Free Public Concerts by Mid-America Chorale to Visit County
Washington county residents will enjoy free public concerts by the Mid-America Chorale directed by John R Dexter under the Sac Performing Arts Project. The group will perform at Washington Mid Prairie and Highland high schools with a workshop luncheon quartet performances in elementary schools and a free evening concert. It is funded by the U S Office of Education under Title III and known as PACE. The project aims to promote creativity and provide educational materials for Iowa vocal teachers and students.
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Washington County
Mid - America
Mid - America Chorale
Washington
Wellman
Mid - Prairie
In Highland Schools
U. S
Office of Education
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
PACE
Project
Sac
Iowa
Community Board of Education
L.L. Thompson
Gordon Lamb
American Choral Directors’ Association
Norma van Zee
State Department of Public Instruction
John R. Dexter
Des Moines
Plymouth United Church of Christ
Tifereth Israel
Roger Wagner
Robert Shaw
Norman Luboff
Club activities at IOOF Hall end year notes in Circle events
The Past Noble Grand Circle held a well attended potluck at the IOOF Hall with pinochle and bunco. Winners included Mrs Oral Mayo and Mrs M D Lee in pinochle and Mrs Arther Augustine and Edith Weidner in bunco. Mr Mayo and Harold Brock were high and low in pinochle for men. Mrs Rebecca Butler won the door prize. Chapter Y TT hosted 32 members with cohosts. Year end reports were given. new officers installed include Mrs Wayne Ganon president and others in key posts.
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Noble Grand Circle
IOOF
Oral Mayo
M. D. Lee
Bunco
Arther Augustine
Edith Weidner
Mr. Mayo
Harold Brock
Rebecca Butler
Mid-Prairie Jr high honor roll lists area students
Mid-Prairie junior high school announces the honor roll nominees. Names include Marlin Miller Leon Yoder John Cortum Anna Guengerich Alan Oldfield Cathy Schultz Geneva Yutzy Steve Snyder Scott Barber Jeannette Schaefer Judy Allen Annette Guengerich Doreen Koshatka Maureen Miller Eileen Miller Jerry Miller Lorna Miller Gregory Mangold Steve Wright Gerald Hartzler Connie Stagner Ben Yoder Phil Houseal Dorothy Bender Mary Lou Bach Elvesta Miller Ann Barber Sandra Schroeder Joyce Swartzendru ber Doug Reif Inez Gingerich Lynn Kleppfe Charles Beckman Janet Bauer Judy Bauer Sue Pemberton Sue Skola Floyd Helmuth Marietta Shetler Karla Yoder Rhonda Goodwin Gary Miller Kerry Stransky Nancy Romine Ricky Fuhr Steve Curtis John Woodin Sandy Wade Connie Crone Cynthia Swartzendruber Bob Statler Julie Allen Nelson Hershberger Jerry Huffman Debbie Miller Greg Boys Suzanne Yoder Mark McAndrew Jim Fabian Janette Miller Mike Brenneman Jo Ann Allen Kent Stout Kathy Freese Rosella Marner Steve Mast Elsa Zinn Peggy Chabal Lucetta Hayes Deanna Yoder Daryl Baker Barbara Brown Ben Clark Fred Scott Marilyn Guengerich Hal Yoder Helen Karr Janet Cuddeback Dan Reschley Loren Hochstedler Rosanna Marner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Schaefer
Judy Allen
Annette Guengerich
Doreen Koshatka
Maureen Miller
Eileen Miller
Jerry Miller
Lorna Miller
Gregory Mangold
Steve Wright
Gerald Hartzler
Connie Stagner
Ben Yoder
Phil Houseal
Dorothy Bender
Mary Lou Bach
Elvesta Miller
Ann Barber
Sandra Schroeder
Joyce Swartzendruber
Doug Reif
Inez Gingerich
Lynn Kleppfe
Charles Beckman
Ricky Fuhr
Steve Curtis
John Woodin
Sandy Wade
Connie Crone
Cynthia Swartzendruber
Bob Statler
Julie Allen Nelson Hershberger
Jerry Huffman
Debbie Miller
Fortnightly Literature Group Elects Officers and Plans Meeting
