Reif's Kalona marks 90 years of family run retail
Kalona honors Reif's Inc celebrating 90 years of continuous operation in the same location under Edmondson and Reif families. Festivities June 25 to 30 include a noon luncheon for longtime customers, door prizes, gifts for early shoppers, and ongoing promotions. The article traces store growth from 1863 origins through brick rebuilding, 1908 and 1946 additions, and 1966 and 1973 expansions. It notes four generations involved and highlights Kalona's small town spirit and community pride.
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Reif
Kalona
Reif's Inc
Edmondson -Reif
J. Edmondson
Logan
Nellie Edmondson
Nita (Edmondson
Ervin
Helen Reif
Steve
Neta Reif
Skylab astronauts greeted home after mission
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz returned to Ellington Air Force Base as 2 500 cheering spectators welcomed them home after two months in orbit They met President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev at San Clemente and planned debriefings aboard USS Ticonderoga The next crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma scheduled for late July will stay eight weeks Kerwin called space beautiful and space is for staying while Conrad predicted a longer endurance record ahead
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Houston
UPI
Charles
Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Ellington Air Force Base
Conrad
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Station
Capt
Bean
Kerwin
U.S
Minnie Crile dies Saturday in Fairfield at 82
Minnie Amelia Crile 82 formerly of Germanville near Brighton died Saturday June 23 1973 at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield She lived six years at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield and was the last of her family Funeral services will be Tuesday at 130 pm at Hope Lutheran Church Germanville Rev Dean Berg will officiate Burial is in the church cemetery Friends may call at the church from noon Tuesday until time of service Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction in charge Born May 20 1891 in rural Brighton she was a daughter of Julius and Wilhelmina Hankamner She lived all her life in the area Survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Brighton
Minnie Amelia Crile
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Germanville
Nelson
Hope Lutheran Church
Dean Berg
Stacy Lewis
Columbus Junction
Miss Crile
Julius
Wilhelmina Hankamner
Grace Williams 91 dies at United Presbyterian Home
Grace Clara Cunningham Williams died Sunday June 24 1973 at the United Presbyterian Home where she had lived three years. She was born Sept 19 1881 in Crawfordsville and married Robert I Williams Feb 2 1925. Funeral Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Memorials to United Presbyterian Home. She was active in church and community groups.
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Grace Williams
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Home
Jones Funeral Home
Ray van Engen
Grace Clara Cunningham
John
Ellen Easter Cunningham
Robert I. Williams
Williams
The
Social Hour Club
Legion Auxiliary
Howard Kratter
Iowa City
Everette Mitchell
Waterloo
John Mitchell
Death notice for Bob Ryan 25 in California auto crash
Word arrives of Bob Ryan 25 of Santa Ana California killed in an auto accident last Thursday. Son of Mrs Mildred Kolb and the late George Ryan of Washington he was returning from a vacation when the crash occurred between Yuma Arizona and Santa Ana. Funeral planned in Santa Ana Wednesday with relatives noting survivors including John Ryan Bea Ryan uncles aunts and cousins.
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Bob Ryan
Santa Ana
Calif
Ryan
Mildred Kolb
George Ryan
Washington
Yuma
Ariz
Verne Dawson
Manor House
Sigourney
Mr. Dawson
John Ryan
Bea Ryan
Joe Christner
Betty Ward
On the Record Robert Ross and wife to Hanson couple
Public land transfer in Washington County records shows Robert R. Ross and wife deed Lot 2 in Country Club Sub-Division to Kenneth L. Hanson and wife. The transaction lists the party names, parcel description, and property location, reflecting a residential transfer within the subdivision.
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Robert R. Ross
Kenneth L. Hanson
Washington County
Iowa Governor Praises Legislature After 1973 Session
Des Moines Iowa Gov Robert D Ray praises the 1973 legislature for landmark proposals aiding education tax relief and elderly programs while signaling possible use of item vetoes to curb a budget overrun potentially reaching 47 million dollars Comptroller Marvin Selden to review total appropriations before signing money bills into law Ray notes priorities included education funding property tax relief and elderly aid but fails on public employee bargaining foreign trade offices no fault auto insurance land use policy and a State Department of Transportation
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Marvin Selden
Ray
Iowa Development Commission
Mrs Havel Dies in Iowa City After Illness
Rita Pauline Havel 36 of Riverside died Sunday June 24 973 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City following an extended illness Funeral set for Tuesday 9 am at St Marys Church Riverside with Rev W F Boeckman in charge Burial in St Stanislaus Cemetery near Riverside Rosary to be recited at 7 and 8 pm today in Lorden Funeral Chapel Riverside Born March 20 1937 in Iowa City daughter of Harry and Velma Musser Married Raymond Havel Sept 27 1957 Survived by husband seven children Daniel Douglas Don Debra Denise Deanne and Donna five brothers Harold Kenneth Larry John and Richard and three sisters Dorothy Musser Kathryn Schrieber Evelyn Metz
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Riverside
Raymond
Rita Pauline) Havel
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
St. Mary's Catholic Church
W. F. Boeckman
St. Stanislaus Cemetery
Lorden
Havel
Harry
Velma Wolters Musser
Raymond Havel
Daniel
Douglas
Don
Debra
Denise
Deanne
Donna
Harold
Lone Tree
Kenneth
Larry
John
Richard
Solon
Dorothy Musser
Kathryn) Schrieber
Elmer
Evelyn) Metz
Ainsworth
Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed Across Markets
Cattle steers and heifers show steady to 25 lower with high choice and prime levels at 48.00 to 48.50 for steers and 45.25 to 46.75 for choice heifers while no canner or cutter cows are reported. Hog trade up 50 to 1.00 with 200 to 280 pound ranges near 39.00 to 41.25, and interior Iowa hogs show slower trade with generally good demand and higher bids for butchers and sows. Today's estimate 60,000 with actual receipts Friday at 38,000 and Saturday 27,000.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
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