Three is a crowd honeymoon wedding in leap year
Ottumwa reporter Luise Hanson and Fort Collins fire lieutenant Tom Fierce wed in a leap year ceremony after a cross country 1600 mile honeymoon drive. Friends, cats, a cat house, and a dramatic Colorado Nebraska road trip framed the unusual union and its light hearted chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gilbert
Ottumwa
Iowa
Horace Greeley
Luise Hanson
Albia
Lincoln
Nebraska
Roy
Girl
Luise
Tom Fierce
Fort Collins
Mar
Washington
Kalona Savings Bank Plans Extensive Remodeling
Kalona Savings Bank president L R Hendrickson announced a major remodeling of the Fifth Street facility. The bank will move operations to the Grady Building on B Ave this weekend as work begins to add office space enlarge the bookkeeping area and create lobby and drive up facilities. The project aims to utilize space from both current and former quarters and will alter exterior and interior appearances. Bids have been received and accepted and remodeling should begin soon to improve banking services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
R. L. Hendrickson
Kalona Savings Bank
Fifth Street
Grady
B. Ave
Obituaries for Baker and Lemmon in regional notices
Margaret C. Baker of Washington died March 8 in Denver Colorado. Funeral services were in Denver. she was widow of John Huntington Baker and survived by a son a daughter one sister four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mrs J E Lemmon funeral held at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Milan Thompson officiating pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed. Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Ralph D. Orris Dies at 76 in Crawfordsville
Ralph D. Orris retired farmer of Crawfordsville died Friday March 15 1968 at Davis County Hospital Bloomfield after a 24 hour illness from a heart attack. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth A. Nelson. Burial Crawfordsville Cemetery. Survived by brothers and sisters William Orris Clara Orris Samuel Orris Emma Hering Ola Howell. Preceded by parents and two siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph D. Orris
Crawfordsville
Davis County
Bloomfield
Orris
Jones
Kenneth A. Nelson
Mr. Orris
Samuel Kyle
Emma Mae Beauchamp Orris
William Arthur Orris
Clara Dorothy Orris
Washington
Samuel Frederick Orris
Ainsworth
Clarence
Emma Pearl) Hering
Paul
Ola Fern) Howell
Columbus Junction
March of Dimes Drive Nearing End in County
Robert Ross reports the March of Dimes drive in Washington County close to completion with 1662.00 raised so far. Area totals include Brighton 30.00 Wellman 57.00 Kalona 61.00 Riverside 2.00 Ainsworth 10.00 Crawfordsville 29.00 West Chester 7.00 Washington City 656.00 and rural Washington 810.00. A last minute plea urges prompt return of mailers as the March 31 deadline approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Robert Ross
Brighton
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Washington City
Washington
Ross
Livingston Day Meeker Bates Attorneys Active in Office
Attorney Robert Day Everett Meeker and Robert Bates listed with the Abstract Dept at Office 112 South Ave B. Phone 653-2147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Cancer Society open house planned in Washington County
The Washington County chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold an open house at Washington Methodist Church on Saturday March 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doughnuts and coffee will be served. Crusade volunteers should attend to receive materials and instructions. Visitors can view films including the Lawrence Welk sing along, with films shown throughout the day and free literature available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
The
American Cancer Society
Washington Methodist Church
Crusade
Lawrence Welk
Jr High Science Fair Monday Night at Washington
Washington junior high announces the annual Science Fair Monday evening March 18 for grades 7 through 9 with Life and Physical Science categories. Entries may be solo or in pairs. judges include Myles Englestadt Monroe Howell Marlane Miler and Terry Wolfe. Cast prizes offered for the first five entries in each category. doors open 7:30 p.m. no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myles Englestadt
Monroe Howell
Northrup King
Marlane Miler
Terry Wolfe
Advance Ross
Funeral services for Dr Carl A Heise in Missouri Valley
Dr Carl A Heise 57 of Waco Texas died Tuesday after practicing medicine in Jewell Iowa for years and serving in the Navy in World War II. Funeral Friday at St Pauls Lutheran Missouri Valley with burial at Winfield Scott Cemetery Morning Sun. He is survived by wife four daughters seven grandchildren one brother five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Quinn
Sally
Joe
Heise
Club activities highlight UPW Circle II and OES meeting
Mrs Walter Horning hosted UPW Circle II of First Presbyterian on Friday with Mrs Bert Booth as assistant. Irv Whitham presided. devotions led by Mrs Jerry Simmering. study led by Mrs Charles Schiebel from Mark. OES met with Mordice Hughson and Hughson presiding. visitors from Winfield chapter. School of Instruction set for March 29 at 12:30 pm. salad supper at 6 pm. April meeting to honor the Sidelines. refreshments by Mrs J F Larson and Mrs Mary Salladay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Horning
Circle II
The
First Presbyterian
UPW
Bert Booth
Irv Whitham
Jerry Simmering
Charles Schiebel
Clarence Dehne
Vernon Roth
OES
Order of Eastern Star
Mordice Hughson
Hughson
Winfield
Cloyd Garrett
O ES
Boone
Joe Bauer
J. F. Larson
Mary Salladay
Lange and Bean to Wed in Muscatine April 6
