Picnic at Kimberly Park aims to unite Cedar Valley members
Cedar Valley Community Club members plan their annual picnic at Kimberly Park in West Liberty on Sunday July 6. Attendees are asked to bring a picnic dinner and a card table while drinks will be provided. The item also notes a birthday celebration for Fae Ann Phelps at a previous gathering hosted by her mother Mrs Joe Phelps with several friends in attendance.
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Cedar Valley
Cedar Valley Community Club
Kimberly Park
West Liberty
Fae Ann Phelps
Joe Phelps
Barbara Walker
Ruth Ann Oberman
Patty Jo Meyers
Casandra Mills
Connie Ann
Social calls noted across Richland and nearby homes
Gene visited in Richland with Ed Holmes and Judd Leach families. Dr. Guy Flater Jr. from Galesburg spent Sunday with his parents. The Flaters and Mrs. H. L. Hardin dined with the Meyers family. Dr. John Carey Connie and Tom called. Leon Roberts and Judy, visiting from Cleveland, Ohio, stayed with Robert Walder and family along with Lena Franklin.
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Gene
Richland
Ed Holmes
Judd Leach
Guy Flater, Jr
Galesburg
Guy Flater
Flater
H. L. Hardin
Clinton Meyers
Jack
Patty
John Carey
Connie
Tom
Leon Roberts
Judy
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Walder
Lena Franklin
Shelter House Under Construction At Wapello Fair Grounds
A 28 by 100 foot shelter house is being built in the picnic area of the Wapello fair grounds with construction led by Art Foster. The city council approved using proceeds from the old Louisa county court house sale to offset project costs.
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Wapello
Wapello —Fairgrounds
Art Foster
Louisa County Court House
Robert Taylor
South Wapello
Bertha McCulley
James Wilson
Atty. W. QO. Weaver
Eldon Malcom
Chan Buster
Range Riders of Montana Keep Pioneer Spirit Alive
The article profiles Montana pioneers known as range riders who homesteaded vast lands and faced harsh seasons. It highlights Susan Haughian and Leo Cremer, noting their decades of ranching success, resilience, and influence in the state’s rodeo and oil era.
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Miles City
Mont
Old West
Dreath
Hollywood
Montana
Susan Haughian
Susan
Leo Cremer
America
Wisconsin
Cremer
Washington, D. C
Family Dinner At Virgil Fuhlman Home Highlights Community Links
The article lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or sharing meals at the Virgil Fuhlman home and other area households. Attendees include the Brookharts of Illinois City and the Cones of Syracuse New York, with many other names from Muscatine Letts Fairfield and nearby towns.
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Virgil Fuhlman
Retirement spans lengthen for American workers by 1975
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that by 1975 the average man can expect nine years of retirement, up from six today and three in 1900. The study notes older workers face age discrimination and that employing them affects labor force size and national income. It cites real estate and anthracite coal mines as high in older workers, with pamphlet availability for 30 cents.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Government Printing Office
U. S
Vanattas Return After Brainard Visit
Joy Mr and Mrs Hartzell Vanatta have returned home following a vacation in Brainard Minnesota. Mrs F Cinnamon and sons Donald and Ken Kiddoo visited the Vanattas on Sunday. Mrs Avery Armstrong and Mrs Dean Coulter took Marilyn Armstrong to Aurora for three months study at Mercyville sanatorium.
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Joy
Hartzell Vanatta
Brainard
Minn
F. Cinnamon
Donald
Ken Kiddoo
Frederick Swanson
Avery Armstrong
Dean Coulter
Marilyn Armstrong
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Aurora
Fred Clawson
Earl Doonan
Aledo
Backyard chives spice summer dishes
Readers learn to use backyard chives in summer cooking. Suggested uses include mixing with creamed cottage cheese and scrambled eggs, flavoring buttered noodles, and topping marinated tomatoes and tossed salads for fresh herb brightness.
Picnic Guests Share Summer Hospitality Across Families
A sequence of Sunday gatherings from Cranston to Muscatine saw Nigel Abbotts hosting at Mrs Brockway s home and many relatives and friends dining with the Brockways Wiese Brennemans and DeMeans were among the clustered guests Dozens of relatives from Muscatine Anamosa and Washington Ia attended dinners and suppers with birthdays noted for Earl Wiese and Harry DeMean.
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Turner
John Harvey
Francis
Richard
Columbus Junction
Restopia
Russell Jamison
Vicki Christine
Larse Gilliland
Steven Everett
Muscatine
Donald
Virgil Brenneman
Kay Brenneman
Levi Cocklin
Dwight
Mary Ann
Brenneman
Linda
Leann DeMean
Dennis
Wanda
Sharon Kay Wiese
Harry DeMean
Harry Gene
Harlan
Lynette
Anamosa
Leann
Earl Wiese
Louise DeMean
Carrie Woods
Delwyn Evans
Gary and
Joyce
Luther Evans
Carl Darting
Will Wiese
Hat blows off 6 year old tractor driver spurs crash
A small boy George Coons loses his hat on a Kansas City road. He steers the tractor onto the shoulder and tumbles 25 feet into water, pinned beneath the machine. A motorist flags a lumber truck but the driver crashes, escaping with a cut finger. Coons is hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Kansas City
George Coons
Coons
W. L. Pittman
Pittman
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