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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1976

Page

2

Welcome new minister for church at Brighton

About fifty people attended a potluck supper at the United Methodist church to welcome Rev Milton Houts and his wife Alice. The event followed a getting acquainted time with family and occupation introductions.

Laton Brighton United Methodist Church Milton Houts Alice Louis Leonhardt St. Joseph’s Catholic Church East Pleasant Plain Brighton Park Brighton Area Wayne Wilken Hope Lutheran Church Germanville Donald Coffin Pleasant Plain Friends Dean Elmore Brighton Church of God Brighton United Methodist Connie Baldosier Mike Frazer Kevin Eddy Tim Mottet God of Our Fathers Doug Wong Des Moines Athens Texas Wong Lydia Allison Ross Day James Stanton Keokuk Ruth Schlunz Park Ridge Ill N. L. Chuck Mike Chalupa Washington Dennis Conrad Mike Julie Keota Bob Gahn Coralville Lauren Chalupa Verl Koch Eunice Gowey Edmund Rebling Austin Minn

Relief Corps meets in hall in Keota

The Ed Carris Relief Corps met in the Fraternal Hall Keota with 21 members present. President Pauline Cady presided. Chaplain Grace Parke read the 23rd Psalm. Pro-tem Armorelle Miller stood in for Marie Yoder and Irene Grisham for Florence Augustine who had fallen and broken both arm bones. Connections note social details and July meeting hosts.

Augustine Hazel Hicks Rena Monaghan Kathleen Byrne Mae Flander Keith Jones Overland Park Kan Otis Jones Bill Yoders Pat Hurley Des Moines Steve Esser Walford Ron Popham Riverside Diane Rondeau Redfield S.D Elmer Peiffer Dorothy Weaver Irene Irons Frank Dunn East Dubuque Lloyd Peiffer Lineville Frank B. Peiffer James Wittetoe Sigourney K.C. Hall Harper

Walnut Women’s Club Ice Cream Social at Sunset Park

Calendar notes a 7 30 p m event at Sunset Park for the Walnut Women’s Club with an ice cream social. Also listed are Highland Social Club afternoon gathering with Mrs Edwin Reha and Prairie Flower Missionary Society at 7 30 p m with Mrs Dean W Luers. Sunday Bauer reunion at Sunset Park features a cooperative dinner at 6 p m.

Walnut Women's Club Sunset Park Highland Social Club Edwin Reha Prairie Flower Missionary Society Dean W. Luers Bauer

Watsons Host Family Dinner Honors Sioux Falls Visitors

Keota July gathering features James Watson and relatives from Hedrick Ottumwa Hawthorn and Sigourney plus the Chapman family from Sioux Falls visiting. Members attend canoe races at Keosauqua and Bonaparte. Jeff Bader places second in a race. Several other relatives travel across Iowa Minnesota and Canada visiting and holidaying with local families.

Paul Siewert Keota James Watson Watson Ron Chapman Sioux Falls Mr. Pleasant Kenneth Watson Ottumwa Lawrence Watson Robert Kim Emery Hedrick Michelle Chapman Gene Heisdorffer Chad Lee Henry Sigourney James Shannon Michelle Nancy Kathy Lincoln Neb William Shannon Otis Jones Terra Haute Ind Ron Popham Riverside Steve Esser Walford Bill Yoders Robert McMains Debbie Curtis Hawthorn Calif Rosa Greiner Ed Greiner Jeff Bader Kirksville Keith Herr Keosauqua Bonaparte Jeff Daryl Baughman Chariton Ed Hafferty Ray Doud Near Chicago Joe Geil Darlene Greiner Galen Weaver Bob Chalupa Washington Warren Morrison Iowa City Keith Wells Robyn Iowa Falls Nancy Stevens

July 8 1976 Almanac highlights and birthday notes

The Almanac notes today is July 8 1976 the 190th day with 176 remaining. It marks the full moon approach and lists morning and evening stars Mercury Jupiter and Venus Mars Saturn. It notes birthdays of John D Rockefeller born 1839 and actress Kim Darby turning 28. It recalls the 1835 Liberty Bell crack during John Marshall’s funeral.

United Press International Mercury Jupiter Venus Mars Saturn John D. Rockefeller Kim Darby Liberty Bell Philadelphia United States John Marshall

Ainsworth Masons mark centennial at two lodges

Ainsworth centennial events for Orient Lodge AF and AM and for Ainsworth Chapter OES were held June 28 and July 6 at the Ainsworth Elementary School gymnasium and Masonic Temple. The two gatherings featured officers, past grand lodge officers, and a dinner at Shamrock Inn. Sixty plus members and visitors from 25 lodges attended as Present officers and grand officials led two sections of degree work and a bicentennial themed program with awards, poems, social bingo, and a planned picnic for July 17 at Marr Park.

Duane White Ainsworth Orient Lodge AF and AM of Paul Sines Lacey Sines John Schantz Don Schantz Max M. White Alvin Wehr Clive Klopfenstein Leonard Hixon Joe White Howard Jones Harold Hill Harold Barkley Grand Tyler Jim Wagenknecht W. M. Glen Lord S. W. Joe Wood J. W. Kenneth Arthur D. Duane White S. Lacey Lines S. Howard Jones G. D Tyler Jim Wagenknecht Shamrock Inn Iowa R. D. Metcalf Gordon Hascal Dean Metcalf Marion Mundt Glenn Brown Lowell Smith Harold Larson Glenn Lord Blaine Hawkins Roy Jerome Bill Shrope Hiram Chiff Richard G. Lord Carl Cremer R. Floyd Reiff R. Don Gurney Earl Goldsmith Charles T. Jackson Robert Haas Grand Tyler Ruth Craig Dolores Wood Velma Bachtell Gladys Thomas Crawfordsville Kenneth Houseal Columbus Junction Ben Crandall Brighton Gilbert Wood Anna Russell Verda Jones Mary O'Connor Reinbeck Fort Madison Ken Houseal Marsha Gerot Eleanor Lord Lois Farrier Bob Maxine Duncan Joe Mabel Wood Max Aileen White Irene Arthur Georgina White Dorothy Plett Marr Park Masons OES

Y boys trip to St. Louis to view baseball and Six Flags

The Washington YMCA will sponsor an August 7 and 8 trip for junior high boys to St. Louis to see the Cardinals play the Phillies at Busch Stadium and visit Six Flags over Mid-America. Register by July 30 on a first come basis. space limited with adult chaperones. Contact Kirk Helmstead for costs, transport, and lodging details.

Washington Ymca St. Louis Mid-America Kirk Helmstead YMCA Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Busch Stadium

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