Washington club hosts Three Quarter Century Dinner
The Journal's Three Quarter Century Club held its annual dinner at Washington Golf and Country Club on Saturday with 123 members attending. Notable golf results included Jack Hall and Jim Lloyd posting 71 and 33 respectively as the club scene showcased past friendships and local sport.
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Journal
Washington Golf and Country Club
Jack Hall
Des Moines
Washington
George Zeck
Howard Wolfe
Decatur
Ill
St. Louis
Clarence Rogers
Ainsworth
Washington Hospital Week Review Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Jack Reid of Hot Springs Arkansas underwent surgery at St Josephs Hospital in National Park Hot Springs Arkansas and is recovering. The column notes visitors and residents including Mary Martin Indiana University Bloomington pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology. Numerous local retirees teachers and families are listed with visits trips and social events across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Reid
Hot Springs
Ark
St. Joseph's Hospital
National Park Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mary Martin
Indiana University At
Bloomington, Ind
Ralph Martin
Mary
Marilee Fredericks
Des Moines
Martin
Ralph Berstler
Tom
Jill
Bobbie
Washington
Frances Miller
Richard Custer
Ralph Wedeking
St. Paul
Weeklong Social Roundup Ties Iowa City Burlington Visits
Wednesday notes residents and relatives traveling for visits and family gatherings across Iowa and nearby states. Spurgeon Store worker Mrs T Earl Jackson away on vacation. BurlingtonVisits with Jody Timmins Bruce. Davenport trip for Gerald Kephart children. Longer family weekend in Highland Wisconsin. visitors hosted by Walter Longer and Bernard Payne. Iowa City scholars Roger Stafford and ANNABEL Zeck family news. Roy Kuntz Hospital stay and medical care. Mike Chebuhar selected for IBM course at Ft. Carson. Walter Kron birthday dinner with Kalona guests. Aalborg Denmark visitor Anna Christensen arrives. Kile and Harms college roommates gatherings in Bettendorf and Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Longer
Highland
Wis
Walter Longer
Ernest
May
Ruth Gideon
Ainsworth
Bernard Payne
Walter Longers
Travelers plan Washington New York trip with family visits
Thursday Mr and Mrs Dave Livingston depart for Washington D C and New York to visit William Livingston in Alexandria Virginia and conduct business in New York and Ontario Canada. Reports note Sarah Elizabeth Boice wedding to Roland Mays at Palo Alto with Oregon University June graduates returning there for architecture studies.
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Dave Livingston
Washington, D. C
New York
Mr. Livingston
William Livingston
Alexandria
Ontario
Canada
Sarah Elizabeth Boice
Clyde L. Boice
Los Altos
Calif
C. A. Boice
C. A. Boicce
Homer Stephen
Washington
Boice
Roland Mays
Palo Alto
University of Oregon
Eugene
Washington Hustlers 4-H Club Meeting Recap
The Washington Hustlers 4-H Club met with Rosann Crayne on Thursday evening. Members answered roll with What I Won at the Fair. Ed and Jim Ossman gave a demonstration on How to Check and Adjust Spark Plugs. Craynes and Runners served refreshments.
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Washington Hustlers
Rosann Crayne
Jim Ossman
Craynes
Marriages This Week in Iowa Towns
Multiple couples announced marriages in August with details of partners and home towns. Karen Andersen and James W. Wolfe wed in Keota area churches. Dre Marlene Benn and Thomas Wright Jr. tied the knot in Mason City. Bonita Herr and Richard Stewart wed near West Chester. Joy Yoder and Owen Hess married in Goshen. Dorothea Zook and Robert Moberly joined in Kalona area church with later home near Riverside.
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Marlene Benn
Howard Benn
Mason City
Washington
Thomas Wright, Jr
Thomas Wright
Decorah
First Christian Church
Freeport
Lorigegroom
Keota
Bonita Herr
Richard Stewart
Wesley Methodist
Ralph D. Herr
Keith
Kalona
Dorothea Zook
Raymond Zook
Riverside
Robert Lewis Moberly
Milton J. Winhorn
Iowa City
East Union Mennonite Church
August as a Month of Meaning and Growth
Poem claims August gains meaning through effort and nature. It contrasts a lack of innate dates with personal recognition of August’s value, highlighting harvests, growth, and reflection, ending by urging readers to pause and notice.
Area Deaths This Week
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Fulton who died in Des Moines Saturday night are still pending today. Fred Henry Hoffman 75 Rubio died Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after long illness. Lloyd Elmore 65 Richland died Sunday at 4:30 p.m. of a heart attack at his home. Grace K. Hanan 82 will have funeral services Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home Brighton. Anna Pokrantz 94 died in Washington County Hospital after two weeks as patient. Blanche E. Gilchrist 41 died Wednesday afternoon in Keokuk County Hospital Sigourney after a period of poor health the summer.
