Treasury's Conscience and Gift Funds Tell Curious Stories
A Treasury dispatch recounts gifts to the conscience and gift funds from Americans seeking to ease guilt or show appreciation. Donors include a Marylander with 120 dollars and a Palm Springs resident with a half cent stamp, among many others. The debt reduction fund, dating to 1961, has raised about 5,250 dollars through February, while the conscience fund totals reach 2.7 million since 1811.
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Sam
Treasury Department
Washington
UPI
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Maryland
Palm Springs
Calif
Tower of Babylon
Tower of Babel
Tennessee
New York
William Berns
New York City
Oklahoma
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Conscience Fund
Champaign
U.S. Information Agency
Truman
Chatter Club Hosts Baby Shower and 40th Anniversary
Chatter Club in Wyman held a surprise baby shower for Mrs. Walter Gray and Donnie on June 19 with nine members and five children, plus gifts and refreshments. The club marked its 40th anniversary on June 13 with about 70 guests, entertainment and snacks. Various local names appear with visits, trips, and hospital notices, including Miller and Dunn families and regional churches and residences.
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Wyman
Powell Plans New Store Building For Wellman
Powell's Furniture Shop prepares for a new cement block building on Main Street Wellman with Albert Hershberger to oversee construction starting by July 1. The community notes include births, marriages, local visits, and residents traveling to and from Wellman for family events and illnesses.
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Powell
Wellman
Surprise Breakfast Hosted by Sew and So Club
Ten members of the Sew and So Club along with 14 children were taken to a Surprise Breakfast at Mrs. John McDowell's home on a Friday morning in Westchester. They enjoyed a brunch featuring fruit, rolls, and coffee before the meeting commenced.
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Westchester
Sew and So Club
John McDowell
Professional Directory Entries for Local Attorneys
A compilation of law firms and attorneys with office locations and phone numbers. Notable listings include Louis J. Kehoe at Jeffry Building, Stewart & Shearer Richards A Stewart and Paul V Shearer, Abstract Department in office at 115 Fast Washington, Livingston Day & Bates at 204 West Main Street, George F Morrison and Morrison IRA Morrison, Morrison & Morrison Edmund D Morrison Jr and James E Lloyd at 211 West Washington.
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Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Washington
Livingston, Day & Bates Attorneys
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
West
Farm Life circle hosts gifts and plans for social
The community voted to donate five dollars to the County Farm Recreation and Religious Room project. Members gave two dollars to Mrs. Richard Brinning and Mrs. John Duvall for trips to Iowa City in May. Secret sisters provided gifts to Mrs. H. D. Dusenbery and Mrs. Leonard Bomber. Plans were made for a July ice cream social with hosts Mrs. William Dusenbery and Mrs. Charles Thrapp.
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County Farm Recreation and Religious Room
Richard Brinning
John Duvall
Iowa City
H. D. Dusenbery
Leonard Bomber
William Dusenbery
Charles Thrapp
Margaret Blondin
Chicago
Ill
John McDowell
Barbara McDowell
McDowells
Mrs Freyenberger Injured by Mower
Mrs Robert Freyenberger received a deep cut on her left ankle requiring nine stitches after a mower kicked up an object striking her ankle in Wayland. The item notes a June 23 incident and lists nearby community events and visits, including the Independent Bible Missionary group meeting, guest speaker Mrs Glen Graber, a vocal solo by Mrs Jean Sinn, and social hostesses. The report also mentions visits by Mr and Mrs Vernon Wyse to Des Moines for Mennonite services and a gathering of former schoolmates with Raspberry harvest details.
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Bertha Ward
Arthur Wright
Mildred Ellis
Glenn Williams
Elaine
Russell
Ray
West Coast
Seattle
Wash
Willard Sawyer
Wellman
Glenn Miller
Bryce
Stacy Peterson
Des Moines
Bessie Miller
Howard
Benton Jolleff
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Lloyd Durst
Jim Starr
Edna Crile
Vernon Wyse
Mennonite
Wyse
Bob Suter
James
John
Neal Roth
Suter
Dwain Tschantz
Washington
Elsdon Wyse
Joe Gowey
Gerald Nebel
Edwin Conrad
Max Graber
Joe Graber
Ella Pink
Rock Island
Parkview Home notes and students abroad
Local items report a sister returning to Parkview Home on June 18 and residents visiting from Mt. Pleasant Bayport Michigan trips. Lois Graber and Sara Lou Gruthers families travel for summer with Neuhasen exchange student June Alliman, a 1962 Iowa Mennonite School graduate, to study in Germany. A Baltimore UPI story cites Dow Corning safety talk stressing human element in plant safety.
