Chester Boat Club Regatta Promises Busy Three Days
The Chester Boat Club hosts a three day motor boat regatta in Chester from Friday to Sunday. Events include a Friday parade with local veterans groups and officials, Saturday riverfront activities, a queen beauty contest, and Sunday boat races with more parachute jumps. Local residents participate in the queen contest and the event features Miss Karen Mansker as retiring queen from 1966.
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Chester
Chester American Legion Color Guard
V.F.W. Post
Shrine Mtorcade
Granite City
Chester High School
Karen Mansker
Chester City
Archway Parachute Center
Sparta
Joyce
Chester Soldier Promoted to Private First Class
Philip R. Bautte of 1133 George Street Chester has been promoted to private first class in the U S Army. He is stationed at Fort Riley Kansas and assigned to the 363rd Transportation Company. He graduated from Chester High School in 1960. PAGODAS Oriental pagodas are religious structures.
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Philip R. Bautte
Charles L. Bautte
George St
Chester
U.S. Army
Fort Riley
Kan
363Rd Transportation Co
Chester High School
Young Soldier Townsend Assigned to Vietnam Division
Pfc. Donald R. Townsend 19 formerly of Jacob is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam. He serves as a wireman in the 1st Administration Company near Da Nang after being stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey. Townsend is a 1965 Triad High School graduate.
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Donald R. Townsend
Jacob
Ind
Vietnam
D An
Townsend
Ft. Dix
N. J
Triad High School
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