Girl Travels Jungle Highway for Safe Passage to Saigon
Thu Nhi Do Quang, 19, describes a perilous Vietnam toll road run under Viet Cong demands for batteries used in high explosives. The French Vietnamese travelers gained safe conduct from a VC tax collector, while her American companion Manford Foster organized funding for her education and an artificial limb. Thu Nhi plans sociology studies at Sam Houston State College and hopes to aid war’s orphans when she returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Dalat
Saigon
Pierre
Thu Nhi Do Quang
United Press International
Thu Nhi
Manford
Manford Foster
Foster
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Tex
Vietnam
Rites for Mrs Grout to be held Wednesday
Mrs Amos Grout 78 died at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman on Sunday January 1. She lived in the area all her life. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at East Mennonite Church with A Lloyd Swartzendruber and J John J Miller officiating. Burial at East Union Cemetery with Petersen Funeral Home in charge. Born March 1 1888 near Iowa City to Noah and Elizabeth Schrock. Married Amos Grout March 4 1915. he died in 1965. Survived by five sons Virgil Herb of Kalona Guy Clifford of Riverside and Alva of Newton, four grandchildren, one sister Nettie Schrock of Wellman. Preceded by husband one sister and three brothers.
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Kalona
Amos Grout
Shenk
Wellman
Noah
Elizabeth Kinsinger Schrock
Fox Hunt Meeting Planned Near Cotter
All men interested in participating are urged to meet Saturday at 9 30 a.m. at the Thomas corner three miles south of Cotter. This may be the last hunt of the season depending on enough interest to plan others in coming weeks.
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Thomas Corner
Cotter
Funeral Rites Set for Mrs Groendyke at 2 P M
Mrs Goldie P Groendyke 85 of 431 East Madison Street died Tuesday January 3 1967 at Washington County Hospital after a long illness Funeral services Thursday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith officiating Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born January 9 1881 near Britton and married October 30 1907 to Howard McGinnis Groendyke a former teacher who died in 1943 Also surviving are siblings Leola Huston Eleanor Rehmel Lottie Augustine George Irene Baker Glenn Dunbar Merle Dunbar and several nieces and nephews The Journal notes a correction on an OMVI charge involving Charles R Smith and Jim Koehler misattribution in Monday report
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Goldie P. Groendyke
East
Madison Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Rev. M. O. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Goldie Pearl Dunbar
Brighton
George Oliver
Julia Ann Rine Dunbar
Howard McGinnis Greendyke
Clay Township
Washington
Legion Post to Convene at City Hall in Evening
Members of the Leon Beatty American Legion post will meet at city hall at 7 30 p m today for their regular meeting All members are urged to attend Marriage Licenses were issued at the Court House here to Robert Joe Miller Washington and Shirley Kay Shafer also of Washington and Walter A Anderson Washington and Della McBride also of Washington
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Court House
Robert Joe Miller
Washington
Shirley Kay Shafer
Walter A. Anderson
Della McBride
Local families greet holidays across towns and states
Local families spent Christmas and New Year visits with relatives in Trumansburg Cedar Rapids and Muscatine. Newborn Stephen Duane Lea at Ottumwa joins Philip and Maude Martin relatives in Macomb and Denver’s Gordon McCreedy adds Amy Louise. Sgt James Meek and his family travel from Michigan to California en route to Saigon for duty starting February 1.
Agronomy Short Course Opens January 5 at YMCA
The Extension Agronomy Short Course begins January 5 at the Washington YMCA with 9 30 a m sessions on corn and soybean insect and weed control. Vivian Jennings and Jim Frier will speak. a farmer panel will discuss tillage. slides will be shown. Meetings continue January 12 evening and January 19 all day with a registration fee for a crops and soils handbook and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
Vivan Jennings
Jim Frier
Iowa Pork Conference Set for January 4 and 5
Iowa hog raisers will gather in Des Moines January 4 and 5 for the Iowa Pork Conference. Speakers include Thamon Hazen on swine waste handling in confinement, S P Goodsell on High Lysine Dorm, Gene Futrell on Live Hog Futures, and Dave Topel on pork quality research.
