Keota Man Charles W Kennedy dies at 82
Charles Wilmer Kennedy 82 died just after midnight July 8 at Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown after years of poor health. A World War I Navy veteran and former cafe operator in Washington, he lived in Santa Monica Washington and Des Moines. Funeral at Powell Funeral Home Keota 11 a.m. with Rev. David Barker. burial Keota Cemetery. He was born August 30, 1886 in Marshall Missouri to Elbert and Belle Kennedy. married Hazel Anderson in Chicago in 1919. Survivors include two brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. wife predeceased in 1948. two brothers and a sister also preceded him.
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Keota
Charles Wilmer Kennedy
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Washington
Powell
David Barker
Mr. Kennedy
Marshall
Elbert and
Municipal Band to feature Ron Wise
The Washington Municipal Band presents a Wednesday concert at 8 p.m. conducted by Dick Ballard featuring Ron Wise and the Electric Piano. The program includes God Bless America Symbol of Honor March Two Moods Overture Guadalcanal March Dances Bordon Ron Wise piano selections from Show Boat Kern Anniversary Song Jolson Story Ivanovici The Donkey Serenade Rudolph Friml Americans We March Bossa Nova Holiday Deep Purple Susanna Shuffle Emblem of Unity March Richards National Anthem.
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Washington
Ivanovici
Rudolph Friml
Huber Deep Purple
Peter DeRose
Susanna Shuffle
Marinn
Emblem of Unity
Richards
Former Junctionife dies in Muscatine
Jean Darrow Tomsele, 79, of Muscatine and a longtime Louisa County teacher, died July 7 at Muscatine General Hospital. Funeral services set for July 9 at 2 p.m. Riley Funeral Home is in charge. Burial in Grandview Cemetery. She was born in Columbus Junction and is survived by a daughter, a son, a half-brother, a half-sister, and four grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
J. Fred Tomsele
Muscatine
Muscatine General Hospital
Louisa County
Tomsele
Riley
Grandview Cemetery
Grandview
Jean Darrow
Record of Admitted and Dismissed Patients
The record lists admitted patients yesterday including Sarah Lyle Keo ta surgical Robert Miksch Washington surgical Gregory Stacy Brighton medical and Charles Thompson Washington medical. Dismissed yesterday Henry Reschly Olds. Today Ernest Casson Wheat on Ill John Greiner West Chester.
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Sarah Lyle
Keota
Surgical
Robert Miksch
Washington
Gregory Stacy
Brighton
Charles Thompson
Henry Reschly
Olds
Ernest Casson
Wheaton, Ill
John Greiner
West Chester
Non fatal truck accidents down in Des Moines UPI
A Department of Public Safety official reported a sharp drop in truck related fatalities in Iowa for the first five months of the year with 32 deaths versus 54 last year. The decrease is linked to reduced stimulant use among drivers and improved alertness though a narcotics spokesman says drug use among truckers is not a serious problem.
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Des Moines
UPI
Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Robert Taha
Taha
Mary Blackman
Summit parley on Midway lacks majesty and aims
Merriman Smith notes the Nixon Thieu summit on Midway Island feels modest beside historic conferences. He praises the logistical achievement turning a remote naval station into a large communications hub, with navy personnel painting houses and coordinating transport, while questioning the meeting’s true impact on peace.
Council imposes load limit on overpass and approves bids
The city council set a three ton limit on the North 2nd overpass and closed it to truck traffic. Wasco Construction Co. bid and Steele Lumber and Armco bids for a Greenfield concession stand building were reviewed with Wasco's bid approved. A Mace Motor Co. bid for a three-quarter ton pickup for the Sanitation Department was approved. A street light at N 4th Ave and East 3rd was approved. The Street Committee will report on sanitary and storm sewer for West 5th and study surfacing and Sunset Park east entrance. Stanley Consultants' planning service contract was approved.
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North 2Nd
Wasco Construction Co
Steele Lumber
Armco
Greenfield
Wasco
Mace Motor Co
Sanitation Department
N. 4Th Ave
East 3Rd
West 5Th
Sunset Park
Stanley Consultants
Friendship Club Meeting Cancelled This Thursday
Mr and Mrs William Chance Sherman and Martha returned from a vacation at Lake Okoboji. Mr and Mrs Denny Bohro Fen Monte and Tracy and Mr and Mrs Gerald Ochs of Keota with Mr and Mrs Roger Chapman spent the Fourth of July weekend on Lake Okoboji. They stayed with the Bill Reifs at Arnold’s Park resort.
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William Chance
Sherman
Martha
Lake Okoboji
Denny Bohro
Fen
Monte
Tracy
Gerald Ochs
Keota
Roger Chapman
Bill Reif
Arnold’s Park
How to be president Typs for the new Leader
New York leader advises on becoming a club president. The article notes the lure of leadership, the burden of a dictator role, and the personal cost of long meetings and rising duties. It uses humor to warn would be presidents about workload and home life impact while urging readiness.
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New York
UPI
PTA
Garden Club
Church Guild
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Women’s Club of New York
Robert
Sammons family on Colorado trip
Mr and Mrs Leland Rich of Lockridge Iowa announce the birth of daughter Annette Patricia on July 1 at Mt Pleasant hospital weighing 7 lb 14 oz. Grandparents and great grandparents listed. Elmer Sammons Jr and family depart for a two week Colorado vacation, expecting to camp. Various local relatives and guests noted with Camp Golden Valley connection and church sponsorship.
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Riverside
Leland Rich
Lockridge
Iowa
Annette Patricia
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
John Kron
Darrell Rich
Fred Kron
Alvin Stransky
Elmer Sammons Jr
Colorado
Katheleen Kenney
Lester Kenney
Golden Valley
Gerry
Elda Proctor
Moscow
H. E. Doud
Victoria
Texas
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Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
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Sammons
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Arnet-Mccabe & CO
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Southern Utilities Company
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