Rebekah Lodge Meets In Hall at Keota By Mio
Keota February meeting of the Rebekah Lodge presided by Mrs. LaRue Conklin at the Fraternal Hall. New officers installed including recording secretary Lena Hermanstroffer and installing marshal Emmaline Trier. Invitations extended to Oddfellowship events in Sigourney March 6 and Washington March 5. Wellman lodge to perform degree work for convention March 15 with Wesley Methodist Church serving banquet tickets 1.50. Donations approved for Educational Fund. Refreshment committee named for March meeting.
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Mio
Pur Sagvens Keota
LaRue Conklin
Rebekah Lodge
Marlene Slabaugh
Mary Ellen Deitw
Lena Hermanstroffer
Emmaline Trier
Elizabeth Leitsinger
Mary Ellen Detweiler
Dorothy Singleton
Faye Arnold
Glee Holmes
Wellman Social Roundup Highlights Local Guests
Kesselrings dine with the Wellmans and Marcia Kesselring stays overnight with Donna Charles Webster of Oxford. Otis McKray of Iowa City visits. Eldon Ayers funeral attendance noted. Open house honors 25th wedding anniversary of Donald Crow. T U Society installs new officers. local quilting group gathers. Rev Beltz to lead Baptist revival March 3 to 10 after Korea mission work. Diners and travelers from Cedar Rapids take winter Florida break.
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Godber Wellman
C.J. Kesselring
Marcia
Wilbur Geyer
Donna Charles Webster
Oxford
Otis McKray
Iowa City
Josie Oder
McKray
Eldon Ayers
Marcia Kesselring
Donald Crow
Sylvia Geyer
James Wagamon
Edna Geyer
Ethyl Rugg
Vera Singleton
9Th Avenue
Lizetta Walton
Edna Blimenstein
Elizabeth Wehrle
Ida Bull
Gertrude Griffeth
Emma Millice
Bull Stutzman
Bill
Wellman
Rock Island
Jerry Beltz
Herrs and Singletons Move in Keota Area
Mr and Mrs Keith Herr and Judy moved from their farm northwest of Keota to the former Susie Klett property in Keota. Mr and Mrs Dale Singleton with Pam and Kenny will move to the Herr farm. West Chester couple Mr Richard Si and Russ of Pella joined supper guests at the Ralph Merr and Stanley home. Russell returned to Pella Saturday night. Elmer Waller spent Friday afternoon with Everette Green while Mrs Waller and Ruby Sharp attended the W R C meeting. John Powell and Elvin Luers visited Elvin Luers's father Henry Luers at Sigourney.
Introducing Seniors at Washington High
Washington High seniors spotlight Jon Don Kas son of Mr and Mrs Frank L Kas. He played football basketball and track all four years with majors in golf earning a letter in sophomore year and joining Letter Club. He co captained Demon football this year and presides over Letter Club Hi for four years and leads as president. He chaired homerooms freshman and sophomore and serves as student council treasurer. Membership in National Honor Society honors him and his golf hobby stands out as he plans to attend St Ambrose College next year with undecided future plans.
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Jane Peterson
Jon Don Kas
Frank L. Kas
Don
Demon
Speidels Welcome Son and Local Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Harold Spiedel announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Philip Speidel at St Lukes hospital Cedar Rapids. Dennis Hayward born February and other Brighton social rounds note guests, dinners, pinochle tournament results, Mary Circle WSCS meeting, and weekend visits across nearby towns.
