Sunshine Club Hosts Guests and July Meeting Planned
Eight members of the Sunshine Community Club welcomed Mrs. Glenn Witt as host Wednesday afternoon with special guests Mrs. Marshall Orr Mrs. Louis Shutt Mrs. Lester Pronga and three children. Evert Westen led the business session and entertainment was by Don Simmering. Refreshments were served by the hostess aided by relatives. The next meeting is set for July 27 with Mrs. Will Richards.
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Sunshine Club
Sunshine Community Club
Glenn Witt
Marshall Orr
Louis Shutt
Lester Pronga
Evert Westen
Don Simmering
Orr
Shutt
Women’s Relief Corps
Clara Patterson
I. G. White Wrc
Grand Army of the Republic
Edith Weidner
Rosemary
Harry Drake
Rosemary Club
George Horn
Carrie Marek
Towyn Davies
Donald Brown
Walter Bauer
West Chester
White Way
White Way Club
Keith Stewart
C. C. Niffenegger
Edwin Peiffer
Stewart
Dick Stewart
Shari Niffenegger
Milo DeLong
Kelley Family Reunion in Sunset Park
The Kelley family held a Sunday July 4 gathering in Sunset Park with baskets of country fried chicken and vegetables. Attendees included Harold and Edith Kelley Davenport Davenport Otis Kelley and Carol Davenport Clarence Goodwin West Chester Tony Mack Viola Ill Delmar Lendt Thelma Roberta Delmira Amy Jo Clarence Iowa City Carl Gayle Clyde Kelley Muriel Simmering Diana Harvey Washington plus Richard Harvey and Tommy Mike Harvey in the afternoon. Photos were taken and plans made for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Sunset Park
Harold Kelley
Davenport
Otis Kelley
Carol
Clarence Goodwin
West Chester
Tony Mack
Viola, Ill
Delmar Lendt
Thelma
Roberta
Delmira
Amy Jo
Clarence, Il
Edith Kelley
Iowa City
Carl Kelley
Gayle Kelley
Clyde Kelley
Muriel Simmering
Diana Harvey
Washington
Richard Harvey
Tommy
Mike Harvey
Fire damages Oskaloosa store in Hackett building
A fire swept the Hackett Frozen Food Lockers building in Oskaloosa Iowa damaging the basement and grocery department. Fireman Ron Oetjen was treated for smoke inhalation. Chief Willard Ellis estimated damage in the thousands with substantial smoke damage to the rest of the two story brick structure. The blaze started behind the meat cutter in the grocery and spread to the basement. Owners Henry and Hackett called in firefighters after smelling smoke in their second floor apartment above the store.
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Oskaloosa, Iowa
UPI
Hackett Frozen Food Lockers
Willard Ellis
Ellis
Henry Hackett
Large fire at secret rocket fuel plant forces mass evacuation
In Asheville North Carolina authorities evacuated hundreds within a two mile radius of the Cel Amcel Propulsion Co plant after a blaze broke out in a processing room near 3000 pounds of explosives. Vernon Silvers suffered a heart attack. no other serious injuries reported. Dr John T Sill led Red Cross shelter efforts with no major problems.
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Ashevillen N. C
UPI
Blue Ridge Mountains
Amcel Propulsion Co
4-H Meeting Highlights at Kathy Nall House
The Dutch Creek Flyerettes met in July at Kathy Nall home. Evelyn and Katie Temple spoke about their 4-H camp, Julie Sheets shared pamphlets from 4-H Health camp, Mary Temple discussed Food and Nutrition tea, Evelyn Temple spoke on shoes, and Julie Sheets demonstrated hems. Hostess and mother served refreshments.
