Riverside Centennial Books Deliveries and Parade Update
Riverside reports Centennial books expected June 15 to 20 at Marge Luckey home with paperback editions first. A June 10 Riverside caravan paraded at West Branch Home Town Days with Dr Dan’s Medicine Wagon and a Belgium team donated by Lloyd Augustine of Ainsworth.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Riverside
Marge Luckey
West Branch
Dr. Dan
Richard Eagle
Lloyd Augustine
Ainsworth
Sherry Eagle
Louise Kasper
Cheryl Muller
Cleo Burich
Louis Weber
Byron Sweeting
Ernie Swailes
Cleo Geret
Bess Prehoda
Sophia Kueneman
Clara Rath
Emma Cleary
Moss
Canada
Verne Moss
Frances Moss
Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Fisher
West Chester
Riverside Area
Powell and relatives gather for visits in Keota area
A social roundup across Keota and nearby towns notes Shawn Powell staying with grandparents from Saturday afternoon to Sunday, Kimberly Powell visiting with Conrad family, and several visits by Jim Bell and family. A Keota Park reunion honored Greg Smothers before his service. George Bond recovered from strep throat.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Shawn Powell
Lewis Powell
Kimberly Powell
Maurice Conrad
Jerry Powell
Illinois
Tom McDowell
Lisa
Scott
Lori
Council Bluffs
Jimmy Bell
John Flannegan
Russell Bell
Jim Bell
Lawrence Bermel
Leo Ollinger
Everett Jones
Waukeegan
Ill
Keith Jones
Overland Park
Kan
Bill Yoder
Keota Park
Greg Smothers
Mary Henderson
Richard Smothers
James Henderson
Mary Rynott
Cora Henderson
Bill Henderson
George Bond
Armorelle Miller
Elva Pobren
Forrest Tucker
Joe
Ed Conrad George
Cemetery Flowers to be Removed for Mowing Ease
Riverside notices call for removing plastic grave flowers by June 12 to simplify mowing. Local family visits and birthday celebrations are noted among residents in Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. A UPI item reports West Coast Ladies butterflies in Marin County causing motorist distraction amid early spring.
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wiLout Riene Riverside
Gerald Kaufmann
Mathew
Nicholas
Dubuque Spe
Jack Walsh
Christopher
Michael Havel
Louis Havel
Dean Havel
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Havel
Iowa City
Jeffery
Tom Goodfellow
Rose Havel
Christopher and
San Rafael, Calif
UPI
West Coast
Marin County
Visit at home of George Bond
A long list of visitors and relatives gathered at the George Bond home in Keota on Sunday. Attendees included the Ward, Mabel Ward, Mattie Collett, Cecil Bales, and many others from Ollie Richland Cedar Rapids and beyond. A church gathering and a barbecue at LeRoy Ewald's home were also noted with plans to travel for Des Moines and San Antonio.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Darrell Ward
Mabel Ward
Ollie
Mattie Collett
Cecil Bales
Richland
George Bond
Stanley Donels
Cedar Rapids
Boyd Sanders
Larry Sanders
Great Lakes
Gilbert Mills
Washington
Bill Yoder
Donovan Bales
Lowell Norenberg
Burlington
Isaac Norenberg
Donald Norenberg
Danny Bennett
Judy
Jimmy
Davie
Scott
Darwin Cave
Richard Mayer
Elsie Mayer
Cora Henderson
Clarence Redlinger
Richard Smothers
Carvin Bohr
Allen Bohr
Ward Benson
Herbert Funston
Clayton Funston
Leland Funston
William H. Henderson
Roger Mound
T.R
Willis Richards
Tom Lawrence
Coralville
San Antonio
Viola Shafer
Moline
Ill
Robert Carris
Iowa 4-H Leaders Chosen At State Convention
Two southwest Iowa teens were elected to lead the Iowa 4-H boys and girls divisions at the annual convention. Mike Evans, 18, Lenox, was named president of the boys, and Nancy Hall, 17, Neola, was chosen to head the girls. New officers include Sterling Straithe, 17, Hubb ard, secretary Dave Korslund, 18, Eagle Grove, and Norman Nicol, 18, Emmetsburg, for the boys. Rose Marie Dolan, 17, Masonville, vice president, Peg Dolan, 17, Beaver, secretary, and Ceri Lou Grimm, 17, Earlville, historian for the girls.
Wellman Class of 1942 Holds 30th Reunion at Clubhouse
The 1942 Wellman High School graduating class held a 30th year reunion at the Wellman Golf Course Clubhouse on Sunday June 11. Of 31 living graduates, 10 attended with spouses and friends, and letters from several members were read. Plans were made to meet again on the third Saturday of June in 197, at the Willows Supper Club.
