Merz Couple Celebrate 36th Wedding Anniversary
Lester Merz and Lorraine Gent celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary with family gathering in Harper. Relatives from Ashton Milwaukee Arlington Springfield Denver and more arrived Wednesday. A mass at St Elizabeths followed by a barbecue lunch and buffet dinner marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Merz
Alicia) McEntry
Kelly
Michael
Ashton
Ill
Norm Merz
Lise
Kathleen
Mark
Colleen
Milwaukee
Wis
Gene Merz
Naomi
Monte
Shane
Arlington
Neb
John W
Marilyn) Lowe
Springfield
Maureen Merz
Denver
Colo
St Elizabeth's Church
Harper
Merz
Margaret Merz
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Father Schmitz
Damian Gent
Leander Berg
Omar Sieren
Margaret McEniry
Knoxville
Hubert Redlinger
Edwin Novotny
Washington
Dan Merz
Mick Berg
Lynette
Residents share visits and family updates across towns
Local residents recount visits and welcomes across Freeport Fairfield and nearby communities. Mrs. Blanche Harvey receives Hawaii cut flowers for Shireen Ibe’s fifteenth birthday. Jimmie Keen and family visit with Graham kin. Delmar Schafer’s death prompts tributes. C. W. Shaffer returns home to recover as relatives voyage to Englewood, Colorado.
Menzea Marie honored for July 7 birthday
Mrs. Menzea Marie was guest of honor at the Richard Marie cabin north of Columbus Junction for a surprise party on Tuesday July 4. She will celebrate her birthday Friday July 7 with a cake baked by Mrs. Mike Marie of Iowa City. Attendees included Bernard Wolf Curtis Wolf Carol Wolf Phillips Constance Wolf of Davenport Marie Marie and Bill Marie Denise and Brian Marie of Washington and Mike Marie of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menzea Marie
Richard Marie
Columbus Junction
Marie
Mike Marie
Iowa City
Bernard Wolf
Eldon
Curtis Wolf
Carol Wolf Phillips
Constance Wolf
Davenport
Marie Marie
Bill Marie
Washington
Denise
Brian
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Activities
Social Calendar lists HEO Club dessert at Captain's Table 1 30 pm. Friendly Circle Club 2 pm Mrs James Moeller. Friday Lodge 26 8 pm Masonic Temple. Fred Bey to receive 50 year certificate. Sunday Kephart Reunion noon Sunset Park Saddle Club ride 5 pm Lyle Lowe home Crawfordsville with cooperative supper after. Next: Jasper Marie Wasson Chevrolet items and various car brands listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEO Club
Friendly Circle Club
James Moeller
Masonic Temple
Fred Bey
Kephart
Sunset Park
Saddle Club
Lyle Lowe
Crawfordsville
Pvt and Mrs Little Visit Relatives Here
Pvt and Mrs William J Little recently visited relatives in Manhattan Kansas. They surprised grandmother Mrs Rocelia G Pryor on July 4 and birthday of Pvt Little on July 1. They plan to visit Greencastle Missouri from 1112 Vattier Apt 2 Manhattan Kansas 66442.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Little
Ella Mae Little
Rocelia G. Pryor
Marvin Snyder
Ira Loeffler
Washington
Danny Crossett
Pryor
Pvt. Little
Barbara
Littles
Greencastle
Clarence M. Craig
Melvin J. Craig
Little
Vattier
Apt. 2
Manhattan
Kan
Service
FCA Briefs Schedule Lincoln School Softball Game Tonight
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet at Lincoln School tonight for a softball game at 7 p.m. Bring gloves bats and balls. The regular meeting will follow after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Lincoln School
Monroe visitors share days with Fenns at country home
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barth from Monroe Wisconsin visited the Fenns at their country home with their young daughter. The stay lasted nine days to tour the Fenns acres, sample mulberry pie and gooseberry jam, and meet the Winga's Coffee Club organizers. Mrs. Barth is a Madison paper correspondent and the Barth couple traveled by van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.L. Fenn
Ray Berth
Monroe
Barth's
Washington
Winga’s Coffee Club
Monroeues
Fenns
Winga’s
Barth
Mrs. Fenn
Madison, Wis
Fenn Acres
Barths
Iowa Mud Test Drives Wisconsin Visitors to Kalona
Visiting the Kalona area, Wisconsin travelers got stuck in push mud near Kalona. A wrecker sent to pull them out also sank, and a farmer, Boyd Emde, helped. They met new acquaintances and photographed local sights including the Washington moon rocket water tower and satellite. Mrs. Fenn quipped about Iowa soil, noting its stickiness and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Wisconsin
Fenns
Iowa
Boyd Emde
Washington Moon
Wallet missing in Gloucester case fuels mystery
In Gloucester England police probe a missing wallet after Kenneth Price 39 vanished three days ago from a wrecked car. He whispered to a bystander he hoped a good samaritan would return his wallet containing $900 for his wife Margaret. Price survived but the wallet did not, prompting an investigation into the supposed helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
England
UPI
Kenneth Price
Margaret
Price
Good Samaritan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mason Atchson
John Schulz
Ann
Dayton, C
Clarence Logan
Logan
Jay Carris
Blanche Harvey
Hawaii
Midori Omori
Lehua
Kauai
Omoris
Shireen Ibe
Gerald Ibe
Ibe
University of Iowa
Jimmie Keen
Tama
Arlo Graham
Brighton
Ray Graham
Jodi Keen
Keens
B. E. Miller
Kate Robison
Lake Darling
Clarence Bowman
Keswick
Raymond Horn
Gibson
Raymond Stacy
Pauline Whitmore
Fairfield
Mildred Hicks
Batavia
Helen Ryner
Lillian Schafer
Donald Robison
Berneice Howell
Eva Simmering
Brownie DuBois
Inez Smith
Larry Robisons
William Chance
Lake Okoboji
Bill Reif
Charles Chalupa
Ainsworth
Bennie J. Bates
Vivain
Bennie Jr
Painsville
Chalupa
Bates
Steve Booth
Mike
Nicki
Peoria
Dale Booth
Roger Booth
William Waldschmidt
Riverside
C. W. Shaffer
University Hospital
Sheryl
Kathy Kay
Debbie Jo Lins
Cedar Rapids
Englewood
George Miller
Muscatine
Duane Milles
Weedark
Jasper Or
Marie Wasson
Chevrolet
Jack Thomas Droz
Harry D. Suter
Gremlin
Carl H. Hays
Plymouth
William Donald Witthoff
Wendell Or
A. Jeanne Arduser
Leo Reinert
Imperial
John Or
Donna Dea
Ford
Kenneth Roger Groff
Honda
Wayne Earl Reighard
GMC
Madge Pauline Rabenold
Cadillac
Thomas M. Waters
Jan M. Skola
Suzuki Motorcycle
Monroe, Wis
Washington Evening Journal
Osincup
Algreen Agency A
South Bend
Algreen Agency
Wrigley’s Gum
Rel
CMV
Walgreens
Benjamin Moore
Schoonover Drug
Central Park
Switzerland
Mike Tschantz
Kaiser Norman Schoonover & Lin
West Chester
Wolf's Flower Shop
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