Marriage of Gretiss Miksch and Douglas Denton in Davenport
Gretiss Miksch and Douglas Denton were married at Grace Hill Moravian Church in Davenport with Rev. Dr. Arthur Peters officiating. The couple, from Washington and Davenport, will reside in Columbus Ohio after a short eastern Iowa visit. The bride wore an organza gown with lace motifs, and the ceremony featured organist Eugene Engel and singers. After a reception for 100, they plan graduate work in Ohio. The bridesmaids and attendants included Marilyn Lawson and Stephen Jacobson. ushers were Gary Witt and Dan Thompson. A second note announces the West Chester Alumni Banquet on June 10 with details for reservations and dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Miksch
Douglas Denton
Davenport
Grace Hill Moravian Church
Arthur Peters
Robert Miksch
Route 1
Washington
C. L. Denton
Eugene Engel
Purcell
Mrs. Engel
Ann Williams
Ollie
Marilyn Lawson
Dexter
Stephen Jacobson
Roland, Ia
Gary Witt
Ames
Dan Thompson
Fontana
Wis
Iowa State University
Columbus
ISU
Betelle Memorial Institute
Ohio State University
Omicron Nu
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Chi Sigma
West Chester
Lloyd Bauer
Iowa
VERY FASHIONABLE Huge watches are now in LONDON
UPI reports a fashion trend in Britain where oversized brightly colored watches become a styling statement. Princess Margaret wears a diver’s watch, and designer Richard Loftus, Cambridge graduate, explains the shift from traditional timepieces to bold wearable art. Loftus has created a three by two inch watch for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, and sells his vivid range in the United States and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Princess Margaret
Elizabeth II
Britain
Richard Loftus
Loftus
Cambridge
United States
Stamford
Time Business
Diana Rigg
Emma Peel
Switzerland
Hypnosis row prompts call for legal action
Dear Abby letters recount a humiliating hypnosis entertainment at a dinner with Dr X. A husband and nine others were humiliated as nakedness and intimate acts were simulated, prompting the writer to seek legal measures. The column notes hypnosis is a therapeutic technique when performed by trained professionals and calls for public advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Bob
Dr. X
Navy Seaman Kenneth Fuhr Returns From Southeast Asia Service
Machinist Mate Second Class Kenneth R. Fuhr U S N son of Mr and Mrs Jack P Fuhr of 211 East Second St Washington Iowa returned to Charleston South Carolina aboard the destroyer Manley after seven months in Southeast Asia The ship conducted gunfire support destroying enemy positions including 261 killed 425 buildings and other targets during the deployment En route home Manley traveled through the Indian Ocean Suez Canal the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
Manley
Kenneth R. Fuhr
USN
Jack P. Fuhr
East Second St
Washington
Iowa
Charleston
S. C
Southeast Asia
Indian Ocean
Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic
Rose family visits Brighton relatives
Rose family from Glen Ellyn Illinois visits Brighton area relatives, sharing weekends with Mrs. Wilbert Rose and Kathryn Williams. They tour nearby towns Kalona Keota Harper Sigourney and attend graduations and birthdays. Others attend Mary Lee Reighard’s Ottumwa graduation. several families travel to Davenport Burlington and Cedar Rapids. Decoration day gatherings mark a busy regional social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Maurice Rose
Glen Ellyen
Wilbert Rose
Kathryn Williams
Sylvester Soboski
Clem Benda
Kalona
Keota, Harper and Sigourney
Earnest Pfeifer
Fairfield
Marshall Rose
Crawfordsville
Gilbert Widmer
Pittsfield
Ill
Jack Weise
Des Moines
Paul Mineart
LeRoy Mineart
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Susan
Chris
Mike
Connie Lance
Gerald Pacha
Ankeney
Firestone
Lloyd Reighard
Rhoda Campbell
Gerald Donaldson
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lee Reighard
Ottumwa
Karen
Burlington
Mrs. Donaldson
Reighard
Richard Campbell
Charles Neff
Keith Reighard
John Nickles
Fern Stephen
Tony Meath
Jack Emry
Deidre
Don Statler
Baby
Diedre
Lake Darling
Howard Emry
Mark
John Moxley
Princeville
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Gretiss Meksch
Grace Hill
King Avenue
Wen-Rene Photo
Mrs
San Diego
Haverhill
Mass
Rex Dei
San Marino
Los Angeles
Cal
Abigail van Buren
The
Small Society
BricKman
Nancy
Fuhr
Washington Municipal
Sion
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Rose
Richard Soboski
Raymond Johnston
Glen Ellyen, Ill
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Mobilgas
Don Siegle
Mobil Service
Siegle’s Mobil Service
W. Madison
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