Miss Ruth Bell and Miss Margaret Applegate hosted Fortnightly Literature Department members. New officers named: Mrs. Clifford Ramsdale leader, Miss Bell assistant, Mrs. Maurice Meyer secretary treasurer, Miss Edna Sherriff leader. Martha Glass led a program on Archaeology and Our Old Testament Contemporaries by Dr. James Kelso. A Thursday Marion Avenue UP Church meeting was announced. A card was signed for hospital patient Mrs. Mabel Rehfeldt at University Hospitals Iowa City. Sewing for the hospital occurred during the program. Miss Florence Baird attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bell
Margaret Applegate
Bell
Clifford Ramsdale
Miss Bell
Maurice Meyer
Edna Sherriff
Martha Glass
James Kelso
Marion Avenue
Mabel Rehfeldt
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Florence Baird
NFO leader Staley touts grain block for fair prices
National NFO President Oren Lee Staley says the all-commodity holding plan, starting with grain and expanding to meat and dairy, blocks production to force higher prices. Target grain prices: corn 1.50, wheat 2.00, soybeans 3.00 per bushel. sorghum 2.25 per cwt. Members sign grain into the Grain Bank or In-Position Sales to ensure sales only at or above targets. Membership surges across nine states with more to come.
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NFO Grain Bank
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
NFC
Vermont
Texas
Montana
California
Washington
Oregon
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Visitors and Social Roundup at United Presbyterian Home
Recent visitors at the United Presbyterian Home included Dr A J Jongewaard and Henry Jongewaard of Jefferson Iowa with Dr Jongewaard’s daughter Mrs Farr. Wesley Bader and Miss Marian Hale led Variety Night. Margaret Work returned from Monmouth Illinois Fleming Colorado after a week with relatives. Willis Horton visited his mother Mrs Horton from Brighton. Webb family called on Mrs E C Ohlwein. they reside in West Liberty. Stella Thomas spent a day in Iowa City with sister Mrs Clay Johnson. Mrs Johnson returned with her sister to spend the weekend. Ann Pratt visited friends in Anamosa Friday and Saturday. Rev Clifford Ramsdale led Evensong with Mrs Helen Buchanan at the hymn sing. Albert Simpson celebrated birthday with daughter Mrs Stanley Jones and granddaughter Dar lene from Hinckley Illinois. they joined for dinner. Mrs Sam Erwin Olds and Mrs Art Krause Keota also called on the Simpsons. Aurora McIntyre returned home after visits in Topeka Kansas and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Thomas
Iowa City
Clay Johnson
Johnson
Albert Simpson
Stanley Jones
Darlene
Hinckley
Illinois
Mrs. Simpson
Sam Erwin
Olds
Art Krause
Keota
Simpsons
Roberta Thomas and Richard Todd to wed
Columbus Junction announces the engagement of Roberta Kay Thomas and Richard Todd of Alexandria Virginia. Roberta is a Columbus Junction High School graduate and bank teller at People's National Bank. Richard Todd recently discharged from the Navy and works for Eastern Airlines at National Airport Washington. A late summer wedding is planned.
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Columbus Junction
Robert Thomas
Roberta Kay
Richard Todd
Alexandria
Lonnie Todd
Davenport
Todd
Columbus Community High School
Miss Thomas
Muscatine Community College
People’s National Bank of
Navy
Washington, D. C
Eastern Airlines
Dear Abby Teenage Dilemma On Dating And Names
A teen girl asks Dear Abby for help with dating dynamics and boys taking initiative. The column also covers girls proposing naming ideas for fiances and argues names with many letters are manageable with practice. Readers are urged to write Abby for personal replies or a booklet on letter writing.
