Washington memories and community notes from Ames
Local column recaps residents travels, school updates, church events, and honors. Eda Boshart visits Ames. Claire Davis studies in Philadelphia. 1935 marriage license issued to Richard Fisher and Oneila Griggs. blood plasma drive planned. Masonic and Eastern Star activities noted. Wayne Limer man recovering from pneumonia. 230 attend New Year church dinner. poultry show success. Winfield Ad Club farewells for George Ward and Hallie. Montgomery home fire on Jan 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Health Unit
Marie
Shirley
Eva
Wanda Blattner
Victor Blattner
Blattner
Order of Eastern Star
Wanda
Washington
Masonic Lodge
Wayne Limerman
Chicago
Wayne
United Presbyterian Church
Richard McCleery
Harriet Coulter
Carr Market
Lester Krabill
Richard Fisher
Keota
Oneila Griggs
Washington County
J. S. McElhinney
Des Moines
Claire Dewey
Deweys
Winfield Ad Club
George Ward
Hallie
98 Cent
Blair
Maude McCreedy
The
Heights
Hugh Dougall
Iowa Avenue
Oscar Haney
Dougall
Davenport
Orie Turner
Long Beach
Calif
Cyrus Dickerson
Rubio
Malcolm Montgomery
Holiday weekend accidents dot Washington County traffic
Five holiday weekend traffic incidents reported in Washington County accompany notices of deaths and local gatherings. Barbara Labrie, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Labrie of Butte Montana, died Saturday. funeral planned Tuesday. Numerous holiday visits and family meals are detailed across Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Barbara Labrie
Robert Labrie
Butte, Mont
Christmas Day Guests Visit Mt Pleasant Home
A Mt Pleasant exchange notes Christmas visitors at the Smith home including Mr and Mrs Richard Nelson of Bettendorf and Mr and Mrs Bernard Kephart of Unionville Mo. Connie Smith 7 granddaughter of the Kepharts returns for a brief weekend visit. Pon Anderson of Sioux Falls S D departs after several days with his mother Madeline Anderson and relatives. Mrs Charles Harley travels to Davenport for weeks with the Wilton Harley home while the Harleys visit Major Dwight Harley stationed in Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Greiner
Fairgrounds
Greiner
Charles B. Greiner
West Point
Elmer Adam
Fairfield
Don Greiner
Pleasant
Carl Greiner
Howard Greiner
Wilford Greiner
Harold Sobaski
Harold Greiner
Washington
Don Robertson
Santa
Mt. Pleasant
Smith
Richard Nelson
Bettendorf
Bernard Kephart
Unionville
Bob Frank
Connie Smith
the Kepharts
Pon Anderson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mr. Anderson
Madeline Anderson
Charles Harley
Davenport
Wilton Harley
Formosa
Dwight Harley
Otto Walton
O. M. Owens, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Norman Simmering
Pam
Debbie
Peoria
Joe Simmering
Simmering
James Dempseys
Holland Kiwanis Lt Governor to be installed in Division 2
Local businessman Lee A. Holland will be installed Monday night January 4 as Lieutenant Governor of Division 2 in the Nebraska Iowa Kiwanis District. AMES Thomas A. Robb named district extension director for 10 southeast Iowa counties, previously served as extension director in Washington County. Engagements and weddings announced: Melva Jo Robb to Ted Allan Howell with April 4 wedding. Sylvia Kaye Robb to Lyle George Crawford with June 6 wedding. Barbara Ann Rose to Gary Lee Knight with Barbara Ann and Gary from Evergreen Park Illinois. Patricia Marie McClure to Thomas E Brown with June 12 wedding. Barbara Elaine Stettler to John William Clark. Families share holiday visits and new births and ties to Washington and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee A. Holland
Nebraska - Iowa
Kiwanis
Ames
Thomas A. Robb
Johnson County
Iowa
Robb
Washington County
Harry L. Roberts
Washington
Melva Jo
Sylvia Kaye
Melva
Ted Allan Howell
W. E. Howell
Sylvia
Lyle George Crawford
Lyle James Crawford
Thomas Rose
Springfield Ave
Evergreen Park, Ill
Barbara Ann
Gary Lee Knight
Evergreen Park
Clyde Knight
Thelma Little
Brighton
Death notices from Columbus Junction area BU Dec 1964