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Jim Lloyd
Leo Stone
Blanche Stone
Columbus Junction
Des Moines
Richard Greve
Davenport
Owen
Doyle Jarrard
Galen
Keith
New York City
Jarrard
Richard Odin
Odin
Niagara Falls
Louisville
Indiana
George Jarrard
John Gamble
Kirkland Air Base
Albuquerque
N. M
Gamble
Phil Weldin
Cedar Falls
Iowa
State Teachers College
Beverly Wilson
Wynne Petralz
Jim Wagenknecht
Pat Tobin
Charles Phelps
Frank Chmelar
Pratt Brothers
Washington County
Pratts
Tom Cantoni
Harry Dye
Knoteks
Mrs. McCartney
Ralph Dougherty
Georgeanne Rudiger
Monmouth
Roy Carter
Salem
Dewey Weeks
Hubert H. Lohrer
Washington
Harold F. Moothart
Wellman
Navy
Donald E. Boyer
Donald L. Morrison
Mr Morrison
Schmoeller Bros
A. B. Schmoeller
Everstine Daniels
Ill
Ted Dalton
Muscatine
Wilma Walker
Carolyn MceCleery
Iowa City
Miss Walker
Miss McCleery
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
Boyd Berdo
Charles
Ames
Ramseyer Hatchery
Blaine Holmes
G.W. Wallace
City Streets
Country Club
West Main Street
Leon Beatty Post Legion
Helen Coffey
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
All State
Iowa Livestock Marketing Corporation
Milwaukee
L. A. Jones
W.W. Bowers
Crawfordsville
Everette Griffith
A. B. Dickinson
Charles McLaughlin
Young People's Christian Union
The
United Presbyterian Church
Morning Sun
Improvement League
L. B. Lupton
Central Park
E. D. Morrison
Jim Stone
Drake University
Jim
West Des Moines
Polk County
National Education Association
Walter Fulton
Richland
Fred Henry Hoffman
Veterans Hospital
Lloyd Elmore
Brighton
Grace K. Hanan
Gould
Anna _ Pokrantz
Keota
Blanche E. Gilchrist
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Des Moines Fairbound Tour Guide Through a Brave New World
A sweeping vignette of Des Moines during the fair era, detailing storefronts, landmarks, and daily life. It sketches florist plastics, fish markets, and a looming demolition of the Victoria Hotel, while noting curious scenes from Goodwill to the Capitol dome. Residents reflect mixed relief as the fair ends, with portrayals of vendors, museums, and busy streets.
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Capitol Dome
Brave New World
Chamber of Commerce
Victoria Hotel
Goodwill Industries
Planned Parenthood
Center Street
Forbidden Territory
Sth Avenue
Venus
West Chester
Earl EF May
Wren
YMCA
New, Beautiful
Jack Musgrove
Dick Boyt
Fred Veitel
Christenson
Shilaterie
Rossi's
Locust St. Bridge
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New London
Cheryl
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Ben Bruns
Boone
Clarence Jacobs
Bruns
Boone High School
Marion Stransky
Melvin Thomas
Karen
Cary
Craig
Thomas
Burlington
University of South Dakota
Boston
Mass
Ginn Publishing Company
Alta Thomas
Mount Pleasant
Lauren D. Thomas
Methodist Church
JoAnn Stransky
Marie Hamilton
Chicago
Wylie Anderson
Ralph Martins
Mrs Payne
Robert Shetler
Kevin
Carol Ann
Payne
Harley Baker
West Liberty
Dan Scalf
Linda McKinstry
Elliott McKinstry
Linda
University Hospitals
Merle Hows
Howsare
Quincey
Lincoln-Douglas
Billy Gilpin
A. J. Gilpin
Lyle Schulty
Reid Boyd Billy
Gius Mast
Vermillion, S.D
TM. Mast
Andersen. Wolfe
Harold Tucker
Steamboat Springs
Cole
Lester Rath
Belmont
D. E. Newland
Floyd Tucker
Denver
Martin J. Mayeau
Wheaton
John Tucker
Washington County Hospital
Marcus
Bunny) Kuhn
Ramseyer
New Found Lake
Bristol
New Hampshire
Jensen Beach
Fla
Karl Kneen
Letitia Busbee
Winfield
Phil Kneen
Susan Busbee
Verlin Stratton
Mickey
