Wellman family moves to Muscatine and kin updates
Mr and Mrs Robert Hartzler and daughter Leah will move to Muscatine from rural North English. Robert, son of Jess and Mrs Hartzler, recently earned a B S in physical education from Northwest Missouri State College on May 29 and will join Muscatine Community High School as faculty. Harold Todd, son of James and Mrs Townsend, born June 5 at Washington Hospital. Lee R Swain, 26, promoted to Army Captain at Fort Riley and wounded in Vietnam, awarded the Purple Heart. Mrs Charles Bush and family visited Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ladies Rural Club met June 18 at Leona Blum’s with 100 percent attendance and a birthday gift exchange. Officers named for 1969 70: Mae Marek president, Edna Niffenegger vice president, Eva Wagamon secretary, Lela Goodwin treasurer. Members present listed. Wayne Wehrle and Mrs J G Wehrle visited family then toured Williamsburg. Howard Miller moved from Mercy Hospital to Extended Care Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Townsend
L. C. Swain
Lee R. Swain
Fort Riley
Kansas
Irwin Army Hospital
Swain
Army
Vietnam
Charles Bush
Douglas Zahn
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Ladies Rural Club
Leona Blum Wednes
Opal Disney
Mae Marek
Galena
Ill
Edna Niffenegger
Eva Wagamon
Lela Goodwin
Opal Bickford
Velma Yoder
Tresa Yoder
Bertha Durst
Martha Mayers
Lily Walton
Lela Steiner
Lida Rowe
Edna Blumenstein
Mabelle Wagamon
J. G. Wehrle
Howard Miller
Daytonville
Mercy Hospital
Penningtons Honored at United Methodist Church Reception
Sunday evening reception at United Methodist Church honored June 30 couple Rev and Mrs George Pennington. Entertainment led by Willard McCracken and Mrs Dale Roberts included games, music. Cookies punch and coffee served. gifts and a grocery shower given. Other notes cover Westminister Guild meeting at Cotter United Presbyterian Church with July events and members’ activities, plus social gatherings and family visits in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
George Pennington
United Methodist Church
Willard McCracken
Dale Roberts
Gene Stephens
Westminister Guild
Cotter United Presbyterian Church
Hayden Davis
Harriett Jones
Dorothy Plett
Lyle
Bill Hawkins
Columbia
Ecuador
New Jersey
Tripoli
Brighton Area Social Roundup Delights and Weather Notes
Mullikins guests of Seth Carris. Debbie to visit relatives as family fourth plans unfold. Neffs visit Reighards. storm causes two homes struck by lightning. One inch and a half of rain. Miss Mary Drish to study early childhood education in Philadelphia with trips to New York and Washington. Bill Black departs for Vietnam duty after leave. Jeanne Frazer attends Camp Wyoming camp. Mrs. Lewis Schwab injured hips, recovering in Iowa City hospital. Harvey Chandler and Kathryn Williams visit relatives during Denver trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Glenn Mullikin Sr
Debbie
Alvin Hesseltine
Larry Hunter
Brighton Volunteer Fire Department
Mary Drish
Davenport
Iowa
East
Temple University
Philadelphia
Penn
New York
Washington D. C
Miss Drish
Charles Drish
Eicher reunion in Swedesburg details and village notes
Forty nine descendants of Martin and Barbara Roth Eicher met at the Swedesburg Parish Hall for the twelfth annual reunion under Lawrence Barquist. The report notes limited help from organizers, a bountiful noon dinner, and an afternoon program, with various local anecdotes about residents, recent travels, milk deliveries, a Sharman accident, and weather conditions including 3.7 inches of rain and storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Katie Widmer
Ralph Hillbrant
Mae Davis
Lela Morehouse
Mt. Pleasant
Noble
Hick
Professional Directory listing local lawyers and physicians
Livingston and surrounding area professionals listed include Law firms Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Abstract Dept 112 South Ave B 653 2147 Morrison Morrison Lloyd 211 West Washington 653 5431 Owen 119 West Washington 653 2874 Stewart Shearer 225 West Main 653 2159 Dr M L Tweeton 108 North Marion 653 2351 Closed Wed and Sat pm Maplewood Manor Nursing Home Keota 636 3400 Out of town inquiries invited No waiting list Dr P L Etter Osteopathic Physician 653 3303
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Dinnels visit Missourians and Riverside residents
Riverside Missouri reports visits from Gale Dinnel and Eula Dinnel plus Walter Wells from Jamesport to Sun Day afternoon at Steve Dinnel home. Detroiter Don Cress with family visits with Harold Cress parents. Hospital updates: Eva Heitzman, Alicin Shradel, Dorothy Fitzsimmons and Bill Shebanek. Jim Gerot extended leave from Norfolk. Muncl family moving to tavern apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Gale Dinnel
Eula Dinnel
Walter Wells
Jamesport
Missouri
Steve Dinnel
Don Cress
Detroit
Harold Cress
H. E. Doud
Victoria
Texas
William Cress
Iowa City
Gerald Cress
Eva Heitzman
Mercy Hospital
Otto Novy
Washington County Hospital
Alicin Shradel
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Bill Shebanek
Jim Gerot
Lyle Gerot
Norfolk
Virginia
Carl Muncl
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Wellman
Muscatine
By Edna Blumenstein
C. L. Jennings
New London
Priscilla
Blondie
Yoder Research Center
Kalona
al Jensen
Department of
University of Illinois
Stan Aldinger
Highway 1
Yoder Incorporated
Penningtons
Jim McCreedy
Marlin Owens
Richard McCall
Washington
Pepper
Pat Tobin
Gerard Megdelsen
McCall
Robert Johnson
Ted Goble
Clarkston
George Goble
Ed Goble
Kathy
David
Columbus Junction
Stevie
Richard Windrver
Homer Herron
Janice
Brad
Calona
Herbert Hethcote
June Pauly
John Danker
Ft. Madison
T. J. Simon
Boulder
Colo
Ted
Eer
Mullikins
Seth Carrises
Mrs
Tony Meuth
Charles Neff
Burlington
Lloyd Reighard
Harold Reighard
Ottumwa
Stanley Young
Fennville, Mich
Tony Meath
John Nickles
Rex Widmer
James Meek
Jon
Jeff
Calif
Sadie Meeks
LeRoy Sheets
Pleasant Plain
C. M. S. Meek
Germany
Bill Black
Max Arbogast
Orin Black
Knoxville
Jeanne Frazer
Camp
Wyoming
Wendell Frazer
The
Presbyterian Church
Lewis Schwab
Harvey Chandler
Quincy, Ill
Wilbert Rose
Kathryn Williams
Denver
Colorado
Eicher
Swedesburg
Maleta
Marvin Valey
Memorial Hospital
Sam Roths
Emma
Edith Roths
Stringtown
Kenneth Goff
Clarence
United States
Carlsbad
Phoenix
Ariz
Marjorie
Ken
Avon
Richard Long
Mary Beth
Professional Directory
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Melvin Schneider
Dinnels
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Insurance Plan Savings & Loan
State Theater
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