Kalona United Fund sets Oct drive for 6,250 goal
Kalona United Fund Inc directors plan a week long fund drive October 22 to 27 with a 6,250 goal. Campaign chairmen Shirley Pantel and Ford Skola outline area canvassing and a Give Once option to support specific local projects including the Mennonite Historical Society for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way Kalona
Kalona United Fund, Inc
Kalonial ‘Town House
Shirley Pantel
Ford Skola
Earl Fry
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Iowa Children’s Home
Kaland Historical Society
Mennohite Historical Society
Towa
Arthritis Foundation
Campfire
Pleasantview
Mennonite Historical Society
Kalona United Fund
United Fund
C. W. Beckman
Robert Kallaus
Pantel
Larry Kern
Mattie Ann Yoder
Denver
Colo
Kalona
J. Claude Miller
Dean
Homecoming visit marks Keota family gatherings
Keota area notes report Jeff Smothers arrived from Chanute AFB Illinois for Homecoming weekend staying with Richard Smothers. Local visits include Galen and family in McPherson and Colorado Springs, plus reunions and family milestones across Keota Sigourney Kinross and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
A.B
Jeff) Smothers
Chanute A.F.B
Illinois
Richard Smothers
Galen Weaver
McPherson
Kan
Darlene
Marvin Nelson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eileen Irons
Catherine ,O’beirn
Ainsworth
Rosella
Central Cafe
Ruth Norris
Anna Valenta
Ferne Wimmer
Joan Stout
Lori
Shana
Larry
Yoder
Presque Isle
Maine
Corey Christopher
Robert Wheeling
Plaza
Delmar
Bill” Yoder
L. A
Don Clubb
John Clubb
Irene Clubb
Gregg
Lorraine Flanders
Leona Conrad
John Wallerich
Sigourney
James Monaghan
Ronald Monagham
Brandon
Kinross
Bill Nelson
Ottumwa
Frank Novak
Oxford
M. J. Forward
Lone Tree
Cletus Conrad
Hiawatha
Lester Talbert
Rod Hallman
Marshalltown
Cyril Osweiler
Teresa Schultz Honored At Tupperware Shower
Teresa Schultz, who will wed Roger Summer on November 10, was feted at a Tupperware shower in Columbus Junction. Guests from Crawfordsville and nearby towns attended, with Linda Wheeler of Columbus Junction hosting. Also noted were local club meetings, a hospital visit by Lillian Maxwell, a senior citizens trip to Amana, and 4 H Club officer elections and events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanna Marner
Gerald Marners
Colorado Springs
Colo
Marner
Elkhart
Ind
Colorado
Frontier Boys Village
Mark Swartzendruthers
Rosanna
Gerald Marner
Dave Marner
Don
Philip Marner
Coralville
L. Grady
Grady
Kalona
Iowa City
Kansas City
Loran Hershberger
Amy Hochstetler
Indianapolis
Jan Yoder
Pat Hancock
Beta Sigma Phi
Richardson
Helen Bates
Jan LaVille
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Teresa Schultz
Roger Summer
People’s Bank
Columbus Junction
Linda Wheeler
Teresa
Wanda Schultz
Kathy
Phyllis Sommer
Marie Howsare
Helen Lease
Ivan Lee
Betty Lucas
Regina Richardson
Ferne Howell
Karen Elkin
Wapello
Betty Huston
Winfield
Lillian Maxwell
Mercy Hospital
Bob Lauer
Olds
Amana
Ox-Yoke Inn
Clarence Hering
Harold Miller
Ivor Davis
Bud Lease
Allen Conrad
Merle Twinam
Cora Bitting
Ada Spencer
Alice Norman
Washington
Madonna Isley
Pleasantville
Braden Club
Velta Finke
Roberts Memorial
Keosauqua
Rita Edwards
Ronald Ornduff
Ainsworth
Sacha Club
Crooked Creek Cloverettes
Nancy Davis
Shirley Jones
Susan Swift
Susan Griffith
Gina Swift
Jane Hesseltine
Washington High School
Janet Davis
Susan
Swift
First National Bank
McAllister
Mt. Pleasant
Kenneth Rhea
Lois Jones
Mabel Sandeen
Michael Langen
Chili supper planned by United Methodist Women in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville United Methodist Women announce a public chili supper with serving from 5 p.m. on Thursday Oct 18, no charge but contributions welcomed, followed by a Harvest Sale Auction at 7 p.m. The item also notes local events including Layne Twinam’s seventh birthday celebration and various family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
United Methodist
Layne Twinam
Charles Twinam
Roddy Sommer
David Richardson
Chris Anderson
Layne
Lee McCall
Washington County Hospital
Carlton White
