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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1949

Page

2

California visitor stays with Huntington Park kin

Gene D. Smith of Huntington Park California visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs E C Smith at 3034 South Marion for a brief stay before heading to Winfield then home. July 4 outing at Laxe Keomah included Mr and Mrs Clifford Steele and Mr and Mrs Warren Marston. Harold McGuckin of Downey California spent several days with Mrs Harrison Dodder.

Gene D. Smith Huntington Park Calif E. C. Smith South Marion Winfield California Clifford Steele Warren Marston Laxe Keomah Harold McGuckin Downey, Calif Harrison Dodder

American Made Club Hosts Holiday Supper at Sunset Park

The American Made club held its annual July 4 picnic supper at 6 pm in Sunset Park attended by members families and guests. Organized in 1915 the club began with West Chester women and now includes Washington and Wellman members. A fried chicken supper near the cabin was followed by a business meeting led by president Mrs J D Dayton with guests Mrs Pearl Withler Stella Wilcox Mr and Mrs Walter Lance Karen and Mr Morgan.

Sunset Park West Chester Washington and Wellman J. D. Dayton Pearl Whistler Stella Wilcox Walter Lance Karen Morgan

All-Day Fourth of July Picnic and Local News Notes

Forty friends gathered at the E. E. Stutsman home for a cooperative Fourth of July picnic. Virginia Stutsman from New York visited. other local families shared meals at the John Martin home near Ollie. The McGuckins attended a mass interment at Arlington National Cemetery. Harold McGuckin, a Coast Guard seaman first class, is among those who died on the Serpens. Bonaparte visitors and several families hosted guests over the weekend. Corporal Richard Applegate, stationed in Seoul, Korea, will remain with a Korean Military Advisory group after the U.S. withdrawal, joining about 1500 Americans still in Korea. Applegate re-enlisted after a 1-year break from the Army.

E. E. Stutsman John Martin Ollie Martins Samuel Wittmer Wittmer Samuel II Marc Germany Will Richards John P. Koehler Washington, D. C McGuckins Arlington National Cemetery Harold Seaman Coast Guard Don Applegate Corp Richard Applegate Seoul Korea U. S Applegate

Rainbow Formal Set Friday at Country Club

Rainbow Girls plan a summer formal at the Country Club this Friday with the Bus Road Orchestra of Ottumwa performing from 9 40 p.m. to midnight. Tickets cost 1 50 and can be bought at Sordens on Wednesday or Thursday or at the door. Rainbow girls and DeMolay boys with dates are invited.

Rainbow Girls Bus Road Orchestra Ottumwa Sordens Eithe

Birthday notices and community picnic in Ainsworth area

The notice lists July 4 birthday celebrants including Mrs H B Waddell and others from Ainsworth and Kahoka Mo. The Merry Makers club hosted a Sunset Park picnic with 25 attendees. Guests at Mr and Mrs Sam Irwin’s Olds home included the Krause family and Roger Tweedy group from Mt Pleasant. Afternoon outings followed.

Merry Makers Club Sunset Park Sam Irwin Olds Arthur Krause Keota John Krause Ainsworth Carvin Bobr Harper Minnie Green Roger Tweedy Mt. Pleasant

Picnic at Sunset Park Fourth Of July Attended By Relatives

A July 4 picnic dinner was held at Sunset Park for a group of friends and relatives. Attendees included Ernest Jones and family, John E Hughes and family, Tom and Newton Davis with Mildred, Harvey Davis and Claire, John R Hughes and Wilma, Robert Roberts and Clara Davis, Della Humphreys, and John Pritchard with family from Chicago Silver Lake. Dinner and supper were served on the Irwin lawn.

Sunset Park Ernest Jones John E. Hughes Tom Davis Newton Davis Mildred Harvey Davis Claire John R. Hughes Wilma Robert Roberts Clara Davis Della Humphreys John Pritchard Chicago

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