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Iowa
Iowa Pork
Des Moines
Thamon Hazen
Iowa State University
Iowa State
S. P. Goodsell
Gene Futrell
Dave Topel
Hospital Records and Births in Local Districts
Hospital admissions include Warren S Cocayne and his wife from Mediapolis with a medical case and Mrs Kenneth Rich from Wayland for a surgical procedure. Births report a daughter to Mr and Mrs John Skipton of Columbus City and a son to Mr and Mrs James Wasson of Conesville. Discharges list Harry Chamberlin of Washington and Mrs James Sheetz and Mrs James Caraccio of Washington with their children.
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Warren S. Cocayne
Mediapolis
Medical
Kenneth Rich
Wayland
Surgical
John Skipton
Columbus City
James Wasson
Conesville
Harry Chamberlin
Washington
James Sheetz
James Hanshaw
James Caraccio
Henry J. Miller Dies at Wellman Home
Henry J. Miller a retired plumbing and heating dealer died at his Wellman home Monday night at age 84 after a week of illness. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. in the Wellman Mennonite church with Rev. George S. Miller and Rev. Gideon Yoder in charge. Burial is in Wellman Cemetery. He was born in Johnson County on June 28 1882 and married Katie Stutzman in 1904. He lived in Wayland Kalona before moving to Wellman in 1927. Surviving are his wife six children two brothers one sister twenty one grandchildren 51 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Fourteen siblings preceded him and two sons and three grandchildren are also noted as predeceased.
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Wellman
Henry J. Miller
Cora Raymond
Coralville
Melvin L
Harold
Eliza) Brock
Washington
Jay J. Miller
Eldon Miller
Waldo
Marie) Geiger
John
LaGrange
Ind
Henry
Kalona
Maryann Miller
Ernest Gideon Readmitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City
Ernest Gideon was readmitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City on Friday for further observation. He is in room 423 and would appreciate hearing from friends.
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Ernest Gideon
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Boy's hand is amputated after meat grinder accident
Richard Lee Hammes, two years old, of rural Keota, is at Children's Hospital Iowa City after his right hand was amputated in an accidental meat grinder injury. He was moved from Sigourney hospital to University Hospitals before admission and will stay about two weeks.
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Keota
Richard Lee Hammes
Lawrence Hammes
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Sigourney Hospital
University Hospitals
Richard Lee
Iowa Officials Sworn In At Governor's Office Ceremony
In Des Moines UPI three Republican state officers Melvin Synhorst Lloyd Smith and Richard Turner were sworn in along with Democrat Paul Franzenburg at a ceremony in the new Iowa Governor's Office. Franzenburg won a second term. Synhorst to his ninth term after a 1964 defeat. Smith and Turner began their first terms. Agriculture Secretary L B Liddy also took oath in a private ceremony. Governors Hughes and Fulton will be sworn in after canvass by the Legislature.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
C. Edwin Moore
Melvin Synhorst
Lloyd Smith
Richard Turner
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Synhorst
Smith
Turner
Agriculture
L. B. Liddy
Moore
Liddy
Harold E. Hughes
Robert Fulton
Ten break-ins reported in Newton on Monday
Newton Iowa police reported ten break-ins and attempted break-ins at area firms on Monday including Starretts Electric Shop where a woman's jacket and a flashlight were stolen from trucks. Other attempted sites were Farmers Supermarket Earl Mays Seed Store and First Street South Cafe.
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Newton
Iowa
UPI
Starretts Electric Shop
Farmers Supermarket
Earl Mays Seed Store
First Street South
Kennedy Anniversary Open House Celebrates Two Couples
About 275 relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Captain's Table to honor J L Kennedy on his 60th wedding anniversary and Charles Kennedy on his 40th. Hosts included Gerald Hahn and several Kennedy relatives with guests from many towns.
