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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1967
Page
5
Stan Miller narrowly escaped injury when brakes failed on a gas transport near Riverside crossing. He steered into a ditch to avoid a train, with significant damage to the tractor.
The Loeffler reunion took place Sunday at the Brighton park pavilion. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Loeffler, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Loeffler, Mr. and Mrs. Carol Loeffler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Loeffler and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stannard and family, all of Brighton, plus relatives from Wellman Richland Fairfield Lockridge Mt. Pleasant Washington Iowa City Keosauqua and others.
Harmony Club gathered in Brighton with nine members and a former member from Tempe attending. Roll call featured Father’s Day poems and articles read by members including Mrs. Clara Brown who also led contests. Several local families stopped by, with visits spanning Davenport Fairfield Princeville and Davenport.
Wayland on June 27 Mr and Mrs Noah Unternahrer observed their silver wedding anniversary Wednesday June 21 and were honored at a buffet supper at Dickey's Prairie Home. An anniversary cake with pink roses and silver leaves echoed their wedding color scheme. Attending were their children and many Wenger and Unternahrer relatives plus special guests Leonard Leichty who were attendants 25 years ago.
The article recalls two world leaders meeting with careful diplomacy while interpreters bridge the gap. It highlights how the American crowds conveyed goodwill beyond words, their smiles cheers and flowers showing what the people truly feel. The Armenian dust anecdote underscores shared human connection across cultures.
Kansas residents from Topeka Fairfield Oskaloosa and Washington joined extended family gatherings across Brighton Davenport Davenport area include Phillips and Koch reunions at Scott County Park Saunders Park and Prairie Home. Notable mentions include Airman Donald E Meek son of Davenport heading to Sheppard Air Force Base for electrician training and grandson of Brighton residents Sadie Meek.
Sunday supper guests at the parental Jacob Unternahrer home included Daniel and family from Shipshewana Indiana Ralph and daughter from Newton Kansas Clarence Unternahrer Harold Unternahrer John Unternahrer and Truman Beckler families. A surprise shower for newlyweds John Unternahrer followed. Eva Adams of Detroit visited Edith Yount then headed to Des Moines. Leland Graber completed an auto mechanics course in Omaha Nebraska.
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