Home residents enjoy a week of activities and visitors
Up Home residents braved ice and rain for events from Kiwanis Travelogue to Fortnightly meetings and church gatherings while others hosted visitors and moved to more accessible rooms. Evensong honored Mr. Dean Campbell and Friday’s variety program featured a 75-voice choir from Chautauqua. Peggy Sue Boshart plans March wedding to Ricardo Milton. details on families and cottages referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
YWCA
Copelands
Chautauqua
N.Y
Dennis Boshart
Wayland
Peggy Sue
Ricardo Anton Milton
Moses Milton
Cleveland
Waco High School
Goshen College
Goshen
Hesston College
Hesston
Kan
Southeastern State University
Oklahoma
Ind
Centennial plans advance for Keota celebration sales
Keota Centennial activities move forward with Valenta's Store selling toppers derby hats and blazers at set prices. Items displayed at Farmers Savings Bank but not sold there. The Dames committee chaired by Sandy Williams plans a July 12 fashion show and other events including breakfasts and games. Denny Bohrofen leads the overall planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valenta’s
Farmers Savings Bank
Sandy Williams
Golden Buckle
Denny Bohrofen
Funeral services for Joseph H. Johnson Held
Funeral services for Joseph H. Johnson were held Saturday at the Crawfordsville United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ray Van Engen officiating. Burial followed in Cambrian Cemetery. Casketbearers were Alfred Davis, William R. Robertson, Silas Finke Jr., Merlin Finke, Calvin Duncan, and Dean Gipple. Jones Funeral Home arranged services.
Thoughtful barb from Samuel Butler on lying and accuracy
A quotation attributed to British writer Samuel Butler notes that he dislikes inaccuracy more than lying, reflecting on truth and precision in speech and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Butler
On the Record Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
Hospital records list admissions Saturday including Verle Mitchell Washington medical and Wendell Warner Washington medical and Bill Turner Wayland surgical. Dismissals Saturday include Mrs Glenn Widmer Washington and Joseph Robert Wetrich Wellman. Today many patients in Washington Kalona area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle Mitchell
Washington
George Miller
Letts
Wendell Warner
Bill Turner
Wayland
Surgical
Boyd Lowry
Brighton
Emma Pecinovsky
Glenn Widmer
Joseph Robert Wetrich
Wellman
Dennis Kline
Hazel Painter
Robert Nardy
Eldon Beachy
Kalona
Kendrick 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs William Kendrick of 921 East Madison will be honored at an open house Sunday February 11 from 2 to 4 p m for their 50th anniversary at the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church. Nieces plan the party and the couple request no pitts. They were married February 9 1923 in the Methodist parsonage with Rev W W Bowers officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kendrick
East Madison
Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
Todd Crone
Washington
Jan Nahra
Davenport
Bob Wetrich
Wellman
Pitts
Kendrick
Ben Knox
W. W. Bowers
Myrtle Kendrick Bowen
Charles Gault
Eli Cook
National Bank of Washington
Kitchen Window and Senior Class Notes Worth Remembering
Fresh January strawberries remind Mrs. Marge Luckey of freezer summer past. Frank Ferguson recalls high berry prices in 1913 while a Cedar Rapids class discusses crime and juvenile delinquency. A hooked rug, velvet quilt, and two fruit salads share winter projects and recipes for gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Frank Ferguson
Washington
Frank
Highland High School
Kirkwood College of
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Leinwand
Omer Troyer
Highland
Club Activities Log Cabin Questers Plan Conger House Work
Log Cabin Questers held a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Verne Escher home to plan work on the old Conger House. They set a Feb 8 7 p.m. work session and asked members to bring sandpaper rags paint supplies. Mrs. Owen led the meeting and members shared stories about old buttons as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOG Cabin Questers
Conger House
Log Cabin Questers Club
Verne Escher
M. John Owen
Harold Gerdes
Lawrence Whisler
Joe Schlatter
Wheeler pays $10 fine for speeding