Collage of obituaries and notices across Washington County Keota Kalona Wapello and surrounding towns. Names include Maria Goloff T M Mast Mary Jane Shaffer Ben Miller W Paul Schaffer and William Harter with births deaths and hospital admissions, funeral plans and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Asa Harter
East Third Street
Washington
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Keota
Mary Shaffer
Washington County Hospital
Mary Jane Shaffer
Powell
Marvin Miller
Wapello
W. Paul Schafer
Burlington Hospital
Burlington
Lake Odessa
Washington Area
Hospital Admissions From Brighton Washington and Wayland
Hospital report lists Mrs Glenn Hoover of Brighton admitted for medical reasons and Miss Jean Beenblossom of Washington admitted for surgery. Also noted are Randal Linn of Wayland and James Cnossen of Washington admitted yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hoover
Brighton
Jean Beenblossom
Washington
Surgical
Randal Linn
Wayland
James Cnossen
Surgical birth and local notices from Washington and Wapello
Friday report notes Janice Grieser of Washington had surgery. Today Mr and Mrs Raymond Long of Wapello welcomed a son. Edmund D Morrison Jr of Washington is also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crish
Pleasant Plain
Raymond Kephart
Brighton
Lynn Blanchard
Washington
Lowell Wagner
Wellman
Ralph Morrison Jr
Columbus Junction
Janice Grieser
Surgical
Raymond Long
Wapello
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Marriages Unites Diana Paustian and Marcus Henry
Miss Diana R Paustian daughter of Ver non R Paustian Sunbury Iowa married A 2c Marcus M Henry of Orlando AFB Florida son of Maurice Henry Washington in a Monday December 28 ceremony at 7 30 PM at the Muscatine Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana R. Paustian
Vernon R. Paustian
Sunbury
Marcus M. Henry
Orlando Afb
Fla
Maurice Henry
Washington
Muscatine Presbyterian Church
Evening Journal Item Briefs
Local brief from Washington Iowa dated Saturday January 2 1965 reports community updates and notices in concise items across town. Details are unreadable in parts but include civic notices and public listings common to the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Outstanding WAC at Fort Riley honored
Lillian Hole daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Marvin Hole West Chester chosen by Fort Riley officers as the outstanding WAC for December through February. Also notes holiday visits and family travels of local residents across Iowa with Christmas gatherings and new baby Diane Sue born in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Hole
Willard Marvin Hole
West Chester
Fort Riley
Kansas
Keith Fisher
University Hospital
Iowa City
Diane Sue
Floyd Fisher
Crawfordsville
Leo Robertson
Riverside
Washington Toastmasters elect new officers and Kiwanis install leaders
Washington Toastmasters Club installed officers for 1965 with Bernard McCarthy as president and Jim Houstman as educational vice president. Washington Kiwanis bound their officers led by Wendall Eden as president. Local agency promotions and several personal notices fill the week’s social page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Toastmasters Club
Bernard McCarthy
Jim Houstman
Charles Twinam
David Miksch
Ralph Martin
Engagement notices and local social updates
February nuptials announced for Alicia May and Roger Fulton of Columbus Junction. Paula Ann Ellingsworth engaged to Joel Stuhr of Minneapolis, son of William Stuhr of Willmar. Shirts and Skirts Square Dancers meet at Legion Hall Saturday at 8 pm hosted by Skip Shipper. Bob Lintz of Davenport visited family in town. Elizabeth Thorne returns to New York after Christmas with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren L. May
Columbus Junction
Alicia
Roger Fulton
Robert E. Fulton
Donald Ellingsworth
Washington
Paula Ann
Joel Stuhr
Minneapolis
William Stuhr
Willmar, Minn
Legion Hall
Skip Shippers
Elizabeth Thorne
New York
Mrs Clifford Thorne
Local Gossip and Household News
Miss Lucy Kelley is hospitalized at University Hospital Iowa City after major surgery and would enjoy hearing from friends. She is in room C 44. Mr and Mrs L M Eicher have returned from San Antonio Texas where they spent Christmas with their son Col Roger Eicher and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hill
