Bible and a paddle sustain a courageous mother of ten
Clella Coll Letts of Richland, wheelchair bound by multiple sclerosis for 24 years, raises ten children with faith, support from family, and neighbors. Her husband Roger died in a farm accident, leaving her to manage a large family and a new, accessible home.
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Thelma Little
Clella Coll Letts
Richland
Letts
Jud
Lennie Coil
Brighton
DeRoy
Columbus City
Thelma Jones
California
Pleasant Plain
Iowa
Roger Letts
Roger
Milwaukee
Wis
Jim
Coal Valley
Ill
David
Whittier
Calif
Emory
Marion
Sioux City
Terry
Olathe
Kansas
Lily Sheppley
Dubuque
Betty Stutz
Kahoka
Faye Erlandson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stella Baran
Jasiway
Poland
Detroit
Agnes Augustine
Chicago
Augustine
Stanley
Stella
UPI
Warren Donaldsons host family Christmas gathering
The article lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or hosting for Christmas Day and over the holiday weekend across Washington, Iowa, including multiple households in Iowa City, Belle Plaine, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and neighboring towns. It notes gift exchanges and family meals at several homes.
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Ainsworth
Warren Donaldson
Dennis Donaldson
Mike
Kim
Oskaloosa
Marlin Kempf
Marla
Larry Hoyle
Debbie
Amy
Iowa City
Richard Donaldson
David
Bill Donaldson
Donnie
Washington
Joe Russell
Davenpoot
Joe Tobin
Pat Tobin
Maurice Greene
Belle Plaine
Doris Blanchard
Des Moines
Levi Blanchard
Orie O'Connor
Meryl Steele
Lloyd Hopping
Riverside
Mary O'Connor
Bill Trotter
Larry Trotter
Jane
Margie
Jack
Gary Edwards
Jeffrey
Jenifer
Luverne
Izaak Walton Club
Delbert Havel
Malcom
Norman Havel
Altoona
Kenneth Havel
Grundy Center
Paul Tisinger
Raymond Lasek
Lawrence Kaska
Muscatine
Larry Lasek
Alma
Mary Horak
John Downing
Lee Norris
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Harry Boileau
Margie Trotter
G.F. Trotter
Myrla Henderson
Alma Perry
Helen Breese
Maude Bishop
Rex Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Everett Meeks
Melinda
Glen Meeks
Dale Herdlicka
Jim
Wayne Herdlicka
Iowa Falls
Larry Griggs
Jim Herdlicka
Iowa Weslyan
Richard Havel
Mae Janecek
Martin Kron
Don Gibbs
Michigan
Cecil Walkers end Crawfordsville visit
Mr and Mrs Cecil Walker return to Fairfax Virginia after a ten day stay with his mother Mrs Aleta Walker and sister and husband Mr and Mrs John White. They shared Christmas meals and extended family gatherings with relatives in Crawfordsville and nearby towns during the holiday season.
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Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Cecil Walker
Fairfax
Aleta Walker
John White
Jet
Okla
McCall
Ross Green
Tracy
Bud Haunestein
Arizona
McCalls
Cleo Cherryholmes
Steven
Linda
Ottawa
Ohio
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Jim Edgar
Cleo
Wanda
Earl Woodward
Burlington
Maude White
Dick Nan
Cheri
Jim
Mt. Pleasant
Davenport
Donald White
Jan
Jerry Schebler
Connie
Sheila
A.I.B
Des Moines
Earl
Iowa Wesleyan College
Ray McAllister
Ray
Louise McAllister
Morning Sun Manor
Warren McAllister
Lake McBride
Solon
Ralph McAllister
Dennis
Durant
Gary
Iowa City
Mary Kay
Minneapolis
Roy McAllister
Dale
Wayne
Winfield
Bruce
Omaha
Verlyn Noring
Lytton
Leonard McAllister
Lance
Lyn
New London
McAllister
Mary Johansmeier
Chester Piper hosts Christmas gatherings across region
The report lists numerous holiday visits by Chester Piper and relatives in Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Guests include Fred Anwyl of Morning Sun Manor, Jerry Mindy and Lauri Bender, Debby Herrmann from Wisconsin, and families of Cherryholmes, Fletcher, Lease, and Rose, with various Christmas dinners and gift exchanges noted. Mrs. Piper's ankle improves while others travel between Kirksville, Davenport, Muscatine, and Brighton for festivities.
