Robertson Family Reunion Draws 91 Relatives
The 20th annual D. C. Robertson descendants reunion was held July 21 at Keota Park with 91 relatives and six guests present. Direct descendants listed include Mrs. Helen Wolfe and Bill Robertson among many others, plus attendees from Illinois. Afternoon entertainment featured Tracy Custer singing and history tapes of the Robertson lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Robertson
Keota’ Park
Helen Wolfe
Pearl Richardson
Charles Wheeling
Bill Robertson
Keith Augustine
Ron
Roy Johnson
Larry DeLong
John
Gail Neffenegger
Shari
Shelley
Les. Zickefoose
Lori
Carol
Teresa
Cindy
Chris
Greg Greener
Johnnie Schantz
Richard Trier
Gilbert Brown
Luella Little
Jim Stalder
Gina
Lora
Kevin
Debbie
JoAnn Soper
Rhonda
Teri
Billie
Hospital Admits and Births Reported in Local Records
Hospital record shows Clyle Mason Columbus Junction Dale Dodge Washington Kathryn Beckley Kalona and Dale Booth Washington admitted yesterday. Births include Mr and Mrs Robert Fritz Brighton a son. Dismissals list Mrs Gordon Miller and son Kalona Calvin Gueng rich West Chester Mrs Paul Snakenberg Washington Mrs Alice Pagitt Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyle Mason
Columbus Junction
Dale Dodge
Washington
Kathryn Beckley
Kalona
Dale Booth
Robert Fritz
Brighton
Gordon Miller
Calvin Guengerich
West Chester
Paul Snakenberg
Alice Pagitt
Social Calendar Notices for July Gatherings
Notices for social events must be in by 10 a.m. on day of first publication. Items are printed three days in advance. Sunday Schantz Reunion at noon in Sunset Park, Sunset Park-Basket dinner, Priscilla Club Wednesday, Captain's Table July 31 at 1 p.m. at Washington Country Club Women brunch July 31 at 9 a.m. Golf to follow. reserve by Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schantz
Sunset Park
Priscilla Club
Washington Country Club
Iowa Mennonite School Vehicle Listinganna
A local listing names buyers or owners including Iowa Mennonite School Ford truck Shanks Shasta travel trailer Keith Standard Service Chevrolet truck Harry Dean Suter Mercury Glen Bluemstein Ford William Wallace Buick Mrs James Davis Kamper Keith Anderson Pontiac John Piper Chevrolet Robert Leichty Bonnie Rogers William Russell Jr Plymouth Robert Lenninger James Bollman Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Mennonite School
Ford
Calvin
Barbara Shanks
Keith Standard Service
Chevrolet
Harry Dean Suter
Mercury
Glen
Myrtle Blumenstein
William
Etta Wallace
Buick
James R. Davis
Ze Kamper
Keith Wayne Anderson
Pontiac
John
Mary Piper
Robert K. Leichty
Bonnie Jean Rogers
William Ted Russell Jr
Plymouth
Robert K. Lenninger
James
Carolyn Bollman
Izaak Walton League to Meet at Chicagua Clubhouse
Chicagua chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold a meeting at the clubhouse tomorrow night with the trap shoot opening early. Refreshments will be served and friends and guests are invited. Theft report notes a purse on East Jefferson Street missing about $60 with a 14 or 15 year old boy seen leaving the house. police asked to investigate.
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Arwoods
Washington County Fair
Vibrants
Izaak Walton
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League
East Jefferson Street
Local vacation and family visit rounds Iowa and Texas
Cecilia Gilpin of Iowa City and Mrs A J Gilpin visited Milwaukee on vacation while Bill Gilpin returned home after five weeks with his mother. The Gray family toured Texas stopping at Fort Hood and San Antonio where a son on basic training joined them. Mrs Richard Frey attended a wedding in Bettendorf. Other local updates note surgeries, accidents, and multiple family visits including Kleese relatives gathering in Sunset Park and Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia Gilpin
Iowa City
A. J. Gilpin
Billi
Washington
Milwaukee
Bill
Glenwood
Willard E. Gray
Texas
Ft. Hood
San Antonio
Bonnie
Lackland Air Force Base
Grays
Nellie Tedford
Pat Zimmermans
Greeley
Colorado
David, Isaac
Elwood Kleese
Wilbur Wright
Kleese
Sunset Park
Albia
Tedford
Rockefeller Endorsed by Negro Daily Defender for GOP Nod
The Chicago Daily Defender, a Black newspaper, endorsed Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican presidential nomination saying he could pull the party back from disaster and restore the Lincoln legacy for Black Americans. It criticized Richard Nixon as aligned with a white backlash against civil rights and urged delegates in Miami to nominate Rockefeller.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Daily Defender
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Miami
New York
Nelson’ Rockefeller
Bike Mishap Prompts City Safety Reminder
An unidentified girl escaped injury yesterday after riding her bicycle off a sidewalk into a passing car. Police reminded riders to obey traffic signals and signs just as motor vehicles do.
