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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1962

Page

2

Plecker MorelandVows Read in Arlington Va

Wedding vows uniting Karen Louise Plecker and Charles Lewis Moreland Jr were announced by the bride’s parents Everette L Plecker of Wellman and by the groom’s parents Charles Moreland Sr and Minnie Jane Hummer of Arlington Virginia The couple wed July 2 in Arlington Also noted are the bride’s education Hum boldt Institute and Mid Prairie High School and her work at the Naval Annex Building in Washington DC The groom attended Washington and Lee High School and William and Mary College and works at Potomac Roofing in Arlington The couple resides in Arlington

Karen Louise Plecker Charles Lewis Moreland, Jr Everette L. Plecker Wellman Charles Moreland Minnie Jane Hummer Arlington, Va Washington and Lee High School Arlington

Visitors and Guests Fill U P Home With Summer Calling

At The U P Home the season brings steady visitors and warm welcomes. Edith Cranston hosted cousins from Muskegon and Stokie Ir. and Lincolnwood Ill. en route to Wyoming and other states. Others visited include Erma Kilpatrick from Hanover Ill. and Laura Moffett, with Ruth Courter and Margaret Beveridge, plus Warren Harris and Jennie Harris. Aurora McIntyre left for Green Lake Wis. for the International Writers Seminar. Re v John Baird visited Ames and Rev Emmet Kele wae and Mrs. from Akron came to see a recovering mother in the local hospital. Dr R W Thompson was discharged and Bruce Gillis will cover Salem Presbyterian July 22 and 29.

Edith Cranston Bert Cranston Muskegon Michigan Mary McIrish Stokie Jake Kuhl Lincolnwood Ill Wyoming

Rebekah Lodge Activities Include Picnic and Visits

Twenty eight members attended the Rebekah meeting with Mrs. Keith Williams presiding. An invitation was extended to Lone Tree Lodge for Gavel Night September 7 at 8 p.m. Nine sick calls were noted and plans set for the LOOF and Rebekah Lodge family picnic August 5 at 6 p.m. in Sunset Park with rain at the hall.

Rebekah Keith Williams Noble Grand Lone Tree Lodge Rebekah Lodge Sunset Park Clyde Tucker John Beenblossom

Social Calendar Notices Ahead of First Publication

Social calendar items list weekly events from Tuesday to Friday at YWCA Sunset Park Loyal Order of the Moose Pythian Sisters WEW and other groups. Included are meetings, picnics, lunches, dances, and club demonstrations with names of hosts and a note about attendance and food duties.

YWCA Sandy Rich Sunset Park Fleur de Lis Club Lloyd Marek George Horn LBC Club Carl Jarrard DAR West Chester Norma Martin CWS Fellowship Hall

Local service members and residents updates

PFC Justin McCarthy USMC is back in Okinawa briefly before an afloat assignment for three months in the Pacific. He turns 21 on August 9. Addresses appear in the Men in Service column. Local social notes list Mr. and Mrs. Steggall, Mrs. Busby and others visiting, moves, and recent trips. In New York, attorney Donald S. Frey leaves private practice to join the Protestant Episcopal Church staff full time next year.

PFC Justin McCarthy USMC Okinawa Pacific Islands Justin New York UPI Evanston, I Protestant Episcopal Church Donald S. Frey Christian Citizenship

Forty-Seven Class of 1936 Members Reunite at Country Club

A reunion of forty seven members of the Class of 1936 was held at the Washington Country Club on Saturday. The event featured a family mixer, buffet, class flowers decor, and readings from absent members. Plans were set for a 30th reunion in 1966 with numerous attendees listed by name and city.

Reunion Country Club Washington Country Club Merle Lytle Mary Ellen Lytle Helen Wilson Edith Shields Foster Bickel Lawrence Miksch James Birney Winifred Gerdes Polis Geneva Turner Thorpe Naomi Wilson Anderson William Johnson Bernadine Baker Springman Woodstock Ill Alice Bell Leeper Canon City Colo Jane Bruty Gabriel Columbus Junction Mabel Burger Dial Nevada Iowa Paul Campbell Long Grove Catherine Hardy Logan Berkeley Calif Alvin Horak Ainsworth John Lloyd Hughes Waukegan Ruth Johnson Hartman Marion Willoughby Ohio Betty Jones Levert Wellman Velma Kephart Mueller Lone Tree Willma Kerr Smith Oshosh Wis Madaleen Dewis Matucha Moline George Fetes Rock Island Dick Fields Cedar Rapids Helen Finney Bower Massena Jack Gibson Des Moines Roy Grecian la Puente Ruth Longer McEvoy Jean Macon Warren Davenport Zora Rhodes Sallee Upham N.C LeRoy Riley Manhat Washington High School Berkley Manhattan Beach Reynoldsburg Maureen Walker Larsen Washington

Medical Admissions and Dismissals In City Records

Yesterday admissions include Mrs. Francis Byars Columbus Jet medical and several Coon family members in Columbus City and Columbus Ject. Dismissals list Mr. Donald Tucker Washington and Mrs. Mary Hinkle Brighton. Today adds Mrs. Claire Keating and son in Washington.

Francis Byars Columbus Jet Vera Coon Columbus City Linda Coon Michelle Coon Diana Coon Fay Diller Columbus Claude McCoy Washington Carrie Brinton Brighton Donald Tucker Mary Hinkle Claire Keating and Son

Local People Visit Relatives and Attend Reunions

Numerous notices recount visits and gatherings across Iowa from Great Falls Montana to Madison Wisconsin. Families travel for class reunions birthdays weddings and anniversaries while relatives and friends share meals and celebrate milestones in communities including Winfield Wayland Wellman and Elk Grove Village.

