Bus Driver Traces Alaska Road Trip From Mt Pleasant
Bill Wonderlich and two other drivers set out November 16 in four Blue Bird school buses from Mt Pleasant to Anchorage Alaska, returning by November 24. They logged about 3600 miles in seven and a half days amid 33 degree below zero cold, rough Alcan Highway dirt base, brief bus slip incident, and a patrolman stop near the Canadian border involving a wounded young serviceman escapee.
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Richland
Bill Wonderlich
Ollie
Mt. Pleasant
Anchorage
Alaska
Chicago
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Wonderlich
U.S
Alcan
British Columbia
Fairbanks
Mike
Awolf
Canada
Farm Auction Schedule Through December Near Fairfield Iowa
A dense list of rural auction dates and locations in Iowa outlines livestock, farm machinery, household goods, and farm sales from late November to December. Listings include Orva Scott, Paul Sommerfeld, Edwin Lukavsky, Ray Heston, Don Pittman, Boshart Turkey Farm, Kalona Sales Barn, Kalona Livestock, and others with start times from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Readers are directed to note farms near Mt. Pleasant Wellman Columbus Junction and Kalona for specific event details and weekly livestock sales.
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Mt. Pleasant
Les Anderson
Keota
Leo Anderson
Washington County Fair Grounds
Margaret Dumont
Noble
Iowa
Wayland
Washington
W. R. Schantz
W. E. Schantz
Mary Wright
Washington County Fairgrounds
Orva K. Scott
Paul Sommerfeld
S. W. Washington
Walnut Creek Hill
Eureka Church
Coppock Road
Edwin Lukavsky
Fremont
Ottumwa
Highway 63
Homer Hynick
Fairfield
Ray Heston
Helen Flinspach
Cranston
Letts
Dead End Road
Don Pittman
Wellman
Jim Patterson
Boshart Turkey Farm
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Smylie’s
Columbus Junction
Kalona Community Auction
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Wapello Livestock Sales Inc
Wapello
Dear Abby Wig Dilemma Sparks Laughter and Advice
Dear Abby weighs in on a reader's wife wearing wigs to disguise herself and posing a credibility snag with his girlfriend. The column offers blunt counsel about honesty, consequences, and taking responsibility for deceit.
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Abby
Richland Residents Attend Funeral in Colorado
Richland residents traveled to Walsh Colorado for the funeral of Mrs John F E McCracken auto accident victim held Friday in Walsh. Other notices include Rev Andrew Stuart former Friends Church pastor dies in Phoenix and Frank Kerber 88 of Sigourney dies with services at Reynolds Chapel Sigourney.
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Richland
Jack Hesseltine
Ted Spray
Walsh
Colo
John FE. McCracken
Haviland
Kans
Sprays
Glenda
Haviland Bible College
Howard Snyder, Jr
Andy Hoekstra
LaVerne
Wilton Jct
Claire
Donald
Reese Capps
Atlanta
Korea
Viet Nam
Susan Hadley
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
John E. McCracken
Walsh, Colo
Friends Church
McCrackens
Richmond
Rubio
Iowa
Andrew Stuart
Friends
Hopewell
Phoenix
Ariz
Lynnville
Union
Indianola
Lena
David
Ashley
Paul
Mary Derby
Burlington
Helen
Lelia Wheeler
Fairfield Hospital
Russell Parsons
Andrew Hoekstra
Englewood
Fla
Lemon Bay
F. C. Kling
Galesburg
Frank Kerber
Sigourney
Keokuk Co. Hospital
Ed Kerber
Gordon
Josephine Finch
Art Prell
Decatur, Ill
Frank Prell
Edith Hackett
Mary Moore
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
Past Matrons meet in Keota with plans for Christmas party
The November meeting of the Past Matrons Club in Keota was hosted by Dorothy Davis with Verla Walter assisting. Twelve members attended as they shared unique Thanksgiving notes, announced hospital get well cards for Annay White and Beth Holmes, and Deidre Zehr reported on a recent accident. Plans for a December 3 Christmas party include a 6 45 PM dinner at The Golden Buckle Buffet followed by a visit to Zehr’s home.
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Deidre Zehr
Club
Verla Walter
Annay White
Beth Holmes
Wilma Wright
Golden Buckle
Democratic Women’s Club of
Keokuk County
Keota
Retary
Clarice Colbert
Mary F. Greiner
Thornburg
Womens Relief Corps
Tressie Schreckengast
University Hospital
Anniversary dinner honors Garner of Davenport
A cooperative dinner on November 25 marked John and Mrs. Garner of Davenport’s twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Relatives gathered at the Longwell home in Wellman for the celebration with a silver decorated cake baked by Garner’s sister in law. A Silver Tree gift filled with money accompanied the honorees’ presents.
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Keota
John Garner
Davenport
Duane Longwell
Wellman
Longwell
Garner
Garners
Paul Latham
Chicago
Grady family welcomes son Bryan Matthew at Mercy Iowa City
Born Friday November 22 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City to Mr. and Mrs. Tim Grady, Kalona. Bryan Matthew is the couple’s first child, with paternal grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Grady of Kalona.
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Kalona
Tim Grady
Bryan Matthew
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
H. L. Grady
Mary Yetty
Elan Christner
John Knepp
C. J. Miller
Maynard Brenneman
Christners
John W. Gingerich
Dave Marner
Donald
Ronald Hartzler
Herb Hartzler
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Mary
Edna Gingerich
Marvin Miller
Donald Knepp
Pleiker Viet Nam
Martha Raye
Sgt. Knepp
Edwin Knepp
States
Iowa
Tacoma
Washington
Dutch Date Bread and Other Kitchen Recipes
A collection of vintage recipes including Dutch Date Bread with dates and nuts, a Cheese Rice Casserole, Dried Beef Special on toast or noodles, and an Apple Cider Cake. Also a New York report notes that half of 1969 model cars offer air conditioning with expectations of 70 percent by 1970.
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New York
UPI
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Shop Tools and Antique Items Auction Summary
Large assortment of clamps power tools and antiques including a foot operated mortice machine four electrical motors various Black and Decker and Stanley tools a portable sander a 10 foot extension ladder garden tools an antique hoe a single shot .22 rifle walnut lumber and many other articles to numerous to mention.
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Black & Decker
Stanley Plow
Stanley Corner
Stanley Miter
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