County Line Club hosts festive gathering and elections in Ainsworth
The County Line Club met at Mrs. George C. Lords home with fourteen members and four children for a Christmas party and gift exchange. Officers were elected: Mrs. Robert Duncan president, Mrs. Welcome Bush vice president, and Mrs. George C. Lord secretary treasurer. Secret sisters were drawn for the year ahead. Community work included packing candy and fruit for shut ins and a potluck planning session for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
County Line Club
George C. Lord
Dennis Stout
Robert Duncan
Welcome Bush
People’s Bank
Columbus Junction
Tom Lord
Jodie
Jim
John
Denver
Colo
Tom
Glen Lord
Willard McCracken
Gene McCracken
Padraic
Ames
Scott McCracken
Grinnell
Wayne McCracken
University of Northern Iowa At
Cedar Falls
Gene Stephens
Dave Stephens
Eldridge
Dale Roberts
Jim Stephens
Nicole
St. Joseph
Jack Holthaus
West Des Moines
Lions Club
Bill Barber
Harry Malloy
Doug White
Ronald Ornduff
Joe Kaufman
Henry Stettler
Ainsworth Lions
Funeral Saturday for John P. Flander 77
Funeral services for John P. Flander 77 will be held Saturday December 30 at 10 30 a m at St Marys Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev William V Snell officiating Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery A rosary service will be at 7 30 p m Friday at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota Mr Flander died Wednesday morning at Maplewood Manor in Keota after a lengthy illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Flander
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Keota
William V. Snell
St. Mary's Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Flander
Maplewood Manor
Lavina Mattison of Keota Dies at Home
Mrs. Lavina Mattison, 83, of Keota dies unexpectedly at her home on December 28 1972. Funeral services will be 1 30 p m Saturday at United Presbyterian Church Keota with burial in Keota Cemetery. She was born March 10 1889 in Geneva Nebraska and lived in Keota since childhood. She married Charles H. Mattison in 1911 and was active in church and Royal Neighbors. She is survived by a son F Alvin Mattison four grandchildren two step grandsons eleven great grandchildren a brother Floyd Dewis and preceded in death by her husband a son James an infant daughter and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Lavina Mattison
United Presbyterian Church
Powell
Mattison
Geneva
Neb
James O
Amelia Miller Dewis
Charles H. Mattison
Royal Neighbors
F. Alvin Mattison
Floyd Dewis
Dearborn
Mich
James
Local Students Named to Central College Dean's List
Students from the region named to Central College Pella's first term Dean's List include James Frame from Ainsworth Nancy Dickinson and Jeffrey Hendrickson from Richland Jane Marshall from Washington Beverly Hinkle Joan Rich and Jane Stauffer from Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Pella
James Frame
Ainsworth
Nancy Dickinson
Jeffrey Hendrickson
Richland
Jane Marshall
Washington
Beverly Hinkle
Joan Rich
Jane Stauffer
Wayland
Sihanouk vows no appeasement to U S aggression
Prince Norodom Sihanouk, head of Cambodia's exile government, in a message from Peking via New China News Agency, declares that no escalation by the United States can bend Cambodia's knee. He praises North Vietnamese defenders and calls the U S Air Force the most murderous and defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
UPI
Norodom Sinahouk
Cambodia
Peking
U.S.A
New China News Agency
Sihanouk
U.S
Drvn
North Vietnam
Nemmers Take Lead in Bridge Marathon
Dr and Mrs G J Nemmers hold the lead in the Y s Men s Bridge Marathon after the fourth round with 10 260 points. In second are Mr and Mrs John Walker with 8 950 while the top ten include Al Olson Verle Gallagher Elsie Glassburner Dorothea Brindley Mike Kramme Jay Whannel Max Henness Louise Fields Martha Boshart J F Webbey Ted Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.J. Nemmers
John Walker
al Olson
Verle Gallagher
Elsie Glassburner
Dorothea Brindley
