. at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Bertha Hartman
Ivan Cummings
Sacramento
Calif
Maude Stewart
Omaha
Nebr
Glenn Witt
Lewis Shutt
Marshall Orr
New London
Sunset Park
Moothart Reunion Held in Sunset Park
Ten families gathered for the Moothart reunion in Sunset Park. A basket dinner was shared at noon as President Charles Johnson led the business meeting. Mrs. David Meyer read the secretary's report and new officers were chosen for next year with Delbert Lewis president Judy Johnson vice president and Martha Meyer secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lance
Judy Johnson
Marjorie Wulf
Martha Meyer
Mrs
Peter Bell
Moothart
Sunset Park
Charles Johnson
David Meyer
Delbert Lewis
Zieglowsky Reunion Held In Keokuk
The Zieglowsky reunion took place in Keokuk on Saturday with 59 attendees. Plans were set to meet next year in Macomb Illinois on the third Sunday in August, with Harold Wilson and Walter Westen as Iowa officers and Walter Tollen and Jerry Leesman as Illinois officers. Attendees came from Hartsburg Emden Lincoln Washington Keota Columbus Junction and Alnsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zieglowsky
Keokuk
Macomb
Ill
Harold Wilson
Walter Westen
Washington
Iowa
Walter Tollen
Jerry Leesman
Illinois
Hartsburg
Emden
Lincoln, Il
Washington, Keota
Columbus Junction
Alnsworth
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Gerald Hoyle
Clarence Blum
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Sam McCleery
Chris
Egg
Beth
Kathy Tucker
Denver
Fox Lake
Wise
Spencer Thompson
Vancouver
Vernon Witting
Lloyd Augustine
Don E. Creech
Dan, Donna
Dianne
Davenport
Lyle Schulty
Angela Wolf
John L. Cochran
Dallas
Texas
C. M. Swanson
Jill
Erin Kaye Swanson
Dunkerton
Howard Pigg
Martha
Abington
Harold Griffeth
Trudy Ann
Homer Lowry
Fred Longer
John McAvoy
Ruth
Johnny
Rock Island
LW. Shene
Clayton Clapper
Waseca, Minn
Larry Wyman
Washington, D.C
Clapper
Shenefelt
Wyman
Shenefelts
Will McClean
Robert Roberts
Des Moines
Stanley Chabai
Marlene
Joliet
Sheila
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
The
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Wason, Iowa
Schoonover Drug
Mike Orris
Leo Beauchamp
Washington County
Mike
Leo
Insulin
Walgreen Agency
Rube
Aytinal
Tyson
Walgreen
All Purpose Black & White Film
Washington Demons
Regent
Latiniax
Satone
Evening Journal
P.m. Home Arts Club
Hope Luers
Ricky Reschly
Surgical
Sherman-Eden
Olympia
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