Sixty Years of Blessing for Mr and Mrs Blum
Mr and Mrs John Blum Sr celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on March 1. Ill health prevents an open house. Married March 1 1911 at the bride’s parents home near Lexington by Pastor Cordes. Attendants Dora Wittoff and Lee Schulty. Lifelong years in Wellman Kalona with California interlude. They reside Box 267 Wellman Iowa. Four children Laura Chez Ontario California Dorothy Teets Wellman Mildred Krogh Lone Tree John Blum Washington. They have 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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John Blum Sr
Sam Schulty
Lexington
Cordes
Dora Wittoff
Lee Schulty
Wellman
Kalona
California
Frank
Laura) Chez
Ontario
Calif
Donald
Dorothy) Teets
Paul
Mildred) Krogh
Lone Tree
John $. Blum
Washington
Whetstines call at Skubal home
HASKINS Feb 18 Mr and Mrs Edgar Whetstine called at the Vince Skubal home Sunday afternoon. Callers at Mrs Jim Bean home recently were Mrs Mildred Harbison and Mrs Jessie Jones of Columbus Junction. Mrs George Papatsakis has been on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Floyd Carpenter accompanied the Wayne Carpenters of Lone Tree to Washington this afternoon. Mrs Louis Hatala of Fort Madison and Ryan Finke of Burlington spent Monday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Ivan Hartsock. Mrs Hazel Hartsock and Mrs Daniel Grosscup also called the same afternoon.
Smylie Named Man of the Year by Davenport Connecticut Mutual
Robert B. Smylie receives the Man of the Year honor from the Davenport agency of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. at a banquet in the Blackhawk Hotel Davenport. He is praised by Terrill B. Johnson. the Smylie family includes wife and son Kurt in Columbus Junction with older sons Dean and Doug graduates of Yale.
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Columbus Junction
Robert B. Smylie
Davenport
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Terrill B. Johnson
Connecticut Mutual
Blackhawk Hotel
Iowa 26-Point Deer Trophy Tops State Record Contention
Carroll Johnson of Onawa learns his white tail deer trophy from the 1968 season ranks among the top three in the North America Big Game Contest. The 26 point buck carries a 26 inch spread, the state's largest ever recorded.
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Carroll Johnson
Iowa
Classifieds Drive City Readers to Journal Ads
Everyone in the community owes it to themselves to peruse the Journal classifieds Buy or sell items and services or express thanks to neighbors Through the pages readers routinely engage with the listings and find what they need Readers really read em.
Honor Chmelars Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Chmelar observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a Sunday noon dinner at Prairie Home Restaurant. Attending were their four children and spouses and ten grandchildren, including families from Ottumwa Washington La Crosse Wis Fairfield and others. Afternoon visitors joined the family at the parental home.
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William Chmelar
Prairie Home
Ottumwa
Franklin Chmelar
Yaro Chmelar
Washington
Noble Prentice
la Crosse
Wis
Methodists plan Lenten services
The United Methodist Church announces a series of Lenten services on Wednesday evenings at 7 00 p m Ash Wednesday February 24 will feature Holy Communion led by The Rev Tom Pace Other speakers include Father James E Grubb of St Anthony s Davenport and Ralph John president of Simpson College The Rev Quitman McCrory of Memorial Drive United Methodist Tulsa will speak March 31 Cooperative dinners with Bible study follow on March 17 and 24 led by Mrs Arnold Carr A nursery will be provided
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The
United Methodist Church
Tom Pace
James E. Grubb
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Davenport
Ralph John
Simpson | College
Quitman McCrory
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Arnold Carr
Plan improvements along highway 78 near Ames County
Public hearing on March 4 in a Fire Station east of junction with Iowa 149 to discuss shoulder work of 13 miles on highway 78 in Keokuk County. Project includes 10 foot shoulders, slope clearing, daylighting intersections, resurfaced 1965. Right of way cost about 164000 in 1974 with construction 75000 in 1975. Traffic to be maintained during work. Copies and maps available at hearing and District 5 office in Fairfield.
