Fortnightly Club to Celebrate Diamond Anniversary Dinner
The Fortnightly Club marks its 75th anniversary with a dinner on Tuesday November 9 at the Captain's Table. Iowa Wesleyan College’s Dr George E LaMore Jr will headline the program on Architects of Life. He chairs humanities at Wesleyan and has long taught religion philosophy and served as a lecturer nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Kneen
George E. LaMore Jr
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
America
LaMore
Butch” Zwicki
Marvin Bricker
Williamsburg
Federated Women’s.Clubs
Robert Wiley
Leonard Llewellyn
Family Living I
Family Living II
Bible
Amy Jean McCarthy born in Des Moines October 28
Mr and Mrs Michael McCarthy of Des Moines welcome daughter Amy Jean born October 28 weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents are Mrs Bernard McCarthy of Washington and Mr and Mrs Don Rinner of Des Moines. Amy Jean is the first granddaughter on both sides.
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Michae: mcCarthy
Des Moines
Amy Jean
Bernard McCarthy
Washington
Don Rinner
Little Amy Jean
Auditions Set for Southeast Iowa Youth Symphony Talent
Southeast Iowa musicians up to 12th grade from 14 counties may audition December 11 at Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Auditorium for a chance to perform as guest soloists with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra in February. Entries due December 1, approved by teachers, and music chosen from standard repertoire.
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Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Iowa Wesleyan College
Ruth Keraus
Iowa
Monroe
Appanoose
Muscatine
Mahaska
Keokuk
Washington
Louisa
Des Moines
Lee
van Buren
Davis
Henry, Jefferson and
Wapello
Box
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel
W Il
Keraus
Women of the Moose Meeting Reports Community Service Efforts
The ISU room hosted the Women of the Moose as Mildred Sojka presided. Reports covered committee projects, Academy of Friendship candy sale, social service toy parade, and a VA chapel visit in September. Plans included a Burroughs farm sale lunch stand and a pie donation call. Birthday penny match honored several members. a silent auction followed with library committee oversight.
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Nomen OF
MOOSE
Mildred Sojka
Women of the Moose
ISU
Elaine Stalder
Academy of Friendship
Dorothea McDole
Iowa City
Ann Curl
Judi Curl
Mildred Letts
Judith Curl
Veterans Hospital
Helen Simmering
Eliza Brock
Tina Dill
Tin Simmering
Miss Curl
Mooseheart
Burrough’s
Ruth Dunbar
Dorothy Stalder
Eva Blake
Catherine Harris
Mary Ann Smith
Library Committee
Washington County Republican Women Elect Officers at Wellman Meeting
The Washington County Republican Women met at the Legion Hall in Wellman to install officers led by Mrs Nate Young as president and Mrs Kay Statler as first vice president. Plans were made for a county wide Foods and Farm Products sale on November 23 in Washington, with a workshop scheduled next Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of retiring president Mrs J H Jones. Hostesses included Mrs Cecil Miller, Mrs Stan Barber and Mrs Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Legion Hall
Wellman
J. H. Jones
Cecil Miller
Stan Barber
Miller
Groups added to Halloween help list in Washington parade
Two local clubs, the Optimist Club and the Y's Men Club, were added to the Halloween parade sponsorship in Washington. The Optimists run the haunted house, hidden in the county, and the Y's Men provide transportation. Rotary Kiwanis Jaycee Clubs and the YWCA also assist. Parade registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Washington
Optimist
Y’s Men
Y's
Rotary
Kiwanis
Jaycee Clubs
YWCA
Lunch Menu at St James School Week
Monday chicken fried steaks with baked potatoes cole slaw and fruit cup. Tuesday chili celery and carrot sticks apple salad assorted sandwiches milk. Wednesday hamburger patties hash browns lettuce cheese wedge chocolate cake milk. Thursday pizza corn tomatoes fruit cup sandwiches milk. Friday no school.
