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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1969

Page

2

Local families visit and medical notes in Iowa City area

Local items note Mrs. John Winga Jr dismissed from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after surgery. Visitors include Donald Messer of Concord California and relatives in Des Moines and Wapello. Several trips and hospital stays of George Field in Iowa City and Jack Schneider in Ft Madison. Memorial Day plans for Jo and Don Gibbs, Hewitt family visits, and Harold Bean’s unexpected death in Clarinda.

John Winga Jr Mercy Hospital Iowa City Donald Messer Concord California E. H. Messer Lester Messer Wapello Donald Benell Hedrick W. T. Dahl Des Moines Jack Schnieder Fairfield Washington Sacred Heart Hospital Ft. Madison Schneider Carl Ward

Memorial Day outfits and gifts at Squire Shoppe

A parade of light hearted hints and ads promotes Memorial Day wear and gift ideas at the Squire Shoppe. It highlights late Thursday hours, formal wear rentals, gift certificates, and car repair humor while sprinkling in jokes about weddings graduations and everyday shopping. It ends with a quip about a third grader naming a librarian as a bookie.

Mrs. Vira Palmer Dies in Illinois

Mrs. Vira Palmer, 55, died Monday at Charleston Community Hospital in Charleston, Illinois after months of illness. Funeral services set for Thursday 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Church Joe Town with Rev. Lloyd Bauer officiating. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Burial arrangements at Petersheim Funeral Home Ka lona with visitation Wednesday 7 p.m. to noon Thursday. She was born July 10, 1913 in Ka lona, daughter of Elmer and Martha Hofer Marner. Married 1932 to Dr. Francis W. Palmer, survived by husband, two sons George of Wilmington Delaware and Bruce of Ft Wayne Indiana, and five grandchildren.

Kalona Vira Palmer Charleston Community Hospital Charleston Illinois Pleasant Hill Church Joetown Lloyd Bauer Pleasant Hill Cemetery Peterseim Palmer Elmer Martha Hofer Marner Francis W. Palmer George Wilmington Delaware Bruce Ft. Wayne Indiana

Ex Junction woman dies in Chicago

A former Junction resident Mrs Forrest Duncan 74 died May 24 at St Francis Hospital Evanston Illinois. Services will be in Chicago Wednesday morning May 28 at Our Lady of the Lords Church. The body will go to Riley Funeral Home Muscatine after the Chicago service. Visitation 7 to 9 p m Wednesday Burial Thursday 10 a m at St Marys Cemetery Muscatine Esther Graff born March 25 1895 daughter of Theodore and -- born Columbus Junction. She married Forrest Duncan of Cotter community. They farmed there before moving to Chicago. Her husband For.

Columbus Junction Junction Forrest Duncan St. Francis Hospital Evanston Illinois Chicago Our Lady of the Lords Church Riley Funeral Home Muscatine St. Mary's Cemetery Esther Graff Theodore Graff Cotter

Oates Joins Cast in There Was a Crooked Man

Obituary note mentions a relative preceded in death last year and surviving nieces nephews aunts and uncles. Actor Warren Oates joins Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda in There Was a Crooked Man film project.

Marriage License Issued To Couple In county office

Joseph Albert Kolesick of Di Jo elta and Cynthia Lou Bird of Hayes ville obtained a marriage license in the office of Robert Porter, clerk of district court, here.

Oseph Albert Kolesick Cynthia Lou Bird Hayesville Robert Porter

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