Christmas activities of Stewart Merry Blue Birds and Yu Stan Campfire Girls
Community groups held holiday gatherings with gift exchanges and carols. Officers were elected, volunteers sought, and upcoming meetings planned as members wrapped gifts and prepared for year end events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Merry Blue Birds
Dale Sheetz
Avis Widmer
Beverly Henry
Sandra Neff
Yu Stan
Charles
Guardian
Mary and Margarett Crawford
Carrol Young
Rita Rathmel
Pegey Shafer
Navajo Club Luncheon at Mrs Claud Tucker Home
Mrs Claud Tucker hosted the Navajo Club on Wednesday at her home with a one o clock luncheon. Emma Barnett prepared the meal and Marie Hammer assisted. Guests included Mrs Lester Orr and Mrs Frank Gobble. Will Sheetz presided at the business meeting and a social gift exchange followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Tucker
Emma . Barnett
Marie Hammer
Lester Orr
Frank Gobble
Will Sheetz
Oren Birkeys Hosts At Wellman Sunday
Christmas dinner guests in the Oren Birkey home included Eunice Birkey A. H. Freel June Gardner and Hoyt Griffin and Ire Huber and families. Afternoon visitors and other holiday gatherings are listed with relatives in Wellman and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Birkeys
Wellman
0. B. Godber Wellman
Christimas
Oren Birkey
Eunice Birkey
A. H. Freel
June Gardner
Hoyt
Griffin
Ire Huber
Richard Huber
Darrel Potsander
Howard Miller
Chicago
E. A Henn
Howard Durian
Frank Kaska
East Pleasant Plain
Harry Huber
Clarence Redlinger
Gary
Lora Mae Finley
Janet
Vernie Goodwin
Rhonda
George Miller
Barbara
Betty
Carl Emde
Treichmann
John D. Miller
Vella Maplethorpe
S ©. Love
Williard Treichmann
Jackie
Goose Replaces Deer In Allegan Hunt Dinner
Den ver Anderson and Douglas Parker ended a failed deer outing by catching a wild Canadian goose at Allegan main street. They kept the bird and later ate it, dining on their unexpected catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegan, Mich
Denver Anderson
Douglas Parker
Allegan
Beverly Bean and Earl Zieglowsky Wed at St Pauls Church
Beverly Jane Bean daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Bean of Ainsworth and Earl Albert Zieglowsky son of Mr and Mrs Fred Zieglowsky of Columbus Junction were married at 2 30 p m Saturday December 24 at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church in Washington The double ring ceremony was officiated by Rev Harley C Gelhaus with decorations of roses and greenery A reception followed at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Jane Bean
Norman Bean
Ainsworth
Earl Albert Zieglowsky
Fred Zieglowsky
Columbus Junction
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Washington
Harley C. Gelhaus
Roses
Jerry
Larry
Richard Zieglowsky
Ainsworth and
Cotter
Zieglowsky
Muscatine
Kalona Family Visits Sunday at Solon
Kalona residents recount Christmas gatherings with relatives in Solon Wayland Corpus Christi Coralville Des Moines Muscatine and Washington. The piece lists dozens of extended family dinners and visits during the holiday period and notes a diabetes statistic of about 60 000 new cases annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Solon, la
A. J. Haberman
W. O. Schonauer
Solon
George Haberman
Wayland
Ford Skola
Milburn Krabill
Corpus Christi
Tex
Arlis Niffenegger
Victor Ri
Social Calendar Notices Preview Upcoming Club Events
Saturday Rebekah and IOOF family party at 8 30 p m in IOOF hall. Monday Bible Department meeting postponed to January 9 at the city library. Tuesday Y Wives dessert lunch eon at VW room Mrs A C Peterson shows Alaska slides. LBC Club 8 p m Nurses Association at Nurses home Bob Day speaker. DAR at 2 p m Mrs Stella Latchem Distaffs day with needlework. Go and Let Go Club 1 30 p m home gifts officer election. Pythian Sisters 8 p m Odd Fellow building.
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Rebekah
Ioof Hall
Bible Department
VW Room
A. C. Peterson
Alaska
LBC Club
Homer Jarrard
County Nurses Association
Bob Day
Dar
Stella Latchem
Distaff's
Merle Allison
Pythian
Mason Lodge Plans Third Degree Work Friday
Local brief notes that Masons Washington Lodge No 26 will perform Third Degree work Friday December 30. Marriage licenses issued include Robert Bruce McDonald Jr and Mary Etta Bender both of Washington Sterling Wayne Schweitzer of Denver Colorado and Dorothea Swartzendruber of Wellman. Postmaster Donald R Brinning reports Hayesville Iowa post office upgraded from fourth to third class. Washington YMCA to close all day Monday for New Year’s holiday per secretary Artemas Brown.
