Local residents share visits and wedding notes
Fairfield residents Mr and Mrs Frank Terrill called on Mrs A W Yard and Mr Yard at the hospital. Sun day callers included Mr and Mrs D D Nicholson of Iowa City Mr and Mrs John Nelson of Rock Island and Rufus Young of Washington DC. Debby Brenneman helped at the Erb Keneagy wedding north of Wellman. Mrs Leo Mangold underwent spinal surgery at Mercy hospital and is expected to stay five to six weeks in room 214. William Huey of Brooklyn NY visited Tena M Gerdes and relatives. James Eckels moved to Des Moines for a position as internal auditor with Travellers Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Terrill
Fairfield
A. W. Yard
Mr. Yard
D. D. Nicholson
Iowa City
John Nelson
Rock Island
Rufus Young
Washington, D. C
H. J. Brenneman
Debby
John Brenneman
Kenneth
Wellman
Leo Mangold
Mercy Hospital
James Eckels
Des Moines
The
Travellers Insurance Company
Kalona Gingerich 69 Dies After Long Illness
Joseph G Gingerich of Kalona passes away at 10 45 PM Tuesday after two years bedridden from a broken back. Funeral 10 AM Friday at Fairview Mennonite Church Kalona with burial in East Union Cemetery. Survivors include son Willis W daughter Cora Delilah and Mrs Harvey Miller, a sister and three brothers all of Kalona plus six grandchildren. Mr. Gingerich born November 3 1880 in Johnson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Joseph G. Gingerich
Johnson County
Savilla Miller
Delco Light Company
Willis W
Cora Delilah Gengerich
Harvey M. Miller
Eli L. Miller
Jeff G
Dan G
Ben G. Gingerich
Not So Bad Being Fifty for Ivan Norton
About 104 friends gathered at the Washington Country Club to celebrate Ivan Norton’s 50th birthday he hosted as “50 in 56.” The evening featured a program with introductions, music, poems, and a birthday dinner with cake, honoring the Washington plumbing and heating equipment dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Norton
Washington
Washington Country Club
Mr. Norton
Keith Norton
Glenn
Violet Flynn Leads Festhorn Queen Contest After Ten Years
Ten years ago Violet Flynn topped the Festhorn Queen pageant with 15000 votes while Julia Harvey ranked second with a missing amount noted as S000 votes in the read segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Flynn
Julia Harvey
Two Washington Men To Be Featured on National Program
Mayor Glenn Mace of Washington and GM Humble of Humble Produce & Hatchery, Washington, will be featured on the nationwide radio program Let's Go Visiting on Thursday September 21. They will be interviewed by Max Maxwell over about thirty five stations including WHO Des Moines at 12 15 PM. The show highlights the city farm economy with Mace noting 75 percent of retail business in Washington county is farm based while only 30 percent of residents live on farms. Humble will discuss the feed dealer role and Washington County as a top hog producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Mace
Washington
Humble
Humble Produce & Hatchery
Mace
Med Maxwell
America
WHO
Des Moines
Washington County
Maxwell
Allied Mills, Inc
Fort Wayne
Ind
Toys and appliances deck the shelves at Washington Oil
A playful sales sketch praises Bucky James for building a toy display while touting a range of appliances from Kelvinator and Amana at Washington Oil. Ads promise durable finishes like DuPont Spray Glaze and emphasize service. The scene ends with a humorous stormy night road map quip about Brushville Pim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushville
Local Men Tour Allied Mills Research Farm
Thirteen men from the community traveled to the Allied Mills research farm in Libertyville Illinois. A special bus carried participants from here Fairfield and Iowa City. Humble Produce sponsored the local trip. Attendees included Verle Gallagher J L Kennedy William Crayne William Glassburner Ivo Berg Charles Wiley T J Berdo Don Rinner William J Bell Raymond Hammen Harry Drake Hubert Redlinger and Lester Merz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Mills Research Farm