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Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Fred Anwyl
Morning Sun Manor
Chester Piper
Piper
Gerald Bender
Jerry
Mindy
Lauri
Nichols
University of Wisconsin
Columbia
Bill Mitchell
Mark
Judy
Iowa City
Bill
Max Mitchell
Matt
Mike
Harold Schnoebelen
Schnoebelen
Carol Salyers
Newton
Bill Salyers
Washington
Robert Schnoebelen
Taylor Ridge
Ill
Ronnie Schnoebelen
Grinnell
Glen Fletcher
Cassie
Jennifer
North Liberty
Vernon Fletcher
Stan Burkholder
Chester Cherryholmes
Peter
Barry
Chicago
Los Angeles
Calif
Brown
George Canott
David Griffith
Ronnie
Dick Griffith
Kelly Jo
Sam Canott
Don
Martha
Bud Lease
Richard Lease
Chris and
Timm
Wayne
YWCA Health Club Card Keys Now Available
Card keys for the YWCA Women’s Health Club are on sale at the YWCA office. The annual fee runs January to January and costs 3 dollars for adult members. Keys grant 9 am to 9 pm access to whirlpool and sauna Monday through Saturday with a buddy system requirement for sauna use. Locks will be changed soon. only 1972 card holders will have access.
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Ywca Women's
YWCA
Richland Holiday News From Community Family Notes
Richland residents share Christmas and holiday visits among relatives and friends. Susan Andeway skis in Boulder Colorado while Maryville students enjoy vacation. families gather for dinners and gift exchanges across Ollie Washington Keota and Ottumwa areas. The piece notes a Boy Scouts paper drive and a 60th wedding anniversary celebration with a long list of relatives.
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Donald Long Richland
Susan Andeway
Leonard Andeway
Boulder
Colorado
Maryville
Ruth Andeway
Ollie
Dean Cooney
Gale Brown
Jana
Brighton
Richard Augustine
Washington
Illinois
Donald Small
Blakesburg
Raymond Swartzwelter
Mike Wilson
Malden
Mass
Jerry Hupfeld
Cedar Rapids
Steve Booth
Jeremy
Fairfield
Solon
Indian Hills
Ottumwa
Richland Area
Boy Scouts
Wendell Bachmann
Indianola
Mabel Hollingsworth
Donald Roberts
Galesburg
Dick Roberts
Bernard Roberts
Roberts
Richard Green
James Hoskins
Lockridge
Angstead
Hoskins
Raymond Weber
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Becky Sue
Brenda Lin
Richland
Joe Teno
John E. Henry
Larry Weber
Brian
LaVerne Weber
Hubert Weber
Eugene Weber
Harper
Doug Libby
Madison
Maine
Libby
Soviet denounces U.S. bombing as aid to North Vietnam pledged
Moscow denounced intensified U.S. bombing in North Vietnam in an official Tass statement. Pravda and other Soviet papers carried the message and announced an agreement of major significance on aid to Hanoi. The note promised more assistance to North Vietnam.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tass
Pravda
Washington Evening Journal publication and pricing note
Local newspaper details the Washington Evening Journal’s address 111 North Marion Ave Washington Iowa, staff roles and affiliations, and subscription rates by carrier and mail within Iowa and outside. The notice lists editors managers and production staff and annual and half year rates.
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North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
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Warren Donaldsons
C.A. Thompson
Darold Jones
Hayden Davis
Dorothy Plett
Erwin Stanfield
Coralville
Cecil Walkers
Chester
Berkshire
Helen
Dean Morse
Grace Hughes
Wyman
Dean Buffington
Lynn
UNI
Cedar Falls
Dean McConahay
Deanna
Charles Anderson
Columbus Junction
Marshall Rose
Rose
Kevin
Joi
Marshall
Alice Rose
Kathryn Williams
Maurice Rose
Kathy
Carol
Elizabeth
Cincinnati
Gilbert
Yula) Widmer
Knoxville
Linda Weese
Ywca Health Club
Walter Lander
The
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Osincup’s
Wolf's Flower Shop
Crull & Lee
Agency
DIAL
Fern Pastry Shop
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