Social and club notes from Iowa communities
W H Hotle underwent surgery at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Joe Jones in Ames celebrated his birthday with family after a Traveling Library Association meeting in Des Moines. Harold Rhodedeck and Herb Goodale's 80th birthday party drew over 100 guests in Fairfield. Medora Illinois visit followed the death of Mrs. W F Bennett. Mrs. Vernon Elgin moved to Mercy Hospital room 425. Funeral services held for J E Sol Leon in Bloomfield. Hensels and J R Leon attended. Mrs. Walter Sheetz hosted a birthday dinner with relatives from Davenport, Ainsworth and nearby towns. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 in Swedesburg Swedish Lutheran Church for Mrs. Albert Barquist, former Washington teacher. She was Leila Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jones
Iowaite University
Ames
Joe H
Harold Rhodedeck
Herb S. Goodale
Fairfield
Odd Fellows Hall
Mr. Goodale
Jefferson County
Vernon Elgin
Washington County Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Swedish Lutheran Church
Swedesburg
Albert Barquist
Washington Public
Leila Anderson
Barquist
Social calendar and club meetings listed for week
A dense list of social events and meetings spanning Monday to Wednesday at venues including Fair Grounds Ma sonic Temple YWCA City Library and various clubs. Activities include dinners, desserts, exhibits, plant and seed exchanges, memberships and public invites with times from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 a.m. Assorted organizations feature Rainbow Girls DAR Harmony Club PEO and St Paul Women's Guild among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple Rainbow Board
Masonic Temple
Ywca Council
Ywca Room
Democratic Women's Club
Franklin Sojka
Country ‘Club
Clyde Dawson Jr
Plant
Bulb Exchange
Bethlehem Commandery Ascension
Harmony Club
Roy Kephart
Merry Makers Club
Richard Young
Rosemary Club
Earl Galloway
U Go
Lola DeLong
D.L. Rohrer
City Library
Ethel McCreedy
Ainsworth Ces
Sonic Temple
HBO Club
Evette Gardner
COC
Walter Statler
Marion Ave
UPW
Marion George
Legion Hall
Larry Gow
Calvin Wolf
St. Paul Women’s Guild
Marion Avenue UP mothers and daughters supper
A large turnout of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church mothers and daughters shared a salad supper Friday in the church chapel. Mrs. Francis McConnell led the program, with songs by Mrs. Gifford Morrison and Mary, and accompaniment by Mary Ellen McNeil. A new member, Mrs. Howard Buchanan, helped host and a panel on Youth in the World Today featured Dr. Vernon Elgin and others. Students Sally Owen Claudia Tines and Dick Holden also participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Avenue United
Vernon Elgin
Don Wood
Herb Osincup
Kleese
Sally Owen
Claudia Tines
Dick Holden
George Masson Sr
Pichart Stewart
Raymond Whisler
Former Keota Girl Engaged to Montana College Student
Mr and Mrs Herbert J Dawson announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Rae to Norman B Weizer son of Mr and Mrs Albert Weizer of Chad Fin Falls Ohio Both students at Northwestern Montana College A June wedding is planned Diane is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Dasher of Keota The Dawsons are former residents of Keota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Dason
7Th Avenue South
Great Falls
Montana
Diane Rae
Norman B. Weizer
Albert Weizer
Chag- Fin Falls
Ohio
Northwestern Montana College
Diane
Frank Dasher
Keota
Dawsons
Prom Intermission Party At Horak Home
Jim Horak and Mary Luck enbill entertained at an intermission party during the Junior Senior Prom Saturday night. Seniors and faculty attended at the Horak home with green and silver table decor, silhouettes of graduates, canapes, sweets, and a tiny diplo mas sandwich on a green ribbon. Breakfast was hosted by Rich Vosika and his parents early Sunday morning with several helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Horak
Mary Luckenbill
Horak
Rich Vosika
E. J. Vosika
Practical Nurses to meet Wednesday in Iowa City
The Iowa City unit of Licensed Practical Nurses will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday May 7 at 7 30 p m at West Lawn Lounge. Miss Marie Teaner head of Nursing Service at the State University of Iowa hospital will speak on Why the hospital wants the practical nurses to belong to their organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
West Lawn
Marie Teaner
State University of Iowa Hospital
Local resident unharmed after fall. obituary notes man’s death
Mrs. Howard McCleery fell in her home Sunday morning but was fortunate no bones were broken. She suffered a black eye from a bump near her left eye and was shaken but had no serious injury. Lew Williams of Manchester, formerly a watchmaker at Lemmon's Jewelry in Washington, died Sunday at his home. The funeral will be Wednesday at Ogden, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard McCleery
Lew Williams
Manchester
Lemmon’s Jewelry
Washington
Ogden
Iowa
Weekend Visit From Emmettsburg Families Noted
Mr and Mrs Robert Hopping with Steve and Jeff visited over the weekend at the Wayne Marston home in this area and at the Clark Hopping home in Columbus Junction, sharing time with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hopping