Kathern Lange daughter of Richard and Mrs Lange of Rural Route 5 Muscatine and Larry Bean son of Norman Bean of Ainsworth choose April 6 for their wedding at 7 p.m. at Musserville Methodist Church with a reception at Hoopes Hall afterward invites extended to friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathern Lange
Richard Lange
Muscatine
Larry Bean
Norman Bean
Ainsworth
Musserville Methodist Church
Hoopes Hall
Bake Off finalist Mrs Jensen from Richland in Dallas prize scene
Mrs Walter K Jensen Jr of Anaheim California was among Pillsbury 19th Annual Bake Off finalists. Prizes included a 750 electric range a Dallas trip cash and party rewards. Recipe for Ginger Brown Yeast Bread details steps and ingredients provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jensen
Richland
Walter K. Jensen Jr
Anaheim
Calif
Pillsbury
Dallas
Texas
Jensen
Joan Mayer
Frank Mayer
Kennedy Flags Policy Differences In Party Rift
Kennedy recalled his National Security Council service under Kennedy and criticized crises from the Cuban missile confrontation to Vietnam as evidence of too little and too late policies. He denied personal animosity toward Johnson, arguing the real issue is direction for the United States and party unity amid debates on Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Security Council
Kennedy
Berlin
Laos
Johnson
New Hampshire
McCarthy
United States
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Mrs Eula Patterson Returns Home From Florida Visit
Mrs Eula Patterson came back Wednesday from Fort Myers Florida after a five week stay with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Duane Disney Also Mrs Gary Sieren of Poplar Bluff Missouri plans to leave Sunday after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Paul TeBockhorst and with her husband's parents Mr and Mrs John Sieren of Keota She is the former Judy TeBockhorst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Patterson
Ft. Myers, Fla
Duane Disney
Gary Sieren
Poplar Bluff
Paul TeBockhorst
John Sieren
Keota
Judy TeBockhorst
Marriage license issued to Goodwin and McDole
Washington County Clerk of Court Robert Porter issued a License to Wed this morning to Ray Earl Goodwin and Sarah Jane McDole both of Washington. Speeding: Thomas M. McGraw of Washington paid a $10 fine when he appeared in the court of Justice of the Peace Glenn Holden on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Robert Porter
Ray Earl Goodwin
Sarah Jane McDole
Washington
Thomas M. McGraw
Court of Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
Selden seeks uniform tax credits across counties
State Comptroller Marvin R. Selden Jr says uniform application of the 2500 personal property tax credit is needed to avoid county advantages or disadvantages. Attorney General Richard Turner notes the base property reported to determine credit will be frozen at the 1967 assessment, with adjustments only for new or removed personal property and credits affected by millage changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin R. Selden, Jr
Des Moines
Richard Turner
State Comptroller’s Office
Turner
Admitted and Dismissed Names Listed in Washington Records
Yesterday admitted Mary Jo Neff and Mrs Glennie Wolfe, both in Washington for medical reasons. Dismissed yesterday were Mrs Dale Wood burn, Mrs Clyde Kitchen, Mrs Har old Lister, Larry Fisher, Mrs Ed mund Hostetler and daughter, Kalona, Mrs Donald Hanson and son, Washington, Howard Schultz, Ainsworth, Surre Whittaker, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Neff
Washington
Glennie Wolfe
Dale Woodburn
Clyde Kitchen
Harold Lister
Larry Fisher
Edmund Hostetler
Kalona
Donald Hanson
Howard Schultz
Ainsworth
L Whittaker
Social Calendar Spotlights Evening Events Across Town
A dense social schedule lists Shirts and Skirts at Legion Hall at 8 pm with Bob Lucas, Camp Fire birthday week events March 17 to 24, and numerous clubs meeting daily across YWCA, Masonic Temple, and churches. Notable items include Farm Bureau Women’s Day with guest speaker Mrs Gary Murphy, World War I Auxiliary coffees, and Senior Citizens activities at the Y with varied times and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James School
Golden Age Club
YWCA
White Shrine Bridge
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls
Louis Larsen
Garden I
Don Applegate
Baptist Friendly Bible
Baptist Friendly Bible Class, 6:30 P.m. — Potluck At Church, Daughters of Nile
Bucharest
Harold Timmins
Daughters of Nile
Thora Pease
Farm Bureau
Gary Murphy
Harold Perry
VFW
Sally Smith
Lincoln Pta
1St Presbyterian U P
Ernest Miller
Circle V
Ray Glover
Marion Ave
U P
Y. White Shrine
Rosemary Club
Wes Lavely
Booster Club
John Wheelan
B. M. O’beirn
J. H. Jones
Jones
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
1St Presbyterian
Max Owens
Henry Lanning
Glenn Holden
NFO Meeting Scheduled On Monday Evening
A report meeting for NFO members and all interested in the farm situation will be held Monday evening March 18 at 8 p.m. on the Washington County fair grounds. Progress reports on the holding action will be made via tapes from national officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Washington County Fair
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Frigidaire Dishmobile
Frigidaire
Neas
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North Marion
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
John C. Owen
West
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Evening Journal
Cancer Society
Jr. High Science Fair
Sellers
Agency
Insurance Agency
Cora Hopping
Dana Crawford
Vera Crawford
Glenn Crawford
Crawford
Pierce Funeral Home
Winfield Scott Cemetery
Larry Simpson
Sgt. Simpson
Claude Woods
Wolf’s Flower Shop
By Wendell Eden
Hitler
Sherman
Eden
Washington, Iowa
Dial
Selden
Bob Lucas
Bethlehem Commandery
School of Instruction
Block
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America
New Ee Fofvice
North
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