Mennonite Disaster Service aids Rapid City flood scene
MDS volunteers from Kalona Wellman and Wayland aided Rapid City flood cleanup driving 750 miles to search for bodies clear houses, restore basements and shelter workers with Red Cross. Now starting a 60 day rebuilding program seeking carpenters and assistants to assist in extensive recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eckhardt Wellman
Rapid City
South Dakota
Mennonite Disaster Service
American Red Cross
M.D.S
Kalona
Wellman
Wayland
Red Cross
Lady Peptual School
MDS
Mark Swartzendruber
Mahlon Miller
Calvin Litwiller
Ron Brenneman
Mike Brenneman
Art Stutzman
Merlin Miller
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Lewis Miller
Vicky Graber
Barb Freyenberger
la Verne Blosser
Greg Brenneman
Jerry Kauffman
Lynn Roth
Donnie Miller
Ray Roth
Bethel Mennonite Church
Wellman Recreation Center
Robert Kuhns
Bernard Hershberger
Warren Groff
Floyd Groff
Richard Oldfield
Barb Harvey
Sandra Hoff
Sunday guests in home of Gideons
Ruth Gideon Bethel reports Sunday dinner guests at May and Ruth Gideon include John Walker from Carmel California Mac Wallace Mrs Alma Wallace and Mrs Mary Christner. The piece also notes funerals for Mrs Wallace and sympathy to the Jenkins and Wallace families. Mention of tomato plant wilt due to juglone from black walnut trees and local gardener observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gideon Bethel
John Walker
Carmel
Calif
Mac Wallace
Alma Walker
Mary Christner
May
Ruth Gideon
Willis Longer
Monticello
Iowa
Halcyon House
Rose Anne Payne
Charles Jenkins
Jenkins
Ainsworth R. R. 2
Bethel
Mr. Jenkins
Sears
Montgomery Ward
Etta Wallace
Gideon
Jim Frier
Ben F. Vance
Iowa State University Extension Horticult
Boshart Reunion Brings Kin Together Near Wayland
Descendants of Peter and Catherine Eric Boshart gathered at Sugar Creek Church Fellowship Hall on Sunday July 17 for a family reunion hosted by the Dennis and Dillon Boshart families. A short program followed a meal with songs by Karla Boshart and remarks from Elon and Maurice Boshart. Attendees included relatives from Englewood Ohio Goshen Indiana Cambridge Illinois Ottumwa Knoxville and Coralville with many Wayland residents. Gary LaBounty and his family visit before a Army dentist transfer from San Antonio Texas to Silver Springs Maryland and stop by Charles City prior to moving east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Peter
Catherine Eric Boshart
Sugar Creek
Dennis
Dillon Boshart
Dennis Boshart
Karla Boshart
D. Norman Boshart
Elon Boshart
Maurice Boshart
Englewood
Ohio
Walt Boshart
Goshen
Ind
Della Boshart
Out of the State
Donald Johnson
Renee
Denise
Cambridge, Ill
Scott
Debbie Stucky
Don Hoffman
Tony
Jeff
Ottumwa
Alvin Laws
Dennis Coberly
David
Donald
Knoxville
Kenneth Peterson
Winfield
William Boshart
Washington
Virginia Boshart
Coralville
Vere Boshart
Pleasant
Frederick Hult
Beverly
Glen Seberg
Bill Hilbrant
Katie Widmer
Roy Seberg
Merlin
Karla
Lester Roth
Eda Boshart
Edith Boshart
Clair Boshart
C.C. Wyse
Jim Boshart
Don Boshart
Everett Magdefray
Duane Peterson
Shari
Alvin Boshart
Berdene
Peggy
Gary LaBounty
Gary
San Antonio
Texas
Silver Springs
Charles City
Kalona shower honors bride elect Vicky Bauer
Mrs. Dale Showalter Mrs. Darrel Showalter and Dorothy Showalter hosted a prenuptial courtesy in Kalona for bride elect Vicky Bauer. Guests included Bauer family members and numerous relatives from West Chester Wellman Iowa City Des Moines and Kalona. Bauer will wed Don Showalter in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Dale Showalter
Darrel Showalter
Dorothy Showalter
Vicky Bauer
Miss Bauer
Joe Bauer
West Chester
Don Showalter
Wellman
Gale Reif
Don Bauer
Monroe Hochstedler
Lala Showalter
Clifford Roberts
Oxford
Lloyd Bender Sr
Myron Rensberger
Iowa City
Larry Bender
Des Moines
Glenn Swartzendruber
Maynard Bush
Paul M. Miller
Rollin Steckley
Lloyd Swartzendruber
Parnell
Jerilyn Showalter
Dean
Dennis Showalter
Judy and
Jane Bauer
Lloyd Bender Jr
Meuths hosts at Brighton family gathering
