Pre-nuptial Showers Honor Rachelle Barquist in May
Rachelle Barquist, the bride elect, was honored at three pre-nuptial showers in May. A Tupperware shower hosted by Mrs. Grieser and others in Winfield featured red and white decorations with her mother and the groom’s mother as guests. A miscellaneous shower followed in Olds hosted by Mrs. Reschly, with the bride’s mother attending. A linen shower with high school classmates took place in Washington hosted by Margie Carr, assisted by Sharon Laughlin. Barquist is set to wed Jim Brecht on June 5.
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Rachelle Barquist
Bob Grieser
Marvin Yaley
Robert W. Johnson
Winfield
Miss Barquist
Lawrence Barquist
Rolland Brecht
Retired Teachers Meet In Washington Area Group
The Washington Area Retired Teachers Association held a Thursday meeting at the School Administration Building with 27 members and guests. Miss Inez Loomis, president, outlined goals and formed a nominating committee for 1977. Marian Bates led a program featuring patriotic readings by Mrs. Francis Schnoebelen, a guitar solo by David Watson, and a Molly Pitcher dramatization by Mrs. George Kerr. Co-hostesses were Miss Loomis, Mrs. Verne Landers, Miss Bates, and Mrs Mildred Noonan.
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Washington
Log Cabin Questers Tour Fisher Home in Keosauqua Area
Log Cabin Questers visited Van Buren County on Thursday with a tour of the Fisher home four miles north of Keosauqua. Mr and Mrs Richard Fisher and daughter Kathy, former West Chester residents, recently moved to a restored 1856 red brick home on thirteen acres. The group, led by Mrs Monna Schlatter, lunched at Hotel Manning and toured nearby historic sites related to the 1850s era.
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van Buren County
Fisher
Keosauqua
Richard Fisher
Kathy
West Chester
Abner Martin
New Hampshire
Fishers
Monna Schlatter
Termite swarms warned as heat arrives in Iowa counties
Washington County extension director Jim Frier notes termites swarm in warm weather and threaten wood in homes. Entomologist Jerry DeWitt explains winged termites emerge from soil nests, resemble winged ants, and can enter rooms attracted to light. Professional treatment with a long lasting insecticide barrier around foundations is advised to prevent entry and maintain indoor conditions. Reports of termite problems span Tama to Montgomery counties. Insurance payouts for disability last year reached about 2.4 billion, $247 million higher than the year before.
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Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
Jerry DeWitt
Iowa State University Extension
DeWitt
Tama
Harrison
Scott
Ida
Dallas
Pottawattamie
Montgomery
Social Calendar Highlights From Ainsworth Week
Social events listed include Saturday 8 to 11 p m dance at the Ainsworth school gym with Jerry Story as caller and refreshments for guests. Also a 6 30 p m Masonic dinner at the Masonic Temple with OES and White Shrine serving. Sunday White Shrine officers meet at 6 15 p m then depart for Iowa City. Monday PEO meeting at Mrs Georganne Berdo with picnic and follow up. Tuesday various church and civic group meetings and circles plus IOOF and VFW gatherings and Tops Club weigh-in at YWCA room.
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Ainsworth School
Jerry Story
Masonic Temple
Iowa City
Georganne Berdo
American Legion Auxiliary
Sunset Park
Lutheran Hannah Circle
Barb Ramsey
Lutheran Rachel Circle
Ev Worley Lutheran Deborah Circle
Janet Martin
YWCA
Ioof Lodge
Ioof Hall
VFW
VFW Hall
UPW
Marguerite Crail
Serena Kaufman
Sojka Frachta Graduation Achieves Nursing Degree
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sojka and Dan Sheetz attended graduation for Susan Sojka Frachta on May 22. Frachta earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Mount Mercy College and will begin work in the neurology department at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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Dale Sojka
David
Patty Sojka
Dan Sheetz
Susan Sojka Frachta
Ms. Frachta
Mount Mercy College
St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Pleasant Plain Alumni Banquet Plans June Dinner
The sixteenth Pleasant Plain Alumni Banquet will be at the school on Saturday June 12 at 7 30 p m Special recognition will go to the classes of 1925 1926 1935 and 1936 Attendees should bring two dishes sandwiches and their own table service for a cooperative supper Coffee and Kool Aid will be provided Officers for 1976 include Norbert Chuck president Hubert Hoskins vice president Louise Cady Hoyle secretary and Eugene Pacha treasurer The piece also notes the U S birth rate leveling off with the 1974 rate at 15 per 1 000 population up from 14 9 in 1973 the lowest in history.
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Pleasant Plain
Norbert Chuck
Hubert Hoskins
Louise Cady Hoyle
Eugene Pacha
Brands on allotment basis draw shoppers to early run
Readable text notes that certain brands are limited to allotments and urges customers to shop while selection remains good. It highlights a temporary scarcity tactic and implies consumer urgency without naming specific brands or dates.
Wayland Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Graduations
Mrs. Bertsch and Mrs. Wendell Bertsch along with family traveled to Wayland for visits. Numerous relatives and friends from Archbold, West Unity, Keota, Washington, Oak Park, Des Moines and Des Moines area joined gatherings at the Wagler, Neff, Davison, Scarbrough, and Neff homes. Susan McGuire graduated from Morton High School, marking a chain of family milestones including anniversaries and a 18th birthday. Junior Explorer Scouts from troop 242 camped at Cole Bluff on the Iowa River with fishing, swimming and training in eight point defense.
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Wayita Magdefray
Wayland
Wendell Bertsch
Tucson
Ariz
Donald Meyer
Rollin Short
Lisi
Archbold
Ohio
Wyman Stuckey
Amy
West Unity
J. S. Wagler
Wenger-Messer
Wayland Mennonite Church
Harold Neff
Mark Neff
Sigourney
Ann Neff
Kenneth Groff
John Scarbrough
Elgin
Ill
Mr Scarbrough
Wisconsin Dells
Dells
Lisa
Max Graber
Dudley
Burdean
Maxine
Janet Parham
Western Springs
Illinois
Leah Hulke
Oak Park
Judy Hulme
David St. John
Des Moines
Addie Davison
Margaret Witting
Howard Shaffer
Linda
Florence Shaffer
Milton
Marilee
Roger
Lavonne McGuire
Wayland High School
Ralph Wenger
Max McGuire
Wenger
Rachel
John Fisher
Kenneth Fisher
Lancaster
John Leichty
Washington High School
Allen Roth
University Hospital
Mahlon Yoder
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Bob
Robert Sinn
East Railroad Street
Yoder
Bradley
Rosemary
Orie G. Roth
Adaline Tschantz
Jerry Tschantz
Bart
Rex
Chestnut
Sam Christner
Mt. Union
Jack Roach
Dubuque
Robert Hesseltine
Robin
Iowa City
Ruth Wenger
Margaret Reschly
Eva Beese
Sarah Neff
Iowa River
Cole Bluff
Crawfordsville Republican Reunion Society Formed in Iowa
State Republican leaders announce the Crawfordsville Society to fund and promote the Great Crawfordsville Republican Reunion set for Saturday August 7 in Crawfordsville Iowa. Tom Stoner and Bob Fleming urge statewide involvement with $10 memberships offering buttons and a commemorative certificate.
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Des Moines
Crawfordsville Society
Crawfordsville
Tom Stoner
Bob Fleming
Carlisle
Box
Iowa
Fleming
National Republican Party
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