Ashbrook cited for racial slur amid House dinner controversy
Reports claim Rep. John Ashbrook used a racially charged remark about Martin Luther King Jr. in front of fellow lawmakers during a discussion on the House assassination investigation. Witnesses, including Richard Sprague, recall hearing the words. Ashbrook denies them. The incident prompts calls for public disavowal and raises questions about race relations and political decorum on Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Sprague
House
Johnstown
Dr. King
Congressional Black Caucus
John Rhodes
Parren Mitchell
D.-Md
Rhodes
Mitchell
Local family notes from Alpha area trip and anniversaries
Mr and Mrs I M Westendorf and daughter Lana Ott Laurel and Kurtis of Spillville return from southern Wisconsin trip visiting Barry Winter and Florence Kist in Milwaukee. Neil Deweese hosts Cedar Rapids bound visit for Nancy Rich graduation. Begalske hosts potluck for 10th anniversary. Vrzak and Paviovec celebrate 33rd and 8th anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.M. Westendorf
Lana Ott
Laurel and
Kurtis
Spillville
Wisconsin
Barry Winter
Alpha
Edgerton
Wis
Florence Kist
Milwaukee
Westendorf
Neil Deweese
Fayette News Briefs highlights June wedding and local visits
Announcement of the June 4 marriage of Deanna Dumermuth and Douglas Marlitt in Tulare California. After the wedding they will reside in San Jose. Also noted are visitors and reunions including the Neumann gathering at Irene Dumermuth's home and the 50th anniversary of Harold and Mrs Strong. Local residents and relatives from Minnesota Missouri and Illinois appear in weekend visits and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Dumermuth
Douglas Marlitt
Tulare
Cal
Deanna
Derry] Dumermuth
Fayette
San Jose
Elmer Nelson
Winona
Minn
Veterans Hospital
Minneapolis
Neumann
Irene
George Reed
Buckmaster
Rosie Bridges
Bolivar
Jackie Bridges
Roseanne
Karen Sue
Bell City
Okla
George Cowles
Kenny
Steve
David
Lisa
Nancy
Elk River
Marvin Buckmaster
Larry
Julie
Junior Pfiester
Brian
Oelwein
Passover Plot sparks religious plea from reader
Marjorie Knox of Wadena urges readers to oppose the film The Passover Plot and the related book she calls blasphemous. She appeals for communal action, library bans, newspaper and theater boycotts, and donations to the Interfaith Committee Against Blasphemy in Glendale California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
England
Christ
Interfaith Committee Against
P.O. Box
Glendale
Cal
Marjorie Knox Wadena
Hazleton family dinner honors visiting Allen kin from Paris Texas
Mr and Mrs Alva Allen hosted a Sunday dinner for their son David Allen and family visiting from Paris Texas. Guests included Russell Stark, James Moeller, Larry Dallenbach, Marie Gundlach, William Krapf and others from nearby towns. The Blue Bird Club held a potluck at Hazleton Park with socializing afterwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Allen
David Allen
Paris
Tex
Russell Stark
Manchester
James Moeller
Stanley
Larry Dallenbach
Arlington
Marie Gundlach
Oelwein
William Krapf
Ashton
Detour Planned as DOT Details Highway 13 Build
The Iowa Department of Transportation outlined a 15 mile rebuilt highway 13 from Strawberry Point to Elkader with a July 5 through-traffic closure. Moyna and K Construction work begins on the south end June 16, with Riley Construction as prime contractor for 1.892 million dollars and a 160 day schedule. The road will be smooth and graveled this year and paved in 1978, with a detour via X-21 Edgewood to Littleport to Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Osborne
Iowa Department of Transportation
