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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1962

Page

5

Ainsworth Club Groups Hold Meetings During Past Week

The Shippers Association met at the Sam Stephens home for a cooperative supper and plans a September 4 gathering with George Lord. The Tuesday Bridge Club met at Max White Sr. home with Mrs. Harold Ross as guest. high score went to Mrs. C A Thompson. American Legion Auxiliary held a Legion Hall meeting with reports from Des Moines summer conference and plans for a family potluck on September 18.

Ainsworth Shippers Association Sam Stephens George Lord George Canott Phil Gerdes Max White Harold Ross C. A. Thompson G. F. Trotter Thompson American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Clarence Richards Des Moines Orie O'Connor C.A. Thompson Lee Hunt Lee Conry Bill Trotter

Dennis the Menace Wedding Report in Tarkio Missouri

The ceremony featured a yellow chiffon dress with white accessories and a white bouquet. Attendants included best man Tom Carver and ushers Leslie Stevenson Steve George and Charles Haper. Candlelighters were Mary Margaret Lundberg and Kathryn Moore. A church reception followed with cake and punch service. The couple plans a brief Iowa trip before returning to Tarkio. The bride, a Westminster United Presbyterian Church employee, will be a Tarkio College junior. the groom, a 1962 Tarkio College graduate, will teach at Tarkio High School. Relative attendance spanned Ainsworth Washington Winfield Clearfield Iowa and Tarkio Missouri.

Tom Carver Leslie Stevenson Steve George Charles Haper Mary Margaret Lundberg Kathryn Moore Hazel Hunt Helen Larson Frank Lundberg Lyle Knox Connie Kay Knox Lawrence Moore Tarkio Missouri Iowa Westminster United Presbyterian Church Des Moines Tarkio College Tarkio High School Ainsworth Washington Winfield Clearfield

Family Gathering Marks 55th Hamil Walker Reunion

Descendants of Robert and Nancy Hamil held their 55th annual reunion at Sunset Park in Washington with a business meeting led by Ben Rummel in president Clarence Walker’s absence. Attendees included many Washington residents and relatives from Ames Ames Maryville Tenn Crawfordsville and Ft Madison. A second Walker gathering followed at C A Walker’s home in Washington with additional relatives joining for a family dinner.

Lee Eisele Gerald Bender Jerry Fred Walker Washington Douglas Dowell Ames Earl Walker Maryville Tenn Erma Kilpatrick Bill Ben Rummel Paula Cheryl Carolyn Stacy Hanover Ill W. L. Rhea Burlington Jeffrey Stephanie Smith Ft. Madison Clint Rhea Crawfordsville Lordi Rhea Moline, Ill Kenneth Rhea Karen Nancy Lyle Lowe Mary Linda Donald Larry Kenneth Kilpatrick Roger Amon Christner Becky Chester Piper Clarence Walker Ainsworth Walkers Mary Ellen (Hamil John A. Walker C. A. Walker Earl G. Walker Iil Charles Chapman Des Moines Dave Walker Latimer Davis Ft. Ord Calif Mac Wallace Robert Sharp

Ainsworth Locals Visit Family and See The King and I

Ainsworth residents Mr. and Mrs. Milo Arthur visited their daughter Mrs. William Mitchell and family in Fairfield Friday afternoon. They attended Parsons College's production The King and I that evening. Mrs. Myr Steele and Mrs. Everett Meeks visited Mrs. Emmett Agee in Ottumwa Hospital, where she is recovering from minor surgery. They also called on Mrs. Effie Wilkinson in Ottumwa. Edwin Tomlinson and children from Bisbee Arizona spent a week at the Jess Tomlinson home and met Mr. and Mrs. Everett Meeks. Donald Brain from Las Cruces New Mexico visited Clarke Pfeifer’s home with others.

Gayle Kelly Washington Gary G. Letts Sheppard A. F. B Texas H.D. Frame Wichita Kansas D. A. Peterson Waterloo Clarence Richards Louis Pruess Carl Replogle Stockport G. F Ben Fitzgerald Melvin Weiland Kathleen Post Cedar Rapids Trinity Lutheran Church Melvin State University Carrie Wheeler Roy Miller Kirksville Missouri Mable Miller Larry O'Connor Florence Baird Olie O'Connor R. F. Roberts Marshalltown Roy Geret Shoshone Mts Yellowstone Tetons Rock Mt. National Park Estes Park Pike's Peak Royal Gorge L. V. Ayers Philadelphia Ayers Earl Walton Riverside Te Mercy Hospital Iowa City Milo Arthur William Mitchell Fairfield Parsons College Myr Steele Everett Meeks Emmett Agee Ottumwa Hospital Effie Wilkinson Ottumwa Edwin Tomlinson Bisbee, Ariz Jess Tomlinson Donald Brain Las Cruces New Mexico Clarke Pfeifer

Stevenson Moore Vows Spoken in Des Moines Chapel

Miss Linda Stevenson wed William R Moore August 18 in the Westminster United Presbyterian Church Des Moines. The bride wore a white Chantilly lace gown with nylon tulle and a seed pearl crown. maid of honor Opal Monk attended.

