Columbus Community Alumni Banquet Honors Generations
The Columbus Junction alumni banquet on Friday June 15 drew over 260 attendees at Columbus High. The event featured a space theme and MC William Larkin class of 1960 with a program honoring 1912 1937 and 1962 graduates, three generation families, and alumni from Idaho and Michigan. Entertainment included John Smylie 1959 as AstroWolf and the Boys from Down Under.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Community
William Larkin
Russell Newell
Marilyn, Thomas
Shelby Morrison
Lee Morrison
Tula Skubal
Edith Gray Pierce
Lloyd S. Myers
Lillie’ J. Norris
Daryl Bitting
Wilma
Mason
Holder
Helen Oak
Clark
Ferrel Gabriel
Marjorie Reaney Benbow
Corrine ‘Peters Fullerton
Jeannette’ Helmick- Masonholder
Isabelle Greene Sellers
Velma Wasson
Boulton
Marie
Jones Duncan
Dorothy Duncan Jamison
Hilda Fulton Edwards
Jean Gentzler Allen
Ralph ‘Darrow
Leote Swail
Jeannette Helmick
Masoniholder
Dick Herrick
Grace Butler
Columbus High School
Idaho
Michigan
John Smylie
AstroWolf
The
Boys From
Down Under
Larry Boyd
Myron’ Frisk
Warren Mc
Columbus school board members host talent show event
Conahay and Lee Morrison and other Columbus school board members presided over a community event featuring a string twisters group and a TLV talent show titled Sing-a-long with Clem. After dinner and program, Dick Ballard and his band provided music to close the evening.
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Conahay
Lee
Morrison
The
Untouchables
Warren
May
Charles Buser
Daryl Hitting
Roy Hauenstein
Lewis Newell
Columbus
String Twisters
Dick Hills
Robert Woodruff
Lynn Woodruff
Clem
Dick Ballard
Canada election forecast says near tie between majors
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Liberal leader Lester Pearson foresee victory as Canadians vote in a close nationwide election. Polls show uncertainty with minor parties possibly tipping the balance and risking a hung parliament, raising chances of a new vote within a year. Nutritionists advise eating breakfast to avoid late-morning fatigue.
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Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Conservatives
Liberals
Gallup
House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Obituaries and Funerals in Wapello Area
Obituary notices for Mildred Taylor of Garden Grove born 1898 in Wapello died in Anaheim, burial Westminster Memorial Park. Dennis Christian son of Conesville, age 57, died in Town City, services at St Josephs Columbus Junction with Memorial Park Cemetery. Margaret Harney 85 West Liberty and Sylvia Alice Boone 89 West Liberty funeral services and interments. Harry Briscoe Jones 87 of Wapello County died at Mercy Burlington. survived by children and grandchildren. Masonic rites planned at grave.
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Mildred Taylor
Wapello
Mildred ‘ (Silverthorne) Taylor
Garden Grove
Cal
Taylor
Anaheim
Westminster Memorial Park
Westminster
Luthée
Walk
Elbert
David
Benny
Toplin
Ruth Tur
Mary
Gibson
Maude ‘Lieberknecht
Monagan
Den
Bos
San
Mating Cal
Dennis
Christianson Conesvillé
Hy Christianson
Conesville
Mavey Hospital
Town City
St. Joseph's * Church
Leslie
Everett
Was
Memorial Park
Muscatine
Stacy Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Mages. Offici
Sylvia
Alice’ ‘Boone
West ‘Liberty
Alice Boone
West Liberty
Snider Funeral Home
Elmer Baler
The
Christian Church
Oakland
Athens
Pythian’ Sisters
Dan Boone
Faye Boone
Ora Boone
Robert Dolan
Bill Williams
Carl Schiele
Geneva Campbell
Ayton
Angela
Boone
Harry
Jones
Lavisa County
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Vincent L. Smith Funeral Services Held in Fairbanks
Funeral services for Vincent L. Smith 77 of 1186 Lucas Street were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev. David Condreau officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Born February 17, 1884, he married Ethel Hackett November 24, 1909 in Davenport. He belonged to Moose and Hagel lodges and was a retired Northwestern Bell employee and Pioneers member. Surviving are a brother Curtis Smith of Sidney Nebraska and a sister Mrs. Lona Liggett of Beaumont California. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
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New Washington
Ind
Chester
Mary Miles
Dories
Wapello
Emma. Williamson
Louisa County
Jones
Masonic Lodge
Harold B. Jones
Minneapolis
J. R. Moh- Tie
Marshall
Mich
Harry Gronning
Anchorage
Alaska
Hilton P. Jones
Scottsburg
Dudgeon- McCulley Funeral Home
Wapelly
Vincent L. Smith
Lucas Street
Mass’ Catine Geneva Hospital
Fairbanks
David Condreau
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Smith
Ethel Hackett
Davenport
Moose and Hagle
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pioneers Organization
Curts Smith
Sidney, Neb
Lona Liggett
Beaumont
Calif
Marguerite Rhodes Umlandt, Moline Resident, Dies
Marguerite Rhodes Umlandt 63 of 118 Town avenue died at Riverview Heights Nursing Home at 11 20 a m Sunday after an extended illness Born Creston Iowa February 17 1988 She married John Umlandt January 31 1936 Muscatine She was a retired restaurant cook Surviving two sisters Mrs Harry Eis and Mrs Jay Zeug both of Muscatine and a niece Jean Keifer Chillicothe Missouri Preceded in death by her parents husband and a brother Funeral services 2 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev Lewis Furda Burial Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight
