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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1969

Page

5

Grandson's Ohio wedding joins Wellman community

In Toledo Ohio on April 18 Anthony Ross wed Miss Pamela Blake son of Leroy and Wilma Ross the former Wilma Stricker. Attending were Mrs Pearl Stricker and Mr and Mrs William Sitter of Washington. Anthony's parents hosted local relatives and friends. The piece also notes several social events and community updates including club gatherings birthdays and a note on Charles Saddie Crawford's passing in Morning Sun.

Edna Blumenstein Wellman Pearl Stricker William Sitter Washington Anthony Ross Pamela Blake Toledo Ohio Anthony Leroy Ross Wilma Stricker Thomas Johnson Tresa Yoder Lida Rowe Emma Millice Glen Blumenstein William Detweiler Charles Livezey Wess Aller Cora Longwell Duane Longwell Dianne Denise Francis Longwell Ralph Shavely Noble Grands Happy Hour Club IOOF Jessie White Sylvia Geyer Bessie Capper Eva Wagamon Lela Goodwin Bertha Durst Ruth Page Edna Niffenegger Ida Bull Edna Blumenstein Bess Pehoda Riverside Colorado Garden of Gods Mabelle Wagamon Arvid Kettleman City California Wellman Rebekah Lodge No. 391 Noble Grand Rebekah Keota Kalona District 92 Welman Lodge Roy Johnson J. H. Wehrle Lida Rose

DIRECTORY PROFESSIONAL LIVINGSTON DAY KEHOE MEEKER BATES

Attorneys listed: Robert Day Louis J Kehoe Everett Meeker and Robert Bates Abstract Dept in office at 112 South Ave B with phone 653 2147.

Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker BATES Robert Day Louis J. Kehoe Everett Meeker Robert Bates South Ave Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main

Richland Kindergarten Roundup Promises New Year Beginnings

Richland hosts a kindergarten round up with eleven prospective beginners for the 1969 1970 year. Five girls and six boys join registration as Dean Kaumans Pekin Community School counselor and Amy Bryden student teacher observe via Head Start readiness survey.

Albert Spangler Jefferson County Hospital Richland Keokuk County Dean Kaumans Pekin Community Buck Cheatle Amy Bryden Parsons College Hadley

Noble woman is great-grandmother

Mrs. C E Roth announces the birth of Renee Linn Swartzendruber to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Swartzendruber on April 16 1969 at Worland Wyoming. Grandparents Mrs William Conrad Newton Kansas and Mr and Mrs Rolla Swartzendruber Solon. Great grandmother Mrs C E Roth. Mother and baby reported well. baby weighs eight pounds six and a half ounces.

Henry Yoder Noble C.E. Roth Edith Renee Linn Ben Swartzendruber Worland Wyo William Conrad Newton Kansas Rolla Swartzendruber Solon C. E. Roth Conrad Wye Will Stafford Florida Staffords Maynard Widmer Ben Eicher Lee Richard Leichty

Brunk Assigned to Security Duty Near Da Nang Vietnam

Phillip D. Brunk of Washington is now stationed near Da Nang, Vietnam with U S Navy MCB4 H Co S-2 aboard a destroyer group. He will perform security duty for two months. Brunk is the son of Mr and Mrs Herbert L Brunk of 710 South Ninth Washington.

Brunk Phillip D. Brunk U.S.N H. Co

Richland News Briefs Highlight Local People and Events

Mrs Nellie Essley, 93, former Brighton resident, was taken by ambulance to a Washington hospital for treatment. Myra Hoover, 79, moved from Keota to Richland to live with her son. Leland Fulton and Beverly Butterball wed in Burlington with plans for a bridal shower May 2 at Richland Friends Church. Lawrence Bailey, a Richland carpenter, entered Jefferson County Hospital. Raymond Roger Letts born April 26 at Jefferson County Hospital to Emory and family. Mrs Carl Coffman injured in a wreck 50 miles NW of Fairfield. no charges filed. Various locals travel, undergo surgery, or celebrate births and marriages with community notices.

Otto Pfeifer Richland Nellie Essley Brighton Helen Washington Myra Hoover Maple Wood Manor Keota Jack Hoover Richland Leland Fulton M. F. Fulton Beverly Butterball Kalona Burlington Raymond Chalupa Air Force France Germany Yoder Feeds Fulton Richland Friends Church Beryl van Dyke Lawrence Bailey Jefferson County Hospital Martin Koch Emory Letts Raymond Roger Clella Letts Raymond Davb Fairfield Baby Lori Sue Carl Coffman Jefferson Hospital William B. Morgan Rockville Iowa City Mary Morgan William Gillam L. B. (Lloyd) Dickinson Packwood Ottumwa Hospital Frank VanOrder Keith Sasseen Carroll Steinbeck Cletus Yoder Robert Sobaski Ed Kerber Duane Sutton Lion Tanner Keith Krewson Lloyd Bottorff Virgil Ledger Don Adam Jesse Harbison Gary Peck Hendrickson Im

McCreedy Family Hosts Weekend Guests at Keefe

April 28 visitors gathered at the Keefe McCreedy home and at the Miller residence to share movies dating back years. Attending were Clarence and Don nelson McCreedy, William Miller, Glenn Stoutner and family, Doug Flanders family, Gene Hammen family, Richard Lyle family, and others. Additional guests included Cletus Reinhardt and children of Cedar Rapids, Daphne Kensinger visiting Mildred Cater, Penny Benfer from Princeton, Jim Monahan of Kinross, James Coffman household, and Derek Coffman from Iowa.

KFOTA Clarence McCreedy Donnelson Daphne Kensinger Princeton Illinois Mildred Cater Penny Benfer Mrs. Cater Jim Monahan Kinross James Coffman Jim Coffman Derek Iowa City

Stauffer in Mercy Hospital after tractor accident

Wayland April 22 reports several local visits to Mercy Hospital where John Stauffer remains a patient after a tractor accident. The item notes past week travel of Raymond Graber and other local families, plus multiple gatherings and family visits across Iowa and nearby states.

Wayland Joe Graber Dale Swartzendruber Charles Frederick Iowa City John Stauffer Mercy Hospital

Riverside Foresters Meet Report and Local News Highlights

The Riverside Foresters gathering led by president Mrs Ralph Waldschmidt included social games with prizes awarded to Mrs Irma Heitzman and Mrs Urban Metz and a door prize won by Mrs John Gase. Local visits featured Mrs Rose Sleichter, Mrs Gerald Edwards and others, with family birthdays noted. Hospital updates include Mrs Earl Walton’s release after surgery and Amelia Schmidt’s serious illness at University Hospital, plus trades and transfers among local patients.

Irma Heitzman Urban Metz John Gase

Washington area auction and sale schedule summary

A dense listing of upcoming auctions and sales across Washington, Kalona, Wayland, Ollie, and surrounding Iowa towns. Includes real estate, estate, machinery, household goods, antiques, farm equipment, livestock, and weekly auction events with dates in May and recurring weekly sales at Kalona, Wayland, Wapello, and Columbus Junction venues. Key organizers include Wm. H. Smart, Edna Sherriff, Elsie Coward, Arthur Davison, and the Kalona Community Auction.

Fast 11Th Street Washington Iowa Joe Bennett Katie Reschly Olds Iowa John Elgar Att First Road The Willows Supper Club Arthur Wiley Washington County Fairgrounds Elsie Coward Wayland Third House Coppock Arthur Davison Kalona Kalona Community Auction Wapello Livestock Sales Ince Wapello Smylie’s Columbus Junction Kalona Sales Barn

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