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
George Rudiger
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs
George Heger
Glenn Mace
Wilmette, Ill
George Gruenwalds
Lucy Kelley
University Hospital
L. M. Eicher
San Antonio
Texas
Col
Roger Eicher
Multiple Iowa Weddings Reported in Fort Madison and Nearby Towns
A roundup of Dec 26 27 marriage ceremonies across Keota Wayland Washington and Fort Madison Iowa includes Miss Mary Ann Shafer and John Wendell Piper at Fort Madison First Baptist Church. Georgia Kay Gilliand and Alfred Krauel Jr. at Washington First Presbyterian. Twila Palmer and Robert Shankland at Keota Federated Church. Deloris Kropf and Elmer Wyse at Albany Oregon. Connie Graber and Wilbur Marner at Wayland Eureka Mennonite Church. Patricia Bryant and Gary Doak at Mt. Pleasant First Methodist. Georgia Uckelman and Donald Conrad at Keota Holy Spirit Parish. Ann Klopfenstein and Larry Krabill at Wayland Mennonite Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Shafer
Harry Shafer
Fort Madison
John Wendell Piper
Everett Piper
Columbus Junction
Iowa
First Baptist Church
Ainsworth
Georgia Kay Gilliand
Iowa City
Harold Gilliand
Alfred Krauel Jr
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Alfred Krauel Sr
Moline
Ill
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Milan Thompson
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Keota
Twila Marie Palmer
Denver
Doyle Palmer
Robert D. Shankland
Robert C. Shankland
Phoenix
Ariz
Federated Church
Elmer Bostow
Cincinnati
Marvin Miller
Wayland
Deloris June Kropf
Harry Kropf
Albany
Ore
Elmer James Wyse
Vernon Wyse
Fairview Mennonite Church
Verl Nofziger
Connie Graber
Dillon Graber
Wilbur Marner
Max Marner
Parnell
Eureka Mennonite Church
Vernon Roth
Patricia Iola Bryant
Harry Bryant
Mt. Pleasant
Gary Eugene Doak
W. E. Doak
First Methodist Church
Mayberry
Georgia Uckelman
Joseph Uckelman
Carroll
Donald V. Conrad
E. L. Conrad
Holy Spirit
Frank Greteman
Ann Louise Klopfenstein
Dennis Klopfenstein
Larry O. Krabill
Emerson Krabill
Wayland Mennonite Church
Ezra Mullet
Engagement announced for Miss Ann Dehne and Homer Clifton
The engagement of Ann June Dehne of Shaw, Mississippi, and Homer D. Clifton is announced by the bride elects parents Rev C W Dehne and Mrs Dehne of Washington. A January wedding is planned. New Year visitors include Mr and Mrs Robert Walsh and son John of Glenwood Iowa and Pvt Ronald Helfrich who returns to Ft Hood Texas to resume duties. Out of town New Years Day guests include Mr and Mrs Stanley Mesirow and Mr and Mrs Norman Bender of Benton Harbor Michigan. Diana and Carolyn Hammen, daughters of the Hammens, return home from a Christmas trip to McAllen Texas visiting grandparents J J Rotenburger and traveling to Reynosa Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Coleman
Des Moines
Kathleen Mattes
John J. Mattes
Mattes
Nancy
Coleman
Angela
James D. Speed
Ft. Riley
Kan
Robert Speed
Speed
Lynn Hart
Monmouth, al
John Cruise
State University of
Iowa
M. J. Cruise
Olle Denzler
Marengo
Linda Denzler
Roger Waiggoner
Davenport
Robert Franklin
Joan Hayes
Cloyce Hayes
W. F. Waggoner
Waggoner
Linda
Ann June Dehne
Homer D. Clifton
Shaw, Miss
C. W. Dehne
East Main
Washington
Robert Walsh
John
Glenwood, Ia
Gifford Morrison
Ronald Helfrich
Charles Helfrich
Ft. Hood
Texas
Ronald G. Helfrich
S and T Bn
Leon Hillman
Stanley Mesirow
Mrs
Norman Bender
Benton Harbor, Mich
Diana
Carolyn Hammen
Paul Hammens
McAllen
J. J. Rotenburger
Reynosa
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Brave New World Poem by Grace Noll Crowell
A poem speaks of dawn, healing old wounds, and stepping into a brave new world. The speaker pledges courage and renewal, wearing light and splendor as a marching banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Noll Crowell
Wedding Vows Across Three Towns in Indiana Iowa
Multiple marriage notices from Wayland and Riverside report several weddings. Alice Wenger wed Norman Hsu in Wayland at Eicher Mennonite Church with Rev. Willard Roth officiating. Margaret Rensberger married Devon Miller at Wayland Mennonite Church. Jean Elizabeth Kiefer married George D Hospodarsky in Riverside St Marys Church with Rev Omer Kiefer officiating. Zelda Graber wed Francis Farmer in Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev E S Muilet officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Alice Lucille Wenger
