Girls State report and club officers named at Ainsworth
Nancy Wood reports on her week at Girls State with the motto Be United Be American. The American Legion Auxiliary of Ainsworth installed Vera Simpson as president and named officers and committee chairmen for the coming year while noting dues and upcoming meeting dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.A. Thompson Ainsworth
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Ainsworth
C.A. Thompson
Nancy Wood
Joe Wood
Vera Simpson
Gerard Megdelsen
Girls’ State
Orie O'Connor
Mary O'Connor
Hugh Morris
Clarence Richards
Darold Jones
Lee Hunt
A.D. Brown
Corbin Crawford
Thompson
Miss Simpson
Robert Megchelsen
Gerard Megchelsen
Willard McCracken
Jones
Preston McCracken
Eddyville
Willard
L.W. Grandin
Loveland
Colo
Milburn Spessard
Boice Kurtz
Moline
Duane White
G.F. Trotter
Kenneth Ornduff
Mrs. Ornduff
The Shoe Fit Myth Demand Explodes Across Stores
A study of girls shoe widths shows 65 percent need narrower than a D width. Parents are urged to push smaller sizes to force fit, with repeated wear and growth distortion cited as consequences.
Rev Hughes group visits Crawfordsville and fair participants
The Rev Arthur Hughes of Jefferson City and family visit Crawfordsville, with Hughes daughters Cori Julie and Cheryl Van Engen entering 4 H and fair presentations at the Washington County Fair. 4 H club leaders are cited. Choir social at Jim Edgar home features Rev Jim Tener and community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Arthur Hughes
Jefferson City
Everette Davis
Hughes
John
Glenda) Schoolen
Albia
Glenda
Roberta
Mark Saunders
Lafayette
Ind
Cori van Engen
Julie Moore
Washington County Fair
Armory
Cheryl van Engen
Betty Jones
Clovertone
YMCA
Cori
Julie
Cheryl
Betty
Charles Twinam
John H. Jones
United Methodist Church
Jim Edgar
Jim Tener
Tener
Edgar
Jason
Kathy
Brian Stone
Melinda Moore
Wayne Lowe
David
Brenda
Scott
Susan
Debbie Lowe
Kathy Tener
Girls State Recap and Auxiliary Meeting Notes
Kathy Stone shared her Girls State experience with fourteen American Legion Auxiliary members at a Wednesday gathering. She, elected state representative, thanked the Auxiliary for their support and reported on the convention in Des Moines. 1973-74 officers were installed by Bernice Paisley with several members unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian
Ray van Engen
Kathy Stone
Girls State
American Legion Auxiliary
Verna Spangler
Kathy
Bernice Paisley
Vivian Wells
Sandy Wells
Hazel Meeks
Ferne Canott
Alberta Rhea
Marie Lowe
Phyllis Sommer
Rhea
Des Moines
Gertie Wasson Ends Hospital Stay in Iowa City
Gertie Wasson has been discharged from Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and returned to the Wapello Nursing Home. The Columbus Junction area community notes include a Royal Neighbors potluck, a bridge club luncheon, school board resignations and hires, and local social events with many residents mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene B. Dillon
Columbus Junction
Gertie Wasson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Wapello
Royal Neighbors
Peoples National Bank
Bridge Club
Helen Orr
Burdette Lewis
Robert Hedemann
John Dillon
Community Action
John Theodore Haver
Plainfield
Indiana
John L
Louisa Rich Foods
West Liberty
Sherri
Columbus Community High School
Bob Stapp
Dunn Addition
Columbus City
Russell Owens
Bill Wilson
Leon Kreisler
Bob Curtis
Dunn Orchard
Verna Spangler
Phyllis Sommer
Rebecca Lease
Jan Fletcher
Victoria Griffith
Beth Keller
Vivian Wells
Vernon White
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Coleen Gipple
Cindy
Marty Johnston
Pizza Hut
Regina Richardson
Coleen
Duane Gipple
Gipple
Tom Colthurst
Ainsworth
Milton Davis
Rodney
Chuck Sinn
Ruth Rees
Ardell
Judy) Kliewer
Henderson
Neb
Don
Rita) Steiner
Vanya
West Des Moines
Dennis Graber
Eastern Mennonite awards scholarships to two area students
Sanford Hochstetler of Oxford and Merlin Miller of Kalona received Eastern Mennonite College freshmen scholarships in Harrisonburg Virginia. Hochstetler earned one of eight Michael Sattler Scholarships valued at 1800 dollars for four years based on academics character and Christian commitment. Miller won a 250 dollar Freshman Scholarship for ranking in the top ten percent of his Iowa Mennonite School class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Bill) Hochstetler
Oxford
Merlin D. Miller
Kalona
Eastern Mennonite College
Harrisonburg
Hochstetler
Emery Hochstetler
Rt. 1
Michael Sattler
EMC
United States
Iowa Mennonite School
Miller
Paul D. Miller
No Laugh'n Matter: Censorship and Kids Books Stir Debate
The column critiques modern children’s literature as gateway to adult themes, noting titles like Willey and Cocklebur r Quartters and Harriet the Spy. It argues books push innocence toward grown-up issues and questions censorship versus taste while citing library stats favoring classic works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobsey Twins
Willey
Helen H. King
Nancy Drew
Charlotte Baker
Mom
Norma Klein
Better Homes & Gardens
Harriet
Louise Fitzburgh
National Library
Charlotte’s Web
Little Women
Tips for Preserving Tomatoes and Making Freezer Meals
Practical advice from Jane Passmore on heating tomatoes quickly to prevent juice separation, maintaining pectin stability, and reducing enzyme impact. The bulletin PM-509 covers freezing fruits and vegetables, including tomato juice and stewed tomatoes, with steps for peeling, cooling, and freezing. A quick blender puree mix inside a freezer container offers a ready base for sauces and chili.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Passmore
Extension Home
Washington County
Glenn Wahl Contracted With Kalona Historical Society Lot Sale
On the record, Glenn Wahl is contracted to Kalona Historical Society for Lot 6 except E 13 ft and all of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 1 Grady's First Addition to Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Wahl
Kalona
Area television listings for Monday and Tuesday
Channel by channel schedule for July 30 and 31 shows News Gunsmoke Lucy D Day Medical Center CBS Movie The Woman Hunter on various hours. Rookies Five-O The Weekend Nun. Price is Right Temperature Hawaii Five-0 The Alamo NBC Reports Tonight Show. The Weekend Nun on several channels. additional programs include Your Father Wells Fargo Adam Sesame Street Firing Line W Churchill Gov Conf and other news and entertainment blocks across Channels 2 3 4 6 and 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Welby
Sesame Street
Elec. Co
W. Churchill
N. Corwin
Walt Harper
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Mrs
Everette McNutt
Raytown, Mo
Paul Beard
Harold Gerdes
Gary Windus
Carl Zieglowsky
Washington
Dale Robertson
Keota
Carl Greiner
Ronnie
Sharon
Ray Leichty
Pleasant
Russell Day
Fred McElroy
Ottumwa
Mary O’connor
John Dea
California
Robert Palmer
Conner
Dick Paul
North Side Square
Jerry Graber
Goshen
Walsenburg
Jerry
Dennis Grabers
Randy
Grabers
Chicago
Delmer Rademaker
Liza
Lincoln, Neb
Wolf's Flower Shop
Camp Sunnyside
Mary Lous Pruett
Judy Pieper
The
Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults of
Iowa
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
Gloria Pitzer
Columbia Features, Inc
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Channel 4
Porkette
Booth
Windsor
Washington County Porkettes
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