Ainsworth Linda Stevenson Raymond Stevenson Diagonal Iowa William R. Moore Frank Moore Winfield Westminster United Presbyterian Church Des Moines Opal Monk

Enlistee Brenne Man Joins Marines For Four Years

Lowell Arden Brenne man son of Mrs. Cora Brenne man Kalona enlists in the United States Marine Corps for four years. He is assigned to San Diego for basic training and is a former Kalona Creamery employee and Kalona High School graduate. Elizabeth Bauer of West Chester to attend senior status in Iowa Methodist Church of Nursing banding ceremony September 5 in Des Moines at 2 p.m. A fire at Ken Peters home on South Second Avenue started when workmen relit oven after installing a new meter. Damage limited to the stove with heavy smoke. Peters had not used the oven for days.

Lowell Arden Brenneman Cora M. Brenneman Kalona United States Marine Corps San Diego Calif Kalona Creamery Kalona High School Bauer Elizabeth Bauer West Chester Iowa Methodist Church of Nursing Des Moines First Methodist Ken Peters South Second Avenue

Community Notices and Social Guests Highlight U P Home Service

At The U P Home an outstanding Sabbath service featured a Christ portrait from Scotland Church with Ms and Mrs Cloyce Neiss and Ms and Mrs Homer Kurtz presenting the gift. Dr and Mrs George Kerr hosted guests the Holborows, Arctic coast chaplain and missionary, sharing Alaska life. Numerous visits and weddings punctuate social life as Mrs French's family rushes to hospital.

Christ Scotland Church R. W Thompson Cloyce Neiss Homer Kurtz Kurtz George Kerr Edward Holborow Mr. Holborow D.E.W Arctic Holborow Point Barrow

Dear Abby Harassment of Young Marriage and Family Roles

Dear Abby counsels a 16 year old bride to return home and seek annulment. notes Alan not ready for marriage. Another reader asks about a wife's closet and fashion excuses, answered as older dresses look newer. Advice on a 52 year old wife covering a 38 year old stepson’s finances warns against enabling a dependent son.

Abby Alan Young

TV Highlights Wednesday Highlights From United Press International

Wednesday television lineup includes Howard K Smith on Is America Ugly at 6:30 p.m. CDT on ABC with August Heckscher guest. James Jones discusses From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line on NBC at 6 a.m. CDT. Kenichi Horie appears on Tennessee Ernie Ford Show at 6 a.m. CDT. Focus on America features Crop Duster at 7 p.m. CDT. Mystery Theatre presents The Problem in Cell No 13 at 8 p.m. CDT on NBC. David Brinkley’s Journal repeats the decline of dixieland jazz in New Orleans on NBC at 9:30 p.m. CDT. Hal March Tonight on NBC at 10:15 p.m. CDT with Jack Carter and Max Shulman guests.

United Press International Howard K. Smith ABC America August Heckscher Kennedy NBC James Jones Tennessee Ernie Ford Kenichi Horie San Francisco Cliff Arquette Ernie Ford Washington Mystery Theatre Claude Dauphin Everett Sloane David Brinkley Journal New Orleans Hal March Jack Carter Max Shulman

Local Social Roundup From Okoboji To Fairfield

Mr and Mrs Fred Pfeifer and family spent the week at Lake Okoboji and with relatives at Estherville. Wendy and Beth Ann Richardson of Oxford visit the Ben Fitzgerald home. George Goble and Ralph Linder attended the Bishop reunion at Galesburg Park with Cleo Orris hosting the Pinochle Group. The next meeting will be Sept 13 with Max White Jr. C A Thompson attended a family dinner for Mrs C B Reed who celebrated her 87th birthday.

Lloyd Augustine Buttercup Mr. Augustine Cedar Rapids Omaha Nebraska Iowa W. D. Roberts Frances Kinnimont David Los Angeles Calif Bill Piliponis Glen Bill Jr Veronica Kenneth Moline Illinois Arthur Palmeter Elaine Linda Robert Ft. Madison Joe Pewitt Eva Lynn Jeffrey Bill Mouser Emily Heeck Warrenton Missouri Stanley Mouser Wellman Eva Mouser Washington Carl Roberts Mike Steve Jim Jane Dale Roberts Tim and Jill Pearl Leeper Paul Beard Delbert Holmes Duane White Lincoln St. Club Max White Tom Stirling White Veda Latta Alma Perry G. F. Trotter Frank Stipp Fred Diller California Ralph McCreedy Etienne Spenser Battle Creek Harry Johnson South Dakota Eldin Conrys Lead S. D Black Hills Spearfish Mt. Rushmore W. J. Dea Kensington Club George Colthurst Lewis Vallasio Springfield Ilinois Iris Courts Frances Kinnimont and Fred Pfeifer Lake Okoboji Estherville Wendy and Beth Ann Richardson Oxford Ben Fitzgerald George Goble Galesburg Park Galesburg Ralph Linder Cleo Orris Max White Jr C. A. Thompson Harold Booth Fairfield C. B. Reed

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