Local Society Notes From Cumberland and Mason City
Tom Smith visited his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Cecil Ranney in Cumberland for ten days and is now at YMCA Camp Foster Spirit Lake for two weeks. Grace Hill Community Building hosted a cooperative supper with many attendees, movie films shown afterward. The group enjoyed films sent from Mr and Mrs David Caldwell Orlando. Mrs Harold Servedt of Marshalltown visited. Mrs George W Nelson underwent surgery in University Hospital Iowa City and welcomes cards. she is in Ward C 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Smith
Cecil Ranney
Cumberland
YMCA
Foster
Spirit Lake
Richard Hayes
Grace Hill
Henry Rathmel
Carolyn
Carlton
Kremlin
Okla
Howard Benn
Mark Benn
Mason City
Edna Allamen
Kenneth Watt
Roseville
Ill
Lawrence Allaman
Cindy
Sciota
Ed Chalupa
Howard Caldwell
Frank
George W. Nelson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tractor Contest Set For Aug 8 At Davenport Fairgrounds
A tractor pulling contest to crown the most powerful in the Quad City area is scheduled free at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Davenport on Thursday Aug 8 at 12 30 p m If rain hits the event will move to the following day The competition requires farmer owned rubber tires and prohibits chains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quad - City
Davenport Fair Grounds
Ain
All Hail Broke Loose in Recent Claims Surge
Over the past few days our office has seen more than 25 hail claims filed. There is also strong interest in applying for hail insurance among clients and the public.
Toastmasters Hear Five Minute Speeches at Cap tain's Table
The Toastmasters meet Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Captain's Table and hear five minute talks by Jim Houseman on Paper Work Reducer Bernard McCarty on Atrophic Rhinitis and Join Ganon on America Awaken. Paul Widmer served as toastmaster and John Meyers as table topics chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Houseman
Bernard McCarty
Ganon
America
Paul Widmer
John Meyers
Ricky Shaw Visits With Harold Holmes
Ricky Shaw of Webster visited his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harold Holmes from Thursday to Saturday in Keota. Supper guests included Mr and Mrs Richard Meyer and girls. Jeri Meyer and Karla Romoser stayed with grandmother Mrs Carl Meyers. The Pine family from Columbus Junction visited James See and family. Joyce Ann Lee spent the weekend in Burlington with the Craig Halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Ricky Shaw
Webster
Harold Holmes
Richard Meyer
Carl Meyer
Jeri Meyer
Karla Romoser
Carl Meyers
Raymond Pine
Pam
Denny
Columbus Junction
James See
Joyce Ann Lee
Burlington
Craig Halls
Market Report Chicago Livestock Prices steady
Markets report steady hog and steer trends with mixed loads priced by weight. Hogs show 190-225 lb barrows and gilts at 19.75-20.00 with 350 head at 20.00, lighter 190-260 lb hogs 19.25-19.75, 288 lb hogs 18.75, road lots around 350 lb 11.50. Steers show tests of trends with 1104 lb at 25.80 and 1150 lb around 24.75, 1060 lb at 24.25, 925 lb mixes at 23.50. Sheep 400 head, spring slaughter. lambs steady with 20.50-21.00 for 80-100 lb, 18.50-20.50 for good and choice 80-100 lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Social Calendar Notices Ahead of First Publication
Social calendar items list events from Thursday through Monday with times and places. Includes Fleur de Lis program at 7 30 p m Mrs Carrie Marek, CWF general meeting at 6 30 p m Sunset Park potluck drinks and rolls provided, Home Arts 2 p m Mrs Milo DeLong, 4H Barn Shirts and Skirts 8 30 p m Bob Yeering ton caller, Dill Reunion 12 noon Show barn, Schantz Reunion 12 noon Sunset Park basket dinner Red Horsers Reunion 12 noon Sunset Park, Club 12 noon Dwane Shalla Cabin Lake Odessa picnic dinner, Saddle Club 8 pm Fair grounds bring dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Marek
Sunset Park
Milo DeLong
Fairgrounds
Bob Yeerington
Dill
Schantz
Red Horsers
Women OF Moose
Ed Letts
Women of the Moose
Moose Home
Mela Horak
Harold Brock
Clyde Knight
Ray Stalder
Tom McKeone
Lloyd Moothart
Robert Grubb
Dale Sheetz
Coralville
None of Wellman liquor licenses to be granted
Twelve citizens at the Wellman Town Council meeting urged against liquor by the drink. Roy Buckwaite warned such licenses would raise availability and consumption of intoxicants, especially among youth, while Grace Heiserman urged the town to remain clean and protect children, stating alcohol harms character and should be discouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Roy Buckwaite
Wellman Mennonite Church
Grace Heiserman
W.c-T.u
Alchohol
Grain futures close with mixed moves across wheat soybeans
Market notes show wheat and rye hovering with small declines as corn edges higher. Soybeans advance modestly with Sep contracts up about 3 percent, while other nearby months stay firmer but uneven. Traders eye harvest tempo and weather signals for next moves.
