Local residents share holiday arrivals and updates
George C Stewart now cared for the winter at 10338 Lindy Ave Apt 213 Northridge Calif 91343. Dana McAvoy, exchange student in Newland, returns home Tuesday afternoon arriving about 4 40 p m at Des Moines Airport where he will be met by his parents Marion and Mrs McAvoy his brother Drew sister Roy and fiance Gary Hergert. He is spending three days on ute in Hawaii with friends Jr and Mrs Edmund Dyers. Miss Doy McAvoy and her fiance Gary Hergert of Ft Collins Colo arrived Friday night for a Christmas holiday visit in the Marion McAvoy home to make final preparations for their wedding here Friday evening. Sunyra Tweeten three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Tweeten of Wheaton Ill has spent since Thanksgiving here with grandparents Mr and Mrs Glenn Knapp She plans to return home before Christmas with her other grandparents Mr and Mrs William Tweeten. Pfc Larry Applegate of Ft Hood Texas arrived home Sunday evening to spend a few days around Christmas in the Howard Applegate home He returns to Ft Hood December 31 Mrs Della Scranton of Ottumwa and her two sons Hubert and Alan Scranton of Hollywood Calif visited with Miss Martha Kos last Wednesday afternoon John Mulcahy underwent surgery Saturday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City He is in room 343 and would enjoy hearing from his friends.
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Dana McAvoy
Newland
Des Moines
Marion McAvoy
Drew
Roy
Gary Hergert
Ute
Hawaii
Edmund Dyers
Doy McAvoy
Ft. Colas
Colo
Ake
Sunyra Tweeten
Richard Tweeten
Wheaton, Ill
Glenn Knapp
William Tweeten
Pfc
Larry Applegate
Ft. Hood
Texas
Howard Applegate
Phillip H. Wagner Dies at Letts at 78
Phillip H. Wagner 78 of Letts died at home Sunday evening December 15. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the United Methodist Church of Letts with Rev. Richard Essoe. Burial in Wagner Cemetery. Visitation at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home after 1 p.m. today. He was born November 12, 1890, in Letts, son of George and Martha Small Wagner. He married Effie Garrett September 24, 1913, at Letts. Survived by wife, three sons and a daughter, George Wagner of Muscatine, and Howard of Milan, Illinois, and Mrs. James Belle Rose Lough of Fredda. Also three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Bailey of Letts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Phillip H. Wagner
Letts
United Methodist Church
Etts
Richard Essoe
Agner
Stacy Lewis
Mr. Wagner
George
Martha Small Wagner
Effie Garett
Eorge Wagner
Muscatine
Davenport
Howard
Milan
Ill
James Belle Rose) Lough
Fredda
Mabel Bailey
Giving Shoes as a Christmas Gift for All
The idea urges gifting a good pair of shoes to friends and relatives this Christmas to ensure those who cannot afford quality footwear receive at least one sturdy pair. It highlights the importance for children with growing feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whildren
Otumwa Officer Speaks on Iowa Drug Problem
Hugh McElroy of the Ottumwa Police Department gave a talk at the Washington Rotary Club on illegal drug use in Iowa. He displayed about 150 drug samples and various sniffing glues, noting a rapidly growing marijuana problem leading to harder drugs, crime, and death, with Police Chief Harry Capell present.
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Hugh McElroy
Ottumwa
Grace Crist Dies at 85 in Morning Sun area
Mrs Grace Crist 85 formerly of Conesville died Saturday December 14 in Morning Sun Minor Funeral services planned Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Sta cy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev Earl Josten officiating Burial will be in Conesville Cemetery Visitation after 1 p m today She was born June 16 1883 in Union Township Louisa County daughter of James F and Mary L Orr Swailes She married George Crist in 1904 at Muscatine He died earlier Survived by two brothers Vernon Swailes Burlington and Arthur Davenport
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Columbus Junction
Grace Crist
Conesville
Morning Sun
Stacy Lewis
Earl Josten
Conesville Cemetery
Crist
Union Township
Louisa County
James F
Mary L. Orr Swailes
George Crist
Muscatine
Vernon Swailes
Burlington
Arthur
Davenport
Honor Shearer celebrated at Columbus Junction event
Honorable B. H. Shearer, longtime resident and church and community leader, was honored during Appreciation Day in Columbus Junction attended by about 170 friends and relatives. The United Methodist Church service featured an advent musical The Promise of Gods Love and a reading of greeting letters. A special award from the Louisa County Association for Retarded Children Inc. was presented by Rev. Earl E. Josten with attendance from Shearers four children and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
B. H. Shearer
Robert Reaney
Frank Babbitt
Louisa County Association For Retarded Children, Inc
Shearer
Earl E. Josten
William Dunn
Woodrow
William
Paul
Washington
Max Robertson
Letts
Ida Grove
Mr. Shearer
Wellman man Lloyd Troyer 77 dies after illness
Lloyd Troyer 77 of Wellman died at home Sunday after a four month illness. Funeral at Wellman Mennonite church Wednesday at 1 30 p m Rev Ron Kennel in charge with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation at Powell Funeral Home through noon Wednesday then body to church for viewing. He was born in Milford Nebraska June 2 1891 to John and Lucinda Stutzman Troyer. He married Emma Kennel June 21 1915 and they farmed in Nebraska before moving to Wellman in 1940. Surviving are his wife eight children Lloyd J Kalona Wilbur Mrs William Nettie Fuhlberg South English Mrs Elmer Ida May Kliewer and Mrs Paul Wilma Becker Mount Lake Minnesota Mrs Keith Della Yoder Kalona and Verda Alta Troyer Iowa City. Also four brothers Dan Clayton and Vernon Union City Pennsylvania Abner Smithville Ohio three sisters Mary Klopfenstein Lucinda Miller Corry Pennsylvania Velma Hostetler Smithville Ohio and 24 grandchildren. Preceded in death by two sons one grandchild three brothers and two sisters.
