Washington High School Class of 1922 Reunion Held
Twenty seven members of WHS Class of 1922 attended a 50 year reunion dinner and program at the Captain's Table. Master of ceremonies was Lewis Warren of Delwein and Carl Phillips gave the avocation before the meal. The after dinner program featured self introductions and a resume of activities. Clarence Logan read letters from absent members and named the 22 deceased. Ninety six attendees included 79 out of town guests from multiple states and spouses.
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Washington High School
Lewis Warren
Delwein
Carl Phillips
Washington
Clarence ‘Ogan
Socialite Safe After $1 Million Ransom Payment
Minneapolis socialite Mrs. Virginia Piper recounts a kidnapping for a $1 million ransom the largest in U S history. FBI and police search for two or possibly three assailants who abducted her from Orono home, leaving her chained but unharmed in a Duluth wilderness.
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Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
Virginia Piper
U.S
FBI
Duluth
Piper
H. C. Piper Jr
Sunday Chess Match Canceled By Spassky In Crisis
Boris Spassky canceled Sundays game with Bobby Fischer due to a head cold, prompting chess officials to warn his mental state may jeopardize the title. Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric labeled Spassky’s illness as a stress related crisis while the 250000 match of the century postponement to Tuesday was announced by arbiter Lothar Schmid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyajavin
Boris Spassky
U.S
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Svetozar Gligoric
Sligoric
Lothar Schimd
Spassk
Ivo Ney
Keota Fire Destroys Bernard Greiner Farm Barn
Keota firemen were called Friday afternoon to the Bernard Greiner farm home where a barn was burning. Firemen moved hogs from the building and removed a propane gas tank and saved other items but the barn was destroyed.
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Keota
Bernard Greiner
Seaman Michael E. Jackson Promoted on USS Blakely Tour
Michael E. Jackson B671809 of the 1st Division aboard the USS Blakely DE 1072 is promoted to seaman. He serves on a duties tour to Puerto Rico Cuba and Panama and expects to return to the United States late in August. He is the son of Dottie Jackson.
Rev David Neiswanger recovering after heart attack near Rolla
The Rev. David Neiswanger is recuperating from a heart attack suffered while traveling with his mother toward Plymouth Michigan. He is out of intensive care in Memorial Hospital Rolla and reportedly improving. A long list of local visitors and family notes follow, including births, visits, and community notices.
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David Neiswanger
Rolla
Myrtle Neiswanger
Sun City
Ariz
Plymouth
Mich
Memorial Hospital
Hospital Admissions and Birth Notices Mixed in Washington Area
Saturday admission Mrs. Mabel Halterman of Washington for medical care. Yesterday screenings list Mrs. Hulda L Barth also of Washington and Mrs. Clarence Goodwin of Washington. A newborn is reported for Mr. and Mrs. Seferino Soto of Washington. Other notices include Mrs. Paul Albright and daughter of Columbus Junction and Mrs. Kenneth Bobling with son of Wapello, plus Mary Flynn and LeRoy Conrad of Crawfordsville and Marion Snodgrass of Washington. Today includes Mrs. Ora Newman of Brighton Teresa Garrison of Columbus Junction and Mrs. Helen Goodin of Washington with Marion Snodgrass indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Parsons
Wapello
Todd Jason
Jack Parsons
Columbus Junction
Donald E. Smith
East Ard Street
Washington
Beverly Parsons
Burlington Hospital
Eastman Unit
Mabel Halterman
Hulda L. Barth
Clarence Goodwin
Seferino Soto
Wramissee
Paul Albright
Kenneth Bobling
Mary Flynn
LeRoy Conrad
Crawfordsville
Marion Snodgrass
Ora Newman
Brighton
Teresa Garrison
Helen Goodin
Thought for the Day Quote by Thoreau
A thought attributed to American writer Henry Thoreau states that truth requires two participants one to speak and one to listen. The remark underscores the interactive nature of honesty and communication.
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Henry Thoreau
LBC Club Meets For Fourth of July Memories
Mrs Merle Jeffries hosted the LBC Club Thursday with Mrs Myrtle Genkinger as assistant. Eight members answered roll call with Old time Fourth of July memories. Plans were made for the annual Sunset Park dinner at noon in August inviting all former members. The afternoon featured games and visiting and refreshments.
Mrs Dick Clark To Attend Luncheon At Winga's Cafe
Jean Clark wife of U S Senate hopeful Dick Clark will be luncheon guest at Winga's Cafe at noon on Wednesday August 2 in Marion. She will meet voters during a 2 to 4 p m appearance at the Democratic booth at the Fairgrounds while her husband conducts a 1000 mile statewide campaign walk.
