Bride of Gary Spurgeon Weds Diane Franzen in St James
Diane Franzen and Gary Lee Spurgeon married Saturday at St James Catholic Church Washington with Rev. Edward J. Shepherd officiating. Attendants wore yellow mint gowns. reception for about 100 at Captain's Table. couple to Spain for Navy duty. she a 1972 Washington HS graduate, he a 1969 Loras College grad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Marcia Franzen
Gary Lee Spurgeon
Iota
Spain
St. James Catholic Church
Edward J. Shepherd
Charles J. Franzen
Leland B. Spurgeon
Washington
Colleen Venzke
Davenport
Cheryl S. Franzen
Linda K. Lutz
Keota
George Lutz
Wellman
Miss Franzen
Miss Lutz
Terry L. Spurgeon
Edwin Frye Jr
Canton
Fred McClain
Flint
Mich
Gerald
Dennis Franzen
Karen Glandon
St. Louis
United States Navy
San Lucar de Barrameda
Washington High School
Loras College
Dubuque
Resolved: Heart Unit Urges One Resolution Kept
Silas Finke, president of the Washington County Heart Unit, urges all residents during the New Year season to make at least one heart health resolution and keep it, despite many goals fading by January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Finke
Washington County Heart Unit
Finke
Iowa Heart Association
On the Record Hospital Admitted and Births in Washington
Hospital notices list patients admitted on Saturday and yesterday in Washington Iowa including John Hindahl and Mrs Benjamin Crandall. Births reported for Saturday include a son to Mr and Mrs Ronald Brown and other newborns. The page also carries local business and health message about heart health and a 1974 personal pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hindahl
Washington
Benjamin Crandall
Brighton
Clayton Clapper
Robert Anderson
Ronald Brown
Aliens Urged to Register in January by INS Director
Lee T. Hoppes of the Omaha INS reminds all aliens to report current addresses during January. Reports are available at Post Offices and INS offices nationwide and must be submitted there. Parents report for alien children under fourteen. Willful failure may bring serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee T. Hoppes
Omaha, Nebraska
Calendar notes for Odd Fellows and community events
The listing covers a week of local activities. IOOF Hall potluck and games, Southern Ball at the Country Club with dancing, Rosemary Club meeting with Mrs Lottie Augustine, Senior Citizens Movies at Ainsworth CES, a Memorial service at Masonic Temple, Marion Hobby Club initiation, HBO Club at Frontier Cafe, and Senior Citizens Craft Coffee at the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Ioof Hall
Rosemary Club
Lottie Augustine
Senior Citizens
Ainsworth Ces
Masonic Temple
Marion Hobby Club
Roger Leichty
HBO Club
Frontier Cafe
George Gould
Senior Citizens Craft
YMCA
Iowa Leads Midwest in Red Cross First Aid Training
Iowa tops the Midwest in per thousand residents with eight hours or more of Red Cross first aid training between July 1972 and June 1973. A total of 36,093 Iowans earned certificates, surpassing nine neighboring states. only Kansas higher in per thousand rate with 17,173 certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kansas
Midwest
W. Larry Bair
American Red Cross
New Year's Masses Announced at St James Catholic Church
St James Catholic Church announces New Year's Masses starting with a 5 30 p m service today and continued celebrations at 8 30 a m and 10 30 a m on New Year's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
St. James Catholic Church
New Year's Eve Almanac Highlights and Birthday Facts
Today is December 31, 1973 a Monday marking the final day of the year. The moon is near first quarter with Mercury as the morning star and Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky. Notable births include Jacques Cartier born 1491. In history Edison demonstrated the incandescent lamp in 1879 and Ellis Island opened as an immigrant receiving station in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Jacques Cartier
Thomas Edison
Menlo Park
N.J
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Europe
Newborns and Family News From Washington Area
Mr and Mrs Kid Jones announce the birth of son William Douglas on December 28 at the local hospital. Grandparents include Bill Beenblossom Alvin Jones and great grandparents Beenblossom Custer Heck and Jones lineage. Harold Seethout and a daughter Heidi Marie were born on December 29 weighing 7 pounds 13% ounces. The Soethouts live at 4207 Urbandale Avenue Des Moines. wedding notices, family birthdays, and a Christmas gathering are also mentioned along with a pancake day fundraiser by Washington volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Jones
William Douglas
Bill Beenblossom
Alvin Jones
