Riverside and West Chester Boosters plan Riverside Centennial event
Riverside residents formed a caravan to West Chester for a dance and lunch with the Centennial Boosters. Fifteen West Chester couples joined in, including hosts Mr and Mrs Louis Kasper and other Riverside residents. The Women's Society of Christian Service met May 3 at the Methodist church with 15 present, led by Mrs Don Kirchner, who organized programs and planned fall workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
West Chester
K.P. Hall
Centennial Boosters
West Chesters
Riverside Centennial Boosters
Louis Kasper
Elmo Kron
Elmer Schneider
Larry Muller
Jack Muller
Cleo Burich
Cleo Gerot
Larry Wieland
Ernest Swailes
Ron Latta
Byron Sweeting
Paul Schnoebelen
Ralph Schnoebelen
Clayton Sexton
Marge Luckey
Milford Olson
Cedar Rapids
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Don Kirchner
Janice Rayner
Betty Kirchner
John Tener
Bird Cress
Ruth Havel
Harold Cress
Earl Stephan
Marion Davis
Sugar and Spice Club Plans May Bicycle Ride
The Sugar and Spice Club will bicycle Monday May 22 meeting at the Y after school with bikes ready. Weather permitting, this will be the last gathering until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar and Spice Club
Mid-Prairie Summer School and Driver Education Schedule
The Mid-Prairie Community School District plans a six week summer session for elementary and junior high students with math and reading under Title I. Classes run 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Wellman Elementary June 12 to July 21, with bus pickups at Kalona Elementary and West Chester plus timing for arrivals and dismissals. A summer driver education program at Mid-Prairie High School begins June 5 at 8:30 a.m. two hours daily for the first week, then Tuesdays thereafter, with multiple bus stops listed for pickup and observance of revised routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie Community School
Wellman
Kalona
Washington Township
West Chester
Mid-Prairie High School
Jr. High
Cheese Factory
Washington Township el
Mothers Day gathering spans family in Crawfordsville
Mrs. Marian Waters reports a family Mothers Day visit as Duane and Vaughn McArtor host Elmer McArtor and relatives. The group includes Donald Lee Howard and Everette Howard, with gatherings tied to a recent wedding in Moline and a Trinity College connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Duane McArtor
Mr. Pleasant
Vaughn McArtor
Keota
Elmer McArtor
Dickie’s
Prairie Home
McArtor
Donald Lee Howard
Fontana
Calif
Indianapolis
Howard Hulme
Nancy Beggren
Evangelical Free Church
Moline
Ill
Howard
Emerson Wittings
John
Danville
Emerson
Ruth
Margaret Witting
Arthur Davison
Wendell
Wayland
Duane Davis
Quincy
Everette Davis
Dale
Duane
Ft. Leonard Wood
Sporting Goods
Ron Shea
George Beverly Shea
Billy
Trinity College
Deerfield
Max Graber
Dudley and
Berdean
Sunshine Club Hosts Guest Day Luncheon
Eleven members met at Mrs. Bill Koehler’s home for a guest day luncheon with nine children and guests from Washington Hollister Ainsworth Mason City and Fairfield. Gene Scott of Ainsworth spoke on the Amish people of Kalona. roll call recalled favorite memories of mothers. Next meeting set for June 21 with Mrs. Gary Crossett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Club
Bill Koehler
Therr
Cecil Long
Washington
Larry Simmering
Shelley
Hollister
Gary Murphy
Bob Geret
Ainsworth
Ron Bennett
Jim Reschly
Gladys Wilson
Mason City
Howard Beenblossom
Ain
H.H. Club
Paul Beenblossom
Harold Beenblossom
Howard Long
John Beenblossom Jr
Earl Ferrell
Evensong Led By Lundquist At UP Home Tribute To Mothers
The UP Home Sunday Evensong featured Miss Glendine Lundquist with Miss Martha Glass at the piano and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Holder and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Colby leading singing as part of a Mothers Day tribute. Readers note campus and local social activity, visitor mentions, staff training, and home improvements shaping a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendine Lundquist
Martha Glass
Percy Holder
Richard Colby
Snowball Social Club Outing in Sunset Park
Eight members attended the Snowball Social Club outing in Sunset Park for a nine o'clock breakfast on a sunny spring morning. Mrs. Gary Humston hosted and Mrs. Wayne Knupp handed out club booklets as members selected host dates for coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Gary Humston
