Memorial Day 1967 Adds Grim Significance Across Iowa
Memorial Day 1967 takes on added weight as Vietnam casualties rise beyond 330 and families in Iowa mark graves. Arlington National Cemetery draws attention to Kennedy site and national memory. War toll, weather, and farm outlook weave through Iowa as legislators loom over tax relief and Dairy Month approaches. Farmers face drought in parts of Iowa while others see rainfall. President Farm Bureau Charles Shuman to speak at convention. June Dairy Month starts nationwide.
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Iowa
Viet Nam
Middle East
Egypt
Nasser
Russia
America
Israel
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Kennedy
Lee - Custus
Washington
Glidden
Merle Hay
Carroll County
Illinois
Charles Shuman
American Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Shuman
Emergency surgery for Keota woman hospitalized
Mrs. Tres sie Schreckengast was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital in Iowa City on May 25 for emergency treatment and underwent surgery Thursday night. VFW Auxiliary installed officers at the hall with Pauline Cady as president and a full slate to be installed in June. Memorial Day plans and Ottumwa convention report discussed. Graduating class and relatives honored at separate receptions with elaborate refreshments and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cady
Alice Patterson
Irene Baughman
Ferne Widmer
Marie Hahn
Elsie Greiner
Florence Sheetz
Ottumwa
Pauline
Franie Cady
Keota residents and area activities noted
Peggy Grimes visited Keokuk County Hospital in Sigourney for oral surgery from Thursday to Saturday. Wayne Olson elected president of the Keota Community Development Corporation at an May 18 meeting, with Bob McDowell as vice president Elvin Myers as president D. M. Grimes as secretary. Board members are J. E. Klein Gale Trier L. J. Powell Forrest Tucker and O. D. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Myers visited Clinton with their son and family. The Myers also called on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moyer in South English. Everett Stoutner of Washington DC visited Art Stoutner’s family from Thursday to Sunday. Whitey Sellman Dorothy Richardson and Roger Richardson traveled to Cedar Falls for Gary Richardson’s confirmation at St Timothys Methodist Church. Cub Scouts met with den mother Pat Dietz focusing on fire and water safety and belated Mothers Day gifts. Doug Dietz provided treats with Gerard Helscher to bring them to the next meeting.
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Keota
Peggy Grimes
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Wayne Olson
Bethel graduation and local family ties at Washington High
Bethel and Washington High School celebrate a new graduation class featuring Janet Wulf Douglas Campbell Stephen Hardy Carl Wulf and Larry Applegate. Families Ernest Ruth and May Gideon visited Fred and Emma Schrader. three Wulf siblings graduate together. Ernest Gideon improves health and helps with farm tasks while repairing a Plymouth car.
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Bethel
Janet Wulf
Douglas Campbell
Stephen Hardy
Carl Wulf
Larry Applegate
Washington High School
Ernest
Ruth
May Gideon
Fred
Emma Schrader
William Wulf
Edward
Elmer Wulf
Charles Wulf
Public Auction and Weekly Farm Sales in Iowa
Public auction of a 320 acre farm and farm machinery at 1 p.m. to be held six miles east of Bonaparte and near Farmington, Donnellson, and other nearby towns. Weekly livestock sales occur every Tuesday at Ollie and Wapello venues, with hogs on Wednesday and other stock on Thursday at Kalona and Columbus Junction markets. Robert J. Smith and Vera Elaine Smith host the farm sale and manage ongoing weekly sales in Wayland, Ollie, Wapello, Kalona, and Columbus Junction.
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Earnest Gideon
May
Bonaparte
Iowa
Farmington
Donnellson
Robert J. Smith
Vera Elaine Smith
Wayland
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Wapello
Highway 61
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Kalona
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Waters welcome daughter Michelle Lynn in Mt. Pleasant
Mr and Mrs Robert Waters of Mt Pleasant announce the birth of a daughter, Michelle Lynn, on Tuesday May 23 at 11 45 pm in Mt Pleasant Memorial Hospital. The baby has a brother Scott aged 3 1/2 at home. Mrs Waters formerly Jan Ornduff is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ornduff.
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G. F. Trotter
Kenneth Ornduff
Lee Norris
Orie O'Connor
Norris
Paul Beard
Funeral Guests From Local Area Attend Hendrick Rites
Mrs Gary Windus and Mr and Mrs Kermit Klopfenstein traveled to Wyoming Illinois to attend the funeral of Mrs Fred Hendrick on Friday. Mrs G F Trotter visited with Mrs Alma Perry in Washington and the Stop and Go Club met at Mrs John Skubals with fourteen members and several children enjoying refreshments and noting no more meetings until September 26 with Mrs Dean Zachs.
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Gary Windus
Kermit Klopfenstein
Wyoming
Iil
Fred Hendrick
G. F. Trotter
Alma Perry
Washington
John Skubal
Dean Zachs
Clive Klorfenstein
Dale Schnoeblen
Hills
C. A. Thompson
Local Professional Directory Listings and Contact Details
Directory of attorneys and a doctor with firm names, partners, offices, and phone numbers. Includes Kehoe, Livingston Day Meeker Bates, Morrison Morrison Lloyd, Owen, Stewart Shearer, and Dr. M L Tueeton with addresses on West Washington Street South Side Square and North Marion plus Wednesday and Saturday afternoon closures.
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John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Savings Bond and Freedom Share Offer Matures in Package
A promotional package allows a $39 purchase to yield two maturities of $25 each, one from a Savings Bond and one from a Freedom Share. The deal combines larger denominations into a single bundle with equal maturity values, offering a consolidated investment option.
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Jim Palmer
Brenda
Terry Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Perry
Wellman
Ralph Herr
Stanley
Raymond Herr
Forrest Green
Doyle Palmer
Earl Baker
Glen Quigley
Mike
Keith Robbins
Oskaloosa
Lloyd Selby
Eddyville
Esther Selby
Albia
Glen Quigley Sr
Donald Arvidson
Mary
Montezuma
Jim Mattison
Bob
Boyd Sanders
Larry
William Berger
Willis Richards
Donald Long
Ronnie
Rubio
Gene Sanders
Iowa City
Donna Sanders
Stanley Donnells
Cedar Rapids
John Durst Jr
Mr. Dursts
Duane Durst
John Durst Sr
Richard Durst
Mike Durst
Tracy
Martha Mayer
Opal Bickford
Wayne Eichelberger
Mary Jo
Robert
Muscatine
Gary Peiffer
Howard Baumert
Greg
Floyd Baumert
Flora Lee
Marilyn van Fleet
North English
Glen Baumert
Richland
Bob Flynn
Dan
Ed Conrad
Jay Flynn
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
By Ruth Gideon
Mrs. Mac Wallace
Fred and
Emma Schroder
Journal
C. L. Jennings
New London
Vegas
Tall Udee Motor Inn
Iron Thunderbird
Shore
By Hank Ketcham
Robert Waters
Brown Finance Co
South
Iowa Ave
Myral Smith
Crawfordsville
Fairfield
Harold Booth
Fairfield Hospital
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Journal Ldg
Redi
Red Jacket
ED Gray
Freedom
U.S
Vietnam
Treasury Department
The
Advertising Council
Washington Evening Journal
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