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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1976

Page

8

Mrs Elmer Peiffer Dies at 75 in Washington

Mrs Elmer J Peiffer 75 of 215 W 3rd St Washington died June 23 1976 at Washington County Hospital after illness since Monday. Funeral 10 am Saturday at St James Catholic Church with Father Gerard Kullock officiating burial Elm Grove Cemetery rosary 7 30 pm Friday at Jones Funeral Home. Beatrice Eleanor Dupuis born March 10 1901 Keota educated Keota married Elmer J Peiffer Sept 7 1919. Survivors include husband a son Paul of Grinnell two daughters Eleanor Dickinson of Iowa City and Barbara Steele of Washington eight grandchildren five great grandchildren and sister Minnie Stewart of Washington.

Elmer J. Peiffer W. 3Rd St Washington Washington County Hospital St. James Catholic Church Gerard Kullock Elm Grove Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Beatrice Eleanor Dupuis Peiffer Washington County

Conesville man Charles Frack dies at 71

Charles W. L. Frack 71 of Conesville died suddenly at his home at 3 15 p m Tuesday June 22 1976 Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p m at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Keith Kerry officiating Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery Visitation will be after 2 30 p m Wednesday He was born February 19 1905 son of William and Emma Reath He married Thelma Thomas in 1949 She died in 1965 He married Maxine Wagg Carney on September 30 1968 at Las Vegas Nevada Survivors include his wife two stepdaughters Evelyn Woodruff Keokuk and Marlene Marshall Davenport a stepson Roy Lee Carney Conesville 17 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren and a sister Vera Muhlenburg Muscatine He was preceded in death by one sister.

Charles W. L. Frack Conesville Stacy-Lewis Funeral Columbus Junction Keith Kerry Oak Grove Cemetery Mr. Frack William Emma Reath Frack Thelma Thomas Maxine Wagg Carney Las Vega Nev Maxine Charles Evelyn) Woodruff Keokuk Jack Marlene) Marshall Davenport Roy Lee Carney Vera Muhlenburg Muscatine

Markets and Grain Prices From Joliet and Chicago

Markets report cattle and hog prices in Joliet with lighter cattle demand and mixed hog bids. Grain quotes appear for Chicago with wheat corn and oats trading across a wide range, plus notes on papain use and YMCA day camp activities at Sunset Park with remaining openings for a July session.

YMCA Conservation Commission Steve Messinger Sunset Park Don Turner Journal

Wedding guests attend ceremony then visit Britt and nursing home

Mrs Max Arbogast Brad Black and Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese attended Rhonda La Vier and Bill Petersons wedding at Clear Lake on Saturday. Afterward they visited in Britt with Mrs Kleeses brother and with Mrs Lille McNeese at the West Side Nursing home. Kathleen West and Dennis Hawkins announce the birth of son David Joel May 24 weighing 8 lb 7 oz. Grandparents Art Hawkins and Joe West. Great grandmother Georgia Westen. The Wests and Westen recently traveled to California and met the new grandson.

Max Arbogast Brad Black Isaac Kleese Clear Lake Rhonda la Vier Bill Peterson Miss la Vier Jean Sheetz Brighton Britt Dennis Hawkins Kathleen West David Joel Dennis Jr Art Hawkins Burbank Calif Joe West Washington Georgia Westen West Westen California

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Summary

Yesterday admitted Mrs Milo DeLong of West Chester for medical care and Mrs Mary Libe of Washington for medical treatment. Discharged yesterday Mrs Josephine Helscher of Harper to Maplewood Manor in Keota. Today Robert Sayre and Mrs Sarah Christensen, both of Washington, are noted in medical records.

Milo DeLong West Chester Mary Libe Washington Josephine Helscher Harper Maplewood Manor Keota Robert Sayre Sarah Christensen

Brice Named Mahaska County Attorney provisional

Michael Brice 30 of Oskaloosa son of William and Mrs Brice of Washington was appointed county attorney of Mahaska County until the November general election. A Washington High School graduate he earned a 1974 University of Iowa law degree and practiced with Joe Crookham in Oskaloosa before starting his own firm in 1975. He and his wife Lindi have a son Matt 22 and Brice plans to run for county attorney in November.

Michael Brice Oskaloosa William Brice Washington Mahaska County Brice University of Iowa Joe Crookham Lindi Matt

Signing scrolls for bicentennial time capsule event

Washington County Park Producers and Parkettes may sign the bicentennial scrolls to be buried on July 4. Scrolls will be available in Central Park, Washington from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. If rain, signings move to the County Extension office at the same times.

Washington County Park Central Park Washington

Dance classes updated for local youths at YWCA

Social briefs note changes to preschool kindergarten dance sessions in June. The two sessions move to Friday morning June 25 from 9 30 to 10 30 at the YWCA, with resumption on Wednesday June 30. Mercy Brinning recently completed an IDC workshop at the University of Iowa.

YWCA Mercy Brinning University of Iowa

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