Graber-Davis vows in Wayland church wedding
Rita Maurene Graber and Donald James Davis wed at 2:30 p.m. Sunday July 30 in the Wayland Menno nite Church with Rev Daniel J Graber officiating. Attendants and family members filled the ceremony as 200 guests attended a reception in the church hall. The couple plans to live in Newton Kansas after August 18 while Davis helps at a hospital. they are currently on a wedding trip to Oregon for his twin brother’s upcoming August 12 wedding.
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Wayland
Rita Maurene Graber
LaVerne L. Graber
Donald James Davis
John L. Davis
Ainsworth
Wayland Mennonite Church
Daniel J. Graber
Cassopolis
Mich
Julia Benman
Newton
Kan
Junior Graber
Crawfordsville
Cheryl Martin
Richard Nich
Bethel College
Claude Woods Opens Yard for Saturday Evening Visit
Mr and Mrs Claude Woods of 820 South Third invite guests to an open yard event starting at 6 p m Saturday. They have spent a decade building a rock waterfall pool and landscaping and will light the fountain and play music at dusk for visitors.
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Claude Woods
South Third
Mao worries over dwindling support in Red China military
Mao Tse tung shows concern over shrinking backing within the Red Army as China’s cultural revolution concentrates on the armed forces. Peking Radio notes intensified political indoctrination and efforts to reform the military while purge of senior officers continues, risking deeper rifts among veterans and regional power blocs.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Red
Mao
Peking Radio
Red Army
Class of 1962 reunion plans near completion
Tom Brown reports the Class of 1962 reunion set for Saturday, August 12 at Washington Country Club. A social hour runs 2 to 5 p.m. followed by a 6:30 p.m. buffet dinner by The Captain's Table. Interested members should contact Gladys Conner or Pat Brown to register.
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Tom Brown
Washington Country Club
Brown
Gladys) Conner
Tom
Pat) Brown
Plague of worms devastates Laos-N Vietnam border rice
UPI reports an army worm outbreak has ravaged most rice crops in the Laos North Vietnam border area. Experts say U.S. pesticide efforts saved about 80 percent of non Communist yields while warn the plague could impact Hanoi or the war effort more than an invasion.
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Luang Prabang
Laos
UPI
Laos-North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Pathet Lao
Walter Scott
Dallas
North Vietnam
United States
North Korea
Sunshine Community Club Picnic at Sunset Park
Seven Sun shine Community Club families met for a Wednesday picnic in Sunset Park with Edme Koehler Mrs. David Letts as guests. The organizing trio was Mrs. Mike Koehler Mrs. Louis Koehler and Mrs. Don Simm. Next meeting set for Wednesday August 30 with Mrs. Bill Koehler.
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Sunshine Community Club
Sunset Park
Edme Koehler
David Letts
Mike Koehler
Louis Koehler
Don Simmering
Bill Koehler
Lincoln Policeman Killed by Convicts in Shootout
In Lincoln Nebraska a police detective was killed after stopping a stolen car from Indiana fugitives. Detectives Paul Whitehead 30 and Paul Merritt exchanged fire with three escapees Arthur C. Murray James Howard Byrd and Howard Crooks. Byrd and Crooks were wounded. two convicts fled during the pursuit.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Lincoln
Indiana
Paul Whitehead
Arthur C. Murray
James Howard Byrd
Howard Crooks
Michigan City
Byrd
Whitehead
Paul Merritt
Crooks
Social calendar notices for community clubs
All notices due by 10 am on day of first publication. Three days ahead printing. H J Club dinner at Dickeys Prairie Home 7 30. Walnut Women 7 pm picnic Sunset Park. Women of Moose 8 pm Moose Home enrollment 8 pm. Rural Women postponed one week. Prairie Flower Missionary Society 7 30 at church parlors guest speaker Mrs Genheimer. Misc shower for Joan Kroh. Birthday gift for Wayne Chase. Friendship Club picnic Sunset Park 7 pm. Knights of Columbus 8 pm KC Hall. John Vaughn Circle 1 30 pm First Baptist church. Vincent reunion noon picnic dinner Sunset Park. March reunion 6 30 pm Sunset Park. Jarrard reunion noon cooperative dinner at school house Fairgrounds. Virginia reunion noon South English Ia. Dawson reunion noon picnic Sunset Park. McNeese reunion noon basic dinner Isaac Kleese home north of Washington. Golden Age Club 10 am No Meeting this week.
