Lincoln School principal listed in Outstanding Personalities of the West and Midwest
T H Mathre Lincoln School principal is chosen for the 1968 Outstanding Personalities of the West and Midwest. Selection credits his education and business contributions. Local social notes also mention a Minneapolis gift show, a Vietnam captain promotion, visits, and a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Mathre
Lincoln School
West
Midwest
Mathre
John Wilson
101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Wilson
Monticello
Glenn Wilson
John Caldwell
Four Flynn couples honored at St Patrick party in Keota
An anniversary party Saturday at Mrs. Myra Flynn's Keota home honored four Flynn couples all married in 1948. The event featured St Patrick decorations, brides in gowns with green bouquets, and a four tier cake each tier dedicating to a couple. Rev C S Kempker attended. A bus with G A A girls joined guests for Des Moines basketball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Taylor Flynn
Robert Flynn
John Flynn
Richard Flynn
Myra Flynn
Waldo Miller
Bob
Darlene Flynn
Richard
Betty Flynn
Taylor
Esther Flynn
John
Leela Flynn
Keola Community School
Nash
Cyril Osweiler
Des Moines
Siamese pigs born on Washington farm
Siamese pigs joined at the stomach were born at the Alvin Vittetoe farm on Route 1 Washington Wednesday morning. Vittetoe reported the pigs lived only a short time and were of the Hampshire variety. Several other normal pigs were born at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Vittetoe
Route 1
Washington
Vittetoe
Hampshire
Johnson Outlines Vietnam Commitment At State Department
President Johnson, speaking at a State Department seminar, warned that aggression in Vietnam threatens freedom and the heritage of civilization. He said the United States will pursue its course until aggression ends and rejected forming a special peace commission. White House officials noted the president favored an informal advisory group instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Vietnam
Johnson
Kennedy
White House
George Christian
Social notices calendar for midweek gatherings
Social calendar lists for Wednesday and Thursday including Barracks Auxillary Jolly Nine Club Cyrus Chapter 13 Royal Arch degree Double Deck Club PEO FOE Auxiliary Senior Citizens Travel WCTU Institute Prairie Flower Missionary Society Africa slides HH Club Independent Club Home Art Club OES Officers Practice Christian CWF Executive board with times and venues across local halls and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Jolly Nine Club
Bill Nordyke
Cyrus
Masonic Temple
Oral Mayo
Robert Huber
FOE
Hall
Y. Wctu Institute
Aurora McIntyre
Fred Moon
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
C. C. Reeves
Africa
Vernon Roth
Independent
Francis McConnell
Milo DeLong
OES
Admitted Yesterday in Washington and Wayland Hospitals
Yesterday admissions include Mrs. David Schantz of Washington in medical care and Mrs. Goldie Weidner of Washington in surgical treatment. Also admitted were Mrs. Joe Good of Wayland for medical care. Dismissals today include Mrs. Ernest Osborn of Washington and Mrs. Don Stewart with her son from Columbus Junction. Washington residents Mrs. David Williams with daughter and Mrs. Ralph Bartelt with daughter were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Schantz
Washington
Medical
Goldie Weidner
Surgical
Joe Good
Wayland
Ernest Osborn
Don Stewart
Columbus Junction
David Williams
Ralph Bartelt
Five miles north of Saigon Viet Cong threat near city
U S forces report heavy activity around Saigon as Rangers seize a large guerrilla arms dump hidden on the Saigon River bank near Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Armored helicopter gunships tally at least 35 enemy dead while a UH1 was downed but crew unhurt amid Mekong Delta operations. Marines at Khe Sanh report about 115 rounds fired by besieging forces with light casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Khe Sanh
Lang Vei
North Vietnam Frontier Area
Local druggists urge poison prevention week
