Christmas Dining and Visits Across Cedar Township Families
Christmas Day gatherings in Cedar Township feature Mr and Mrs Larry Griggs hosting relatives and guests from Iowa City Wellman Washington and Cincinnati with multiple dinners and gift exchanges. Holiday visitors include Loren Bush Ralph Pridler Roy Anderson and families. New Year supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Larry Griggs with Espeuran guests. Guests and hosts span several nearby towns and include Rev Leland Enke and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Township
Larry Griggs
Teri
Kathi
Tommy
Griggs
Orville Griggs
Cletus Kaska
Dale Herdlicka
Wayne and
Jamie
Washington
Erwin Stanfield
Iowa City
Iowa
Russell Plecker
Wellman
Wayne
Jimmie
Ralph Pridler
Reta Kay Kleinschmidt
Cloyce Tines
Eddie
Loren Bush
Robert Fickel
Mrs
Mr. Bush
Cy Bush
Ainsworth
Mrs. Bush
Roy Anderson
West Chester
David Bell
John Clark
Barbara Statler
Espeuran
Don Radda
Edgar Fisk
Cincinnati
James Fisk
Centerville
Lloyd Enke
Leland Enke
Muscatine
Harold Turner
Letts
Robert Ely
Mily
Mechanicsville
Bert Wells
Jim
Well
Hattie Jones
Brighton
Edith Weidner
Harry
Frank
John
Morning Sun
Wally Carlson
Mildred Baldwin
Charles
Richard
Trudy Bolt
Burlington
Towa
Stephen
Christine
Phillip
Timothy
Ronald Crawford
Kevin
Lori
Gailen
Jill
Kenneth
Our House
Ivan Burkley
Roy Hall
Riverside
Campfire Girls and Cubs Meet at Chester J VOTRUBA
The TaWaTenYa Campfire girls met January 4 at West Chester lodge hall with five participants making scrap books for the childrens home. A skating party is planned next. Den 2 of the Cub Scouts, led by Mrs. John Duvall, discussed January’s theme Americas Trailblazers and heard stories of great men who helped blaze a path for the country. Greg Mangold earned the Arrow Point for chocolate chip cookies. Den 3, led by Doris Stout, learned the overhand knot and built a Magic Peep Box as part of January’s trailblazers theme, naming patriots past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Votruba Chester
Lodge Hall
West Chester
Childrens Home
Jeri Lee Foriash den 2
John Duvall
America
January
Kalona Rebekahs plan installation
Kalona Rebekah Lodge members met in Kalona in the Odd Fellow hall to plan their annual officers installation with joint Odd Fellow and Rebekah ceremonies set for 8 PM Friday January 8. Washington lodge installing team will seat the newly elected Kalona officers for 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way Kalona
Kalona Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Washington
Kalona
Statler Miller Vows Exchanged in Brighton
Vera Statler of Brighton and Glen E Miller of Kalona wed at the Brighton Methodist Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Stanley F Woeste with immediate family present. After a dinner at Captain's Table in Washington, the couple planned a Florida trip before settling in Kalona. The rest of the item describes Knights of Pythias and local social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Vera Statler
Glen E. Miller
Kalona
Brighton Methodist Church
Stanley F. Woeste
Washington
Miller
Florida
K.P. Hall
Opal Schantz
Roy Page
Laton Schooley
Eva Staggers
Jim’ Morgan
Allen Lauderdale
Nelle Long
Lee Holland
Carroll Morgan
North of Richland
Wm. K. Wyatt
Mae Mills
Des Moines
Quincy Dunn
Willisea
Iowa
Dunn
Kalona Dinner Guests Share New Year Gatherings
In Kalona on January five, local families hosted visitors for dinners and New Year celebrations. The Knepp home welcomed Lando Gingerich and Ben Hershberger. Yoders attended a Cordova Illinois NYE party. several Wellman and Iowa City visits were shared among Williams Barkley and Connelly families. Additional gatherings included Shalla and TeBockhorst relatives, Miller households in Wellman, and diversions with Fryer and Mullers. Nearby, Stutzman Wentrof and Swartzendruber ties marked holiday visits with Kalona residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Edwin Knepp
Lando Gingerich
Ben Hershberger
Jim L. Yoder
Cordova
Illinois
Bill Case
University of Dubuque
Steven Schlabaugh
Jim Y 0der
Myron Ropp
Russell Williams
Glen Williams
Wellman
Ivan Barkley
Roy Pewitt
Helen Connelly
Marilyn
Iowa City
Clem Shalla
Ramona
Fa Conner
Emma Bopp
Washington
Joe TeBockhorst
Charles Marek
Mary TeBockhorst
Bob
Cindy
Denny Shalla
Daniel D. Miller
Sherman Miller
Jamison Re-elected Louisa County Board Chairman
Guy Jamison of W Belle was re elected chair of the Louisa County board of supervisors for 1965 at the reorganizational meeting. Jamison is a Democrat with two Republican colleagues Lyle Duncan of Cotter and Frank M Baird of Columbus Junction. The board also filled the seat left vacant by the death of Guy Hardman. The Peoples National Bank of Columbus Junction scheduled its annual shareholders meeting for Tuesday Jan 12 at 3 p.m. The L Bar M ice skating rink near Columbus Junction to Conesville was completed and will be free for public use. Seaman James L Stewart, stationed at San Diego, visited home for holidays before transferring to Great Lakes Naval Base for schooling. Other holiday visits included Mr and Mrs Kenneth McCoy in Florida, Mrs Elmer Groben visiting her father in Buffalo, and Mr and Mrs Robert Fulton in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Guy Jamison
