Rebecca Dunn Engaged to Joseph McGraw of Iowa City
Mr and Mrs Raymond Dunn of Kahoka Missouri announce the engagement of their daughter Rebecca Virginia to Joseph L McGraw son of Mr and Mrs Leroy McGraw of Washington The couple plan for Rebecca to have attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville and to work as a technical assistant at University Hospitals Iowa City while Joseph studies at the University of Iowa and belongs to Phi Gamma Delta The engagement without a wedding date has been announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Dunn
Kahoka, Mo
Rebecca Virginia
Joseph L. McGraw
Leroy McGraw
Washington
Miss Dunn
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mr. McGraw
The
University of Iowa
Phi Gamma Delta
Delta Alpha class meets for noon luncheon at Methodist Church
Thirty five Delta Alpha Class members attend a cooperative luncheon with Mrs. Tom Davis chairing. Rev M O Smith and other guests join, devotional led by Mrs Dale Atkinson, entertainment by Rhua Helmick, and slides shown by Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger. Rebekah Lodge met with 28 present, announcing a Mason City home picnic for July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Alpha
The
Methodist Church
Tom Davis
M. O. Smith
E. J. Hesselschwert
Marsh Atkinson
Mike Klopfenstein
Carl Combs
Harold Durst
Dale Atkinson
Rhua Helmick
Lloyd Neiswanger
Myral Smith
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Mason City
Wellman
Leona Gardner
Wayne Brock
Maurice Libe
Emma Barnett
Social Calendar Notices Preview Three Days Ahead
Community notices list gatherings from Rio Grande Valley visitors to World War I era Masonic and civic groups. Activities include picnics, club meetings, circles, and a Citizens Band Radio Club meeting at the police station with election planning noted.
Wagenknecht couple welcome a son Tony James Wagenknecht
Coralville parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Wagenknecht announce the birth of Tony James Wagenknecht. Mrs James Wagenknecht and children from Cotter visit Denver relatives. Mr Wagenknecht goes fishing at Lake Kabetagama with Vigortone dealers. Jacque Arbogast and Cindy Booth, Washington girls, depart for TTT girls camp in Eden Valley Minnesota. Miriam Jones sails to Milan Italy for a tour with the Hoveler Dance Troupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wagenknecht
Coralville
Tony James Wagenknecht
James Wagenknecht
Cotter
Denver
Richard Dawsons
Wagenknecht
Lake Kabetgama
Minn
Vigortone
Jacque Arbogast
Larry Arbogast
Cindy Booth
Gene Booth
Washington
TTT
Eden Valley
Jacque
Cindy
Miriam Jones
Milan
Italy
Joe Jones
Hoveler
Births and admissions listed in local record
Yesterday Admitted Violet Mae Triska of Washington in medical surgery by Melvin Snow of Keota. Births announced for Ainsworth couple Frank Joe Skubal a son and today Mr and Mrs Robert Gosling welcome a son in Ainsworth. Also listed are multiple residents including Mrs Samuel James Columbus Junction Mrs How ell Rees Columbus Junction Mrs Logan Sellers Richland Mrs Josephine Helscher Harper and Charles Wolfe Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Mae Triska
Washington
Melvin Snow
Keota
Surgical
Frank Joe Skubal
Ainsworth
Robert Gosling
Samuel James
Columbus Junction
Howell Rees
Logan Sellers
Richland
Josephine Helscher
Harper
Charles Wolfe
Busy Bees 4-H Club Meeting Highlights
The Busy Bees 4-H Club met with Nancy Vittetoe Jane Vittetoe Marcia Vittetoe and Debbie Baker on Monday. Members answered roll with What You Like in Pictures and talks covered Matting a Picture Decoupage and How to Frame and Hang a Picture. Films were shown and refreshments served by the hostesses and their mother. The next meeting will feature the local achievement show at Vitetoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bees 4 - H Club
Nancy
Jane
Marcia Vittetoe
Nancy Vittetoe
Jane Vittetoe
Debbie Baker
Vittetoes
Founders' Day Dinner at Willows Supper Club
Founders' Day dinner will be held Monday evening at 6 30 at the Willows Supper Club. All TTT chapters' members are invited to attend.
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TTT
the Willows
Just Us Club Meets at Wingas Cafe for Games
Nine members of the Just Us Club gathered Wednesday at Wingas Cafe with Mrs. Lewis Goodlander as hostess. Games and contests were led by Mrs. Opal Parcell and Mrs. E. H. Messer. Refreshments were served. The next meeting is in two weeks, location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just Us Club
Winga’s
Lewis Goodlander
Opal Parcell
E. H. Messer
Scenes From a Kitchen Window Reflections and Garden News
Observational notes on domestic life and gardening with brief social snippets. A grandmother recalls family questions about sewing and thimbles while peonies and columbine bloom, two skunk pets are taken by conservation officers, and readers share sympathy with the Kennedy family amid ongoing sorrow.
