Local News Items Highlight Personal Events and Visits
Hilton Rabenold undergoes surgery at Veterans Hospital Iowa City while wife Mrs Rabenold spends day with him. Ahrens celebrate 42nd anniversary with extensive family. Enfield couple welcomed a son Richard William Rickey at Mercy Hospital Iowa City with grandparents named Rathmel and Enfield. Ed Sorrell returns from Florida with parents to Sarasota. Tel-Rad hosts smorgasbord in Iowa City with multiple attendees. Milford Cook surprised on birthday with family gathering at home.
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Hilton Rabenold
Veteran's Hospital
Iowa City
Rabenold
Richard Enfield
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Richard William
Joe Krotz
Ainsworth
John Krotz
Wilbur Chalupa
Washington
Milford
James Cook
Wesleyan Service Guild Meeting and Christmas Program
The Wesleyan Service Guild met Friday evening in the church parlor with nineteen members present. Hostesses Mrs Don Maxwell and Mrs T J Pease led the Christmas program of songs and stories, closing with a vocal solo "Holy City." Honorary members Mrs Walter Scheuermann Mrs Walter Smith Mrs Donald Frank and Mrs Robert Wead attended.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Don Maxwell
T. J. Pease
On The Record Hospital Update
Yesterday and today a list of patients shows Mrs Lucy McArtor and Mrs Armour Carlin in Washington and Crawfordsville with Vincent Gevock, Keota and families including Mrs Maurice Krabill and her son. Today names Lloyd Maxwell Mrs James W Reed and son and Mrs Jennie Hall appear in Washington and Keota with varying patient notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy McArtor
Washington
Lloyd Maxwell
Armour Carlin
Vincent Gevock
Brighton
Maurice Krabill
Crawfordsville
James W. Reed
Keota
Jennie Hall
West Chester Residents Celebrate(Local Birthdays)
Birthday greetings go out to Loren Renoux Gerald McGaffey Douglas Chalu pa Mrs Donald P Smith and Earl Griggs of West Chester. Leslie Ann Blick daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie G Blick is two years old today.
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Loren Renoux
Gerald McGaffey
Douglas Chalupa
Donald P. Smith
Earl Griggs
West Chester
Leslie Ann Blick
Leslie G. Blick
Rosemary Club Christmas Luncheon Held at Mrs Marek Home
Mrs. Lloyd Marek hosted a Christmas dessert luncheon for the Rosemary Club on Wednesday afternoon. Bridge across three tables produced a high score for Mrs. George Horn and a low for Mrs. Shirl Augustine. A Christmas exchange closed the meeting with guests Mrs. Vince Marek and Mrs. Joe Knotek present.
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George Horn
Shirl Augustine
Vince Marek
Joe Knotek
Christian Workers Conference Held In UP Church Sunday
Keokuk Presbytery sponsored a Christian Education Workers Conference at the United Presbyterian Church with broad attendance. Speakers included Rev. Franklin Jones of Cedar Rapids and Dr. Harold Ralston of Monmouth College. Tem perance towns were represented from Stanwood to Washington.
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Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Harold Ralston
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ill
Warren Frahm
Morning Sun
Arthur Witthoft
Keota
Cloyce Stewart
David Livingston
Washington
Ralph Edie
Stanwood
LeClaire
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
West Chester
Burlington
Columbus City
Kalona Juniors Set Comedy The Inner Willy
Kalona high school junior class will present The Inner Willy a three act comedy at 8 p m on December 10 and 12 in the school auditorium Bob Miller and Jeanette Rhodes lead the cast with Kirk Fry Tom Te Bockhorst Milford Hostetler Jeanette Graper Joyce Alterhofen Arlene Yoder Linda Russell and Jeanene Hess in supporting roles Betty Knapp wrote the play and Mrs Rema Brown directs
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Kalona
Kalona High School
Willy
Bob Miller
Jeanette Rhodes
Kirk Fry
Tom Te Bockhorst
Milford Hostetler
Jeanette Graper
Joyce Alterhofen
Arlene Yoder
Linda Russell
Jeanene Hess
Betty Knapp
Rema
Social Calendar Cites Club Meetings and Potluck Dinners
Notices list numerous meetings events and social gatherings due in by 10 a.m. with venues including Washington Saddle Club DeMolay Masonic Temple City Hall and St James gym. Activities cover suppers gift exchanges Christmas crafts sewing and programs across groups like American Legion Auxiliary West Chester Pythians and Trinity Ladies Aid.
