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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1969

Page

5

Birthday Tribute At Wellman Honors Vera Longwell

Vera Longwell was honored on her birthday Sunday June 15 at her nephew Duane Longwell's home with family from Cedar Rapids Mankato and more. Various Wellman residents and out of town guests attended, with updates on hospital patients and local graduations and travels.

Wellman Vera Longwell Duane Longwell Dale Longwell Jimmy Pleasant Lorraine Longwell Cedar Rapids Patricia Longwell Mankato Minn Ambrose Longwell Francis Longwell Dianne Denise Patricia State College Verne Conway Amana Colony Ox Yoke Inn Steve Harvey Andalusa A. L. Harvey Worth Illinois Conways Veteran's Hospital Bertha Harmes Mercy Hospital

Graber 50th anniversary honored at Wayland Open House

Mr and Mrs P P Graber were honored at a belated 50th wedding anniversary Open House and dinner at Eicher Mennonite Church Wayland on Sunday June 24. About 200 guests attended including family members from Ohio Indiana Missouri Iowa and Kansas. The church served a dinner and a lace covered table displayed a three tier cake with a gold 50 emblem and a wooden family tree frame with pictures.

Wayland P. P. Graber Eicher Mennonite Church Graber Clarence Reinholz Carol Eugene Cummering Scott Washington Illinois Carl Landis Straugh Ind Martha Sue Ramseyer Bluffton Ohio Calvin Graber John New Waterford Dan Graber Ben Lehman Wayne Bitting Jerry Nichols Moberly Erwen Graber Iowa City Paul Martin Jeri Pleasant Junior Graber Eric Crawfordsville Don Davis Newton Kansas Lavern Graber Erwen Laverne Dan Calvin Junior

Abby advice columns stitch together weddings and family plans

Dear Abby shares guidance on continuing gifts to an ex son in law, handling running husbands, etiquette on wedding maps, and polite avoidance of uninvited meal guests, with notes from readers aged 81 and a Midwest community update covering Wayland and surrounding towns.

Abby Wichita Eagle

Dancers Tour to Washington D C With Buffalo Barbecue Guests

Kenton Martin son of Mr and Mrs Paul Martin of La Junta is noted as a member of the group of dancers from Fayette who will tour to Washington D C where they will be special guests of Colorado Representatives and Senators and other delegates at a buffalo barbecue. Various local relatives and visitors are mentioned including the Meyers Eigsts Roths and Kischers in a series of social notes and hospital updates.

Chuckie Canada Wehrle Harvey Wagamon Walter Evans Tony Minnesota Alexander Dellia Crosett Struble Arizona Wellman J. H. Wehrle Virginia Wagamon William Wagamon Jr Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls Frank Stransky Marion Stransky Muscatine Community College 101 Airbourne University of Northern Iowa Douglas Goschke A. G. Goschke State University of Illinois At Normal Illinois General Motors Detroit Michigan Morris Miller Diamondale Enos D. Miller Kansas City Bill Danner Paul Hoffman Hoffmans Millers Rogers Arkansas Miller Wellman High School Wayne Norman Muscatine Great River Road Belleview Cregor Larabee Iowa Spillville Little Brown Church Nashua Hampton Dillon Boshart Peggy Boshart Mahlon Schweitzer Iowa City Ed Bachman Tiskilwa Ezra Freyenberger Loren Roth Loren Edward Granger Ind Loren Katie Roth Olds High School Iris Mt. Pleasant Roths Winterset Eicher Wayland Mennonite Eldora George Unkrich Richard Shumaker Durane Peterson Donald Davison R. C. Madden Robert Greiser Ft. Riley Kansas Russell Rasmussen Gillman John Swartzendruber Amy Jeff Bruce Eichelberger Marlin Wyse Scott Fayette Upper Iowa College la Junta Colorado Kenton Martin Paul Martin Washington D. C Buffalo Dean Mayer Kathy Emery Eigsts Mervin Eigsts Beatrice Zihlman Henry Graber Ralph Roth Henry County Hospital Kicher Kakas ‘Reape Town City John Kisor Hesston Ella Wyse Albert Roth

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