Keith Glider
Ainsworth
Glider
Cedar River
Conesville
Sarah Fletcher
Gary Fletcher
Iowa City
Vernon Fletcher
Sarah
Mick
Fairfield
Mark Mitchell
Bill
Mitchell
Lowa City
Not So Psychic: Fortune Tellers Charged in Sting
In Municipal Court, Fidel Ovalls and Ivan Cano faced theft allegations after an undercover police officer challenged their $290 fortune forecast. Prosecutors say the pair charged as grand theft for implying guaranteed future gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Fidel Ovalls
Ivan Cano
Pork Month Ceremonies Open in Des Moines
Governor Ray proclaims October Pork Month and attends ceremony at Adventure Land Des Moines with Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred McCreedy of Ainsworth Don Sheetz of Washington attends as Pork Industry rep. News notes cover local clubs, events, meetings and hospital progress including a season end gathering and a child’s tonsil surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Write
Ainsworth
Ray
Adventure Land
Des Moines
Wilfred McCreedy
Don Sheetz
Washington
Pork Industry
National Livestock and Meat Board
Friendly Families Club
Clark Pfeifer
Stanley McCreedy
Unicef
Dale Byerly
ACCW
C. A. Thompson
Duane
Tom Hartsock
Endicott
Oren Shaffer
Monmouth
Ill
Lillian
Gene Endicott
Pleasant
Ed Hartsock
Iowa City
Ivan Hartsock
Haskins
Leiloni Shaffer
Danny Dodd
Rock Island
Helen Mercer
Savanna
Ruth Graf
Kimberly Koehler
Ed Koehlers
Washington County Hospital
Cloyce Statler
Keota
County Line Club
Merle Miller
Highland Community School
Jr.Sr. Highland
Maurice Greene
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Joe Tobin
Greenes
Ruthven
Greene
Billy Skubal
Ed Skubal
Alesia
Nicole
Shanna
Shakey’s
Percy Skubal
Chris Earnest
Bryn Mawr
Robert
Kathryn) McFarland
Torching marijuana farm draws Smithville crowd
About 200 people gathered Tuesday as police burned roughly $1 million in marijuana behind the DeKalb County Courthouse jail in Smithville Tennessee. Officers doused the plants with kerosene and set them ablaze, a display said to be driven by the crowd attracted by a strong downtown smell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville, Tenn
UPI
DeKalb County
Smithville
Farmhouse Burned by Crawfordsville Firefighters Demolitions
Crawfordsville Oct 10 The local fire department was called to burn a derelict farm house northeast of town once owned by the late Grace Fletcher and on Arlene Fletcher’s property. The event served as a demolition action amid a long slate of community notices and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Grace Fletcher
Arlene Fletcher
Florence White
CBS
Irene Arthur
Ainsworth
Gladys Thomas
Betty Davis
Maurine Wilson
Ada Spencer
Hazel Moorhead
Billie Jo Rose
Ivan Lee
Rose
Thomas
Spencer
Amana
Bernice Paisley
Wilson
Davis
Moorhead
White
Ed Walker
Vicki
Tami
Manassas
Aleta Walker
John White Dale Davis
Southwestern Community College
Creston
Everette Davis
Waco
Farmers warned on soybean crop rotation and disease risks
Washington county extension director Jim Frier cautions fall planting plans should consider disease buildup when soybeans follow soybeans. Iowa State expert Robert Nyvall notes pathogens persist in infected residue, raising brown stem rot pod and stem blight and brown spot risks across the next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Frier
Washington County
Robert Nyvall
Iowa State University
Iowa
Nyvall
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Jeff Smothers
Sau
Shower
C. L. Jennings
New London
Benjamin Moore
Osincup's
C.P. Weldin
Old Farm House
Dale
Greater Community Hospital
Don Lee
Iowa Wesleyan College
Stanley Burkholder
Lighthouse
Pleasant View Mennonite Church
Ox Yoke
Pam
Brad Fletcher
Burlington
Fay Knight
American Legion
Town City
Mary
Tom
Smokey the Bear
Wayland
Helen Rodgers
Educational Consulting Association
ECA
Holiday Inn
Moline
London
Wormwood Scrubs
Victoria Station
FTD
Wolf's Flower Shop
Insurance and
Real Estate Service
CRULL
Lee
Agency
U. S
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Marion Ave
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