Strawberry Point
Volga
Clark
Littleport Comel
Edgewood
Littleport
Water grant pay hikes on for council
The Oelwein city council plans a Monday 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall to discuss applying for a $204,000 federal public works grant and to authorize the mayor to sign the grant priority list. Also on the agenda are water rate changes, department head raises, bids for a pool concession stand, and a series of ordinances and approvals related to city services and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Oelwein Industrial Development Commission
OIDC
West Charles
9Th
10Th Ave
Peace Lutheran Church
City Park
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kula
Sth Ave
Wings Park
Readlyn UUs Baptize Karen Kay Amid Church Acknowledgments
The infant Karen Kay Towne, born May 4 at Waverly Municipal Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Towne, was baptized June 5 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran with Pastor John Albrecht officiating. Sponsors include Verla Gardner Joyce Stumme Dean Stumme and Darold Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Towne
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
John Albrecht
Verla Gardner
Joyce Stumme
Dean Stumme
Darold Meyer
Karen Kay
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Wendell Westendorf
Wilfried Westendorf
Sumner
Marlene Strempke
Arnold Platte
George Strempke
Grandview Nursing Center
Oelwein
Elsie Ferson
Adella Buhrow
Fritz Buhrow
Denver
Sumner Area Gossip Notes From Local Social Guests
Mrs Elmer Dime hosts Sumner social roundup listing visitors from Minneapolis West Salem Keokuk Des Moines and Champlin. Guests include Kathy Bradford Kim, Christina Schmadeke, and extended visits with Hoppmanns, Hoths, Wickums, and Leyh family, plus a 52nd Randall High School reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Bradford
Kim
Minneapolis
Minn
Otto Korman
Arnold Hoppmann
Fred Hoth
West Salem
Wis
Donald Duhrkopf
Darrell Forsman
Waterloo
Roy Wickum
Seminole
Confirmation dinner honors Brian Frahm at Grace Lutheran
A large gathering hosted Mr and Mrs Wilbert Frahm for Brian Frahm’s confirmation at Grace Lutheran church. Guests included numerous Judisch, Frahm, and Sommerfelt families from Readlyn Waverly and nearby towns. other visitors celebrated David Dornbusch birthday and Gene Johnston Decorah anniversary. Hospital bound Mrs Rathbone recovering after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Frahm
Brian
Grace Lutheran Church
Paul Judisch
Janie Frahm
Mike Phillips
Emilia Sommerfelt
Lawain Judisch
Jonathon
Duane Judisch
Tera
Alfred Harmening
Harold Sommerfell
William Spencer
Donald Young
Kristie
Earlville
Aug Frahm
Denver
Arthur Frahm
Littleton
Marie Frahm
Ida Shader
Waterloo
James Oberbroeckling
Sumner
Richard Buenzow
Shane
Readlyn
Larry Judisch
Waverly
Darwin Topping
Kevin
Manchester
Bruce Mangold
Newhall
Greg Helmrichs
Strawberry Point
Donald Young Jr
Hanover
Albert Oberbroeckling
Karen
Erich Dornbusch
David Dornbusch
Mason City
David
Alice Krueger
Rick Wittenberg
Union
Melissa Wittenberg
Robert Rathbone
Elmer Wittenberg
Rod Wittenberg
Waverly Hospital
Lyle Bowers
New Hampton
Harry Nielson
Ernest Schedtler
Buck Creek
Charles Ganske
Leon Kleiss
Humboldt
Gene Johnston
Decorah
Birthday Party Highlights and Local Gatherings
Mrs Velma Stewart attended a birthday party in the LaVerne Van dersee home for their grandson Daryl Van dersee. Mrs Grace Kuper and Mrs Betty Bond joined open house at Aurora for Mr and Mrs LaVerne Strickell. Families gathered across Oelwein Hazleton Independence and Strawberry Point for reunions dinners and birthdays including Isaac Paul and Beulah Monnahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Stewart