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Charles Cekhardt Wellman
Wellman High School
Wellman Golf Course
Tony Flanders
Kailua
Hawaii
Robert Huffman
Iowa City
Robert Moothart
Hillboro
Leland Davisson
Washington
John Roger Tandy
Williamsburg
Walter Rugg
Wayland
Dean Emde
Manchester
Martha England
T.A. Deadman
E.D. Miller
Harold Ross
Galen Sitter
Ite
California
Jim Welcher
Ukiah
Fornia
Betty Ramplesberg
Little Bethel Park
Pennsylvania
Don Long
Coral Gables
Florida
Ellen Rowe Gleason
Austin
Minnesota
Muriel Marnel Hamilton
Sigourney
Iowa
Willows
Richard Stutzman
Earl
Mill Creek
Indiana
Harold Stutzman
Wellman
TTT AD
Cie
Charles Bush
David Norman
L.C. Swain
Richard Griffith
Anna Reha
Eden Valley
Duane Longwell
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 427
Paul Oldfield
Leo Hall
Dean Wade
John Vincent
Irwin England
Wade Page
George Berry
Guy Moothart
Bill Ott
Earl Long
Donald Blum
Sandra Wade
Carla Evans
Cathy
Susan Huntsberger
Julie
Joni Miller
Pam Hall
Beulah Brown
Alfred Debler
Lloyd Bull
Warren Straw
Aurora
Colorado
Bertha Ward
Tony Green
Roscoe Livezey
Scott Barber
Stan
West Chester seeks quaint plates and Cross swim class start
Juana Butterbaugh reports many requests for Centennial plates including one to the Philippine Islands. Red Cross swim lessons begin June 19 at West Chester school for bus riders at 10 a.m. and pool goers at 10 30 a.m. Local social notes cover losses, weddings, and book publishing plans for the Centennial year with thanks to organizers and editors.
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Juan
Abutt
Enouugh
West Chester
Red Cross
Robert Stout
Phillipine Islands
John Hough
Larry
Freshwaters
Dwain Tschantz
Thurlone Meyers
Dale Close
Harry Suter
Jay Hough
Raritan
Ill
Juanita Butterbaugh
Iowa
Evening Journal We Pray and Toil
A fragment from Evening Journal of Washington Iowa notes a Saturday edition with wire service content from United Press International and Daily Press Association. The piece lists staff roles including David Elder as editor and William Shannon as advertising director, with production and circulation details and local office at 111 North Marion Avenue.
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North Marign Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder
Ashington
Lows
United Press International
Daly Press
Mother Daughter Brunch Celebrates West Chester Centennial
About 150 mothers and daughters attended the June 7 brunch in West Chester hosted by the WSCS of the United Methodist Church. The event featured a centennial theme, a welcome by Mrs. Ed Hahn, and songs including Your Old Grey Bonnet and Threads Among the Gold. Awards honored long service and notable guests, with mothers and daughters named for age, piercings, and centennial attire.
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ARS. Tum Wed
West Chester
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Eldin Bauer
WSCS
Charley Harley
Mike Edwards
Washington
Stacy Patterson
Oak Park
Mindi Mangold
Ed Rebal
Shauna Stewart
Wellman
Fred Coakley
Homer Porter
Earl Griggs
John Owen
Clarence Lynn
Merle McDowell
James Bowen
Mable Knopp
Blanche Forias
Ralph Robertson
L. P. Statler
Walter Edwards
Nellie
Funeral services held for Lawrence J. DeWees in Sherman Eden
Funeral services for Lawrence J. DeWees were held Wednesday at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Kopp of Ottumwa presiding. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Lawrence J. DeWees
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Larry Kopp
Ottumwa
Woodlawn Cemetery
Youth to conduct Bethel services in Howee
Bethel residents will lead Sunday morning worship on June 18 at 11 o'clock while Rev. Milan Thompson is away on vacation. Mrs. Lloyd Marek reports her husband Lloyd is home after three months in hospital care, and thanks neighbors for support during crop planting efforts led by Robert Friese Charley Friese and Denny Sabin with help from many locals.
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Howee
Bethel
Milan Thompson
Lloyd Marek
Lloyd
Washington County Hospital
University Hospital
Iowa City
Washington Hospital
Robert
Charley Friese
Denny Sabin
George Horn
Phil Ahrens
David Birney
Milo Steve Whisler
Harold Ahrens
Sand Terry Walker
Raymond Whisler
Bill Crandall
Bob
Jim Marek
Kevin Hora
Marvin
Clyde Crile
Keith Hora
Gregg
Brian
Bernard Williams
Vince Marek
Koloches
Esther Birney
Marie Horn
Marek
Civic Club Prepares for West Chester Riverside Centennial
West Chester residents gather for Riverside centennial kickoff with about 35 people from the area. The next Civic Club meeting is June 27 to plan centennial activities ahead of July celebrations.
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West Chester
Riverside
Civic Club
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