Congress in recess yet lawmakers roam overseas at work
Congressmen take summer recess only in name. They travel abroad on official business to places like Greece Italy Spain and Ireland, with bills pending and expenses billed to taxpayers. In 1968 at least 217 members roamed internationally costing about $1 million in official travel. Rep Derwinski checked mail service for 6th Fleet sailors in the Mediterranean amid Greece Italy and Spain.
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Frank Eleazer
Washington
UPI
Congress
Athens
Paris
Rome
Geneva
Ocean City
Ireland
Japan
House
Post Office Committee
Edward J. Derwinski
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Krauses back from fishing vacation in Keota
August 19 Mr and Mrs Art Krause return home from a week at Bay View Lodge Walk er Minnesota. Several relatives and friends from Crawfordsville Iowa City Os kaloosa Albur nette Des Moines San Diego are noted visiting or traveling with them in this community update.
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Jess Page
Harold Pepper
Mexico
Missouri
Billy Pepper
Roses visit Eisenhower gravesite in Kansas trip
Crawfordsville residents recount summer travels to Manhattan Kansas and Des Moines visiting Rev Kenneth Nelson and Rev Gilbert Widmer. They toured Eisenhower gravesite Fort Riley and attended the Peace Lutheran Church. Community members host, visit, and share local news and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Dean Slater
Dean
Erwin Slater
Pembroke
New York
Marshal Rose
Kansas
Kenneth Nelson
Manhattan
Kans
Nelson
Peace Lutheran Church
Roses
Eisenhower
Ft. Riley
Gilbert Widmer
Des Moines
Slater
Legionnaires
Dwight Graber
Annette
Vickie
Joan
Mark
Iowa
Gerald Howell
Garner
Clear Lake
Doug
Gregg
Julia Peters
Auxiliary Diane Waldschmidt Talks to Riverside Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary 257 met with Mrs. Don Kirchner and co hostess Mrs. Wilma Rummelhart. Diane Waldschmidt spoke on her Cedar Falls Girls State week. Social games awarded prizes to Mrs Elmer Waldschmidt and Mrs Dianer. door prize to Edna Muller. September meeting planned with Mrs G B Kirchner and Leona Kucera.
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Riverside
American Legion Auxiliary 257
Don Kirchner
Wilma Rummelhart
Elmer Waldschmidt
Diane
Cedar Falls
Low
Dianer
Rock Island
Verle Rogers
Mt. Carrol
Illinois
Austin Roche
Oregon
Luella Griffin
L. L. Wade
Janet
Springfield
Missouri
Earl Walton
Edward F. Havel
Eileen
Velma Weber
Edna
Iowa City
Marvin Walton
James
Beards home from western vacation
Beards return from a 10 day trip visiting Silver Dollar City Shepherd of the Hills and Dodge City then Minden and Lake Okiboji reporting a fine trip. The item notes moves and a granddaughter’s wedding in San Francisco and social visits including Davenport and Washington. Bill Frame serves as Trop ic Sightings correspondent in Vietnam while recovering from a mine injury.
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Ainsworth
Paul Beard
Silver Dollar City
Shepherd of the Hills Country
Dodge City
Kan
Minden
Neb
Lake Okiboji
Roy Wood
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
San Francisco
Calif
Julie Wood
Robert Thoemke
Tom Rabenold
Bob Fish
Los Angeles
Charles Fish
Davenport
Eva Fish
Ross
Margery
Washington
Don Rabenold
Bill Frame
25Th Infantry Division
23Rd Infantry
Tay Ninh
Vietnam
25Th Infantry
T.V. Stations
Associated Press
Bill
Trotter
Zenith radio and Walnut table items catalog
A compact list features Zenith radio along with Walnut table, small tables and stands, library table, Whatnots, and 2 step stools. This appears as a catalog snippet outlining household furnishings and accents for sale or display.
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Zenith Radio
Household goods sale listing with assorted furniture and appliances
A compact posting lists a RCA 21 inch color TV in good condition, Davenport and chair, rocker and recliner, Coronado refrigerator, Tappan gas range, a breakfast set with four chairs, six dining chairs, two rugs, glass front bookcase and cupboard, bedroom suite with two beds and two dressers, and a Marquette acetylene welder with cutting torch and gauges, complete.
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Zenith
RCA
Coronado
Mrs Lena Schmitt honored on 95th birthday dinner
Mrs Lena Schmitt celebrated her 95th birthday with a Friday dinner at five o clock attended by twenty two guests including relatives from Keota Bona Part Iowa Eldon and Bonaparte. A birthday cake baked by her daughter Eleanor Marie topped the evening with gifts cards and well wishes.
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Grace Hughes
Wyman
Hughes
Chester Hughes
Randy
Jimmy
Crawfordsville
Roy Montagues
Kenneth Rhea
Nancy
Atlanta
American Legion and Auxiliary
Rhea
Iowa Department
Robert White
Davenport
Charles
Bob Wells
Purina
Eldon
Bethel
Lena Schmitt
Eleanor Marie
Wchmitt
Jerome
David Marie
California
Nora Wehr
Keota
Pete Osweiler
Bonaparte
Iowa
Schmitt
Bern Wolf
Daugh
Antique sale listing with assorted household items
A long catalog of antiques and old household goods is listed for sale. Items include a 6' Westinghouse refrigerator, space heaters, kitchen ranges, a Warm Morning gas heater, Birdseye maple dresser with mirror, a 75 year old wooden rocker, chairs, beds, tables, a commode, buffet, dining table, and various storage pieces. Additional pieces cover sewing machine, vacuum, electric mixer, and numerous kitchenware, tools, and copper and cast iron items.
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Westinghouse
Birdseye
Blanche E Bealer Estate Tools and Household Items
List of tools and equipment from the Blanche E Bealer estate includes Miller Falls 7 inch saw, electric drill, sander, sabre saw, mitre box, 5 hp rototiller, 36 foot electric range, 110 or 220 volt motor, air tank, ladders, fence tools, post hole digger, sewer tape, sump items, Corvair car radio, camera gear, shotgun, barbecue grill, picnic table, bookcase, 9x12 tent, rabbit hutch, baby rocker, gate, and numerous clamps sockets wrenches and hardware. Many items described as near new or in good condition. full inventory not listed.
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Wizard
Rototiller
New
Miller Falls
Mosburg
Items for sale from estate inventory described in detail
Gas operated pressure washer never been out of crate three filing cabinets like new office bookcase Fedders air conditioner three years old humidifier large water softener like new folding chairs two rocking chairs kitchen table four chairs card table Roper gas stove bed dresser with mirror day bed storage cupboard lamps phonograph Maytag washer rinse tubs antique books walnut organ top coffee table stone and fruit jars two butter churns several small tables folding screen two lawn chairs sewing table picture frames linens and drapes several hand tools three to five gallon cans of concentrated degreaser other articles too numerous to mention
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Dexter
Norge
Phonograph
Maytag
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Lee Norris
Norbert Norris
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