Honor Mrs. Conklin on 79th birthday in Keota week
In Keota on Saturday a birthday gathering celebrated Mrs. Charles Conklin turning 79 with family visiting. Ice cream and cake followed at her home. Community notes report VFW Auxiliary actions and a long standing veterans picnic planned for August 13, plus donations to Knoxville hospital and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conklin
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Keota Park
Keota
Pauline Cady
Florence Sheetz
Marie Greiner
Jim Greiners
Marion
Boyd Sanders
Donna Sanders
Cedar Rapids
Gene Sanders
Iowa City
Sandy Witte
Williamsburg
Howard Hess
Washington
Roy Funston
Webers Steak House
Vic Hess
Bob
Clinton
Bill Henderson
Clara Fleenor
Patrol I
Brownie
Circle at Keota Hosts Annual Ice Cream Social
Circle at Keota members and guests gathered for the annual ice cream social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Flading. Rev. C. S. Kempker attended. Rita Miller returned from St Josephs Hospital Ottumwa. Nearby families, visits, and wedding anniversary celebrations were noted with multiple local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Harvey
Washington
Ricky
Doug
Cloyce Dill
Cheryl
Bob Dills
Sigourney
Gary Dill
Bob Fisher
Orin Carrs
Ainsworth
LeRoy Carr
Denny Carr
Mt. Pleasant
David Yokum
Earl Hart
Talbert Tadlock
Hart
Tadlocks
Wooleys Visit Then Return Home From Missouri
Crawfordsville Iowa notes a visit from Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wooley of Columbia Missouri to relatives in the area including Mrs. Lee Lease. Other items include births at Mercy Cedar Rapids, trips to Lake Darling for a birthday, family travel plans to St. Louis and Omaha, and moving plans for local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
J. C. Wooley
Columbia
Lee Lease
Wooley
Lee
Lewis Thomas
Burlington
Mildred Johnson
Floreene Maxwell
Joe Easter
Algona
Larry Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Lisa Denise
Lisa
Lori
Ellen Edgar
Bill Edgars
Darrell E. Lockwood
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wayne Davis
Wayne
Darrell
Clyde Little Hurt In Mower Accident at Home
Brighton reports Clyde Little sustained a deep knee gash when attempting to start a power mower Friday evening. Four stitches were applied at a doctor's office. Earlier, he lost part of the middle finger on his left hand at the first joint while helping pull a well pipe. Rogers Williams of Winfield, formerly of Brighton, was elected a director for a first term of the Iowa Wesleyan Alumni Association. Nearby visits and family events are noted, including birthday celebrations for Mrs. Little and Mrs. Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Marvin Lawson
Kay
Sue
Loveland
Colorado
I.V. Farriers
Chester Messer
Pleasant Plain
Clyde Little
Mr. Little
Roger Williams
Winfield
Iowa Wesleyan Alumni Association
Delbert Daniel
Washington
Ima Dawson
Larry Hinshaw
Lutthke Kimerly Kaye
Delbert Buttery
Lisbon
Albert Buttery
Barbara
Ollie
Hany
Dorothy Bagby
Dale Farrier and Sons
Farrier
Harvest Hands Picnic Gatherings Across Burlington and Bentonsport
Harvest Hands members and families from Merrimac and surrounding areas attended a picnic in Burlington on Sunday. Guests including the Tagglors Craft and Smith and their families visited the Carl Amrine home Saturday. Other locals, Bernard Carrol and Dean Schafer, joined the ballgame in St Louis and returned. The Amrines hosted visitors and the group toured the Historical Building in Bentonsport before stopping by Lacey Park for a Sunday picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Richard Tagglor
Harlan Craft
Ralph Smith
Burlington
Ray Johnson
Steve Shelangoski
Carl Amrine
Bernard Carrol
St. Louis
Dean Schafer
Lloyd Farrier
Bob Alston Visits Wayland After Hawaii Return
Bob Alston, who spent three years in Hawaii with his navy family, returned to the States in June and visited Wayland with Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Zehr. Weekend guests included Mrs. Sammie Witmer and her Springfield, Missouri family, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgie Witmer. The community hosted picnics and gatherings at Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant as relatives traveled from Archbold, Columbus, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Bobby Alston
Hawaii
Wm. Alston
US. Navy
States
L.J. Zehr
Sam Wittmer
Sammie Wittmer
Springfield
Virgie Wittmer
Mary Lou
Virgie
W. J. Eicher
George Eicher
Mike
Billy
Clark Park
Ill
George
Camp Douglas
Twin Lakes
Muskegon
Dale Notzinger
Helen
Elaine
Lynn
Lonnie
Archbold
Ohio
Clair Boshart
Earl Gingerich
Tucson
Ariz
Fred Hixson
Roy
Noble Iowa Downpour Wreaks Roads and Gardens
