Bridal shower honors four Ainsworth ladies
The Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church parlor hosted a bridal shower for Misses Barbara Stettler Linda Cottrell Jo Carson and Mrs Jerry Bean on Thursday night August 19 Hostesses were Misses Maron Schultz Dianne Brehmer Lynne Alvine and Carol Donaldson set tables in each honorees chosen colors with gifts and varied showers The event honored brides to be Stettler Cottrell Carson and Bean and noted upcoming weddings and related plans Also mentioned were the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Howard Baker of Washington and their open house on August 29 with details of their family lineage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth United Press Church
Aew
Barbara Stettler
Linda Cottrell
Jo Carson
Jerry Bean
Maron Schultz
Dianne Brehmer
Lynne Alvine
Carol Donaldson
Misses Stettler
Cottrell
Miss Carson
Mrs. Bean
Miss Stettler
Miss Cotrell
Stettler
Carson
Millie Stout
Schultz and
Brehmer
Miss Schultz
Miss Donaldson
Miss Rhmer
Miss Alvine
Howard Schultz
Berh Couple to Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Rev and Mrs Dale E Berh of Ainsworth will mark their 25th wedding anniversary with a reception at United Presbyterian Church in Ainsworth on Sunday August 29 from 2 30 to 5 30 p m. All friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Baker
Washington
Christian Church
Mable Hotle
Baptist Parsonage
Iowa
D.I. Coon
Frank Sage
Wendell Coon
Dale E. Berhmer
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
What's Cookin Quick Recipes From A Dessert Packed Page
A compact collection of vintage kitchen notes with several bite size dessert and luncheon ideas. Recipes include Angel Food cake with caramel sauce and peanut brittle, a Graham Cracker Loaf with marshmallows dates and nuts, a Chicken Salad mold with jello ring, and Date and Black Walnut Tea Cakes. Also notes for serving ideas and storage.
Families watch as space men orbit
SEABROOK Tex UPI Ten people in astronaut Charles Pete Conrad home watched the Gemini 5 launch on color TV with joy. Mrs Jane Conrad called it the most beautiful liftoff she had seen. The Conrads prayed with Rev Donald Raish of St. Johns Episcopal Church before the lift off. Pete, 10, and brothers gathered with grandparents and relatives as the craft reached orbit and Conrad reportedly sounded fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrook
Tex
UPI
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Jane Conrad
Pete Conrad
Pete
Father Raish
Donald Raish
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Laporte
Conrad
Thomas
Andrew
Christopher
Social calendar entries for Washington area week
All notices must be in by 10 a.m. on the day of first publication. The week features Wash-a-way TOPS at 7:30 p.m. YWCA rooms Monday, Washington Women's Bowling Association events Tuesday at Bryn Mawr Motel, White Shrine picnic in Sunset Park with rain plan, Y-Wives coffee, BPW Club and BPW dinner at Captain's Table with a national convention report, and Wednesday Two-ball Foursomes at Washington Golf and Country Club with dinner and reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Women’s Bowling Association
Bryn Mawr
Ainsworth
White Shrine
Sunset Park
Masonic Temple
Ken Cuhel
Rex Emerson
Price Roberts
Dwight Robison
Hubert Lehrer
Washington Golf and Country Club
Tim Hayes
Tom Bollman
Halcyon Notes from Halcyon House Residents and Visitors
Activities at Halcyon House include birthday observances and a piano recital. Guests and visitors from various states shared meals, memory of Anna Dawson noted, with several locals and out of town friends calling during the week. The report lists names, places, and social gatherings surrounding the home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dawson
Miss Dawson
Community Notes From Washington and Nearby
