Christmas Guests Gather in Readlyn and Surrounding Homes
Pre Christmas dinners and visits fill days as families from Fremont to Waterloo celebrate holidays. Guests include Wikners from Marengo Des Moines Waterloo and Chillicothe. Snellings from Ft. Leonard Wood. Block families from Denver Garland Texas. Rathbones, Rathe households. and relatives from Buck Creek New Hampton Waverly and Canoga Park with extended kin taking part in dinners and Christmas suppers at multiple homes and town halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Wikner
Ivan Wikner
Marengo
Ralph Wikner
Des Moine
Mark Wikner
Waterloo
Vernor Wikner
Lester Peters
Dick Meier
Readlyn
Loren Be
Lawrence Snelling
Paul Block
Wm. Smith
Garland
Tex
Kay Turner
Chilicothe
Fred Block
Arnold Lahmann
Danny Lahmann
Denver
Lawrence Block
Charles
James Block
Ray Block
Mark
Robert Hildebrandt
Tripoli Town Hall
Darrel Heinemann
Canoga Park
Cal
E. C. Heinemann
Albert Rathbone
Robert Rathbone
Ernest Schedtler
Buck Creek
Harry Nielsen
Becky
David
Gail Eickelberg
Wm. Levey
Steve
Lyle Bowers
New Hampton
Herb Blume
August Keiling
Frederika
Erhardt Lahmann
Fred Lahmann
Clara
Lizzie Rathe
Glenn Wolfgram
Cheryl Lynn
Orville
Edna Wolfgram
Ernest Barbknecht
Waverly
Pinhook Families Share Weekend Visits and Funeral News
Mr and Mrs Bruce Pals and Brian of Waterloo spent the weekend with Chester Pals. Chester Pals attended the funeral of Gertrude Houck in Waterloo with burial at Jesup. Mrs Houck was Bruce Pals grandmother. Marlowe Burke of Mason City visited John Fay and Bob Popes. Ray Kuethe traveled to Cedar Falls to fetch daughter Kathy a State College of Iowa student. Kuethe family then went to Florida and Puerto Rico for the holidays. He was a Friday caller in Robert Figanbaum's home. Beckman children suffer chicken pox. Mrs M Boehmer takes a vacation from her Fredericksburg cafe duties this week. Chester Pals joined a pre Christmas dinner at Jake Jacob’s in Plainfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Pals
Brian
Waterloo
Chester Pals
Gertrude Houck
Jesup
Kuethe
Florida
Puerto Rico
Ray Kuethe
Robert Figanbaum
M. Beckman
M. Boehmer
Fredericksburg
Jake Jacob
Plainfield
Mason City Fights for Closer I 35 Route
Mason City officials press to shift Interstate 35 nearer the city prompting the Iowa Highway Commission to order a detailed survey. Engineers will map a route eastward between Clear Lake and Mason City to gain accurate traffic, cost and right-of-way data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa Highway Commission
Clear Lake
Letters to Santa from eager young wishers
A compilation of childlike Christmas requests listing toys and gifts for various children. Names include Sue Seelhammer Jayne Seelhammer James Seelhammer Richard Rettig Joan Rettig Lori Chapin Jane Wikner Steven Mahlstedt Kaye Leisinger Bradley Leisinger Mary Mahlstedt Jane Mahlstedt Wendy Bunger and Jim Drewis. Items range from Barbie sets and ice skates to toy guns trains and dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Barbie Fashion Shop
Barbie Lothes
Ken
Jayne Seelhammer
Selden and Mooty Disagree on Iowa Balance Estimate
In a speech to the Iowa Taxpayers Association Marvin Selden Jr state comptroller projected a June 30 1965 unencumbered balance of 14 million due to expected spending surpassing income over the next two years Lt Governor William Mooty challenged the figure predicting a general fund balance of at least 23 million or possibly 24 million He said the legislature could raise expenditures in 1965 67 by 11 or 12 million without altering the tax structure or raising taxes Speaker Robert Naden noted disappointment over failure to craft a property tax relief measure citing Democratic Governor Harold Hughes demands as a hurdle to tax relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Marvin Selden, Jr
William Mooty
Mooty
Naden
Harold Hughes
Candidates Screened for SUI Presidency