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Jean Clark
United States
Dick Clark
Winga’s
Clark
Marion
Sioux City
Jack Miller
Fairgrounds
Social Calendar: Friendly Circle Club at Winga's Cafe
The Washington Evening Journal notes a social calendar entry for Thursday with the Friendly Circle Club meeting at Winga's Cafe at 1 30. The item records a local social engagement on a summer afternoon in 1972.
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Washington Evening Journal
Friendly Circle Club
Winga’s Cafe
Prenuptial Parties Honor Debra Nemmers Ahead of August Wedding
Debra Nemmers and her fiancé Merrill Anderson of Storm Lake received several prenuptial gestures this past week. Hostesses Mrs. Day, Mrs. Krogmeier, Mrs. Westermark and Mrs. Butler arranged a buffet and kitchen gift shower attended by twenty. Dr. and Mrs. Ahart hosted a dinner for Nemmers and Anderson with office staff and spouses. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolf held a prenuptial shower with the Floral Company staff and spouses in attendance. The couple is set to marry in August 19 in Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Nemmers
Merrill Anderson
Storm Lake
Robert Day
George Krogmeier
Nels Westermark
John ‘Butler
Miss Nemmers
EM. Ahart
Mr Anderson
Nemmers
Ahart
Harold Wolf
Wolf Floral Company
Mr. Anderson
Paulette Eagle Returns From State Leadership Camp
Paulette Eagle daughter of Mr and Mrs Diem Eagle came back Saturday from the State Leadership Camp held July 24 28 at the State 4 H Camp in Madrid. She served as a Y Teen representative learning program planning and citizen leadership skills with youths from across Iowa. A local high school senior she will be secretary of Teens this fall and will continue community leadership work.
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Paulette Eagle
Diem Eagle
Madrid
Iowa
Miss Eagle
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WHS
Arthur Teeter
San Diego
Calif
Owen Cnossen
Wilhelmenia Winga
Waterloo
Elmer Steele
Riverside
Lynn Haney
Moline
Ill
Vera Haney Shaw
Milan
Averil Leffler Woods
Fairfield
Leslie McCreedy
Rodney Mayhew
Strasburg
Glenn Baumgartner
Alma Karel
Des Moines
Dale Ebner Peters
Lewis
R. H. Peterseim
Dorothy Nelson
Kalona
Fred Cromwell
Esther Hay
Burlington
Orman Highfill
Leona Allen
Alamosa
Colo
Esther Booth
West Chester
Ernest Booth
Waukegan, Ill
I. J. Gehringer
Harold Otto
Olive Hazen Watson
Davenport
Victor Masson
Marcella Zdarsky
Mary Patterson Harvey
John Lemmon
Agnes Wheelan
Gladys Mace
Juanita Ellis Wilson
Clarence Logan
Bertha Hay Miller
H. J. Montgomery
Iowa City
Richard Harvey
Duane Daering
Julia Harvey
Hills
Gary Welcher
Dorothy Gehringer
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Mayhew
Pittsburgh
Emen
Greiner Farm
Ron Allison
Kristi
Jacki
Madison, Wis
Karl Blatter
Kent
Scott
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Zoo
Arte Johnson
Clem Eagle
Mary Josephus Lamansky
St. Joseph's Church
East Pleasant Plain
Edgar E. Stewart
Ford
Everett Chrissinger
Chrysler
Arnold
Irene Carr
Francis
Lucile Waldschmidt
Chevrolet
Omar Dale Schlabaugh
Leroy
Lydia Miller
Michael Francis Wolfer
Wenger Coast Co
Harold
Luella Gerdes
Lds
Sandra Kay Knebel
George Joseph Krogmeier
Olds
Franklin
Marilyn Nebel
Catherine A
Norman White
Pam
Greg
Corpus Christi
Texas
L.E. White
Harold Stephens
Leslie
Ray Cox
Mercy Hospital
Ken Courey
Dover
N.J
Bernard McCarthy
James
John
Jeffrey
Michelle
Hoffman Estates
Hend
Notre Dame
Phil Krause
Evanston, NL
Sumberland, Md
Gulf
Worley
Madison
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
Glen Mets
Bergers
Dennis D. Berger
Wellman
Steven
Henry
Iowa State University
Ames
Federal Land Bank Office
Charles Eckhardt
Hom
Washington County
Washington County Fair
YWCA
St. Louis
PREON
Bowen
Ava
YMCA
Presorre Bank
Pet
Parane Ymca
Old Threshers
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