Rockefeller Eyes Return Visit to Iowa Delegates
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller may travel to Des Moines to meet with all 24 Iowa delegates to the Republican national convention. This would be his second Iowa visit as time tightens before the Miami Beach convention and delegates’ preferences show Nixon leading in public support with five, Rockefeller three, and Reagan two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa Daily Press Association
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Iowa
Rockefeller
Cedar Rapids
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Community News From United Presbyterian Home Activities
Residents and visitors fill a busy week at United Presbyterian Home in Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Mrs Myrtle Meyer hosted family visits. Dr E E Grice, a longtime missionary, joins Stewart Hall. weekend guests included Annie Morris’s daughter from St Petersburg and Charles from Washington. The week featured church attendance, a Memorial Day burial for Harry Williams, hospital guests, and a Variety Night with slides from Kenya and Nepal by the Wendell Clark family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Meyer
Delbert Lewis
Crawfordsville
Burlington
Meyer
Kenneth Allen
Stewart Hall
E. E. Grice
Dr. Grice
United Presbyterian Church of America
Egypt
Egyptian Theological Seminary
Cairo
Board of Foreign Missions
United Presbyterian Church
Stony Point
New York
Annie Morris
St. Petersburg
Florida
Charles
Washington
Kenya
Nepal
Wendell Clark
Clark
Bruce Gillis
United Nations
Clark’s
Colby
Clarence Logans
LBC Club Hosts Sunset Park Picnic With Gifts
The LBC Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Sunset Park for a picnic attended by eight families and two guests, George Jarrard and Merle Eckles. Home grown gladiolas decorated the table, donated by Mrs. Arthur Duensing, as bingo prizes featured white elephant gifts from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBC Club
Sunset Park
George Jarrard
Merle Eckles
Arthur Duensing
Fines for Noise and Lane Violations Highlight Court
David W. Pfeiffer of Brighton paid a $10 fine after appearing in the justice of the peace court on a charge of excessive noise with a motor vehicle. John Sands was fined $15 for illegal change of lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Pfeiffer
Brighton
Justice of the Peace Court
John Sands
White Dove candidate Dzu found guilty in Saigon
Truong Dinh Dzu, South Vietnam 1967 presidential hopeful known as the White Dove, was convicted by a special military tribunal and sentenced to five years hard labor for actions against the anti Communist spirit of the people and armed forces. He denied guilt claiming his support for peace talks differed only slightly from government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Truong Dinh Dzu
White Dove
South Vietnam
Outlaws Gang Leader Jailed Four Years For Nail Torture
Titusville Florida UPI reports motorcycle gang leader Edward Reisinger alias Spider Owings was sentenced to four years in prison for leading the attack on 19 year old Christine Deese who was nailed to a tree and impaled after refusing to give up ten dollars to a gang ally. Co defendants Frank Link Jr. Joe Sorsby Jr. and John Wables received two years one year and eight months respectively with Wables released after eight months for time served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville, Fla
UPI
Edward Reisinger
Court of Record
Cecil Rosier
Reisinger
James
Spider) Owings
Port Arthur
Tex
Christine Deese
Rosier
Frank
Fat Fink) Link Jr
Houston
Joe
Super Squirrel
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Jack & Jill Food Center
Richard Frey
Linda Brotherton
Minneapolis
Charles Brotherton
Bettendorf
Wayne Marston
Children’s Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Fairgrounds
Frank L. Kos
Eastern Avenue
Barrington, Ill
Kos
Sandy Robison
Barrington
Rocky
Negro Paper
the Defender
Insurance Plan Savings and Loan Association
State Theater
Washington, Iowa
The
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Forest Embree of
Keota
Lulu Randolph
Grace Wade
John Mitchell
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Fred Mitchell
Virgil Fletcher
Herb Campbell
Harry Williams
Frank Crone
Mrs. Crone
Mark Hampshires
LBC
Dzu
Vietnam
People and Armed Forces
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
United Press International
London Times
Tran van Huong
Waco Drive-in
Methodist Church
LTD
America
Mace Motor CO
North
Iowa Ave
Boyd Magazin
Ruth's Antiques
West Main St
Ford Ltd
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