A heavy June 29 shower drenched Noble with over two inches in 30 minutes. Water overwhelmed sewers and flooded roads, washing out a driveway crossing into Edith's garage and swelling the yard. Local families, including Roths and Widmers, hosted visits and a hayride, while youths and sponsors from the Fischer Congregation joined a Sherd of festive activities at Fern Cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
Leonard Leichty
Ken Goff
Bill Schantz
Ema Roth
Edith
Earl Roth
Milford
Nebr
Jake R. Roth
Urban Roth
Harlan Widmer
Arthur
Ill
Yoder
Sammy Frey
Orlin Frey
Otto Frey
Orlin
Educational meeting on oats varieties and plant diseases
In cooperation with the County Extension Service and Washington FFA chapter an educational meeting is planned for Monday evening July 6 at our farm. Merritt Canady and Verne Knecht will preside at the oats comparison plot showing nine varieties and discussing disease issues with Dr. Robert Lamb of Iowa State University. If weather delays, the program may move to the main warehouse. A new plastic baler twine from Eastman Kodak Co. is available on experimental order and recommended for balers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Service
Washington F.F.A
Merritt Canady
Verne Knecht
Robert Lamb
Iowa State University
Ames
Eastman Kodak Co
Kempf Family Guests at Bowens and Local Visits
Zeno Kempfs from Prescott Arizona stayed with the J. C. Bowens from Thursday to Sunday, then attended the West reunion in Washington. They visited in Washington with E. M. Jones and friends before heading to Boulder Colorado. Various local residents shared Father’s Day meals and social visits in Washington Keota and Sigourney areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeno Kempf
Henry
Terry
Prescott
Arizona
J. C. Bowen
Washington
Kempf
E. M. Jones
Bowen
Boulder
Colorado
Jones
Henry Kempf
Terry Kempf
Clarence Lynn
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Leonard Hixson
Roy Fromfetter
Wapello
Allen Fickling
Fred Byers
Dales Kitzman
Kenny
Dale Dawn
N. E. West
J.C. Bowen
Bonnie Kempf
Glenn Gordon
David
O. J. Rice
Elma
Chirley Conklin
Elden Gordon
Waldo Fickling
George Groff
Urban Te Bockhorst
Augustine
Mary Jo Neal Takes Job in Iowa City
Mary Jo Neal, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Neal, is employed at the Bell Telephone Company in Iowa City. Keota notes Raymond Meyers and family of Clinton and Joyce Wolfe of Lincoln Neb spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Joe Meyers to visit their daughter Linda. The group traveled from Keota to Lincoln and visited Richard Scheibel in Washington and Charley Meyer in South English. Carl Vincent, eight, son of Mr and Mrs Dale Vincent, had a tonsillectomy at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City Monday and returned home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Darling
Colo
Iowa
Nevada
Harmony Club
Hattie Jones
Jones
Cecile Chuck
Teppy
Mabel Dunbar
Nellie Hagans
Edker McClurg
Near
Rubio
Herman Kurtz
Packwood
Jefferson County Hospital
Terry McClurg
Brighton
Lane Morgan
Washington County Hospital
Harold Swick
C. W. Shaffer
Washington
Texas
Aretha Engle
Dallas
Wayne Goodnight
Barrett
Ada Zid
Harold Rixe
Bennett
West Branch
Rixe
Herman Rixe
Crestview
Ruth McMickle
Eda Boshart
Irene Singer
Mary Allen
Mae Jones
Joe Buzzard
Scottdale
Buzzard
Eileen
Royce Roths
Carla Roth
Willard Roth
Elmer Roth
Keota
Mary Jo Neal
Joe Neal
Bell Telephone Company
Iowa City
Raymond Meyers
Clinton
Joyce Wolfe
Lincoln
Neb
Joe Meyers
Linda
Richard Scheibel
Charley Meyer
South English
Carl Vincent
Dale Vincent
Mercy Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Henderson
John Fisher
Doug Henderson
Edith Higbee
Nina FitzSimmons
Dale Singleton
University Hospital
A. I. FitzSimmons
W. ©. Hull
Kathryn
Corinth
Miss
Flave Hagist
Hull
Hagist
Circle At
Missouri
By Vivian Wells
John Hubbs
Raymond Howsare
Jim
Larry Wilson
Bob Williams
Fran Winger
Myral Smith
Merle Howsare
Larry Howsares
Tom Hotle
By Hank Ketcham
Clyde
Glenn Pringle
Ken
Ada Wilson
Fairfield
Oelwein
George Nash
First Ave
N. W
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologist Association of Iowa Inc
Mrs
Rilla Fairfield
Robert Kientz
Dale Baldosier
Lacey Park
Bentonsport
John Baldosier
Max Baldosier
Stormor
Keota Spray Service
Keota, Iowa
Bob Alston
Ezra Wittmer
Columbus
Church of the Brethren
Ficher
Marvin Widmer
Fern Cliff
Erwin Graber
Mildred Freyvenberger
Dianne Widmer
Filene Widmer
Nancy
Shirley Schlatter
Helen Schlatter
Pamela
Suzette Graber
Jeri Lynn Martin
Dianne Young
Patty Haberman
Larry Black
Ted Simpson
Dwight Leichty
Paul Duncan
Ron Freyenberger
James Penner
Widmer
Frank
Patterson Seed and Supply
Olympia
Washington, Iowa
Zeno Kempfs
Bowens
Florence
St. Ann
Edgar Bandy
Darlene
Darrell Bandy
Merlyn Detweiler
Myrtle Bowen
Twilight
Michael
Florence May
C. A. Campbell
Mary May
AMC
Washington Oil Company
Delco
White
C. D. Fir
Eclipse Lumber CO
G. E
Barney) Sakulin, Mgr
Dial
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