Iowa man recalls Swift river patrols in Vietnam
Lt. (J. G.) Jim Stephens of Ainsworth described Swift patrol boats in Vietnam in Popular Mechanics. He details patrols on inland waterways from 1965 to 1966, boat design, armament, and the Viet Cong reaction, noting swift boats’ maneuverability and river security role.
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Vietnam
J. G
Jim Stephens
Gene Stephens
Ainsworth
Stephens
Swift
Kbur Radio
Burlington
Iowa State University
Gulf of Mexico
Area Ten Community College to Offer Law Enforcement Program
Area Ten Community College in cooperation with the University of Iowa will start a two year college level law enforcement program in September 1967. The program serves two groups: aspiring law enforcement careers and current officers seeking upgrades. It offers an associate in arts degree after six quarters and includes courses in criminal law, investigation, criminology, patrol procedures, and defensive tactics, alongside English, sociology, psychology and science.
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Area Ten Community College
University of Iowa
Area Ten
Dr M L Tweeton Practice Details
Dr M L Tweeton at 108 North Marion lists phone 6532351 and hours noting closed Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
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M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Birthday open house for Mrs Nellie Long 93rd
To honor Mrs Nellie Long of Brighton a birthday open house is planned for Sunday July 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at her home. The elderly county resident, once Queen of the Three Quarter Century Club, was the eldest woman member present last August.
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Mrs. Long
Nellie Long
Brighton
Social calendar notices for Sunset Park events
Social calendar items note early submissions by 10 a.m. for first publication and three day advance printing. Listings include World War I Barracks Auxil iary picnic at Sunset Park rain plan Legion Hall Jolly Nine Club two birthdays FOE and Auxiliary Izaak Walton club house two dish to pass and own table service Double Deck Club Mrs Mella Picken WCTU picnic Sunset Park DAR Log Cabin open house 2 4 p m Sunset Park H H Club cookies or sweets Independent Club picnic Sunset Park LBC Club noon Sunset Park two dishes own drink Schantz Reunion descendants of Joseph and Marie Schantz Sunset Park
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Auxiliary
Sunset Park
Legion Hall
Jolly Nine Club
Izaak Walton
Mella Picken
WCTU
DAR Log Cabin
Charles Wiley
David Gregory
Carol Forgey
Independent
4 H Club Achievement Day at Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek Cloverettes held their annual Achievement Day at the Legion Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mary Jones demonstrated To Line or Not To Line and Gail Conrad with Iris Kaufman presented Simple Inexpensive Toys. Senior Sue Jones and Intermediate Mary Jones to represent the club at the county competition. junior skit Dress Revue with Lynn Martin as commentator. trip to Washington, DC reported by Rosemary Curtis and Marie Jones.
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Crooked Creek Cloverettes
Legion Hall
Wanda Ornduff
Ainsworth
Mary Jones
Gail Conrad
Iris Kaufman
Sue Jones
Lynn Martin
Rosemary Curtis
Marie Jones
Washington, D. C
Connie McCall
Vicki Dare
Robyn McCoy
Jeri Davis
Sharon Lee
Brenda Swift
Jackie Fulton
Julie Finke
Sandra Lewis
Karen Jones
Janet Dare
Maureen Rich
Ann Davis
Christine McAllister
Janet Davis
Martha Canott
Melinda Moore
Lorna McCoy
Sam Canott
Richard Kaufman
Howard Moore
Cleo McCoy
Records Show Wayne J Foster Deed To Bohr Brothers
Wayne J Foster and his wife convey land in See s 34 and 35 township 77 range 9 totaling 340 acres to Marvin Howard and Harold E Bohr as recorded in See s 34 and 35 77-9.
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Wayne J. Foster
Marvin, Howard
Harold E. Bohr
See
Social and club news update admissions and dismissals
Yesterday admissions include Mrs Loretta Meeks Washington medical and Joe Goodlander Riverside surgical. Today admissions list Craig Stege Denver Ia surgical William Jones Washington medical Peter Lincoln Montpelier Vt surgical. Dismissals today include Raymond Miller and George Barr Washington Nakijima Ejikichi Columbus Junction Mrs Frank Nebel and son Washington Dan Gill Brighton Frank Hesseltine Brighton.
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Loretta Meeks
Washington
Joe Goodlander
Riverside
Craig Stege
Denver
William Jones
Peter Lincoln
Montpelier
Raymond Miller
George Barr
Nakijima Ejikichi
Columbus Junction
Frank Nebel
Pantry Shower Honors Elaine Fuller Bride of James Prom
Mrs Milton Davis and daughter Janice hosted a rural Pantry Shower Thursday evening July 13 for Elaine Fuller bride of James A Prom of Rochester Minnesota. About 30 guests attended with games prizes and gifts. Elaine showcased wedding slides and trip photos to Yellowstone and Banff Ontario. Green and white decor candles and flowers enhanced the serving table.
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Milton Davis
Janice
Elaine Fuller
James A. Prom
Rochester
Minn
Elaine
Yellowstone
Banff
Canada
Fishburn relatives meet at reunion
The descendants of Phillip Fishburn who came to America in 1749 held their 51st reunion at the Izaak Walton Club House Sunday with John C. Fishburn presiding. Attendees included Pearl Fishburn Kennedy, Basil Huston, Archie Huston, John C. Fishburn, Jack and Bill Fishburn, Jessie Fishburn, David C. Jones, Stephen Phillip, Orval Fishburn, and Mabel Cavannaugh. The next gathering is set for the third Sunday in July 1968 at the same club house.
