Senior Center News Highlights A Bright Potluck Day
Grace Kerr reports a sunny Monday at the senior center with 120 attendees at the June potluck. New guests include Clarence Brown Brighton Louisa Young Washington Edward Rebal Keota and Ruth Martin Washington. The Mulligan family presented a gospel program with young performers Randy Robin and Richard. Upcoming events include a July 25 Captain's Table dinner and a Riverside Centennial trip on July 21, with a note on West Chester Centennial attendance. A light moment notes the center’s minimum age of 60 for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brown
Brighton
Louisa Young
Washington
Edward Rebal
Keota
Ruth Martin
Don Mullikan
Iva Simpson
Riverside
West Chester
Tops Club and Merry Mixer notes from club meeting
Twenty two Tops Club members weighed in before Tuesday’s VW room meeting. Betty Lance named queen of the week and Virginia Hammes queen of the month for the third straight time. No July 4 meeting. next gathering July 11 with weigh in 7 15 p m and meeting at 7 45 p m. Merry Mixer Club hosted at Mrs Karl Parcell’s home for a 9 30 a m breakfast to view the Parcell home moved last March. Guests Mrs Dale Lance and Mrs Lee Mangold with five children present. Next Merry Mixer event is a Sunset Park picnic July 26, with hosts Mr and Mrs Edgar Slemmons providing drinks. Ed Mineart returned to work at Kneen Refrigeration after four months away due to a severe ankle injury. Thought for the day by Horace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tops Club
VW Room
Betty Lance
Virginia Hammes
Merry Mixer Club
Karl Parcell
Parcell
Dale Lance
Lee Mangold
Diane and
Dwaine Fisher
Mindi Mangold
Nancy Coffman
Tracy Carr
Sunset Park
Edgar Slemmons
Ed Mineart
Misfortune strikes again
Crawfordsville reports another misfortune as David Jewell breaks his right hand while playing softball with friends. He previously injured his left elbow, underwent an appendectomy, and had a prior right arm fracture years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
David Jewell
David
Lund earns CAE honors in assessor group
H Ernest Lund, Washington County assessor, earned the Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from the International Association of Assessing Officers. The CAE is the highest appraisal degree, requiring five years study, three narrative appraisals, and an eight hour exam. The group lists 233 certificated members per William L. Holland, president of the Institute of Certified Iowa Assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ernest Lund
Washington County
International Association of Assessing Officers
William L. Holland
Institute of Certified Iowa Assessors
Boettchers Honored at Dinner On Retirement Day
The Soil Conservation Service office honored Mr and Mrs Paul Boettcher at Captain's Table with a farewell dinner as he retires today as district conservationist. A gift was presented and attendees included Grover Rosenkild Jim Rosenkild Grant McKune and Lester Luckenbill plus their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service Office
Paul Boettcher
Boettcher
Boettchers
Grover Rosenkild
Jim Rosenkild
Grant McKune
Lester Luckenbill
On the Record Hospital Admits and Births
Hospital records show admissions including Deborah Doggett of Des Moines and Mrs Clarence Reighard of Keota today. Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Georgi Statler of Kalona and Ralph Wikoff of Brighton, with other newborns and parental names in Washington and Wayland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Doggett
Des Moines
Thomas Heisdorffer Keota
Clarence Reighard
Keota
Elwin Miles
Washington
Georgi Statler
Kalonaa
Ralph Wikoff
Brighton
Robert Sayre
Eva Davison
Wayland
Hugh Brown
Accident Demolishes Car After Rabbit Swerving
Elwin Ronald Miles of Washington drove at 3:25 today along East Seventh Street east of North Fourth, swerved to miss a rabbit, and lost control, driving over a curb into a utility pole, demolishing the car. Police were summoned to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Ronald Miles
Washington
East Seventh Street
North Fourth
Red Cross Faces Flood Crisis Across East Coast
Red Cross centers from Harrisburg to Wilkes-Barre and across New York state handle evacuees as floods in 12 states, including Alaska, overwhelm shelters. About 80 000 people in 186 Pennsylvania shelters, 60 hospital patients in Wilkes-Barre cared for by Red Cross, 20 000 in New York shelters, Rochester sending food to Elmira, Corning warns of contaminated water, Portville shelter reports a disaster birth, Milk Cooperative supplies 5 000 quarts, Willow Brook Farms 5 000 dozen eggs for victims, relief HQ designated in Harrisburg for PA and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kea Cross
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Wilkes - Barre
Susquehanna River
Red Cross
ARC
New Jersey
New York State
Rochester
Elmira
Corning
Olean
Allegheny River
Weston Mills
Salamanca
Portville
Upstate Milk Cooperative Association
Willow Brook Farms
Shortcut route into Keokuk drawn for travelers
Mt. Pleasant resident Gene Carriker says a new shortcut to Keokuk adds only about three miles to the usual Mt. Pleasant to Keokuk run. The detour avoids the 218 repaving closure by taking a southward path from Mt. Pleasant to Salem, then Lowell road, West Point, and a turn onto highway 2 east to the junction with 61 into Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Gene Carriker
Mt Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington Northwestern
Carriker
Salem
Lowell Road
West Point
New Blacktop
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