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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1955

Page

6

Many Family Dinners Mark Holiday For Noble Residents

A Noble community Christmas is detailed with numerous Roth and Reschly family dinners. Families from Roth, Leichty, Miller, Widmer, Conrad, and Wenger clans plus guests from Michigan and Oregon joined meals at multiple homes around Christmas Day and Monday.

Noble Chris E. Roth Emma Roth Marvin Widmer Dianne William Conrad Merle Conrad Daniel Leichty Allen Wagler Eicher Church Dannie Schantz Dave John Graber Brothers Margaret Jake Sommers Pete Jake Widmer Josephine Wenger Sarah Widmer Emma Wenger Florence Wayland John Reschly Henry Reschly Raymond Lola Roth Trenton Peter G. Roth Jane Miller

Brighton Cagers Win Over Washington JV and Freshmen

Brighton took two wins on Tuesday as the varsity defeated Washington junior varsity 38 to 5 with a 24 21 halftime edge. Buzz Speidel led Brighton with 19 points while Bob Simpson and John Baker scored 13 and 12 for Washington. Washington freshmen also lost 50 to 44 to Brighton freshmen sophomores as Phil Brown hit 25 points and Bob Pollock added 10.

Brighton Washington Buzz Speidel Bob Simpson John Baker Phil Brown Demon Frosh Bob Pollock

Lukavskys Host Christmas Eve Dinner Gatherings Nearby

William Lukavsky and wife entertained relatives and friends on Christmas Eve at Riverside. Guests included Floyd and Edna Fisher and their children from Crawfordsville, Keith Fisher from Camp Chaffee Ark, Joan Heck from Washington, Eugene Lukavsky from Des Moines, and several Havel, Lukavsky, and Chance family members. Other visits and holiday gatherings followed with family in Iowa City and at Drake University connections.

Marge Luckey Riverside William Lukavsky Floyd Fisher Freddy Pat and Jerry Edna Williams Crawfordsville Keith Fisher Camp Chaffee Ark Joan Heck Washington Eugene Lukavsky Des Moines Jess Havel Joe Havel Larry Lukavsky Harley Cherwinker Myrtle Chance Drake University Virgil Vohoska Iowa City University of Iowa Otto Vohoska John R. Shebek Roy Dunton Bob Thomann Mary Laney Here Earl Hart Joe Murray

Quints Deny Rift With Family Over New Year Plans

Montreal reporters report the Dionne quintuplets plan mixed New Year activities. Marie and Annette reportedly go home for New Year while Cecile and Yvonne work at Notre Dame hospital. Oliva Dionne blames outsiders for the split, but the girls deny the accusation and say they stayed on duty at the hospital.

Yvonne Marie Annette

This is Possum Switch bus stop call

A bus driver called out this is Possum Switch as he slowed near a four corners village, marking a routine stop in a rural route.

Four Corners

OES Officers Named At Junction Chapter

Officers of Emma Beck chapter Order of Eastern Star Junction City area were elected Lois Ross worthy matron Dr E W McWilliams worthy patron Hazel Pine associate matron Clyde Crawford associate patron Edith Marshall secretary Fern Bell treasurer Marva Hill conductress Beulah Pretz associate conductress Installation planned for January Skunks sometimes share burrows with fleeing rabbits woodchucks opossums and raccoons note from National Geographic Society.

Columbus Junction Emma Beck Order of Eastern Star Lois Ross E. W. McWilliams Hazel Pine Clyde Crawford Edith Marshall Fern Bell Marva Hill Beulah Pretz

Quints Shun Dionne Family Sparks Canadian Disquiet

Four Dionne sisters Yvonne Marie Annette and Cecile reportedly met at the family home in North Bay on Tuesday night and ignored telegrams from reporters. Canadians who had embraced the quintuplets since their 21st birthday faced consternation as the sisters chose to live in Montreal, a sign of growing independence within the once united family.

Dionne North Bay Yvonne Marie Annette Cecile Montreal

Baldosier Family Hosts Christmas Dinner and Visiting

Merrimac dispatch notes Mr and Mrs Ray Baldosier and extended Baldosier family gathering at the parental Dave Baldosier home Saturday for Christmas dinner and gift exchange. Additional visits include Cloyd Watson Rickey Rubio and the Eshelman and Amrine households sharing Christmas Eve and Day with relatives in Fairfield and Washington.

Carl Amrine Merrimac Ray Baldosier Pleasant John Baldosier Max Baldosier Carl Baldosier Larry Dave Baldosier Cloyd Watson Rickey Rubio Margaret Ann Vorhies Washington Roy Eshelman Donald Amrine Fairfield Carl Amrine Dale Baldosier Linda Becky Billa Kientz Karan

Christmas Day and Monday Visits Reach Several Homes

The report lists multiple visits by families to relatives on Christmas Day and Monday, naming the Kiente Jordan Amrine Miller Geehring Beall Zihlman and Trabert households in Libertyville. It also notes William Osborn of Manistique as Michigan’s oldest archery deer hunter at 84 during the 1954 season.

Robert Kiente Delmer Cribe Will Jordan Elwood Eva Jordan Carl Amrine George Miller Libertyville Clifford Geehring Michigan William Osborn Manistique Earl Longfellow Longfellow First Baptist Church Wilson Coal

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Joe N Reschly Henry Leichtys Oscar Millers Amasa Miller Paul Miller Henry Miller Edwin Leichty Ellis Leichty Calvin Leichty Marion Melvin Illinois Alice Reschly Hesston College Hesston Kan Joe N. Reschly Kathy Jim Susan Gilmores Alice Bob Don Don Howard Kreberl Ninemaker Niles Mich J. J. Rich Geere Unkrich Raymond Rich Mary Stuart D. W. Widmer Maynard Ed Springer Sharon Ogden Ida Conrad Carol Ogden Jacob A. Conrad Ogden Conrad Willard Roth Elmer Roths A. J. Metzler Scottdale Curtis Dietz Intake, Mont Ray Kauffman Lebanon Ore Royce and Willard Elmer Roth Roth Now & Thurs Mayo - Morgan David Farrar Superscope Casper Washington County Welfare Office The Social Welfare Payne Marshall Allantoin Mc Daniel É Evening Journal Iowa William Lukavskys Mrs Oscar Miller Notre Dame de L’esperance Hospital Ont Oliva Dionne Possum Switch Elizabeth Johnston Mace Motor CO OES Junction Chapter Martha Butler National Geographic Society Dave Baldosiers Brown Finance Co Oran North Side Anova Dubuque Hams Parkay Oleo King Korn Eatwell Tuna NAVY Skippy Texas Fuhr & Cochran Alvin Beall Kenneth Gerald Anderson Matthias Trabert Andrew Zihlman Norton Keith Norton
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