Riverside Couple Weds In Family Gown With 1899 Ancestry
Marilyn Kay Kron and John Alan Thomann wed at St. Marys Riverside with 200 guests after a 5 pm ceremony. Kron wore her great grandmother Hannah Jehles bronze satin wedding gown from 1899. Attendants included Linda Kron Jane Kron and Jane Swailes. The couple will reside in Maryville after Thomann's Moore s Pontiac job and Kron s St Francis Hospital lab work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Marilyn Kay Kron
John Alan Thomann
Hannah Jehle
William Feldman
Imo J. Kron
Norbert Thomann
St. Mary's Catholic Church
W. F. Boeckmann
Poinsettias
Elmer Schneider
Kristine Kron
Eric Sampson
Hudson
Wis
Ross Thomann
Bruce Hansen
Clarinda
Philip Terry
Underwood
Charles Kron
Randy Thomann
K.C. Hall
Washington
Northwest Missouri State College
Maryville
Tri - Beta
St. Francis Hospital
Thomann
Northwest Missouri
Moore's
Pontiac
West Edwards
Mid-Prairie Board Accepts Two Property Bids
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education opened bids December 20 for three parcels. The Snake Hollow School property drew six bids with Ruth Dale of Kalona submitting the high at 5559.59 dollars. Kalona resident Lambert Neill offered 8000 dollars for the Kalona residential parcel, which was accepted. One more bid on Kalona's property exists, and a decision on the old junior high will wait until January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie Board of Education
Snake Hollow
Ruth Dale
Kalona
Lambert Neill
Christmas family gatherings span multiple households in Iowa
Local families from Guthrie Center and surrounding towns shared holiday visits in several homes. Notable gatherings included the Dunbars, the Ahrenses, and the Crandalls, with extended kin from Washington, Wayland, Mt. Pleasant, Minnesota, and Illinois visiting or hosting. New Year plans and a first Christmas reunion in five years were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda K. Dunbar
Lyle E. Dunbar
Kent
Bethany
Sharon
Los Angeles
Dale Dunbar
Frank Williams
Glen Nihart
Dennis Dunbar
Jeff
Jeanine
Janelle
Jacinda
Lyle Dunbar
Ber Bower
Linda
John Dunbar
Lyle Dunbars
West Coast
James Ginkens
Wes Custer Sr
Dale M. Smith
Roger
Kevin
Bruce Smith
Rick Wagenknecht
Washington
Robert Custer
David Custer
Wayland
Billie Kindred
Wes Custer Jr
Cindy
Mt. Pleasant
Gene Vallery
Richard
Minnesota
Dodder Family Holiday Visit News and Neighbor Gatherings
S. Sgt. Tom Dodder returned to Barksdale AFB after six days of Christmas leave spent with the Cavyl Dodders and relatives. The report lists multiple holiday visits including the Dockendorffs in Iowa City, the Kretzschmars, and other local hosts in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dodder
Barksdale Afb
Cavyl Dodders
Sgt
Dodder
Clifford Duke
Judy Dodder
Mt. Pleasant
E.A. Conner
John Dockendorff
Jamie
Janet
Kansas City
Robert Kretzschmar
Iowa City
Kretzschmar
Dockendorffs
Social Calendar Notices for the Week
Social calendar lists meetings for WCTU Rainbow Girls Rainbow Board YWCA Theta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi and pledges. Events set for United Presbyterian Home Masonic Temple YWCA room and Mrs Ivan Moredock with times around 7 30 and 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
United Presbyterian Home
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple Rainbow Board
Masonic Temple
Ywca Council
YWCA
Theta Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Ivan Moredock
Mrs Bode undergoes major surgery in St Luke’s Hospital
Mrs Dwight Bode of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Washington, had major surgery Monday at St Luke’s Hospital and is reported doing very well in room 71. Relatives, including the Ralph Kleeses and Harold Ahrens families, plan to return to St Paul, Minnesota Friday. The Rev Tom Pace and family are vacationing in Mississippi and will return to Washington Jan 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Duvall
Debra Dee
Steven Earl
Dixie Lee
West Des Moines
Walter Duvall
Wayne Holmes
Cedar Falls
Dwight Bode
Cedar Rapids
Washington
St. Luke's Hospital
Roger Kleese
Ralph Kleeses
Harold Ahrens
St. Paul, Minn
Tom Pace
Mississippi
Local Births and Dismissals Reported in Washington Area
Yesterday and today records show births for Mr. and Mrs. William Bontrager Kalona a son and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wagner Letts a son. Admits include Gerald Vandenburg Edwin Malmberg Mrs Marguerite Boshart Washington and dismissals list several Washington Kalona households plus land transaction noting Marlin Stutzman and wife to Jesse E. Ruggles and wife in section 13 77 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Vandenburg
Washington
Edwin Malmberg
Marguerite Boshart
William Bontrager
Kalona
Ronald Wagner
Letts
Marlin Stutzman
Jesse E. Ruggles
Keota Couple Plan Marriage for Mary Flynn and Edward Long
Mr. and Mrs. John Flynn of Keota announce the engagement of daughter Mary to Edward Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Long. Mary, a 1970 Keota High School graduate, attends Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville. Edward, a 1969 Washington High School graduate, also graduated from Kirkwood Community College and works at Pacemaker Building Inc. Wedding plans are indefinite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flynn
Keota
Mary
Edward Long
Howard Long
Washington
Keota High School
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville, MO
Washington High School
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Pacemaker Building Inc
Building Permits Filed for Homes and Storefront
Steele Lumber Company at 1505 North Second Ave drafts a new residence and 101 East Thirteenth St plans another house while 908 South Avenue D adds a new residence. Golden Touch Decorators led by James Bash seek a new storefront at 125 West Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Lumber Company
North Second Ave
East Thirteenth St
South Avenue D
Golden Touch Decorators
James Bash
Washington St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marilyn Kron
Don Wells
Lester Walby
Winona
Minn
Kathy Wells
Mark Walby
Iowa State University
Ames
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Mid-Prairie Board
Osincup
Ceeo
E. Washington, Washington, da
Duff Baldwin
Wesley
Ferndale, Mich
Phil Ahrenses
Todd Ahrens
Boyd Crandall
Des Moines
Crandall
State Street
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Pearl Palmer
James O. Hewitt
Brigg
la Jolla
Calif
Wayne Moser
Stillman Valley, Ill
Robert Phillips
Oak Park
Ill
Virgil Lintz
Phillips
Maple Ave
Apt
Chester Holcomb
Waterloo
Hugh Holcomb
James Strufregen
Jim Strufregen
Nate Young
Joe Jones
Young
Washington County Republican Women’s Club
Gene Plumper
Randy Vander Veen
Worthington, Minn
Bernard Dumont
Joe Knotek
River Forest
Ward Kampers
Mr. Kamper
Vera Kamper
Joe Konefus
Libertyville
2Nd Ave
Kalonial Town House
Dial
Kalona, Iowa
Joe Carlin
Fats
West Side Square
Fairfield
Helen Foster
Robert Jones
Firman Hershberger
Cloyd Garrett
Raymond Moore
West Chester
Washington Evening Journal
Embree
South End
Ony
Holland House
Todd’s
Tony
Marge
Lysle Madelon
Ren Ella
the National Bair of
Washington, Iowa
Sxas A
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Advertising Associates, Inc
S. Main ST
Maquoketa
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