Mil lers mark fiftieth anniversary with open house plan
Mr and Mrs Ray C Miller celebrate fifty years of marriage on May 11 with a 2 to 4 30 p m reception at their daughter s farm home southeast of Washington They were wed May 10 1919 in Iowa City officiated by Rev Sylvester E Ellis Their children Clifford L Miller Edith Simmering Edward C Miller and Pauline Kuenemann and their families join in a family dinner at 11 p m prior to the event The Millers long time Washington County residents raised four children and have ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray C. Miller
Route 1
Washington
Donald C
Millers
Mr. Miller
Birdina M. Vowk
Wellman
Weekend Visits Highlight Des Moines Notables
Allen Rice of Des Moines spent the weekend here with his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Charles Kennedy. Mrs W H Hotle has been readmitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City and is in room. Mrs Hotles daughter Mrs Virg il True of Waimea Kai Hawaii is here visiting her mother. Mr and Mrs Rowland J Thomas Debbie David and Jimmy of Chicago were weekend guests in the home of his mother Mrs Richard O Thomas and his uncle Evan M Rees. The visitors returned home Sunday afternoon. Dr and Mrs M L Smith Mark and Annette were in Palos Heights Illinois over the weekend to attend the wedding of Mrs Smiths sister Miss Gladys Lonsdale to Albert Burba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Rice
Des Moines
Charles Kennnedy
W. H. Hotle
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Rowland J. ‘Thomas
Debbie, David
Jimmy
Chicago
Richard O. Thomas
Evan M. Rees
M. L. Smith
Mark and
Annette
Palos Heights
Illinois
Mrs. Smith
Gladys Lonsdale
Albert Burba
Mrs Edmondson 76 Died Here Sunday
Mrs H R Edmondson 76 of 602 North Sixth Avenue died Sunday May 4 1969 at Washington County Hospital after illness since December Funeral to be Wednesday at 10 30 a m in Jones Funeral Home with Dr Vernon G Elgin in charge Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Clara A Boileau born November 11 1892 daughter of James Newton and Ellen Louise Vinton Boileau Married February 26 1908 to Hadley Ray Edmondson He died June 31 1963 Surviving sons Arthur Washington Leighton Salt Lake City Utah Willard Davenport five grandchildren two great grandchildren three sisters Mrs Bert White Fairfield Mrs Anna Eldridge Cedar Rapids Mrs Howard Hoyle Washington and one brother Harry Boileau Greenbush Minnesota Two sons Hadley Jr and Lyle were killed in action in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Edmondson
North Sixth Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral
Vernon G. Elgin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Clara A. Boileau
James Newton
Ellen Louise Vinton Boileau
Hadley Ray Edmondson
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Women of the Moose
Arthur
Washington
Leighton
Salt Lake City
Utah
Willard
Davenport
Bert White
Fairfield
Anna Eldridge
Cedar Rapids
Howard Hoyle
Harry Boileau
Greenbush
Mrs Chriss B Miller Dies At Kalona Farm Home
Mrs Chriss B Miller 80 died Saturday evening May 3 at the Kalona area farm home after an extended illness. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. Freeman Miller in charge with burial at Gingerich Cemetery. Born Barbara Brenneman daughter of Emmanuel and Barbara Brenneman. Survived by husband Edwin Ray Miller a son two daughters Leona and Mrs Freeman Mary Ellen Miller, 12 grandchildren four great grandchildren and brother Lewis E Brenneman Kalona. Preceded in death by two sons and one daughter.
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Kalona
Chriss B. Miller
Freeman Miller
Truman Miller
Gingerich
Miller
Edwin Ray Miller
Leona
Freeman
Mary Ellen) Miller
Lewis E. Brenneman
Veteran actor Jack Albertson to guest star on Land of the Giants
Hollywood reports veteran actor Jack Albertson has signed to appear as a guest star on the television series Land of the Giants. The UPI brief notes Albertson joins the cast for an upcoming episode.
