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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
5
Crooked Creek Cyclones honor Alvin Jones for ten years as leader at a Captain's Table dinner in Washington. About 55 attendees included County Extension Office assistant Kenneth Cuhel, County Youth Council member Cleo McCoy, and 4-H official Delbert Lewis. An engraved plaque, boutonniere gifts, and group singing followed the tribute.
Nob le residents describe a string of pleasant weather days from springlike warmth to snowy to sunny. The column notes local social calls, bake sales, and visits, with mentions of Olds water service expansion and a Goshen Indiana death. It records family gatherings and a Des Moines trip to visit Maurice Grieser and Michael, a Iowa Methodist Hospital employee.
Stephen and Mrs. Stephen McGuire welcome Krista Lyn McGuire a eight pound twelve ounce daughter born Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Riverside. Grandparents are Mrs. Mary McGuire and Austin Collings with great grandmother Mrs. Amelia Mincer. Jeff welcomes his new sister as family gathers.
KEOTA February 12 Mr and Mrs Joel Sheets attended the funeral services for Mrs Mattie Morgan at Richland on Sunday afternoon. They will move to the farm home in the Talleyrand community where the Sheets and family are now living with Jerome Sheets family. Other visitors included Gary Norenberg and Gina of Belleview Nebraska who visited until Sunday morning with Isaac Norenberg and Richard Mayer. Pat Bell of Ames visited over the weekend with Jim Bell and family. The O Donnells and Mrs Erma Boyer of Maquoketa visited Lyle Palmer and family, with Mrs Boyer staying several days.
Craig Schmeiser of Wapello is elected president of Aqua Nomads a new skin and scuba diving club in Louisa County in Louisa Feb 8 Bruce Schmeiser of Iowa City is vice president Jerry Cross of Wapello is secretary treasurer Russell Schmeiser of Iowa City is dive master and Jerry Russell of Muscatine serves as advisor The club aims to promote activities in the Louisa area
The Louisa County board of supervisors will install a 28 by 36 inch bronze plaque in the courthouse vestibule to honor county servicemen in six wars. Delivered from New York City late February, the $700 memorial is designed with an eagle and service emblems for Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force and Coast Guard, created with veterans groups Bowens Jewelry Columbus Junction reports.
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