Leslie Beenblossom
Ed Custer
Fred Heck
Ora Jones
Jennie Lauderman
Muscatine
Frank Moran
Minos
Harold Seethout
Des Moines
Heidi Marie
H.e.swanson
Newell
J.H. Seethout
Keota
Dagmar Swanson
Newman Grove
Neb
Heidi
Dwight Nathan
Soethouts
Urbandale Avenue
Getty heir seeks Alpine home for post kidnapping recovery
Gail Harris, mother of J Paul Getty III, told Corriere della Sera she is looking for a house in the Austrian Alps where her son can recover in peace after his five month kidnapping ordeal. Weeks after his release in southern Italy for a $29 million ransom, the grandson of the American oil magnate remains afraid of being stared at and wants to see only close friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
UPI
J. Paul Getty Ili
Gail Harris
Corriere Della Sera
Johnson Dicks vows repeated on Saturday
Johnson Dicks were married Saturday afternoon December 29 at 2 30 PM at Faith United Church of Christ Town City by Rev Raymond Day. Parents are Alfred H Johnson Iowa City and Clarence S Dicks Ottumwa. The bride wore organza with Venise clung lace and carried a Bible. Attendants included A Eugene Johnson Greenville Tenn and Lloyd Johnson Iowa City. Best man Earl E Dicks groomsman Lloyd A Johnson. Reception in church parlors. Bride works in the University Hospitals surgery clinic Iowa City. groom a US graduate in the School of Social Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamine Jonson
Ernest E. Dicks
Faith United Church of Christ
Town City
Raymond Day
Alfred H. Johnson
Iowa City
Clarence S. Dicks
Ottumwa
Roy Finke
A. Eugene Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Lloyd Johnson
Earl E. Dicks
Lloyd A. Johnson
Robert Dicks
Gregory E. Dicks
University Hospitals
Mr. Dicks
School of Social Work
Dwain Johnsons mark 25th anniversary
Dwain Johnson and his wife celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a cooperative family dinner at their home on December 31. Attendees include the couple's children Ben Johnson David Johnson Cynthia Weaver and Chester plus extended family members and in laws from O Fallon Illinois Columbia Missouri Washington Crawfordsville and Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwain Johnson
Ben
David
Cynthia
Chester
Ben Johnson
Cynthia ‘Weaver
Charles Bartholow
Orpha Munson
O'Fallon
David Johnson
Columbia
Cynthia Weaver
Jennifer
Washington
Carl Brown
Town City
Chuck
Carla
Crawfordsville
Lee Hunt
Ainsworth
RL. Colthurst
Bernard Bartholow
Tim
Tammy
Muscatine
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Gary Spurgeon
Diane Franzen
Gary Franzen
Long Beach
Calif
Flint, Mich
Herbert Spurgeon
Edwin Frye Sr
Patrick Redington
Ellicott City
John Epperson
Dale Epperson
Kansas City
Mrs
Florentina Cambridge
Carrollton
Donald Smith
James Carruthers
Donald Manning
Lyle Romine
Marguerite Sowden
Hubert Fry
Timothy Orr
Richard Hayes
Ralph Reisener
Ronald Lewis
Cotter
Washington Evening Journal
North
Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon, 4 Co. Inc
Washington, Iowa
Inland Daily Press Assn
Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Avertisig
Charles Morris
Robert Luther
Leonard Lewellyn
Carrer
Carrie
Wolf's Flower Shop
Best
Planned Parenthood of
Washington County
Julie Hanson
Hitman
William Jones ‘Amelia Light
Carton Mangos
Virginia McCurdy
Helen Owen
Frances Schoey
Milan Thompson
Bettys
Leland Grove
Jean Marshall
Country Club
Kennedy Insurance
Washington, la
Marty Chebuhar
Wally Bloom
Winfield
Bloom
Eric
Marian Dhrahota
Jackson
Minn
Chebuhar
Marie Vittetoe
Marcella Vittetoe
Marie
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. Va
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Wilbur Watson
Hopkinton
Leslie Gates
Wilfrid Vittetoe
Leo Vittetoe
Cletus Reed
James Moeller
Urbana
E.D. Morrison Jr
John Coffey
Gayle Jones
Northfield
Jim Coffey
Emmetsburg
Morrisons
Dan Macewski
Munster
Ind
Elsie Glassburner
Hobart
Gordon Morris
Studio City
William Spera
Bloomington
Ill
Kevin Spera
Decatur
Morris
Roy L. Miller
Columbus Junction
Mildred Lewis
Sandy
Myrtle Meyer
Maurice Meyer
Robert Johnson
Debbie
Robie
Ernest Meyer
Ronnie Meyer
Solon
Lee Morrison
Tony
Marv Prior
Independence
Richard Meyer
Decorah
Kenny Aller
Lori
Mickey
Sue
Kathy Zurmuehlen
Burlington
Bill Murry
Middletown
Duane Lewis
Kenny Meyer
Dawn
Karry
Clarence Aller
Xeota
Theodore Meyer
Kevin Crawford
Bob Zurmuehlen
Marvin Freeburg
20Th Street
Ames
Megan Emily
Washington Volunteer Firemen
City Hall
Dick Paul
North Side Square
Washington Journal
Johnson-Dicks
Dwain Johnsons
Ambulance Service of
Washington County Inc
East Washington
Jerry Beauchamp
Bill Simmons
Ron Beadle
Bill Hedrick
the Wear
Askig
Crealett Farhim Leartnte
P.M. Thurs
Washington Square Shopping Center
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