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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1965

Page

2

Double Ring Wedding at St James Church

Esther Pasa and William Skubal married in a Saturday ceremony at St James Catholic Church with Rev T J Lew officiating. The bride wore Chantilly lace gown, bouquet of gardenias and pink roses, and was attended by relatives as bridesmaids. Guests from Ainsworth Washington Iowa City and Chicago attended. reception in St James School gym with cake by the groom’s mother.

Esther Christine Earnest William Edward Skubal St. James Catholic Church T. J. Lew Chris S. Earnest Washington Percy E. Skubal Ainsworth Chantilly Don Heck Jacksonville Fla Dale Schnoekelen Iowa City Julie Klopfenstein Dale Schnoebelen Mark Heisdorffer Bobby Becer Phil Horak Cedar Rapps St. James School Tom Cannon May Gideon Don Holmes John K. Skubal Jake Earnest Betty Earnest Carol Earnest Pat Hansen Charles Eyestone Gerald Duncan Virginia Chamberlin Muriel Te Bockhurst Joe Skubal Dale Thompson Illa Mae Earnest Sandra Yoder Washington High School Iowa Southern Utilities Company Skubal Ainsworth High School Frank Schad James Jones Wayland Brighton Riverside Cedar Rapids Keota Chicago Ill

Final rites for Mrs Harley Rhea in Crawfordsville church

Final rites for Mrs Harley Rhea were held at 10 30 a m Saturday in the Crawfordsville United Presbyterian Church with Rev Robert Rush in charge. Mrs Clair Holmes and Mrs Joe Johnston sang a duet. Pallbearers were Donald Lee Lloyd Coon Ed Engle Arthur Orris LeRoy Montague Virgil Fletcher. Burial was in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Rose Etta Haskell and George French Wed in Agency Ia

Announcement of the June 24 marriage of Rose Etta Haskell to George Robins French in Agency Iowa. Justice Lewis Chickering performed the ceremony. Attending were Mr and Mrs David Haskell of Ottumwa. The couple will reside at 258 East Manning Avenue Ottumwa and plan to move to Angwin California for Mr French to study theology at Pacific Union College in the fall.

Rose Etta Haskell George Robbins French Agency Lewis Chickering David Haskell Ottumwa French East Manning Avenue California Pacific Union College Angwin

Sixty at Red Horser reunion here Sunday

Sixty persons attended the Red Horser 113th cavalry and 125th mechanized units picnic and reunion Sunday in Sunset Park. Members, their wives and children attended. Out of town members came from multiple states including Washington, Fairbanks, Brandon, Fort Dodge, Millersburg, Davenport, Des Moines, Waterloo, Columbus Junction, Marion, Keota, Coal Valley and more.

Red Horser 113Th Cavalry 125Th Mechanized Units Sunset Park Washington Robert Porter Harold Brock John Combs George Brock Harold Wolf Marsh Atkinson Don Bealer Tim Dodd LeRoy McGraw Charles Snyder Lawrence Stainbrook Fairbanks Rex Stephens Brandon George Harvey Ft. Dodge Raymond Edwards Millersburg Bill Edmondson Davenport Clifford Beggs Des Moines Carl Schmidt Waterloo Marion Crawford Charles Plecker Columbus Junction Raymond Glasgow Marion Wilbur Wright Keota Cyril James Coal Valley, Ill

Social calendar notices for the week

All notices must be in by 10 a.m. on publication day. Monday Wash Away Tops at 7 30 p m YWCA Tuesday Business and Professional Women 6 30 p m Dinner meeting at Captains Table National BPW due Legion Auxiliary Past Chiefs 9 a m Breakfast in Sunset Park Y Wives 9 30 a m Summer coffee with Mrs Robert Van derlinden Mrs Keith Williams Jr and Mrs Neil Lampkin co hosts Reservations with co hosts before noon Monday Wednesday Priscilla Club 9 a m Breakfast at Captains Table Cooperative program Couple s Two ball Foursome 5 p m Country Club Buffet at 8 p m Reservations by Tuesday noon at clubhouse Sunshine Community Club 2 p m Mrs Will Richards Linger Longer Club 7 p m Sunset Park Thursday Fleur de Lis Club Postponed

National Bpw Legion Auxiliary Sunset Park Robert Vanderlinden Keith Williams Jr Neil Lampkin Priscilla Club Sunshine Community Club Will Richards Linger Longer Club Fleur de Lis Club

Funeral services and injuries reported in Wayland area

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Delbert Darnel and Mrs. Walter Anderson with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Anderson and Wayland. Leslie G. Blick also buried in Elm Grove Wayland with Carl Blick in charge. Roger Richard, once of Wayland, was injured in a combine accident near Fairfield requiring toe amputation and hospital care in Iowa City. Mrs Doyle Peiffer of Wayland suffered a broken ankle at home and was taken to Washington County Hospital.