Barbara Jean Wheeler of Washington paid a $10 fine after speeding in justice court. Joseph Quinn of route 2 Washington was named to the University of Town College of Business Administration dean's honor list for the first semester, reflecting at least a 3.5 GPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Wheeler
Washington
Justice of the Peace Court
Rural and civic groups hold varied meetings this week
Social calendar lists events from the Rural Women's Club at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at Willows to Rainbow Girls and YWCA Council gatherings at the Masonic Temple and YWCA rooms. Other groups include Red Cross sewing, nursing association talks, and craft sessions at the YMCA and churches with lectures, potlucks, and guest speakers across multiple venues in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onuay Rural Women’s Club
Willows
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple Rainbow Board
Masonic Temple Ywca Council
YWCA
Theta Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
P.m
Phil Speece
Della Humphreys
Red Cross
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
Kenneth Carrell
Y Community Room
AFS
Jim Webbey
William Russell
Ewenesday
D.O. Butler
Frank Wenger
Charles Mayer
Marion Hobby Club
William Petratz
Ainsworth Ces
Masonica Temple Alpha Chi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Legion Post No 29 to Meet Tuesday Evening
A meeting of American Legion Post No 29 is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 p m local time. A marriage license was issued to Michael Elon Brittain of Garwin and Patricia Jean Corns of Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
Michael Elon Brittain
Garwin
Patricia Jean Corns
Marshalltown
Kenway Store Leads in Kenway Derby Bowling Meet
Results show Kenway Store 3 Derby Oil 1 and Buckwalter Motor 3 Sohigro 1 in Thursday matches. High team series belongs to South End Grocery with 2515. Cal Humphrey tops individuals with 599 series and 233 game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenway
Ccseeeees
Buckwalter Motor
Sohigro
South End Grocery
Cree
Wagner Shell
Ken's Repair
Onal Rel
Derby Oil
Ween Williams Oil
Atest
Williams Oil
Kenway Store
Cal Humphrey
Dick Hotle
Jim Richards
Local notes include hospital, weddings, and anniversaries
Ralph Meine was dismissed from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after surgery. Eula Patterson returned from Ft. Myers to attend her grandson Dalas Disney’s January wedding. Leighton Kelly returned from his brother Ray Kelly's funeral in Orange Massachusetts. Jana Flickinger, a University of Missouri nursing student, was capped in a 37-person graduating class. Albert Zieglowsky and wife celebrated their 48th anniversary at Captain's Table with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Meine
Fom Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Eula Patterson
Duane Disney
Ft. Myers
Fla
Dalas Disney
Jeanne Marie LeBlanc
Leighton Kelly
Ray Kelly
Orange, Mass
M. R. Flickinger
Scott
Medical Center Auditorium
University of Missouri, Columbia
Flickingers
Jana
University
Anna Meeker
Tom Dawson
Clyde Dawson Jr
Ben Johnson
O'Fallon, Sr
Albert Zieglowsky
Ed Zieglowsky
Debby
William Guenther
Jeff
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Dean Campbell
Locust Lane
Ross Copeland
Campbells
Copeland
Frances Patton
Campbell
Marissa
Edna Sherriff
Dora Wiley
Robert Sachau
Cindy
Danny
Waterloo
Mrs. Sachau
Mrs. Wiley
Stuart M. Franks
Lisbon
Lois Swain
Col
Mrs. Stubbs
Galesburg
Ill
Keota
Mary Borchardt
Nolen Turnage
Pearl Schooler
Indianola
Marvin Smith
Mary Hastie
Elizabeth McClung
Kev
Nick Kassebaum
Wayland Mennonite Church
Bontrager
Blanche Sheldon
Alma Deniston
Bryant Deniston
Newton
Isabel Theissen
Monmouth, Ill
Lillian Davison
Stanwood
Iowa
Elm Lane
Melvin Bergstrom
Winfield
Elizabeth
Doug Graber
Dwight Graber
Crawfordsville
Bergstrom
Mr. Graber
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Osincup’s
Kendricks
Kitchen
YMCA
Rebekan Linb
IOOF
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Don Cave
Lobb
Friendship Club
Ralph Witthoft
CBS
Masonic Temple
Walnut Women’s Club
Earl Ferrell
CWF
Priscilla Group
Martha Griffin
Martha Group
Women of Moose
ISU
Cal Humphreys
Vernon White
John Hough
John White
John Reneger
Dave Murphy
Duane Roth
Dutch Myers
Napa
Breese
Marion
Don Creech
Lyle Schulty
Aerog
PNG
Eae
McFarlane Insurance Agency
P.O. Box
E. Main Washington
Central National
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Omaha
South 17Th Street
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