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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1971

Page

2

Otis Mayer wed in Vicksburg United Methodist Church

Julie Lee Otis daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Otis of Vicksburg Michigan married John Arthur Mayer son of Evelyn Mayer and the late John Mayer in a seven oclock ceremony at the Vicksburg church. About 75 guests attended with attendants Beth Ann Yerrick and Edward Bystran. The couple will reside in Iowa City after a buffet reception at Stafford Restaurant.

Julie Lee Otis Kenneth James Otis Vicksburg, Mich John Arthur Mayer Iowa City Evelyn D. Mayer Washington John A. Mayer United Methodist Church Vicksburg Myron Williams Beth Ann Yerrick Kalamazoo Mich Edward Bystran Laurel James H. Olson Fargo N.D Joseph Wojcik Stafford Portage Vicksburg Community High School Butterworth Hospital School of Nursing Grand Rapids Army Nurses Corps Ft. Meade Keota Community High School University of Iowa Army Medical Corps University of Iowa College of Medicine

Calendar Notices Deadline and Holiday Greeting

All notices for this column were required to be in by 9 am on the day of first publication. Each notice would be printed three days in advance. Saturday brings a Merry Christmas greeting.

Wash-Away Tops Club Holds Christmas Meeting

The Wash-Away Tops Club met for its regular meeting and Christmas party with twenty-two members present. Virginia Koehler won the queen's prize for the third straight week along with the fruit basket and will power prizes. An afterglow of games and a dietary snack supper followed, with plans to bring white elephant prizes to next week's meeting.

Virginia Koehler Rose Duensing Alice Lance Connie Mineart Marian Schiebel

Scouts Go Caroling To Senior Citizens In Washington

Fifty Scouts and Scouters from Troop 242 at St. James visited senior citizens and shut-ins in Washington on Tuesday evening. They were warmly received and offered treats, then invited to the St. James cafeteria for hot chocolate and goodies. Each scout received a bag of Christmas treats. Rose Russell and Geneva Pailliotet served the refreshments. drivers were Mike Herman Frank Russell Bob Buffington Terry Klein Lou Pailliotet and Ken Neil.

St. James Washington Rose Russell Geneva Pailliotet Mike Herman Frank Russell Bob Buffington Terry Klein Lou Pailliotet Ken Neil

Washington Evening Journal staffing and pricing notes

The Washington Evening Journal announces staff roles with David Elder as president and editor, William Shannon as vice president and advertising director, and Charles Morris as managing editor. It lists circulation rates inside and outside Iowa, plus a brief local news note: two motorists, Ronnie Dale Fox and Stephen Allen Gronert, were fined $10 each for speeding.

North Marion Ave Washington Iowa Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc United Press International Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of Circulations David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Robert Shaffer Leonard Llewellyn Justice of the Peace Court Ronnie Dale Fox Mt. Pleasant Stephen Allen Gronert

Local notes include births and anniversaries in Iowa City area

Mrs. Ben Hammer of 604 East Van Buren is a patient at Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 3019. Mr and Mrs Howard L Witting of 215 South Avenue B celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary with family plans for Christmas Eve and Sunday December 26. John Allen Stewart arrives at W A Stewart home in Coralville. the couple welcomes a 7 lb 11 oz son born Tuesday December 21 at Mercy Hospital. Grandparents are Richard Schiebel and Richard A Stewart of Washington. In Clayton Wisconsin Mrs Roger Bauer withdraws a theft complaint after coats reappear with a note saying they didn't fit.

Ben Helen) Hammer East van Buren Mercy Hospital Iowa City Howard L. Witting South Avenue B John Allen Stewart W.A. Stewart Coralville Stewart Richard Schiebel Richard A. Stewart Washington Clayton, Wis UPI Roger Bauer Winnebago County

Adlai Stevenson Quote on Revolution Timing

The a quote by American statesman Adlai Stevenson states that the best moment to stop a revolution is at its start rather than at its end.

Adlai Stevenson

Hospital Admission and Discharges Noted

Yesterday admitted Dennis Miller surgical Washington Frank Patterson surgical Washington and Robert Lowe medical Washington Today dismissed Harvey Bower Washington Mrs Elmer Greiner Keota Chad J Schoonover Washington

Dennis Miller Washington Surgical Frank Patterson Robert Lowe Harvey Bower Elmer Greiner Keota Chad J Schoonover

Funeral services for Mrs Helen Sedrel held

Funeral services for Mrs Helen Sedrel were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M Q Smith officiating. Casketbearers included Ronald Brinning Linden Brinning Thomas Hobbs Dean Hobbs Terry Shull and James Hess. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.

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