First Train Trip Highlights by Miller Family
A three day Chicago visit described by the Miller family from Salona Iowa. Jackie Carolyn Cheryl and Dennis Miller saved fare with babysitting haying and aides work. They toured landmarks including the Board of Trade the Museum of Science and Industry and Shedd Aquarium. A highlight was the albino catfish and a rain soaked China Town trip. The trip included picketing at A and P and a Lake Michigan swim. Also noted is a December wedding announcement for Marian Elizabeth McGinnis and Dr. E B Marsolais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jackie
Carolyn
Cheryl
Dennis Miller
Glen Miller
Salon Area
Dennis
Moldenhauers
Museum of Science and Industry
China House
China Town
Iowa
Lake Michigan
Engaged: Bette Jo Plecker to Gary Houzenga
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Plecker announce the engagement of their daughter Bette Jo of Clinton to Gary Houzenga son of Mr and Mrs Jake Houzenga of rural Fulton Illinois The bride is a Mid Prairie High School graduate attended Clinton Junior College and works in Clinton The groom a Fulton High School graduate served two years in the army and works for Allied Steel in Clinton They plan to wed on November 22 Local news: Mrs Glen Dunbar and her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles Fuhr have returned from a four week West trip visiting relatives in Parker Arizona San Diego Upland and Redlands including a 50th wedding anniversary for the Griffiths in Upland and visits with Col and Mrs Richard Day in Redlands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. McGinnis
Columbus Junction
Marian Elizabeth
E. B. Marsolais
Ernest A. Marsolais
Iowa City
Miss McGinnis
University of Iowa
Marsolais
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Nu Sigma Nu
Alpha Omega Alpha
St. Luke’s Hospital
Columbia University
New York City
University Hospitals
Lloyd Plecker
Washington
Bette Jo
Clinton
Gary Houzenga
Jake Houzenga
Fulton
Ill
Mid- Prairie High School
Clinton Junior College
Fulton High School
Allied Steel
Glen Dunbar
Charles Fuhr
Geneseo
West
Upland
Griffiths
First United Methodist Church
Tom Stewart
San Diego
Charles Hays
Dunbar
Fuhrs
Col
Richard Day
Redlands
Calif
Clarence Wenger
Wayland
Jane Elaine
Gary DeYarman
Elaine de Yarman
Olds
Miss Wenger
Waco High School
Hesston College
Rarian
Mich
General Motors Fisher Body
DeYarman
Waco
Cedar Rapids
Bush’s
Burlington
Wesley Rich
Walter Rich
Kenneth
Wesley
Hawaii
San Fernando Valley State College
Scott Hawkins
Haydn Thomases
Ed Hawkins
Colorado
Keith Thomas
Johnstown
Colo
Kenneth Rich - Clareen Arnold
Jane
Martha
Phillip Rich
Maureen
Mildred Rich
Vernon Fletcher
Stan
Glen
Moline
Clarence Fletchers
Lyle
Merle Twinam
Lost Island Lake
Madeira
Minn
Merle
Richard James
Coon Rapids
Donald Breisch
Mr. Breisch
Crawfordsville
Social Calendar and Winter Wedding Plans
Social notices list upcoming events from Sunday through Tuesday including lodge practices, reunions, bowling league, and club meetings. It also reports the December marriage plan of Jane Elaine Wenger of Wayland to Gary DeYarman of Olds, with details on their education and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melody Strikers Bowling League
Elaine Paisley
Art Guild
Senior Citizens
Washington County Fair Association Meeting Set
The annual meeting of the Washington County Fair Association will be held Monday September 9 at 7:30 p.m. on the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington County Fair Association
Army private joins Americal Division in Vietnam
Army Private First Class Larry G. Widmer, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex E. Widmer of Brighton Iowa, was assigned August 10 to the Americal Division's 196th Infantry Brigade near Chu Lai Vietnam as a rifleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Lai
Vietnam
Larry G. Widmer
Rex E. Widmer
Brighton
Iowa
Americal Division
196Th
Chu Lai
Millers celebrate twentieth wedding anniversary at Colony Inn
Mrs Eugene Way Kalona reports Paul D Miller and his wife observed their 20th wedding anniversary on August 15. They were honored guests at a Monday dinner party at Colony Inn at the Amanas. Attending were Mr and Mrs Dan Miller Mr and Mrs Henry Miller and families Mr and Mrs Levi Miller and families Mr and Mrs Edwin Miller and family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way Kalona
Paul D. Miller
Colony Inn
Amanas
Dan H. Miller
