Garden Club and Social Gatherings Highlight West Chester Activities
The West Chester Garden Club met with Mrs. Homer Porter as president presided by Mrs. Louie Harley. Members shared near accident stories and planned the March meeting with Mrs. Harley. Eight Merry Makers guests visited Mrs. Orva Scott for a Valentine themed afternoon. Mrs Elsie Benson sent warm regards from Ft Myers Florida. Fifteen Just Us Club members met at Mrs. Hesseltine’s home where a birthday gift was presented and the group then visited the Fuhr home to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary scheduled today.
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West Chester
Merry Makers Club
Orva Scott
Elsie Benson
Ft. Myers
Fla
Richard Scott
Just Us Club
Ralph Hesseltine
D. O. Butler
Tommy
Farewell party for Martin Krons at farm near Washington
Close neighbors held a surprise farewell at the Krons home northeast of Washington on a Wednesday evening. The gathering featured visiting and card games, with homemade ice cream and cake served at the close. A floral centerpiece was given as a parting gift, as Mr and Mrs Krons plan to move to Washington around March first.
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Martin Kron
Washington
Krons
Socks Set Foot Comfort in Children Shoes
New York reporters note socks are the forgotten partner to shoes in child comfort. Salespeople urge proper sock length, advising socks be one half inch longer than the child’s longest toe after the first wash and to check fit over time.
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New York
UPI
Harmony Club Enjoys Patriotic Afternoon Meeting
Mrs Ralph Kleese hosted a Harmony Club gathering at her home with ten members and a child attending. The program featured Mrs James Brooks presenting The Story of the Wonderful Land We Love, Mrs Scott Wilcox singing God Bless America, and a parade of patriotic songs.
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Ralph Kleese
Harmony Club
Scott Wilcox
Mrs Oswald details life with Lee Harvey Oswald in probe
Mrs Marina Oswald testifies before a presidential commission about her life with Lee Harvey Oswald. Chief Justice Earl Warren says she answered fully about her birth to present and Oswalds views toward the United States. She is awaiting release of the panel report to President Johnson.
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Washington
UPI
Marina Oswald
John & Kennedy
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren
Oswald
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
Oswalds
Minsk
Russia
Births and dismissals reported in Washington area records
Admitted yesterday were Matilda Was son medical David Misel medical Mrs Howard Messer medical Debra Laux surgical Mrs Kenneth Carroll Jr surgical Stanley McKeown medical all of Washington Births yesterday to Mr and Mrs Henry L Miller Riverside a daughter Dismissed today include Mrs Alvin Mast and daughter Keota Mrs Lucy Rehmel Washington Mrs Myron Yoder and daughter Keota Mrs Francis Byars Columbus Junction
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Francis Vittetoe
Keota
Mildred
LaVerne Sieren
John Sieren
Harper
Matilda Wasson
David Misel
Howard Messer
Debra Laux
Kenneth Carroll Jr
Stanley McKeown
Alvin Mast
Lucy Rehmel
Washington
Myron Yoder
Francis Byars
Columbus Junction
Local hospital transfers and birth reported in community
Mrs. Alta Guenther was moved from Washington County Hospital to Mercy Hospital Iowa City and is in room 423. Slim Rudolph returned home from Veterans Hospital Iowa City after two weeks of treatment. Sgt Jim Hinshaw and Mrs Hinshaw welcomed a daughter Stephanie Pepi born January 28 at Castle Memorial Hospital Kailua Hawaii. Grandmother Mary Minick of Route 7 Columbia Missouri relays news. Charles W Jackson of 1104 East Adams underwent major surgery at University Hospitals Iowa City and is on ward C 4 2.
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Alta Guenther
Washington County Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Rudolph
Veterans Hospital
Jim Hinshaw
Kealia Drive
Honoulu
Hawaii
Castle Memorial Hospital
Kailua
Sgt. Hinshaw
Marines
Stephanie Pepi
Mary Minick
Route 7
Columbia
Charles W. Jackson
East Adams
University Hospitals
Marriage licenses issued in county and city
Two marriage licenses were issued by the county clerk to Gerald George Sojka and Janice Ann Keller of Washington and to Jerry Alfred Coffin of rural Washington and Mary Sue Wilson of Ainsworth. City clerk Le Nora Taylor asks that all city bills be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday before council meetings on the first and third Mondays.
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Gerald George Sojka
Janice Ann Keller
Washington
Jerry Alfred Coffin
Mary Sue Wilson
Ainsworth
le Nora Taylor
City of Washington
Laverty seeks Iowa GOP national committee woman post
Irene Laverty 42 of Indianola announces bid for Republican National Committee woman at the April 22 Des Moines GOP convention. She is the third candidate, joining Mary Louise Smith and Enid Robinson, with Anna Lomas potentially not seeking re election.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Irene Laverty
Indianola
Republican National Committee
GOP
Laverty
Republican State Central Committee
Mary Louise Smith
Enid Robinson
Hampton
Anna Lomas
Red Oak
New Look
Republican Party
Iowa
George Nagle
Robert Ray
Iowa sailor in critical condition after bomb blast
UPI reports Yeoman 1-C James A. Bennett of Boone Iowa was critically injured in a bomb explosion last Saturday. He was treated at the Navy station hospital in Saigon and the Navy said his prognosis is poor.
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Saigon
UPI
Iowa
Yeoman
James A. Bennett
Boone
Navy Station
Navy
Washington
Dear Abby letters echoing enlisted men and in-law woes
A reader asks why daughters avoid men in uniform unless officers. Abby explains parents fear uniformed uncertainty and value the enlisted role. A wife debunks bathrobe mailman gossip with a frank homemaker stance, and Lena in Long Beach airs a practical take on marital confidences.
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Abby
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Abraham Lincoln
Richard Bordwell
Mrs. Oswald
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
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Becky
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Dear Abby
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Lena
Long Beach
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