Wayne Knupp
Violet Lundquist Named President of Iowa Community Action Directors
Violet Lundquist, director of the Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization in Burlington, was elected president of the Iowa Association of Community Action Directors at the annual Des Moines meeting. Other officers include James Platt of Dubuque as first vice president, Charles Wood of Webster City as second vice president, and Joseph Pals of Creston as treasurer. the Southeast Iowa group serves Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Washington counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Lundquist
Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization, Inc
Burlington
Iowa Association of Community Action Directors
Des Moines
James Platt
Dubuque
Charles Wood
Webster City
Joseph Pals
Creston
Henry, Lee
Washington
Homer Pattersons Plan Open House
Keota Mr and Mrs Homer Patterson of Keota will be honored at a reception Sunday May 28 in observance of their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple were married May 25 1947 at Kahoka Missouri and are parents to Walter McArtor East Moline Ill Donald McArtor Cedar Rapids Hubert McArtor McHenry Illinois David McArtor Washington Sandra Chalupa Washington William Patterson North English John Dennis Susan Linda and Mary Jean Patterson. They have nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Homer Patterson
McHenry
David McArtor
Washington
Wayne
Sandra) Chalupa
William Patterson
North English
John
Dennis
Susan
Linda
Mary Jean Patterson
Ebersole elected by Toastmasters Eastern Division
J Delmar Ebersole of Mt. Pleasant was chosen to serve one year as Lt Governor District 19 Toastmasters. Officers were elected at the Spring Conference and Speech Contest at the State University of Iowa Memorial Union on May 13 by the district executive committee and voting delegates from 79 Iowa clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Delmar Ebersole
Mt. Pleasant
State University of Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa
Moline
Rock Island
III
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Washington
Ottumwa
WSCS Circles Hold May Meetings Across Several Homes
The Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service circles held May sessions in members' homes. Circle IV hosted 16 with guest Blair Haymes reviewing Bible Legacy for Women. Circle V, VI, and VII reported 16 to 18 members plus guests, with lessons from New Machines and New Humanity, The Road to Egypt, and Jesus Son of Man. Circle I to III continued programs on higher education, senior citizens, and related topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Circles
Circle IV
Howard Hazen
Blair Haymes
Edith Dean
Evert Weston
Circle V
Grant Humston
Nettie Miller
Merle Fitzgerald
Carl Phillips
George Dare
Marion Pence
Ralph Chorpening
Maurice Crawford
Dare
Jesus
Son of
Man
Circle I
Russell Davis
Cecil Long
Delbert Soper
A. C. Peterson
Circle II
Walter Messer
Dwain Ream
Tom Pace
Robert Koehler
Joe H. Jones
Circle III
William Holden
Joe Lang
Claire Keating
John Dawson Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Junior High
Lucy Gamon
Janice Goff
Nancy Shamdin
Sherry Bash
Journal
Riverside Caravan
North Side Square
Mid-Prairie
Sunshine Community Club
Bill Swift
Wolf's Flower Shop
Wallace L. Fagen
Washington County
The
Lytles
Ann Watt
Mary Jean Kocabinski
Watt
Barbara
Joan
Brookville
Clarion State College
Clarion, Pa
Gillis
J.R. Heffern
Fayetteville, N. C
Heffern
Mr. Gillis
Dorothy Currie
Tarkio
Lois Swain
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Elbridge Fort
Annie Jane Fort
Charles Fort
Vida Annegers
Gertrude Upton
Robert Upton
Rockford
Garry Mills
Fire Service Extension Department
Iowa State University of Ames
Mills
Joel Arnold
Tulsa
Okla
Gene Zeck
Ann
Gary Zeck
George Zeck
George
Nellie Zeck
Amana
Mrs
Everett Mitchell
John Mitchell
Alice Brown
Clifford Little
Hutchinson, Kan
Charles Meeks
Enid
Hebron Hall Robins
Patty Ackerman
Memphis, Tenn
Edna Robeson
Lena Nesbitt
Gillises
Megdelsen
Karl Megchelsen, Jr
Montrose
Robert Megchelsen
Jim
Tom
Gerrard Megchelsen
Neal
Sara
Mary
James Sojka
Patsy Robison
Megchelsens
Jana Flickinger
Myrna Cave
Cindy McCall
Millie Bordwell
Joe Holmes
Iowa City
State Post
Homer Pattersons
Washington Evening Journal
Ebersole
WSCS
Coleman Camping Headquarters
Davis Mobile Homes
Coleman
Prim “Aa Bank
Washington, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!