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ST James School
Funeral services for J Harold Bickford held in Sherman Eden
Funeral services for J Harold Bickford were conducted Friday October 29 at 2 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. William Kettlitz officiating. Mrs. William Helscher served as organist. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald Whitehead Richard Pratt Rex Ray Peters and Kermit Klopfenstein.
Halcyon House Community Notes and Activities
Halcyon House residents enjoyed a Sunday church service at Fern Cliff Free Evangelical Church with music by Mrs. Dorothy A McCracken and her daughters Andrea and Anita. Visitors included Mrs. Maude Bishop from Ainsworth and Mrs. Bonnie Schwarzenbach from Park Ridge. Tuesday hosted a “remember when” session followed by piano student performances. A monthly birthday party honored Mrs. Marie Greenlee and Mrs. Elizabeth Orton with hostesses Miss Ruth Bell and Mrs. Maynard Brown. Mrs. Myra Flynn’s surprise visit from Ft Wayne. Vera Shepherd from Los Alamitos stopped by Friday. Halloween party brought cider doughnuts and trick or treat sacks.
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Fern Cliff
Marie Greenlee
Elizabeth Orton
Ruth Bell
Maynard Brown
George Dare
Don Huber
Local Births Highlight Swarthout Doughty Greiner Romoser Dickson
The Stork Gazette lists newborns with full parental names and addresses across Washington, Keota, Brighton, Kalona, and Wellman. Individuals include Michael J Swarthout Jennifer Ann Doughty Brant Patrick Greiner Jodi Michele Romoser David Bert Dickinson Perry Lynn Beachy Kent Michael Andersen Rae Swartzendruber Dolores May Simmons Jeffrey James Jungbluth.
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Michael Jon Swarthout
Lowell Swarthout
Hotse Drive
Washington
Jennifer Ann Doughty
Thomas F Doughty
North Ave. C
Brant Patrick Greiner
Terrence Greiner
Box 190
Keota
Jodi Michele Romoser
Gary D Romoser
David Bert Dickinson
Donald Dickinson
Brighton
Perry Lynn Beachy
Eldon Beachy
Kalona Kent Michael Andersen
Ronald Andersen
South Ave. C
Rae Swartzendruber
Larry Joe Swartzendruber
Wellman
Dolores May Simmons
Herbert le Simmons
Johnsons to Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Ernest Johnson of Brighton will be honored for their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on November 7 at the Brighton KP Hall. Their family includes six children, thirty grandchildren, four great grandchildren and four step grandchildren with relatives spanning Farson Lone Tree Washington West Chester Ft Madison Keota. Mr Johnson retired as a farm hand at age 70.
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Ernest Johnson
Brighton
Brighton K.P. Hall
Mr. Johnson
Johnsons
James
Ruth) Harter
Farson
Paul Johnson
Lone Tree
John L. Johnson
Washington
Ralph Johnson
West Chester
Don
Nancy) Davis
Ft. Madison
Dirk
Lora) Weerman
Keota
Social Calendar and Bay Area Rail Ride Highlight
In San Francisco the social calendar lists Saturday events including a Square Dance at Ainsworth school gym and a Halloween dance. Also noted is Beatrice Turner, the first private citizen to ride Bart, who rode solo in her car after a wrong turn and later paid towing fees. The schedule spans Monday to Wednesday with meetings, luncheons, auctions, and club gatherings across local organizations.
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Ainsworth School
San Francisco
UPI
Beatrice Turner
Bay Area
San Francisco Bay
Miss Turner
Ingleside
Alemany Freeway
Washington County NFO Meeting Set for Nov 3 at 8 PM
The Washington County NFO will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday November 3 at 8 p.m. on the fairgrounds at the west edge of Washington.
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NFO
Washington County
Fairgrounds
Washington
Hospital Admitted and Births in Washington Area
Hospital listings show admissions on Saturday and today in Washington with medical notes for Lyle Wilcox Mrs Helen Mace William Sheetz Emma Henry and others plus birth of a son to Eldon Beachy Kalona. Dismissals include Kenwood Sanders Mrs Gary Romoser and others. births and arrivals noted with names and towns.