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Tony Meuth
Brighton
Harold Spiedel
Philip Speidel
Dennis Hayward
St. Lukes Hospital
Cedar
Fern Stephens
Iowa City
Tony Meath
Jack Emry
University
Town City
Lee Emry
Ladies Rural Club In Wellman Meeting
In Wellman on February 25 the Ladies Rural Club met at Mrs. Roberta Christianson’s home with cohostess Margaret Whetstine. Sixteen members attended a noon potluck as Bertha Durst presided. Roll call with I remember Father. Quilt blocks were cut for comfort tops for emergency ward use. The next meet will be a House Party hosted by Mrs. Merle Clark and family of Richland with house dresses for each participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Vudbek Wellman
Ladies Rural Club
Roberta Christianson
Margaret Whetstine
Bertha Durst
Stauffer
Merle Clark
Richland
Ida Paul
VEW Auxiliary In Keota Work Session
Nineteen members of the V.F.W. Auxiliary met at Mrs. Verle Sigler’s home for a potluck supper and sewing party in Keota on February 22. Members sewed eighteen pounds of carpet rags, made two bed pads, four bibs, and prepared bingo prizes for ward parties. The hospital committee sent cookies to Knoxville, and 57 members paid dues. Birthdays honored included Walburga Heisdorffer Ferne Wimmer Pauline Cady and Lena Mound. A letter from Eleanor Miller noted 321 hours of community service. Other items included a $1 rental of silverware and a $10 gift from Malley Malley. The next meeting is March 4 and officers will be elected in April. A pancake day event was planned for February 23.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Verle Sigler
Veteras
Knoxville
Fiona Cady
Veronica Lillig
Alice Patterson
Walburga Heisdorffer
Ferne Wimmer
Pauline Cady
Lena Mound
Eleanor Miller
Leon
Malley Malley
Ralph Sonday
David Coffmans
Edward Heisdorffers
Washington
Mike Heisdorffer
Walburga
Harold Holmes
English Valley
Kinross
Vicky Shar
Th Holmes
Luke Flander
Chippy Trier
Natural Gas and Pipeline Co
Jay Edmundson
Harper
V.E.W
Sigourney
Mr. Edmundson
Illinois
Happy Hour Club Hosts White Elephant Event
Keota February meeting at Mrs Cordelle Singleton's home with Ruth Lyte presiding. Members answered roll call with a current event, exchanged white elephant gifts, and enjoyed George Washington birthday themed refreshments. Next meeting set for Mrs Theola Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hour Club
Boyd Sanders
Ruth Lyte
Theola Lyle
Bids Too Low On Wellman Property
Reports show bids failed to meet minimum on the old Saint Joseph Church property at a public auction held Saturday. Several local residents attended the event, while Milton Wehrle recently recovered from surgery in Mercy Hospital, Iowa.
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Wellman Property
Saint Joseph Church
Alma Huber
Hazel Wood
Lauramae Finley
Myrtle Redlinger
George Miller
Vernie Goodwin
Rhonda
Reneta
Harry Huber
Wheat Growers Referendum Sets 1964 Program Choices
Small wheat farmers may vote in the spring referendum on the 1964 wheat program. Two options: a production cap with price support and diversion payments, or no limits with support only for allotment-compliant producers at about 1.20 per bushel. Outcome depends on two thirds approval and national quota timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilizaton and
Conservation County Committee
Trinity Sunday School Board Discusses Attendance Pins
Riverside January 2 Trinity Methodist church Sunday School board met at the church. They discussed resuming pins for perfect attendance which have not been issued for over a year. New basement rooms are not yet completed but classes have been assigned individual rooms and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Trinity Methodist Church
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S.ccw
Memorial Union
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Tom Mills
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Wayne E Schichtl
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Washington High
St. Ambrose College
Philip Speidels
Noble
Willard Eoffler
Brighton Community Chamber of Commerce
Roy Edwards
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Leland Horton
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Des Moines
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Larence Brown
Glen Mullikin
Debbie
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Johnie
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Danville
Ronnie Elmore
Merle Allison
Russel Allison
Fairfield
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Joe Deutsch
Wellman Meeting
VEW
Zelinsky Hardware
North Side Sq
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Happy Tour Club
Cordelle Singleton
B. Godber Wellman
Dwight Hugins
Terrymer
Milton Wehrle
Gunther Christianson
Mercy Hospital
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Marge Luckey
North 7Th
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Ernie Bushmiller
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