Afterthoughts social club year end potluck at McCarthy home
The department of Fortnightly met for the last meeting of the club year with a potluck at Mrs. Dorothy McCarthy’s home. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Bill Deaton and Mrs. Howard. Mrs. McCarthy shared photos and mementos from her Germany trip with her son and daughter Helen Boyer assisted. A short informal evening followed.
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Family Living I
Dorothy McCarthy
Bill Deaton
Howard
Sunshine Community Club
Harold Gerdes
Edie Simmering
Linda Oakes
Fairfield
Everett Westen
Wilma Westen
Arizona
Pete Koehner
Scouts at 11th Blue Flag Camp at English River
Troop 242 sponsored by Army Reserve completed a two day back pack camp at English River for the 11th annual Blue Flag Camp. Five patrols and one explorer crew focused on camp improvement and craft with water carried by hand. Jerry Westen led the Super Scouts to first place, Greg Stark’s Super 7s were runner up, and Bill Baker’s Super Stars placed third with Scott Keating and Scott Flickinger in other top patrols.
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Army Reserve
English River
Paul Bunyan
Don Kline
Jerry Westen
Greg Stark
Bill Baker
Green Giants
Scott Keating
Superbs
Scott Flickinger
Dion Goodken
Brian Reighard
Waldo Millers Honored For 40th Anniversary Celebration
XEOTA reports Waldo and May Miller were feted at Dickey's Prairie Home for their belated 40th wedding anniversary. A dinner and a money tree followed, then a reception at son Dennis Miller’s home with many relatives and friends from Denver Keota Calon Vallijo and Washington in attendance.
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Xeota
Waldo Miller
Dickey
Prairie Home
Dennis Miller
Laura
Brian
Leroy Tinnes
Vallijo
Calif
John Waters
Calon
Ill
Claudia ‘Allison
Tonya
Shirley Reed
Angela Tinnes
Denver
Colo
Bob’ Waterhouse
Dave
Keota
Cloyce Tinnes
Milo Weaver
Ed Tinnes
Dean Weaver
Jim Gingerich
Loren
Washington
Investiture Ceremony For Girl Scout Cadette Troop 67
Girl Scout Cadette Troop 67 held their first court of awards with a flag ceremony and candle lighting. The light of Girl Scouting, the Promise, and the Law were lit as ten candles signified the ten points of the law. Parents pinned new members Wendy Bandy Denise Bruegge Vicki Jeffries Brenda Proctor Teresa Robinson and Barbara Simpson with World Association of Girl Scouts and GSA pins. A skit First Aid Worst Aw was performed. Taps closed the meeting with Wendy Bandy reciting the Promise. A parent tea followed and the next meeting will elect officers and plan the summer outdoors program.
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Girl Scout Cadette Troop 67
Patrol 1
Girl Scouts
World Association of Girls Scouts
Girl Scouts of the U
Wendy Bandy
Final Meeting Ends Burr Oak and Thirty-niners Clubs
Mrs. Helen Peiffer hosted Burr Oak Club with Fern Kurtz and Genevieve Fritz leading a business session. Members enjoyed gifts, a June 26 meeting planned, and the Thirty-niners Club disbanded at YWCA after a potluck. A memorial for Edna Tucker and a poem reading marked the closing.
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Helen Peiffer
Burr Oak Club
Fern Kurtz
Genevieve Fritz
Robert
Winnie) Krutz
Thirty-niners
YWCA
Della Humphreys
Vera Drake
Marie Walschmitt
Pauline Crone
Edna Tucker
Glenn Dunbar
Louie Jones
Mona Schlatter
Garnet Sinn and John Baldosier Exchange Nuptials
Garnet Sinn and John Baldosier wed at Germanville Lutheran Church in Wayland on Thursday May 15 1975. Rev Wayne Wilkens officiated the 4 pm double ring ceremony. Attendants were the bride’s sister Mrs Warren Allen and Mr Allen of Morning Sun. The couple resides in Wayland.
