Big Days festival ends with prizes in Ainsworth
Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce wrapped up the three day Big Days celebration on Saturday night July 2. Crowds enjoyed carnival entertainments and prize awards while free acts by Carl Thorson Ray Joplin and Dorothy May drew visitors. R M Whitehead chaired the event with a committee including Daryl Pearson Milburn Spessard Charles Thompson Gilbert Wood and Les Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Thorson
Ray Joplin
Dorothy May
R. M. Whitehead
Daryl Pearson
Milburn Spessard
Charles Thompson
Gilbert Wood
Les Woods
Thompson Garage Becomes Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
Ainsworth proprietor Thompson Thompson announces his Thompson garage is now an authorized Chevrolet dealer with a first Chevrolet model on a remodeled showroom floor. The garage will continue service for all makes and stock genuine Chevrolet parts.
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Ainsworth
Chick Thompson
Thompson Garage
Chevrolet
Audra O Connor Weds Keith B Williams Jr in July ceremony
Audra O Connor daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl O Connor of Ainsworth married Keith B Williams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Keith B Williams Sr on July 2 at seven o clock in a Baptist church ceremony. The bride wore a white sharkskin dress with yellow rose corsage and pearls from the groom. Attendants included Mrs John L Johnson as matron of honor. A reception followed at the Pines and the couple will live at 414 East Jefferson. The bride is a 1949 Ainsworth graduate employed at the Iowa Continental Telephone office. the groom, a 1948 Washington High School graduate, works at Wings cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audra O'Connor
Earl O'Connor
Ainsworth
Keith B. Williams, Jr
Keith B. Williams
V. L. Currier
the Baptist Church
John L. Johnson
Washington
The
Pines
East Jefferson Street
Ainsworth High School
Iowa Continental Telephone Office
Washington High School
Washington Junior College
Winga's Cafe
U P Church Session Hosts Koehlers At Home
AINSWORTH The United Presbyterian church session members and their wives were guests at the John Koehler home Tuesday evening. Men discussed church activities while the women socialized and later served home made ice cream and cake. Guests included Mr and Mrs Mae Wallace Mr and Mrs J B Pressly Mr and Mrs Max White and Dr and Mrs William Littlewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
John Koehler
Mae Wallace
J. B. Pressly
Max White
William Littlewood
Ainsworth Festival Draws Visitors From Near and Far
Local residents hosted guests during the festival weekend. Families from Burlington Thompson Ill Moline Washington DC and beyond attended events and visited relatives including the Spessards Ornduffs and Lopshires. Several homes welcomed out of town relatives while others moved or purchased property locally.
Community Hymn Sing Planned During July
A community hymn sing led by John Koehler, a Sterling College attendee, will be held on Sunday evenings in July at the United Presbyterian church. The public is invited. A sacred concert by the choir is set for July 17, and a summer communion service will follow the July 17 service. Maranette, Michigan began as an iron ore shipping port in 1849.
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Ainsworth
John Koehler
Sterling College
Kansas
United Presbyterian Church
Maranette
Michigan
Family gathering and picnic near Ainsworth and Sunset Park
A Sunday family dinner at Frank Moore home east of Ainsworth included Mrs Tha Hunt Mrs Jessie Moore Mr and Mrs Lawrence Moore and families Mr and Mrs Charles Bartholow and family of Washington Mr and Mrs Duane Johnson of Crawfordsville and Mr and Mrs Lee Hunt were callers. A group of friends later held a picnic honoring Mr and Mrs John Buenneke at Sunset Park with guests including Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell and family Mr and Mrs Gene Stephens and family Mr and Mrs Orville Thoma and Mrs Wylie Anderson of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Orris
S. K. Orris
Crawfordsville
Frank Moore
Ainsworth
Tha Hunt
Jessie Moore
Lawrence Moore
Charles Bartholow
Washington
Duane Johnson
Lee Hunt
Moore
John Buenneke
Sunset Park
Herbert Campbell
Gene Stephens
Orville Thoma
Wylie Anderson
Picnic Supper Honors Ainsworth Newlyweds
Mr. and Mrs Keith Williams Jr. were guests of honor at a picnic supper Monday at the Fart O Connor home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Jake Batterson and family of Washington and Mr and Mrs Everett Meeks and family. Mrs Williams is Audra O Connor of Ainsworth, married July 2.
