Local clubs hold meetings and visits across Iowa towns
Mrs Cletus Kaska hosted Snowball Social Club members in Atalissa with a lunch and cemetery visit east of West Branch followed by a rose collection viewing at Robert Weiss home. Attendees from Washington Mt Pleasant Letts and more joined Fleur de Lis Club coffee and Southeast Iowa Button Club lessons.
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Creative Living II
Marge Kne
Ruth Gardner
Dorothy Soucek
Mt. Pleasant
Marge Kneen
Phil Kneen
Cletus Kaska
Atalissa
West Branch
Kaska
Sarah Barnhart
Kafka
Robert Weiss
Glen Knupp
Knupp
Wayne Knupp
Ivan Hahn
Cloyce Tinnes
David Gordon and Lee
Raymond Whisler
Mary Ardith McGuire
Washington
Lloyd Enke
Robert Fidle
Letts
Fleur de Lis Club
Beverly Crandall
Marie Horn
Iowa
Burnett Smith
Brighton
Ed Hahn
M. John Owen
Owen
Sunshine Community Club
Wilma Koehler
Robert Gerot
Mary Jo Koehler
Miss Koehler
Raleigh
Community notices span visitors and club honors in Washington
The Washington Evening Journal reports on a busy roster of local visits and gatherings. Activities include a Show and Tell Variety Night planned by local organizers, Kiwanis life memberships granted to Percy Holder and T.M. Nelson, and multiple family visits from across neighboring towns and states. News covers hospital head surgery anticipation, fall Frolic plans, and ongoing community committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wiley Beveridge
Dorothy Arnold
Mary Dray
Veda Tuinam
Katheryn Johnson
Glendine Lundquist
Mary O'Connor
Dorothy Bear
Essie Taylor
Mabel Rankin
Mary Wiley
Sarah Brown
Mary Cottrell
Veda Twinam
Hans Christian Anderson
Irene Hampshire
A.J. Lee
Mt. Pleasant
Glover Ferrell
Ferrells
Robert Ferrell
Patrick Carrick
Minneapolis
Minn
Percy Holder
T.M. Nelson
Sunset Park
Kiwanis International
Carl Hayes
Marshalltown
Washington
Clare Schulty
Robert Palmer
Garden Grove
Calif
John Dea
Ainsworth
Will Palmer
Hugh Milne
University Hospital
Shenk Nursing Home Hosts Busy Week of Socials and Visits
A long list of activities at Shenk Nursing Home includes a Friday party with Emma Doulgha crowned queen, homemade ice cream and cupcakes, then a Mennonite service with singing and prayer on Sunday. New residents arrive as volunteers and visitors from several towns share music, Bible readings, and refreshments, followed by piano solos and social visits throughout the week. Moving through care staff and local families, residents and guests attend birthdays, nursing-student visits, bingo, and carpet rug projects reflecting community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Doulgha
Ruth Bash
Joyce Belcher
Lola Martin
Lula Redlinger
Bernice Webster
Ron Kennel
Carrie Shenk
Ezra Shenk
Harold Blosser
Dean Wade
LaMont
Cyril Eckelberg
Batavia
Cecilia Ann White
Hannibal
Irene Richards
Andersons
Steve Proffetts
Proffetts
Wilson Rodgers
Jerry Rogers
Anne
Davenport
Pinellas Park
Fla
Ester Swart
Ozarks
Wilbur Richards
John Richards
Beaufort
Silvia Geyer
Leona Williams
Delta
Joseph L
Esther Swartzendruber
Bessie Denison
Bertha Hall
Martha Moffit
Bud Denison
Lucille
Lynn
Shirley Garringer
Rob
Rick
Sheila
Cindy
Rodger
Helen Denison
Bessie
Carrie Wade
Dorothy Mae Kelley
Jodie
Francis Blair
Ross
Phyllis
Eric Denison
Lida Rowe