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Milo Sorden
Washington Saddle Club
Masonic Temple
Duv
City Hall
Maud Jackson
UP Home
Merry Makers Club
Martha Shaver
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
St. James
St. . James Gymnasium
Alma Hearne Holland
Elizabeth
Edna
Jessie Klein
Nineteenth Century Club
Marguerite Crail
Noble Grand Circle
Leona Anderson
Crawfordsville
American Homes
Mable Gray
American Home II
Joe Falk
American Home
William Sitter
Richard Young
Ann Judson Circle
Baptist
Keith Williams Ward
St. James Circle
Ernest Kriner
St. Mary's Circle
Mary Reister
Rebekah Club
Pleasant Hill Church
Church
Rural Woman's Club
Funeral for Mrs. Ira Miller in Ollie on Monday
Pleasant reports Glen Miller and family traveled to Ollie for the funeral of Mrs. Ira Miller. The page notes Thanksgiving dinners, family visits, and holiday preparations across local households, including Christmas exchanges and Navy-ward homecomings.
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Glen Millers
Ollie
Ira Miller
Pleasant
Glen Miller
Richard Hayes
Donald Hayes
Hayes
Ed Chalupa
Eugene Chalupa
Bill Horton
Earl Chorpening
Colorful Kitchen Gifts for Holiday Treat Trees
Practical guide to making a Cookie Tree from foam shapes and toothpicks with a foam base, glitter edges, and two inch cookies. Suggests wrapping cookies in plastic, adding ribbon, and displaying on the tree. also notes candy packaging in small plastic boxes and mini fruit cakes from muffin cups for festive gifts.
Birthday party notes amid harvest work in local column
A group gathers at the Harvey home to celebrate Preston Harvey's birthday as his hired men assist with harvest. He faces a tense moment with high blood pressure and two tractors at risk while he oversees more than 100 acres of corn awaiting harvest before Christmas.
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Lester Nicola
Clark Miller
Topeka
Kan
Washington
Mary and Pearl
Navy
Larry
Ronald
Pat
Field
Preston Harvey
Preston
Paul Harvey
Woodworking Display At Riverside December 11
Riverside public school hosts a free public woodworking tool display and demonstration for DIY enthusiasts. The event occurs at 7 30 p m on Wednesday December 11 at the Main Street shop and includes machine demonstrations a film Woodworking Machines and a question friendly session.
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Riverside
Riverside Public School
Main Street
Marriage License Issued to Lukins and Swailes in Washington
A marriage license was issued to Dickie Lee Lukins and Ruth Elaine Swailes, both of Washington DMVs. Richard David Bringman remained jailed in Washington County on a $350 bond for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, after arrest by a highway patrolman and appearance before Justice Glenn Holden.
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Dickie Lee Lukins
Ruth Elaine Swailes
Washington
Dmvs
Richard David Bringman
Washington County
Glenn Holden
Justice of the Peace
Study New Clues In Kidnapping of Girl
Federal agents examine about a dozen new clues near Sheridan Illinois in the Maria Ridulph disappearance. About 1,000 volunteers search rugged Fox River area south of Sycamore as investigators pursue a noted lead involving a curly haired man offering a piggyback ride to Maria. The doll and clothing pieces found are turned over to the FBI while authorities urge broader citizen cooperation and a hidden witness to come forward.
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Sycamore, Ill
Maria Ridulph
Sheridan
Ill
State Industrial School
Fox River
Sycamore
Maria
Cathie Sigman
Cathy
Mittens
Land Retirement Plan Is Proposed by CED
The Committee for Economic Development proposed a land retirement plan to move small farmers out of production and reduce output while shifting to free markets. The plan envisions a transition period with gradually reduced price supports and a focus on moving farmers into other occupations. The CED critique targets soil bank procedures and urges a major overhaul toward employment growth. In Memphis, a Duroc sow bred 62 piglets across three six month periods starting February 1956.
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Washington (Lp
The
Committee For Economic Development
Soil Bank
CED
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Schwam
Schwam
Farrow
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Tel-Rad Company
Paul Banks
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Rex Ray
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Milford Cook
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Christian Workers Conference
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Frank Gonterman
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Elwood Kleese
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George Gerdes
Gridley, Ill
Clifford Pohren
Sam Miller
Lloyd Humston
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Charles Hawkins
Loof Hall
Martin's
Henry B. Bailey
West Main St
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Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
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Richard A. Stewart
Paul
Livingston & Day — Attorneys
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day
Everett Meeker—Abstract Dept
George F. Morrison
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J. C. Penney Co
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P. L. Etter
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Vnew
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Jake
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Everetts Music Co
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