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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1968

Page

5

Double wedding at First Methodist Church unites Booth and Weston couples

A large bouquet setting and candelabra framed a double wedding on Sunday June 2 at First Methodist Church. Roger D Booth of Washington wed Sandra K Weston of Cedar Rapids and Doug Booth of Burlington married Sheri Driver of Mt. Pleasant. Officiating minister was Rev. M O Smith. Both brides wore ornate gowns, attended by family and friends, with flower girls Pam Barnes and Laurie Kauffman. A reception followed, and the couples planned honeymoons to Wisconsin Dells and Colorado before establishing homes in Burlington.

First Methodist Roger D. Booth Washington Sandra K. Weston Cedar Rapids Doug Booth Burlington Sheri Driver Mt. Pleasant Dale Booth M. O. Smith Booth - Weston Jack Driver Lubbock Texas Driver Gary Hawk New London Iowa Pam Barnes Laurie Kauffman Miss Barnes Brad Booth Brent Gravier Gary Anderson Gary Stanley Rodgers Winfield Jerry Flynn Keola James Nelson Tom Tompkins Roger Booth Wisconsin Dells East Washington Hemisfair Booth American Institute of Business Des Moines Shuttleworth and Ingersoll University of Iowa Army Colorado Jefferson

Summer voluntary service planned at Camp Freidenwald

Wayland residents report plans for two weeks of voluntary service at Camp Freidenwald Michigan. The notice mentions Shirley Schlatter and family members, a MHI leave, and preparations for the summer program. Other items note visits, hospital stays, weddings, and family gatherings across several states with multiple local names.

Not Jewish Names Stirer Of Human Brotherhood

A reader letter pile in the Dear Abby column explores how a Christian named Naomi Ruth Lehman feels honored to be mistaken for Jewish, while a Jewish bearer of a Christian sounding name shares similar frustrations. A Philadelphia dentist recalls an Irishman named George M. Cohen mistaken for Jewish, and a Northbrook, Illinois report notes a traffic safety symposium linking thinking about being stopped with lawfulness. The pieces reflect on identity, prejudice, and social perception.

Abby Naomi Ruth Lehman Christ Abraham Isaac Jacob David Isaiah Jerusalem Israel Greenwich Christiansen George M. Cohan

Death barrier eyed for Golden Gate Bridge

Directors consider anti suicide barriers on the Golden Gate Bridge after 340 crisis reports since 1937. Dr. Arthur Carfagni says thwarting impulsive acts can ease tensions and reduce further attempts. City data show barbiturate overdoses and gunshots exceed bridge suicides, with nine leaps in 1966-67.

San Francisco UPI Golden Gate Bridge Carfagni Eiffel Tower Paris

Deeds Recorded for Washington Area Transfers

On record Deeds show Wilbur Chalupa and wife transferring north 70 feet of fraction at lot 16 NE Washington to James W. Peterson. Richard L Weeks and wife convey east 35 feet of lot 10 Foss subdivision Washington to Jack L Mings. Hal R Hotle and wife convey lot 5 block 1 Hotles second subdivision to W Robert Riley and wife. Francis Patrick Bruty transfers lots 2 and 3 Swift subdivision South Washington to Robert Day. William G Cummings and wife convey lot 3 Foss subdivision Washington to Robert A Roe and wife.

Wilbur Chalupa James W. Peterson Washington Richard L. Weeks Jack L. Mings Foss Hal R. Hotle W. Robert Riley Hotle Francis Patrick Bruty Robert Day Swift William G. Cummings Robert A. Roe

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