Edna Hudson
Lottie Frits
U. of I
John Dusenberry
Brighton
Dallas Hesseltine
Mike
Frank Hesseltine
Carmen
Janet
Inez Henshaw
Inez
Grey Ladies
Shelby Staubaugh
Keota
Lauri Martin
Sylvia Geyer
Gayle Moothart
Williams
LaMont Wade
Holly Karr
William Fetters
Irene Page
Martha Johnson
Blue Grass
Margaret Leimen
Ruth Ott
Margaret Kempff
Lotie Fritz
Albert Fetters
Toby
Thelma
Lois Miller
Nall Promoted to Private First Class in Germany
Danny R. Nall of Keota Iowa has been promoted to Army private first class while serving as a cannoneer with the 1st Armored Division in Zirndorf Germany The promotion follows his enlistment in April 1976 and his completion of high school through the GED program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zirndorf
Germany
Danny R. Nall
Arlin R. Nall
Keota
Iowa
1St Armored Division
St James pinochle marathon winners named at party
A St James basement party Monday hosted the summer pinochle marathon with seven tables. Winners included Helen Ryner and Arlene Lundhagen 7280 and Lucy Dempsey and Darie Gray 490 for low score. Florence Sobaski won high, Dora Gevock double pinochle, Leona Eagle straight, Evelyn Bruty 100 aces, with Sobaski and Sally Fogle as hostesses. LBC Club met with Bernice Cave for a 1:30 dessert and pen and pencil games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Helen Ryner
Arlene Lundhagen
Lucy Dempsey
Darie Gray
Pearl Casey
Jane Lambertson
Florence Sobaski
Dora Gevock
Leona Eagle
Evelyn Bruty
Sally Fogle
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Priscilla Club
Mary Neff
Winga’s
Fred Schuler
Southington
Conn
Edna Peters
God
Ruth Stout
Helen Kauffman
Snowball
Button Club
H. J. Club
H.J. Club
Hubert Beranek
Leroy Veggy
Bill Meyer
Charles Kallaus
Ward Kamper
Clarence Logan
Herb Campbell
Clark Bauer
Arvid Anderson
Joe Jones Sr
Joe Jones Jr
Inez Loomis
Department of Child Study
Charles Hassel
John Streets
Ann Burt
Trish Harvey
Mary Jo Smith
Tom Gansen
Jane Cuddeback
George Isley
Merry Mixer Club
Bernice Carr
Mabel Griffith
Charles Thrapp
Lloyd Phillips
Frontier Cafe
Darlene Widmer
Alda Enke
Elbert Owens
Hemet
Everett Lee
Morning Sun
Irene Rickey
Winfield
Cora Miller
Lois Spears
Mabel Spears
Stronghurst, III
Martha Glass
Emily Johnston
Glen Ellen, II
Martha McFadden
Angola
Ind
Lena Nesbet
Monmouth
Richard Ferguson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Taylor
Tucson
Ariz
Florence
Marion Hale
Gary O'Loughlin
Glendale
Elizabeth McClung
Philadelphia
Charles McClung
Mike Logan
Bob Huber
Florence Sherman
Camp Wyoming
Clifford Ramsdale
Grace Robbins
Margaret Beveridge
Newton
Bertha Gather
Colorado Springs
Betty Ann Story
Lucy Mathers
David Solomon
Wayzeta
John Pillar
Lake Villa
Roy Crossett
Wellman
Ann
Jeff Schulz
Mike Logans
John Schulz
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Luther
Leonard Llewellyn
United States
Shenk Nursing Home
LBC Club
Bernice Cave
Anna Kleese
John Paul Jones
Stone
Boss
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
Crull & Lee
Robert
Stevenson
Washington Call
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Des Moines, Ia
East Side Square
Washington, Ln
Gsindtp
Astro
Astro Buildings
Roberts & Dybdahl Inc
Steele Lumber Inc
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