Busy library shelves despite cold weather and snow
The library remains active with readers and browsers in the reading room. Selections include Horizon winter copy, Norman Rockwell, and numerous art, biography, science fiction, and travel titles plus seventy five magazines and daily newspapers. New fiction features The Elusive Mrs Pollifax and Glory. A memorial funded by the Clayton Morgan family supports Before the Colors Fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horizon
Norman Rockwell
Arthur Guptil
United States
Rickett
Andrew Wyeth
Meryman
Mrs. Pollifax
Dorothy Gilman
Glory
Vladimir Nabokov
Georgina
Clare Darcy
Evelyn Howes
P.G. Wodehouse
Temple Tree
David Beaty
Green Glen
Robert Penn Warren
Jan de Hartog
William Harrington
Arthur Maling
Amelia
Clayton ‘Morgan
Eugene Morgan
Otha D. Wearin
Illness Strikes Highland Pupils Sparking Absences
Riverside February report notes elementary levels hit hardest by flu measles and mumps with 37 absences in one day 36 the next and 18 on Tuesday while upper grades show 7 to 8 daily absences. Other items include local social hosts Euchre Club gatherings and visitors from Washington and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Martha Dautremont
John R. Veggy
Paul Knebel
Robert Thomann
John Walsh
Robert Kiefer
R.J. Simon
Clem Dautremont
Lloyd Hopping
Don Meeks
Iowa City
Guy Gerot
al Kincaid
Lone Tree
Richard Gerot
Diane
Dale Gerot
Chris
Mary Younkin
John R. Yegay
Henry Kiene
Washington
Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Alvin Sojka
Jim Custer
Sojka
Milford Olson
Cedar Rapids
Olson
Melvin Havel
Linus Veggy
California
Sacha Club Meet Set At Mrs Dale Roberts Home
Ainsworth Feb 4 The Sacha Club will meet Tuesday evening Feb 8 at the home of Mrs Dale Roberts. The program Todays Approach to Home Decorating features Golden Touch from Washington with Mrs Jim McCreedy guest cohostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacha Club
Dale Roberts
C. A. Thompson Ainsworth
Sacha Club of
Ainsworth
Golden Touch Store
Washington
Jim McCreedy
Lawrence Bartmann
Terry Cellman
Walter McClellan
Ottumwa
Shennie Buck
Owen White
Harold Gerdes
Highland
Highland High School
Bobby McCreedy
David Scott Lance McNeil
Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Thomann
Bobby
Burke McCreedy
Stanley McCreedy
Lions Club
Uest
William Kilgore
Joe Kaufman
Henry Stettler
Dennis Stout
Jim Wagenknecht
Gene Stephens
Blanche Stephens
United Presbyterian Home
Grace Stone
Sobaskis guests at Wellman cererecy in 1972 notes
Richland January 31 report lists Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sobaski and daughters visiting Wellman and snowmobiling with son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dumont and Jason. Several relatives visit Jefferson County Hospital. multiple hometowns mentioned including Kirksville Fairfield Keota Danville Washington and Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donlong Richland
Robert Sobaski
Dave Dumont
Jason
Wellman
Mary Jo Sobaski
Robert Sobaskis
Kirksville
Dumont
Stacy Loui Leathers
Gilbert Leathers
Ollie
Carroll Morgan
Jefferson County Hospital
Mark Muenzenmeyer
Bill ‘Muenzenmeyer
Bill Fritchen
Harold Neece
Inlaw
Richard Neece
Sigourney
Milford Watson
Raymond Kessel Jr
Fairfield
Helen Ferguson
Sam Ritchie
Jack Hanks
Don Dop
Stanwood
Iowa
Korwin Hinshaw
Ed Seevers
Eddie Seevers
Ray Mourer
Kristy Mourer
Iowa City
A.E. Maorer
Maplewood Manor
Keota
John Cox
North English
Marvin Cox
St. Anthony
Mabel Cox
Marsha Long
Howard Long
Aaron Nordyke
Morgans
Joe Williams
Golden Rule
Roy Seaton
Fay Schultz
Bob Carter
Homewood
Illinois
Stacy Lou
Bob Keller
Ella Letts
Steve Leathers
Amy Schmitter
Rubio
Jem Zebinsky
Warren
Minnesota
Zebinsky
Mildred ‘Sandell
Salina
Fred Hurley
Pleasant Plain
Ray Moorer
Shalla
Hurley
Dugger Construction
Wilford Cox
