Christmas Gatherings Highlight Family Visits Across Iowa
Local residents shared festive meals and gift exchanges with relatives and friends over Christmas. Guests came from Chicago Keota West Chester Iowa City and Waterloo while many hosts welcomed extended families including the Earlls, the Griffths, and the Wiederechts in homes across the region. A turkey dinner and multiple gift exchanges marked the holiday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Stewart
Chet Stewart
Roger Pepper
Susie
Keota
Robert Dill
West Chester
Robert Thompson
Iowa City
Harold Ramsey
Ainsworth
C. P. Berkhoff
Karen
Kay
Kathy
Warren Weiderecht
Wapello
Christmas gatherings fill Wellman homes with family dinners
Numerous Wellman families hosted Christmas dinners and gift exchanges with relatives visiting from Des Moines Ames Iowa City Burlington Rock Island Joliet Chicago and beyond. Notable events included 12th wedding anniversary celebrations and a farewell dinner for Dick Truxan before Navy service. Local instructors and workers joined kin from Muscatine Washington Packwood and Cincinnati for holiday meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmer Zieglowsky
Joe Embree
Richard
Kenneth
James Allison
Ronnie
Randie
Audie Joe
Allison
Ted Shively
Vicki
Terry
Lot Garrels
Pleasant
C. P. Berkhoff
Sallie Davidson
South
Iowa Avenue
Ira Davidson
Phyllis
L. I. Davidson
Lee Summit
Kenneth Oliver
Kansas City
R. A. Beenblossom
Daryl
Eddie Wilson
Harry Murphy
M. E. Murphy
Milan
M. E. Davidson
Harold Hamilton
Coal Valley
Lll
Carl Murphy
Francis Lamb Anrd
Keith Beenblossom
Bette Brown
Joyce
Sandra
Bernard Flaherty
Annabel Hindahl
Rock Island
Ill
George Gould
Washington
Richard Beenblossom
Cheryl
Chicago
Ralph Engstrom Ap
Lompoc
Calif
Washington Christmas Ball At City Hall Ten Years Ago
A large crowd attended the Christmas ball at the city hall with most decorations by Donald Palmer Benblossom who used Radio City as the theme. Bob Shannon served as general chairman for the Y's Men's club which sponsored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City Hall
Donald Palmer Benblossom
Radio City
Bob Shannon
Y’s Men's Club
Weather Chart Calendar X1 Manac Downtown Call
The note urges readers to pick up a weather chart calendar and X1 Manac when downtown for forecast tools and planning. It mentions a first-time pickup and downtown location but provides no dates or names. The item reads as a consumer prompt without a clear event.
Ballet Star Leads Cantata Debut in Detroit Crystal Room
Mrs Lane earned selection from 84 contestants for her flawless ballet technique in a cantata produced by the Cincinnati Symphony of Music. The Wick family plans New Year’s Eve attendance at Barbara Wick’s performance in the Crystal Room of the Book Cadillac Hotel Detroit Michigan. Mrs Wick is a conductor at the School of Dance in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Symphony of Music
Lane
Wicks
Barbara
Detroit
Mich
Wick
School of Dance
Washington
Emma Nordyke
Wilma
Etta Bartnett
Columbus Junction
Walter Nordyke
Oskaloosa
Ronald Horn
Ed Heek
R. W. Spera
Kalamazoo
Mildred Horn
Phil Crossett
Charles Crossett
Dennis
Hospital Notices Admit Mary McNeese and Richard Stout
At the hospital admitted today are Mary McNeese of Brigh ton and Richard Stout of Wag ton for tonsillectomies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McNeese
Brighton
Richard Stout
Wagton
Tonsillectomies
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Richard Wright
Des Moines
George Powers
Ralph Linder
Ottumwa
Ray Linder
Laferia
Texas
Glen Linder
Florence Swartz
Fredreid
Virgil Earll
Charlotte
Don
Frank Earl
Delbert Earll
Earls Earll
John Griffith
Aaron Miller
Waterloo
Paul Henredd
Indian Territory
FOX
THUR
FBI
SAT
Andres King
Sam Levene
Hwusson
Andy Clyde
Tob Trerkhoff
S. J. Boyd
Reid
A. J. Gilpin
Wellman
Lyle Schulty
Elmer Swickard
Faye
Bueford Hall
of Waukon
Dorothy Aston
Mrs. Hall
Swickard
Betty Jo Anderson
Musca Fine
Jess Radda
Miss Anderson
Muscatine High School
Carl E. Jarrard
Lloyd Thompson
Allen
Charles Mayer
Victor Mayer
Bobby
Tommy
Harry Hutt
Ola Mayer
Phoebe Banks
Keith Carris
Packwood
Katie Schmitt
Frank Mayer
Richland
Gnd
Elmer Hays
Bill Perdock
Dianne
Sam Canott
Donnie
Russel Rohrer
Burlington
Wes Ramsey
John
Jean Ann
D. L. Rohrer
W. A. Patterson
James Pat
Terson
James Patterson, Jr
Camp Gordon
Georgia
California
James Alison
Loren Duffie
Mary Allison
Jimmy Jenkins
Keokuk
Sharon
Wanda Allison
Williamstown
Duffie
Miss Allison
Kenneth Patterson
Clayton Nicholson Land
Gerald Dickinson
Fairfield
Coe Hotle
St. Louis
Glenn Mefarlaned
Marshalltown
John Wick
Mt. Union
J. Thomas Lane
Cincinnati
Ohio
Merver
McDonald
Nriwoust
Our
Coats
Smart
Seletion
E. M. Bridges and Co
Mary J. Neff
Raola Robertson
Crawfordsville
Faye Goetz
Louisa Gold Butter
Miracle
Pt. Jar
Speedway Market
East Side Square
Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dunbar
Wills Bash
Joe Schlabaugh and
Merrill
Frank Shepherd
Don Shepherd
Mary Jo
Johnny
Floyd Lundquist
Alvine Trotline
Danny
Kiple & DePrenger Furniture CO
Virginia Brinning
Mace Motor
Ford and
Mercury Sales & Service
Iowana Dairy
Iowana Milk
George Freestone
Pxtone
Lang
Pella Wizard
Sargents
Green Top
North Iowa
R.C. Wead
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