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Masons
Washington Lodge No
Robert Bruce McDonald Jr
Mary Etta Bender
Washington
Sterling Wayne Schweitzer
Denver, Colo
Dorothea Swartzendruber
Wellman
Donald Brinning
Ralph Brinning
Hayesville
Iowa
Donald R. Brinning
YMCA
Artemas Brown
Campbells Entertain At Highland Center
Social column notes from Highland Center record multiple local gatherings. Families from Brighton Columbus Junction Davenport Washington Mt. Pleasant West Liberty and Iowa City visit homes and share meals and Christmas dinners. A separate item notes 5,561,993 boys and leaders enrolled in international Boy Scout movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Boy Scout Bureau
London
Mennonite Church Bride Dorothea Swartzendruber Weds Sterling Schweitzer
Miss Dorothea Swartzendruber of Wellman and Sterling Schweitzer of Denver were married Thursday December 29 at the Wellman Mennonite Church. Rev George S Miller officiated at 3 PM before an altar of gladioli and mums. The ceremony featured maid of honor Lois Swartzendruber and best man Mahlan Schweitzer with bridesmaid Ermadine Miller and groomsman Melvin Roth. The gown was Chantilly lace over net and satin with a jewel collar. A reception for 80 followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple will reside in Denver Colorado. The bride is a clerk in the Johnson County ASC office in Iowa City. the groom works at Colorado General Hospital in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Swartzendruber
Wellman
J. W. Swartzendruber
Sterling W. Schweitzer
Denver
Colo
Steven Schweitzer
Wellman Mennonite Church
George S. Miller
Lois Swartzendruber
Goshen
Ind
Mahlan Schweitzer
Ermadine Miller
Melvin D. Roth
Miss Miller
Maid of Honor
Johnson County
ASC
Iowa City
Colorado General Hospital
Christmas Turkey Dinner Attended by Extended Washington Area Families
Mr and Mrs Leo Fritz hosted a Christmas Day turkey dinner with guests from Fort Madison Washington and Brighton including Herbert C Pauly Herby Fred Fritz Alfred Fritz and other relatives plus Ambrose Lutz and Felix Florang. A gift exchange followed. Mrs W A Patterson hosted a six o clock dinner with Marion and James Patterson plus James Donald and other Patterson relatives from Wellman and guest Gertrude Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Miller
Thomas Miller
Ned
Sherman Miller
Barbara
Leroy Miller
F. J. Bontrager
Enos Miller
al Neuenschwander
Charles
Claude Preston
Jacob P. Miller
Melbin Bare
Chester P. Miller
Laurel
Lawrence Miller
Gary
Preston
Frank Rhodes
John
Cora Boehme
Alva Niffenegge
Leo Fritz
Herbert C. Pauly
Herby
Fort Madison
Alfred J. Fritz
Alfred Jr
Lester Worley
Diane Rose
Lavonne
Lester Jr
Washington
Clifford Fritz
Linda Rose
Denny
Brighton
East Pleasant Plain
Felix Florang
W. A. Patterson
Marion Patterson
Air Force
Wyoming
James Jr. Patterson
Air Force Base
Texas
James Patterson
Donald
Robert Patterson
Williard Patterson
Wellman
Gertrude Tipton
Chinese student Liu Yung Ming held in U S asylum hospital
State Department records show Liu Yung Ming, a Chinese student at the University of Missouri in May 1949, committed to Farmington Missouri State Hospital by order of the foreign student adviser for chronic schizophrenia. An Immigration Service deportation order from January 29 1951 stalled due to travel document issues. The complaint notes he arrived in 1947 sought to return to China in May 1949 but was deemed a mental case and hospital-bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liu Yung-Ming
State Department
University of Missouri
State Hospital
Farmington
Department
US Immigration Service
Liu
United States
Red China
China
Birthdays and Anniversaries Highlight Local Celebrants
On The Record notes birthday celebrants Ford Skola Raymond Rich Roberta Amlong Gary Crossett Richard Skola and Mrs Don Knight. Also congratulates Mr and Mrs D N Anwyl and Mr and Mrs RJ Dawson on wedding anniversaries today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Skola
Raymond Rich
Roberta Amlong
Gary Crossett
Richard Skola
Don Knight
D. N. Anwyl
RJ. Dawson
Hospital Admits and Dismissals List
Hospital admissions on Thursday include Mrs. Albert Wehr of Washington with medical care, Mrs. Everett Palmer of Washington with medical needs, and Dr R. H. Dean of Washington for medical treatment. Dismissals today include Mrs. Donald Scarff and her son from Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wehr
Washington
Everett Palmer
R. H. Dean
Donald Scarff
Mt. Pleasant
New Cars Licensed in Washington County Treasurer List
New cars and trucks licensed in the office of the Washington County treasurer include Small and Oldfield Motor Co Oldsmobile Lester B Krabill Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Small and Oldfield Motor Co
