Local Christmas Dinners Span Families Across Iowa Towns
Numerous households hosted relatives and friends for Christmas Day meals. Attendees included Hazelett and Hazen families from Ainsworth and Washington, Schmidt and Tobin families from Ainsworth and Washington, and Stout, Pringle, and Pease households in nearby towns. Guests also traveled from Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Harper, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Fairfield, and Washington to share meals and gifts.
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Albert Hazelett
Ainsworth
Etta Carlson
Lockriige
Joe Tobin
Mary
Pat
Betty Schmidt
Washington
Mrs. Tobin
Lee Ann
Atlantic
Christmas Day and Holiday Gatherings In Washington
Numerous local families hosted Christmas meals and visits, with guests from Wellman Des Moines Ames and beyond. Notable events include Doris Blatter and Jack Moore's December 25 wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church with elaborate outfits and family attendants.
Wedding Guests From Across the State Attend Oklahoma Nuptials
Mrs Bob Marie attended a reception after the ceremony with Rita Linnenkamp and Mrs Marvin Statler cutting and serving cake. The bride wore a black suit for the trip to Lawton Oklahoma near Fort Sill where the groom is stationed. Guests traveled from Oskaloosa Ainsworth Fort Dodge Waterloo New London and Des Moines. The couple are Washington High School graduates and will reside in Lawton.
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Jerry Moore
Washington
Karl Blatter
Howard Schultz
Ainsworth
Richard McCall
Nora Ebner
Bob Marie
Rita Linnenkamp
Marvin Statler
Betty Schmidt
Richard Craig
Pat Snider
Smilax
Lawton
Okla
Fort Sill
Washington High School
Wolf's Flower Shop
Oskaloosa
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
New London
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Women Discuss Buymanship in Township Meetings
Marvel Funk explains food buymanship and wise planning during township Farm Bureau Women’s meetings. Luncheon begins at 1 pm with dates set for January 6 Lime Creek Lime Creek Wellman January 10 Dutch Creek January 11 English River Harvey Hofer residence January 16 Seventy Six Seventy Six Center January 20 Crawford January 24 Cedar township Plan to attend in your township.
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Marvel Funk
County Extension
Farm Bureau
Lime Creek
Wellman Methodist Church
Dutch Creek
English River
Harvey Hofer
Seventy-Six
Seventy-Six Center
Crawford
Cedar Township
Holiday traffic deaths rise with yearly toll
The Safety Council notes that holiday fatalities mirror the year’s rising total. Traffic deaths in 1955 were about seven percent higher than 1954, when 36,300 people died, amid varied weather and road conditions across the nation during the holidays.
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Midwest
Safety Council
Social Calendar Volunteers See Notices by 10 A.M.
Damascus Shrine meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. West Chester Pythian Sisters gather Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Moose regular meets 8 p.m. at home. Bethel Missionary 2 p.m. with Bible readings and bank offering. Go Club meets 2 p.m. hosted by Mrs Louise Reaney. Navajo Club luncheon 1 p.m. hosted by Mrs Claud Tucker. sender unable to attend. Grace Hill Ladies Aid 1 30 p.m. at the Community building. VIW Auxiliary Breakfast Club 9 a.m. hosted by Mrs Kenneth Anderson. VW Whales meet 9 a.m. for adult women swimming.
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Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Kenneth Anderson
Markets Cedar Rapids Live Stock Steady to 10 Higher
In Cedar Rapids live stock market report buyers held steady to up to ten cents. Butcher hogs ranged by weight from 160 to 400 pounds with prices from 8.25 to 10.75 per hundredweight and sows listing 8.25 to 9.00 for various weight classes.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago Livestock Prices Mixed as Hogs Cattle Veer
Livestock receipts show 21 000 hogs steady to mixed with No 1 2 3 180 220 lb at 11 25 to 12 35. Cattle and calves total 25 000 with fed steers and heifers steady to 50 lower and vealers steady. prime steers 1 200 1 250 lb 23 50 to 24 00. Sheep 6 000 with slaughter lambs steady to strong and good to prime wooled lambs under 108 lb 17 50 to 19 50. mostly choice 98 to 102 lb shorn lambs 17 50 to 18 00.
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Chicago
Policeman’s pheasant joke backfires on lawn prank
Des Moines, la. — Policeman Henry E. Jerome aimed a joke on a pheasant hunter by tying a live bird to a stake on his friend’s lawn. The bird flew off with stake and string before the friend realized it was a gag.
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Des Moines
Henry E. Jerome
Minnesota Produces Two Million Board Feet of Lumber Yearly
Minnesota reports an annual lumber output of 2,000,000 board feet. The figure reflects sustained timber industry activity and regional logging capacity.
