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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1970
Page
3
The column compiles holiday greetings from Washington natives now living in Illinois Minnesota Florida Nebraska and Iowa. It mentions 40th wedding anniversaries retirements Mississippi Mo Kansas City connections and recent education and career updates for families including Haneys Ferrells McKeowns Andersons Strathmans Youslings Whites and Chorpenings with notes on weddings and engagements and plans for June ceremonies.
Miss Leanne Marcia Harney of Oxford and Dale Mottet of Freeport Illinois married Saturday at St Marys Catholic Church Oxford. Rev Robert Amborn officiated. The couple will reside in Freeport with both having University of Iowa background and local employment.
Mayor John Lindsay announced a settlement between the Transit Authority and the Transit Unions preventing a bus and subway strike. The TWU and Amalgamated Transit Union had planned a 5 am walkout but extended the deadline four hours at mediators' request as progress was reported.
Mrs Leslie Gates of Hopkinton formerly Washington sustained a concussion burns and a broken foot in an auto crash near Monticello December 10. She was treated at Monticello University Hospitals Iowa City and Manchester and released home by Christmas. Her cousin Miss Marguerite Hering sent New Year wishes and noted she remains mostly bedbound but improving. Mr and Mrs Paul Gaines Downey California welcomed an eight pound six ounce daughter born Monday December 29 mother is Darlene Fritz. Grandmother Mrs Anna Fritz left for Downey to assist. Mr and Mrs Clayton Ward and sons Larry and Scott returned to San Jose after holiday visit with his parents E E Ward. Ale Terry Bower left Cedar Rapids airport for Dover AFB Del after a Christmas leave with his parents. Mr and Mrs Bernard Hermann Iowa City and others from Muscatine shared Christmas dinner at the Fred Hermann home with a gift exchange. their daughter Mrs Ray Lee of Flat Rock Michigan called Christmas greetings.
Social calendar lists Friday Past Matrons Club coffee with Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn canceled by hostess. Sunday School Walter Smith Class potluck at Methodist church. Marion Ave UP W Circle II meets at church. Rebekah Lodge IOOF Hall 6 30 p m supper at Masonic Temple all Masons welcome. Monday Rainbow Girls 7 30 p m at Masonic Temple Rainbow Board 7 p m YWCA Council 7 30 p m YWCA room.
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