Havels celebrate 50th wedding anniversary with open house
Mr and Mrs Edward F Havel were honored for their fiftieth anniversary with an open house at the Havel Home on Sunday. Guests included relatives and friends. Edna Weber and Holland Cornick attended the guest book and cake was cut by Mrs. Holland Cornick. The Havels were married July 24 1918 in Cedar Rapids and have lived on a Highland Township farm. They have one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Havel
Havel
Eileen Havel
Edna Weber
Iowa City
Holland Cornick
Mt. Pleasant
al Yoder
Kalona
Ann Barta
Cedar Rapids
Highland Township
Havels
Eileen
Dickey’s Prairie Home
Mr. Havel
Adolph Havel
Oak Park
Illinois
Social Calendar Notices for Sunset Park Events
All notices due by 10 a.m. day of first publication. Listings show DAR Log Cabin Open House at 2.4 p.m. Shiloh Sunshine Sisters 6 30 p.m. Picnic at Sunset Park J W Baker Women’s Relief Corps 2 p.m. KP Hall West Chester LBC Club noon Sunset Park Picnic bring dish and drink and white elephant Women of the Moose 8 p.m. Moose Home Executive board 7 p.m. Sunday Schantz Reunion Sunday noon Sunset Park Basket dinner.
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Sunset Park
Shiloh
Sunshine Sisters
J. W. Baker Women’s Relief Corps
KP Hall
West Chester
LBC Club
Family reunions and visits across states in polk city area
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Raymond Landau attending a family reunion in Polk City Iowa. Mrs Sylvia Reeves of Tucson and granddaughters Ellen Diane and Marty Louise Hersey from Phoenix plan an indefinite stay with T L Fenn family and visit William Penn College relatives and friends. Also present are Sherman Mills of Loveland Colorado and Larry Hornes of San Diego for a high school class reunion in Oskaloosa. A surprise party celebrated Elmer Durst's 87th birthday with guests James and Clara Converse of Motley Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Reeves
Tusson
Arizona
Ellen, Diane
Marty Louise Hersey
Phoenix
T. L. Fenn
Reeves
Fenn
William Penn College
Sherman Mills
Loveland
Colo
Larry Hornes
San Diego
Oskaloosa
Elmer Durst
James Converse
Motley, Minn
Y Wives and BPW Club Host July Meetings
Mrs Arnold Smothers hosted a summer Y Wives coffee with cohostesses Mrs Robert Hammer Mrs Price Roberts and Mrs Loren Moore. Twenty five members attended with two guests Mrs Marcus Henry and Mrs Lucia Lu. BPW Meet featured Chief Clarence Lee Washington police as speaker at Captain's Table with Q and A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Smothers
Robert Hammer
Price Roberts
Loren Moore
Marcus Henry
Fred Lucia
Robert Vanderlinden
BPW
Washington
Charlotte Hagans
West Branch
Clarence Lee
Hospital admissions and dismissals in Washington area
On the record Admitted Yesterday: Mrs. Ezra Jones of Washington for surgical care and Mrs. Ar thur Pagett of Washington for medical needs. Today: James F. Larson of Washington and Raymond A. Crone of Washington, both for medical. Dismissed Today: Mrs. Virgil Chapman and daughter of Conesville, Mrs. Harold Wylie and daughter of Washington, Mrs. Duane Bontrager and daughter of Kalona, and Mrs. Bertha Conklin of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Jones
Washington
Surgical
Arthur Pagett
James F. Larson
Raymond A. Crone
Virgil Chapman
Conesville
Harold Wylie
Duane Bontrager
Kalona
Bertha Conklin
Grinnell buys land for biology preserve
Grinnell College has purchased a 365 acre tract in Jasper County nine miles southwest of Grinnell for use as a biology field preserve and laboratory. The land along the Skunk River was bought from the Mason Estate with funds from a private foundation. It offers woodland, grassland, marsh and terrain suitable for small ponds, aiding habitat diversity and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell, Iowa
UPI
Jasper County
Grinnell’ College
Skunk River
Grinnell
Mason
Glenn Leggett
Leggett
Soldier awarded Combat Infantryman Badge near Pleiku Vietnam
Specialist Four William D. Schmidt, 21, son of Mrs. Agnes F. Schmidt of Riverside Iowa, earned the Combat Infantryman Badge near Pleiku on July 8. He serves as a team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, 12th Infantry. Schmidt entered service in June 1967 after graduating Highland High School in Ainsworth Iowa and attending the University of Iowa. He trained at Fort Campbell and Fort Polk before arriving overseas in December 1967. Prior to service he worked for Procter & Gamble in Iowa City.
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Kalona
Vernon Kinsinger
Beverly Ann
Tim Colbert
Robert Colbert
Riverside
Miss Kinsinger
Mid - Prairie High School
University of Northern Iowa
Highland High School
Army
Fort Benning
Georgia
Pleiku
Vietnam
William D. Schmidt
Spec. Schmidt
Agnes F. Schmidt
Route
Iowa
4Th Infantry Division
12Th Infantry
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Polk
Ainsworth
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Proctor & Gamble Co
There Are No Thrills On the Ride That Kills
Warning on a dangerous power takeoff shaft ride urges strict safety. Carelessness causes fatal injuries from unshielded, revolving machinery. Keep guards in place wear tight clothing avoid haste near open takeoffs. Remember safety first to prevent death.
Farm Safety Week Warning About Power Takeoff Shafts
National Farm Safety Week urges alertness around tractors and unshielded power takeoff shafts. A slip can pull a person in, while improper handling leads to fatal outcomes. promote safety to avoid ride to an ambulance or hearse. Local farm businesses and suppliers listed accompany the notice.
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Beverly Kinsinger
Tom Tanner
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
Spirit Lake
Lake Okoboji
Forrest Jennings
Centerville
Schantz
Raymond Landau
Polk City
Clare Griffin
Chicago
Griffins
H. M. Griffin
Ill
Ben Turner
Cherie
Marvin Hunt
Jaye
Wildwood Pool Apartments
Dr. Max
Lessness
Farm Bureau Insurance Service
Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn
Perdock, Inc
Jarrard Feed & Supplies
Hy-Vee Food Store
West Madison
Tindal Farm Supplies
Southern Utilities
Town & Country
Plymouth
Sorrell
Loveless Supply Company
H & H Firestone
Washington Evening Journal
Mose Levy Co
Washington State Bank
Wa-Con-Da Soil Service
N. 12Th Ave
Sellers Insurance Agency
Fenn Farm Service
Bob Roe
Hanson Concrete
Marion
Nixon Feed
Thermogas Company 405
Earle F. Libe
Agency
State Farm Ins
Patterson Seed & Supply
Frank Patterson
International Harvester Sales & Service
Hall's Feed Service
U.S.O
United Fund
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