Larry
Sammy
Washington, Kan
Conference On Christian Education
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Harry Wilson
Wilson
Rose Carbaugh
Fleming
Gertrude Tipton
Mable Timmins
Clara Patterson
Laura Longwell
Tipton
George Rudiger
Mrs
George Heger
Minneapolis
Norman Simmering
Pam
Debbie
Bartonville, Ir
Joe Simmering
James Dempseys
Harry Reynolds
St. Thomas
Alice Reynolds
Art Swift
Federal Savings and Loan Association Office
Sunset Park
Howard Fisher
Carol
Gary
Calvin Lavely
Leland Fisher
Tama
Wilbur Chalupa
Charles Chalupa
Wayne Brown
Brenda
W. C. Robertson
Mercy Hospital
Robertson
Pamela Letts
Rodney B. Letts
Town
Charlie Davison
Donald Davison
Donnie Hertig
Vicky
Denise
Jerry Flers
Earl Eldridge
Indianola
Will Eldridge
Eldridge
Elizabeth Thorne
Clifford Thorne
T. Earl Jackson
Spurgeon Store
Harold Timmins
Carolyn
Marilyn
Howard Timmins
Harvey Timmins
Jody Timmins
Bruce
Fred Kephart
Bernard
Gerald Kephart
Richard Nelson
Ing
Richard Longer
Sylvia Ann
Daryl Longer
Alvin Shebeck
Harold Strum
Roger Stafford
Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
University of Iown
Stafford
Annabelle Zeck
Roy W. Kuntz
Mike Chebuhar
Ft. Carson
IBM
Colorado Springs
Mike
al Chebuhar
Iowa State University
Roy Kron
Walter
Emily Kron
Carrie Kolosick
Emily
Roscoe Kolosick
Mary Prybil
Ida Miller
Walter Kron
Randy
Anna Christensen
Aalborg
Denmark
Clyde Pratt
Pratt
W.J. Shannon
Iowa Daily Press Association
Dubuque
Norman Schoonover
Howard Kile
Bettendorf
Howard Harms
Freeport, III
Kile
Mr. Harms
Mr. Schoonover
Anna Godwin
Godwin
Hubert Wilson Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Carroll Straube
E. C Hinkle
Don Greiner
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Mark
Cindy
Charles Greiner
Clete Smith
Steve Harlan
Mary Ann
Don
Mr Harlan
Mr. Snider
Lonnie Fullerton
Carlton Wilson
L. G. Bailey
Terri Bailey
Bernard Baur
Gerry
Jule
Betty
Clintonville
Hannah Laithly Bowers
Nancy
Victoria
Monterey Park
Calit
Bowers
Floyd Polis
George Augustine
Ben Casey
Mrs. Bowers
Ft. Dodge
West Coast
Alfred Lemke
Fairmont
Minn
Phillip
Otto Lemke
Charles Livingston
Vera Crawford
Little Lisa Moler
Bill Moler
Maquoketa
Mr. Moler
Ball Company
Dorothy Horning
AIC
Walter Horning
Lori Suzanne Kuntz
Don Kuntz
Solve Regina Memorial Hospital
Hastings, Minn
Roger
Michael
Anna Fritz
Roy Kuntz
T. E. Myers
Wayland
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John Hough
Marvin Howsare
Jeanette Ross
Mr. Gand
Dwain Tschantz
Don Myers
Leroy Jugenheimer
Jack Mapel
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
E.J. Joy
Albany, Ga
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Hy-Vee
Leo Vittetoe
Linda Kay
Carol Jean
Leann
Dennis
Vittetoes
Donald Ben Blossom
Robert Jones
British Isles
Richard Pratt
Ed Schneider
Myron Oswalt
Edith Miller
Sears
Douglas Kiesey
Surgical
Tom Pollock
May French
Medical
Wayne Zielstorf
Thomas Mills
Paul Pacha
James Bell
Nichols
Jack Moore
Douglas Erwin
Ronnie Louth
Gary Embree
John R. Gabel
Robert D. Lutes
Earl Nicola
Owen Swartzendruber
Iva Widdefield
Doug Kiesey
Raymond Hiller
Corliss Crawford
Flora Cline
Charles Lowe
Rowland Rees
Cora Hicks
John Wilson
Mildred Palmer
Glenn Hoover
Fred Emry
Hustlers
Karen Andersen
Fred Andersen
James W. Wolfe
E.R. Wolfe
North Platte
Neb
First Presbyterian Church
Portland
E. Eckels
Oneita Fisher
New World Savings and Loan
Bolton and Hay’s
State
Elizabeth Neff
East 6Th
West 7Th
Locust Lacy
Sam Miller
Capitol
Babe's
Barber College
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