Ernest Bruns Silver Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bruns of 213 South Stuart Sigourney celebrate 25 years of marriage with an open house at their home Sunday January 24 from 2 to 5 pm. Bruns lifelong Sigourney resident, married Loaf Smith in Denver January 20 11. He served as maintenance foreman at Kingsberry Homes for five years after self employment at E and L Supply Hobby and Craft. They have five children Floyd in the Air Force San Antonio Texas David G Keota employed at Cranes in Washington John E basic Navy training San Diego Calif Margaret L nurse trainee at Ottumwa and Brenda M a Sigourney High junior. The three sons are graduates of Iowa Tech Ottumwa with Floyd and David in electrical engineering and John in data processing. One grandchild.
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Ernest Bruns
South Stuart
Sigourney
Bruns
Sigourney Area
Loaf Smith
Kan
Denver
Colo
Kingsberry Homes
E & L Supply
Floyd
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
David G
Keota
Washington
John E
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Margaret L
Towa Tech
Ottumwa
Brntine M
Sigourney Community High School
David
John
Ames and Keota engagements announced for two couples
Mrs Gamon reports on a seminar in Ames where Ann Kingsley of Tarkio College and Timothy Thomas of Fort Wayne plan a May 29 wedding. Bernardette Sieren of Keota to Ricky Johnson of Minneapolis also plan a Feb 19 ceremony at Kinross Sacred Heart.
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West Chester
John C. McDowe'l
Ann Kingsley
Timothy Wayne Thomas
Joseph T. Thomas
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miss McDowell
Mid-Prairie High School
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Thomas
Keota
Carl Sieren
Bernadette
Minneapolis
Ricky. Johnson
John R. Johnson
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Johnson
Austin
Sacred Heart Church
Kinross
Gamon
Ames
WSCS Circles Hold January Meetings
Forty nine members of the Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service met in the Sireles circles I through VII for January at the homes of Mrs. George Dare Mrs. P. L. Etter Mrs. Walter Anderson Mrs. Don Birlingmair and Mrs Jim Peterson with cohosts and study leaders named. Several circles study the book Out of the Depths and Mr Hammond spoke in Circle III on Drugs at the Local Level with devotions by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
George Dare
P. L. Etter
Walter Anderson
Don Birlingmair
Mertin Zwicki
Joe Lang
Edgar Stewart
Burge Hammond
Nettie Miller
Shirley Steele
Hammond
Atkinson
Joe Jones
J.P. Vatson
James Easle
Accident on West Madison damages car. driver fined
A car in Sectionville was rear ended by a truck driven by Richard John Peiffer of Harper on West Madison Street Saturday. The Svoboda car sustained about 150 dollars in damage. Peiffer was fined 15 dollars for failure to stop in the clear distance ahead. The Svoboda driver had been signaling a left turn.
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Sectionville
Richard John Peiffer
Harper
West Madison Street
Peiffer
Svoboda
Washington DECA students win trophies at area meet
Three members of the Washington delegation to the Area 6 DECA Leadership Conference earned trophies at Burlington Friday. Beth Richardson won first in management problems and third in marketing terminology while Mike Voelker and Dallas Miller each placed third in their events.候
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Washington
Area 6 Distributive Education Clubs of America
DECA
Burlington
Beth Richardson
Mike Voelker
Dallas Miller
Nancy Courtney
Sweetheart
Jeanne Williams
Ron Magee
Shirts and Skirts Begin Dance Lessons
Shirts and Skirts Square Dance Club will start a series of square dance lessons on Tuesday January 19 at 7 30 pm at the Farm Bureau building. The invitation invites all interested to attend as low cost entertainment and fun and to give it a try.
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Square Dance Club
Farm Bureau
Hospital Admissions and Births in Washington Area
On the record hospital report lists admissions on Saturday and yesterday including Mrs. Orr Mapel and Richard King with medical and surgical cases. Births note a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Chambers in Washington, with several transfers and discharges including Mrs. Jennie Madden moving to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
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Orr Mapel
Washington
Anthony Supallz
East Pleasant Plain
Richard King
Crawfordsville
Surgical
Anna Amlong
Steve Chambers
Ong
Jennie Madden
Mercy Hospital
Towa City
Weather disrupts hibernation for rattlesnakes across states
United Press International reports California hit 90 degrees, a 51 year record, as rattlesnakes woke early from hibernation. Subzero conditions plagued Wisconsin New York and New England while Kansas faced dangerous drives from snow and ice. Four bites reported including an eight year old in serious condition. Heavy snow then warm rains drove Southwestern Oregon rivers over banks prompting 14 road closures and evacuations along the Umpqua.
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California
Wisconsin
New York
New England
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Foothills
Oregon
Oregon Highway Department
Crete
Umpqua
Five honored in Southeast Iowa Honor Band selections
Washington Band Program names five students for the Southeast Iowa Honor Band Festival sponsored by the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association. High School picks include Cindy Gazel, Cheryl Vosika, and Ben Johnson. Junior High selections are Sherry Bush and Terry Burkum. Auditions at Washington Junior High drew competitors from over 30 schools. concert set for January 30 with conductors Don Marcoullier of Drake University and Dr. Harry Haines of Western Illinois University.
