Red Cross Disaster Relief Speaker Discusses Operations
Miss Besse Allen of the American Red Cross spoke to the Washington Rotary Club on how the relief agency operates in disasters. She noted floods in Iowa in 1947 costing $831,000 with $431,000 spent in Ottumwa and current relief efforts in Nebraska affecting about 600 families.
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Besse Allen
American Red Cross
Washington Rotary Club
Red Cross
Towa
Ottumwa
Nebraska
Washington guests attend Lenninger Bailey wedding at St Pauls
Attendees included Mrs Anna Lenninger Catherine Swift Katherine Bailey and others from Washington. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Le Roy Lenninger of Princeton and the groom son of Mr and Mrs L G Bailey. Also noted are visits from Lloyd Enke Ed Kirkpatrick and Rollin Cole with travel plans in the Black Hills portion of South Dakota.
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Washington
Mary Lenninger
Joe Bailey
St. Paul's
Davenport
Anna Lenninger
Catherine Swift
Katherine Bailey
C. C. Wilson
Howard Snyder
Ragan
Winifred
John Pacha
Helen Hesseltine
Brighton
LeRoy Lenninger
Princeston
L. G. Bailey
Lloyd Enke
Lee Nicholson
Ed Kirkpatrick
Winfield
North
South Dakota
Black Hills
Chapman Given Special Award
Kneisel, 79, will be held Saturday June 1 at St Marys in Iowa City at 8 a.m. with burial in Mt Olivet Riverside. Miss Kneisel, local resident for many years, died at Mercy hospital in Iowa City June 8 at 6 a.m. following a lingering illness. Survivors include one brother John of Los Angeles and two sisters Mrs Frank Stransky and Mrs William Machovie, with whom she had lived since 1934.
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Kneisel
St. Maery’s
Iowa City
Mt. Olivet
Riverside
Miss Kneisel
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines Girls Visit Murdock Family in Washington
Roberta and Betty Linnencamp from Des Moines visit great aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs Charles Murdock in Washington. Their mother Alice Bratten is remembered there. The girls came with the Murdochs after attending the Calvacade of Music in Des Moines.
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Roberta
Betty Linnencamp
Des Moines
Charles Murdock
Washington
Alice Bratten
Murdock
Calvacade of Music
Riverside Lady Needle Club Hostess Happenings
Mrs. Minnie Holtz hosted the Senior Ladies Needle club at Mrs. Bertha Tenner’s home in Riverside on Thursday afternoon. Sixteen members attended along with guests Mrs. Gerald Cress and granddaughter Andrea Levy visiting for the summer, and Mrs. Lydia Marner. The gathering featured summer flowers, needlework, and socializing. Mr and Mrs Karl Holvik and daughter Linda moved to the Irving Boekelheide residence while Mr Holvik attends S.
Family News From Local Homes And Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Harold Lukavsky and family visit the parental Lukavsky home as the elder Fred Lukavsky suffers a paralytic stroke and declines. Joe Birka and Wes Hynek host visitors including Louis Hynek from Cedar Rapids. Francis Skubal and son return to Pueblo Colorado after two week visit. Anna Ritz and Lizzie Steele are medical patients at Washington hospital. Funeral services for Mary.
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Harold Lukavsky
Columbus Junction
Fred Lukavsky
Lukavsky
Joe Birka
Wes Hynek
Ely
Hynek
Louis Hynek
Cedar Rapids
Francis Skubal
Pueblo
Colo
Anna Ritz
Washington Hospital
Lizzie Steele
Mary
Bicycle Parade Winners Named After Montgomery Ward Show
Ten years ago today Beverly Brown won first place in the bicycle parade yesterday afternoon with Rosalyn Harwood second. The event was sponsored by Montgomery Ward and Company.
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Beverly Brown
Rosalyn Harwood
Montgomery Ward and Company
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Cee
of Schick
Schick
Sheaffer
Bill
Kodak
Seaforth
Dad
Eastman
T. R. Phillips Druggist
Miss Allen
The
Washington County
Roger Sherman
Winnie Belter
Rotary
Earle Libe
Er. C. Raymond Reed
Methodist Church
Boy From
Indiana
FOX
Ree Denningert
Chapman
Oscar Lt. Chapman
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Alben Barkley
George R Ellis
Washington Nccj
International Soundphoto
United States
Michigan Conservation Commission
Dickinson County
Upper Peninsula
Ronnie Lighthill
Thac Isham
Charles Leitch
James
Owosso
Mich
U.S
Colorado
International
Minnie Holts
Oakwood Pavilion
Wellman Thurs
Scott Clark Orchestra
Nola Jr. Faulkner
Mace Motor
Ford and
Mercury Sales & Service
Pater
Matas
Dees
Rockwood Mints
Bath’s Beef
Sargent
North Iowa
R.C. Wead
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