Valentine Day Themes Signal Local Club Gatherings
Keota community clubs hosted Valentine themed events on February 7 and 9. T.L.S. Club hosted seven members and six guests including Mary Frances Greiner and the Horning family for bingo and entertainment. Seventy Six Center Community Club held a dinner for wives, with guests and a Valentine decor theme, business meeting, and a hospital letter read. Hi Lo Pinochle club featured moving pictures of a Christmas party and prize winners. Several local residents attended weddings, birthdays, and trips, with neighbors visiting Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, and Florida planned vacations.
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Seventy Six Center Community Club
Jim Hammes
Forest Green
Clarence Redlinger
Mark Tinnes
Irene Baughman
Winnie Statler
Dora Tinnes
Bessie Bell
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Children’s Hospital
Clara Rebel
Ruth Ginkens
Ruth Zehr
Berniece Dill
Berniece
Audrey Smith
Nadine Osweiler
Edith Bermel
Mark Weber
Hubie Sheets
Carol Richardson
Cedar Rapids
Larry Thrapp
Sandra
Sara
Greg
Fairfield
Sandra Keifer
Canned peaches and saving syrup tips from Family Circle
A nutrition minded note on selecting canned peaches labeled Yellow cling or Freestone, explaining firmness color and seed removal. It guides choosing sliced or whole fruit and syrup type, and suggests using leftover syrup in baking, cooking liquids, desserts, and toppings.
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Family Circle
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Mid-America Chorale
Cal Music
Thee
James Lloyd
William Westphal
Don Oxenford
Wayne Ganon
Kelly Schlapkohl
Ed Augustine
Claire Keating
Tom Berdo
Arden Freel
Floyd Brnakenhorn
Chapter EI
Paul Shearer
Marguerite Crail
Maynard Brown
Towyn Davies
Richard Bordwell
M. J. Cruise
William Sitler
Verne Landers
A. E. Baldrige
Mid-Prairie Jr. High Honor
Mid - Prairie Junior High School
Marlin Miller
Leon Yoder
John Cortum
Anna Guengerich
Alan Oldfield
Cathy Schultz
Geneva Yutzy
Steve Snyder
Scott Barber
Janet Bauer
Judy Bauer
Sue Pemberton
Sue Skola
Floyd Helmuth
Marietta Shetler
Karla Yoder
Rhonda Goodwin
Gary Miller
Kerry Stransky
Nancy Romine
Greg Boys
Suzanne Yoder
Mark McAndrew
Jim Fabian
Janette Miller
Mike Brenneman
Jo Ann Allen
Kent Stout
Kathy Freese
Rosella Marner
Steve Mast
Elsa Zinn
Peggy Chabal
Lucetta Hayes
Deanna Yoder
Daryl Baker
Barbara Brown
Ben Clark
Fred Scott
Marilyn Guengerich
Hal Yoder
Helen Karr
Janet Cuddeback
Dan Reschley
Loren Hochstedler
Rosanna Marner
Dennis the Menace
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Journal
Gethmann Construction
Gladbrook
Crane Company
Helen Gilbert
The
United Presbyterian Home
Hugh Milne
A.J. Jongewaard
Henry Jongewaard
Jefferson
Dr. Jongewaard
Farr
Margaret Work
Monmouth
Fleming, Colorado
Mrs. Ann Pratt
Anamosa
Helen Buchanan
Aurora McIntyre
Topeka
Kansas
Roberta Thomas
Abby
Brettschneider
Hyszczynsky
Hisschinsky
Ardziewsky
Arjeffsky
William Johnsons
Seattle
Marie
Amarillo
Los Angeles
Cal
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Edna Coble
Bob Brinning
Homer Brinning
Frank Breaklaw
Stanley
Wisconsin
Bill Plombom
Richard Brinning
Angie
Donald Fagen
Florida
Louie Hermanstorfer
Jay Warren
Cindy
Chari van Sickle
Bill McFadden
Wilbur
Doug Walkup
Gethmann
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