Good Friday service planned by churches at Ainsworth
Community notices from Ainsworth report a Good Friday cantata at United Presbyterian Church on March 27 directed by Rev. Dale Brehmer with soloists including Geo Colthurst and John Elliott. Also listed are sewing events, visits, and local social happenings on March 9 through March 19 with multiple families and residents.
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Ainsworth
Larry Trotter
Bob Hite
Dale Brehmer
William Simbro
American Legion Auxiliary of
Hugh Morris
Earl Schuerman
Joe Tobin
Pat Tobin
Bob Quinn
Washington
Michelle
Marilyn Greene
Maurice Greene
Olin
Margaret Florence
Elmer Wenger
Gladys Widmer
Wayland
Catherine Suter
Iowa City
Bobce Kurtz
Moline
Ill
Kenneth Ornduff
Kurtzs
Ornduff
Mae Spessard
Sunny Haven
Jim McCreedy
Dave Armstrong
Wheeler Thompson
McCreedy
Peg Henry
McCreedys
Steve Rabenold
Montezuma
Stan McCreedy
Gene McCracken
Joe Wenger
Burke McCreedy
Scott
Wayne McCracken
Jim Wenger
Russell Jones
Mrs
Darold Jones
Cotter Guild Holds Meeting at Cotter Presbyterian Church
The Westminister Guild of the Cotter Presbyterian Church met with Mrs. Sam Murphy. Fifteen members plus guests attended. Activities included devo tions led by Mrs. John Morris and study led by Mrs. Harold Jones. A Year Book of Prayer by Kenneth Arthur noted Sudan and the Synod of Atlantic. A family night supper featured a film on Hunger. The Friendly Families Club gathered with nine members to craft spring hats. The W S C S executive committee will meet March 12 at 9 30 AM.
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Cotter Presbyterian Church
Friendship Club
Harold Kueneman
Warner - Norton
Methodist Church
Washington
Richard Kueneman
Roy Gerot
McAllen
Texas
Ainsworth
Westminister Guild
Sam Murphy
Preston Edmondson
Willard Sands
Howie
Judy Murphy
John Morris
Harold Jones
Kenneth Arthur
Sudan
Synod of Atlantic
W.S.C.S
Methodist Parsonage
Athletes honored at Columbus Junction event
Columbus Junction March 7 The booster club held a potluck supper to honor the town's boys and girls basketball teams with letters awarded. Open house for Mr and Mrs John Cutkomp follows their 25th wedding anniversary. The fire department announced a 2000 gallon water tank truck purchase funded by fire runs and water hauls.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Booster Club
Columbus Community High School
John Cutkpomp
Cairp
Aillene Yakle
Mr. Cutkomp
Burlington
Rouse family visits Hardscrabble area in March
In Hardscrabble Tipton residents the Rouse family Mr and Mrs Ray Rouse and children spent Friday with the Crocks and stayed over the weekend. Other local guests included the Ficklings Groffs and Bowens with various dinners, visits, and a midwinter concert attendance noted at the district.
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Ray Rouse
Tipton
Bernard Crock
Cindy
Cherry
Randy
Crock
Waldo Fickling
George Groff
Mabel Bandy
Opal Bower
Rosy Greiner
Leonard Hixon
Lloyd McKay
Packwood
Iowa
Aligh Hites
James C. Bowen
Ernest Crock
Mechanicsville
Gladys Finesty
Oskaloosa
Allen Fickling
Orville Griggs
Mrs
Allen Griggs
Chester Cub Scouts Winter Hike Teaches Bird Study Skills
Chester West Chester area Den 2 Cub Scouts led by Den Mother Mrs. John Duvall hiked to observe bird nests tracks and a bee hive. They learned bird anatomy and what sets birds apart from other animals and were guided on bird watching. The group later played Snatch Pass Ball and fitness activities before a visit with extended family in Cedar Rapids to see Carol Griggs.
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West Chester
John Duvall
Bob Duvall
Keota News Highlights From March Community Visits
Dave Reese family from Des Moines visited Keota with Mrs. Genevieve White and Mr. C. N. Newton. Emerald Rebekah Lodge reported 19 members attendance. Crutches aided Blanchett while Nettie Bishop improved after a visit. 4-H club planned bake sale on March 28 at Keota Shoe Repair shop. Jim Stoutner departed Columbus Junction for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
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Schulyer Colfax
Daisy Chambers
Noble Grands Circle
Grace Miller
Mabel Bandy
Darlene Bandy
Mary Ellen Detweiller
Martha Sanders
Faye Arnold
Kathryn Tadlock
Elvin Roberts
Everette Green
Ruby Sharp
Allan Bohr
Walter Bower
Helen K. Stoutner
Keota
Coco
Deanna Zehr
Wendy Trier
Jim Stoutner
Omer Stoutners
Columbus Junction
Fort Leonard Wood
Jim
Army
Kensington Club Explores History of the Dollar Bill
The Kensington Club met with eight members as Mrs. Sam Stephens led a talk on the history of the dollar bill. Mrs. Will Dea distributed $1 bills for inspection while detailing the Great Seal, the eagle, and Latin mottos. Next meeting hosted by Mrs. Ben Fitzgerald on March 18.
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Ainsworth
Kensington Club
Sam Stephens
Will Dea
Dea
Ben Fitzgerald
Dean
The
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Rural Homemakers Club meets in Crawfordsville
The Rural Homemakers Club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Farrel Youngs home with 9 members present. Members shared favorite house plants and discussed their program for Lions Community night on March 23. They worked on a crazy quilt and refreshments were served by Mrs. James Young.
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Crawfordsville
Farrel Young
James Young
Major Hyde Ends Duty in Turkey Visit
Major Leroy Hyde, stationed in Karamursel Turkey for 18 months, arrived in New York March 4 and reached Wayland on Sunday with his wife. They visited family in Detroit and plan to return to Texas where their daughter attends junior high, then join him at Adair Air Base in Corvallis Oregon by June 1.
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Wayland
Leroy Hyde
Karamursel
Turkey
New York
Hyde
San Antonio
Texas
Detroit
Mich
Nellie Hyde
Guy Messer
Pleasant
Walter Jaspering
Washington
Nora Hixson
Hydes
Adair Air Base
Corvallis
Oregon
Joe Rich
Crawfordsville
Homer Wenger
Jake Graber
Linda
P.P. Graber
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Jeffry
Livingston, Day & Bates
Robert Day
Robert Bates
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George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
Ira Morrison
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John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
R. P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
Logan Jewelry
R. Q. Eastland
Journal
Cotter Guild
Friendly Families Club
Carl Roberts
Howard Pearson
Columbus Jct
Grace Butler
Sharolyn and
Joyce
Florence
Augustine
Dublin
Myrtle Bowen
Twilight
Glen Hitchcock
Bob Brower
James €. Bowen
D. A. Augustine
Florene May
Chester
Mrs. Nelson Woodford
Harold Griggs
Denny
Dale Engel
Kathy
Ricky
Cedar Rapids
Carol Griggs
Echo
Pontiac Tempest
Pontiac
S. 2Nd Ave
Washington, Iowa
Dave Reese
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Kensington
U.S
Congress
Vivian Well
Fred Schwengel
Washington, D. C
Senators
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Senate Office
Major Hyde
Ezra Wittmer
August Zieglowsky
John Zieviowsky
Washington County Hospital
Lacey Grant
Ozark Airlines
Peoria
Fred Grant
Mary Caulk
Edna Eland
Ames
Eda Boshart
Eland
Anna Jones
Clair Boshart
Arizona
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