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Ames
Keokuk
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission District 5
Fairfield
Washington
Hwy
Bush Corner
Mark Koening
Bradshaw Furniture
Burlington
Square
Mt. Pleasant
Shellabarger
Ainsworth
Ronald Hawkins
East Pleasant Plain
Harold Humston
North Main Street
Enon Ec
Rock Island Depot
M and W
Swedesburg
Wayland
Lynn G. Roth
Harold Meyer
Olds
Glenn F. Hultquist
Hillyard Implement Co
Winfield
Keota
Melvin and
Bessie Bell
Lucille Crowell
Melvin Bell
Old Threshers Grounds
Mt Pleasant
Columbus Junction
Smylie - Haupert Livestock Co
Ollie Livestock
Sergeant Earll Ends Vietnam Tour Homeward Bound
Mr and Mrs Delbert Earl of Washington announce their son Sergeant Ronald Earll will return soon after an 11 month Vietnam tour. The letter advises family to prepare for his adjusted postwar years with humor about culture shock and recovery, ending with a note on a summer wedding plan for Sandra Kay Ritz and John F Eagle.
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Delbert Earl
Washington
Ronald Earll
States
Vietnam
West Airborne
Earl
Ronald
Robert Ritz
Wayland
Sandra Kay
John F. Eagle
Clem Eagle
Miss Ritz
Waco High School
Perfex
General denies he accepted payoffs in Vietnam case
Retired Army general Charles Monk Meyer, 57, the Monterey developer, denied conclusions that he took lavish gifts from William J. Crum and arranged air transport to Vietnam in exchange for favored PX business. He claimed gifts went to Vietnamese officers or troops and he paid for a rug. he did not provide free transport.
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Monterey
Calif
UPI
Vietnam
William J. Crum
Charles “Monk” Meyer
Crum
Meyer
A J Lahr Eightieth Birthday Observed With Surprise Party
A J Lahr celebrated his 80th birthday over the Feb 2 21 weekend with a surprise party and ham supper for relatives neighbors and friends. He received over 100 cards and several calls with travelers including families from Jefferson City Town City Omaha and Davenport. Ten grandchildren attended while some friends could not be present. All travelers returned home before a looming storm.
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A. J. Lahr
Mr. Lahr
Joe Lahr
Jefferson City
Richard Lahr
Town City
Kay Lahr
Omaha
Neb
Melvin Lahr
Saint Aquinas Seminary
Dubuque
Linda Lahr Sullivan
Davenport
Lahr
Dear Abby Advice Column Fragment From An Old Paper
A reader letters column shows multiple questions to Dear Abby about workplace boundaries with a married boss, family planning disagreements, and a husband plagued by nightmares. The fragment includes advice snippets about keeping distance from a boss, adopting children, and sleeping arrangements, with responses truncated mid‑sentence.
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Abby
Abby advice column on wedding stress and responses
A reader letter discusses marital pressure and personal advice from Abby. It mentions consulting a doctor for fluxo ver inducement and suggests a mild bedtime relaxant. Confidential notes warn against taking questions personally and invite letters to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Abby
Los Angeles
Cal
How To Open Clogged Sewers Without Digging
How To Open Clogged Sewers Without Digging. SEWEREAMER removes dots paper erose ra and other organic debris fast by pouring in a floor drain. Fast acting solution marketed as chemically packable for quick results in 10 lb cans priced at four dollars and thirty cents.
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Whetstines
Skubal
Ivan Hartsock
Washington Evening Journal
Honor Chmelars
Methodists
Earll
Roger
APO
Russell G. Marshall Company
Clerkome
Knoxville, Iowa
General
Jack Bybee
Hong
Journal
Kalons
An.ya
Sree
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Kalona Sales Barn
Wa. Livestock Sales Inc
Wapello
Gifu
Abigail van Buren
Mr. L
Minnie
Wong
Los Angles
Home Furnishings Sale
Lady Pepperell
J.P. Stevens
Spurgeon
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