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Ainsworth
Keith Williams, Jr
Sunset Circle Group Meets at Bales Home
The Sunset Circle club and their families held an ice cream supper Thursday evening at the Dale Bales home. Fourteen families attended and spent the evening socializing. The July meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Towyn Davies.
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Ainsworth
Sunset Circle Club
Dale Bales
Towyn Davies
New England Shipyards Build All Types of Vessels
A century ago clippers defined speed and elegance in New England. Today shipyards in the region continue to be a vital industry, crafting crafts from battleships to fishing and pleasure boats.
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New England
Coal Miners Return To Part Time Work
The United Mine Workers ended a 10 day holiday as 480,000 members returned to work while soft coal miners east of the Mississippi were restricted to three days weekly until a new contract is reached. Central Pennsylvania hard coal miners are unaffected and negotiations begin Thursday.
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Nation
United Mine Workers
Mississippi River
UMW
John N. Lewis
Congress
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Northern
Western
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
How to Serve Lamb at Its Best
To serve lamb at its best always serve it hot or cold. It should never be served lukewarm. When served hot, roast lamb should be served on a warm platter. One easy way to warm the platter is to hold it under warm water for a few minutes. And in carving leg of lamb, always remember to carve across the grain of the meat.
Hospital Admission and Discharge Report
Admissions list includes Michael Woods Ainsworth and Mrs C F Holmes Keota with medical and surgical cases for Alice Orris and Richard Beaje Wellman respectively. Discharges feature Michael Woods Ainsworth and Mrs Ed Griffith Columbus Junction. Dismissals list Mrs Charles Havel Riverside and Ed Davis City. Birth notice to follow.
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Michael Woods Ainsworth
C. F. Holmes Keota
Alice Orris
Columbus Function
Richard Beaje
Wellman
Charlie Prymek
Riverside
Verle Norton
Brighton
Ed Griffith
Crawfordsville
Michael Woods
Ainsworth
Columbus Junction
Charles Havel
Ed Davis
City
Don Vorhies
Lockridge
Mark Swartzendruber
Kalona
Joe Embree
Howard Stewart
Calvin Little and Son
Rich of Bughton Announces New Daughter Birth Time
Rich of Bughton reports the birth of a daughter at 3 14 a m to Mr and Mrs Coley Deese of Columbus Junction with a second birth at 3 15 a m.
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Rich
Bughton
Mrs W L MacNeil and son visit Reinert home
Mrs W L MacNeil and her son Keith from Washington DC are visiting at the G A Reinert home. On their return trip they will visit in Chicago with Mrs MacNeill’s brother and his family.
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Chevrolet Car Agency
Carnations
U. P
Koehlers
Hilltop Cafe
Shell Oil Products
Maurice Stone
Tommy
Burlington
Everette Shearer
Edwin Porter
Thompson, Ill
Bina Porter
Excelsior Springs
Boice Kurtz
Moline
Kenton Kurtz
Washington, D. C
Mae Spessard
Kurtz
Spessard
C. M Spessard
Lou Jean
Kenneth Ornduff
Albert Lea, Minn
Dwight Harley
Ft. Des Moines
Little Ann Harley
G. F. Trotter
West
Legion
William Young
J. D. Rabenold
Gail Frey
Buckeye
Ariz
A. E. Sands
Louis Martin
Quincey, Ill
Dye
Robert Rotz
Oral Rath
E. A. Ginkens
Dick Lopshire
Davenport
Laird Simpson
W. A. Lopshire
Homer Coppock
Francis McConnell
Loren Hazen
al Hazelett
Floyd Simkins
Will Simkins
John Clegg
Ornduffs
Pearl Gardner
Glen Sands
Bill, Paul
Myrna Marie Hazelett
Hazel Hunt
Rock Island
Robert Stahmer
Jack Darkins
Charles Darkins
Iowa City
Dewey Stephens, Jr
Pearson
Jasper Weber
Madison
Miss
Eva Weber
Witchita Falls
Texas
Charles Weber
John Elliott
Chicago
Mrs
Clarence Benson
Mr. Pleasant
Cleo Hobert
Muscatine
Homer Hunt
Max M. White
Aineworth, Ta
Elliott
Iers
Elliott's Food Store
Williams
Sunset Circle Group
Bales Home
Ship Builders
Pittsburgh
Cales. the
Keith Genkinger
Iowa
Arthin
Ders
Howard H. Stewart
Sands’ Store
Murphy's
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