Robertson Family Holds Keota Reunion 14th Annual

The Robertson descendants gathered at Keota Park on Sunday for their 14th reunion with LeRoy Richardson presiding. Officers were reelected and the date shifted to the third Sunday in July. Six births and one marriage were recorded in the past year. Several families attended including Wheeling Wolfe Robertson Little Richardson Trer Miller Augustine Owens Richardson Thrapp Loper Stalder Hough among others.

D.C. Robertson Keota Park LeRoy Richardson C.S. Wheeling Walter Wolfe W.C. Robertson Glenn Little Artford Richardson Cleo Trer Margaret JoEllen John Terry Greiner Cindy Greg Christi Glenn Miller Bryce Elaine Keith Augustine Ronnie Jerry Owens Kim Roy Johnson Judy Janet Carol Richardson Randy Robyn Dean Richardson Melvin Darrell Duane Larry Thrapp Jay Tammy LeAnn Don Loper Tom Rhonda Billy Jim Stalder Lori Gina Kevin John Hough

Men In Service McCARtHY PFC Justin McCarthy 1959555

Marine Private First Class Justin McCarthy served at the FPO in San Francisco California with serial number 1959555 and unit designation 1-3-3-3.

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Plecker-Moreland Charles L. Moreland, Jr U. P Erma Kilpatrick Hanover Fred Walker Laura Moffett Kilpatrick Moffett Ewing M. Bailey Monmouth, Ill Ruth Courter Winfield Carol McMillan Margaret Beveridge Lester Willey Springfield Ella Gordon Warren Harris Keota Jennie Harris Aurora McIntyre Green Lake Wisconsin Rena Mussad International Writers Seminar Miss Mussad John Baird Ames Emmet Kelewae Akron William Gamble Portland Oregon R. W. Thompson Bruce Gillis Salem Presbyterian Church Wolf's Wolf’s Flower Shop Robert Ruppert Rex Ray Y-Wives Frank Fleagle Holger Christensen Charles van Winkle Louise Ballard Lois Jones Indiana Norman Schoonover Farmerettes Jackson Center School Truman Tuttle Ann Veggy Barbara Strum Diane Marek Shirley Sears Barbara Beranek Carol Marek Lois Meyer Connie Goodlander Charlotte Sojka Ann Yeggy Cecilia Escher Jim Steggall Ft. Madison Harve Busby Albert Lay Fulton Merle Turnipseed Jon, Kay Connie Clear Lake Jay Vinson Vicki Florida Max Embree Lisa Ray Fritz Burke McCreedy Peg Henry Penny Carrie McCreedy Myron McCreedy Ron Langer Fairfield Orie O'Conner McCreedy O'Conner Social Lions and Pythian Sisters K. P. Hall Tan Beach Lois Samson Conrad Richard Scott Geraldyne Springman Plekavic Chicago Alfredo Toledo Gary Ind Charles Cleo Trier Long Beach Alice Wulf Brinning Dorthea Beatty McDole Ferne Crozier Minick Virginia Crull Lee Felix Dougall Cathleen Godfrey Gertrude Landau Jones Robert McAvoy Robert E. Thomas Eugene Tucker Maurine Walker Larsen Merle Warner Gladys Wolfe Miksch R. E. Fane Larry Jan Great Falls Montana Gary Fane Malmstrom Air Force Base Glacier National Park Alberta Canada Frank Dank Kendall, Wis Otto Havel Cottage Hill Frank Kallous Fred Havel Louis Havel Dank Kallous Louis Dorothy Atton B. G. Hall Karla Mary Ann Kneen Mrs Phil Kneen Karl Kneen Cecil Long Phillip Mt. Pleasant Virgil Long Homer Mann Barbara Donnie Hertig Vicky Denice Charlie Davison Wayland Rodney Letts A. T. Anderson Sioux City Fred Andersen Cheryl William F. Moorehouse Debbie Nancy Pontiac Mich Ruth Marion Bridges E. L. Rouse Pittsburgh J. J. Balls Balls Jane Knupp W. J. Knupp I. W. Shenefelt Everett Shenefelt Everett Schenefelt Gerald Wells Timmy Robin la Camada Max Cuddy Vallejo O. M. Cuddy Stanley Mesirow Buzz Bob Donna Mrs. Mesirow Joe Falk Mesirows Benton Harbor, Mich Larry Krotz Madison, Wis Francis McConnell Frank Krotz Glenn Horne Bob McClure John Mulcahy Great Lakes Region Homer Godwin William Hutchinson Richie Kay Elk Grove Village Werner Lowry Sharon Robert Godwin Bryan Hutchinson A. C. Ruegsegger S. 4Th Mercy Hospital Iowa City la Puenta Grecians Blanche Harvey Ray Wehrs A. W. Errett Lucy Wilson Kewanee, Ill Fred Steck Ben Wallace Harvey Spradlin Ft. Lewis Gerald Graf Ole Gingerich Archie Gingerich Vernie Lowry Sandra Karl Jones Cathy James Gingerich Betty Boone Yvonne Jeanette Bernie Lowry Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Lympic Tork Gazette Washington County Hospital Sherry Kay Marvin Statler Rt. 1 City Myra Jane Wesley Showman Rt. 4 Denise Ann Gerald Hahn Rt. 2 Daniel Dean Leland Funston Kepta V'S Star N Teen Land Ken-Rene Photographers Washington, Iowa Robertson E. M. Bridges & Co. “Fashion Hints Ance P. S Westinghouse Southern Utilities Company Evening Journal
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