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Wellman
Lloyd Troyer
Wellman Mennonite Church
Ron Kennel
Wellman Mennonite Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Troyer
Milford
Nebr
John
Lucinda Stutzman Troyer
Fillmore
Emma Kennel
Nebraska
Lloyd J
Kalona
Wilbur
William
Nettie) Fuhlberg
South English
Elmer
Ida May) Kliewer
Paul
Wilma) Becker
Mount Lake
Minn
Keith
Della) Yoder
Verda
Alta Troyer
Iowa City
Dan
Clayton
Vernon
Union City
Abner
Smithville
Ohio
Mary Klopfenstein
Lucinda Miller
Corry
Velma Hostetler
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A dense list of events across groups such as Rainbow Girls Daughters of Nile BPW Club and YWCA activities. Highlights include dinners lectures crafts and Christmas exchanges at venues like Masonic Temple Bryn Mawr Steak House Captain's Table Y Square and the YWCA with notes on date changes and snow contingency. Identify schedules for Twelve groups including Senior Citizens and Forty Niners.
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Rainbow
Masonic Temple
M. R. Flickinger
Daughters of Nile
Bryn Mawr
Tops Club
YWCA
Fairgrounds
Doyle Jarrard
Y. 1St Presbyterian
Dave Elder
Archie Kauffman
St. Rita Circle
Bill Yerington
Wayne Gamon
Bethel Missionary Society
Bill Crandall
Pipeline hearing prompts farmer protest over fumes
Washington County farmers at the hearing included Cloyce Crone Charles Ralston Robert Stout Kenneth Cuddeback John M Owen Raymond Gordon and Marion Augustine. They and their attorney represented a group of 22 local farmers who have joined together in filing a protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Cloyce Crone
Charles Ralston
Robert Stout
Kenneth Cuddeback
John M. Owen
Raymond Gordon
Marion Augustine
James Butterfield Dies in Detroit at 69
James W. Butterfield former Washington Iowa resident died of cancer in Detroit Michigan on Saturday December 14 aged sixty nine Funeral services were held in Detroit He was born in Washington son of the late William H and Jennie Butterfield He attended St James Catholic School St Ambrose College Davenport and the University of Iowa where he earned a law degree He practiced law in Washington and Des Moines later joining the Immigration and Naturalization Service retiring as District Director in Detroit He is survived by his wife Mary Daggett of Los Angeles a son William two granddaughters sister Agnes Allen Ames Iowa and Marie Moore Waterloo Iowa both of whom survive in addition to relatives in Detroit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Butterfield
Washington
Iowa
Detroit
Michigan
James Butterfield
William H
Jennie Butterfield
St. James Catholic Church
St. James
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
William
Agnes Allen
Ames
Marie Moore
Waterloo
Wellman Pair Obtain Marriage License in Washington
Lawrence Whetstine of Wellman and Louise Hayes of Washington were issued a marriage license. Washington County Sheriff's deputies investigate theft of eleven 45 Harley Davidson Motors valued at 500 and one Harley 74 transmission valued at 50 from Carl Glider of 209 9th St Wellman. Glider reported the loss around 3 p.m. Saturday. Betty Osincup mislisted among hostesses for the annual Christmas cooperative dinner hosted by Chapter V of TTT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Whetstine
Wellman and
Louise Hayes
Washington
Washington County
Carl Glider
9Th St
Wellman
Sinus Sufferers Get 8 Hour Relief From SYNA CLEAR
Exclusive new hard core SYNA CLEAR decongestant tablets drain and clear all nasal sinuses. One tablet provides up to eight hours relief from pain and pressure and stops watery eyes and runny nose. Available without prescription at Osincup Drug Store Walgreen Agency West Side Square. Satisfaction guaranteed by maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synaclear
Maker
Osincup Drug Store
Walgreen Agency
West Side Square
Allen Schaeffers to note 45th year celebration
Mr and Mrs Allen Schaeffer of Montezuma former Washington County residents will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary Sunday December 22 Due to Mr Schaeffers ill health no open house will be held but cards and letters are welcomed They lived in Washington County most of their married life They are the parents of three children Dean Schaeffer Marion Max Delores Breniman Montezuma and Loren Dorothy McClenathan Victor Iowa They have eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Schaeffer
Montezuma
Washington County
Schaeffer
Dean Schaeffer
Marion, Iowa
Max
Delores) Breniman
Loren
Dorothy) McClenathan
Victor
Iowa
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George C. Stewart
Lowing
Lindy Ave
Apt
Northridge
Alif
Della Scranton
Hubert and
Alan Scranton
Hollywood
Calif
Martha Kos
John Mulcahy
Mercy Hospital
Dick Paul
Eas
North Side Square
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Hear Fine
Wolf's Flower Shop
Honor Shearer
Charles Goodell
Don Maxwell
M. O. Smith
Y. Lbc Club
Charles Bartholow
Fleur de Lis
Verle Gallagher
Independent Club
Wilfrid Vittetoe
Fern Pastry Shop
the Music Company
O' Sitler's
House OF Light
West Third St
Pastry Shop
Allen Schaeffers
South Side Square
Jack & Jill
Miracle
Golden Valley Peaches
Our
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Jug
Florida
U.S.D.A. Choice
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Cochran
Jacka Jill
Food Center
Dale Fuhr
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