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Dutch Creek
Kathy Nall
Evelyn
Katie Temple
Julie Sheets
Mary Temple
Evelyn Temple
Social calendar notices for community events and gatherings
All notices must be in by 10 a m on first publication day and printed three days early. Eastern Star Rainbow Picnic Sunset Park 6 30 p m Families welcome bring two dishes own table service drinks provided Prairie Flower Missionary Society 7 30 p m Church Mrs Ron Genheimer speaker Walnut Women’s Club 8 p m Ice cream social Elmer Wulf home bring table service cake cookies or topping Rural Women’s Club 6 30 p m Family picnic Robert Marie home bring two dishes Democratic Women’s Club Executive Board 8 p m Agnes Wheelan home 719 South Eighth Women of Moose formal enrollment 8 p m Moose Home Executive board 7 p m Knights of Columbus 8 p m KC Hall CES Rainbow Picnic 6 30 p m Cooperative supper Sunset Park families welcome Brighton CBS 8 p m Masonic Temple Baptist John Vaughn Circle 1 30 p m Mrs Ivan West Twilight League and Men’s Stag 8 p m Dinner Country Club reservations or cancellations by Thursday afternoon Deal reunion noon Picnic Sunset Park Nile Reunion noon Sunset Park Basket dinner with program follow ing Antioch Club 6 p m Sunset Park Bring picnic basket own drink Whizzers 7 p m Picnic Lake Darling across foot bridge Golden Age Club 10 a m YWCA room Sack lunch noon Wash-away Tops Club 8 p m YW rooms
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Eastern Star
Rainbow
Sunset Park
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Ron Genheimer
Walnut Women’s Club
Elmer Wulf
Rural Women’s Club
Robert Marie
Democratic Women’s Club
Agnes Wheelan
South Eighth
Women of Moose
Moose
Knights of Columbus
KC Hall
CES - Rainbow
Brighton
CBS
Masonic Temple
John Vaughn
Ivan West
Twilight League
Men's Stag
Country Club
Deal
Nile
Antioch Club
Whizzers
Lake Darling
Foot Bridge
Nixon to Speak at Hoover Memorial Day in West Branch
Former Vice President Richard Nixon will deliver the major address Aug 10 in West Branch Iowa to mark Herbert Hoover's 91st birthday. President Eisenhower may introduce Nixon. The ceremony at Hoover Memorial Park includes a Hoover birth cottage and grave site, a first day stamp, and attendance by Herbert Hoover Jr and Allen Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Iowa
UPI
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Richard G. Stuelke
West Branch Heritage Foundation Inc
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
Stuelke
Hoover Memorial Park
Allen Hoover
Medical and surgical admissions and dismissals listed
Yesterday admitted Mrs Dora Park er Riverside medical and Mrs Robert Shelangoski Brighton for surgical. Today admissions include Mrs Clifford Snyder Washington medical Mrs Roy Fear Washington medical and Mrs Wisie Long Washington medical. Dismissals list Rickey Miller Washington and today Richard Kueneman Ainsworth Alvin Richardson Washington and Mrs Lester Hoch stedler and daughter Kalona.
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Dora Parker Riverside
Robert Shelangoski
Brighton
Surgical
Clifford Snyder
Washington
Roy Fear
Wisie Long
Rickey Miller
Richard Kueneman
Ainsworth
Alvin Richardson
Lester Hochstedler
Kalona
Local Visits Tie Families Across Crawfordsville and Memphis
Mr and Mrs G H Mayer recently visited the Roger Lance family and the William Edgar home near Crawfordsville. Mrs Walter Sojka returned Wednesday night after caring for her father Pearl Redding in Memphis Missouri who suffered a stroke a week ago. Mr and Mrs Robert Brinning Beth and Timmy of Clinton are visiting the Luckenbill and Brinning families for the rest of the week. They just visited Mrs Brinning's brother and family Mr and Mrs Charles Luckenbill and Charles Jr Buzz in Indianapolis Indiana.
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G. H. Mayer
Roger Lance
William Edgar
Crawfordsville
Walter Sojka
Memphis
Pearl Redding
Robert Brinning
Beth
Timmy
Clinton
Luckenbill
Brinning
Charles Luckenbill
Charles Jr
Buzz
Indianapolis
Indiana
Oskaloosa Woman Contests Driver License Law
Mrs Mary E Palmer of Oskaloosa asks Mahaska County District Court to compel issuance of a driver license by the State Department of Public Safety. She claims she has a social security card but no longer needs it as a housewife and says a department representative refused her license for lacking the card and number when she applied. Her district court hearing is set for July 20.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
UPI
Mary E. Palmer
Mahaska County
State Department of Public Safety
Safety Department
Clinton clinic opening attended by Monterey guests
Ainsworth July 5 social notes report Mrs Martha Cameron and Bill from Monterey California Mrs Ronald Brown and Ronnie from Pebble Beach California and Mrs Georgia McGinnis attending the Clinton Sunday clinic opening where Dr Richard L Drury will join the staff.