W. Belle
Board of Supervisors
Louisa County
Jamison
Lyle Duncan
Cotter
Frank M. Baird
Guy Hardman
Grandview
People’s National Bank of
Great Lakes Naval Base
Kenneth McCoy
David McCoy
Hialeah
Florida
Elmer Groben
Roy Zimmerman
Buffalo
N.Y
Robert Fulton
Mexico
Explorers invited to Keota meeting
In Keota on January 18 the VFW plans a meeting to decide if the Explorer Scouts charter will be renewed. All Explorers and interested locals including outlying Keota areas are invited. Tim Greiner has been named to the Iowa State University Dean’s List.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Sanders Keota
VFW
Explorer Scouts
VEW
Explorers
Keota
Tim Greiner
Iowa State University
Tim
J.D. Himrod
Sigourney
Stouts Honored in Crawfordsville Potluck and Skit
Jan 7 Crawfordsville neighbors honored Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stout and Ronnie with a Legion Hall potluck and a three part skit by Mrs. Richard Kaufman. The performance traced courtship and marriage, the Stout children’s early years, and five years past in Crawfordsville. Guests included Edgars and Lewises, Andersons, and many others, with corsage and boutonniere for the couple and a farewell bedspread gift as they move to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Donald Stout
Ronnie
The
Legion Hall
Bill Edgars
Delbert Lewises
Arvid Andersons
Lill Maxwell
Russell Williamses
Clint Rheas
Max Sheetzes
Wayne Williamses
Kenneth Lorack
Ken, Jr
Jay Finkes
Bob Hendersons
Clarence Benson
Richard Kaufman
Donald
Marita
Stout
Evelyn
Margaret
Donna
Washington
Charles Marek
Mary
Te Bockhorst
Ed Conner
Joe Allen
Max Sheetz
Delbert Lewis
Kenneth = Lorack
Arthur Goode 91, Washington’s longtime key maker and citizen
RAMBLINGS recalls Arthur Goode of Washington, a 91 year old community figure who helped with keys, roof repairs, and hotel work. The writer notes Goode’s steady civic participation, memory of the Goode family, and influence on local projects including railroad engine displays and urban landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Goode
Washington
Goode
Bowling party honors Jay Finke birthday in Columbus Junction
In Crawfordsville on January 7, the Jay Finkees Merlin Finke and Kenneth Arthurs enjoyed morning bowling and a Columbus Junction dinner for Jay Fs birthday. Family plans a January soup supper to honor Si Finke Sr Jean Arthur and Jay Finke with guests including Si Finke Sr Kenneth Arthurs Merlin Finke Don Reese and Jessie Reese. John Hamil Clayton Widmer and Si Finke Jr attended a Des Moines meeting and banquet for State Farm Bureau Captains ahead of a membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Jay Finkes
Merlin Finkes
Kenneth Arthurs
Columbus Junction
Jay
Silas Finke
Si Finke
Jean Arthur
Jay Finke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Lloyd Enke
Chester
Kalona Rebekahs
Robert Hartley
Harold Maxwell
Alva Kepler
Eugene Way
Clifford Small
Tom Russell
Emil Schlabaugh
Gareth Swartzendruber
Philip Marner
Lynn Brenneman
Hubert Yoder
Don Gingerich
Jacob
Chuck) Swantz
Keith Brenneman
Donald Hochstetler
Lewis D. Yoder
Duane E. Yoder
Watkinson
Nafziger
West Karona
Richard Morgan
Dennis M. Miller
Ora W. Miller
Lloyd I. Bender
Jane
Lois Bender
Sharon
Melody Mullet
Henry Mullet
Elam Christner
Gid Christner
Abner Christner
Tony Meuth
Washington Concrete CO
12Th St
Rock Island Tracks
Funny
Tam
Edwin Knepps
Mrs. Eugene Way
Don Shettler
Coldwater
Michigan
Denny
Gertrude Shettler
Wally Brenneman
Walter J. Miller
Milford Shettler
Ernie Shettler
Earl Shettler
Free Shettler
Pleasant
Tom Ayers
Gree Dunlap
Town City
Ellery Taylor
H. J. Bigelow
H. J. Fry
Henry Muller
Gerald Marner
Leon Stutzman
Rodney
Denver
Colorado
Ardell Swartzendruber
Goshen
Indiana
Clarence Swartzendruber
Dale Wentrof
Fort Dodge
Anna Mae Miller
Reif Apartments
Swartzendruber
Mrs. Sherman Miller
Mary Ann Miller
Jay Miller
Grace Butler
Patricia Thompson
Wanda de Moss
Mary Jo
Allan Boone
Boone
Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Boone
Welkona
By Vivian Wells
Eugene Garber
Claude Kremer
la Junta
Gerald Kremer
Joe M. Yoder
Darrell
Dorothy
Russell Yoder
Albert Herth
Nila Jean
Chas. Shearer
Alpha, Mina
Robert Mishler
Oliver
Ingste
Arthur Goode Fine Citizen
Arthur
Walter
Chicago
Town
Bruce
East Third Street
Rock Island
North Town Avenue
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Texas
Goodes
Crawford
National Bank
Goode Place
Town Avenue
Benz House
Grand
Mr. Benz
Colenso
Stevenson
Travelers
John Goode
Journal
Rock Island Railway
City
Railroad
Vivian Wells
Wayland
Swedesburg
Poland
Ford
Allis Chalmers
Vetter
Kewanee
J. D
Knoedler Burr Mill
Heider
David Bradley
Anthony
Magrath
Dearborn
Lundell
Turkey
M. W
L. P
Mahaska
International Electric
E. Stoltzfus and
D. Meyer
Dan D. Roth
John Swartzendruber
Owen Roth
Jabezites S. S
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