Fortnightly Club marks 75th anniversary with time play
The Fortnightly Club plans a 75th anniversary program at St James School gym next Tuesday at 8 p.m. The playlet The Magic of Time recreates early club meetings from Nov 28 1896 led by prominent community women. The cast, direction, music and costumes feature many named members and volunteers.
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St. James School
Hiram Scofield
J.C.W Coxe
Charles McLaughlin
CS. Wilson
J.A. Harwood
Cloyce Dougherty
D.H. Ballard
Emma C. Ink
Anna Springer
Charles H. Keck
G.heiskamp
Scofield
Jay Brewer
West Main Street
Virginia Chamberlin
Edgar Stewart
Richard Gipple
Wendell Eden
Don Gardner
Gary Murphy
Robert Koehler
Milton Flickinger
James Rossen
The
Washington Community Theater
Larry Duncan
J.W. Helscher
W.W. Nolin
Essex
Kerr
Bernard McCarthy
Keith Vetter
American Home 1
C.J. Wilson
Bessie McLaughlin
Clara Wilson
Journal
Surprise party honors Horaks on 40th anniversary
A surprise charivari party was held at the Washington home of Mr and Mrs Louis Horak to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. The event, planned by the Horaks' children and families, featured visiting, cards, refreshments, and gifts. Attendees included relatives and friends such as the Kron and Bruegge families, Sojka and Cray couples, among others.
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Louis Horak
Washington
Clifford Horak
Peggy
Cheri
Jon
Jimmy
Dale Bruegge Debi
Daniel
Denise
Robert Kron
Arnold Bruegge
Bryan
Cindy
Mike
George Sojka
Martin Kron
Herman Bruegge
Glen Cray
George
Bettye McNeese) Senne
Woden
W.B. Edwards
Eva Robertson
Isaac Kleese
Joe Miller
Columbus Junction
Faye Swickard
Royal Robertson
Dublin
Fairfield
Batavia
Community notices at United Presbyterian Home include birthdays and visits
The United Presbyterian Home Friends program showcased 192 trees on the campus led by Miss Frances Patton. Celebrants included Mrs. Clara Rankin age 101, Grace Williams, and other September October birthday guests. Activities ranged from schoolday memories to dinners, while a sudden death of Winnie Robison touched the community.
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Frances Patton
Bruce Gillis
Community Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings
Calendar lists events from Odd Fellows to BPW Club with potlucks dinners and socials. Shows schedules for mixed bowling league, church and school activities, PTA meetings, Wiener roasts, introductions of teachers, birthday honors, and YWCA activities across Cedar Two and nearby venues.
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Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
VFW Hall
Lincoln Pta
Rosie Duensings
Masonic Temple
Cedar Two
Farm Bureau
Glenn Knupp
Applied Arts
Y-Wives
YWCA
Henry Rees
BPW Club
Local births and a hospital patient across Iowa area
A string of family notices report the birth of Jerry Gene Champlain on Sept 13 in North Mankato Minnesota weighing 6 lb 3 oz and named Jerry Gene. Other items list the birth of John William Wiles Sept 18 at Washington County Hospital, Willard Palmer under care of a heart specialist in Cedar Rapids, and several visits among families in Washington, West Chester, Arnolds Park and Dublin with relatives in multiple towns.
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Gene Champlain
Birchwood North
Apt. 9
Lorray Drive
North Mankato
Minn
Jerry Gene
Bill Reif
Arnolds Park
West Chester
Gale Reif
Hazel Buwer
Washington
Walter Fisher
Champlain
Diana Reif
Bill Reifs
James Wiles
Washington County Hospital
John William
John Knoter
William Wiles
Wellman
Willard Palmer
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Palmer
St Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Constitution Week Observed by Washington DAR at Log Cabin
DAR members and patriotic groups gathered September 7 at Log Cabin to honor Constitution Week. Paul Shearer discussed the Constitution’s aging framework, the 26 amendments including the Bill of Rights, and the 1787 Philadelphia Convention led by Washington Franklin Hamilton and Madison.
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Log Cabin
United States
Paul Shearer
DAR
Madison
Shearer
Maine
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Congress
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander
Rotary hears about trip to Europe
At the Rotary club meeting Dr. Jud Mallory presented slides from a cent trip to Germany and the Netherlands with human interest scenes. Clifford Conklin noted the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Pfuhl from South Africa as Rotary District 600 guests who praised Washington and local industry. Edmund Morrison welcomed Robert Riley as a new member, County Clerk appointee. Guests included Mrs. Jud Mallory of Ashington and Edward Isler of Switzerland, a student in the Experiment in International Living staying with the Everett Meeker home.
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Rotary Club
Jud Mallory
Mallory
Germany
Netherlands
Clifford Conklin
Burt Pfuhl
Republic of South Africa
Washington
Rotary District 600
Conklin
Pfuhls
Pfuhl
Edmund Morrison
Robert Riley
Edward Isler
Switzerland
Young Isler
Everett Meeker
Kent Observes 100th Anniversary on September 11 1971
The town of Kent marked its centennial on September 11 1971 with observances. The Burlington railroad is credited with founding the town on the south branch of its Creston line.
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Kent
The
Burlington Railroad
South
Creston
Osteopaths Doctor P Letter Journal Blog Notice
Osteopathic physician referenced in a Journal blog with contact details and a brief notice. Includes a phone reference suggesting outreach or profile listing.
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DR. P. Letter
Osteopathic
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