McCrackens Surprise 40th Anniversary Dinner
Richland Iowa family notes honor to Mr and Mrs C B McCracken for their 40th wedding anniversary with a Saturday supper at Dickeys Prairie Home Cafe and cake at home. Several relatives from Des Moines Rock Island Stockport and Keota attend along with local guests and church group activities roll through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lire
Richland
C. B. McCracken
Bernard Ulin
Des Moines
Clark Hollingsworth
Rock Island
Illinois
Stanley Johnson
Stockport
Dickeys Prairie Home Cafe
Cedric Wolcott
Dymond McCracken
Leora Fleig
McCracken
Gladys Kindred
Denver
Colorado
Rufus McCracken
Bill Miller
Sperry
Lloyd McCracken
Jack Hesseltine
Ted Spray
Deloris Spray
Jodi
Lawrence
Kansas
Larry Sanders
Keota
Rick Spray
Colen
Everett Nichols
Paul Nichols
Bloomfield
Dave Bren
Burlington
Jerry Smith
Bethania
Bob Pepper
Cedar Rapids
Walter Pepper
Chuck White
Kevin White
Air Force
Glayds Kindred
Clarence Ferguson
Womens Farm Bureau District Worshop
Mt. Pleasant
Don Allen
Richland Lions Club
Richland United Methodist Church
Kermit Oswalt
Bill Cobb
Harold Greeson
Carrie Oswalt
Cobbs
Donald Tucker
Monna Allen
Lucy Allen
Jim Davis
Pleasant
Dorothy Middaugh
Fairfield
Bernard Berg
Wellman
Sam Davis
Forest McBeth
Brenda
Clem Chalupa
Oakdale
John Cha
Claire Kent
Iowa City
Nell Kent
Ruth Reighard
Sasseen
Nela
Rubio
Houston Sassen
Robert Sasseen
Margaret Roberts
Russell Sasseen
Packwood
John Sasseen
Donna Sassen
Rand Wonderlich
Roger Vogel
Karen
Jim Wolcott
Dale Sassen
Keith Sasseen
Leroy Robison
Leo Paxson
Kathleen Roberts
Galesburg, Il
Bill Liggitt
Merle Paxson
Roy Cambell
Terry McClurg
Brighton
M. E. Fulton
Judy
Tomi Sue
Leland Fulton
Gladbrook
Robin Ragen
Billy
Batavia
Larry Morgan
Kathleen Morgan
Washington
Mary Morgan
Margaret McClure
Clayton Morgan
Libertyville
Millard Morgan
Craig Morgan
Colleen Alin
Wiley Gripp
Thayer
Sara Morgan
Mercy Hospital
Charles Blakely
Lewis Moore
Pat
Chuck Moore
Jack Moore
Pulaski
Blakely
Allen Mullikan
Willis Mullikan
Curt Connelly
R. C. Connelly
Margaret
Scott Harras
Earl Horas
Bryce Ulin
Colleen Ulin
Troy Sievers
Troy
Gary Harvey
Cliff Wilsons mark golden anniversary
Approximately 100 people gathered at Cliff and Bertha Wilsons rural Wayland home on Sunday Sept 16 to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The couple married Sept 12 1923 in Mt. Pleasant. Their daughter Ada and Robert Burns hosted the event with seven children and other relatives. Also present was Bertha Wilson 93, the groom’s mother. The Wilsons have a daughter Ada and a son Richard, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A weekend camping gathering at the Donald Meyer acreage included many relatives and friends from nearby towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita
Donald Meyer
Bill Dockendorf
Cecile Chrissinger
Mike
Ellis Crawford
Don Johnson
Winfield
Wm. L. Reddick
Shelly
Coralville
Lisle Herring
Crawfordsville
Bob Hardy
Francis Farmer
Elnora Farnsworth
Iowa City
Fred Downing
Washington
Harold Hagist
Keota
Jack Seward
Jim
Janet Joef Wellman
Dale Richenberger
Lori Roth
Wayland
Leland Graber
Jerod
County farmers urged to maintain set aside
Washington county farmers are reminded that changes in set aside requirements for 1974 farm programs do not alter responsibilities for maintaining 1973 set aside acreage. Robert Pearson, ASC Chairman, urged participants to keep 1973 certified set aside acres and comply with all program rules for the year. Inspections may occur at any time to cover all ASCS programs. producers must stay compliant to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Robert Pearson
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Eat and Grow Slim Cookbook Recipe Bits and Tips
A reader shares a 208 page Fawcett Gold Medal cookbook titled Eat and Grow Slim with a sample cabbage Italian style recipe 30 calories per serving and several other dish ideas including Cheese Appetizer Caramelized Apples and a money saving note. A thought from Bill Mauldin ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Williams-Heller
Fawcett
Marie White Honored At Prenuptial Party
