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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1965
Page
7
Social Hour Club met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Cleo Fletcher's home with 11 members and two guests, Mrs. Jerry Mitchell and Pam Fletcher. An October Men's Party potluck at Don Blankenhorn home was planned as part of the fall activities.
Wayland reports a large round of visits and family travels. Calvin Leichty returns from Oregon with stops at Yellowstone Park and Colorado Springs. Numerous relatives from Detroit Tucson Iowa City Cedar Falls Crawfordsville Luverne Luzerne Decatur Illinois Parkview Home attend events and gatherings. The Philathea class met at Mennonite Hall. 1084 lbs of soap packed for M C C. weddings, birthdays, and church activities listed with multiple local families attending events in Hesston Pulaski and Lawrence.
Mrs. David C Davies of Crawfordsville died September 9 in New Jersey after letters from Lois Davies Degling. Funeral services set for Monday September 13. Davies was wife of the former Salem Church pastor Rev David C Davies. Community notes mention local residents and events including visits, births, rodeo and upcoming Legion barbecue and youth group social plans.
Defending Black Hawk Conference champion Cardinal defeated Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks 7 to 6 after a first quarter 25 yard strike to Marc Maynard and a later 20 yard TD pass to John Stutts. Mid-Prairie threatened late with a 2 yard run by Gary Kos but missed extra point.
In Richland on Sept 8 Arlo Swalve of Sioux City visited at the Robert Wonderlich home as three Ollie Park reunions gathered. Weber, Ingle and Cavin families met from Des Moines Ottumwa Sigourney Chicago Packwood Hedrick Brigh ton Milan Rockford and more. Next reunions planned near Labor Day 1966 at the Shelter House with Nel Snakenberg as president and Geo Cavin as organizer.
Nedra Miller bride elect for October 2 is honored at a Kalona shower hosted by Ezra K Brenneman, Rosemary Brenneman, and Vera Yoder. Attendees include Mrs Thomas H Miller and many named relatives. Salvation Army drive coordinator E J Hesselschwerdt notes 1965 mark, local contributors listed, and a Chicago trip for Galen White wedding guests.
A string of public auctions and estate sales listed for September across Washington Keota Ainsworth Webster Kalona Ollie and Columbus Junction Iowa. Highlights include a 240-acre farm near Keota 1½ miles east on rock road at 1 30 PM a 232-acre farm west of Webster at 10 AM and a 254-acre farm near Washington starting 2 PM along with weekly livestock sales at Ollie Kalona Wapello and Columbus Junction markets.
Riverside reports a stormy Wednesday evening when a lightning strike hit a telephone line near one half mile south of town. Mrs. Ralph Klein sustained an injured ear and numbness in an arm, but a doctor believes no lasting damage. She is being treated at home as rain totals in the past weeks reach eight to nine inches.
Dinner guests in the Howard Anderson home included Mr and Mrs John Foster and family from Davenport and Mr and Mrs Donald Sands and family. Lee and Cecil Lease of Davenport left for Denver to attend the Tri State Shrine Convention. Mrs Wilbur Wheeler is bedbound with a slipped disc. Roberts Miller and Harold Miller plan Cedar Rapids trip for Mrs Burton Harrington's funeral.
Mr and Mrs Levi Chadwick of Bloomfield invite family members to attend a Golden Wedding Anniversary observance this Sunday. Mr and Mrs Merwin Chadwick of Owatonna Minnesota and Mr and Mrs T J Riordan of Boston Massachusetts will join Mrs Riordan and Mrs Anderson for the celebration.
Robert L. Greene of Stephens and Greene Hampshire firm displays the reserve Grand Champion Carcass over all breeds at the Iowa State Fair. The purebred Hampshire stood second in the one foot show and won first in lightweight carcass 31.8 inches long with 0.9 inches back fat 46.8 percent ham and loin and 6.35 square inches of loin eye. The firm also earned top honors with reserve junior champion boar first January boar third February boar third March boar first January gift and fourth heavyweight market barrow. Their Production Tested Carcass Show entry ranked tenth of 81 with a 112.11 index, daily gain 1.69 and a 29.8 inch carcass with 0.93 inches back fat 5.48 square inches loin eye and 28.26 percent ham and loin. The Hampshire Swine Registry notes strong results at the National Hampshire Conference with blue ribbons in the Junior Spring Gilt Pair of Gilts and Carcass Barrow on Foot, plus a fourth in the January Gilt class.
Washington High School selects sophomore cheerleaders Ca rol McClure Carol Knutson Pam Proudfit Barbara Humston Beth Stevenson and Miriam Jones. Area men enlist in US Army programs via local recruiting office John E Shafer Larry D Fisher and Dale Schroeder pursue maintenance, administration fields.
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