Hesseltine honored at Wayland retirement party
V J Hesseltine retired as Wayland postmaster on April 23 and celebrated with a surprise gathering at the Steve Alliman home. The event followed the Van Buren County Bicentennial singers program, with attendees including Mrs Hesseltine Tom and other family and friends. A retirement dinner at Dickeys Prairie Home the next evening honored him with a handmade altar cross and candlesticks for their cabin chapel.
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Waunita Magdefray
Wayland
V. J. Hesseltine
Steve Alliman
Alliman
van Buren County
Hesseltine
Tom
Jr. Boshart
Don Rich
Edwin Stauffer
Martins are honored at Stout reunion
A Brighton gathering honored Clarence Martin and family of Mesa Arizona and Charles Cook and family of Phoenix with a potluck in the Farm Bureau social rooms. Attendees include numerous Stout and Brighton area residents, with visits to Chicago and civic and church notes.
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Bon Stout
Wapello
Dale Chatterton
Grandview
Velma Stout
Morning Sun
Cathy Chatterton
Pella
Merlin Crawford
Keota
Bernice Daily
Ainsworth
Dale Stout
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Grimm
Anamosa
Don Williams
Nevada
Ben Barnes
Iowa City
James Barnes
Keith Barnes
Edgar Stout
Brighton
Miles Stout
Roger Stout
Richard Stout
Emily
Kenneth Stout
Washington Area
Ethel Kessel
University Hospitals
Iowa
Clifford Elmore
The
Brighton Enterprise
Fou
May Breakfast and Club Meetings in Columbus Junction
Miss Annette Termeyer from Burlington visits her grandmother Mrs Blanche Williams in Columbus Junction. The United Methodist Women plan a May breakfast on May 5 at 3 30 am with Carla Harris leading and hostesses listed. Various clubs schedule meetings May 4 5 and 8 with plans to adjust dates and venues. Hospital stay noted for Jean Butt and visitors mentioned for Mary Moore and Mrs Duncan.
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Helene
Lon
Columbus Junction
Annette Termeyer
Burlington
Blanche Williams
United Methodist Women of
Carla Harris
Marie Greene
Marian McGinnis
Leona Conry
Ruby Hotz
Nadine Lewis
Everett Henson
Mary McKee
State Federation
Marsha Gerot
Francis Fullerton
Helen Orr
Sam Myers
Muscatine
Iowa City
National League of American Pen Women
Kalona
Washington, D.C
Adeline Hoffman
Helene B. Dillon
Alice Elizabeth Piercy
Ellen Fenn
Washington
Norma Jennings
Jean Butt
Mercy Hospital
Mary Moore
Waukegan
Martha Moore
Dean Duncan
Francis Lowe
Harry Lowe
Duncan
Arroyo
Calif
Joan of Lorraine at MIU May 26 30
Nan Mullenneaux leads MIU Theater as Joan of Lorraine in Maxwell Anderson play at Unity Theater May 26 30. Cast includes Martin McCarthy Steven White Robert Haugher and 22 members with Jamie Stepp Jodi Porter and others.
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Fairfity
Joan of Arc
Nan Mullenneaux
Maharishi International University
Joan of Lorraine
Maxwell Anderson
MIU
Unity Theater
Nan
Ellen Sewell
Thoreau
Jai
Martin McCarthy
Jimmy Masters
Wel
Joan
Steven White
the Daupin
King Charles of
France
Robert Haugher
Dunois
Orleans
Jamie Stepp
Jodi Porter
David Stevens
Michael Dwyer
Richard Mumm
John Lewis
American Spruce Bicentennial Hybrid Tree Debuts
East Lansing Michigan plant breeder James Hanover of Michigan State University unveils a three way hybrid spruce called the American spruce. The tri hybrid unites red white and blue spruce traits aiming for rapid growth disease resistance and versatile uses. The first seedling will be planted at the Capitol in Washington in ceremonies Thursday with Hanover attending.
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James V. Higgins
East Lansing
Mich
UPI
America
Michigan State University
James Hanover
Pruce
Capitol
Washington
Hanover
April 28 1976 Almanac Highlights and Birth Years
The Almanac notes April 28 as the 120th day of 1976 with various celestial positions and Taurus birth sign. It cites Wellington born 1769 and historical vignettes from 1678 Boston ads to 1995 South Vietnam surrender, plus a thought for the day from Bishop Fulton Sheen.
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United Press International
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Boston
Herbert Hoover
Siam
United States
Dachau
Nazi Germany
Duong van Minh
South Vietnam
Spruce Varieties Slow to Mature in Juvenile Phase
Hanover notes blue spruce is valued as an ornamental tree but grows slowly, especially in its early juvenile stage, and reaches sexual maturity late. White spruce is mentioned as another variety in contrast.
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Pruce
Hanover
Hybrid Spruce Cones Boost Growth Across Regions
Washington Evening Journal reports rapid growth of hybrid spruce varieties whose first cones last spring were fertilized with pollen from red spruce sources in Michigan and Vermont, highlighting notable cross-region genetic influence and potential for timber or ornamental use.
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Washington Evening Journal
Michigan
Vermont
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Mt. Prospect
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Mt. Pleasant
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Stan
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Kim Fort
James Fort
Iate
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Carlsbad
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Hesston
Don Yoder
Henry County Memorial Hospital
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Melvin Rich
W. J. Richer
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Ne. Stocks, Inc
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Ron Andersen
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Melvin Schneider
Employees and Board of Directors
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