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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1965

Page

5

Wedding of Phianna Wessenger and Larry Ellis in Keota

Phianna Wessenger married Larry Junior Ellis on Saturday July 10 at 2 pm in Keota with Rev. Marvin Miller officiating. The bride wore a white lace net gown with fitted sleeves and carried carnations. bridesmaid Shirley Messenger wore yellow organdy, and flower girl Cathy Volkman carried yellow daisies. A reception for 175 followed in the church basement. The couple plans to reside in Keota where they are employed. Out-of-town guests from Indiana and nearby towns attended. The note adds a general tidbit: an ostrich egg weighs about twice two dozen hens’ eggs.

Phianna Marie Messenger David Messenger Sr Keota Larry Junior Ellis Henry Ellis Marvin Miller Federated Church of Shirley Messenger Cathy Volkman Griffith Ind Terry Ellis Dennis Ellis Des Moines Dan Messenger West Chester Mary Yoder Wellman Love Peggy Grimes Ellen Miller Joy Miller Betty Buch Irene Greiner Donna Ellis Carl Stills Keota High School Maplewood Manor Flynn Brothers Fred Volkman Hammond John Volkman Keith Richgard Highland Marie Carter Robert Carter Dyer, Ind E. A. van Winkle Cedar Rapids Hillsboro Fairfield Mt. Pleasant Salem Washington

Outdoor services planned at Richland mark summer season

Richland holds outdoor worship services beginning Sunday July 11 at 8 pm in the town park with Rev Harold Chute delivering the message and Rev A R McMurrin presiding. Seven churches participate with special music and a community choir. Forty girl scouts completed five days of day camp at Band Hill Park learning outdoor living, first aid, nature study, crafts, and scouting skills under leaders including Mrs Willis Mullikin and Mrs Earl Harras.

Otto Pfeifer Richland Harold Chute A. R. McMurrin Girl Scouts Band Hill Park Highway Russell Bond Willis Mullikin Earl Harras Richard Roberts Robert Capps Milford Decker Sigourney Kathy Sievers Andrew George Duane Sword Ollie

Dear Abby frankness sparks controversial gifts

In a Dear Abby column a reader describes a graduation gift of a $25 check to a psychiatrist and Abby advises the gesture may reflect well on the teen. Letters discuss marital privacy, household roles, and parenting responsibility with Abby offering practical, sharp guidance.

Abby DAZED Cambridge Arthur

Mrs Byrne Home From Mercy Hospital

Mrs. B J Byrne returns home from Mercy hospital Iowa City. Daughter Mary Fran of Iowa City visits. Paul Byrne and Darlene Burns from Iowa City stop by. John and Earl Pearson host a July 5 picnic with St Louis and Washington guests. Rosalie Pearson hosted by former schoolmates in Madison Wisconsin.

Boyd Sanders Keota B.J. Byrne Mercy Hospital Iowa City Mary Francis Paul Byrne Darlene Burns Byrne Pete Morasco Basil Byrne Jr Des Moines Clifford Conklin California Robert Wide Conklin Gordie Pearson John Pearson St. Louis Bob Pearson Washington Earl Pearson West Chester Scott Nancy Gordon Pearsons Rosalie Pearson Jim Larson Madison Wisconsin Harry Dale

Blitz Brothers by Sarren Dusenbery West Chester

Mrs Larson, an art teacher at Madison grade school, travels to Europe for eight weeks to study art and vacation. Bob Baughman from Taylorville Illinois visited during the Fourth of July weekend with Mr and Mrs Daryl Baughman. They attended a family reunion and Chariton celebration Monday. Mrs Baughman’s niece Lisa Foster of Des Moines joined them for a week or more.

Daryl Baughman Chariton

Fragmented remark on privacy and disclosure in public dialogue

A fragment notes a concern about sharing private thoughts with the world and questions the need to reveal personal information. It hints at restraint in making public statements and the tension between openness and privacy.

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Phianna Wessenger Book of Knowledge Larry Ellis Dear Abby Abigail van Buren Lily Los Angeles Calif Bruce Gardiner State of Iowa Time Loan, Inc East Washington Mrs. Byrne Blitz Brothers By Sarren Cloyce C. Zieglowsky Mexico New York The Advertising Council USA Consejo Nacional de la Publicidad Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
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