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Hollywood
UPI
Jack Albertson
Washington Social Calendar Listings for Monday to Friday
A dense list of local club meetings and events across Washington. The week features music, Rainbow chapters, hospital talks, crafts, dinners, and social club gatherings at venues including the Masonic Temple YWCA Captain’s Table and the Sunset Park log cabin, with times ranging from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. including chairman-led sessions and guest speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Lovick
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
YWCA
Ainsworth Ces
Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Methodist Church
Plant and Bulb Exchange
John Jeffries
Lottie Augustine
U Go
Charles Mayer
Just Us
Wilbur Schantz
Funeral Wednesday for Pfc. Larry E. Smith
Funeral services for Pfc. Larry E. Smith of Washington, killed in action April 26, 1969 in Vietnam, are set for Wednesday May 7 at 2 p.m. in the Christian Church of Washington. Army Chaplain Fred L. Blick will conduct. Burial in Friends Cemetery at Richland with Veterans of Foreign Wars providing military rites. The deceased, son of Dale F. and Ruth Greiner Smith, is survived by six brothers, two sisters, and two grandparents. Friends may call at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home Tuesday and until 10 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church after 10:30 a.m. until services.
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Pfc
Larry E. Smith
Washington
Vietnam
The
Christian Church
Fred L. Blick
USAIR
Friends Cemetery
Richland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sherman - Eden
Pfe. Smith
Dale F
Ruth Greiner Smith
Loc Ninh
Mrs Leland Griggs Dies In West Chester Saturday
Mrs Leland Griggs 55 of West Chester died Saturday May 2 1969 at Washington County Hospital at 10 30 am in Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson and Rev Lloyd Bauer in charge Burial in West Chester Cemetery Griggs longtime assistant postmaster and pediatrics staffer at University of Iowa Esther Virginia Rittenhouse born April 2 1914 Keota daughter of W B and Margaret O Laughlin Rittenhouse reared in West Chester attended Stephens College McMurray College and University of Iowa married Leland Griggs December 24 1938 survived by her husband two sisters Ruth Lyle of Keota and Vera Forinash of Washington parents and sister Ethel Mae preceded in death Oxygen requirements are high for trout story fragment.
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Leland Griggs
West Chester
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Richard Peterson
Lloyd Bauer
Griggs
University of Iowa
Esther Virginia Rittenhouse
Keota
Stephens College
McMurray College
Methodist Church
Guy
Ruth) Lyle
Troy
Vera) Forinash
Washington
Ethel Mae
Rites Tuesday for Theodore Poore
Funeral services for Theodore Poore who died Friday in West Chester will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Crane Funeral Home in Batavia Illinois. Burial follows at River Hills Memorial Park. Poore, born June 27 1875 in Kentucky, is survived by four sons Virgil Russell Albert and Roger, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Theodore Poore
West Chester
Crane Funeral Home
Batavia
Illinois
River Hills Memorial Park
Mr. Poore
Kentucky
Virgil
Russell
Albert
Chicago
Roger
North Lake
Hospital admissions and births in Washington area
Admitted Saturday Lloyd Maxwell from Washington and Mrs. Cora McWilliams Columbus Junction. also Mrs. Henry Mineart Washington. Today Daniel Walker Letts. Births Saturday a son to Mr and Mrs Patrick Childs Washington. Dismissed Yesterday Steven Harris Washington Mrs Ruth O Donnell Columbus Junction. Today Mrs Pearl Clark Washington Jeffrey Bowen Keota Mrs Bill Stout Ainsworth Andy Farrier Brighton Mrs Della Sammons Mr Pleasant Mrs Leafa Jarvis Washington Mrs Edward Bean and a son Washington.
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Lloyd Maxwell
Washington
Cora McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Henry Mineart
Daniel Walker
Letts
Surgical
Patrick Childs
Steven Harris
Ruth O’donnell
Pearl Clark
Jeffrey Bowen
Keota
Bill Stout
Ainsworth
Andy Farrier
Brighton
Della Sammons
Pleasant
Leafa Jarvis
Edward Bean
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Pastry Shop
West Side Square
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Albertson
Lloyd Neiswanger
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Sunset Park
Lawrence Whisler
Joe Schlatter
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
Martens
Y. Democratic Women's Club
Corbin Crawford
Tops Club
Rebekah Club
IOOF
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
C. C. Reeves
OES
Masonic Tem
Pleasant Hill
Women of Moose
Y. Antioch Social Club
Aldine Gingerich
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Willard Widmer
Highland Social Club
Roy Steele
Flower
HJ Club
Ed Chabal
Friendship Club
Gladys Wulf
Rural Women’s Club
Earl Redlinger
South Side Sq
Pfc. Smith
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
TROUT
Osincup Drug
Osincup Drug Store
Mrs. Grimes
del Monte
Golden Valley Tomatoes
Fuhr
Cochran
Aleei
Food Center
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
Ted Williams
Sears
Sporting
Charley Goodell
Ward
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
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Imperial
Admiral
West Side
Payne
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