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Marguerite Rhodes Umlandt
Town Avenue
Riverview Heights
Créston
John. Umlandt
Muscatine
Umlandt
Harry Eis
Jay Zeug
Jean Keifer
Chillicathe
Fairbanks
Lewis Furda
Burns
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral notices and obituaries for Clara Van Gent and A Gunnell
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara A. Van Gent were held at Fairbanks Home for Funerals at 2 p.m. today with Rev. John F. Kiefmann officiating and Eva Kramer as organist. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. pallbearers were Elmer Steinmetz, Ladd Steinmetz, Beryl Kirkpatrick and Robert Thine. In separate notices, A. Gunnell, 68, retired farmer and former Millersburg and Aledo resident, died at Mercer County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born April 12, 1804 in Shelby County Missouri, lived in Illinois 47 years, married Lucille Spross in 1930, and is survived by his wife, one son Charles C. Gunnell, a granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Funeral for Gunnell was to be held at Reiser Chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial at Aledo. visitation after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Clara A. van Gent
Fairbanks
John
F.” Kiefmann
Eva Kramer
Greenwood _cem
Tery
Elmer Steinmetz
Ladd Steinmetz
Beryl Kirkpatrick
Robert Thine
Muscatine General Hospital
Cecil
Gunnell Aledo
A. Gunnell
Seaton
Millersburg
Mercer
County Hospital
Shelby “County
Scott
Zerilda
Gunnell
Uinois
Aleas
Legion ‘Commuunity
Episcopalian Church
Farm Bureau
Lucille Spross
Aledo
Charles
C. Gunnell
Muscatine
Reiser Chapel
LaVerne C. Scales
Seaton Presbyterian Church
Aleda
Funeral services for infant Annice Kaye Mathis
Funeral services were held for Annice Kaye Mathis six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Mathis route 4 who died Saturday from injuries in a motor accident The infant was born December 5 1961 in Muscatine Iowa To reach relatives include parents brothers and sisters and extended grandparents and great grandparents from Muscatine Creston and related areas
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Annicoe Kaye Maths
Annice Kaye Mathis
Roger Mathis
Route 4
George M. Wittich
Memorial Park Cemetrery
Dee
Misentine
Roger L
Della Moore Mathis
Thee
Sherwood L
Congress Faces Busy Week With Farm and Space Bills
Congress plans a lively week with farm legislation and a space communications measure on the docket. The House debates a sugar quota extension and new country allocations, while a sweeping farm bill would place production quotas to absorb surplus grain. Senate probes into B girls and stockpiling continue as House committees hold investigations into Billie Sol Estes. The satellite bill, already approved by the House, may reach the Senate amid questions on government role in new fields.
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Washington
House
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
Cuba
Secretary of Agriculture
Morning Sun News Briefs update of local births and visits
Morning Sun brief notes several family announcements and visits. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Jerry Dean welcome a grandson born in Des Moines on May 23. A Des Moines grandson to Mr and Mrs Paul Dean is reported, with other newborns noted and relatives visiting from Mediapolis, Jamaica, and Chaplin.
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Lulu Bryant
Rosa Douglas
Elmer Watson
Lem Wolverton
Kenneth Perrenaud
Fairfield
Paul Dean
Jerry Dean
Des Moines
Clifford Coon
Emmetsburg
George Coon
Bill Mauer
Jomaica
Neb
P. J. Mauer
Eugene Orr
Thelma Griffin
Carl Brown
Burlington
Mediapolis Farm Service
Laxe Okoboji
Orr
Wilma (Hessles) Wondard
Trogg
Tari
Funeral services set for Mr Ferris in Hendersonville
The late Olive Foster Ferris sister of Mrs Robert Garrett John Foster and Riley Foster of Wapello survives with a daughter and a son. Funeral services for Mr Ferris will be held in Hendersonville New York on Tuesday afternoon.
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Olive Foster Ferris
Robert Garrett
John Foster
Riley Foster
Wapello
Ferris
Hendersonville
N. Y
Trend Toward Solid News in Papers Noted
Leslie G Moeller of the State University of Town says newspapers will continue to provide solid news and increase public affairs coverage. He notes a trend toward clearer, fairer reporting and closer ties to everyday life, with home influence reinforcing school discussion of public affairs.
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Towa City
Leslie G Moeller
Moeller
SUT
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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James Welch
J. d. Fath
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Lester Janney
Richard Hood
Michael Moylan
Thomas Reier
Richard Peters
Ed Ryan
Mrs. Harney
Marguerite Rhodes Mlandt
E. Ferris Wapello
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Morning Sun
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