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Ing
Parkview
Harlan Foster
Mt. Pleasant
The
Holy Land
Joseph Graber
Lois
Wilber Swartzen Gruthers
Wellman
Bayport
Mich
Sara Lou
Charles Fredericks
June Alliman
Gilbert and
Mae Richard Alliman
Iowa City
Dan Allimans
Wayland
Neuhasen
Germany
International Christian Youth Exchange
Karl Reusch
Baltimore
UPI
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Chemical Company
H. J. Fletcher
Dow Corning Corp
Midland
Who's Who in Washington Contest Promotes Family Entries
A promotional contest invites families to identify WHO'S WHO by clues hidden in Sponsor Merchants' ads. Entries are per person per store, with a 11:00 a.m. Wednesday deadline. First correct entry wins five dollars, plus a 25-dollar bonus for a perfect clue list.
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Washington & Vicinity
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United Press International
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Texarkana
Ark
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Caroline
Kennedy
Bonn
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United States of America
Heaven
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Sears-Roebuck
Chatter Club
Donald Kracaw
James Dunn
Pennington
Morning Sun
Billy Graham
Bobby Weeber
Ralph Rees
Tom Dunn
Dubuque
Jim Dunn
T. Dewey
Sarah Davis
Ann Davis
Gordon Huston
Hinsdale, Ill
Paul Huston
Max Huston
Mercy Hospital
Isabelle Brennan
C. D. Davis
Hollywood
Sordi
David Niven
Columbia Pictures
Howard Greiner
Peter Howard
Vanguard Church
Mable Foster
Mable Huber
Mildred Crossett
Mary E. Bringman
Milo G. Cobb
Raymond Cobb
Kinross
First Baptist Church
Herman Rice
Kalona
Charles Gersh
North English
Buckwalter
Ralph Snavely
William Kirkpatrick
Rochester
Minn
Ladora
Cedar Rapids
Vera Singleton
Ralph Hixon
Ainsworth
Margaret Durian
Nancy
Eldora
H.W. Durian
Lynn Wade
San Gabriel
Olin Wade
Brentwood
Duane Wade
Temple City
Bertha Wade
Arden Freel
Homewood, Ill
A. H. Freel
Sew & So Club
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
George F. Morrison
Ove Morrison
Ira Morrison
South
Marion Ave
John CC
Owen
West Washinon
south _ side square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Journal Bioghone
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
D. D
Lemmonelry
R. Q. Eastland
Journal
Henry J. Smith
Union Carbide
American Medical Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Tommy
Ken Dusenbery
Sue Ellen
Methodist Church
Migrant Worker Distribution Center
Muscatine
Ernest Lampe
Amana
Mary L. Lampe
Ernie Lampe
Mary
Freyenberger
June
Iowa Mennonite School
Wayland High School
Royal Hotel
Hotel and Baths
Medford
H. T. Torpey
Mgr
Excelsior Springs
Ily
Stone's
S. Main
Tappan
Gibson
Speed Queen
Amana Roper
A.O. Smith
Fedders
Th Sportshop
Ivour
Walter L. Kiesey
Klen Klothing Ko
Hart Schaffner & Marx
F. E. W. Arrow Shirts
Stetson & Mallory
Jackie Jumper
See Us
Lemmon Jewelry
the National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Schoonover Drug
Cea Nee
Farrell
Underwood - Olivetti
Brown's Shoe Fit Co
RED Wing
McDaniel Drug Store
Carson
Bob Rob
Lennox
Nicola
Harmon
Sweet Springs, Mo
Botany “58
Manhattan
Crosby Square Shoes
W.N
Bud Lechner
Rip Moose
Black Eyed Peas
W. Madison
Martin's Cleaners
Washington Co
Mace Motor Co
Ford
Mercury
Iowa
Goml
Neral Electric
Mancold's
Liancfs Om
YMCA
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