Siftieth Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Watson of 521 West Monroe plan an open house Sunday February 1 at the Captain's Table to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary from 2 30 to 4 30 p.m. They request no gifts. The couple wed January 28, 1920, in Newport Iowa with Rev. C Burdine officiating. They ran a farm and store in Taylor and Pekin before moving to Washington in 1920 to buy South End Grocery. In 1953 they, with son Raymond C. Watson Jr., bought Marlowe Cleaners and later retired. Raymond Jr. is married to Bona Prescott. grandsons are Terry L. and David W. Watson.
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Raymond C. Watson
West Monroe
Mr. Watson
Beulah A. Herrick
Methodist Parsonage
Newport
Rev. C. Burdine
Stanley urges reform in education aid
AINSWORTH David Stanley of Muscatine a Republican candidate for Congress called for drastic changes in federal aid to education to stop wasting money on paperwork and use the funds to educate children He spoke to coffee hosts near Keota and Ainsworth then to a luncheon of Ainsworth businessmen and canvassed Washington county He proposed block grants for education to be used by local boards and said more money would reach Iowa schools with less administrative cost He stressed removing paperwork and rigid federal control while ensuring no racial or religious discrimination Czechs Czechoslovakian is spoken by 10 million persons
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Ainsworth
David Stanley
Muscatine
Congress
Stanley
Kay Statler
Keota
Bryce Lord
Shamrock Inn
Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Morris and Family Lodge Humor Across Borders
A Dear Abby column includes a playful letter from Morris Manson of Aschaffenburg Germany proposing a Master Morris Club for lodge presidents and a humorous reply urging against international clubs. The page also features multiple reader notes on family life, a teen’s plea about a brother with developmental delays, and reflection on a Viet Nam homecoming Christmas, ending with a barb about impressing a bore.
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Morris
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Rome
Ireland
Mexico
Tokyo
Thailand
Spain
Brazil
Canada
America
Navy Seaman Gipple Returns Aboard USS Saratoga
Navy Seaman Jerry W. Gipple, son of Mr and Mrs W E Gipple Route 2 Ainsworth Iowa, returned to the United States aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga after a seven month Mediterranean cruise with the U S Sixth Fleet. The Saratoga is homeported in Mayport Florida.
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Saratoga
Navy
Jerry W. Gipple
W. E. Gipple
Ainsworth
Iowa
United States
Mediterranean
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mayport
Fla
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Thera Pedic
Supreme Luxury
Speed's Furniture
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