Caravan Finds Overnight Help From San Francisco Operator
In 1964 a wagon train group of 25 boys and 6 sponsors faced lodging shortages in San Francisco. A late-night pay phone call led to Donna Ostrander offering shelter at her home in Daly City, with her mother hosting the group and meals at the house. After three days of sightseeing they continued home via Reno Yellowstone and the Black Hills.
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San Francisco
Osanam
Kansas City
Lillian Block
Donna Ostrander
Donna
Daly City
Katherine Watson
Miss Black
Reno
Nev
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
South Dakota
Lady Mitchison declines title after husband becomes lord
London AP reports Naomi Mitchison, wife of Gilber t Mitchison, 74, who was made a life peer, refuses the title and announces via The Times personal column that she does not want to be called Naomi Mitchison. She is a noted writer.
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London
Mitchison
Gilbert Mitchison
Lord Mitchison
Labor
House of Commons
Naomi
Times of London
Naomi Mitchison
Bandit Gives Pill During Beverly Hills Robbery
Three gunmen robbed Herbert Kronish and his wife at their Beverly Hills home. A bandit paused the $100,000 heist to administer a heart pill from Kronish’s medicine cabinet, which Kronish says may have saved his life. The couple were tied up as the robbers escaped with cash and jewelry including a $60,000 diamond ring. Kronish is part owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Beverly Hills
Conf
Herbert Kronish
Kronish
West Germany Honors Berlin Wall Victims On Third Anniversary
West Germany marks the third anniversary of the Berlin Wall with a wreath laying and an hour of silence for 105 people who died escaping East Germany. Mayor Willy Brandt condemned the wall as a symbol of division and called for unity, while East and West German responses focus on peace and reunification efforts.
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West Germany
Berlin Wall
Berling
East Germany
Willy Brandt
the Wall
Brandt
Wall
East Berlin
Local Social Roundup From Elsmore and Nearby Areas
Elsmore residents attend the Allen county mail carrier supper in LaHarpe. Olive Ogden of Carlsbad California visits two weeks at the Charley Braden home. Jack Braden of Phoenix joins the gathering. Edward Ericson ill in Topeka. relatives visit and travel. Multiple gatherings include barbecues, church circle meetings, and a wedding in Osceola Missouri.
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Elsmore
Mervin Ard
Lawrence Singer
Allen County
LaHarpe
Olive Ogden
Carlsbad
Calif
Charley Braden
Jack Braden
Phoenix
Ariz
Earl Ericson
Topeka
George Ericson
Alvin Ericson
Fredolph Hawkinson
Dwight
Paul Grieder
Osceola
Lillie Ard
DeWayne Ard
Steve
Darrell Kenney
Floyd Clark
Castle Rock
Colo
Charles Holt
Rickey
Bobby
Fred Clark
Don Clark
John
Jennie
Elmer Wood
Herbert Henderson
Ruth Coykendall
Fred White
Humboldt
Fred Cunningham
Merrill
Rosann and
Randall
Clifton Jackson
Alexandria
Washington, D. C
Jack
Earl Olson
Sharon
Karen
Chanute
Brian Olson
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Stokely
LIMAS
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Chuck Roast
Chuck
Bob
Yorkshire
Clearfield Shortho Cheese
Berkshire Hose
Penny Packer
Nelly Don
Mr. Simon
Korell
Martha Manning
Infant's Department
Ship ‘N Shore
Bachelor Girl
Cinderella
Sugar 'N Spice
Robin D
Storm King
van Heusen
Town Topic
Wembley
Jane Irwin
Elmar
Endicott Johnson
Miracle
Botany
Georgia
Avondale
Nation Department
Earl Carlson
Kyser
Ethel Watson
William Wilson
Fred Tippie
Carroll Tippie
Pat Anderson
Junior Kyser
Gregory
Nebraska
Dakotas
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Lydia Circle
Ray Bradford
George Ard
Alice Faye
Mary Jane Jarro
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S. Santa Fe
Welch's
Athena
Towie Sweet
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