Mike Kramme
Jay Whannel
Max Henness
Louise Fields
Martha Boshart
J.F. Webbey
Ted Bailey
Family Christmas events brighten many Ainsworth homes
Mrs C A Thompson reports multiple Christmas gatherings across Ainsworth and nearby towns. Hosts included the Lord, Stapps, Havel, Ornduff, and Rabenold families with guests from Iowa Falls, Denver, Muscatine, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Washington. Family dinners featured turkey and gifts with Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
C.A. Thompson Ainsworth
George C. Lord
Joyce
Glen Lord
George M. Lord
Bruce Lord
Pat
Ted
Beth
Iowa Falls
Tom Lord
Jodie
Jim
John
Denver
Rick Anders
Gregg
Muscatine
Alma Taylor
Cincinnati
Tom Lords
Donald Stapps
Gary
Cotter
Larry Lee
Columbus Junction
Robert Crombaugh
Michelle
Marengo
Richard Holsky
Alan
Elmer Estermeyer
Winfield
Joyce Ellen
Forest Estermeyer
Burlington
Dwayne Mercer
Bobby
Indianapolis
Richard Havel
Isaac Walton
Raymond Lasek
Larry Lasek
Lawrence Kaska
Mike Sobencha
Christmas Dinner at 811 South Iowa Ends With Family Gathering
Ella Mae Little hosted relatives for Sunday Christmas at 811 South Iowa with her brother Wilford Walker of Aledo Indiana wife and twins Bruce and Brian and mother Mrs G H Pryor of Washington. Mrs Pryor attended Craigs Mystic Missouri celebration with Melvin Craig turning 92 soon and seven of his eight living children plus 29 in total for dinner and gift exchange. Craig gave each child 1500 dollars and each grandchild a silver dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Washington
C.A. Thompson
Charles H. Thompsons
Alice Davidson
Rock Island
Gene Stephens
Jim Stephens
Nicole
St. Joseph
Jack Holthaus
West Des Moines
Holthaus
Willard McCracken
Scott
Wayne
Willard
Preston McCracken
Eddyville
Jim McCreedy
Harold Shellangoski
Mt. Pleasant
Bill Stout
George Stout Sr
George Stout Jr
Stanley McCreedy
Kimberly
Dave Stout
Burlington
Ed Stout
Dunlap, Ill
Harold Frakes
Wellman
Fairfield
Golia Miller
Harold Booth
Lyal Mitchell
Robert Meyers
Ottumwa
Burke McCreedy
Peg Turner
Turner
Iowa City
Kaye Henry
Harry Baker
Bill Baker
Columbus Junction
Ronald Ornduff
Sandy Stout
Robert Waters
Kenneth Ornduff
Lawrence Whetstine
Don Rabenold
Ella Mae Little
South
Iowa
Wilford Walker
Aledo
Bruce
Brian
G.H. Pryor
William Little
Laura
Gary
Terry
Patsy
Pryor
Craig
Mystic
Melvin Craig
Bethel Missionary Society meets with Mrs Towyn Davies
The Bethel Missionary Society held a Wednesday luncheon at one o clock with Mrs. Towyn Davies. Nine members answered the roll call and Mrs. William Wulf led devotions from Luke 19. The group approved memory Bibles for Mrs. Gertrude Letts and viewed a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Missionary Society
Towyn Davies
William Wulf
Gertrude Letts
Keith Hardy
Robert Shepherd
Moores Lead in Y's Men Pinochle Marathon
Loren Moores hold the lead at the end of round four with a net 4680 points in the Y's Men pinochle marathon. Rex Ray couple close behind at 4650, followed by Wulf 4290 Mangold 4230 Donaldson 3900 Miller 3470 Crile 3340 Fenno 3060 Plecker 3010 Kennedy 2930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Moore
Moores
Rex Ray
William Wulf
Leo Mangold
Harry Donaldson
Lloyd Miller
Clyde Crile
Don Fenno
Lloyd Plecker
Charles Kennedy
Funeral services held for Carrie A Reinert in Sherman Eden
Funeral services for Carrie A. Reinert were held Wednesday afternoon at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith presiding. Casketbearers were Forrest Brock Richard Ross Carl Kelly Merritt McDaniel Dale Fuhr and Robert Bates. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Mrs. Lord
Shullsburg
Wis
Ada Swanson
Rodney Woods
Chalupa
Port Byron
Island
Illinois
Klacon
Emeraude
L’aimant
L’origan
Coty
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Oddy McDowall
Conquest
Don Marr Planet
Ernest Borgnine
McHales Navy
Big Sur
State Bank
F.D.J.C
Lowa
Nemmers
Bethel Society
Loren Moores
Perdock
D Low
GMC
Dr. Hardtop
Perdock Inc
Arent
Olds
BUICK
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