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Iowa
Washington Junior High
Washington
Sherry Bush
Terry Burkum
Cheryl
Vosika
Ben Johnson
Cindy Gugel
Sch
Tim Hotle
Southeast Iowa
Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association
Cindy Gazel
Cheryl Vosika
Don Marcoullier
Drake University
Harry Haines
Western Illinois University
Heavy fighting in Cambodian pass on Highway 4
Cambodian and South Vietnamese troops with U S helicopter gunships entered the Pich Nil Pass on Highway 4 and fought heavy battles with Communist forces. A southern task force pushed from Kompong Som toward Kompong Sella while a northern force moved into the pass to break enemy lines on the slopes 60 miles southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Kompong Sella
Local News Highlights From Town City
Mrs Edna Caldwell returns Saturday from Fullerton California after a three month visit with her daughter and son Haw Mr and Mrs Alan Barelay Cliff Haley to call a square dance Tuesday night at the Roc ation Center in Town City Do Si Do Club begins at 8 p m square dancers welcome Alvin Jones reports granddaughter Shari Lynn Langhoff fell and broke her hip in Olivia Minnesota in traction five to six weeks Mrs Wallace Gingerich and son Christopher return home to Fresno after a week with her parents The Grabers and Mr and Mrs R Glenn Klopfenstein drove them back and plan several weeks there Mrs Gingerich is the former Elaine Graber Mr and Mrs Bernard Dimont move into 931 South Third Sees move to 727 Perdock Court
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Edna Caldwell
Fullerton
Calif
Haw
Alan Barelay
Cliff Haley
Rocation Center
Town
Alvin Jones
Shari Lynn Langhoff
Shari
Tom
Cindy Jones) Langhoff
Olivia, Minn
Renville County Hospital
Wallace Gingerich
Christopher
Fresno
Wilbert Graber
Grabers
Glenn Klopfenstein
Gingerich
Elaine Graber
Bernard Dimont
South Third
Rex Lee
Perdock Court
Fined for unsafe driving in Washington
Dallas Gene Miller of Washington paid a ten dollar fine for driving with impaired side and rear vision. City police investigated an accident on West Washington Street at 11:20 a.m. Sunday involving a car driven by Charles Wesley Walker and a parked vehicle owned by Marvin Conger Grosscup. Walker's car sustained about 125 dollars in damage after turning a corner and hitting the Grosscup vehicle, which was not fully in its stall.
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Dallas
Gene Miller
Washington
Charles Wesley Walker
Marvin Conger Grosscup
Walker
Grosscup
West
Washington Street
Washington social club notices published in Monday edition
Community calendar lists Rainbow Girls at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Deibert Soper, Nile Sewing Circle at 7 p m with Mrs John Winga, Eu Cha Rest Service Club dinner party at Fellows with husbands, World War I Barracks Auxil ry potluck at Legion Hall, Square Dance Lessons at Farm Bureau building, Tops Club 7 30 p m at YWCA room with Senior Citizens, Mary Wesleyan Service Guild 7 30 p m with Mrs Willis Jones, Sunshine Club 2 p m with Mrs Ed Zieglowsky, and numerous other neighborhood groups meeting through the week at various local venues. Includes reminders of note changes, birthdays, and requests to bring items such as baby pictures and two dishes to pass.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Bible
Deibert Soper
Nile Sewing Circle
John Winga
Willows
YWCA
Y McCleery
West Chester E PC
Cloyce Statler
Dale Lance
Lanceon
George Dare
Mary Wesleyan Service Guild
Willis Jones
Sunshine Club
Ed Zieglowsky
Kolah Club
J. & Crawford
Bring Baby Picture
VPW
John Custer
G. W. Manussier
Charles Mayer
Walnut
Donald Lukovsky
Dean Luers
Jolly Nine Club
Bill Nordyke
H.H
Ezra Jones
Nurses Home
Raymond Carter
Senior Citizens
Y. Snowball
Wayne ‘Knapp
Reformed Presbyterian Church
YW Public Affairs to sponsor coffee gathering
The Public Affairs Committee of the YWCA hosts a coffee at Mrs. John Owen’s home 1106 East Van Buren on Wednesday January 20 at 9 30 a m. A discussion of the Scranton Commission report on Campus Unrest will follow with Q and A for interested women.
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The
YWCA
John Owen
East van Buren
National Ywca Board
Scranton Commission
Church Youth Sledding Party At Don Wilson Home
The young people of the Reformed Presbyterian Church enjoyed a sledding party Saturday evening at the Don Wilson home near Columbus Junction followed by a wiener roast. Chaperones were Rev. and Mrs. S. Ray Blair Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Vandenburg and the Wilsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Don Wilson
Columbus Junction
S. Ray Blair
Gerald Vandenburg
Wilsons
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Julia Gamon
Extension 4-H
Phillip Levine
Joe Cochran
Angela Marie Wolf
James Ralph Peiffer
Ralph Peiffer
Mr. Peiffer
Miss Wolf
Seiferts
Mr. Peifler
Millers Welding
WSCS
Osincup Drug Store
Cloyd Gardner
Don Gardner
Jerone Flynn and Son
Jill McKinney
Wapel
Jay Richards
Rena Sanders
Raymond Sieren
United Press International
Cambodian Pass
Sonatone Cros
Sonotone
CROS
Reuareea
Sonotone Hearing Aid Service Clinic
Washington Hotel
NPC
Marion
Gury
YW Public Affairs
Choe
Libby
Borden
W. Madison
Washington, IA
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