The State University of Iowa regents screen prospects to find a successor to Dr. Virgil M. Hancher. The educational policy committee, with faculty and alumni input, aims to narrow a list of 90 candidates to a single successor by late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Hancher
State University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Regents
Goldwater Tours Collins Radio Plant in Cedar Rapids
Senator Barry Goldwater a major general in the Air Force reserve toured the Collins Radio Co plant at Cedar Rapids. He refused to discuss politics citing the mourning period for President Kennedy and his active duty status. He supported the Defense Department’s closure of several military installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Goldwater
Kennedy
Air Force
Defense Department
New Bremer County District Court Cases List
State of Iowa vs Don Bruce Johnson OMVI. State of Iowa vs Kenneth J White Overload truck. Laird vs City of Waverly levy appeal. Oelwein Chemical Co Inc vs Donald L Jones Law. Tom Dreesman vs Joseph H Wedeking Law. Crawford County Trust Savings Bank vs Harold D Barr Law. Bank vs Harold D and Betty S Barr Law. J Normand Giroux dba The Rendezvous vs Iowa Employment Security Commission Wilma Ingersoll Appeal. State of Iowa vs John R Smith Overweight truck. Anna Hildebrandt executrix Carl W Hildebrandt Estate vs Ralph W Drewis Law. Delbert Finder dba Dels Auto Repair vs Richard Gruber. Interstate Finance Corp vs Lawrence William Carolyn W Moeller Law. State of Iowa vs Ronald Wayne Uhlenberg Burglary. Wescott Winks Hatcheries Inc vs Lyle Bird Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Don Bruce Johnson
OMVI
Kenneth J. White
R. Eldon Laird
City of Waverly
Oelwein Chemical Co., Inc
Donald L. Jones
Tom Dreesman
Joseph H
Elizabeth Wedeking
Crawford County Trust & Savings Bank
Harold D. Barr
Harold D
Betty S. Barr
J. Normand Giroux
the Rendezvous
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Wilma Ingersoll
John R. Smith
Anna Hildebrandt
Carl W. Hildebrandt
Ralph W. Drewis
Delbert Finder
Del
Richard Gruber
Interstate Finance Corp
Lawrence William
Carolyn W. Moeller
Ronald Wayne Uhlenberg
Wescott & Winks Hatcheries, Inc
Lyle Bird
Will Ashby Retires From Lucas County Rural Mail Service
Will Ashby, a rural mail carrier in Lucas County since July 8 1929, retires after an astounding 3414 years of service reported in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ashby
Lucas County
Retired Joe Shilt Celebrated For Service At Le Mars
Retired rural letter carrier Joe Shilt concludes over 38 years with the post office and receives honors at a party held by the Patro rural route 5 unit. Shilt served as a carrier for 25 years on that route in Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Shilt
Rier
le Mars
Mr. Shilt
Patro Rural Route 5
Trapper's Catch by Leighton Phillips Family
Leighton Phillips and his sons Dwight and Leighton Jr. displayed 112 muskrat 5 beaver 6 coon and 9 mink pelts valued at about $350. They run about 50 traps daily along the Maquoketa river backwater in Manchester and in tile ditches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton Phillips
Dwight
Leighton, Jr
Phillips
Maquoketa River
Manchester
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Fremont
Pinhook
Leonard Hays
Cedar Lodge No
Tipton
Tripoli
Scott Scome Toys
Sue Seelhammer
Thank You
James Seelhammer
Richard Rettig
Barbie’s
Mr. Ed
Joan Rettig
Casper
Beany Boy
Cecil
Bugs Bunny
Gaylord
Tammy
Nancy
Love, Lori Chapin
Barbie
Love, Jane Wikner
Steven Mahlstedt
Kaye Leisinger
Bradley Leisinger
Karren K
Mary Mahlstedt
Sincerely, Jane Mahlstedt
Wendy Bunger
Argus
Mattel
Jim Drewis
Hopkgs
Robin Hood
Were
Pepsi-Cola
the Mercantile
RITZ
Reese
Maxwell House
MA Brown
LUX
Booth
Nabisco
Nabisco Veri Thin
Pretzels
Triscuits Potato Chippers
New Hiland
Rath Black Hawk
Thuringer
Contadina
Braunschweiger
Washington
Ulm
SUI Presidency
Sen
Goldwater Tours
Bremer County
Tripoli Commercial Club
Trapper
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