Henry D. Miller
Levi D. Miller
Edwin D. Miller
Brighton Visitors and Local Social Notes Tell of Town Life
Brighton social news lists visits and gatherings among residents and relatives from Burlington Ottumwa and Kalona. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neff and family visiting, school opening August 26 with registration August 23, and numerous extended family visits and dinners across Brighton and nearby towns. Several residents travel to Portugal and Germany, and 4-H winners at the Washington County Fair are noted including champion Hereford and swine consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Meuth
Brighton
Charles Neff
Burlington
Lloyd Reighard
Ann McClure
Ronda and
Howard
Roy McBeth
Farson
Richard Campbell
Tony Meath
Mollie Tierney
West Chester
Harold Reighard
Ottumwa
Berkley Brown
Cedar Rapids
Nelle Long
Judy Fedderson
Area 15 Community College
Mt. Pleasant
William Robbins
Washington
Oren Taylor
Glen Mullikin Sr
Washington County
Jim Scheeler
David Barnes
David Hyde
Bruce
Phillip Guy
Donna Fritz
Portugal
Bill Millhouser
Facel
Advance Ross Electronics
Cascais
Weekend visits from Des Moines and beyond in Wayland
Wayland August weekend social notes list Mr. and Mrs. John Henss and daughter from Des Moines visiting J. L. Henss. Donnie Hertig family returning from Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks. Mrs. Mabel Neilson visiting son Jack Neilson in Council Bluffs. Connie Miller and Wisconsin guest at W. H. Neff home. relatives of Hobart Deaton attend Hamilton Funeral Home service in Des Moines. Mabel Rinner visiting Mervin Grosscup in Washington. Peter Joe Alliman visiting from Fort Bragg with P. J. Alliman of Knoxville and brother Charles joining. Leo Wagner family and Guengerich family at Kenneth Davison’s Washington home. Willard Conrad party from Hesston and Ruth in Indiana. August 22 departure noted. death of Eugene Hoover of Muscatine reported, widow Mable Luelen from Wayland survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Hertig
Denise
Vicky
Missouri
Arkansas Ozark Country
Marinus Neilson
Council Bluffs
Jack Neilson
Knoxville
Tenn
Charles
Leo Wagner
Glen Guengerich
Kenneth Davison
Washington
Willard Conrad
Hesston
Kansas
Ruth
Indiana
Willard
Daniel Conrad
Eugene Hoover
Muscatine
Mable Luellen
Wayland
Family visits amid Iowa City hospital stay in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville notices a flurry of visits as Floyd Blankenhorn hospitals leave Allen and family alert. Lansing visitors arrive to see the hospitalized father while weddings, travel plans, and college transitions unfold for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Allen Barth
Lansing
Michigan
Don Blankenhorns
Floyd Blankenhorn
University Hospital
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
Jim
Son
Jake
Board of Trade
Highland High School
Bob Becker
Elmer Waldschmidt
Charles C. Snyder
Masonic Temple
Hinkle
Wayland Park
Shalla
Richmond Park
Wilcox
Fairgrounds
Widmer
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
Louis J Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Paul Millers
Charles Neffs
Morris Swartzendruber
Cecil Miller
Ellis Swartzendruber
Pat Swartzendruber
Karen
Janice
Merlin
Kenneth Miller
Gareth Swartzendruber
Harold Troyer
Dale K. Gingerich
Pat Nugent
Evanston
Illinois
Raymond Brenneman
Near Kalona
Elmer L. Yoder
Nelson Hochstetler
Eunice Miller
Lisa Swartzendruber
Ivan Burkley
Sheila Pewitt
Darrel Studer
Ortrun Flach
W. J. Logan
Germany
Joni Miller
Macon
Mississippi
Mary Ann Miller
William Opper
Garden City
Russell Fountain
Winter Haven
Florida
Chase Millice
Wellman
George W. Fry
Tracy Fry
Bryan Fry
Alvin Paulen
West Branch
Paulsen
Kalona
Derek John
Univesity
Per Sjoberg
Ford Skola
Sweden
Brian Gingerich
Ralph Gingerich
Gladys Miller
Marie Jackson
Joe Meintzes
Washington, D. C
Mose Levy
Joe
Sixth Street
Blue Grass
Nellie Fink
Reo, SD
Henss
Mrs
Nellie Wittmer
John Henss
Des Moines
J. L. Henss
Barths
Blankenhorn
Elwyn Booth
Encinada
California
Myral Smiths
Fletchers
Coal Valley
Chester
Silas Finke, Jr
Finke
Harold Isley
Mercy Hospital
Sam Edgar
Martelle
Douglas Leroy
Marcia
Debbie
Sharon
William Edgar
Cleo Fletcher
Kim
Mick Garris
Larry Fletcher
Garrises
Bill Jahnke
Bob
Denison
John Hamill
Max Sinclair
Don Canott
Hayden
Phil Coulemaire
Maine
Bob Jones University
South Carolina
Bob Ray
Lowa
Democrats
Bob Nicola
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