Television Highlights Friday Telecast by United Press International
Friday schedule lists NBC NBC Don Ameche hosts Circus Goes Latin with Latin motif acts from Copenhagen and Spanish clowns plus a tight rope backward somersault. ABC presents Benjamin Franklin story and Rawhide episode The House of the Hunter. CBS airs Route 66 The Cage Around Maria and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour A Tangled Web. NBC Jack Paar Program features Oscar Levant Smothers Brothers Jackie Mason in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International International
Showtime
NBC
Don’ Ameche
Schumann
Copenhagen
Arturo Segura
Discovery
ABC
Benjamin Franklin
Rowdy Yates
Maria
CBS
Dickens
Fenster
Harry Dickens
Jack Paar
Jack
Oscar Levant
the Smothers Brothers
Jackie Mason
Local Visitors and Guests Attend Various Social Occasions
Local news records several visiting families and relatives arriving for stays and attendances. Waiter Leet and family from Elkton Virginia visited three weeks with Richard Leet and relatives. Steve McConaughy visited relatives in Morton Grove Illinois and Des Moines. Attendees for funeral services included Lester Heal Bonnie Sherry Carl McKee Roy Davison Orville Caldwell Helen Benn. Other guests were Robert Fountain Iowa City and his daughter Roger Zachritz Ft Worth Texas. Supper guests included Frank Kos Jana McConnell Charles Wheel and Charles Wheeling Sr. Washington residents. Oska oosa and Keota visitors joined Tedi-Lyn and Teri-Lou Custer for Leland Sanders birthday celebration with home made ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Caldwell
Lester Heal
Bonnie Sherry
Viola, Wisc
Carl McKee
St. Louis
Roy Davison
Wayland
Orville Caldwell
Fairfield
Helen Benn
Mason City
Don” Boyer
Kim
Robert Fountain
Iowa City
Roger Zachritz
Ft. Worth
Texas
Frank Kos
Jana McConnell
Charles Wheel
Charles Wheeling Sr
Washington
Junior Custer
Tedi - Lyn
Teri - Lou
Lee
Junior
Teri-Lou
Lee Sanders
Keota
Leland Sanders
Camille
Leland
Red Horsers Reunion Set for Sunday at Sunset Park
All former members of the 113th Cavalry and their families are invited to a reunion Sunday at noon in Sunset Park. Each family should bring a basket dinner for the picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
113Th Cavalry
Red Horsers
Sunset Park
Soldier Gar rett completes pay specialist course at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Pvt Karl R Garrett, son of Mr and Mrs Lorai Garrett of Washington, completed a pay specialist course at The Adjutant General's School Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind on July 9. The 20 year old Army recruit entered service January 1963 after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and graduated Washington High School in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Army
Karl R. Garrett
Lorai G. Garrett
S. Avenue B
Washington
Adjutant General's School
Ind
Fort Leonard Wood
Washington High School
Washington woman attends Iowa workshop for gifted children
Mrs. Wanters Longer of Washington attends a Reading and Language Arts Workshop at the State College of Iowa Cedar Falls through August 2 focusing on teaching reading and language arts to gifted children. Funeral services for Fred Kupka held at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Harold De Vries in charge. Pallbearers listed. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Songer
Wanter Longer
Washington
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Fall Wedding Announcement for Gladys Schulty and Alfred Conner
Mr and Mrs Lyle L Schulty announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Gladys Jeannette to Alfred E Conner of Davenport Miss Schulty a Washington High School graduate attended Marycrest College and works at Model Dairy Farms in Davenport Mr Conner a Bea man High School graduate served in the army overseas and works for Nash Finch Company in Milan Alabama A fall wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle L. Schulty
Gladys Jeannette
Alfred E. Conner
Davenport
Miss Schulty
Washington High School
Marycrest College
Model Dairy Farms
Mr. Conner
Beaman High School
Nash Finch Company
Milan
Dean Garrett Speaks At Kiwanis Meeting
At the Kiwanis Club weekly luncheon at Captains Table program chair Harry Levy introduced Dean Garrett of McCleery-Cummings Calendar Factory. Garrett described the IBM operation at their local plant, detailing varied machines and tasks. He noted machines save man hours with rapid, accurate performance and can make predictions when given proper information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Harry Levy
Dean Garrett
McCleery - Cummings
IBM
Garrett
On The Record Hospital Admissions And Dismissals
Hospital announces admissions and discharges. Mrs Mary L Hughes of Washington was admitted for medical care yesterday. Pamella Trotter of Ainsworth was dismissed today returning to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Hughes
Washington
Medical
Pamella Trotter
Ainsworth
Club Activities Past Presidents Meet for Breakfast
The Past Presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary met for breakfast at 9 o'clock Tuesday at Mrs. Charles Liviston's home. Ten members attended. In president absence, vice president Mrs. Harry Ramseyer led the business meeting. Next group gathering is planned for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Liviston
Harry Ramseyer
Local Sears Visits Highlight Washington Store Scene
Corinne Phelps spends a week’s vacation from the Penney’s Store while Mrs. R. E. Fane assists with opening a new Sears Roebuck unit in Fairfield. Sears executives including Johnns, Boutwell, and Getzandanner visited the Washington store to attend the unveiling of a Fallmore and Shannon project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Phelps
R. E. Fane
Fairfield
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Joi R. Johnns
Sears, Roebuck, and Company
Paul Boutwell
Getzandanner
Washington
Sears
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Harold Servedt
Marshalltown
Walter Carpenter
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Horak & Son Insurance Agency
Tele
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Doc Eicher
Wolf's
Wolf's Flower Shop
West Side Square
Dia
Evening Journal
Wellman Council
Leet
Harold Leet
John
Betty
Linda
Alice
Jim
Elkton, Va
Richard Leet
Steve McConaughy
W.P. McConaughy
Morton Grove, Ill
Ted Bailey
Marie McConaughy
Des’ Moines
United Presbyterian Home
Wayne E. Schichtl
Olympia
Farule Cance Company
Ome
Basmingon
Ines
Avori
Cascade Inn
Eo Doe
East End
East Washington
Laser, Pvt
Larry G. Lasek
Missouri
Eden AL
FFA
Washington Future Farmers of America
More Ander
Shannon
Vice Preident
Chelsea
Mareha
Post Fice
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Ase
Lown
Bureau of Cirrculations
Washington County Fair Grounds
North Marion
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