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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1972

Page

2

Edwards celebrate golden wedding with Oct open house

Mr and Mrs Glenn D Edwards of Washington long-time Columbus Junction residents observe their 50th anniversary with an open house Sunday Oct 8 in the Columbus Junction State Bank activity room from 2 to 4 pm They were married Oct 18 1922 in Columbus City by Rev R Terry Jamison Attendants Fern Edwards and Ralph Marshall Their sons Terry Muscatine and Richard G Trenton Mo and families host the event Mr and Mrs L J Roberts Amarillo Texas a brother of Mrs Edwards will attend arriving Oct 6

Glenn D. Edwards Washington Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Parsonage Columbus City R. Terry Jamison Fern Edwards Ralph Marshall Terry Muscatine Richard G Trenton L. J. Roberts Edwards Amarillo Texas

Henrys welcome Anaheim visitors to Keota and Oskaloosa

Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Henry of Anaheim California arrived Saturday to spend their vacation with the William F Henry family and Flander relatives in Keota and Oskaloosa Iowa during a local visit to relatives and friends.

Ivan Henry Anaheim Calif William F. Henry Flander Keota Oskaloosa

Club Activities CHILD STUDY Meeting Notes and Speakers

Mrs. Richard Herlein hosted 13 Child Study members on Wednesday with guests Mrs. Ray Staatz and Mrs. L J Holwegner. Dr John Helscher spoke on Your Childs Teeth. The Oct 3 general meeting is at the Methodist Church with a change of place to Mrs William Koehler s home. Members will meet at Mrs Gary Murphys to travel to the Koehler home in the country. Mrs Henry Kiene, injured a knee cap, spent days in Mercy Hospital Iowa City and returned home on crutches. Mr and Mrs Clarence Goodwin received a surprise visit from granddaughter and husband Mr and Mrs Francis Bloomquist of Walker Minnesota on their honeymoon.

Richard Herlein Ray Staatz L.J. Holwegner John Helscher Methodist Church William Koehler Gary Murphy Koehler Henry Kiene Mercy Hospital Iowa City Clarence Goodwin Francis Bloomquist Walker, Minn Minnesota

Scouts Plan Greenery Sale for Christmas Benefit

Scouts of Troop 242 will again start selling high quality Christmas greenery door to door as part of their annual project. They will provide a brochure with order details and anyone not contacted may call Frank Russell at home for orders.

Frank Russell

Carpenters Union Meets Wednesday Evening

Carpenters local 1398 will hold a meeting on Wednesday October 4 at 8 p.m. at the IOOF Hall seeking members for discussion and updates on union activities and contracts.

Carpenters Union Carpenters Local 1398 Ioof Hall

Washington De-Men Meet at The Willows Tonight

The Washington De-Men will gather at The Willows at 8 o'clock for a meeting and game film screening. All members are urged to attend.

Washington De-Men the Willows

Admitted and Births Report Today in Several Cities

Admitted yesterday Kenneth Crone of Washington underwent surgery. Today Leo Heisdorffer of Keota is hospitalized for medical care. Births today include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Schultz of Ainsworth and a daughter to Rev. and Mrs Duane Perry of Washington. Dismissals today include Mrs. Willard Buster and daughter of Ainsworth and Mrs. Nicholas Guzman and daughter of Wapello.

Kenneth Crone Washington Surgical Leo Heisdorffer Keota George Schultz Ainsworth Duane Perry Willard Buster Nicholas Guzman Wapello

Margaret Work Reports on 98th WCTU Iowa Convention

Miss Margaret Work of Washington served as a delegate to the 98th WCTU Iowa convention in Sioux Center. She notes resolutions urging higher alcohol purchase ages, advertising bans, uniform .05 blood alcohol tests, drug education, abstinence, and accountability for producers and distributors, plus calls to ban alcohol in candy and on planes, with praise for the president on pornography and opposition to alcohol in cooking.

Margaret Work Maple Lane Washington W.C.T.U. of Iowa Sioux Center Miss Work Congress Federal Aviation Authority

Anniversary party honors L. P. Guy 50 years of marriage

More than 250 friends and relatives gathered at the Youth Center on Lake Darling to toast Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Guy on their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, who will celebrate 50 years on Oct 5, reside on their longtime family farm and are parents to ten children with grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lake Darling L. P Hap) Guy Lathel Robert Mary Aleatha) Kientz Brighton Donald Vada) Hahn Keota Richard Beverly) Morgan Kalona Daryl Jo Ellen) Schimmelpfinnig Forest City Jack Wanda) Mapel Irving Texas Ronald Nadine) Taglauer Fairfield Boyd Barbara) Stephens Crawfordsville Cedric Washington

Local couple stays active with garden work at Lake Darling

Coal Vesley and Mr and Mrs Guy remain active in retirement, spending much of their time tending their garden and flowers and helping with the maintenance of Lake Darling Youth enter.

Coal Vesley Guy Lake Darling

Iowa marching band includes area students this season

John Kessel of Washington and Tom Hahn of Keota join University of Iowa marching band members from the region for the current season.

John Kessel Washington Tom Hahn Keota University of Iowa

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