LaVerne Vandersee
Daryl Vandersee
Grace Kuper
Betty Bond
Wadena
Aurora
LaVerne Strickell
Glenn Nicholson
Mara Holmstrom
Dale Alshouse
Holmstrom
Fairbank
Lyle
City Briefs Highlight Local Social and Family News
Mr and Mrs Howard Troupe and John Stasi attended a funeral in Des Moines for Mrs Sam Stasi's nephew Michael Funaro at St Mel's Church. Shelly DeTemmerman marked her first birthday. Families from Alexander Arkansas Dubuque Columbus and Decorah share visits reunions and confirmations. Delilah Lickiss birthday noted at Roberts Delwein Care Center. Mike Smock to celebrate eighth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Troupe
John Stasi
Sam Stasi
Des Moines
Michael Funaro
St. Mel's Catholic Church
Shelly DeTemmerman
Steve DeTemmerman
Verlon Bailey
Alexander, Ark
Charles Logan
Michael Behnke
Dubuque
Len Napoli
Bob Newton
John Napoli
Columbus
Ohio
Dawn Marie Napoli
Laura Schipull
Verona Smith
Goldfield
Velma Warnke
Delilah Lickiss
Roberts Delwein
Ray Haun
Oran
Clyde Haun
Mike Smock
Mike
Community Notes Teem With Visits and Reunions
A string of short social items lists travels and visits. Timothy Mahoney and C E Logan from Oelwein visited Durango and hospital patient Harold Kaune in Dubuque. Leora Nibeck and Odessa Young attended an Exotic Bird and Animal Association meeting in Toddville. The Rev Kay L Hoppus and family moved from Monmouth to the local Methodist parsonage. Eddie Heise of Santa Rosa visited Della James in Stanley, linking old Stanley schoolmates. Bryan Dillon of Cedar Falls stayed with his aunt I O Arnold. Paul Watson and wife visited Stanley, with Watson attending a bridal shower for Jean Short at Community Hall. Goldin Tait of Washington, D C, visited Helen Evans, then traveled to Dodge to meet a sister visiting her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Mahoney
C. E. Logan
Oelwein
Durango
Harold Kaune
Kaune
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Leora Nibeck
Odessa Young
Toddville
Exotic Bird and Animal Association
Kay L. Hoppus
Monmouth
United Methods
Eddie Heise
Santa Rosa
Cal
Della James
Stanley
Paul Watson
Goldin Tait
Washington, D.C
Helen Evans
Dodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Black Caucus
House Commission On Administrative Review
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Congress
Paramount
Uemal
Alpha- Waucoma
Hazleton
DOT
Readlyn News Uus Rly
Pan
Elmer Dime
Patty Lujan
Floyd Federer
Dick Schmadeke
Ralph Schmadeke
Fredericksburg
Ellen Whitcomb
Keokuk High Scool
Christina Schmadeke
Louis Schmadeke
Keokuk
Milo Lease
Norman Zobe
Louis Kane
Emma Wallin
South St. Paul
Esther Boller
Champlin
Elmer Timm
Clarence Meyerhoff
R.H. Minkel
Velma Wente
Henry Haar
Roger Hath
Oliver Leyh
Jack
Kathleen Siemers
Jewell
Leyh
Guy Templer
Tripoli
Mrs
Valesca Gremmels Odlwem
Brant-Kerns Funeral Home
Gelwein, Iowa
Maynardens
Edna Vargason
CE Spay Kly
Arlt Thompson
Walter Stone
John Gosse
Duane Krueger
Fred Fink
LaVerne Bahe
Otto Falck
Art Dohse
Julius Diers
Arnold Jesse
Dennis Moore
Iawa
American Lutheran Church
Luther College
Judy Eide
Teri Moore
Leonard Ladegaard
J.P. Larson
Roland
California
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Singapore
Robert Bellmer
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Lester Schmitt
David Schmitt
Swisher
Russel Dempster
Fred Pleis
Beulah Schipull
Eva Borland
Ave. S.E
Register City Briefs Department
Hazteton
Tamer Tasseet Eye
Bryan Dillon
Cedar Falls
I. O. Arnold
Hartmann Metwurst
PEG
Texas
Charleston
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