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Wayland
Garnet Sinn
John Baldosier
Germanville Lutheran Church
Wayne Wilkens
Warren Allen
Allen
Morning Sun
Cresses to observe 50th anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harold M Cress of Riverside will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday May 31 from 2 to 4 30 p m in the Methodist Church Social Parlors Riverside Hosts are their three sons and families Hall Cress Arlington Heights Don Cress Detroit David Cress Omaha Harold Cress Riverside Faye Krebs Grand Island married June 3 1925 in Miami Florida
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Harold M. Cress
Riverside
Hall Cress
Arlington Heights
Don Cress
Detroit
Mich
David Cress
Omaha
Harold Cress
Faye Krebs
Grand Island
Neb
Miami, Fla
Mrs Elsie Waltman Marking 96th Birthday in May
Local resident Elsie Waltman formerly of Brighton now lives at Maplewood Manor Keota reaches 96 years in May.
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Elsie Waltman
Brighton
Maplewood Manor
Keota
May EY
Friday Social and Saturday Promenaders Schedule in Town
Local social calendar lists events from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. including Odd Fellow Rebekah Family Night at 100F Hall hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James Hotchkiss Sr. and a Saturday Promenaders Square Dance at Winfield Community Building with caller Don Wiesel. Demolay and DeMolay Mother’s Club note meetings canceled or postponed.
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Rebekah
James Hotchkiss Sr
Winfield
Don Wiesel
Hospital Admission and Discharges Noted in Washington Area
Yesterday admitted patients include Kenwood Sanders surgical, Joseph Cavanaugh medical, Ted Howell medical, and Thomas Lowry medical from Washington and Brighton. Today discharged Clyde Lambert from Washington. Out of town Edward Warner from University of Iowa City in room 305 for a test.
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Kenwood Sanders
Washington
Joseph Cavanaugh
Ted Howell
Thomas Lowry
Brighton
Clyde Lambert
University
Iowa City
Edward Warner
Mid-Prairie FHA officers named for coming year
Mid-Prairie Future Homemakers of America elected Brenda Bush president Jean Becker vice president Cindy Bowser secretary Carol Radda treasurer and Vicki Patterson student council representative Mrs Diana McCracken is the sponsor.
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Mid-Prairie Future Homemakers of America
Brenda Bush
Jean Becker
Cindy Bowser
Carol ‘Radda
Vicki Patterson
Diana McCracken
Winga Attend National Restaurant Show in Chicago
John Winga and John Winga Jr attended the National Restaurant Association Séth Annual Show at McCormick Place in Chicago. Over 90,000 food-service operators came to the convention, the nation’s largest showcase for the industry. Mr and Mrs Ray Seymour visited last week in the home of their daughter Mary Anne Smith. They plan to move to Hollywood Florida at month’s end.
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John Winga
John Winga Jr
National Restaurant Association
McCormick Place
Chicago
Ray Seymour
Mary Anne Smith
Seymours
Hollywood
Florida
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Assis
Goodwill Club
Sunset Park
Pauline Breckmeir
Burlington
Edith Zook
Nora Clausen
Jennie Mitchell
Iva Simpson
Hulda Barth
Bertha Henry
Clara Brown
Elsie Fox
Blue Flag
Waldo Millers
Fleur de Lis Club
Frontier Cafe
Francis Litwiller
Snowball
Glen Fuhr
Wayne Knupp
Public Affairs Department of
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R. H. McCleery
Edgar Stewart
Cresses
Demolay
Mother's Club
Nomeet
Nineteenth Century Club
Family
Fareway
Carl Jarvis
White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Supreme Shrine
George Cannett
John Thorne
Henry L. Rees
Applied
Dale Batterson
Captain's Table
Mike Young
Washington High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
EPA
Ted Lacey
Town & Country
Plymouth
Hospital
Mid-Prairie
Buster Brown
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