Libertyville
Illinois
Fairfield
Iowa City
Humble Produce
Verle Gallagher
J. L. Kennedy
William Crayne
William Glassburner
Ivo Berg
Charles Wiley
T. J. Berdo
Don Rinner
William J. Bell
Raymond Hammen
Harry Drake
Hubert Redlinger
Lester Merz
Former Riverside resident dies after long illness
Riverside reports the death of Mrs. June Etta McGill Grandview 56 wife of Roy McGill Grandview who died August 29 at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Grandview Community church and burial was in Indian Creek cemetery. She had previously lived near here as the wife of Jos Laney and was married August 23 1939 in Iowa City to Roy McGill. Survived by a daughter Mrs Carna Mapel Ainsworth three stepsons three stepdaughters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
June Etta McGill
Grandview
Roy McGill
Grandview Community Church
Indian Creek
Iowa City
Carna Mapel
Ainsworth
Merrimac Locals Visit Family Groups From Nearby Cities
Merrimac notes report Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Baldosier and families from Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Baldosier of Mr. Pleasant visiting Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Baldosier. Delmar Crile and daughters and Mrs. Roy Eshelman with Alva spent days sightseeing in the Ozarks. Emma Diers moved home to Germantville after a month with her sisters Mrs. Clara Smith and Minnie Crile.
Richard Fry 88 Dies at Kalona After Long Illness
Richard Sylvester Fry 88 longtime Kalona resident died at home after a lingering illness. Funeral set for Friday Sept 15 at 2 PM at Kalona Christian Church with burial in Sharon Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Edith Marsh six grandchildren and six great grandchildren plus six children including Lela Shaver Zacha Fry June Fry Gail Lyle and Clem Bennett from Visalia California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Richard Sylvester Fry
Kalona Christian Church
Sharon Hill
Peterseim & Son Funeral
Lela Shaver
Zacha Fry
June Fry
Kansas City
Gail
Buckeye
Ariz
Lyle
Clem Bennett
Visalia
Calif
Charlotte Dunla
Albert
Fredericksburg
Clinton
Buffalo
Keota and Crawfordsville Children Celebrate Birthdays
Keota residents Joe Falk and Karen Faye Statler celebrate birthdays and anniversaries while Mrs. L C Willits Mrs Ira Coon Mrs Robert Choate Mrs Ernest Chambers and Larry Curtis mark occasions on this day. Robert Daniel Lowe turns seven and Karen Faye Statler marks her eighth anniversary.
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Joe Falk
L. C. Willits
Ira Coon
Robert Choate
Ernest Chambers
Keota
Mary Maple
Larry Curtis
Crawfordsville
Robert Daniel Lowe
Karen Faye Statler
Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements Shown
Yesterday Myron Burroughs Al was admitted for surgical care. Today Mrs. Carl Crossett city medical. Dismissals include Wallace Johnson Brighton and Myron Burroughs. Births announce Mr and Mrs Darrel Rich Wellman with a daughter born at 8 00 p m. Today Mr and Mrs Maurice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Burroughs
Surgical
Carl Crossett
City Medical
Wallace Johnson
Brighton
Darrel Rich, Wellman
Maurice
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Tena M. Gerdes
Coe Eae Tores
S. C. Simmering
Ellison
Hayden
Susan Cabot
Joan Coawford
Pluto Cartoon
David Brian
Steve Cochran
Kent Smith
Eve
Olf
R. E. Shannon
Norton
Thayer
Earl Steele
Ida
Ivan
Keith
Gayle
Brownie Hawkeye
Inc
Bucky
James
Kelvinator
Washington Oil
Johnny
Oil Company Call
Mrs. Marge Luckey
Merrimac
Carl Amrine
Richard S. Fry
Mr. Fry
Frytown
William
Harriet Cole Fry
Edith Marsh
R.E.A
Gamble's
Mary
Martha
Ida Cavender
Mace Motor
Ford and
Mercury Sales & Service
Boraxo
State Theater
Dodge
Field's Motor CO
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