Elaine Fisher honored at Kalona linen shower
Elaine Fisher, bride elect, was feted at a Kalona Mennonite Church linen shower hosted by Mrs. Elwyn Brennemen, Mrs. Dale Showalter, and Mrs. Sadie Yoder. About sixty congregation women joined in refreshments and gift giving as lavender and white décor graced the event. Fisher will wed Gregory Krehbiel on Friday, August 20.
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Kalona
Elaine Fisher
Kalona Mennonite Church
Elwyn Brennemen
Dale Showalter
Sadie Yoder
Ruby
Mary Bontrager
Miss Fisher
Gregory Krehbiel
Washington area families gather for travels and visits
Local notes recount trips to Indianapolis for Mr and Mrs Robert Brinning and relatives including Charles Luckenbill and children. Others visit Washington from Walker Minnesota and Peoria Illinois families. A Peoria baby Darin Charles Bickford is born. Community gatherings at open houses and farms mark the weekend with picnics and visits to Monsanto and Des Moines events.
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Robert Brinning
Beth
Tim
Indianapolis
Ind
Main Street
Eli Lilly Estate
Gaylen Bickford
Peoria
Washington
Darin Charles
Bickfords
Mt. Hawley Road
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Calendar notices and social group meetings listed for the week
Calendar items schedule weekly meetings for Tuesday through Friday at YWCA, Captain's Table, Catholic Daughters, VFW Auxiliary, Women of Moose, DAR Log Cabin, LBC Club, Home Art Club and Shiloh Sunshine Sisters with times and locations. Sunday trail ride at Bob Potratz farm drew 66 riders despite heat. wiener roast planned under apple trees. Mike Cady enlisted in the Air Force taking basic training at Lackland AFB Texas with new address for mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Potratz
Packwood
Mike Cady
Marion F. Cady
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Radio chatter upsets model airplane club
In Chorley England UPI reports model airplane enthusiasts say police radio messages are interfering with their radio control signals prompting complaints to authorities.
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Chorley
England
UPI
Carcass show results misprint corrected in ninth and tenth places
The report notes Andrew Horn and Dennis Wittetoe should appear as ninth and tenth in the 4-H swine carcass show results which were published earlier. In district court John Edward Walling of Washington was fined 300 dollars plus costs and received a 120 day license suspension for DUI. Wayne Lemley of Washington was fined 200 dollars and costs for lascivious acts with a child. Kim Steele, manager of the Washington Municipal pool, announced the season will close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday August 25.
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Andrew Horn
Dennis Wittetoe
John Edward Walling
Washington
Wayne Lemley
Kim Steele
Washington Municipal Swimming Pool
DAR log cabin to open for final season
The log cabin in Sunset Park will be open Thursday August 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. for the last time this season. All visitors are welcome as DAR hostesses greet guests.
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Sunset Park
The
DAR
Young Kennedy Denies Ice Cream Spit Charge
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 17, faces loitering charges after arraignment in Barnstable District Court. The officer testified Kennedy spat ice cream at him and refused to move from a traffic-stalling car. Kennedy claimed the officer is lying and was given a week to pay 50 dollars in court costs.
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Hyannis
Mass
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
New York
Barnstable District Court
Young Kennedy
Kennedy
Shower for Janet Beranek Hosts Revealed in Washington
Mrs Tom Walker and daughters Bonnie and Bette hosted a surprise shower for Janet Beranek at the Walker home on a Friday evening Cohostesses were Joanna Parriott and Jennie Dorsch. Nineteen guests attended with games and gifts presented to the honoree The event featured purple asters and a purple umbrella as decor. Miss Beranek is set to wed Lyle Parriott Jr on October 2 with her mother Mrs Hubert Beranek and sister Mrs Barb Lane among the guests.
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Tom Walker
Bonnie
Bette
Janet Beranek
Walker
Joanna Parriott
Jennie Dorsch
Miss Beranek
Hubert Beranek
Barb Lane
Lyle Parriott
Lyle Parriott Jr
Mary Crone Honored at Prenuptial Party
A Tuesday night ceramics class hosted a surprise party for September bride elect Mary Crone with her mother Mrs. Raymond Crone in attendance. Guests enjoyed pink and burgundy decorations and refreshments as a group gift was presented.
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Boyd Siefkas
Mary Crone
Raymond Crone
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