Steve
Jeff
Emmettsburg
Wayne Marston
Clark Hopping
Columbus Junction
Admitted Yesterday and Births Listing
Admission notes show Mrs. Merle Sherman and Mrs. Richard Salemink in Washington and Letts for surgical and medical cases. Birth announcements include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruty in Washington with a daughter, and several newborns for families in Ainsworth, Wellman, and Washington, detailing names of parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Sherman
Washington
Surgical
Richard Salemink
Letts
Medical
Robert Bruty
Donna Capper Birthday Honoree in Keota
Donna Capper is celebrated in Keota for her birthday with family visits and cake. Relatives including Mr. and Mrs. John Capper and Harold delivered ice cream to celebrate Donna and to comfort Larry after his surgery. John Walker resigns from Keota High School to teach in Robbinsdale Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
John Capper
Donna
Harold
Bob Fishter
Larry
Johnny
George Bond
Minnie Wood
Brighton
St. Josephs Hospital
Harold Shepherd
Richard LaVerne
Richard Horras
Francis Linnenkamp
Charles Kilpatrick
Wapello
Haney
Oakville
Denny Bohreofen
Delta Kappa Gamma initiates two Washington teachers
Two Washington teachers, Mrs John Elliott an eighth grade English teacher at Washington Junior High School and Mrs Alberta Rhea an English teacher at Washington High School, were initiated into Delta Kappa Gamma at a Marshalltown meeting. LAS VEGAS report notes tourism in the desert city draws about 10 million visitors annually and spends around 40 million dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delta Kappa Gamma
Marshalltown
John Eliott
Alberta Rhea
Elliott
Washington Junior High School
Rhea
Washington High School
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Local families attend regional gatherings in Des Moines and Ottumwa
Mr and Mrs Robert Moss and family visited Ottumwa to see her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Haller and Mrs Richard Horak attended an Allied Mutual Insurance convention in Des Moines. Mr Horak joined Robert Zager Skip Renoux and Dale Batterson for the state Jaycee Convention held in Des Moines over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moss
Ottumwa
Harold Haller
Richard Horak
Des Moines
Allied Mutual Insurance
Mr. Horak
Robert Zager
Skip” Renoux
Dale Batterson
Mrs. Dewey’s six month western trip and homecoming
Mrs. A Claire Dewey returned home after a 10,000 mile journey through the west. She spent six months in California, then Las Vegas Nevada and Bozeman Montana visiting friends. In April she and Mrs. Hirschler drove to Hot Springs Arkansas for three weeks before heading to Washington. She visited Rev Harold DeVries of Brawley California, formerly pastor here. Mrs. Dewey notes heavy snows in Idaho Montana and Wyoming, new roads in West Yellowstone earthquake area, recent earth and rock slides, new geysers in the park, elk moose deer and antelope sightings, and regional farming in Colorado Kansas and Oklahoma. Mrs. Hirschler plans to return to Montana after a visit in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Claire Dewey
West Coast
California
Las Vegas
Nev
Bozeman
Montana
Mrs. Hirschler
Hot Springs
Ark
Washington
Dewey
Harold DeVries
Brawley Calif
DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Idaho
Wyoming
West Yellowstone Park
Park
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
High Scores and Layered Building in San Francisco
Under construction in San Francisco is a three layer building with 10 office floors, a two story shopping plaza, and 16 apartment floors. The Busters led team scores with 1935, Hits and Mrs 682, Combers 681. Individual leaders were Bill Steele 369 and 211, Barbara Steele 489 and 210.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combers
Bill Steele
Barbara Steele
Layer Building
San Francisco
UPI
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Hotle
Joe Bennett
Medora
Bennett
W.F. Bennett
Clint Hensel
Fred Hensel
J. R. Leon
Bloomfield
J. E
Sol) Leon
Hensel
Mr. Leon
J.R. Leon
Walter Sheetz
Allen Darbyshire
Kaylene
Karla
Davenport
Merle Miller
Doug Jeryl
Dwight
Ainsworth
Melo Janece
Wayne
Gary
Don Robertson
Donald Smith
Vicki
Vince
Denise
Leroy Reber
Darbyshires
Dale Darbyshire
Butler
Lucile
Carol Forgey
Democratic Women’s Club
Leo Marie
Democratic Women’s Executive Board
Kermit Jones
Washington Do
Shiloh
Sunshine Sisters
Lester Welcher
Marion Hobby Club
Charlie Davison
D.O
Marion Avenue
Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Pastry Shop
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
Billy Wade McFarland
Lloyd Conger
H. Roy Said Norman
Wellman
Merlin Zwicki
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Olympia
Dick Ballard
Joe McGraw
Dorothy Schroeder
Cheri Andersen
Phil Ahrens
Journal
Dallas Kinney
John Kenney Barrett
Dyersville
Susan Mary
James M. Cook
Milford ‘Cook
Mr. Cook
St Francis Xavier Basilica
Donna Capper
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Rotary
West Side Square
Ladies’ & Children’s
Midge Stewart
Duncan's Store
Jerrie Lurie
Jom Duncan
Mrs. Dewey
West
Busters
Web
E. M. Bridges & Co
Fuhr & Cochran
Crisco
Flav
Hershey's
Gus Glaser
Weiners
Omg
Westinghouse
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