Word arrives that Doug Booth and Randy Stannard have settled in Fullerton California with Doug enrolling at Fullerton Junior College. Justin McCarthy returns from Marine duty in the Pacific and Vietnam. Mrs. Beth Janecek earns a BA in elementary education and teaches in Mid-Prairie schools. Families gathering for birthdays and visits include Cochran from Minot and Has ty from Aurora. Marta, Luckenbill discharged from Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Scattered local updates cover birthdays, visits, and military service with several California and Illinois connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Booth
Dale Booth
Washington
Randy Stannard
Dean Stannard
Brighton
Fullerton
Calif
Doug
Fullerton Junior College
Newport Beach
Wendell Booth
Wendy
Randy
South
Yale
Justin McCarthy
Bernard McCarthy
U.S
Pacific
Viet Nam
Beth Janecek
R.R.1
Parsons College
Janecek
West Chester Center
Mid-Prairie Community Schools
WCTU Picnic Highlights Youth Temperance Report
The annual WCTU picnic at Sunset Park featured Miss Barbara Cole reporting on the Youth Temperance Council Camp at Lake Ahquabi Aug 9-14. Loyal Temperance League members Arbogast Crawford West siblings opened with skits and yells, followed by short talks from Rev. Mechelsen Lloyd Walker and Mrs. Sojka. Joe Holmes attended as a guest of Mrs. Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Sunset Park
Barbara Cole
Harley Cole
Youth Temperance Council
Lake Ahquabi
Larry
Ricky
Jacki Arbogast
Connie
Bonnie
Corlis Crawford
Kevin
Geron West
Loyal Temperance League
Rev
Carl Mechelsen
Lloyd Walker
Ray Sojka
Local marriage licenses issued at court house
Two marriage licenses were issued at the courthouse here to Michael L. Klopfenstein of Ainsworth and Patricia Carol Lowe of Columbus Junction, and to Paul W. Riffel and Gwen Van Etten, both of Burlington Murdock. Funeral services for Mrs Floyd Murdock were held at 2 pm Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson in charge. Pallbearers were Keith Williams Sr Howard Baker M D Lee Howard Messer Richard Pratt Richard Weeks. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery. Moriarty Final rites for Pat Moriarty were held at Jones Funeral Home Friday at 2 pm with Rev. Richard Peterson in charge. Pallbearers were Howard Messer John Beenblossom M D Lee Vernon Witting Jack Cherry Harold Brock. Carl Schneider led IOOF rites at the graveside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Michael L. Klopfenstein
Ainsworth
Patricia Carol Lowe
Columbus
Junction
Paul W. Riffel
Gwen van Etten
Burlington
Admission and dismissal notices from Davenport and surrounding towns
On the record Admitted Yesterday: Mrs. Sevilla Bowman Davenport medical Dismissed Today: Mrs. James Allgood and son Ainsworth Mrs Marvin Droll and son Ainsworth Mrs. Allen Boone and daughter Wellman Mrs. L G Littlejohn Ainsworth George Lee Norenberg Keota Elizabeth Larsen Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevilla Bowman
Davenport
James Allgood
Ainsworth
Marvin Droll
Allen Boone
Wellman
L. G. Littlejohn
George Lee Norenberg
Keota
Elizabeth Larsen
Washington
Ainsworth Legion Auxiliary Hears News at Aug 18 Meeting
Ainsworth Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall with Mrs. Lee Hunt presiding. New officers installed were Linda Norris as 2nd vice president and Lawrence Wilson as chaplain. Memberships total 32 with dues accepted. Community events included the Aug 29 Lake Darling picnic and a birthday coffee for Esther Arthur’s 80th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Lee Hunt
Lee Norris
Lawrence Wilson
Lake Darling Sun
Linda Norris
Girls’ State
Cedar Falls
Darold Jones
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Chris Hanson
New York City
Roy Wood
Hanson
Florence Marr
Dale Roberts
