Christmas Among Us at Riverside Homes and Town Tree
Scenes from a kitchen window recount holiday prep in Riverside with a family gift plan a roll of silver dollars for youngsters a sunbonnet baby quilt in progress and a town Christmas tree to be lit in the downtown area J A McKenzie Fairfield is noted as the tree donor The piece also includes a coffee mug joke and a cookie recipe using Lincoln Logs shaped as logs dipped in chocolate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
J.A. McKenzie
Fairfield
Gerigs Move Into Home on Front Street
Dec 5 Wayland column reports the Gerigs settling into their new Front Street home assisted by Mrs. Dan Schrock and Barbara. The item notes visits to Goshen Indiana and family gatherings, plus birthdays and hospital updates involving local residents and service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynita Magdefray Wayland
Dan Schrock
Barbara
Vernon Gerig
Front Street
Gerig
Schrock
Goshen
Ind
Addie Davison
Dean Davison
New London
Arthur Davison
Wendell
Julie Alliman
Everett Monson
Angela Dawn
Steven Fuhr
Fuhr
Navy Air Force
Guam
Harvey Millsap
Sherman
Texas
Wm. Fuhr
Raytown
Millsap
Angela
David Toland Jr
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Brandee Dawn
Brandee
Wendy
Edwin Stauffer
Wayland
David Toland Sr
Letts
Iowa
William Gillespie
Gladbrook
Carl Hill
Mr. Pleasant
Bertha Hill
Pleasant
Virgil Aldrich
Robert Bushek
Davenport
Mr. Aldrich
Bushek
David
Robert Jr
On The Record Contracts Walshs and Hill Trust Deeds
John O Walsh and wife transfer to James R Bex and wife land starting at the S4 Corner of Sec 12 77 7. Gary Hill and wife convey Lot 2 Block 2 in Hotles Second Subdivision Washington to Lowell D Swarthout and Dee A Swarthout.
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John O. Walsh
James R. Bex
S.4
Gary Lee Hill
Lowell D. Swarthout
Dee A. Swarthout
Hotle
Washington
Fines levied in magistrate court list speeding and other offenses
The magistrate court fined drivers from Oskaloosa to Washington for speeding and related violations with amounts ranging from five to twenty seven dollars. Several residents, including Debbia M. O’Brien for shoplifting and Rodger E. Cline for passing a yellow line, face penalties. One no license charge against Dan R. Curry was dismissed. A separate note mentions additional $20 speeding fines county wide.
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Glenn R. Fuller
Oskaloosa
Dale E. Conry
Washington
William E. Smith
Sigourney
Rodger E. Cline
Loren L. Hirschy
Wayland
Daryl A. Richardson
William L. Dusenbery
Paul F. Nisley
Debbia M. O’brien
James D. Norton
Silet
Dan R. Curry
Charles Allen Harter
Kinross
Robert F. Cohen
Iowa City
Michael Irwin Wood
Dorcas Jeanne Good
Terry Robert Queen
Keokuk
Betty Sue Behrend
Jeffrey Christensen
Aurora
Ill
Arnold Fredric Klammer
Cedar Falls
James Jr. Bodkins
Brighton
Richard Lee Burroughs
Clark Leslie Wagner
Harold Charles Sojka
Riverside
Larry Allen Staggs
Mt. Pleasant
William Franklin Dea
Ainsworth
Jerry Roger Coppage
Fort Madison
Mickey Allen Lynde
Ronald Eugene Olson
Cecil Kenneth Stigerman
Cedar Rapids
Birthday dinner and community notes from Richland area
Mrs. Clara Hoekstra and Vi Mallinger visited Newton for a birthday dinner honoring F C De Bruyn. Several local families hosted guests, Christmas planning, and club meetings mark a busy Richland weekend with visits to Ottumwa Fairfield and Des Moines for Farm Bureau events.
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Don Long Richland
Clara Hoekstra
Vi Mallinger
Vinton
Gerald de Bruyn
Newton
F.C. de Bruyns
LeRoy Nelson
Melbourne
Merle Mathias
Bill Hartwig
Kay
Tipton
Chuck Hafnir
Priscilla Club
Ralph Miller
Bob Sobaski
Richard Sobaski
Brighton
Sandy Shy
Howard Adrian
Tenco
Fairfield
Richland Lions Club
Ollie Baptist Church
Laura
LuAnn Sobaski
Bill Blake
Don Shy
Margaret Roberts
Ottumwa
Colleen Ulin
Larry Morgan
Kathleen Morgan
Washington
Steve Leathers
Shayne
Hiawatha
Craig Morgan
Rubio Quilting Club
Rubio
Don Bishop
Dale Cole
Richard
San Antonio
Texas
Clarence Ferguson
Jefferson Co
Keith Schaffer
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
City Police Check On Two Accidents Here
Washington city police investigated two accidents. Evelyn Witt of Ainsworth and Milton Birka of Washington collided at North Second and East 11th. passenger Carla Duna treated for a knee injury. The Ainsworth driver was charged with failure to yield. Damage estimated at 800 dollars. Doug Farrier of route one Brighton collided with Einar Fetterman of Washington at South Second and East Harrison. damage also 800 dollars.
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Washington City
Evelyn Louise Witt
Ainsworth
Milton Birka
Washington
North Second
East 11Th
Carla Duna
Witt
Doug Farrier
Route One
Brighton
Einar Arnold Fetterman
South Second
East Harrison
December 7 1973 Pearl Harbor Day Almanac Note
The Almanac notes today December 7 1973 as Pearl Harbor Day the first day of the year with 24 to follow and the moon nearing fullness. It lists morning stars Mercury Saturn and evening stars Venus Mars and Jupiter and marks Willa Cather born December 7 1876. It recalls Delaware ratifying the Constitution in 1787 and Hoover refusing to meet hunger marchers at the White House in 1931.
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United Press International
Pearl Harbor
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Willa Cather
Delaware
United States
Herbert Hoover
White House
Christmas Reflections and Traditions Across Time
A reflective piece on Christmas themes of solace family and faith. It recalls Santa figures Sinterklaas and Molly Griette and notes ceremonial symbols from carols to mince pies. The excerpt blends personal memories, recipes and calls for kindness gratitude and spiritual wonder.
Miss Llala Pederson Honored At Brayton Shower
Miss Llala Pederson of Brayton Iowa bride elect of Robert Bauer of rural West Chester was the honoree at a miscellaneous shower at the Captain's Table on Saturday afternoon December 1. Hostesses included Marian Cuddeback and others. 26 guests attended and red and green decor accompanied dessert. The couple plans to marry December 29.
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Llala Pederson
Brayton
Iowa
Robert Bauer
West Chester
Miss Pederson
Lloyd Pederson
Llisa
Joe Bauer
Nancy Stagner
Iowa City
Judy Bauer
Jane Beranek
Marian Cuddeback
Mildred Statler
Mary Statler
Opal Slemmons
Lorene Crone
Shirley Timmins
Eunice Stagner
Doris Stout
Mr. Bauer
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Gerigs
Ralph Stuart
Stuart
Emily Wyse
M. J. Haberman
LaVerne Farme
Mercy Hospital
Kentucky Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Salvation Army
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Journal
the Almanac
Saint With
Harold
Wolf's Flower Shop
K. J. Marshall
M.D
C. S. Tam
Medical Associates
South
Iowa Avenue
By Helene B. Dillon
Santa Claus
Sinterklaas
Molly Griette
Molly
Mae Maloo
Chicago Tribune
Linnie Wertz-Frieberg
Storm Lake
Motorola
Jerry
Bill
Dial
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