Mid June asparagus cuts to protect next year's yield
Extension horticulturist Ben Vance urges stopping asparagus harvest by mid June to allow recovery and storage of food in crowns. He advises top growth protection, weed and insect control, and applying fertilizer after final harvest to boost next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Halcyon House Shares Fresh Garden Treasures
Halcyon House residents enjoy season’s fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to gifts from friends. Nina Hughes tends flowers and roses as rainbows of color promise a thriving garden with sun and careful care. Visitors arrive from Des Moines Danville West Burlington Iowa Falls and Mt. Pleasant with notes of song and poetry adding warmth.
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Halcyon House
Des Moines
Danville
West Burlington
Iowa Falls
Mt. Pleasant
NFO and Washington County Coin Club Schedule June meetings
The NFO monthly meeting is set for Monday June 10 at 9 p.m. at the Fair grounds in Washington. The Washington County Coin Club meets Monday June 10 at 7 30 p.m. in the Iowa Southern Utilities auditorium. Membership cards will be available. Bring lists of coins needed to complete collections. An auction will be held. Last meeting until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Fairgrounds
Washington
Coin Club
Washington County Coin Club
Iowa Southern Utilities
Dinner party honors Tom Wehr and fiancee Harriet Conklin
Fairfield hosts a Friday dinner party for Janet Register and Tom Wehr of Mt. Pleasant. Attendees include Mrs. Wehr, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Register, and extended guests from Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Boone, Elgin, and Park City. Tom and Janet, both of Mt. Pleasant, are set to wed Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wehr
Harriet Conklin
Fairfield
Janet Register
Mt. Pleasant
Tom
Mary Lynn Wehr
Janet
Carl Register
Wehr
Tim Wehr
Helen Heilman
Carrie Obritsch
Bob Smoot
Roland Monrane
Logan Heilman
Mark
Jim
Washington
Vaughn Thornburg
Boone
Hazel Treen
Elgin
Ill
Dorris Wellington
Park City
Health News Highlights From Walter H. Kemp
Parents call a stubborn child retarded or del inquent while a Kansas health doctor notes many youths may have undetected hearing loss. Dr Gen del urges wide hearing tests after finding high rates of deafness in Kansas prison reform inmates. News briefs cover minipills injectable contraceptives diabetes surgery nurse midwives and recalls in auto safety.
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Kansas
Stamp Corner Highlights New 6 Cent Register and Vote Stamp
The June 27 release features a golden eagle on a weathervane atop a San Francisco house in Russian Hill. First day covers go to Postmaster, Washington, D C 20013. Also noted are new British Solomon Islands stamps with fishing and industrial scenes, a German stamp honoring Richard Wagner’s 100th anniversary premiere, and Taiwan China’s handscroll A City of Cathay on a five stamp strip with two extra large stamps. The five stamp strip reproduces the last 11 feet of the scroll, drawing strong collector interest.
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U. S. Post Office Department
Russian Hill
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Isles of Solomon
British Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Richard Wagner
Federal Republic of Germany
Nurnberg
Wagner
Republic of China
Taiwan
China
Cathay
Kaifeng
Sawfly Reported De foliating Pines in Southeast Iowa
European pine sawfly larvae are defoliating pines in southeast Iowa though no Washington County reports exist yet. Larvae are about inch long with a black head and green body with lighter stripes, and two prolegs per segment. Malathion and carbaryl sprays may work. mix one pound per 100 gallons or two tablespoons per gallon and spray the whole tree as soon as observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington County
Jim Frier
Frier
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State University
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Rio Grande Valley
Legion Hall
Worthy High Priestess Club
Sunset Park
S.E
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Willows
Y Wives
John Young
Lain Messer
Roger Harrington
Eugene Curtis
Y. Immanuel Lutheran Women
Dale Venzke
Paul Boettcher
Wallace Fagen
Citizens Band Radio Club
West Chester
W SC
Church
Crawfordsville
O ES
Masonic Temple
Jennie Lauderman
Wilmer Laudermans
Cecil Coffins
Gailen Reighard
JUST
T. V
Marengo
Flanagan Farm
Williamsburg
Kennedy
Vance
Ames
Halcyon Notes
Nina Hughes
Ol’ Sol
Bethel Church
Dial
Washington Evening Journal
Family Health News
Walter H. Kemp
France
Northwestern University
John J. Bergan
Lillian Runnerstrom
Johns Hopkins
Vietnam
General Motors
North Marion
Republican
Publican
Tion
Robert L. Swift
By Walt Green
J. W. Helscher
CLA
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Ohio National Life Ins. Co
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