A Brighton gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Meuth included relatives from Princeville and Charlotte. Attendees named Mr. and Mrs. John Moxley Bette Howard Emry and others visited from Davenport Cedar Rapids and Fairfield to share an afternoon and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Tony Meuth
John Moxley
Bette
Bob Moxley
Stacy
Princeville
Ill
Howard Emry
Mark
Mike
Aloha
Dre
Jim Emry
Jay
Charlotte
N.C
Helen Cole
Matthews
Jack Emry
Deidre
Manchester
Rex Widmer
West Chester
Larry Widmer
Tiff
Lorene Baker
Forrest
Whitesides
John Ulin
Cedar Rapids
David Wentworth
Nancy
Sandy
Davenport
Harry Wentworth
Earl Wright
Harold Rebling Sr
Ralph Smith
Audrey Carson
Fairfield
Dickey’s
Prairie Home
Thought for the Day: Sherman on War's Cruelty
A quotation from US General William Tecumseh Sherman states that war is cruel and cannot be refined. The line reflects a blunt view of warfare and its human costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tecumseh Sherman
CIRAS reorganizes field territories in Iowa
CIRAS Iowa State University field territories were revised effective July 1 to balance workload across six field representatives. Robert A. Lyon of Davenport will cover the Davenport extension and seven Ottumwa area counties, with about 700 clients per rep. Lyon has 17 years in dairy plant management and dairy equipment sales and joined CIRAS in 1966. his 14 counties include Clinton Davis Des Moines Henry Jefferson Keokuk Lee Louisa Mahaska Muscatine Scott Van Buren Wapello and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Center For Industrial Research and Service
CIRAS
Iowa State University
Lynn Richardson
Robert A. Lyon
Davenport
Iowa
Ottumwa
Lyon
Clinton
Davis
Des Moines
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk, Lee
Louisa
Mahaska
Muscatine
Scott
van Buren
Wapello
Washington
Lowe family picnic and community notices from Coralville
A Lowe family picnic was held at the Fabians camper near Coralville Dam honoring Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe and relatives and friends from Hawthorne California to Winfield Iowa. The page also notes summer school classes at Iowa Wesleyan College, past American Legion Auxiliary presidents at Bryn-Mawr Steakhouse, family visits in Missouri and Arkansas, and United Methodist Women activities led by Mrs. Arlene Fletcher and Mrs. Jim Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Lowe
Don and Mary Fabians
Coralville Dam
Bob Lowe
Allison
Sandy
Hawthorne
Calif
Don and Mary
Gene Alvine
Denise
Shari Jo
Harlan
Don Miller
Olds
Mick Garris
Michelle and
Troy
Winfield
Jim Edgar
American Legion Auxiliary
Bryn - Mawr
Kenneth Rhea
Nancy
Richard Lease
Florence Henss
Everette Sommer
Vernon Fletcher
Steve Fletcher
Lyle Paisley
Tom Dodd
Washington
Eva Blake
Wheeler
Robert Wheeler
Chester Piper
Zelda McCall
Chester Cherryholmes
Larry Fletcher
Pam
Brad
Arkansas
Salem
Ark
Donna
Albert Miller
Bernice Allen
California
Scranton
St. Louis
Larry
Kathy
Michelle
Zoo
Six Flags
Mid America
Arlene Fletcher
United Methodist Women
Harvey Thomas
Jim Wilson
Thomas
Des Moines Methodists report at Esther Hall activities
Fletcher covers Esther Hall Des Moines residence for young women run by the United Methodist Church and notes the recent conference. After the meeting closed with prayer by the president, Mrs. Allen Conrad, Mrs. Zelda McCall and Mrs. Lee McCall served refreshments. August hostesses named Mrs. Carlton White, Mrs. Howard Moore and Mrs. Bill Conrad. Mrs. Floyd Fisher leads worship and Mrs. Howard Anderson delivers the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Esther Hall
Des Moines
United Methodist Church
United Methodist
Allen Conrad
Zelda McCall
Lee McCall
Carlton White
Howard Moore
Bill Conrad
Floyd Fisher
Howard Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gideons
Boshart
Ezra Wittmer
Kalona Shower
Mrs. Eugene Way
Meuths
Mrs
Wolf's Flower Shop
Bob Swift
Robert L. Swift
Republican
Walter E. Farrell
Billie
Washington, Iowa
Ouarant
Osincup’s
Paul
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