Sue Skola Crowned Queen At Mid-Prairie Carnival
A large crowd attended the Mid-Prairie Band Carnival on April 2 in Wellman High Gym. Sue Skola, senior, was named Carnival Queen by Doctor Max from WMT-TV. The event featured booths, games, a jail booth, raffles, and prize draws including a radio and puppies. Proceeds support band projects. Wellman Cancer Crusade total reached 633.54 with multiple clubs and individuals contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eckhardt Wellman
Doctor Max
Wmt-Tv
Sue Skola
Ten
Max
Kalona
Kaona
Robert Gaston
Mid-Prairie
Alan Oldfield
Wellman Cancer Crusade
the Legion Auxiliary
Vanguards
Embroidery Club
Happy Hour Club
Albion Young
Mesdames
Clyde Snider
Robert Staubaugh
Orlo McArtor
Robert Brophy
Cal Griffith
F.R. Lewis
Ellery Foster
Ed Henn
J.R. Miller
Henry Berger
Marlyn Allen
Stan Barber
Albert Larsen
Lida Rowe
Warren Shade
Dan Aggson
Loyal Swartzendruber
Joe Barta
George Berry
Russell Kempf
Gertrude Griffith
R.W. Wirtz
Bill Billips
George Miller Jr
Ortis Miller
Weldon Miller
Richard Enfield
Gene Goschke
David Winegarden
John L. Miller
Old friends visit Mrs Grace Parke in Keota
Keota April 24 Grace Parke hosts old friends from Maynard, Mr and Mrs Donald Hartz, for a noon visit after dining at the Golden Buckle Buffet. Deane Morris and Mrs Lisa Hartz traveled from Harper and Phoenix wintering residents say hello. The social circle includes churchgoers and family gatherings with many relatives at St. Joseph Marion and Prairie Flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Parke
Paul Sievert Keota
Deane Morris
Harper
Clayton Funston
Maynard
Grace
Donald Hartz
Golden Buckle
Hartz
Phoenix
Ariz
Anna Valenta
Paul Sievert
Prairie Flower
Evert
Valenta
Winga’s
Washington
Dick Stewart
Nickie
Collin
Marvin Hawkins
Craig
Marshalltown
Leonard Sondag
Laurence Romine
Roger Greiner
Julie
John
Christine
Catherine Sondag
Gary Sondag
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Marion
Gary Sonday
Carl Vogel
Herford
Texas
Herbert
Vernal
Utah
Hubert Vogel
Meeker
Colo
Moberly
Ed Shumann
Frank Vogel
Howard Harras
Ollie
West Chester WSCS names committee for Centennial
West Chester April meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service opened by president Mrs. Kenneth Dusenbery included a poem titled In Spring. Correspondence from Mrs. Ernest Lunde noted a Cedar Falls retreat and Rust College Bus project. A Centennial Food Committee was named: Mrs. Kenneth Cuddeback, Mrs. Eldin Bauer and Mrs. Ted Kiesey. A Mother-Daughter Brunch was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Owes
West Chester
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Kenneth Dusenbery
Ernest Lunde
Cedar Falls
Rust College
Missionary Education
Eldin Bauer
Kenneth Cuddeback
Ted Kiesey
Robert Stephens
Cloyce Crone
L.P. Statler
United Methodist Church
4H Skating Party Planned by Starliners Club
The Starliners 4 H Club sponsors a skating party Thursday April 27 from 7 to 9 30 p m at the Washington Skating Rink. Admission is 75 cents. Prairie May meeting of the Mid Prairie Board of Education set for May 8 at 7 30 p m in the board room. Meetings open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starliners 4-H Club
Washington Skating Rink
4-H
Hammes to have heart surgery at University Hospital
Leon Hammes of Keota is to enter University Hospital in Iowa City on Tuesday for heart surgery on Friday. Linda Lyle and roommate Jeannie Langenberg of Iowa City visited Mrs. Genevieve Lyle for a belated birthday celebration. Paul Sheetz and daughter Julie of Ft. Collins joined relatives in Keota, with Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Grimes visiting in Sigourney before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
Leon Hammes
University Hospital
Iowa City
Linda Lyle
Jeannie Langenberg
Genevieve Lyle
Paul Sheetz
Julie
Ft. Collins
Colo
Keota
Andy Sheetz
Cloyd Grimes
Jerry Berg
Sigourney
Keifer family and neighbors attend Sunday gatherings
The article lists numerous visits and meals across several towns. It notes surgeries, drives to Coralville and Cedar Rapids, dinners with the Powells and Jungbluths, birthday celebrations for Chris Lillig, and weekend stays with relatives including Tadlock, Mayer, Nelson, Harras, Vogel, and Conklin families.
