Stevens 50th Anniversary Open House in Washington
The Rev and Mrs W J Stevens celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at 603 South Second Washington on Saturday May 11 from 2 to 5 p m. Guests include their four children four grandchildren and three great grandchildren among others. They wed May 11 1918 in Story County Nevada Ia and will have 35 years in Washington this August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Stevens
South Second
Washington
John Robert Stevens
Burbank
Calif
A. D
Betty) Wilson
Cucamonga
Fred
Eva) Bickhart
William
Mary) Arnold
Honolulu
Hawaii
Rev
Stevens
Eva Stratton
Story County
Nevada
Mother Daughter potluck draws 100 at First Presbyterian
Over 100 gathered Friday evening at First Presbyterian Church for the Mother Daughter potluck. Mrs Joe Martin led the invocation and a varied program followed with devotions by Mrs Irv Whitham and Irene. The group sang Smiles. Daughters and mothers gave toasts, Marcia Kron performed The Lass with the Delicate Air, a Mother’s Day playlet was staged by primary girls, and the carol choir sang Maytime Is Returning. Vicki and Janet Dare played instrumental pieces, a teenage style show followed, and the program closed with benediction by Mrs Russell Bannister. Circle IV hosted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Potluck
Irv Whitham
Irene
Cathy Coon
Robert Coon
Marcia Kron
Vicki
Janet Dare
Russell Bannister
Grand Cross Degree at Temple Sunday
The Mt. Pleasant Masters of the Grand Cross will confer the Grand Cross degree at the Washington Masonic Temple on Sunday at 2 30 p m All recipients are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Washington Masonic Temple
Wayne Jones Receives $600 3M Scholarship at ISU
Wayne Jones son of Mr and Mrs Thomas E Jones Crawfordsville has been awarded a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Scholarship of 600 dollars at Iowa State University where he is a junior in electrical engineering. The award honors high scholastic achievement in the College of Engineering and Jones is active in Phi Eta Sigma and has held Iowa merit scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Wayne Jones
Thomas E. Jones
Crawfordsville
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Iowa
State University
College of Engineering
Jones
Phi Eta Sigma
State of Iowa
Iowa State University
Marion Ave UPW circles meet for study and plans
The Marion Avenue UPW circles met Friday to continue a study from A Member of His Company based on the Book of Mark. An announcement was made of the Mother Daughter salad supper next Friday May 10 at the church. Circle hostesses and circle leaders were named and devotions followed the lesson theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Avenue
UPW
Mark
Raymond Whisler
Nellie Copeland
Arnet Mathers
Art Wiley
Ted Meyer
Harold Gamon
Steve Wiggers
Richard Wiley
William Stewart
Washington social calendar notices and wedding announce
The Washington society column lists weekly events from Saturday through Wednesday including dances, breakfasts, club meetings, and a long note of church and civic group activities. It also notes the betrothal of Joyce Malek of Des Moines to Ale Edward J. Mattes of Washington, with details on schooling, military service, and tentative wedding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Malek
Des Moines
Edward J. Mattes
John J. Mattes
Washington
Clement Malek
Britt, In
Miss Malek
American Institute of Business
Mattes
Burlington Community College
Air Force
Germany
Club Activities Highlight Friendly Circle and Harmony Club Meetings
Mrs Richard Schiebel hosted the Friendly Circle with 12 members five children and two nests present after a business meeting a flower and bulb exchange followed High score in Court Whist went to Mrs Omer Crawford and Mrs Ed Augustine Merle Sheetz will be June hostess Harmony Club met at Mrs Don Gardners with a hats program where members modeled a hat for each month of the year Refreshments and place favors small hats noted in a social afternoon report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bonar
Marion Ave
Y Wives
Sunset Park
Y. Shiloh
Sunshine Sisters
Lillian Welcher
Flower and Bulb Exchange
Nurses Association
Miss Searing
VA Hospital
Iowa City
Methodist
WSCS
Richard Schiebel
Friendly Circle Club
Jerry Schiebel
Harlan Neuhart
Merle Sheetz
Omer Crawford
Ed Augustine
Everett Gardner
HEO Club
Lola DeLong
Don Applegate
Earle Libe
Harmony Club
Don Gardner
Des Moines man fined for speeding in local court
Robert E. Fleetwood of Des Moines was fined 11 dollars in the justice of the peace court this morning after being charged by highway patrolmen with speeding. The weekly NFO meeting is set for Monday May 6 at 9 p.m. at Ralph Klein's home one mile south of Riverside. all interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Fleetwood
Des Moines
Justice of the Peace
NFO
Ralph Klein
Riverside
Property transfers recorded in Washington County notes
Hal R Hotle and wife convey lot 2 block 2 Hotle's Second Subdivision Washington Eugene V Stone transfers land in section 32-75 7 to Jerry Lee Goodwin Washington County grants land in section 6e-77 Myrtle May Meyer transfers south 10 feet width lot 2 and all of lots 3 block 1 Washington Helen E Dickerson and husband deed land in section 25-75-9 to Theron Lowry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal R. Hotle
Alvin E. Kennedy
Hotle
Washington
Eugene V. Stone
Jerry Lee Goodwin
Washington County
Myrtle May Meyer
Warren Richard Donaldson
Helen E. Dickerson
Theron Lowry
Halcyon Notes Servants Choir, Dances at Fern Cliff Church
Fern Cliff Church members led Sunday services with a Wendell Davison Judy Hulme duet. Do-Si-Do Square Dance Club from Iowa City entertained residents with round and square dances. Various visitors arrived for tea, visits, and family stays, including Nina Hughes becoming a new resident and staff reminiscences from Hallie Hull to Veda Latta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Cliff Church
Wendell Davison
Judy Hulme
Iowa City
Ken Crow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Stevens
Joe Martin
Circle IV
Alexander Smith
Washington Co
Armstrong
Narin
Goodyear
Mannington
Powell Furniture
Wellman, Iowa
Legion Hall
Bud Conners
Catholic Daughters
Clem
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Tops Club
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
Worthy High Priestess Club
Jessie Kammeier
Kalona
Suzannah Wesleyan Guild
C. W. Shaffer
West Chester
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Crawfordsville Ces
St. James
Y. Good Will Club
Ruth Berger
Clifford Connelly
North Marion
Washington Evening Journal
REO Club
Halcyon Notes
Scott Wilcox
James, John and
Joel Shields
Robert Lytle
Linda
Hallie Hull
William Kyle
Ward Essley
Hubert Essley
Barrington, R. L
Nellie Stewart
Brighton
Claude Essley
Eileen Hammen
Mary Virginia
Simpson- Atmore
Rosemary Berdo
Edna Clark
Nina Hughes
Blanche Foster
Simpson Atmore
Laura Bridenthal
Wilder Bell
Rhoda Griffith
Helen Foster
Clayton Bear
Edna Miksch
Mrs
Emma Wolfe
Walter Weinrich
Burlington
Veda Latta
Sam Griffith
Fairfield Call
Clarence McCormick
Mac Davis
Fairfield
Carrie Davis
Halcyon House
Phillip Chorpening
J. W. Helscher
P.O. Box
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
Ae Bakery
Ottumwa
Sunbeam Bakery
Peter Pan
Trausch Sunbeam
Dubuque
Eter Pan
Davenport
Illinois
Trausch Sunbeam Bakery
Trausch
Lowenberg
Ottumwa, Iowa
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