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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1968

Page

2

Crawfordsville Legion honors Rhea couple at reception

The Schantz-Mitchell Post of the American Legion in Crawfordsville honored Department president Alberta Rhea and Department Vice Commander Kenneth Rhea at a Sunday reception in the Legion Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. About 275 guests attended, with local leaders hosting and 60 visitors staying for a buffet at the Rhea home that evening.

Schantz - Mitchell American Legion of Crawfordsville Alberta Rhea Kenneth Rhea Legion Hall Gion Mabel Monson Orrin Johnson Lee McCall Harry Suter Charles Wells Everett Sommer Richard Lease Lyle Paisley Florence Henss The Legion Auxiliary Poppy Rosemary Curtis Sheryl Sommer Richard Kaufman Steve Fletcher Duane McArtor Legion Rhea

Woman Fined For Driving Without Iowa License

Nadine D. Buck of Washington paid a $15 fine in a justice court after failing to have an Iowa driver's license when involved in a Friday accident at the Texaco Service station.

Nadine D. Buck Washington Justice of the Peace Court Iowa Texaco

De-Men Meet Tonight at Washington County Fairgrounds

The De-Men will gather at 7:30 p.m. in the schoolhouse on the fairgrounds to view films of the Washington Iow a City game this evening.

Washington Washington County Fairgrounds

Mrs Gottman of Richland Dies at 66 in Iowa City

Victor H Gottman 66 of Richland died Saturday October 12 1968 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City Funeral 130 pm Tuesday at Sheman Eden Funeral Home Rev William Biederman in charge Burial in Friends Cemetery Richland She was born August 22 1902 Sublett Missouri daughter of Thomas L and Ella Minor Crow married first Clarence Smith who died 1923 then Victor H Gottman on September 26 1926 Lutheran Church of Christ the King Iowa City Surviving husband two sons Dale Smith Washington Russell Gottman Batavia one daughter Mrs Harry Ella Louise Knoop Coralville 15 grandchildren one brother Virgil Crow Mason City two sisters Mrs Nellie Herd Lancaster Missouri and Mrs Eunice McCulloch Arlington Heights Illinois Three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.

Victor Gottman Richland Mercy Hospital Iowa City Sheman - Eden Funeral William Biederman Friends Cemetery Gottman Sublett Thomas L Ella Minor ‘Crow Clarence Smith Victor H. Gottman Lutheran Church of Christ the King Dale Smith Washington Russell Gottman Batavia Harry Ella Louise) Knoop Coralville Virgil Crow Mason City Nellie Herd Lancaster Eunice McCulloch Arlinton Heights Ill

Louis F. Pruess of Ainsworth Dies at 73

Louis F. Pruess, 73, retired farmer of Ainsworth, died October 13, 1968, in Washington County Hospital after a three year illness. Born September 14, 1895 in Davenport, he married Vearl E. Walter on October 8, 1914. Funeral Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with burial in Nichols Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, son Kenneth of Iowa City, two grandchildren, Lisa and Brenda Kozora, and Larry Pruess in the Navy, plus two great grandchildren.

Louis F. Pruess Ainsworth Washington County Sherman - Eden Nichols Cemetery Mr. Pruess Davenport William Pruess Vearl E. Walter

Mrs Crawford dies in Waterloo obituary notes family links

Mrs Logan Crawford 77 of 902 Vermont Street Waterloo died Sunday morning October 13 1968 at Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo She was born Gertrude Elizabeth Britain February 22 1891 in Greene County Missouri married April 3 1912 to Loan C Crawford who died November 10 1954 Surviving include son Daryl Waterloo daughter Evelyn Augustine Ainsworth four grandchildren seven great grandchildren and siblings Floyd Britain Mt Vernon and Glen Newton Iowa Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Jones Funeral Home Waterloo with Rev Richard Peterson. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery

Jones Funeral Richard Peterson Ainsworth Gertrude Elizabeth Britain Greene County James Ellen O'Neal Britain Loan C. Crawford Washington County J.C. Penney Daryl Waterloo Lloyd Evelyn) Augustine Floyd Britain Mt. Vernon Glen Newton Iowa

Local residents visit. hospital stay noted in Iowa City

Orva Scott is a Mercy Hospital patient in Iowa City for medical treatment in room 440. Mrs Helen Fuller and Ralph Grady from Chicago spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs William Chmelar and family. Mr and Mrs Steve Welter from Urbana Illinois visited their mother in Iowa City and attended the Iowa Indiana homecoming football game.

Tom Palmer Iowa Ralph Miller Indiana Miller Hawkeye Orva Scott Mercy Hospital Iowa City Helen Fuller Ralph Grady Chicago William Chmelar Steve Welter Urbana, Ill Virginia Chamberlain

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