Local Richmond Residents Enter VA Hospital for Tests
Arch Saforek of Richmond entered the VA Hospital in Iowa City for observation and tests and would enjoy hearing from friends. Willard Schulty of Chicago was in town briefly, while Bill Spera of Normal, Illinois visits relatives in the area. Garden club members toured Iowa City gardens with stops at Harshbarger and Terraced displays. The Freel Wilson wedding is noted along with travel by the Brinnings to Albuquerque. Michael L. Crawford of Waterloo helped with farm work. Capt. and Mrs. Crawford head to Paris Island for Marine training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Saforek
Richmond
Iowa City
East Win Room
Garden I
Richard McCleery
Verle Gallagher
John Maughan
Clay Harshbarger
Longview Knoll
Woody Thompson
Stone City
Ramada Inn
Michael L. Crawford
Waterloo
Omer Crawford
Bill Crawford
Will cut deliveries of gas for Chicago
The Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America told the Federal Power Commission it will reduce gas deliveries to nine distribution companies for three months starting August 1 due to nationwide shortages. Affected utilities include Chicago area providers People's Gas, Light and Coke Co. and others in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, with overall deliveries slashed about 14 percent from August through October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Federal Power Commission
People’s Gas System
Illinois
Towa
Indiana
People's Gas, Light and Coke Co
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Northern Indiana Public Service Co
North Shore Gas Co
Fifty-one Mid-Prairie students attend six week summer school
Fifty-one elementary students in the Mid-Prairie district joined a six week summer program to boost reading and math. Each student spent one hour daily in reading and one hour in math, with all four district libraries open to encourage reading.
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Mid - Prairie
Social Calendar list of clubs and reunions
Social Calendar lists Rebekah Lodge at ICOF Hall and Lodge No 26 at Masonic Temple both at 8 p.m. Single Young Adults meet 7 30 p.m. at Dennis Walton home with phone 653 5344 for details Sunday Davison Reunion at Sunset Park a 12 30 p.m. basket dinner Swift reunion at St James cafeteria 12 30 p.m. Monday White Way Club at 6 30 p.m. picnic in Sunset Park note date change
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Rer Rebekah
Icof Hall
Masonic Temple
Dennis Walton
Davison
Sunset Park
Swift
St James Cafeteria
White Way Club
Good neighbor deed for Clark Wagners
Neighbors of Mar Wagner resting in University Hospital Iowa City mowed raked and put up hay on the Wagner farm finishing last Saturday. The group furnished three balers and other machinery. Wagner improves but remains in hospital for some time. Helpers included Max Blodgett Dave Custer Everett Davison Don Davison Don Holmes Charles Kuhn Rodney Letts Bob Libe Jeff Libe Perry Libe Ed Malmberg Merle Pacha Ron Pforts Bob Potratz Roger Potratz Mike Rader Ed Vittetoe Ron Vittetoe Doug Walker Rusty Wagner Wayne Wagner le Whitacre and Steve Wolfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar Wagner
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wagner Farm
Mr. Wagner
Max Blodgett
Dave Custer
Everett Davison
Don Davison
Don Holmes
Charles Kuhn
Rodney Letts
Bob Libe
Jeff Libe
Perry Libe
Mid-Prairie Parents Recall School Registration Dates
Mid-Prairie School officials remind parents of student registration days on August 16 and 17. On August 16, high school Kalona Wellman and Washington Township elementary pupils register pay book rent buy lunch tickets and insurance if desired. On August 17, high school junior high and West Chester elementary pupils register. The first day of school is August 24.
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Mid - Prairie
Kalona
Wellman
Washington Township
West Chester
Mid-Prairie Board of Education to Meet August 7
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education will hold an August meeting at 7 30 p m in the board room. All meetings are open to the public. Jerry Story of Fairfield will call for the Swinging Dollars Square Dance Club at the Foss Memorial Building in Salem on Saturday August 5 from 8 to 11 p m. All dancers are welcome and note the date change.
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Mid-Prairie
Mid - Prairie Board of Education
Board Room
Jerry Story
Fairfield
Foss Memorial Building
Salem
New FBI head tours offices in Pittsburgh
L Patrick Gray, new FBI chief, inspects Pittsburgh offices with field agents. He says the bureau aims to lift the shade and show its record, amid tight security and a sign warning visitors of inspection. He defends standards and states no current need to investigate FBI file practices, while keeping an open mind.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
New
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Untouchables
Federal
J. Edgar) Hoover
Gray
Farewell for Mrs Ralph Speas in Kalona Texas move
A Kalona farewell luncheon honored Mrs. Ralph Speas as she leaves for Waco Texas with the Speas family address listed as 1001 Guthrie Drive Waco 76710. Other notes include birthday observances for Mrs Mary Moore and social visits by Rev John D Woodin and family to Green Lake Wisconsin.
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Eugene Way Kalona
Ralph Speas
Kalona
Waco
Texas
Kalonial Town House
United Christian and Baptist Church
Richard Scott
John D. Woodin
Roy Pewitt
Lewis Belcher
Ronald Bender
Keith Troyer
Ford Skola
Don Miller
Earl Fry
Tracy Anderson
Logan Reif
Calvin Hickman
Larry Griffiths
George Bash
Eugene Way
Speas
Guthrie Drive
Mary Moore
Kolonial Town House
Malverin Gould
Cora Bontrager
Elam Christner
Ellen Nissley
Cleo Troyer
Daniel Coblentz
Robert Teets
Robert Miller
Iowa City
Henry Muller
John
Jimmy
Green Lake
Wis
Woodin
Kalona Mennonite
Emil Ropp
Emerson Swartzendruber
Lake George
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cindy
Jane Yoder
Wellman
Colorado
Humansville
Rose Peck to be honored on 90th birthday
Mrs Rose Peck of East Pleasant Plain will celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday August 6 with an open house at St Josephs Hall East Pleasant Plain Her family will entertain from 2 to 4 PM All friends and relatives are invited She requests no gifts but would enjoy cards
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Rose Peck
East Pleasant Plain
St Joseph’s Hall
Heramily
Circle Eight Club square dance in Legion Ballroom
Jerry Story of Fairfield will call the square dance for the Circle Eight Club Tuesday August 8 in the Legion Ballroom West Point. Dancing will be from 8 30 to 11 pm. All square dancers and guests invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Eight Club
Jerry Story
Fairfield
Legion Ballroom
West Point
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Willard Schulty
Lyle Schulty
L. E. Dunlap
Bill Spera
Normal, Ill
Charles Morris
Washington
Roy L. Miller
Columbus Junction
Marcella Soukup Snider
Lauri
St. Louis
Charles Marek
Will Marek
Gilbert Kueneman
Ainsworth
Allen Arden Freel
Eugenia Wilson
Freel - Wilson
Assembly of God
Robert Brinning
Beth
Tim
Duane E. Crawford
Woodbridge, Va
Marine Corps
Paris Island, South Carolina
M-P
Lewis McFadden
Glenn Dunbar
Floyd Dean
Mary Thorne
Republican Party
Bob Swift
Bank
Dokr
Bill Jones
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Clark Wagners
Charles van Winkle
Central City
Laura Ann
Joseph L. Kula
Stanley F. Kula
Prairieburg
Paris Academy of Beauty
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Mrs
Bradford
England
William Cook
Thronton
Washington Evening Journal
Harvey Holden
Robert L. Riley
FORD
Mace Motor CO
Mace Motor Company, Inc
Dime
Iowa
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