Wives club crafts pause and VFW auxiliary reports
Seventeen Wives members and two children met for coffee in the YW room. No craft days until Jan 10. VEW Auxiliary met at the VFW Hall with Mrs. Sam Weeks presiding. Art Spraker inspected. Donations included $196.75 in clothing and food, $301 to the VA Hospital, and boxes to Iowa City and Knoxville. Attendance prize to Mrs. Robert Lowe Sr. Gift exchange. First Presbyterian UPW Circle I hosted 16 members and two guests with dessert. Engagement announced for Cheryl Ann Martin to Edwin J. Ruff Jr. from Mt. Pleasant and Crawfordsville families. wedding date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Ahart
Eugene Curtis
VEW
VFW
Sam Weeks
Art Spraker
Mt. Pleasant
Dave McGaffey
Knoxville
Iowa City
Helen Hesseltine
Truman Hysell
Carl Kelley
Ralph Bozman
John Bidwell
Robert Lowe Sr
Hubert Malichky
Hubert Beranek
First Presbyterian Upw
Circle I
Circle UI
Ella Gordon
Elizabeth Davis
Ed Letts
John Martin
Paul E. Martin
Crawfordsville
Cheryl Ann
Edwin J. Ruff, Jr
Edwin J. Ruff
Corvallis
Mont
Martin
Waco High School
Olds
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Ruff
Corvallis High School
Moody Bible Institute
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward B. Cady held at 1:30 p.m.
Services conducted by Rev Milan Thompson at Jones Funeral Home for Mrs. Edward B. Cady with pallbearers Mark Campbell Keith Hardy. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery at Brighton. Ragsdale of Davenport charged with driving without a license and passing violation after two car crash south of Crawfordsville injuring Mr. and Mrs. Faye Pratt. Pratt treated at Washington County Hospital. Pratt kept overnight. Damages to Davenport car set at 650 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragsdale
Davenport
Crawfordsville
Faye Pratt
Pratt
Washington County Hospital
Lyle Hansen
Crooked Creek Bridge
Connie Sue Schooley
Washington
D Street
Margaret A. Work
United Presbyterian Home
Schooley
Post Office to Observe Two Mondays as Holidays
The Washington post office will mark Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2 as holidays. There will be no rural or city deliveries on these days, but special delivery letters and packages within city limits will be delivered. Normal holiday hours apply for collection and dispatch. lobby hours on Sundays and holidays run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Linda Chorpening Weds Lance Stephens in Town City Church
Linda Chorpening daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Chorpening and Lance Stephens son of Mr and Mrs Keith Stephens of Ayrshire Iowa were married at 1:30 pm Saturday December 17 at First Baptist Church Town City with Rev James Davison officiating. The couple will reside in Iowa City where both attend the University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Chorpening
Lester Chorpening
Lance Stephens
Keith Stephens
Ayrshire
First Baptist Church
Town City
James Davison
Sharon Lowry
Washington
Ed Arensdorf
Dubuque
Bernard Henely
Holiday Inn
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Cookies Baked by Volunteers Aid Veterans at Iowa Hospital
Red Cross volunteers at the VA Hospital Iowa City baked 122 dozen cookies for Christmas use by veterans. The 4-H Headliners led by Mrs. Keith Murphy, plus many volunteers, contributed sweets and angels made by Lincoln school students for hospital Christmas cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Sheets
Red Cross
Iowa City Hospital
M.L. DeLashment
Harold Cortum
Claude Woods
Minnie Schroeder
Ray Redlinger
Tom Berdo
Hazel Moore
Ruth Gibson
Ther White
Clarence Wilson
Glen McCall
Leo Hoover
John Wagner
Rachel Wiley
Don Wylie
Henry Rees
Wes Ramsey
Gary Crosset
Richard Hayes
Earle Libe
Charles Friese
Harry Gent
Luella Swift
John Capper
H.j.club
William Tweeton
Lincoln School
Funeral services held for Logan C. Ahrens in Sherman
Funeral services were held at Sherman Eden Funeral Home on Wednesday December 21 at 2 pm for Logan C. Ahrens with Rev. M. O. Smith in charge. Pallbearers named Dale Woodburn Dale Fuhr Clarence Goff John W. Cherry Raymond Landay and Bill Perdock. Interment followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Logan C. Ahrens
Rev. M. 0. Smith
Dale Woodburn
Dale Fuhr
Clarence Goff
John W. Cherry Raymond Landay
Bill Perdock
Elm Grove Cemetery
Christmas Visit Highlights Local Holiday Plans
Paes and family beside William Yordy and relatives head into Christmas. Harold Wilson hosts Mrs. Glenn Wilson at a pre Christmas dinner with Jim. Larry Woods of Purdue and his fiancée Delphia Skinner travel for the weekend to join Claude Woods’ family in Moline and Monticello as Larry prepares for a Purdue master’s study while on leave from John Deere. Mrs. John L. Wilson of Ft Carson joins the family for the holidays with Mrs. Ballou and Jim in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Jim
Dickey’s Prairie Home
Larry Woods
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Delphia Skinner
Silvis
John L. Wilson
Ft. Carson, Colo
Bert Ballou
Monticello
Christmas travel plans noted in local families
Mrs Lola DeLong will travel to Silvis Illinois to spend Christmas with her niece and husband George McChurch. Tom still in the Air Force in South Dakota is expected home for Christmas. Elaine Cathy and Randy Davy Ockett plan to visit Missouri to see parents M A Crockett in Mexico and L C Henderson in Centralia. Frank Ginger and Ted Ross rich will spend Christmas at home with the Ross family. A pre Christmas dinner featured a gift exchange with many relatives visiting as guests in Morning Sun Pleasant Winfield Washington Des Moines and Des Moines areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola DeLong
Silvis
George McChurch
Tom
Air Force
South Dakota
Davy Ockett
Elaine
Cathy
Randy
Missouri
M. A. Crockett
Mexico, Mo
L. C. Henderson
Centralia
Frank Ginger
Ted Ross Rich
Ross
A. A. Martin
Kirksville
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Letts
William Glassburner
Earl Steele
Chicago
Minick Furniture Co
Nt. Bank
Osincup’s
Washington County
Mills Rambler
Highway 92
Bob Ferguson
Lloyd Antis Gray Jr
Brighton
Justice of the Peace Court
Mildred E. Wheler
Max Leonard Wyse
Pactolne
aIl
William Yordy
Billy
Brian
Glen Swanson
Duane Swanson
Morning Sun
Allen Canby
Mr. Pleasant
Ron Ross
Pella
Ray Ross
Dean Ross
Winfield
Jerry Fisher
Monty
Mike Zager
Melissa
Des Moines
Joe Cochrans
Stanly Zagers
North 2Nd
Crossett
West Washington
Regal
Oe Perry
Merry Christmas
Nicola
Harmon
Reese Ward
Decron
DuPont R.T.M
Skyway
Jade East
Peyway
Staghorn Shoehorns
South Side Sq
Power Shine
Wembley
Munsingwear
Klein Klothing KO
Clarence Logan
East Side St
Robert Lo
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