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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1966
Page
7
Local notes recount family visits from Goshen Indiana, tales of Glen Klopfenstein and kin, and family weddings near Wellman and Hesston Kansas. Attendees include Dan Gerber of Smithville Ohio and Connie Miller, with Linda Reschly and Delbert Schrock wed in Hesston. Community events feature missionary reports, hayrides, and school bus day humor.
SRACEHILL August 29 Mr and Mrs Eugene Engel Mary Fritz Christine and Mr and Mrs Max Waterhouse attended the Anson Moore reunion at Weed Park in Muscatine. Paul Hazelet returned to Peru Illinois where he will work again after weeks at home. Richard Haye spent days at the Wisconsin Delta and Mason City. Eugene Engel visited his Aunt Katherine Buxbaum in Cedar Falls. State Fair attendance by locals noted. Robert Miksch George Miksch Eugene Engel family Charles Miksch Marion Timmons joined a day at the fair. Joyce and John Grim visited from Washington with Melanie and Mark Miksch parents Lester Grim hosted supper at Lawrence Miksch home. Leonard Brinhing hosted a cooperative family supper for son Ronnie and wife visiting from North Little Rock Arkansas. Sheryl Vodicka Cedar Rapids visited the Vodicka family and Beth. Cal Corpman and family set 40th wedding anniversary open house at Gracehill Community Building Sept 4 2 to 4 p.m. All friends invited.
Brighten community gossip notes detail a Saturday evening shower for Miss Robin Bueghly at Laura Robinsons home. Guests wrote names on keepsakes, and Robin received a rose corsage amid games and gifts. The column also lists numerous local visits, family events, travel updates, and a 40th wedding anniversary open house for Carl Corpman and wife.
Henry and Jennie Mullet celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Christner home. Numerous relatives and friends from Kalona Wellman and Iowa City attended, with many other local guests visiting or listed as callers. The bulletin notes other weekend visits and a new birth, along with travel and hospital updates for local residents.
Kriss Patrick, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Troyer, born August 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lindell near Winfield. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barr Ottumwa and others. Welman visitors Norika Lino from Japan staying with a local family. Grace Eicher and Melvin Clark and Lisa visited Des Moines for Lisa’s August 29 birthday.
Mr and Mrs Lee McCall Debbie and Connie attended the 4 p m wedding of Page Kepper to Larry Mace at the Methodist Church in Independence Page Kepper formerly lived in Crawfordsville with her parents the Bud Keppers Mr and Mrs Vernon Fletcher and Glen and Tom Foster.. Stan Fletcher visited Jeff Suter in the Harry Suter home while his parents were fine. Also attending the game in May were Jess Raymond Dutchie Fletcher Don Blankenhorn and Guy Mitchell Mr and Mrs Floyd Boulton of Wapelio were dinner and supper guests with the Art Cresses. They were joined in the evening by Mr and Mrs Stanley Lantz of Hillsboro and Mr and Mrs Leslie Ross of Wapello
Quick recipe notes for an angel food cake dessert with caramel sauce and whipped cream plus a family style baked beans dish using Great Northern beans ham bone and brown sugar. Also includes a smoky barbecued meat option and a corned beef casserole with buttered bread crumbs baked slowly for a hearty, shareable meal.
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