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Kennedys
J. L. Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
Gerald Hahn
John
Richard
Robert Kennedy
Robert Wiley
Edna Smith
Joe Geil
Dale McMillan
Mary and
Russell
Central City
Neb
Allen Rice
Norma Huss
Tom Huss
Des Moines
Olds
Fairfield
Keota
Cedar Rapids
West Chester
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Sigourney
Wellman
Iowa City
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Social and club calendar for the week events
A listing of numerous social and club meetings across Tuesday to Friday at various local venues including Nurses Home YW rooms Fairgrounds Mason Temple Captain's Table and churches. Notable items include postoned Linger Longer Club and a cooperative luncheon with baby shower gift.
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County Nurses Association
Nurses Home
Ywca Council
Suare
Fairgrounds
Len Buch
Ainsworth Cbs
Masonic Temple
Helen Lackey
Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Marion Hobby Club
Ed Vittetoe
Just Us Club
Ralph Hesseltine
Rosemary Club
Frank Wenger
Linger Longer
HBO Club
David Bell
Friendly Circle Club
Merle Sheetz
St. Paul Women’s Fellowship
Rebekah Lodge
1St Presbyterian Upw Association
McBride and Anderson Wed in First Presbyterian Church
Della McBride and Walter A. Anderson were married Sunday January 1 at the First Presbyterian Church with Associate Pastor Rev J D Buchanan officiating. The couple will depart for Arizona soon, joined by Mr and Mrs Clifford Connelly who attended the ceremony.
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Della McBride
Walter A. Anderson
First Presbyterian Church
J. D. Buchanan
Clifford Connelly
Anderson
Connelly
Arizona
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Martin's
Fabric Service Center
North
Mrs. Groendyke
OMVI
Charles R. Smith
Jim Koehler
Monday’s Journal
Koehler
Charles Smith
Wolf's Flower Shop
Washington County
Washington Co
Evening Journal
William Preston Harvey
Preston
J. N. de Laurentiis
Trumansburg, M
Larry Lea
Hedrick
Stephen Duane
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ottumwa
Lea
Carol Martin
W. J. Martin
Macomb, Ill
Maude Martin
United Presbyterian Home
Raymond Hasty
Wayne Dawn
Dean Hasty
St. Cloud
Minn
Clara Faulkner
George Rudiger
George Hegers
Minneapolis
John Goetz
Glen and
Larry
George Goetz
Faye
Gordon McCreedy
Denver
Amy Louise
Little Amy
Lester Krabill
M. L. McCreedy
Central City, Neb
J.L. Kennedy
E. R. Meeks
Charles V 0Ndrasek
Gene Parsons
John Sexton
Leona Mougans
Wendell Winders
Toledo
David Masson
Winfield
Robert Soukup
Windham
Harry Soukup
Walker
Duane Goodwin
Milt Sojka
Lloyd Sojka
Stanley Snider
St. Louis
Walter van DeWoestyne
Atkinson, IN
Marie Zug
Lancaster
Charles Vondrasek
Roy Havel
Martin Kron
Maynard Welch
Geneseo
Ill
Welch
Vondraseks
Edward Rees
Carole
Cheryl Rees
Toledo, Ia
John Evans
Bob
Karen
Arlington Heights, Ill
Bob Michaelson
Cedar Falls
James Meek
Sadie Meek
East Second Street
Meeks
Sawyer Afb
Mich
Riverside
Calif
Meek
Iowa Pork Conference
Kathryn Young
Young's School of Beauty
Waterloo
Burlington, Iowa
London
Sydney
British Overseas Airways Corp
United States
New York
San Francisco
Honolulu
Fiji
OASIS
Carson
Dee
Richard Kennedy
Richard Knapp
Helen Jackson
Francis McConnell
Maxwell
Sheri Geil
Vicki Thomas
Jessie Fishburn
Will Sheetz
Mary McMillan
Jean
Julie Kennedy
Rita Doud
Cindy Geil
Wellman City
Wellman City Hall
Riverside Fire Station
Cedar Township
K. P. Hall
W. Chester
Phillips Drug Store
West Side of
Square
Crawfordsville, At
Township
Township Hall
Highland Twp
Highland High School
Franklin Twp
Hall
Washington City
Rock Island
West Side Square
Marion
Marion Twp
Masonic Hall
Ernest Lund
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