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Minnesota
Golden Wedding Anniversary For Mr and Mrs Anwyl
Mr and Mrs Fred Anwyl of Crawfordsville observe their gold wedding Saturday December 31 with open house from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 10 pm They were married January 3 1906 at the home of the bride's parents Rev A J Bailey officiating They have two children Max Anwyl of Chicago and Mrs Chester Piper plus two grandchildren Judy Piper and David Anwyl.
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Terry Anderson
Fred Gessler
Doctor Anderson
Estherville
Iowa
Fred Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Anwyl
Walter Keiper
Ainsworth
A. 3. Bailey
Max Anwyl
Chicago, Il
Chester Piper
Judy Piper
David Anwyl
Christmas Week Guests Join Local Families in Riverside Area
Riverside Ill residents host extended family gatherings over the Christmas weekend. Margery Walker’s relatives, Maynard Brown and Dell Walker families, and visitors from Muscatine Iowa including Dale Bower Elwood Misel and Bill Teets shared Christmas dinner in the Roe and Brown households. Others include Christine Walker from Oklahoma City visiting the McCleerys, Charlotte Earls in Washington area, and Phil Dusenbery visiting from Indiana.
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Wil . Brown
Riverside, Ill
Maynard Brown
Dell Walker
Brown
Margery Walker
Dale Bower
Elwood Misel
Muscatine
Bill Teets
Aurora
Cole
Robert Roe
Roe
Bower
Teets
D. E. Misel
Roy Teets
Cedar Rapids
Bill Teet
Washington
Colorado
Commercial fishing begins on Lake Superior over a century ago
The article notes that commercial fishing started on Lake Superior more than 100 years in the past, marking the long history of organized fishing activity on the lake and its regional economic significance.
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Lake Superior
On The Record Birthdays Celebrants List
Best wishes to Harley Cole Mrs Godfrey Juzeler Mrs F G Livesey John Theodore and Jean Eleanor Bailey twins Howard Gier Gloria Jean Harland Max W Stransky Irvan Hessel tine Patricia Morrison and Mrs Bert Booth celebrating today.
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Harley Cole
The
Journal Force
Godfrey Juzeler
F. G. Livesey
John Theodore
Jean Eleanor Bailey
Howard Gier
Gloria Jean Harland
Max. W. Stransky
Irvan Hesseltine
Patricia Morrison
Bert Booth
Hospital Admits and Births Across Counties
Hospital admissions listed for Saturday Sunday and Monday include Nellie Moore Colum bus Junction medical Mrs Alice Yard Washington medical and Mrs Catherine Wilson Ainsworth medical Sunday adds Harold Farrier Brighthon surgical Monday includes Mrs Irl E Blick Washington medical Mrs John Wehr Keota medical and Mrs Dean W Luers Riverside surgical Births reported Sunday to Monday: a son for Kenneth Conaway Conesville and a son for Donald Scarff Mr Pleasant Dismissed Saturday Marilyn Van Dyke Washington Today Mrs Charles Plecker and son Columbus Junction.
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Nellie Moore
Columbus Junction
Alice Yard
Washington
Catherine Wilson
Ainsworth
Harold Farrier
Brighton
Surgical
Irl E. Blick
John Wehr
Keota
Dean W Luers
Riverside
Kenneth Conaway
Conesville
Donald Scarff
Pleasant
Marilyn van Dyke
Charles Plecker
Hatch Arrested After 80 MPH Police Chase
Hamden Connecticut police stopped motorist Robert J Hatch after an eighty mile an hour chase. Hatch said he drove fast out of anger and had been charged with speeding fifteen minutes earlier.
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Hamden
Conn
Robert J. Hatch
Haney Couple Embarks for Holy Land Tour on Christmas Night
Dr and Mrs E L Haney depart Fairfield Christmas night for a Holy Land itinerary including Beirut Damascus Amman and Jerusalem with stops in Barcelona Athens and Italy. They plan to return March 4 with Dr R W Thompson covering pulpit duties and Miss Mary Dyer guiding the program.
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Evert L. Haney
Fairfield
Holy Land
Lloyd
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary
S. S. Exochorda
Barcelona
Beirut
Hotel Palm Beach
Helen Galloway
Washington
Alexandria
Athens
Italy
France
Spain
Haney
United Presbyterian Church
R. W Thompson
Mary Dyer
Buck charges car after deer crash in Harrisburg
R H Craven swerved to avoid a buck on a highway near Harrisburg Illinois when the animal then charged the vehicle causing $159 damage. The incident occurred after Craven avoided a collision with the buck and was not harmed.
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Harrisburg
R. H. Craven
Craven
Martha's Vineyard Named by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602
Island off Massachusetts southeast coast was named Martha's Vineyard by English sailor Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, per historical account.
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Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Bartholomew Gosnold
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