Goshen
Ind
Harold Wenger
Norman Wi Hsu
Thiansu Hsu
Peritou
Taiwan
Eicher Mennonite Church
Willard Roth
Scottdale
Riverside
Jean Elizabeth Kiefer
Robert C. Kiefer
George Dean Hospodarsky
George B. Zimmerman
Route 4
Iowa City
St. Mary’s Church
Omer H. Kiefer
Keokuk
Zelda Dianne Graber
Donald Meyer
Amos E. Graber
Francis Farmer
LaVerne Farmer
Wayland Mennonite Church
E. S. Muilet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington History
Eda Boshart
Tri Delta Sorority
Eddie Winga
Michigan State
Taylor Stout
Claire Davis
Philadelphia
Westminster Seminary
Wheaton
I11
Iowa State College
Ron Sheetz
Betty Howell
Jan Evans
Lam Messer
Washington Explorer Scout Group
Bob Zager
Bill Carson
Howard Freshwater
Clyde Stoutner Jr
Boyd Stoutner
C. W. McLaughlin
Cloyce Bogle
John E. Young
A. L. Fry
Pat Fry
Harold Taylor
Letty Moore
Colo
John Young
Keith Murphy
T. M. Nelson
Craig
Mattoon, I
Ronald Krotz
Dallas
John Krotz
Nancy Baker
American School
R.C. Watson Sr
Veterans Hospital
Gary Gorham
Mark
Richard Gorham
Colorado Springs
Jim Gorham
Patty
Gene Gorham
Don
Richard Gorhams
Harold Wilson
M. J. Redlinger
Ray Redlinger
Earl Redlinger
Hubert Redlinger
Joe
Beatrice George
Richard George
Redlinger
George Lutes
Bernard Redlinger
Jesse Moore
George
Lola DeLong
George McChurch
Silvis
George W. Sachen
Robert
Rosemary
Charles Lamboley
Corning
Payne Marshall
Don Rinner
Robert Wiley
Milford Knutson
Sam Witting
Marion Avenue
Dwain Tschantz
Lyle A. Wilcox
Elwood Layman
Muscatine
Ft. Madison
Santa Fe
Chula Vista
E.P. Reedy
Myron Burroughs
Patricia
Ronald Burroughs
Milan
Larry Burroughs
Earl Ferrell
Lyle Armstrong
Lewis
Ferrells
Armstrong
Ferrell
Don McClure
Patricia Marie
Thomas E. Brown
Edsall Brown
Henry Stettler
Barbara Elaine
John William Clark
Alton Clark
Larry Griggs
Erwin Stanfield
Coralville
Russell Plecker
Dale Herdlicka
Jim
Dean Grosscup
Kevin
Springfield
Fred Grosscup
Dean
Bill
Helen Marie Grosscup
Leroy Brown
Leonard Lintz
Lewis McFadden
Virgil Lintz
Dorothea Jennison
Amarillo, Texas
H. B. Waddell
Leland Carris
Fred Scott
Alaska
North Third Avenue
Fred
Air Force
George Hayes
Kirksville, Mo
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Lloyd Beenblossom
Mark Hensel
Alison
Glenview
Clinton Hensel
Fred Hensel
Burlington Community College
Maria Goloff
Russia
Restopia
Muscatine General Hospital
William A. Harter
Jones
T. M. Mast
Mast
Clarence Timmins
Daryl Bell
Kalona
Ben M. Miller
Pleasantview
Lisa Neff
Hubert Walker
Ira Amlong
William Potter Washington
Charles Ragan
Robert Bruegge
James Combs
Ella Grove
Raymond Weber
Helen Levis
Cal
Cindy Utterback
Nick Vigil
Olds
James Dunbar
Medical
Baby Girl
Beenblossom
Jack Biller
Timmy
Ann
Sarah
Cedar Falls
Ray Minick
Jim Coon
Mike
Steve
Christine
Billers
Austine
Ethel Palmer
Mt. Vernon
Willard Palmer
Merle Gowdey
Lisbon
Willard Palmers
Dave Benson
Mildred Benson
Miss Benson
Rolland Bensons
Jack Wagners
Tom Gray
Mabel Gray
Lulu Long
Raymond Hasty
Wayne Dann
Jim, Tom
Kathy and
Kenny
Dean Hasty
Clara Faulkner
John L. Schmitt
Seattle
Wash
Bernard Schmitt
Ed Chabal
Leo Forinash
Dick Downey
Kathy
Chris
Ben Young Jr
Bennie
Mary
Richland
Dick Forinash
Liberty Center
Larson
Dubuque
Mae
Wayne Schichtl
State Farm
Marshalltown
Schichtls
Mr. Schichtl
Paul D. Dickhoff
Oskaloosa
Washington Kiwanis Club
Lee Holland
Division Two
Wendall Eden
Robert Bates
Eldon Brake
William Smart
Rev. Schwartz
Robert Porter
Gerald George Zeck
East Harrison
Ruth Louise Norton
J. H. Jones
S. 9Th
Gwyneth Ann
Edwin J. Augustine
Marion A. Augustine
Iowa State University
Delta Zeta Sorority
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Farm House Fraternity
Alpha Zeta Honorary
Scott and
Toni Turnipseed
St. Ann, Mo
Kermit Paynes
Loris Sherman
Route 1
Winfield
Fred Kephart
James Smiths
Hillsboro
Bob Lintz
Ann Dehne
Margaret Rensberger
Devon Miller
J. K. Rensberger
Roy R. Miller
Howe, Ind
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