Rotary Ladies Night honors community leader at Country Club
One hundred two Rotarians and spouses attended the annual Ladies Night. Dr. J. F. Mallory presided as Rotary president. William Perdock received the Rotary Man of the Year honor from district governor-elect Robert Everetts. James Witte brought three Iowa Center for the Blind students. A boys choir and multiple attendees were noted, with numerous perfect attendance awards and a new member induction for Richard R. Colby. Guests included Russell W. Harper and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
J. F. Mallory
Rotary
William Perdock
Robert Everetts
James Witte
Des Moines
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Marjorie Adkins
Ray Benson
Sylvester Nemmers
Jackie Schoonover
Jean Pribyl
Kelly Schlapkohl
Ralph Bauer
William Sitler
Earle Libe
George Rudiger
Robert Day
al Chebuhar
Charles Kennedy
Harry Turner
Dwight Bode
Paul Brenneman
M. J. Cruise
Ralph Martin
Tom Carson
Rotary District
Russell W. Harper
Ottumwa
Club Activities Roundup From Local Groups
Afternoon Literature Club members shared brief book reviews after a roll call. Saddle Club hosts, officers, and committee reports dominated the spring agenda with plans for a June meeting and an August horse show. YWCA notes covered a potluck dinner and new council members, plus Mother Daughter program and Little Sister banquet announcements. About 90 girls signed up for a summer softball team coached by Donna Lant. VW facility usage totaled 2 065 in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Coffey
Country Club
H. J. Brenneman
Howard Marquis
Saddle Club
Fairgrounds
James Weller
Raymond Bonar
Merle Warner
Lloyd Augustine
Ywca Council
YWCA
John Phleger
William Stewart
Dale Close
Jo Janecek
Methodist Church
Donna Lant
Maud Jackson
John Sproule
Ralph Marshall
Cal Larsen
Burton Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Observed in Keota
A reception honoring Thomas R. Burton and Ernie Mae Kennedy for their fiftieth wedding anniversary was held at Wesley Methodist Church Keota on Sunday May 2 from 3 to 5 pm. Attending were relatives including Tyre W. Burton of Jefferson City and others from Iowa and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Thomas R. Burton
Wesley Methodist Church
Thomas Raymond Burton
Ernie Mae Kennedy
Higbee
Mr. Burton
Tyre W. Burton
Jefferson City
F. A. Gossetts
Fremont
Neb
Gossett
Burton
William Henderson
Darrell M. Grimes
Peggy Grimes
D.J. Grimes
Des Moines
Ames
Boone
Washington
Sigourney
South English
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Wellman
Muscatine
Dysart
Cedar Rapids
Granite City
Ill
Kansas City
Harrisburg
Kay Statler
Helen AH. Stoutner
Rachel Powell
Florence Herr
Mae Herr
Mary Cox
Jack Kennedy
Floretta Brenneman
Geraldine Stoutner
Eve Cooley
Thelma Bell
Jeri Mayer
Rita Pierce
Sarah Stoutner
Candise Statler
Kay Helscher
Opal Luers
Dorothy Singleton
Bernice Mattison
Myrtle Funston
Ruth Genkins
Eva Grein
Mrs. Henderson
Rainbow Girls elect new officers for term
Diane Perdock presided as Rainbow Girls met and elected officers. Vicki Thomas chosen worthy advisor will be installed May 15 at 7 30 p.m. at the Temple with friends invited. Installation practice set for May 12. A contribution to the Grace Sprecher Scholarship and Loan Fund was approved. Attendees urged to consider Grand Assembly in West Des Moines in June 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Perdock
Rainbow Girls
Vicki Thomas
Temple
Grace Sprecher
Grand Assembly
West Des Moines
Medical and birth notices from local hospital records
On the record Admitted Saturday Kerry Stransky Wellman medical Yesterday Leo Hammes Sigourney surgical Marvin Rinner Mr Pleasant medical Mrs Marvin Crull Columbus Junction surgical John Scheeler Brighton surgical Today Miss Bessie Shreves Brighton medical Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs A Burns McNeil Wapello a son Dismissed Today Mrs Michael Leyden and daughter Washington Mrs Jack Williams Columbus Junction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Hammes
Sigourney
Surgical
Marvin Rinner
Mr. Pleasant
Medical
Marvin Crull
Columbus Junction
John Scheeler
Brighton
A. Burns McNeil
Wapello
Michael Leyden
Washington
Jack Williams
Chancey Hershberger Dies at Kalona Home
Chancey F Hershberger 89 died Monday at Pleasantview Home Kalona after a two week illness. He was a retired farmer. Funeral Thursday 10 a.m. East Union Mennonite Church with Eugene Garber and A Lloyd Swartzendruber officiating. Burial East Union Cemetery. He was born May 26 1875 in Shipshewana Ind to Daniel and Martha Farmwald Hershberger. He moved to Kalona area in 1894. He married Mary Yoder December 14 1899. Survivors include wife three daughters two sons 24 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters.
