Local visitors and graduations noted in area society column
Local society notes report visits from Archies Wing of Toledo and other guests, with Towns and townsfolk mentioned. Betty Dillon graduates and will teach in Waterloo, while Wahrer and Williams earn BA degrees from Parsons College. Birth announced for a son of Bert Bergen. several hospital visits and out of town guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Anwyl
James Martin
Burlington
John Applegate
Chicago
Bruce McCleery
Des Moines
Nina Randolph
George Dillon
Betty
Norma
Keota
Hazel Anwyl Hayden
Chilicothe
Ilinois
Ollie Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Bety Dillon
Town State Teachers College
Waterloo
Sunday and weekend visitors to area residents
Russell Chorpening and Wilda Jean and Ar leene visited Mrs. Francis Bus in hospital. Joan Hotle arrived from Columbus Junction after nursing school graduation. Benson family stayed with Mrs. Benson and sisters. Jack James returned to Chicago after weekend visit. Keith Coakley left for Little Rock for three months at the Arkansas Center for the Blind. An airliner, West Air C-46, ditched near Miami after engine failure, carrying 62 Puerto Rican laborers bound for farm work in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Francis Bus
Wilda Jean
Arleene
H. C. Hotle
Iowa City
Joan Hotle
Gilbert Hotle
Columbus Junction
School of Nursing
Mercy Hospital
Keith Coakley
Bryan Coakley
Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Center For the Blind
Lions’ Club
West Air
San Juan
Perto Rico
New York
Michigan
Warship rescues survivors after plane crash in Atlantic
US warship Saufley rescued 37 survivors from a chartered plane crash in the Atlantic. Pilot Captain Joe Halsey led life raft survivors including 28 others still believed adrift in life jackets. Coast guard and planes joined a coordinated search as all rescued are reported in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saufley
Joe Halsey
Coast Guard Rescue Control
Ceng$er
the Saufley
4-H elects new county officers at rally
Ten years ago today Joan Gerdes was elected county president of 4-H at a high school rally. Other officers include Bertha Flading vice president Charlotte Longer secretary treasurer and Dorothea Bear historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Gerdes
Bertha Flading
Charlotte Longer
Dorothea Bear
Birthday Anniversaries and Birthdays Noted in West Chester
Today observes wedding anniversaries for John A. Stewart and spouse dating from 1907, Clarence Logan from 1929, George Kerr from 1934, and Joe Wodicka with J T Pease and her twin sister Terry Marsh. Birthday honorees include Harry G. Simpson James Lyle Sehulty Clifford LeRoy Horak Genevieve Van Trump Delores Ann Martin Carolyn Ann Jones John William McCartney Leslie Gene Albehofen Carmen Leigh Bell Wilma Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Stewart
Clarence Logan
George Kerr
Joe Wodicka
J. T. Pease
Terry Marsh
Harry G. Simpson
James Lyle Sehulty
Clifford LeRoy Horak
Genevieve van Trump
West Chester
Delores Ann Martin
Carolyn Ann Jones
John William McCartney
Leslie Gene Albehofen
Carmen Leigh Bell
Wilma Hughes
Hospital Admissions and Births Listing
Admitted today include Carl Jungbluth city tonsillectomy Betty Peters West Chester tonsillectomy Mary Kay and Beulah Wenger Mr. Pleasant tonsillectomy Craig Conklin Keota. Dismissed today Mrs Dora Speck city. Births yesterday include Mr and Mrs Henry Burgraff Wayland a son at 3 22 pm Mr and Mrs Dallas Kitzem Keota a son at 6 46 pm Today Mr and Mrs Glenn Riley dr city a daughter at 2 15 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jungbluth
City
Betty Peters
West Chester
Mary Kay
Beulah Wenger
Mr. Pleasant
Craig Conklin
Keota
Dora Speck
Henry Burgraff
Wayland
Dallas Kitzem
Glenn Riley
Dizzy Trout Sparks Tigers Toward Top in 7 4 Win
Detroit beat Washington 7 4 as Dizzy Trout earned his third win without a loss after moving into the starting rotation. Hoot Evers drove in five runs with a triple and a homer, backing the Tigers’ push toward first place behind the Yankees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy Trout
New York
Red Wolfe
Flying Tigers
Sandcut
Ind
Washington
Detroit
Yankees
Tance
Trout
Hoot Evers
Feller
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Joe DiMaggio
Ed Lopat
Tommy Byrne
Byrne
Bob Kennedy
Red Sox
White Sox
Boston
Mickey McDermott
McDermott
Ellis Kinder
Vern Stephens
Phillies
Cards
Dodgers
Cardinals
Robin Roberts
del Ennis
Phils
Philly
Burns
Cubs
Preacher Roe
Brooklyn
Chicago
Roy Campania
Bobby Morgan
Hank Sauer
Giants
Pirates
Sam Calderone
Davie Bell
Methodist Church At Keota Is Remodeled
Keota residents report a $2000 remodeling of the Methodist church with a new south side street level entrance. The project shifts basement access to the vestibule and adds safety by enclosing the former east side steps. Exterior painting proceeds with further interior work planned. Yoder Bros. led the construction with church members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Krause
Keota
Yoder Bros
Mystery and Gaps Surround Shakespeare’s Early Years
The article notes the lack of birth records, boyhood details, the so called lost years 1584 to 1592, and no confirmed authentic portrait of William Shakespeare, highlighting gaps in the historical record of the renowned writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
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R. E. Shannon
Norfolk
Task Force
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Donald TL. Williams
Parson's College
Fairfield
Wahrer
Williams
The
Evening Journal
Bert Bergen
Vermillion, S. Dak
June Sth
Robert Day
E. H. Gustafson
Atlantic
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Columbus City
Henrietta Howell
Keokuk
J. L. Kennedy
Hospital
Joe Wagneknecht
Ainsworth
Marvin Rinner
Henry Wagenknecht
Anna Wagenknecht
Ernest Hinkle
Andrew Zihlman
Brighton
Emma Diers
Arthur Sadl
Muscatine
At the Fox
Kirk Douglas
Lauren Bacal
Doris
Toy
Eae
Beach
Popeye
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Fox
Mies
Marjorie Percy Main
Kilbride
Richard Long
Meg Ransall
George Benson
Jack James
J. S. James
Cargill Company
Miami
Pla
U. S
Atlantic Ocean
Ham
Ralph Kelsey
Arthur Lorak
Rt. 1
Riverside
Kelly
Ersous
Real Live
Graffe
Tigers
Major
United Press
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Methodist Church
Country
E. A. Greena
Ford Tudor
Dodge
Mace Motor
FORD
Mercury
Great West
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Glorious
Glacier Park
Montana
Wyoming
California
Pacific Northwest
R. B. Haight
Washington, Ia
Farmers Store
Square Phone
Multirich Sargent
Sargent
Sargent Molasses Minral
Dinty Moore
Dusore
North Iowa
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