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Ainsworth
Martha Cameron
Bill
Monterey
Calif
Ronald Brown
Ronnie
Pebble Beach
Georgia McGinnis
Clinton
Richard L. Drury
Drury
Sara McGinnis
Lincoln St
Levi Blanchard
Mryla Henderson
Tom Stirling
Doctor starts own medicare plan in Birmingham
Dr Gilbert Smith a 33 year old Birmingham physician launched a pay as you go medicare scheme after resigning from the NHS saying the system offers little choice. About 1 000 of his 3 000 patients joined with 37 other local doctors planning similar schemes for 100 000 patients this fall. The plan charges weekly rates 35 cents for adults 14 cents for children 28 cents for an office call 96 cents for a home call and 1 40 for a night or weekend visit with drugs included. Spectacles dental care and hospitalization remain under government programs.
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Birmingham
England
UPI
National Health Service
Gilbert Smith
Smith
Helscher attends 38th Million Dollar Round Table meet
J W Helscher of Washington attended the 38th annual Million Dollar Round Table meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs Colorado. The conference drew about 1300 of the world's top life insurance salesmen. Helscher is an agent for Ohio National Life Insurance Co.
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Helscher
J.W. Helscher
Washington
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ohio National Life Insurance Co
Watch for square pineapples amid silly season talk
New York reports wild forecasts as moon-ruled silly season arrives. Australia claims Alston station bred square pineapples for canning and hillside pickers. Also noted are Sophia Loren’s trial remarks, a phantom policeman on Chicago radios, and Peggy Honeg's New York mayoral bid with a two inch above ankle dress plank.
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New York
UPI
Australia
Alston Tropical Research Sta
Prisoner Falls Through Courthouse Skylight
Woodbury County prisoner Glen Thompson, 49, tumbled from the courthouse roof into the courtroom while sunbathing as part of a jail program. He was hospitalized in serious condition. Judge Paradise adjourned the hearing.
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Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Woodbury County
Glen Thompson
George Paradise
Thompson
Woodbury
Paradise
Frank Duggan
Shielff
Whitey Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Duggan
Two fugitives free six hostages in Oregon case
Sacramento reports two ex convict suspects in murder and bank robbery seized six people in Oregon. The hostages Shirley Corbin Clinton Rickstins Aldis Rickstins and another adult were released unharmed near Woodland. FBI filed kidnapping warrants and offered no comment while police hold secrecy.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Oregon
Byron Wheeler
FBI
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Woodland
Shirley Corbin
Clinton
Des Moines 10-year-old drowns in cloudy pool
In Des Moines a 10-year-old boy named Charles Paul Welker drowned in a city pool where water was described as cloudy and bottom not visible. The boy could not swim. his body was found in nine and a half feet of water after his sister and a neighbor girl searched the pool. Lifeguards cited a recent power outage that left the filter out of operation. officials attributed the color to heavy use. Funeral services were being arranged.
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Des Moines
UPI
Charles Paul Welker
Genevieve Welker
Bonita
Charles
Louise
Joe Turner
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Plan August Sunset Park Picnic
The Shiloh Sunshine Sisters met Tuesday with Mrs. Dave Schantz. guests included Mrs. William Hinkle and children and Mrs. Newt Watson. Plans were made for a family picnic August 16 in Sunset Park. no August meeting will be held. September meeting to elect new officers.
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Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Dave Schantz
William Hinkle
Newt Watson
Gaylen Widmer
Sunset Park
Homer Lowry
Leading in summer pinochle marathon in St Joseph circle
Mrs. Kent Pettebaum and Mrs. Byron Winans lead the St Joseph Circle summer pinochle marathon with 5570 points. Other top pairs include Mrs. Elmer Sojka and Mrs. Frank Sojka at 2900, Mrs. Alex Gevock with Mrs. Margaret Payne at 2550, Arlo Doughty with Merle Aison at 2040, and Keith Horn with Ken Cuhel at 2000.
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Kent Pettebaum
Byron Winans
St. Joseph Circle
Elmer Sojka
Frank Sojka
Alex Gevock
Margaret Payne
Arlo Doughty
Merle A}ison
Keith Horn
Ken Cuhel
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