True Grit Coming to Graettinger Theatre This Weekend
The Technicolor western True Grit plays Saturday and Sunday at the Graettinger Theatre starring John Wayne Glen Campbell and Kim Darby. Produced by Hal Wallis directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Marguerite Roberts. The spring 1968 publication of the novel sparked fast bidding for film rights and led to immediate success.
Five sisters mark birthdays in December milestone ages
Five sisters and two sisters in law gather yearly to celebrate each birthday. In December four of the sisters had reached 80 years. The group includes Mrs. Emma Knoche Londen Mrs. Bertha Petersen Mrs. Clara Knoche Wheatland Mrs. Rose Pratt Calamus Mrs. Alma Hamdorf and Mrs. Clara Hamdorf Wheatland and Mrs. Vanda Schwartz Calamus.
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Emma Knoche
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Bertha Petersen
Clara Knoche
Wheatland
Rose Pratt
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Alma Hamdorf
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Vanda Schwartz
Longtime Cresco reporter honored for 50 years of service
Harry Barth of Cresco ends half a century with the Times-Plain Dealer this month. He began as a student in the newspaper's orbit, following in the footsteps of his late father J. P. Barth, who was publisher.
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Exotics n Aquatics A Samoan palolo feast and its legends
A vivid piece on Samoan sea foods and the palolo worm, detailing annual harvests on reefs after the full moon in November. Describes the culture, dances, and communal effort, the palolo’s nutritional value, and methods of preservation, with vivid scenes of scouts, fires, and feasts.
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South Pacific
Palolo
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