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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1977

Page

3

Halcyon Highlights of community visits and events

Mrs. Howard Anderson and others visited Vera Drake on Sunday. Mary Dawson traveled to Marshalltown with Bernice Witting and returned, visiting the Ellis Keller couple. Multiple guests attended Lola Turkington, including Mrs. Glen Arthaurd and Dana of Kansas City. Various calls and visits occurred across families in Cedar Township, Amana, and nearby towns. May gatherings included Brighton Study Club events, graduation for Nancy Duvall, and birthday celebrations for Ola O’Laughlin and Blanche Norton.

June Duvall Howard Anderson Don Brown Richard Weeks Vera Drake Mary Dawson Marshalltown Bernice Witting Mary Ellis Keller Lola Turkington Glen Arthaurd Winfield C. T. Sels Dana Kansas City Gladys Mace Juanita Wilson Juanita Matt Dillon Clyde Walton DeKalb, Ill Lee Hoover Nineteenth Century Club Ida Berdo Jerry Carris St. Petersburg Lee Baird John Hixson Duane White Dale Holmes Ainsworth Edgar Stewart Gilbert Mills Glen Anderson Mountain Home Ark Nellie Anderson Bob Huff Mandy Pearl Thurston Amana Morrow Reed Tipton al Smith Fort Myers Fla Gladys Helen Mace Martha Boshart Brighton Study Club Norma Dunbar Edna Wentworth Max Shrader Columbus Junction Alice Green Florence Orr Atlanta Fort McPherson Military Base Vickie Hyman Ron Parker Officers Club Orville Griggs Keota Wayne Norton Milton Blanche Norton Wingas Sandra Kasa Bernice Downing Eloise Hazen Phyllis Hardy Darlene Pauls Rachel Longwell Wilma Huggins Cedar Township Farm Bureau Alice Norman Mid-Prairie High School Nancy Duvall West Chester Reed Moore Alvin Shebeck Mrs. Moore A. E. Baldrige Cedar Rapids Jane Krone Davis Calif Lloyd McKay Packwood Everette McKay Chariton Mary Conger Everette Coon Olive Murphy Eula Mae Coon Mervin Grosscup Fred Hermann Murray Coon Jan Margaret Crone Waco Mike Williams Ola O’laughlin Pauline Arthur George Havel Harold Cress Riverside Judy Ridley Halcyon House Ola Paul Shearer Alice Palmer Elizabeth Orton Binghamton New York Dean Hackett Iowa City Mary Lou Coffman Elsie Meeker Elsie Glen Cocayne Waldron Martin Owens Barrington, I Della Anderson Donald Walton Farmington Marie Yoder Barrington Ill Carl Coffman Richland Dunbars Ethel McCreedy Ola O'Laughlin Dorothy Bauer Kathryn O'Beirn Holy Land Lavanda Pence Marion Porter Florence Waterhouse Methodist Church Mary Gale Letts

Mrs Wenger Home After Hospital Stay

Wayland May 25 Mrs Raymond Wenger returned home May 17 from Henry County Health Center Mt Pleasant where she had been a medical patient. Warren Bergh hosted a social gathering May 20 at Parkview Apartments Lounge with numerous guests. Kevin Brooks underwent emergency appendectomy at Henry County Health Center and returned to his parents. A quilting gathering in Mt Pleasant and other local notices followed. Cathodes for healing describes UC Berkeley research on implanting cathodes in fractures to stimulate healing with a 12 week electrical treatment.

Waunita Bill Eicher Ed Gugel Glen Imhof Duwaine Hirschy Iola Hertig Ruth Wenger Elsie Hultquist Lena Graber Shirley Textor Vicky Cline Florence Bergh Warren Kevin Brooks Henry County Health Center Mt. Pleasant William Brooks Katie Roth Eva Beese Kalona Myrtle Slaubaugh Martha Roth Roy Yoder Mary Slaubaugh Lester Yoder Ella Yoder Verda Hamilton Earl Swartzendruber Linda Clark Nancy Mattocks Donald Meyer Mercy Hospital Iowa City University Hospital

Washington events listed in Bulletin Board column

The Evening Journal Bulletin Board lists local events: Washington Municipal Band opening night June has 8 p.m. Central Park free. Washington County 4-H Council meets June 2 at 7 p.m. Extension Office. Mid-Prairie Crusade June 3 to 12 at 7:30 p.m. nightly in Wellman. YWCA Art Workshop starts June 4 for three Saturdays 1-4 p.m. call 653-2594. Truck Pull June 5 at Washington County Fairgrounds 2 p.m. adults 2 children free under 10 free. Conger House tours Sundays 2-5 p.m. with 3 p.m. musical program. Washington Community Theatre presents South Pacific June 6-10 at 8 p.m. at Community Center. Farm Progress Show housing help call 653-3272.

Bulletin Board The Evening Journal Washington Iowa North Marion Washington Municipal Band Central Park Washington County 4-H Council Mid-Prairie Conger House Conger Washington Chamber of Commerce

Property transfers recorded in On the Record Deeds

Georgia Eicher Birlew and husband transfer Lot 2 Block 3 in Margaret M. Youngs Second Addition to Washington to Cynthia K. Sundin. Ernest N. Hole conveys West 8.4 rods of West 10.5 acres of N 2 of NE 4 of NE ¼ of Section 26-77-9 to Vernie E. Hole. Mrs Norman Spenser and husband, et al, sell Lot 3 and West 25 feet of Lot 2 Block 6 in Wells Phillips Addition to Wellman to Larry L. Plecker and wife. Robert M. Langstaff and wife, et al, sell West of Lot 16 in Marrs Addition to Ainsworth to Bruce B. Keeler and wife. Gordon Russell, Inc. sells West 15 feet of Lot 8 and East ½ of Lot 9 Block 21 Original Plat of Riverside to William D. Marsh and wife. William D. Marsh and Betty M. sell West 15 feet of Lot 8 and East ½ of Lot 9 Block 21 Original Plat of Riverside to Faye I. Marsh and husband. Faye L. Marsh and husband sell West 15 feet of Lot 8 and East ½ of Lot 9 Block 21 Original Plat of Riverside to Ronald H Grout and Ricky Grout.

Georgia Eicher Birlew Cynthia K. Sundin Margaret M. Young Washington Ernest N. Hole Vernie E. Hole Norman Spenser Larry L. Plecker W.S. Phillip Wellman Robert M. Langstaff Bruce B. Keeler Marr Ainsworth Gordon Russell, Inc William D. Marsh Riverside Betty M Faye I. Marsh Faye L. Marsh Ronald Harry Grout Ricky Grout

Frank Comments on Busy May Seed Demand and Plant Services

The column notes unprecedented soybean seed demand in May causing brief shortages as seed reserves were allocated to fulfill committed orders. It highlights Agripro seed supply, plant quality ratings of 99.8 purity and 90 percent germination, a dry May with only 0.2 inch rainfall, an oat trial plot south of the buildings, a planned twilight meeting with Iowa State University oat researchers, limited early seed corn and soybeans for replanting, and pesticide can disposal service triple rinsed at no charge.

Oat Research Dept Iowa State University

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Halcyon Mrs. Wenger University of California Frank Patterson Seed and Supply Spurgeon’s Savings B and C Oma M.L
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