Wayland Roger Richard Fairfield Richard University Hospital Iowa City Doyle Peiffer Washington County Hospital

Pony Pull Highlights Washington County Fair

The Washington County 4-H and FFA Fair features a Pony Pull at 1 30 p m on Tuesday August 3 with about 50 entries from a three state area. Season tickets cost 2 50 admitting to the horse show, with free admission for children under 12 and ride books at 1.00 each.

Washington County Washington County Fair Grounds Chamber of Commerce FFA

Motley couple visits Durst kin spark Sunset Park picnic

Mr. and Mrs. James Con verse of Motley Minnesota visited Mrs. Elmer Durst and relatives. A Sunday Sunset Park picnic honored Durst's birthday with C.J. Young family Crawfordsville Ohio Ta. Riverside and Iowa City attendees among others.

James Converse Motley Minn Elmer Durst Sunset Park Durst C.J. Young Crawfordsvile Truman Johnson Oxford Charles Kiene Riverside Detlef Schellin Everett Durst Iowa City Fred Durst Washington Converse

Ladies City Golf Tournament Planned

The Ladies City Golf Tour begins soon with qualifying rounds on Wednesday August 4. Entry fee is $1.50 and all women golfers are urged to participate. Flights will be formed after qualifying. Committee: Mrs. Nate Young, Mrs. Tink Shenefelt, Mrs. James Harris, Mrs. Walter Doak.

Nate Young Tink Shenefelt James Harris Walter Doak

Births and dismissals listed for local residents

Admitted yesterday Mrs Doyle Pfiefer medical Births today Mr and Mrs Larry Striegel Harper a son Dismissed Saturday Rudy Wessler Washington Yesterday Mrs Robert Wilson Letts Mrs Richard Teel Lone Tree Mrs Rosmond Craig and son Washington Mrs Robert Friese and son Washington Today Mrs Gordon Secrest and daughter Washington

Larry Striegel Harper Rudy Wessler Washington Robert Wilson Letts Richard Teel Lone Tree Rosmond Craig Robert Friese Gordon Secrest

Rainbow Girls Meet Grand Worthy Advisor at Masonic Temple

Rainbow Girls hosted Stephanie Scinta grand worthy adviser after a Saturday afternoon meeting at the Masonic Temple. They proceeded to Wingas Cafe for refreshments and presented Miss Scinta a gift. She was joined by her mother Mrs. R Scinta.

Stephanie Scinta Masonic Temple Winga’s Miss Scinta R. Scinta

Local News Briefs From Crawfordsville And Nearby

Mrs Clarence Logan has returned home after a stay at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd held a Sunday School picnic at the Robert Carrs home in Crawfordsville with games and outdoor entertainment. John Knotek attended the National Duroc Congress show and sale in Des Moines. Mrs Jerry Horak of Elm dale Kansas is visiting her parents in Riv erside and his parents in Lake Odessa for two weeks. Merle Gallagher and Dale Gallagher, visiting relatives here, have returned home to Illinois and California. Tom Horak and Dean Diamond, both training at Ft Leonard Wood, spent the weekend with Tom’s parents in Lake Odessa.

Clarence Logan Mercy Hospital Iowa City Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Robert Carrs Crawfordsville John Knotek National Duroc Congress Fairgrounds Des Moines Jerry Horak Elmdale Kan John Walshes Riverside Paul Horaks Lake Odessa Tom Horak Dean Diamond Water 100 Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo Tom Paul Horak

Methodist Youth Fellowship Meeting Promoted With UN Slides

Parents of the senior Methodist Youth Fellowship at Washington Methodist Church are invited to a Tuesday 7 pm meeting. Slides from the group's recent United Nations trip will be shown. Robert P. Robinson, Kan sas City Life Insurance act as assistant actuary and son-in-law of Homer Godwin, has been named Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship Washington Methodist Church United Nations

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