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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1969

Page

3

Memorial Gifts Benefit Senior Citizens Center Program

Our McCleery Room gains a portable TV donated in memory of Arthur Wiley as memorial gifts to senior citizens support the center. Clarence Fulton’s family funded gifts for older residents, and readers are urged to consider including Senior Citizens in wills. Open House and Hobby Show planned with crafts and refreshments, May Dinner May 27 with a Mothers tribute skit.

McCleery Arthur Wiley Clarence Fulton Crawfordsville Washington

Kalona High alumni banquet marks 1919 golden anniversary

Kalona May 13 Alumni of Kalona High School are reminded of the annual banquet at 6:30 p.m. May 19 at the Kalonial Town House. Reservations with secretary Mrs Terry Spitzer by May 15. President Larry Kern says an interesting program prepared by the committee. Special recognition for the class of 1919. All alumni invited.

Kalona Kalona High School Kalonial Town House Terry Spitzer Larry Kern Ira Bender Mary Lena R. Yoder Robert Miller Paul Yoder Paul Shetler Fred Nisly Ruth John B. Yoder Rachel Edwin Knepp Mary Yotty Emma Yoder Frank Yoder Alvin Stoltzfus Clarence Swartzendruber Lewis D. Yoder William E. Miller Mose P. Yoder Idris Club Paul Swank Prairie Flower School

Doctor M L Tweeton Practice Address and Hours

Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion lists contact number 653-2351. Office hours show closure Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

M. L. Tweeton North Marion

Local names listed in community notices

A compact list of individuals appears in a community notice, including D. D. Zager Helen Zednichek Mrs. C. D. Gilmer Donald Brown Tom Brown Ray Carlin Pete Weller R. Thompson and Mrs. R. E. Arthur Brad Finch, suggesting an event or role assignment without further context.

D. D. Zager Helen Zednichek C. D. Gilmer Donald Brown Tom Brown Ray Carlin Pete Weller R. Thompson

Sorosis Club Hosts Grace Stone in Washington Meeting

Grace Stone presided as hostess for the Sorosis Study Club of Ainsworth on Friday May 9 in Washington with 18 members and six guests. Speaker Mrs. C C Reeves shared slides from her Swaziland trip while the club received an Iowa Federation award and approved purchasing a library book for Washington Community Improvement.

Idris Club Kalona Park Velma Spicher Stanley Products Holiday Inn Cedar Rapids Spicher Robert Schrock Vernon Kinsinger George Allen Jr Lester Reber Emerson Swartzendruber Katona Bessie Burich Lewis Eckrich Lyle Frantz Riverside Warren Hershberger Austin McDowell Glen Kasper Shirley Mayfield Iowa City Neva Cheney Neva Burdine North English General Electric Reber Burich McDowell Richard Beck H. V. Beck Myron Oswalt Golden Buckle Keota Edwin Knepp Joe Erb Wellman Ainsworth Sorrosis Study Club of Grace Stone Washington Cecil Miller Harold Ross C. C. Reeves Tom Davis Lee Butler Atlantic Charles Rademaker Glen Lord S.A. Stephens Paul Beard Everette Tobin Department of Public Affairs Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Ron Genheimers Swaziland South Africa Genheimer Sorosis Sacha Reeves Joe Tobin Miss Stone Davis Sam Cozad Nichols Iowa Louis Pruess Olive Miksch United Methodist Church C. A. Thompson Kenneth Ornduff Gene Stephens S. A. Stephens Orie O’connor Richard Havel Jerry Richards Renee and Teresa W. D. Roberts Clarke Pfeifer Preston Edmondson Elmer Wenger

Riverside Weekend Social Notes and Tulip Festival

Riverside residents hosted and visited family across May, with Marge Luckey hosting in Marengo and Chicago guests including the Moldenhauer family. Families attended the Tulip Festival in Pella and visited Red Rock Dam, while mushroom picking near Miami Lake yielded 125 pounds. Cancer fund collections totaled 230.25 in Riverside and Iowa Township, with Mother s Day events, baptisms, and cooperative dinners noted among local households.

Jim Luckey Kellogg Marge Luckey Miami Lake Riverside Wilbur Kiene Iowa Township Dorothy Wollrab Rose Sojka Leroy Cerny Harold Sojka Vince Sojka Dale Sojka Gene Stewart Paul Beenblossom Robert Kloopfer Dick Wollrab Mike Shalla Kathy Gaulacher Sherry Kenny Fraunholtz Walter Hardy Cynthia Jean Leroy Hardy Cletus Kline Hills

Dinnels welcome a son Mark Shannon in Riverside

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dinnel announce the birth of a 6 pound 12 ounce son, Mark Shannon, at Mercy Hospital on May 9. Grandparents Gale Dinner, Leo Maske, and others celebrated with visits, as Mike Dinnel met his new brother.

Riverside Steve Dinnel Mark Shannon Mercy Hospital Mike Gale Leo Maske North Liberty

Mushroom supplies from Davenporters visiting Wayland

Davenport residents visiting Wayland for the Tulip Festival took home mushrooms noted as plentiful in the area this spring. The column recounts multiple Mother’s Day guests, family visits, illnesses, and social gatherings across Davenport, Brighton, Iowa City, Washington, Sigourney, and Des Moines, with names including Imhoff, Boshart, Wagler, Meyers, and Streiffler, among others.

Wayland Carl Imhoff Ruth Byles John Scarrington Lewis Scherz Lillian Peters Davenport Pella Paul Imhoff Donald Meyer Tony Graber Carolyn Frances Farmer Iowa City Kenny Meyers Brighton Helen Lee Harold Unternahrer Joe Gowey Gowey Maurice Gowey Alfred Keith Mission Texas George Brooks Alfred Wagler Allen Wagler Sigourney Harold Wagler Delmar Wagler Edwin Wagler Waglers Vada Albert Reimer Hillsboro Kansas Jim Boshart Progress Club Edith Boshart Henry Widmer Max Kauffman Europe Janis Boshart Susie Alliman Mike Boshart Martha Boshart Susie Jeff Washington Ruth Cowles Ames Frida Boshart Warren Bergh Evelyn Delmar Larsens Ypsilanti Michigan Robert Boshart Near Frytown Addie Davison Leo Wagner Glen Guengerich Jim Davison Donald Rich Clarence Shumaker Wade Huffman Rich Bob Wells Crawfordsville Bob Stattler Mr. Pleasant Russell Norton Sherry Wayne Keller Marilyn Fairfield Hazel Miller Betsy Hackett Nina Bain Melvin Clark George Boozel Des Moines Daniel Streiffler Piolelowa Earl Streffler

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