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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1976

Page

2

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 beginning Monday Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at St James Catholic Church with Fr Gerard Kullock officiating Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Parish rosary 730 pm Friday at Jones Funeral Home She born Beatrice Eleanor Dupuis March 10 1901 Keota educated in Keota married Elmer J Peiffer Sept 7 1919 Survivors include husband son Paul Peiffer of Grinnell daughters Eleanor Dickinson Iowa City and Barbara Steele of Washington eight grandchildren five great grandchildren and sister Mrs 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

Charles Frack 71 dies at Conesville

Charles W L Frack 71 of Conesville died suddenly at his home on Tuesday June 22 1976. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Keith Kerry officiating. Burial will be Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation begins after 2 30 pm Wednesday. He was born February 19 1905 the son of William and Emma Reath Frack. He married Thelma Thomas in 1949. she died in 1965. He married Maxine Wagg Carney on September 30 1968 in Las Vegas Nevada. Survivors include his wife two step daughters 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 Frack William Emma Reath Thelma Thomas Maxine Wagg Carney Las Vega Nev Maxine Charles Evelyn) Woodruff Keokuk Jack Marlene) Marshall Davenport Roy Lee Carney Vera Muhlenburg Muscatine

Wedding and family notices from Clear Lake and Britt

Local residents Mrs Max Arbogast Brad Black and Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese attended the wedding of Rhonda La Vier and Bill Peterson at Clear Lake. Afterward they visited Britt with Mrs Kleese’s brother Mr and Mrs Royal McNeese. The group also visited Mrs Lille McNeese at West Side Nursing Home. Kathleen West and Dennis Hawkins welcomed son David Joel on May 24 weighing 8 lb 7 oz with brother Dennis Jr. Grandparents Art Hawkins of Burbank and Joe West of Washington. Great grandmother Georgia Westen of Washington. Mr and Mrs West and Mrs Westen recently visited 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 Admits and Discharges Noted in County Records

Hospitals note admissions for Mrs. Milo DeLong of West Chester and Mrs. Mary Libe of Washington yesterday and discharges including Mrs. Josephine Helscher transferred to Maplewood Manor in Keota today along with admissions of Robert Sayre and Mrs. Sarah Christensen from Washington.

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

Markets Livestock and Grain Report from Joliet and Chicago

Markets report from Joliet Illinois lists cattle receipts and price moves with steers and heifers down, hogs mixed to steady, Thursday receipts forecast. Chicago grain quotes show Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans ranges with changes from prior. farm notes mention papaya tenderizer safety and YMCA Day Camp activity in Sunset Park with openings for July session.

Joliet, Ill UPI YMCA Conservation Commission Steve Messinger Sunset Park Don Turner Journal

Michael Brice Appointed Mahaska County Attorney

Michael Brice, 30, of Oskaloosa, son of Mr and Mrs William Brice of Washington, is named county attorney of Mahaska County until the November general election. A Washington High School graduate, he earned a law degree in 1974 from the University of Iowa and worked at Joe Crookham before starting his own practice in October 1975. He and his wife Lindi have one son, Matt, 22. 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

Washington County Park Producers and Parkettes may sign the bicentennial scrolls at Central Park in Washington from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. If rain, scrolls move to the County Extension office at the same times.

Washington County Park Central Park Washington

Dance Classes Rescheduled At YWCA For June

The pre school and kindergarten sessions set for June 23 move to Friday June 25 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at the YWCA. Classes resume Wednesday morning June 30. Grade school and Jr Sr high classes stay on their regular Saturday times. Instructor Mercy Brinning recently completed an IDC workshop at the University of Iowa.

YWCA Mercy Brinning University of Iowa

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