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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1962

Page

2

Merry Ten Club Hosts Busy Evening and Prize Winners

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kueneman entertained the Merry Ten Club with pinochle, prize winners included Linda Zwicki and Bob Davies for low prizes, and Mrs Mac Wallace and Don Zwicki won high prizes. Guests included Grove Letts, Mr. and Mrs. Zwicki, and Mr. and Mrs. Wes Lavely. refreshments were served. The Highland Social Club held a Halloween party with 45 attendees. Mrs. Wilfred McCreedy hosted Glenwood School drive at Ainsworth with guests Mrs. Raymond Lasek and Mrs. Warren Donaldson. refreshments served.

Harold Kueneman Merry Ten Club Mac Wallace Don Zwicki Linda Zwicki Bob Davies Grove Letts Zwicki Wes Lavely Highland Social Club Wilfred McCreedy Ainsworth Glenwood School Raymond Lasek Warren Donaldson

Janet Chatfield and David Chapman Marry

Janet Chatfield daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Chatfield of Columbus Junction and David Chapman son of Albert Chapman of Letts and the late Mrs Chapman were married Friday Oct 19 in the Independent Bible Church by Rev Walter Wulff. Attendants included Imogene Chatfield Betty Lou Smith Donald Chapman Robert Chapman Donald Walker Eddie Chapman Irene Johnson Douglas Bausch. A reception for about 180 followed and the couple left for a wedding trip to the Ozarks. They reside in Muscatine where Mr Chapman works at the Ceylon plant.

Columbus Junction Janet Jean Chatfield Vernon Chatfield David Chapman Albert Chapman Letts Chapman Independent Bible Church Walter Wulff Imogene Chatfield Betty Lou Smith Donald Chapman Robert Chapman Donald Walker Eddie Chapman Muscatine Irene Johnson Taylor Ridge Ill Douglas Bausch

Community Clubs Share Weekly Social Calendar

Wednesday events include Sunshine Community Club at 2 p m hosted by Mrs Glenn Witt plus Ainsworth OES Halloween party in informal dress. Thursday features PEO at 10 a m leaving for Mt Pleasant with 1 p m luncheon and World Community Day salad at St Paul Women's Guild.

Sunshine Community Club Glenn Witt Ainsworth Oes OES VFW John Custer Bethel Missionary Society Tom Walker Just Us Club John Caldwell Mt. Pleasant St. Paul Franklin Center School

Local Residents Attend Funerals and Meetings in Region

Mr and Mrs Clifford Connelly plan to return from Shreveport Louisiana after a visit with their son and family. Local families attended the funeral of Lulu Schoonover in Timewell Illinois. Community groups met including VFW UPW and Rebekah Lodge with officers elected and potluck. Several Washington visitors, youth rally attendees from St Paul United Church of Christ joined 150 others in Davenport.

Jessie Schoonover Karl Messer Galen Patterson Wellman Timewell Lulu Schoonover VFW Marion Ave UPW Association Masonic Temple Potluck Rebekah Lodge IOOF St. Paul United Church of Christ Davenport Ted Zieglowsky Ed Miller Ainsworth Donna Lee Miller Frances Miller Donnie Miller Mike Augustine Janet Canady Diana Miller

Weekend Guests From Many Towns Dine With Hasty Couple

Local social notes list numerous visitors and extended family from Riverside Kalona Washington Mexico and Des Moines who joined Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hasty for dinner. The item also notes tours and travels by several families and a new baby born in Mt. Pleasant.

William Spenner Ellen John Spenner Robert Spenner Elizabeth Spenner Riverside Delia Young Wayne Dann Tom Kathy Kenny Kalona Clara Faulkner Washington Raymond Hasty

Tim Rustan Baptized At Marion Avenue Church

Mrs Agnes Rustan of Pella visited over the weekend at the Ralph Kleese home to attend services at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church where her grandson Tim Rustan was baptized. The Kleese family hosted a cooperative noon dinner with Ralph Kleese children and families. Afternoon visitors included Mr and Mrs M D Williamson of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Douglas Williamson and family of Iowa City.

Agnes Rustan Pella Ralph Kleese Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Tim Rustan Garth Rustans Kleese M. D. Williamson Cedar Rapids Douglas Williamson Iowa City

St Paul Women Plan World Community Day

The St Paul Unit ed Church of Christ women host World Community Day with a 1 p.m. salad luncheon for the Women s Guild and guests. Immanuel Lutheran women are invited. Reinhard Meyer of Germany will speak at 2 p.m. All women in the community may attend. Guild members should bring sewing supplies for World Service.

St. Paul United Church of Christ Women’s Guild Immanuel Lutheran Reinhard Meyer Germany St. Paul Guild

Family welcomes two newborns and a birth report

Yesterday in Washington Dr Will Harwood reported a medical case. Today Mrs Mary Booth is listed in Washington. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Jack Knerr of Wilton Junction welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs Ronald Escher of Washington welcomed a son.

Will Harwood Washington Mary Booth Jack Knerr Wilton Junction Ronald Escher

October Weddings Tie Couples Across Iowa and Indiana

In Iowa City at the United Presbyterian Church Rachel Skala of Columbus Junction wed Harely Hamilton of Conesville. Earlier, Suzanne Holthouse married Larry Elliott at St. Marys Cathedral in Decatur Indiana with a Decatur crowd and Columbus Junction relatives attending.

Columbus Junction Rachel Skala Frank Skala Lone Tree Harely Hamilton Elza Hamilton Conesville United Presbyterian Church Iowa City Rachel Holthouse- Eliott

Garth Rustan to report to ship. family leaves town

Mr and Mrs Garth Rustan and son Tim depart for Norfolk Va where Garth will join his ship Newport News after a three week leave Mrs Rustan and Tim stayed with Ralph Kleese since mid August while Garth served in the mid Atlantic Dr and Mrs Mills J Taylor of Philadelphia are guests of Mrs Frank Miller during their visit to Washington They attended the centennial of Monmouth Second Presbyterian Church and will stay until Thursday Eleanor Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Bailey was named a queen court princess for New Mexico Western College homecoming October 20 at Silver City NM She is a senior there.

Garth Rustan Tim Norfolk Garth Newport News Mills J. Taylor Philadelphia Frank Miller Monmouth, Ill Second Presbyterian Church Washington Eleanor Bailey Theodore Bailey New Mexico Western College Silver City N.M Eleanor

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