Letter Details Dr James Mason Family and Travels
A letter from Mrs. Don Sands recounts Dr James Mason and family living in Ainsworth 1949-51. The Masons worked with U S Rubber Co in Indonesia and Dr Mason at Springfield Hospital in Louisiana, with plans for Pakistan. The letter covers their globe trotting from Singapore to Hamburg, Austria, Italy, France, and England, noting health work, family activities, and travel experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Don Sands
James Mason
Indonesia
U. S. Rubber Co
M. Ds
John
Donald
Jim
Sykesville
Maryland
Masson
Springfield Hospital
Turkey
Italy
Cuba
Poland
Mason
Louisana
Dotor
Singapore
Hamburg
Germany
Austria
Genoa
France
Paris
Lindberg
Alps
Lake Lucerne
Calais
England
Channel
States
Ireland
Scotland
U. S
Pakistan
Dooley
Keota VFW Women Plan Pancake Day
KEOTA Jan 25 The VFW Auxiliary met with eight members due to weather. They discussed pancake day planned for February 25 and refreshments were provided by Pauline Cady and committee. The door prize went to Ferne Wimmer.
Ainsworth Teachers Plan Meeting and Local Activities
The Ainsworth Teachers Association will meet after school Wednesday to discuss proposed reorganization. Ainsworth high school activities include junior high basketball at Mt. Union and home games the following week. Junior journalism honors go to Janet Coon Sherry Roberts and Tom White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth Teachers’ Association
Glenn Quigley
Maurice Alvine
Mt. Union
Ainsworth
Winfield-Mt. Union
Oxford
APT
George Trotter
Paul Dietterich
United Nations
Russell Jones
Carolyn Coon
Ainsworth High School
Tiger Tales
Washington Evening Journal
Janet Coon
Sherry Roberts
Tom White
Iowa Daily Press Association. Journal
Keota Pythians Plan Valentine Walk and Scouting Events
Keota Pythian Sisters met January 22 with La Rue Conklin presiding. A door prize will be drawn at each meeting and a Valentine Walk is planned for the next gathering. Installation of new officers was postponed to the next meeting and includes La Rue Conklin as M E C and Genevieve White as P C among others. Mrs. Richard Lyle and daughter Sarah Jane returned home from Washington Hospital. Harriet Conklin of Fairfield visited. The 53rd anniversary of Scouting will be observed February 7 to 13, and on February 28 the Blue and Gold Banquet for Keota Cub Scouts and families will be held at Federated Church social hall as a pot luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Club
Myrtle Thoma
Orie O'Connor
Max M. White
Dc. A. Thompson
G. F. Trotter
Cleo Orris
Don
Orie O'Conner
School of Instruction
Ainsworth Beaver 4-H Club
Joe White
David Sistrunk
Bill Frame
Mt. Pleasant
District 4-H
Joe
Steve Stout
Dwicht Harley
Apple Valley
Calif
Charles Harley
West Chester
Vince Tellin
W.D. Roberts
Milburn Spessard
Florida
Gerard Megceslsen
Milford McCreedy
C.A. Thompson
Lloyd Hopping
Riverside
Meryl Steele
Washington
Charles
Larry Trotter
Bill Trotter
Maude Bishop
Dwight Harley
G.F. Trotter
Earnest Eisele
Jason Wolford
Conesville
West Branch
Scott Allerton
Earlville
Ill
Herman Wagenknecht
George Colthurst
Charles Twinam
Crawfordsville
M.E.C
LaRue Conklin
P.C
Genevieve White
E.S
Ruth Ginkens
E.J
Bonnie Smith
Helen H. Stoutner
Bess Lantry
Ruby Helscher
Kay Helscher
Esther Vincent
Keota Cub
Federated Church
Pleasant social notes and a poison warning
Richard and Mrs Richard Hayes visited the Marvin Cribe home and other neighbors hosted guests at various residences. The Round the Road Club held a salad luncheon and pillow social. Merle and Pat Sheetz planned a three week trip to Los Angeles. Poisons deaths in homes were noted with a grim statistic: every two days three children die from accidental poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Crile
Methodist Church
Merle Sheetz
Los Angeles
Calif
Pat
Charlie Wheeling
Sheetz Farm
Round the Road Club
Earl Chorpening
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Jora
Max White Jr
Mr. Tellin
Rose Tellin
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Joe Palooka
Seemy
Ham Fisher
Lissen
Uncle Simoleon
Dixie Dugan
BY Mevoy and
Striebel
Blondie
Nancy
BY Chio Younge
BY Ernie Bushmiller
John C. Bullitt
New Jersey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Keota Vfw
Floyd Stephen
Des Moines
Mr. Stephen
Ainsworth School
Ism
Pearl I. Cochran
Madellen Pronga
Pat Gerdes
Lynne Alvine
Ainsworth High
Gene McCracken
Milly Stout
Stan McCreedy
Stewart Kolesick
Mike Klopfenstein
Allen Jones
AHS
Allen
Darold Jones
Keota Pythians
Keota
la Rue Conklin
Richard Lyle
Sarah Jane
Washington Hospital
Harriet Conklin of
Fairfield
Mrs. la Rue Conklin
Tardard
Everett
Standard Service
Dial OL
Mortgage Lifter
MAX M. White & Sons
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kolwezi
U.N
Radiphotos
Richard Hayes
Criles
Mrs
Pat Burroughs
Bob Libe
John Kennedy
Community Feed, Inc
Ainsworth, Iowa
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