Washington druggists offer parents of young children a free one-ounce bottle of ipecac syrup during National Poison Prevention Week March 17 23. The program targets children ages 1 through 5 and includes poison prevention folders and home posting cards. A spokesman notes accidental ingestions are most common in under fives, with tens of thousands of annual calls and 2 100 poison deaths nationwide in 1965. The advisory lists 11 home safety steps and urges consulting a pharmacist for proper use and storage of medicines and household products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bible II club hosts Monday meeting with lessons
Mrs Louis Larsen led the Bible II department gathering assisted by cohostess Mrs Walter Jungbluth. Mrs John Lemmon ran the business session and led the Acts study Peter the minister to the Jews. UP Y circle V Circle V host 14 members and a guest Mrs Clarence Dehne Tuesday. Mrs Ray Glover presented program A New Family on Earth from Mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Larsen
Walter Jungbluth
John Lemmon
Peter
Ray Glover
Circle V
The
First Presbyterian
UPW
Clarence Dehne
Bill Horton
Mark
Ottumwa YWCA Hosts Antique Show March 22 24
The Ottumwa YWCA sponsors an Antique Show and Sale at the YWCA building Friday to Sunday March 22 24. Top dealers from several states exhibit antiques for sale. Admission 75 cents. Lunch in the Country Kitchen and homemade baked goods. Woeste's Wax Works booth features candle hobby by Mr and Mrs Stan Woeste formerly of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Roberts
Stan Woeste
Ottumwa
Y - Wives
YWCA
Women’s Day Observed at Farm Bureau Auditorium
Farm Bureau observed Women’s Day Monday afternoon with fifty eight registered. County chairman Mrs. Orville Griggs welcomed attendees and Mrs. John Renoux led the pledge. Mrs. Gary Murphy presented slides from India from her six month International Farm Youth Exchange stay. Duane White described Farm Bureau activities and District VII chair discussed marketing and promotion. Mrs. James Frier sang The Holy City with accompaniment by Mrs. James Rosien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Orville Griggs
John Renoux
Gary Murphy
India
International Farm Youth Exchange
Duane White
District VII
James Frier
James Rosien
Revival of decoupage by Y-Wives club meeting
Sally Smith demonstrated decoupage as Y-Wives met for a craft session with 51 members present and guests and new members welcomed. Plans included an April 4 5 family camp show at the fairgrounds and an Ottumwa Hobby and Antique Show March 22 25 24 with carpool requests and publicity to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Smith
Extension Home
Don Oxenford
Nels Westermark
Roger Comstock
Ewart Scarff
Miss Smith
Fairgrounds
John Young Jr
Kenneth Hansen
Grover Thompson
Marlin Pfeifer
Joe Richards
Two Local Daughters Make Dean's List at AI B Des Moines
Jan Hotle and Linda Jean Spangler, daughters of Washington and Crawfordsville residents, are among 105 students named to the Dean's list for scholastic achievement during the winter quarter at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Hotle
Charles Hotle
Washington
Linda Jean Spangler
Harold Spangler
Crawfordsville
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Red Cross Month Echoes From Vietnam to Home Front
General Westmoreland cites Red Cross as a constant aid to troops in Vietnam and at home. About 350 Red Cross workers serve in Vietnam with 110 girls running clubmobiles and 18 centers. Nationwide, the ARC seeks 121.6 million dollars for 1968 69 to meet growing aid demands and disaster relief, with March campaigns to reach local goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
American Red Cross
Korea
U.S
ARC
Westmoreland
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Madalyn Mitchell
Merchandise Mart
Minneapolis
Cathern Griffeth
Trudy
Hannibal, Mo
Ed Kleineberg
Near
Winfield
Wilcox Brothers
A. D. Rathmell
Robert Wilcox
Evanston
Manford Wilcox
Lyle Wilcox
Blanche Harvey
Jean Morrison
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Jean
Nancy
Cliff Snyder
John Lowash
Homer Hensley
Omaha
Nebraska
Louella Schnoebelen
Everett Tobin
Ainsworth
James Quinn
Robert Quinn
Teresa Quinn
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Davenport
National Cemetery
Rock Island Arsenal
Quinn
Charles A
Lonnie) Quinn
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Rev. C. S. Kempker
James Lloyd
David Groenemann
Y’s Men’s
Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein
David Bauer
Handcraft
Harold Perry
B. B. Bordwell Sr
Frank Longwell
William Moland
Brown's Presents
London Fog
Dacron
DuPont
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