McQuay Perfex reports quarter results after merger
McQuay-Perfex Inc announces first quarter 1972 results after the June 23 1971 merger. Net earnings $904 256 or 0 54 per share, up 15 9 from prior year. Net sales $22 217 882 down 4 7 from 1971. McQuay division up 9 9 in sales and 20 7 in earnings. Perfex up 6 7 in earnings despite 21 3 sales drop. Orders remain strong with signs of second quarter improvement. The firm makes air conditioning refrigeration heat exchangers and grey iron castings with plants in several states and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. James
McQuay - Perfex Inc
Perfex
James
McQuay
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Mississippi
Iowa
California
Wisconsin
Italy
Car Wash fundraiser by Busy Bees and Marion 4H clubs
Members of the Busy Bees and Marion 4H clubs plan a car wash on Saturday April 29 to raise funds for the Washington High School Band’s Switzerland trip. At Derby Station on Washington Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. cars will be charged $1.50. If rain, postponement to Saturday May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bees
Marion Men
Washington High School
Switzerland
Derby Station
Washington Street
Bethel Notes Highlight Jazz Band Had Swiss Festival Hope
Ruth Gideon reports Bethel community events including Charles Zwicki of Bethel showing on WMT television and set to join twenty three Washington Community High School Jazz Band at a summer festival in Switzerland. Slides of the Holy Land plus England visit were shown. Guests enjoyed a social hour and a local visit extended to Dr Helscher's home. Sympathy extends to Clive Gray's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gideon Bethel
Charles Zwicki
Bethel
Washington Community High School
W.M.T
Switzerland
Holy Land
Dwane Shalla
England
Edward Dring
May
John Helscher
Wendy
Heather
Beth Ann Foster
Washington Hospital
Mac Wallace
Iowa City
Leg pains warning of kidney issues in a drug ad
A vintage newspaper ad warns that leg pains and scanty flow may signal kidney disorders with a note danger ahead. It promotes gentle Bukets diuretic to be taken three tablets daily for four days and offers 48 cents back at Osincups drug counters.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Committee
Kleindienst
Birch Bayh
Indiana
John Tunney
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
UPI
Loren Robertson
W. Monroe
WSCS
Robert Keifer
Bertha Keifer
Zeno Keifer
Anton Buch
Rose Buch
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Joann Peck
L. J. Powell
Wellman
John Powell
South English
Terry Jungbluth
Louis J. Powell Jr
Doug
Kenneth Lemasters
Burlington
Paul Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Bertha Whitham
Grace Whitham
Fairfield
Clifford Conklin
Chris Lillig
James Coffman
Frank Lillig
Keola
George Mayer
Hank Mayer
Des Moines
Mary Roberts
Rose Tinnes
Vic Tinnes
Paul Nelson
Bill Nelson
Ottumwa
Bud Harras
Leon Vogel
Clear Creek
Mary Louise Nelson
Grant Nelson
Iowa Driggers
Glenn McCormick
Shirley Gordon
Luke Weber
Michael
John Weber
Rosa Greiner
McQuay-Perfex
Osincup Drug Store
Sen
Avai
Wolf's Flower Shop
Orig
Jcpenney
Washington Evening Journal
Bill Jones Cashier
the National Bank of
Washington, Iowa
Ezsea
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Adv. Assoc
Ine
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