Fortnightly Club installs new officers at May breakfast
About 140 Fortnightly Club members attended the May breakfast at the Country Club with retiring president Mrs. Don Maxwell presiding. Iowa Federation officer Mrs. Ralph Wheeler installed officers, praised the club, and spoke on From Diamonds to Decisions. Gifts, long-time members honored, memorial books planned for city library, and garden hat sale announced for May 11 to fund hospital landscaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wheeler of
Granger
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Country Club
W.W. Nolin
Marvin Bricker
Williamsburg
Don Maxwell
Ralph Wheeler
Federation
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Claire Keating
Wheeler
Phillip Kneen
William Putman
Leonard Llewellyn
Milo Steele Jr
Maxwell
Ethel McCreedy
L.A. Jones
Helen Wiley
J.L. Kennedy
T.C. Davis
George Masson Sr
Carlton Wilson
L.M. Eicher
Ivan Rehmel
Claude Tucker
Cloyce Stewart
Walter Bauer
Walter Smith
Richard Paul
James Brooks
Laurance Johnson
S.A. Stephens
Helen Steiner Rice
Don Applegate
Jacobs
Nora Ebner
C.L. Kilgore
Pocket Encyclopedia of Roses
H. Edland
Edward Gibson
American Heritage Press
Pearl Frain
Anita Bryant
S.W. DeLong
Carrie Boom
John and
Elizabeth Sherill
Ruth Bell
Maude Longwell
Max Smith
Jarvis
Hospital
Bricker
TTT
M.O. Smith
Paul Stebelton
Lawrence Whisler
105 Year Old Eva Fox Remains Active California Pioneer
Mrs Eva Fox formerly of Ainsworth Iowa celebrates her 105th birthday in Burbank California. Born Eva Gelvin on April 9 1867 she traveled from Nebraska to California with multiple relocations including Oregon. Survived by daughter Eva Cole 79 and many descendants she received greetings from Governor Reagan and President Nixon.
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Ainsworth
Eva Jane Fox
Burbank
California
Mrs. Fox
Eva Jane Gelvin
Iowa
W.A
Jane Gelvin
Lizzie
William
Samuel
George
Pennsylvania
John
Indiana
Eva
Nebraska
Leroy Carson Fox
Kansas
Oregon
Fox
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Stewart PTA Elects New Officers At Monday Meeting
Stewart PTA elected Mrs. Robert Bonar as president for the coming year with Mrs. Lee Eisele as vice president and Mrs. Peter Bell as secretary along with Frank Sojka as treasurer. The group approved a 300 donation for new playground equipment. Swailes class and Sunrise Singers performed songs under Mrs. Buechler and Mrs. Bagby. Refreshments were provided by homeroom mothers.
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Stewart Pta
Wayne Gamon
Robert Bonar
Lee Eisele
Peter Bell
Frank Sojka
Swailes
Buechler
Sunrise Singers
Bagby
Kindergarten Round-Up Sets Enrollment for Washington Schools
Kindergarten pupils eligible if five by Sept 15 may enroll. Round-up is Friday May 5 with sessions by location: Lincoln 9 a.m Stewart 1 p.m Brighton 1 30 p.m. North of Washington Street attend Stewart, south attend Lincoln, rural students at Stewart with birth certificates for age verification.
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Washington Community
Washington Street
Stewart School
Lincoln School
Stewart
Lincoln
Brighton
Reverend Vick to speak at Fern Cliff Friday
Rev. Ernest Vick superintendent of the Evangelical Free Church Home Boone Iowa will show a slide presentation on the Home at the Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church Wayland Friday night May 4 at 745 p.m. The Home marks its 60th anniversary this year and Vick has led it for the past three years as it ministers to senior citizens. Rev Herbert Cottrell extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend this Family Night meeting.
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Ernest Vick
Evangelical Free Church
Boone
Iowa
Fern Cliff Ev. Free Church
Wayland
Vick
Herbert Cottrell
Local names tied to various vehicle brands and firms
The list names individuals such as John Combs Onida Kline Flory Nash Walsh and Crail or Stewart among others, connected to brands including Chevrolet Plymouth Mercury Arco Honda and companies like Iowa Southern Utilities Co. and Arco Chemical Co. The items appear as a roster of persons linked to specific car makes and models.
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John Or
Onida Combs
Mercury
Donald
Marjorie Kline
Chevrolet
Russell Dean Flory
al J
Olivia Yoder
Plymouth
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Harold E. Nash
Loretta R. Dann
Robert
Joan Walsh
Anton C. Kiefer
Marguerite Crail
Ruth Stewart
Arco Chemical Co
Linda K. Bontrager
Grant W. Walker
Honda
Beulah Gibson, 76, Dies in Keota
Beulah Gibson, 76, died this morning at Maplewood Manor in Keota. Funeral arrangements are pending at Powell Funeral Home in South English.
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Keswick
Beulah Gibson
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Powell
South English
Demolition Derby Planned at County Fairgrounds
The Developmental Center announces its third Demolition Derby for Sunday August 20 at the county fairgrounds. Tickets cost $1 and include a chance to win a 1972 car, with the event continuing in the same format as prior derbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Meadows
County Fairgrounds
Collision on West Madison injures two drivers
City police investigated a Tuesday 4:15 p.m. crash on West Madison Street near the Drug Fair entrance. Sandra Crow Coleman of Washington struck Joyce Catherine Smith of Decorah after entering the highway. Estimated damage is $1,000. Coleman was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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Madison Street
Sandra Crow Coleman
Washington
Joyce Catherine Smith
Decorah
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Earth
Benjamin Moore
Osincup’s
Wolf
Rev. Vick
Fern Cliff
Washington Evening Journal
Osincup
Ated Ld
Alka
Walgreen
Stre
Mylanta
Sean Stuart
Bob Lewis
Herb Osincup
Big
KODAK
Polaroid
MLO Ten
Maer Reee
Min Moore
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