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Dickeys Prairie Home
Walnut Women’s Club
Sunset Park
Women of Moose
Moose Home
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Genheimer
Joan Kroh
Wayne Chase
Friendship Club
Knights of Columbus
KC Hall
Jarrard
Schoolhouse Fairgrounds
Virginia
South English
Dawson
McNeese
Isaac Kleese
Washington
Justice Clark Hospitalized With Hepatitis in Bethesda
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, 67, diagnosed with infectious hepatitis, arrived by plane from the Far East and was rushed to Bethesda Naval Medical Center for treatment. A family spokesman said he is looking well and suffering little discomfort, with no timeline given for his discharge. Clark first felt ill Friday in Thailand, then was treated at a Bangkok Army hospital before flying to the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Far East
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Clark
Thailand
U.S. Army
Bangkok
Sojka Family Back From South Vacation
Riverside updates report Wes Sojka returning home after a monthlong vacation spent with son Norman Sojka in Charleston South Carolina and sister Blanche Waldmann in Fort Lauderdale Florida. The note mentions others on trips including Joe Mincer in Winnipeg and local families visiting relatives in Riverside and Bettendorf.
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Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Wes Sojkas
Norman Sojka
Charleston
South Carolina
Blanche Waldmann
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Joe Mincer
Winnipeg
Canada
K. P. Robert
Earl Walton
Roberts
Jane Davis
Albuquerque
New Mexico
David Brown
Friends Quaker quarterly meeting at Rubio church Aug 11 13
Regional Friends Churches gather at Rubio August 11 through 13 with programs led by Russell Bond Harold Chute and Kenneth Johnson. Events include ministry and counsel meetings, noon meals, Sunday School led by Victor Parcell and Quaker Men and Women programs. Ray Ward visits Oshkosh. Mrs Ward hospitalized but improving.
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Richland
Fairfield
Pleasant Plain
Woolson
Hopewell
Rubio Friends
Rubio Church
Russell Bond
Don Bishop
Harold Chute
Richland Friends
C. Ferguson
Elsie Keiser
Rubio
Victor Parcell
Kenneth Johnson
Wilford Locke
Larry Bond
Oshkosh
Harold Millers in visit to Illinois Crawfordsville
Harold Miller and wife spent last weekend in Lombard Illinois with daughter and family the John Martens and Mrs Martens. John Martens returned with them for the week. Mrs Florence Henss weekend with Wm Henss at Coralville then Cedar Rapids ten days with sister Vance Coleman. Earl Walker was discharged from Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant after a week. Detasseling crew led by Suzanne Miller finished for the year. Other crew members include Maureen Miller Sue Jones Sally Debbie Becky Sheetz Nancy Messer Joellen Crawford Lynn Martin. Mrs Jean Buckner of St Peters burg Fla arrived to spend about a month with her daughter and family Robert Millers.
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Crawfordsville
Harold Miller
Lombard
Ill
John Martens
Vance Coleman
Earl Walker
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Suzanne Miller
Funk
Maureen Miller
Sue Jones
Sally
Debbie
Becky Sheetz
Nancy Messer
Joellen Crawford
Lynn Martin
Jean Buckner
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robert Millers
Dallas visitors关注 Keota community party scene
Residents from Dallas and several Iowa towns visited Keota and nearby homes over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Carris and son from Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Carris, Clarke Johnston of Fairfield, and extended family gathering at multiple homes in the area. A hospital admission, Golden Wedding event, and regional reunions anchored weekend activities.
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Keota
Herbert Carris
Dallas
Texas
Warren Carris
Carris
Clarke Johnston
Fairfield
Jenny Redlinger
Gene Redlinger
Madaline Fulton
Harper
Lisa Foster
Des Moines
Daryl Baughman
Baughman
Lisa
Carl Gilliland
Chariton
Edith Gilliland
C. O. Baughman
Iowa City
Gene Hammen
Kim
Pat
Mike
Richard Lyle
Nancy
Sarah
Patty
Clarence McCreedy
Donnellson
Iowa
McCreedy
Jim Yates
Burlington
Mark Yocum
Robert Fisher
Fisher Home
Gale Reif
Roger Johnson
Orin Carr
Iva Martin
Ainsworth
Harold Fisher
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Walter Fisher
Frank Kleese
Kleese
Mercy Hospital
Janice
Linda Wickert
Embroidery Club Celebrates 60th Anniversary in Wellman
The Ladies Embroidery Club marked 60 years with a August 2 luncheon at Captain's Table Washington. Nine original members gathered, including Cora Hicks and Grace Durian, who attended the milestone. 60 members have joined over the decades. The group, formed August 2, 1902, in Maud Klochenketackers home, has pursued needle work and art. Afterward, guests returned to Wellman for photos and reminiscences, with punch and cookies serving as the afternoon close.
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Wellman
Ladies Embroidery Club
Washington
Maud Klochenkentecker
Cora Hicks
Grace Durian
Roy Durian
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Grand Canyon
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Salt Lake City
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National Equity Life Insurance Company
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Rockford
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Park
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Highland
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