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Kalona
Chancey F. Hershberger
Pleasantview
East Union Mennonite
Eugene Garber
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
Yoder Funeral Home
East Union Cemetery
Mr. Hershberger
Iowa City
Leo
Manawa
Wisc
Dan
Chicago
Amanda Dutsche
California
Fannie Stimes
Zion City
Social calendar notices for the week in local columns
A dense page lists social calendar notices with times and venues for Tuesday through Friday. Groups include DAR, Washington Do, Nurses, Ainsworth CBS, Masonics, VFW Auxiliary, Sunshine Community Club, Harmony Club, Masons, Linger Longer Club, Music Club, and several church and civic groups. Reservations are required by deadlines, with several notes on time changes and meal arrangements at Captain's Table, Country Club, and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
W.F. Flynn
Washington Do
Kay Petratz
John Welk
Ainsworth Cbs
Masonic Temple
Country Club
Sunshine Community Club
Lyle Wilcox
Harmony Club
Darrell Ross
VFW
John Custer
Mary Crandall
William Chmelor
Edgar Stewart
Washington County Association For
Nurses Home
Lola DeLong
Funeral services for Mabel Landau held in Landau
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Emil Burrichter presiding. Pallbearers included Orville Caldwell Frank Qualdorf Willis Jones Louie Jones Jr. William McKinney and Jerry Bataille Jr. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Grand Officers Exemplify Degrees for Eastern Star Event
The Grand Officers of the Order of Eastern Star of Iowa will exemplify the degrees at the Washington chapter in the Masonic Temple at 8 p.m. Monday May 10. One member will receive a 50 year certificate. Dinner at 6 30 p.m. costs 1 50. Reservations with Mrs Delbert Zager by May 7. Open to any Eastern Star member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star of
Iowa
Washington
Masonic Temple
Delbert Zager
Eastern Star
Fred Oswalt 78 dies in Richland after long illness
Fred Oswalt 78 operator of the Oswalt Rest Home in Richland died in his sleep reportedly from a heart condition. Services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Richland with Rev A R McMurrin officiating. Burial in Highland cemetery. He was born Oct 1 1886 and lived his life in Richland. He was blind 15 years a birthright member of Hopewell Friends Church. He married Pearl McClure in 1907 (d. 1932) and had three children Grace deceased Virgil and Carel. He married Edna Childers in 1935 who survives with 7 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren plus stepchildren and step-grandchildren. He had two brothers Fay and Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Fred Oswalt
Oswalt
Gould
A. R. McMurrin
George Hughes
Boston
William Bartholomew
Cedar Rapids
Albert Hegg
Covington
Ind
Charles Hines
New London
Fay
Ray
County association for retarded to meet Wednesday
The Washington County Association for Retarded Children meets Wednesday night May 5 at 8 p.m. in the Trainable Room at the Nurses Home. Vincent Foubert will speak on the Work Study Program. Sixteen students in the program include nine juniors and seven sophomores with over 3000 hours of work and earnings above $2200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Association For Retarded
Washington County Association For Retarded Children
Vincent Foubert
Foubert
4 H boys to attend conference at Ames
Five openings exist for Washington County 4 H members at the State Conference to be held June 9 to 12 at Iowa State University Ames. The theme Citizenship Focus on the World includes a paper clipping and customs project. Eligible boys must be 15 by January 1 and apply by May 10 through 4 H leaders or the Extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State University
Ken Cuhel
Washington County
Mother Daughter Buffet at Washington Golf Club
The annual Mother Daughter buffet will be held at the Washington Golf and Country Club on Sunday May 9 from 12 30 to 1 30 PM. Attendees should reserve by Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Golf and Country Club
Sinfonia Music Club founded in Washington article
Washington's newly formed Sinfonia Music Club is profiled in Music Clubs Magazine April issue. Milo Sorden organized the club and notes many men pursue music as a hobby either from school performance or pure enjoyment and learning. An Iowa extension project is cited as a model with promising results for other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Music Clubs Magazine
Sinfonia Music Club
Milo Sorden
Iowa
Red Cross Seeks Extra Funds for Flood Relief
