Senior Center celebrates nine birthdays and crafts progress
Grace Kerr reports nine senior citizens honored for October birthdays, oldest 88, with a shared birthday memory. Craft classes resume with rug making under Mrs Albert Wehr, creating useful art from scraps. Next week includes a September potluck, piano duets by Mary Schell and Scott Wilcox, and a talk by John Davis of the Kidney Foundation of Iowa about kidney health and a related 18 minute film. Plan to join Monday event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Kerr
Grace Stone
Nixon
Moor
Albert Wehr
Mary Schell
Scott Wilcox
John Davis
The
Kidney Foundation of Iowa, Inc
Davis
Iowa City
Kidney Foundation
Joy Clubs to Begin Here on Wednesday
Prairie Flower Baptist Church continues its eighth year sponsoring Joy Clubs in Washington. Kindergarten to sixth grade children attend after school each Wednesday with Bible lessons, stories, songs, awards, and refreshments. Four clubs meet in north and south town locations with transport from Lincoln School to Beeler home and open visits for parents and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Washington
Stewart
Robert Vanderlinden
Iowa
Paul Vaughn
Lincoln
Thelma Fuhr
S. 3Rd
John Beeler
S. 8Th
Lincoln School
Beeler
Joy Clubs
Harris declares bid for Democratic presidential nomination
Oklahoma Senator Fred R. Harris, 40, announces he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He vows to campaign across the nation to appeal to the elderly Veterans in hospitals and prisoners and to strive to turn the country around before it is too late. He says a campaign can empower the powerless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
BPW Club sells UNICEF cards and 1977 collection
The Washington Business and Professional Women's Club announces UNICEF greeting cards and the 1977 Nobway collection at Washington Cleaners on the square. Proceeds support UNICEF's 25th anniversary efforts to aid children worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobway
Unicef
Washington Cleaners
Washington
Washington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Margi Marek
United Nations Organization
Washington County
Friendship Club Members Tour Muscatine Day Out
Ten members of the Friendship Club and guests Mrs Keith Hardy Mrs Genevieve Fritz Mrs Jim Wilson Mrs Ray C Miller and Mrs Robert Shepherd toured Muscatine Wednesday. They toured the Heinz Canning Factory and had lunch at Walgreens in the new shipping center. The group then browsed the downtown area in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Keith Hardy
Genevieve Fritz
Jim Wilson
Ray C. Miller
Robert Shepherd
Muscatine
Heinz Canning
Walgreens
New Shipping Center
Horse leaps onto car in Austria injuring driver
In Austria a horse escaped from a field, jumped a fence, and rode onto farmer Peter Sommereger’s car. The rider sustained light injuries while the car suffered extensive damage as the horse remained atop the vehicle. Police confirmed the odd call and scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achomitz
Austria
UPI
Peter Sommereger
Area School Lunch Menus Weeklong Varied Dishes and Desserts
A compilation of daily school lunch menus listing Monday to Thursday offerings across multiple campuses. Dishes include dried beef sandwiches, roasts, fish sticks, pizza, and pasta with sides like vegetables, fruit, custards, and milk. Extra sandwiches and desserts appear in most days.
Arthur Davison guests visit Wisconsin and local reunions
Arthur Davison and family visited in Wisconsin with daughter and son in law at their mobile home in North Wisconsin Woods over Labor Day weekend. The Wayland High School Class of 1951 held a dinner reunion August 21 at Dickey's Prairie Home with guest speaker G. W. Schantz of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Arthur Davison
Wendell
Paul Whitham
North Wicsonsin Woods
Melvin Miller
Peoria
Ill
Raymond Schlatter
Wayland High School
Dickey
Prairie Home
Kalona residents visit in Michigan and Labor Day trips
Kalona residents traveled to Fairview Michigan for a wedding, visited relatives in York Pennsylvania Harrisonburg and Blacksburg, and joined a Labor Day trip to Nashville Tennessee while also celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. They shared gatherings with Miller Fry and Swartzendruber families in Iowa and Virginia during September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
John Christner
Heidi
Elam Christer