Cynnie Foss and Nadine White hosted a bridal shower at the Foss home Sunday for Marie White. Guests enjoyed games and gifts with refreshments for twenty-one attendees. Mothers of the couple and grandmothers attended. Marie White is to marry Gary Snakenberg on Oct. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynnie Foss
Nadine White
Foss
Marie White
James Snakenberg
Myron White
Roy White
Margaret Everhart
John Weber
Miss White
Gary Snakenberg
New Scouts on hike and cookout on Sunday
Several new Scouts from Troop 242 spent Sunday afternoon on a five mile hike along back roads and cross country. They learned silent hand signals and discovered giant puff ball mushrooms along a creek before cooking shishkabobs by a fire. Participants included Scott Flickinger Dale Turner Kent Marsengill Jim Scott Dave Laffoon Brian Dickerson Mike Dickerson and Jerry Westen with Lou Pailliotet accompanying the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Flickinger
Dale Turner
Kent Marsengill
Jim Scott
Dave Laffoon
Brian Dickerson
Mike Dickerson
Jerry Westen
Lou Pailliotet
ASC Office to Close for October Holidays
Washington County ASCS Office will close Oct 8 for Columbus Day and Oct 22 for Veterans Day per County Executive Director William K. Day. He notes holidays shift to Mondays by federal law and urges advance notice to save trips. other closures include Thanksgiving Nov 22 and Christmas Dec 25 in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
William K. Day
Bill
Washington County
Mid-Prairie School Board reorganizes for 1973-74 year
The Mid-Prairie Community School District Board of Education met September 17 to organize for 1973-74. Newly elected members Duane Longwell Houseal and Warren Schaefer took oath. Schaefer was named president. The board accepted the resignation of Janet McGuire and hired Mary Greiner to replace her. Next meeting set for October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Prairie
Duensing visit to Dorans celebrates 50th anniversary
Mr and Mrs art Duensing returned from Snohomish Washington after visiting Mrs Duensing s sister and husband Mrs and Mr Charles Doran for the Dorans 50th wedding anniversary celebrated Sunday September 2. The Dorans previously lived here. Mr and Mrs Cloyce Tinnes return from an east vacation touring Farm Progress Show in Lebanon Indiana Washington DC Niagara Falls Mackinac Island and Lake Michigan. They visited daughter Angela now moving from George Washington University Hospital to Denver and will stay with her about a week before moving on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Duensing
Snohomish
Wash
Cloyce Tinnes
Lebanon
Ind
Washington, D.C
Niagara Falls
Mackinac Island
Lake Michigan
Angela
George Washington University Hospital
Denver
Colo
Car Crash Involves Washington Driver On West Tyler Street
John Jeffrey Lins of Washington loses control on East bound West Tyler Street and crashes into a parked Marshall Furniture Co. car owned by Ray Glover. The Lins vehicle is a total wreck and damage to the Marshall Furniture car is about $900. Lins faces a charge of failure to have control of his vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jeffrey Lins
Washington
Marshall Furniture Co
Tyler Street
Lins
Marshall Furniture
Ray Glover
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Dillon
Bill Mauldin
Benjamin Moore
Osincup’s
M-P
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
Ywca Room
Theta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Gene Zeck
St. James School
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Pizza Hut
YWCA
Miss Louisa ‘Young ‘Nurses Association
Washington Do
Dar
Lawrence Whisler
Robert Lynde
New Hope
UP Church
Y. Call
Verne Goedken
Jo Curtis
Vida Roberts
Kathleen Adam
Crown of Beauty
Delta Kappa Gamma
People's National Bank
Columbus Junction
John Combs
Interdenominational Bible Study
Washington Mennonite Church
Just Us
D. C. Butler
Marion Hobby Club
William Petratz
VEW
Rosemary Club
George Horn
Wingas
Pauline Crone
James Moeller
HBO Club
Bruce ‘Campbell
International Trading Co
Davenport
Towa
Farm Bureau Building
Washington, A
Jeff Dean
Sears
East Washington
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