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Lyle Wilcox
Washington
Helen Mace
William Sheetz
Emma Henry
Leo Beauchamp
William Clark
Albert Hahn
Keota
Eldon Beachy
Kalona
Kenwood Sanders
Gary Romoser
Terry Greiner
Edwin Novotny
Metta Rice
Maurice Krabill
Crawfordsville
Bertha Kiefer
Richland
Harold Bickford Washington
Ronald Anderson
Almanac of Admits and Births Listed by Local Hospitals
Yesterday and today several admissions and births are noted. Names include Marilyn Baker Wayland and Katherine Kiefer Washington among patients, Harold Bickford Washington and Effie Schmitt Washington listed for medical, and Thomas Messenger Keota along with Walter Jungbluth Brighton for surgical and neonatal events. The bulletin also records a son born to Herbert Lee Simmons and his partner in Brighton and a daughter to Marilyn Baker and Albert Hahn.
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Aumutes
Marilyn Baker
Wayland
Harold Bickford
Washington
Effie Schmitt
Larry Swartzendruber
Walter Jungbluth
Brighton
Herbert Lee Simmons
Albert Hahn
Keota
William Clark
Fleur de Lis Club Hosts Holiday Entertainers Night
Mrs. Ted Dring led the Fleur de Lis Club Thursday with roll call on How I Like to Entertain. After business, Mrs. Arthur Witthoft presented slides on Happy Holiday Entertaining while cohostess Mrs. Bill Crandall served refreshments.
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Fleur DE Lis Club
Ted Dring
Arthur Witthoft
Bill Crandall
Nail flood wrecks I 45 in Texas with fuel spills
About 40 vehicles rolled over thousands of roofing nails scattered across 50 miles of Interstate 45 in north central Texas between Corsicana and Ferris. A keg of nails on a truck probably broke open. one trucker reported 12 flat tires.
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Ennis
Tex
UPI
Interstate 45
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Corsicana
Ferris
Washington Evening Telegraph Unclear Masthead Fragment
Fragmented newspaper masthead listing offices and staff. Mentions Washington locale, postal details, and ad rates with numerous garbled names and titles.
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United Methodist Church
Oxford University
George LaMore Jr
Neil Hall Farm
Veterans Auditorium
Lawrence Miksch
J.H Jones
Mullikin
Michigan
Labor Hodgson
Southeastern
Iowans
Mrs. Young
wreeRe
Halcyon House
Bonnie Schwarzenbach
J.W. Schwarzenback
Park Ridge
William Helscher
R.T. Seeger
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Myra Flynn
Sylvia Wilson
Vera Shepherd
Los Alamitos
the Stork Gazette
Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Johnson
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple Rainbow Board
Masonic Temple
Ywca Council
S. M Fishburn
Y Community
Dar
DAR Schools Washington Co
E. McFarland Speaker
Shiloh
Sunshine Sister
Ralph Schoonover
Ainsworth Ces
Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Captain's Table
Rosemary Club
Towyn Davies
U Go
Claud Bain
Washington Evening Journal
Matthew Wayne Humphreys
Raymond Fritz
Elmer Wenger Ainsworth
Thomas Rabenold
Ainsworth
Katherine Kiefer Washington
Lyle Wilcox Washington
Thomas Messenger
Rhe
Wasnington
Town
North
Marion Ave
Sosa
Eider
Shannon
Drews
International
Inland Daily Press
Asantown
Assntown
Press
David
Hitler
Busines
William Lannon
Charles "Morris
Ea- Shaffer
Llewellyn
superStenaent
Salt Trade
Towa
Wash
You Monty Man
Orew
W. Jarvis
Washington, Iowa
Hallowe'en Notice
Ony
Washington Federal Savings
Marion
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