Henry Muller
Rachel
Lloyd Swartzendruber
Fairview
Mich
Jane Swartzendruber
Eli Mast
H. V. Beck
T. J. McKenzie
York
Becks
Olin Snair
Burlington
Rex Allensworth
Elaine
Leroy Hochstetler
Allensworths
Steve Lowry
Blacksburg
Nashville
Tenn
Dorothy Logan
Harrisonburg
John Hostetler
Elkton
Iowa City
Ethel Miller
C. Jay Miller
Mary Ann Miller
Chris Burkholder
Harold Schmidt
Muscatine
Ruth Bush
Coralville
George V. Fry
Fry
M Chase Millice
Wellman
Alvin Paulsen
West Branch
M. C. Jones
Earl Fry
Bryan
David
George E. Fry
Tracy
Vernon Ropp
Ellis ‘Swartzendruber
Mary Swartzendruber
Willard Mayer
Irwin
Ohio
Sandy
Patty Paulsen
Tracy Fry
Karen
Lori Muller
Judy M. Miller
Daniel Coblentz
Willard Marner
Canada
Harvey J. Miller
Near
George W. Fry
Albert Klein
Hills
Klein
Frys
Arlo Fry
Boyd Gosnell
Charles Gosnell
Cedar Rapids
Chase Millice
Keota residents host visitors and celebrate birthdays
Keota readers report social visits in the area including Mrs Richard Lyle and family at Mrs Wil Miller's home. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Dean Horra and family from rural Harper called on Arthur Merz. Genevieve Lyle and John joined Bob Lyle and family at Interstate Restaurant to celebrate Bob’s birthday last Sunday. Washington Evening Yearm listing details and local notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Richard Lyle
Nancy
Patty Ra
Tracie
Dawn Flander
Wil Miller
Dean Horra
Harper
Arthur Merz
Genevieve Lyle
John
Bob Lyle
Interstate
Bob
Calendar notices for community events listed for printing
Calendar items outline upcoming meetings and social gatherings across organizations. Events include Methodist roast at Marr Park Monday Music 7 30 p m Mrs W Woolin and Miss Dorothy Cummer at Home Monday Nighters 7 30 p m VW room Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents 9 am Breakfast in home of Mrs Don Hazen Junior High PTG 7 30 p m At school gym Welcome 7th grade parents and introduce teachers Visit class rooms Senior Citizens Potluck noon Ninity room Tuesday Lincoln PTA 7 30 p m At school Introduction of teachers visit clas rooms refreshments Tops Club 7 p m Weigh in at Y Then to Rosie Duensings for wiener roast White Shrine 8 p m Ceremonial at Masonic Temple July August and September birthdays honored Cedar Two Farm Bureau Women 1 30 p m Mrs Glenn Knupp Applied Arts 1 No meeting until Wednesday Y Wives 1 30 p m YWCA Copper tooling and sports Board meeting I p m Garden II 2 30 p m Mrs Henry Rees Family Living Il Wednesday BPW Club 6 30 p m Dinner at Captain's Table Yo meeting until Wednesday YWCA Public Affairs noon Potluck and program on Constitution Bring one dish to pass it table service Come and bring a friend Navajo Club 1 30 p m Mrs John Winga Sr hostess at Winga Cafe Applied Arts I 8 p m Meet at CAP Center Go to home of Mrs Bernard Singleton afterwards Note change of date Family Living I 6 30 p m Salad supper with Mrs Milo Steele Jr Note World War I Auxiliary 9 30 a m Coffee with Mrs Claude McCoy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Woolin
Dorothy Cummer
Legion Auxiliary
Don Hazen
Y Ninity
Lincoln Pta
Clas
Tops Club
Rosie Duensings
Masonic Temple
Cedar Two
Farm Bureau
Glenn Knupp
Applied Arts
YWCA
Henry Rees
Wednesda Ywca
Navajo Club
John Winga
Winga Cafe
Applied Arts I
CAP Center
Bernard Singleton
Family Living I
Milo Steele Jr
Claude McCoy
Izaak Walton Family Night Barbecue Set Monday
The Izaak Walton clubhouse hosts a family night barbecue on Monday September 27 at 6 30 p m Families should bring a dish to pass and their own service ware to the event emphasizing communal serving and fellowship at the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
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Harris
CRULL
Lee
Agency
Isurance
DIAL
BPW Club
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
Journal
Washington Church of the Nazarene
West Madison
South Avenue B
Forrest E. Whitl
Church of the Nazarene
Iowa City Church of the Nazarene
Joseph Shimko Jr
Mid-Prairie
Salisbury
Waco
ST. James
Arthur Davisons
Wisconsin
Ezra Wittmer
Osincup
Michigan
Mrs
Paul Sievert
Kenneth Jaeger
Michael Lillig
Scottie
Dubuque
Marion Ave
Shannon & Covine
Inland Daily Press
Daily Wrens
Asem Town” Prenw Assn
David Elder
Busines
William’ Shannon
William’ Shannon, Vice- Prom Gent
Charles “Morris
Hubert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
Walter Tom Wieroast
Marr Park
Sitler's
House OF Lights
St. Louis
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