Oldsmobile
Lester B. Krabill
Ford
Deeds Record Transfers In County Public Records
Abstract department lists transfers: Ernest L. Enke and wife to Enke Construction Co Inc for land in section 15 746. William H Brown and wife to Iowa Southern Utilities Co for land in section 34 75 6. Walter L Jackson and wife to Melvin H Jackson undivided half interest in east half of lot 4 bik 3 in F M Snider's addition to Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Enke
Enke Construction Co., Inc
William H. Brown
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Walter L. Jackson
Melvin H. Jackson
F. M. Snider
Kalona
Live stock markets report from Cedar Rapids and Chicago
Cedar Rapids prices show steady to higher ranges across hogs and cattle with hogs 160 to 300 pounds listed at 8.25 to 9.15 per hundredweight and heavier weights down to 9.75. Chicago receipts indicate 13,000 hogs mostly 25 lower, cattle at 600 head with vealers steady and lambs active. steer yearlings around 21.00 and vealers 24.00 to 28.00 with lambs 16.50 to 18.75 for light to mid-weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Boy Scouts of America Milestone Cited in Grain Table
A grain table notes that since 1910 over 23 million boys and men have joined the Boy Scouts of America, marking a long history of scouting membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boy Scouts of America
Christmas Dinner Hosts Bring Together Wide Kin Network
Mr and Mrs Dave Schantz hosted a Christmas dinner with all their children present. Guests included families from Washington Mt. Pleasant and Keota, plus travelers from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Others shared news of travels, military moves, and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Schantz
William Henkel
Carlys Crile
Mr. Pleasant
Cecil Duck
Kansas City
Gary Crossett
Washington
Donald
Lavina
Betty
Mary Watson
Muscatine
Rex Barton
Mt. Pleasant
John “Jack” C. Peiffer
Fort Leonard Wood
Emil Peiffer
William Panzer
Rita Linnenkamp
Charles Phelps
Dave Dyeland
Cedar Rapids
Carol Peiffer
Joseph H. Hartman
Peiffer
Jack Peiffer
Army Ordinance Base
Aberdeen
Maryland
Eugene Martin
Delores Ann
George Dillon
Keota
Duane Martin
Ames
D. N. Anwyl
Harold Wille
Wamego
Kan
James Martin
Bruce Martin
Thomas Martin
Moline
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Stewart Blue Birds
Mrs. Reaney
Louise Reaney
Mabel Holeman
George Jarrard
Paul Mast
Mrs. Anderson
VEW
Kenneth Anderson
VFW
Rosella Glasgow
Marion
Donald Beye
Ainsworth Cub Scouts
den One
Don Two
Harold Gosling
Larry Trotter
Den
Max Meeks
Ronnie Simpson
Allen Jones
Dick Meeks
Mike Farrier
George Trotter
Jim Wilson
Tommy Gesling
Joe Simpson
Mike Gesling
Stephen Wood
Charles Lord
Pat McDole
Tom Wagenknecht
Cub Scouts
Bryce Lord
Harold Gesling
Navajo Club
Tucker Home
Howers
Skip Adkins
Adkins
Skip
Poochie
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Gibby
Kentucky
Ora
Beverly Bean
Earl Zieglowsky
St. Paul’s Church
Bride
Archer Augustine of
Mrs Bean
Mrs. Zieglowsky
Mrs. Eugene Way
Campbells
Highland Center
Eula Mae
Burke McCreedy
Carrie Rabehold
Rabehold
Bob McFarlane
Milford McCreedy
Klopfenstein
Glen Klopfenstein
Edward Wilson
West Liberty
Nancy Isabel
Walter Krotz
Edwin Reha
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance Agency
Office of Livingston & Day
Court House
Florence Baird
Arizona
Mexico
Tucson
Phoenix
Dick Stephens
Allen and Boyd
Willard Palmer
Craig
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Palmer
the Stephens
Palmer
Gerald Howell
New York City
India
International Farm
South Hampton
England
Europe
Claude H. Crile
Veterans Hospital
Glenn Wilson
Jim
Columbus, Ga
Paul Grossheim
Ann
Grossheim
JoAnn Wilson
George A. Pauls
Rocky Mount
N.C
Will E. Jones
Jack
E. R. Youngstrom
Newton
Margaret Laird
Des Moines
R. L. Duncan
Miss Laird
Mrs. Duncan
Genevra McCaw
Floral Park
New York
Howard Eldridge
St. Louis
Carrie Berdo
Ruth Lytle
Sam Turkington
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Turkington
Walter Farrell
Mercy
Gerald Edwards
Mr. Farrell
Leo Mangold Jr
Leo Mangold Sr
Dean Moore
Pfe. Mangold
Camp Beale
Calif
Etta Reeves
Lodi
Rev
Marion Reeves
Stockton
Sacramento
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Fishermans Wharf
Chinatown
Sierra Mountain Range
Sonora
Andy Sheetz
Imogene
Pella
Richard Sheetz
Bernard
Patty Ann
Rita Kay
Vine Grove
Charles Churchill
Charles H. Churchill
Gary, Dale and
Scott
Waseca, Minn
Don Maxwell
Selma
Ala
Richard
Maxwell
Craig Air Force Base
John Christian
Indianapolis
Richard Custer
Wilma Hughes
Mary Minick
Kathy Mattes
Pat Sheetz
Marge Fritz
Marilyn Wilson
Wanda Blattner
Kay Fagan
Betty Hess
Philco
Payne’s
North Iowa
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