Thought for today quotes Butler on truth and accuracy
British writer Samuel Butler warned against inaccuracy while noting he does not mind lying. The remark frames a critique of careless falsehoods and emphasizes precision in expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Butler
Guests Sunday in Homer Porter home
JUANITA BUTTER BAUGH reports in WEST CHESTER on February 1 that Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thompson of Ainsworth called Sunday afternoon at the Homer Porter home. The note also mentions visits by the Larry Schultz family and by Eldin Bauer. The column ends with hopes for better health and signs of spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Butter Baugh
West Chester
Clifford Thompson
Ainsworth
Homer Porter
Larry Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Robert Schultz
Eldin Bauer
Tom Bauer
Coralville
Florida
Arizona
Tucson
San Francisco Bay Area
Texas
Stewart Elementary Library Highlighted by Washington Kiwanis
Ruth Simpson librarian at Stewart Elementary spoke to the Washington Kiwanis Club describing the library as an evolving tool to raise reading ability with about 5000 books on shelves. She credited neighbors’ voluntary help and noted her talk was given under pressure but she enjoyed it. Kiwanis also saluted Rev. Tom Pace for a Jaycees Distinguished Service Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Simpson
Stewart Elementary
Washington
Washington Kiwanis Club
Stewart School
Kiwanis
Tom Pace
Jaycees
Marriages Tracked From Wellman Wayland and Sigourney
Marriages reported include Janelle J Miller of Wellman and Robert M Brophy of Columbus Junction wed at St Josephs Church with about 200 guests. Victoria Louise Benge and Terry Clarence Lowe tied the knot at Cottonwood Methodist Church Wayland. Ronald Meyer and Catherine Wehr wed Jan 8 in rural Washington and Sigourney respectively in St Marys Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Janelle J. Miller
Robert M. Brophy
Columbus Junction
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Harry Linnenbrink
Ardell J. Miller
Martin Brophy
Victoria Louise Benge
Richard Benge
Washington
Terry Clarence Lowe
Delbert Lowe
Brighton
Cottonwood Methodist Church
Wayland
Earl Streyffeler
Ronald Meyer
Las Vegas
Mr. Meyer
Kenneth Conrad
Keota
Frederick Meyer
Catherine Wehr
Matthias Wehr
Sigourney
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Francis E. Lollich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library Notes
Robert Vanderlinden
Vanderlinden
Macrame
Lawrence Welk
Welk
McGeehan
Helena Rubenstein
Patrick O'Higgins
Golden
Israel
Peggy Mann
Dee Pritham
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Emily Dickinson
John Evangelist Walsh
John Wilkes Booth
Jan Jordan
Livingston
Nadine Gordimer
Elizabeth Goudge
Mary Wesley
Arreminder
Joan North
John Neufeld
Richard Hildreth
Marie Gripe
Professional Directory
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
ML. Tweeton
North Marion
J.R. Bissland
Kalona
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Melvin Schneider
P.L. Etter
Osteopathic Rhyzican
Optometrist
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
CRULL
Lee
Agency
Ince
DIAL
Wolf's Flower Shop
Trish
Northern Ireland
Dungiven
Britain
UPI
Had Schantz
Don Schantz
Steven Gerdes
Raymond Gerdes
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Margaret Hawkins
Gilbert Wood
Dell Farrier
Lois Farrier
Comet Club
Mary O'Connor
Marshall Committee
Helen Boileau
Candle of Hope
Mabel Wood
Candle of Happiness
Linus
Lois and
Russell Owens
Duane White
Creston
C. M Rogers
Carol
Mike Hadley
Christy
Craig Capps
Russell Chamblin
Res
Spain
Uppsala
Sweden
Gunnar Straeng
Osincup
American Ame Investnet Co
Hume Howe
Coordinarey Estate Services
Kiwanians
Progress
Sitler's
House OF Lights
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