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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1976
Page
5
Doug and Kurtis Roth hosted 23 Crooked Creek Cyclones 4-H members in Crawfordsville on July 8. Programs included livestock talks, pledges, and County Fair discussions. The report also covers family visits, church group activities, and travels of local residents with numerous names and dates.
The Davison family reunion in Washington brought Grace Davison and the late John Davison’s kin from North Platte Kansas City Jasper Marion Sidney to Brighton and Washington. Attendees included many couples and children, with Opal Glasgow of Washington as a special guest. Earl Dickinson hosted a wiener roast the prior Saturday evening for the group.
L M Boyd retells how H T Procter renamed White Soap to Ivory inspired by Psalm 45 8 and recalls the accidental airy origin of floating Ivory Soap. The column tosses in trivia about speed of a rattlesnake strike and dog names of famous figures, plus a brief quip on love proposals and Old Joe the camel广告 launch in 1913 and reader mail from Weatherford Texas with a 1976 copyright.
The Peter and Catherine Boshart reunion was held July 18 at Sugar Creek Fellowship Hall with 44 members attending. Hosts were the Roy Seberg family. a choral blessing and a business meeting followed. Attendees from Wayland and Mt. Pleasant listed, with Mrs Katie Widmer the oldest at 89 and Tricia Wilt the youngest at 6 months. Others moved in and out of Wayland as new residents and visitors filled the social calendar. The Washington County American Legion Auxiliary served a hospital dinner in Iowa City, and local families were noted in visits across the area.
Keota and Washington residents share visit news with Rosa Greiner and Madeline Greiner in Keota. The Robertson reunion drew 69 members at Sunset Park. Julie Nelson and LeRoy Edge wed at United Presbyterian Church Goldfield with a reception at Norman Edge home. Patrick Henry Trier born July 17 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. grandparents William Rosser and Dean Trier. Angie Sonday granddaughter of Ralph Sonday. Joel Anthony Sieren born July 12 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. great-grandmother Margaret Sieren. Aaron Schwenke underwent emergency appendectomy at Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
BRIGHTON July 19 Mr. and Mrs Ross Day went to Burlington Saturday to meet their son Larry who had flown from Bakersfield California On Sunday they joined his wife and family at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs James Stanton of Keokuk Sister Josephus and several Sister friends of Iowa City visited her sister Mrs Mary Peck Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Geo Horton of Apache Oklahoma called at the Leland and Willis
Lois Houseal hosts Old Clifton Club on August 12 at 7 30 p.m. Roll call on Something on Canning or Freezing. Entertainment led by Rose Mohnssen Harriet Warren Dr Elmer Groben. Also notes Iowa City former resident recovering from surgery in University Hospital.
Riverside Chamber of Commerce outlines Labor Day events from Sept. 4 including a donkey ball game at 7 30 p m a senior citizen breakfast a demolition derby kids games fiddlers and more. An August 12 meeting at the V F W aims to finalize attractions such as parade water fight barbeque Highland band cow chip throw canoe races on the English and a 4 H beef drawing.
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