Hartzlers Return to Indiana After Visit in Wayland
Rev and Mrs Robert Hartzler and children drive home to Goshen Indiana from Wayland after a holiday weekend with relatives including Ezra Freyenberger and others. Local families also hosted extended kin from Archbold Ohio Lancaster PA and Dunkerton Iowa with Thanksgiving gatherings at Sugar Creek Hall and the Graber and Wittmer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Robert Hartzler
Goshen
Indiana
Ezra Freyenberger
Duane Sauder
Roy Sauder
Archbold
Ohio
Urban Roth
Jean
Joan Gerig
Rita Graber
Kay Freyenberger
Kathy Unternahrer
Goshen College
Milburn Gerig
Dennis Graber
Freida Freyenberger
Noah Unternahrer
Joseph Graber
Sugar Creek
Roger Wyse
Bloomfield
Arthur Wyse
Joe Graber
Orlin Leichty
Keota Thanksgiving Dinner Roundup Highlights Local Families
Keota and Chester area families gathered for Thanksgiving weekend activities. Guests included the Funston and Goodwin households, Bob Harvey leaving for Vietnam, and multiple visits among Aller, Nachholz, Judd, Roth, Neufeld, and Graber relatives. Several extended family trips to Kirksville, Central City, Davenport, and Chicago are noted, along with hospital updates and a church reunion. Absent further critical events, the item reads as a social-roundup column detailing Thanksgiving observances and kinship visits across Iowa and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Leland Funston
Clarence Goodwin
West Chester
Bob Harvey
Vietnam
Dick Nachholz
Becky
Waterloo
Clarence Aller
Kenneth Aller
Burlington
Mary
Chicago
Joe Miller
Marie Imhoff
Donald Miller
Denver
Colorado
Donald
Milton M. Millers
Martin Rasmussen
Elsberry
Royal
Nebraska
Rasmussen
Kenneth Luikens
Central City
Neb
Katie Roth
Daniel Roth
Lincoln
Walter Neufeld
Kenneth Miller
Woodburn
Ind
Edward Neufeld
St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Jack Neilsen
Gene Ridenour
Jackson
Wyoming
Dennis Roth
Ft. Wayne
Jesse Roth
Orie Roth
Donald Roth
Arline Neff
Hesston
Kansas
J. G. Widmer
Madjid Nader
Orlin Eigsti
Tom
Warren Schlatter
Shirley
Wendy Slagel
Beth
Duane Roth
Bob Meyer
Gary
Daniel Ejcchelberger
Marla Wyse
Peggy Leichty
Carol Gerig
Gerry Klopfenstein
Richard Wenger
Tim
Milford
John Landis
Landis
Richard
Thanksgiving guests fill Riverside area with visiting kin
Riverside residents welcomed college students and relatives during Thanksgiving weekend. John Sojka and roommate Tony Takai, students at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville, visited John’s parents Mr and Mrs Vince Sojka. Harry Strabala and family marked their 52nd wedding anniversary. Tina Jo Jamison was born Nov 18 at Washington County hospital, with grandparents Marvin Jamison and Curtis Figgins noted. Numerous other relatives attended dinners and celebrations at the homes of Strabalas and Kienes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
John Sojka
Tony Takai
Japan
Johns
Vince Sojka
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Harry Strabala
Maynard Strabala
Karen
Millie Cray
Anna Soukup
Robert Soukups
Windom
Loretta Christofferson
George Cordwell
Jill Ann
Kay Lynn
Dave Jamison
Kalona
Tina Jo
Washington County Hospital
Marvin Jamison
Curtis Figgins
Theresa Libenguth
Mark
Henry Kiene
Washington
Soldier Stone Promoted to Specialist Fourth Class
In the Service Stone Sp-4 Donald E. Stone RA 16920597 Co. C 2nd Bn 54th Inf APO New York 09139 Stone has recently been promoted to specialist fourth class Ale Stanley L. McCreedy AF 16919892 CMR Box 1322 McClellan AFB Calif 95652
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Stone
54Th
Inf
APO
New York
Stone
Ale Stanley L. McCreedy
McClellan Afb
Calif
December 14 Potluck and gift exchange at St Marys school
Noon callers included Mrs E J Knittel of Iowa City and Mrs Tom Bowstead, Mark and Ann of DeWitte. The December 14 meeting at 6 30 pm will feature a potluck and gift exchange, with Secret Sisters to be revealed. Thanksgiving hosts included William Waldschmidt and family with guests from Des Moines and Iowa City. other friends gathered for suppers in Crawfordsville and at the Gerot home with Peter Fred and Sheila.
West Chester Civic Club Plans January Meeting and Nominations
The West Chester Civic Community Club met November 27 at 7 30 p m with Rev Art Peters presiding. They agreed to hold the next meeting in January and appointed a nominating committee with John McDowell as chair and Shirley Statler Esther Booth Elizabeth Griggs on the panel. A poster committee of Esther 300th Opal Slemmons Lillian Statler and Carol Hough was formed to promote club goals. Griggs reported on the clean up committee after discussing objectionable town areas. Roosevelt noted as a conservationist set aside the first 51 wildlife refuges in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
John McDowell
Shirley Statler
Esther Booth
Elizabeth Griggs
Esther 300Th
Opal Slemmons
Lillian Statler
Carol Hough
Leland Griggs
Theodore Roosevelt
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Robert Kopf
Ethel Wingler
H. F. Kopf
Lone Tree
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Robert Bushek
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Robert Bates
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West Main
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L. G. Robertson
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