Local social notes and community updates from Iowa towns
Weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Goodwin Jr. and family spread through Haywood and neighboring homes in Keota and Washington. Birthday observances for Mrs. Marcella Vittetoe featured families and grandchildren. Edward Wolfe underwent Mercy Hospital surgery in Iowa City and welcomes notes. Deniece Anne Brinkmeyer named vice chairman of the First District Schwengel for Congress Committee at Iowa Wesleyan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Goodwin Jr
Brad
Haywood
Calif
Clarance Goodwin Sr
Leland Funston
Keota
Richard Harvey
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Marcella Vittetoe
The
Willows
Wilfrid Vittetoe
Leo Vittetoe
Cletus Reed
James Moeller
Vittetoe
Edward Wolfe
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Davenport
Deniece Anne Brinkmeyer
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Kautz
Schwengel
Miss Brinkmeyer
Iowa Wesleyan
Alpha Xi Delta
Dale Brinkmeyer
New London
Parsons
Parsons College
Fairfield
Barbara Cox
Harley E. Cole
Carol McClure
Don McClure
Henrietta Rood
Dennis Thomas
Richland
Cheryl Finke
Leo L. Finke
Columbus Junction
Cynthia Worley
Robert Worley
Brighton
Local businessman joins YMCA exercise group
A local businessman joins a YMCA fitness group and notes the pool seems much larger than in his youth. The item mentions St. Patrick's Day on March 17 and suggests Shamrock plants or green carnations, with a contact phone 653-5457.
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St. Pat's Day
Yeoman Blecha Receives Staff Medal in Saigon
K John Blecha Yeoman Second Class was awarded the Staff Medal by Captain Doan Ngoc Bich director of the Vietnamese Naval Shipyard in Saigon. The citation notes his cheerful conduct high spirit of collaboration and close work with the shipyard directorate. He resolved memorandums for the advisor's office and volunteered to teach English to shipyard workers at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blecha
John Blecha
Doan Ngoc Bich
Saigon
Vietnam
YN. K
Mrs. Anna Fritz Returns from California Visit
Mrs. Anna Fritz returned by plane to Des Moines from Downing California where she visited her daughter Gail Gaines and welcomed Paul Gaines III born February 29. She also spent time with twin sister Marlene Fritz in Des Moines and with daughter Mrs. Mike Dayton in Washington.
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Anna Fritz
Downing
Calif
Paul Gaines Jr
Paul Gaines III
Gail
Darlene Fritz
Darlene
Mike Dayton
Washington
Fritz
California
Club Activities TT Chapter Y Plans Easter Sale
Mrs. Richard Stewart hosted Chapter Y TT Monday with cohosts Bev Hayes and Mrs. Martha Boshart. A March 31 food sale at Jarvis Appliance Store 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. was planned. Members will bring Easter baked goods. They also worked on terry cloth bibs for the long term care center. Mrs. Bruce Campbell chaired. she and vice president Ed Augustine are delegates to the state convention with alternates Milo Sorden and Lois Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stewart
Bev Hayes
Martha Boshart
Jarvis Appliance
Bruce Campbell
Campbell
Ed Augustine
Milo Sorden
Lois Putnam
Iowa City Arts and Crafts Fair Opens April 23
eastern Iowa artists and craftspeople may enter the ninth annual event at the Iowa City Recreation Center sponsored by the Craft Guild of Iowa City. deadline April 8. The fair features original hand crafted works in pottery weaving metal wood painting and more drawing about past crowds of up to 3000 viewers.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa City Recreation Center
Craft Guild of
William Buss
West Benton St
F. W. Stamler
Reverend Washington to Speak at Lenten Service
The Rev. A. T. Washington of Sharon United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids will speak at the Washington United Methodist Church Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. The Sharon choir will accompany and perform songs during the service titled Happiness Is The Lord. Washington, in his 12th year at Sharon, previously served churches in Northfield Minnesota and in Nevada and Council Bluffs Iowa. A coffee hour follows in the church parlors. the public is invited.
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A. T. Washington
Sharon United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Washington United Methodist Church
Sharon Choir
Nevada
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Chapter EI met to plan Iowa City convention visit
Chapter EI met Monday at Mrs. Everett Meeker's home with cohostess Mrs. Paul Shearer. President Mrs. Verne Landess presided and will delegate to the state convention in Iowa City April 21-22, with Mrs. William Sitler as alternate. Hostesses for the convention were assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Meeker
Paul Shearer
Verne Landess
Landess
Iowa City
William Sitler
Elaine Thomas Weds Rolland Duke in Crawfordsville
Elaine Sue Thomas became the bride of Rolland L. Duke at 2 PM Sunday March 12 in United Methodist Church Crawfordsville. Rev. Robert Wilcox officiated as the couple exchanged vows before two white urns and a 150 guest reception followed in church rooms. The bride’s gown was white satin with pearls and she wore a diamond lavalier once from her grandmother. The wedding party included Miss Sally Payne and Paul Thiebald with ushers John Zickefoose and John Foster. The couple plans to live in Ft. Madison.
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Crawfordsville
Elaine Sue Thomas
Rolland L. Duke
United Methodist Church of
Robert Wilcox
Harvey Thomas
Lee McDuffie
Burlington
Sally Payne
Ft. Madison
Paul Thiebald
John Zickefoose
Waterloo
John Foster
Rock Island
Ill
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