St Paul United Church of Christ heritage and merger history
The long history details Valley and Washington congregations joining to form St Paul United Church of Christ. It covers remodeling, school programs, youth activity, and extensive asset distributions to churches, camps, hospitals, and community groups after disbanding in 1970.
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Yoonnas
United Church of Christ
Valley
Washington
Carl Klein
Harley Gelhaus
Lake Darling
Gelha
Evangelical
Congregational Christian
St. Paul’s
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Wayne Witthoff
R. R
Iowa
Valley of Washington
Camp Reece
Barton
Seior
Ottumwa
Arthritis Foundation
Boy Scouts
Children and Family Services
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Us.c
Washington County
Unitied Church of Christ
Riverside Plans 1972 Centennial Celebration
Scenes from a kitchen window note Riverside's plan for its 100th anniversary in 1972 with hopes for good weather. The piece mentions April's changeable climate, storm windows, and a windy period. It recalls a Senior Citizens dinner at the YMCA with about 108 diners and a catered meal from The Captain's Table.
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Riverside
Iowa
Ymcal
Halcyon House Activities and Community Notes
Halcyon notes recount Sunday services by Fern Cliff Evangelical Free church and a duet by Brian Reynolds and Brian Cottrell. Residents enjoyed sandwiches and homemade ice cream from local volunteers. Week featured student musical group, guild meetings, reading sessions, memory lane slides, and social games. Residents praise young helpers and reflect on TV program choices and home cooking plans.
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Fern Cliff Evangelical
Max Owens
Tom Essex
Music Department
Gladys Dare
Miksch
Rev. Kerr
F. M
Wechoemreaaiad teat Treantaan don Wale
A fragmented brief notes events concerning Wechoemreaaiad and Treantaan don Wale with sparse readable details. The item preserves names but lacks clear context or outcomes.
Anne White Defies Handicap To Lead In Hawaii
Anne White, a polio survivor and founder of a public relations firm in Honolulu, showcases a full life ahead by leading a six-member staff and driving a golf cart on public streets at up to 15 mph. She notes that employer discrimination against the handicapped remains a major obstacle and credits her parents and father Lewin T. White for support.
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Anne White
Miss White
Lewin T. White
Cleveland
Hawaii
White
Gov
John Burns
Committee On Employment of
Fined in Justice Court For Speeding In Raleigh
Raleigh Matthew Lowe of 500 N. Lowa paid a $14 fine after a justice of the peace court found him speeding.
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Peace Court
Raleigh Matthew Lowe
N. Lowa
Visit Notes and Community Notices From United Presbyterian Home
Mrs Grace Williams enjoyed a Saturday visit with Mrs Or Johnson of Crawfordsville and Mrs Lena Bontrager introduced her guests on Sunday. They were her wife Mr and Mrs R J of Mount Pleasant. Evensong elder Duncan Henry led Sunday night service. Home Prayer theme focused on its power with songs scripture readings and personal experiences. Karl Meghelsen cottage guests Robert Meghelsen and Jim of Ainsworth discussed garden arrangements. Iowa State College Extension Service Ames praised for its program. Thursday afternoon Charles Willming and Bob Brinton escorted a Home member for a ride to enjoy Spring flowers and trees.
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Grace Williams
Orin Johnson
Crawfordsville
Lena Bontrager
R.J
Mount Pleasant
Irs
Duncan Henry
Iowa State College At
Ames
Charles Willming
Bob Brinton
Local notices and real estate in West Chester and Washington
Community snippets cover visits, hospital recovery, and family news from West Chester and Washington. Mrs. Wynona Knupp brings Olivetta Harvey to visit, while Mrs. Les McClung returns from Sioux City and Per y Holder recovers from surgery. New rose garden near Stewart Hall, several property transfers and quit claims listed, plus a slide program about gardening delights titled Artist with a Green Thumb.
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Rosalind M. Black
Clayde Knupp
Uists Association
See
Ton
Wynona Knupp
Olivetta Harvey
Twin Falls
Idaho
Cookin edited by J Dillon Offers Home Cuisine and Facts
A vintage food column shares simple recipes and kitchen tips. It covers cottage cheese salad dressing with lemon, chives and honey, a Brussels sprouts and mushrooms sauté, navy bean patties nicknamed fried beans, and notes on gourmets and gourmands with brief culinary trivia.
Local Open House Honors 50 Years in Rebekah Lodge
Mrs Don Norton hosted Friday evening at her home for parents Mr and Mrs O R Mayo to celebrate 50 years of Rebekah Lodge membership. Fifteen guests attended with Mrs Rebecca Butler and Mrs Carl Kelly at the serving table. Mrs Braton and Stacy return to Washington as Sgt Brayton heads to Vietnam. he taught at Washington High School last year.
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Don Norton
0. R. Mayo
Rebekkah Lodge
Rebecca Butler
Carl Kelly
Dennis Brayton
Stacy
Washington
Miss M J Axtel Wins School Board Seat in 1871 Election
March 15 1871 report notes Miss M J Axtel defeats William Wilson Jr for the school board. The joke name sparked a political factor with photographer Kracaw to immortalize future Washington Historical Society portraits. Also mentions local business dissolutions boot dealer J A Williams and musical goods dealer M C Parker among assorted civic notes.
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M. J. Axtel
William Wilson Jr
Move Up to Happier Living Home Listings
Classified ad promoting affordable family homes with values and options. Encourages readers to find the right home, highlighting a variety of listings and “home values” for today.
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St. Paul
Mrs. Wayne Witthoft
Valley Congregation
Milo Philippi
Valley People
Valley Church
Ia County
Miny
David Groeneman
Iowa Conference of United
Shared of Christ
Des Moines
West Madison
South Avenue B
The
Nazarene Church
Joseph Shimko
United Church of Christ Institutions
Mayflower
Rinnell
Blakes Grove
Ackley
Pilgrim Heights
Tama
Good Samaritan
Quincy
Iinois
Fort Wayne
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Emmaus
St . Charles
Missouri
Winnebago
Neilsville
Wisconsin
Marshalltown
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Riverside Plans
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Sherry Bash
Nancy Adams
Arole Schlapkohl
Harold Gilmore
Dea Stanley
Halcyon House Guild
George Dare
Tiyle Wilcox
Guild
Zanice Bally
April
Paul Shearer
Honolulu
UPI
United Presbyterian Home
Karl Megehelsen
Robert Megehelsen
Jim
Ainsworth
Phil George
Keota
Grace Wade
Les McClung
Sioux City
Pery Holder
Lulu Randolph
Howard Leacox
Florida
Stewart Hall
Gale M. Reif
West Chester
Raymond L. Steinbeck
Roy W. Goettsche
Milwaukee Land Company
Rubio
Dorothy M. Helmick
James E. Miller
Dorothy J Miller
Stickney
Brighton
Arthur J. Long
Harold
Sue Ann Arbogast
Block 15
Martha L. McAvoy
Clareen Arnold
Outlet
Thomas C. Clark
Ralph L. Unternahrer
Wayne Cray
Helen Buchanan
City of Washington
Jerry Flory
North
Smouse
Homer L. Moriarity
J. Dillon
Diamond Jim Brady
Tinna Libe
Barb Larsen
Lincoln School
Photo
Dickson and Sitler
Sitler
J. A. Williams
Lynn
Boston
Washington County Agricultural Society
Kathy Fisher
Lutton
M. C. Parker
Mason and Hamlin Organ Co
Oren W. Jarvis
Washington, Iowa
Washington Federal Savings and
N. Marion Ave
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