Clarence Logan, Chairman of the Washington County Chapter American Red Cross, says Iowa remains about 20 percent short of its 1.2 million dollar goal as Mississippi River flood costs mount. The national budget is exhausted and disaster funds are being drawn down to cover flood and tornado victims, with emphasis on sending donations through local chapters to where needed most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Logan
Washington County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Iowa
Art Students Attend 35th Annual Iowa Art Conference
Iowa City hosted the 35th Annual Art Conference on May 1 with 25 students from Washington High School led by instructor Carlton Bump. Attendees presented watercolor and oil paintings sculpture jewelry and prints while Professor Schulze praised the works for spirit. Joshua Kind of the University of Chicago spoke at the evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Carlton Bump
Iowa City
Schulze
School of Art
University of Iowa
Joshua Kind
University of Chicago
Mr. Bump
Janice Martindale
Lana Brice
Linda Bonebright
Linda Knott
Nancy Fields
Beth Leeper
Janet Kephart
Connie Nash
Linda Fritz
Michael Crossett
Larry Whitham
Lannie Leon
Jamie Bump
Kathy Dykson
Doris Blieu
Cristine Carson
Bill Peiffer
Linda Stout
Nancy Bower
Nancy Curtis
Judy Zickefoose
Dennis Ferneau
Maria Simmering
Janet Schiebel
Jacob Richenberger rites at Wayland
Funeral services for Jacob C. Richenberger, retired Wayland farmer, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Wayland Mennonite Church. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery. He died Monday at Henry County Memorial Hospital after a week as a patient. He lived in a Mt. Pleasant nursing home since his wife died last summer. Survivors include son Glen of Wayland, daughter Mae Richenberger of Mt. Pleasant, brother Ed of Wayland, sisters Mrs. Jesse Eicher of Wayland and Mrs. Chris Rich of Mt. Pleasant, and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Jacob C. Richenberger
Wayland Mennonite
Zehr
E. S. Mullett
North Hill
Riclenberger
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Drusilla Ann Essley
Glen
Mae Richenberger
Jesse Eicher
Chris Rich
Washington Evening Journal masthead and subscription rates
The Washington Evening Journal list includes editor David Elder and staff roles with publisher contact, printing operations, and wire service affiliations. It displays mail subscription rates for Iowa and outside Iowa, plus per week carrier price in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
4‑H Skating Party To Benefit Citizenship Trip
Dutch Creek 4-H club hosts an all members roller skating party at Washington Skateway on Thursday May 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. Funds raised support the citizenship short course trip to Washington DC July 2 to 11 for thirty 4-H members and three chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Creek
4-H Club
4-H
Washington, D.C
Washington Skateway
Pay Increase Bill Passes Senate in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a pay raise bill 50 to 4 and sent it to the governor. The measure raises sheriff salaries and, after House amendments, now includes county attorneys as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
House
Gingerich plans trip to funeral in Minnesota
Frank Gingerich will travel to St. James Minnesota on Wednesday to attend the funeral Thursday for his brother Dr George W Gingerich who died suddenly of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gingerich
St. James, Minn
George W. Gingerich
Dr. Gingerich
First Men's Stag at Washington Golf Club Friday May 7
The first Men's Stag at Washington Golf and Country Club is set for Friday May 7 at 7 30 p.m. Reservations must be made by Thursday afternoon. Those without reservations should call the clubhouse immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Golf and Country Club
Washington Jaycees Plan Evening Cleanup Meeting
Washington Jaycees are reminded of a meeting at Zager Plumbing and Heating this evening to organize a cleanup campaign tied to the Jaycee light bulb sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Washington
Zager Plumbing
Jaycee
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Kerry Stransky
Wellman, Medical
Bessie Shreves
Wolf's Flower Shop
Chancey Hershberger
Federated Church
West Chester
Thurs
Nadine Condon
Joan Sloca
Fairfield
Stephen Foster
Harry Ramseyer
Harold Gamon
Lafe Stout
Dave Erwin
OES
Friendly Circle Club
Marion Augustine
Delta Alpha
St. Paul Women’s Guild
PEO
David Livingston
Y. Gymnasium
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
First Presbyterian
Lena Stewart
Y. Marion Ave
Y. Methodist
New Man
Tunity
Willard
Phyllis
Widmer
Cool Crest
Rose Motel
Urban
Nick” Lange, Jr
Hwy
Jacob Richenberger
London
Britain
The
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Cobbies
Red Cross Shoe
Safari
Drum Shoe Fit Company
Ame
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