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Phillip Fishburn
America
Izaak Walton
John C. Fishburn
Lancaster County
Pearl Fishburn Kennedy
Washington
Basil Huston
Olds
Archie Huston
Jack and
Bill
Muscatine
Jessie Fishburn
David C. Jones
Stephen Phillip
Bellevue
Neb
Orval Fishburn
Mabel Fishburn Cavanaugh
Ottawa
Ill
Rip Van Winkle Backache Ad Warns Of Sleepless Nights
Nagging backache headache and muscular pains are linked to stress and exertion. Doan's Pills are advertised as a non habit forming analgesic that relieves nagging backache and has been used successfully for over 70 years. The ad urges buying the large size for convenience.
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Doan
Snowball Social Club Picnic and 4-H Achievement Show Notes
Snowball Social Club hosts and former members gather in Sunset Park for a Tuesday picnic with a business meeting led by Mrs. Glenn Fuhr. The Farmersettes 4-H Club held its annual Achievement Show at the Fairgrounds on July 13 with 12 junior, 35 intermediate, and 57 senior exhibits and multiple demonstrations and style reviews. Special guests included Sally Smith and Mrs. Joe Knotek.
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Lloyd Enke
Glenn Knapp
Sunset Park
Don Cave
Myrna
Clarence Fulton
Robert Roberts
George Dare
Art Wiley
Carl Jarrard
Bill Carson
Stanley Fishburn
Glenn Fuhr
Dare
Robert Fickel
Farmerettes 4 - H
Delbert Soper
Diane Marek
Myrna Cave
Janet Beranek
Sue Hora
Joan Yeggy
Peggy Chabal
Patty Sojka
Debbie Hora
Carla Goodlander
Nancy Stumpf
Karen Marek
Kathy Marek
Susan Sojka
Barb
Connie
Carolyn Goodlander
Carol
St James Scouts Endure Survival Camp at Coppock Creek
St James Scout Troop 242 spent two days at Charlie Davison timber near Coppock on Crooked Creek for survival training. They carried five ounces of food, one knife, and a canteen, with improvised shelters and ground beds. Leaders cooked hamburgers and chips after. Their next event is Camp Waubeek from July 30 to August 5.
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St. James
Camp Waubeek
Robertson family 19th reunion held at Keota park
The 19th annual Robertson descendants reunion gathered sixty relatives and three guests on Sunday at Keota park. Direct descendants included Mrs. Pearl Richardson, Mrs. Helen Wolfe, Mrs. Charles Wheeling, and W. C. Robertson with four generation representation from Mrs. Wolfe’s family. Margaret Brown led the business meeting. Carol Hough was elected president for 1968 and Sharon Niffenegger secretary treasurer. The next reunion is set for the third Sunday in July 1968. Glenn Miller to plan entertainment.
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D. C. Robertson
Keota Park
Robertson
Pearl Richardson
Helen Wolfe
Charles Wheeling
W. C. Robertson
Wolfe
Margaret Brown
Glenn Miller
Carol Hough
Sharon Niffenegger
Kalona and area sale schedule listed
Public sale Mile east of Kalona on highway 22 starts 1:30 p.m. at Kalona. July 29 household sale 609 N Iowa 1 p.m. Charles Brown estate. Weekly sales at Wayland Ollie Smylies Columbus Junction Washington Wa pello Kalona sale barns and livestock markets with hogs veal sheep cattle schedule across Iowa towns.
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Kalona
Daniel Glick
Iowa
Charles Brown
Wayland
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Wapello
Local visitors and students tour Journal plant
Mr and Mrs Dick Shirley and two month old Katherine of Silver City New Mexico visit Mrs Shirley's parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Bailey. They plan to visit Indiana and return to Washington. Mr and Mrs Larry Pratt and three children of Liberal Kansas visit. A sixth grade group taking a summer school course toured the Journal plant this morning. Participants include Sally Tanner Roberta Davidson Cheryl Franzen Terry Richardson Bruce Guy Marvin Fertig Robert Thomas Galen Bartholomew Dennis McAllister Cathy Crocker Jody Brown Betty Behrend Patricia Sieren and Grace Lambertson accompanied by Miss Peffers man and Mrs Davy Crockett.
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Dick Shirley
Katherine
Silver City
N. M
Shirley
Theodore Bailey
Eleanor Bailey
Indiana
Washington
Journal Plant
Sally Tanner
Roberta Davidson
Cheryl Franzen
Terry Richardson
Bruce Guy
Marvin Fertig
Robert Thomas
Galen Bartholomew
Dennis McAllister
Cathy Crocker
Jody Brown
Betty Behrend
Patricia Sieren
Grace Lambertson
Miss Peffersman
Davy Crockett
VFW Auxiliary Holds Meeting and Service Activities
The VFW Auxiliary met at the hall with President Helen Hesseltine presiding. Angela Times received a citation for the essay America Speaks and Acts. A report showed 110.80 in clothing food and furniture to the needy, thirty magazines and seventeen books donated to Senior Citizens, and a plan for a white elephant sale. The group voted ten dollars to the USO and birthday box money was contributed by Mrs Bealer Mrs Weeks and Mrs Max Arbogast.
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VFW
Helen Hesseltine
Angela Times
Dave McGaffey
Hosital and Rehabilitation
USO
Don Bealer
Sam Weeks
Mary Hayes
Bealer
Weeks
Max Arbogast
Washington Evening Journal staff and masthead note
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice presidents Advertising Director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising manager and Howard Hazen production superintendent. The paper emits afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under act of March 4 1879. It carries United Press Leased Wire and is member of Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and Audit Bureau of Circulations with mail subscription rates in Iowa.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Ass’n
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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