Bizarre insurance claims from 1968 spark laughter
Aetna's 1968 bizarre claims featured a banana bandit who drew a fruit instead of a gun in San Diego. Other cases include a Tucson shoplifter biting a clerk and a Milwaukee dog dentist prescribed tranquilizers after a break in. A Houston unknown hurled hogs hooves at a claimant’s truck as a zebra of oddities concludes.
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Aetna Life and Casualty
Desperado
San Diego
Clyde
Aetna
Tucson
Milwaukee
Missouri
Mose P Yoder Honored At 80th Birthday Dinner
Mose P Yoder, who marked his 80th birthday on January 23, was feted at a Kalona dinner party at the Kalonial Town House. Attendants included his wife and daughters Mildred Luella and Vera, plus relatives Ezra Brenneman Wes yoder Merle Brenneman Jacob Swantz Kenneth Leichty and others. The event was followed by a social gathering at the Yoder home.
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Kalona
Mose P. Yoder
Kalonial Town House
Mildred
Luella
Vera
Ezra M. Brenneman
Wesley Yoder
Merle Brenneman
Jacob
Chuck) Swantz
Kenneth Leichty
Yoder
Myron Jones
Idris Club
F. L. Strickler
H. L. Walker
Russell Newell Wins Distinguished Service Award
Russell R. Newell was named winner of the Distinguished Service award at the Columbus Jaycees award banquet held January 23 at Bryn Mawr Steakhouse. Also honored were Outstanding Jaycee Billy White, Chairman of the Year Rollin Smith, and Jaycee of the Year Larry Prior. Columbus Jaycee president is Frank Jamison. Officers of Columbus City Lodge No 107 AF and AM were installed with Paul Hartsock as Worshipful Master and other officers named. installation conducted by John B. Bell. The church service included the dedication of “The Old Church” painting by George Kelly, with a plaque by Eleanore Sellars of New York. The painting will be displayed in the church and later honored in the new building.
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Columbus’ Junction
Russell R. Newell
Columbus Jaycees
Bryn Mawr
Billy White
Rollin Smith
Larry Prior
Columbus Jaycee
Frank Jamison
Columbus City Lodge No. 107
Paul Hartsock
Kenneth Houseal
Burdette Baker
E. L. Hughes
Kenneth Lukins
Cecil Allen
James Bell
Jon Bell
Lee Morrison, Jr
Robert Hesseltine
Tyler
John B. Bell
Richard Pugh
Columbus Junction United Methodist Church
George Kelly
Eleanore Sellars
New York
Kelly
Many cars loaned for driver education in Iowa
Cars valued over 2 million dollars were loaned by Iowa auto dealers to high schools for driver education in the 1967-68 school year at no cost to taxpayers. Iowa ranked tenth among states for cars loaned. nationwide 23,339 cars totaling over 69 million dollars supported driver education. States with higher totals included California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Auto Industries Highway Safety Commissaree
A. W. Kahl
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
Kahl
California
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Riverside community notes and youth activities update
Mrs Droll and son Dick moved to Riverside from a rural home. Girl Scouts met at the Riverside Community Building for an investiture and rededication ceremony planned for January 30. Brownie Troop 93 met after school at Riverside Elementary with a venue shift to the Riverside school for the year. Steve Lund departed for four years in the U S Navy at San Diego after training in Des Moines. KUB club gathered with several absences, euchre prizes awarded, and a February 20 meeting set with Mrs Dean Cole.
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Riverside
Irene Droll
Harold Owens
Brownie Troop
Riverside School
Rhonda Lewis
Jean Lund
Charles Russell
Elmer Waldschmidt
Steve
Ernest Lund
U. S. Navy
San Diego
AIB
Des Moines
Steven Randy Lund
Rose Kron
Iowa City
Linus Veggy
Paul Fountain
Stella Heitzman
Cletus Mellecker
Alvin Yeggy
Merritt Yeggy
Joe Jean
Elmer Schneider
Elmo Kron
Dean Cole
Unusual Will Spurs Church Bequest in Grant County
In Grant County Kentucky 75 year old widow Mrs Jess Conrad who died November 1 at her farm home near Williamstown left almost all of her 76000 dollar estate to the 43 churches in the county to be shared equally The remainder goes to four first cousins Her attorney Robert Blackburn said the woman did not wear her religion on her sleeve but her act shows she was religious.
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Williamstown
UPI
Grant County
Jess Conrad
Kentucky
Robert Blackburn
Farm record plan to be discussed at Washington Meeting
A meeting for younger farm couples to learn how to set up a farm record system for business analysis will be held Thursday evening February 6 at 7 30 p m at the Farm Bureau Building near Washington. County Extension Director Jim Frier sponsors the session and emphasizes using income tax records, inventories, and crop data to improve farm management decisions. All interested farm couples are urged to attend.
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Jim Frier
Washington County Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Washington
Frier
Honor band group named at Waco
The 7th and 8th grade Band of Waco Middle School will send representatives to two honor bands on Saturday February 1. Julie Finke and Jackie Fulton were selected for the Southeast Iowa Jr high honor Band at Parsons College with Larry Cullison directing. They will rehearse and perform a concert that night. Janet Dare Maria Schlatter and Jacque Roth were chosen for the East central Iowa Jr high honor Band at Coe College Cedar Rapids. This marks the fourth year Waco is invited to participate in this regional honor group.
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Waco
Julie Finke
Jackie Fulton
Southeast Iowa
Farmers Must File 1968 Tax Returns by Set Dates
Washington County Extension Director Jim Frier outlines filing deadlines for farmers who did not estimate income tax by January 15. Final tax returns and any tax due must be submitted by February 17, while those who filed an estimate by January 15 have until April 15 for final returns. To qualify as a farmer, two thirds of gross income must come from farming. Farmers are urged to obtain the 1969 Farmers Tax Guide at the County Extension Office and to request federal tax forms from IRS offices, post offices, or banks.
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Jim Frier
Washington County
Frier
County Extension Office
Washington
Internal Revenue Office
Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd Firms Show Addresses
Edmund D. Morrison Jr James E. Lloyd and partner offices listed at 211 West Washington Street and John C Owen attorney at 119% West Washington South Side Square with phone numbers 653-5431 and 653-2874.
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John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Mennonite Disaster Service to hold 7th All-Unit Meeting
The Mennonite Disaster Service announces its 7th Annual All-Unit Meeting February 14-15 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church Kalona Iowa with 35 area organizations reporting 1968 activities. Panel discussions cover tornado cleanup urban ministry and disaster response with Hubert Swartzendruber delivering the banquet address and Gary Schrag speaking on MDS experiences.
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Mennonite Disaster Service
MDS
United States
Canada
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Kalona
Iowa
Wilfred Unruh
Eddie Bearinger
John Jantzi
Chris Graber
Ray Hess
Hubert Swartzendruber
St. Louis
Gary Schrag
Rainbow Boulevard Mennonite Church
Kansas City
Kansas
All Unit
Midwest
Illinois
Jeff Vander Loo, Inc
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
Pittsburgh
Delmar Stahly
Vancouver
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Szssa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
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Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
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Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
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North Iowa
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