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Jack Hothaus
Billings, Mont
Larry Trotter
Ann Harley
Provincial Park
Quetic
Canada
Wellman Idaho Residents Visit and Needing Details
Idaho residents gather in Wellman as the Leck Wade family reports Calvin Wade’s death in Oregon. Visitors include Delmar Yoder and Pamela of Goshen Indiana, Gene Slead and family, Earl Baker of Keola, and Rev. Robert McNeal’s group. The Wade home hosts a party for Bernard Redinger’s granddaughter and others. Families travel to Kansas, Alaska, and Arkansas for relatives and duties as Canada returnees and New York trips conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Leck Wade
Calvin Wade
Oregon
Edith Wade
Alvin Wade
Harold Moothart
Alvine
Coralville
Delmar Yoder
Pamela
Goshen
Indiana
Gene Slead
Slead
Ollie Schachner
Robert McNeal
Idaho
Grace Hessserman
Dean McNeal
Gemini flight at a glance from Cape Kennedy launch
United Press International reports on Gemini mission details with Lt. Col. Gordon Cooper and Lt. Cmdr. Charles Conrad as flight leaders. The eight day, 121 orbit plan tests rendezvous and docking, radar, endurance in weightlessness, and medical effects, aiming for a moon mission timeline. Splashdown planned August 29 southwest of Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles
Pete) Conrad Jr
Gemini
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cooper
Bermuda
Valery F. Bykovsky
Moon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Betty Blakely
John Clark
Miss Cottrell
Richard Meeks
Dale Robertson
Ted
Lucille) Ross
Lawrence Baker
Batavia
Doyle
Helen) Brown
Omar
Dorothy) Black
Kenneth
Martha) Brown
Lockridge
Ray
Mary) Schooley
Carson Plumbing
Helene B. Dillon
Graham
Howers
Wolf's Rower Shop
É Evening Journal
Winn DuBoise
Uvalde, Tex
Marcie and
Charles Gauntt
Austin, Tex
Mission Control Center
YWCA
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Laura Bridenthal
Coralie Briley
L. W. Carpenter
Edward Squire
Frank Adrian
Lena Schmitt
Frank Moothart
May Miner
Oxford
Ohio
Ruth Miner
Nellie Link
Douglas Cole
Scott Wilcox
A. Mumma
Short Hills
New Jersey
H. J. Braley
June Ward
Lemon Grove
Rodney Arnold
Friends
Bern Wolf
Eldon
William Krieghbaum
Durham, North Carolina
Joe Wolf
Howard Anderson
Crawfordsville
I.W. Schenefelt
George W. Rudiger
Clarence Klepfer
Helen Klepfer
Seal Beach
Doris Klepfer Wilder
Long Beach
Helen Stewart
Don Orr
West Chester
Lester Orr
Fred Steck
Boyd Foster
John Copley
Boston
Mass
J. Dickinson
Carrie Davis
Jay Cochran
Kirk and
Susi
Minot
North Dakota
Mrs
Joe Cochran
Randy Payne
Kermit Klopfenstein
Bernard Payne
Rose Ann
Donna
Robert Payne
Robert McKenzie
Peg
Meg
Bobi
Amy
Los Angeles
Wilton H. Webb
Stewart
Polly
Clint
Jeff
Mt. Vernon, Ill
George Stewart
Lester Luckenbill
Raymond Hasty
Aurora, Colo
Dean Hasty
Barbara Ellen Cole
Dave Falk
Chicago, Ill
David Lewin
San Pedro
Joe Falk
Dave
Joe
Mr. Lewin
Joe Holmes
Mary Hudson
ISEA
Education Association
Ames
al Kinzler
T. J. Berdo
Tracy Anderson
Mid- Prairie
Jim Wheeler
Mid-Prairie
Kenneth Wells
Ainsworth Legion Auxiliary
C.A. Thompson
Bill Hawkins
Esther Arthur
Athur
Harold Jones
Inlaw
Kenneth Arthur
Jeanie
Ruth Arthur
Jennie Rees
Blanche Williams
Columbus Junction
Grace Williams
Elizabeth Davis
Jessie Rees
Wyman
Dave Jones
Harriett
Columbus City
John Jones
Leroy Owens
Anita Pedk
John Jenkins
Omrie Peters
Jack Petry
Hayden Davis
Burdette Davis
Dorothy Plett
Bill Robertson
Mrs. Hawkins
Mrs. Darold
Jones
Mrs. 0. B. Godber
Mrs. Earl Baker
Keola
Bernard Redlinger
Bernard Redinger
Regena Patterson
Becky Redlinger
Galen Bull
Mark
Eric
Wade Page
Kansas
Omer Freeman
New York
Arkansas
Mr. Freeman
Martha Schlabaugh
Cloyce C. Zieglowsky and Sons
Cees
Leah
Phope OL
North
Eros
Gemini Flight
General American
Pat McGannon
Nut Gi
General American Life Insurance Company
St. Louis
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