Social and club notes from Des Moines area
Mr and Mrs Charles Livingston return from a ten day trip to Coffeyville Kansas and Cherokee Village Arkansas. Des Moines Sunday Register reports the Saturday marriage of Rae Lee Latchem to Clarence Arnold Ward Jr in Central Presbyterian Church Des Moines. Ward hails from Rah NJ and they plan to reside in Bethlehem where he works for Bethlehem Steel. Rae Latchem attended Sullins College and Simpson College. Also noted: Mr and Mrs R F Fane move to Newton to join Newton Daily News staff. Mrs Fane to Sears Catalog sales manager. Mrs Gerald Edwards promoted Sears store manager. Mrs Robert Clark promoted to credit assistant. Mr Druber named new teletype operator. Engagement announced between Patricia Kay Hohenshell and Harry Karnes with a February wedding planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Sunday Register
Rae Lee Latchem
Charles Wells Latchem
Des Moines
Stella Latchem
Washington
Clarence Arnold Ward Jr
Bethlehem
Central Presbyterian Church
Clarence Arnold Ward
Rah NJ
Bethlehem Steel Company
Sullins College
Bristol
Simpson College
Indianola
R. F. Fane
Newton
Fane
Newton Daily News
Sears
Gerald Edwards
Robert Clark
Don Swartzen
Druber
Fanes
Mrs Brock Attends Capping Ceremony at Osceola
The Woman of the Moose in Osceola held a convocation Sunday where Mrs Harold Brock of the Washington chapter received her green beanie in the capping ceremony signaling a successful chapter year. Collegiants Mrs William McDole and Mrs Robert Dunbar assisted. chairs were held by Mrs Howard Curl and Mrs Ray Stalder. Other attendees included Mrs Ed Letts, Mrs Lloyd Woothart, Mrs James Edwards, Mrs Richard Harvey, Mrs Eva Fish, Mrs Betty Ward, and Miss Judi Curl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Oskaloosa
Harold Brock
Washington
Collegians
William McDole
Robert Dunbar
Howard Curl
Ray Stalder
Ed Letts
Lloyd | Woothart
James Edwards
Richard Harvey
Eva | Fish
Betty Ward
Judi’ Curl
Camp Fire Girls Report Activities
The Busy Blue Birds met at Pamela Nicholson s home with Carol Britain in charge. Each girl shared her favorite part of the Blue Bird Wish while one fed a Nan ny goat from her hand and Mrs Paul Shearer read a story about a goat named Hoppity. Treats were served by Pamala Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Birds
Pamela Nicholson
Carol Britain
Paul Shearer
Hoppity
Pamala Nicholson
LBC Club Discusses Thanksgiving Dinner Plans
Ten members of the LBC Club met with Mrs Mildred Nelson Thursday afternoon with Mrs D C Butler presiding in the absence of the president. Plans were made for the annual Thanksgiving dinner to be held Nov 21 with each family to bring two dishes to pass. Mrs Merle Eckels furnished entertainment and refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother. The group signed a card for hospital patient Mrs Don Wylie. Mrs Geneva Howell was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBC Club
Mildred Nelson
D. C. Butler
Beith
Butler
Merle Eckels
John Kurtz
Don Wylie
Geneva Howell
Honor Roberta Hess at shower Saturday
Roberta Hess was honored at a bridal shower at the Grace Hill community building Saturday evening. She will wed Stan Skinner November 16 at the Christian Church in Keota. Cohostesses and guests came from Washington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Keota Farson West Chester Wellman and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sliss Ronerta Hess
Grace Hill
Miss Hess
Stan Skinner
Christian Church
Keota
Clay Goode
Myrtle Robertson
Robert Adams
Gottieb Hess
Bernie Hahn
Berna
Dana Hahn
Adams
Robertson
Margaret Beeney
Charles Corpman
Berna Hahn
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Katona
Farson
West Chester
Wellman
James Hess
Iowa City duo fined for license violations
Augustine aged 19 and Gregory Bartling aged 15, both of Iowa City, were arrested by city police and fined five dollars each by Justice of the Peace Les Eicher. Augustine was fined for allowing an unlicensed person to drive his auto and Bartling for not having a driver's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macemeter Augustine
Gregory Bartling
Iowa City
Justice of the Peace
Les Eicher
Augustine
Social calendar notices for city events and meetings
Community notices list upcoming events and meetings for the week including music department at 8 p.m. with guest speaker Mrs A S Smith. Applied Arts I at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs Roy Bauer. Child Study 11 at 8 90 p.m. with Mrs Max Smith. Junior High PTG at 7 30 p.m. at school. panel discussion. White Way Club 2 p.m. with Mrs Edgar Stewart. Century Club at 1 p.m. with luncheon at Captain's Table hosted by Boyd Berdo. Wives group at 1 30 p.m. with biking and tin can craft. executive board 1 p.m.. Bethel Missionary meeting 1 p.m. with school supplies. Public Affairs 1 at Captain's Table hosted by Miss Anna Dawson and Mrs Boyd Berdo. Just Us Club 2 p.m. with Emma Campbell. Square Dance class 8 p.m. at Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonday Wusic
A. S. Smith
Applied Arts
Roy Bauer
Max Smith
White Way Club
Edgar Stewart
Seth Century Club
Boyd Berdo
Bethel Missionary
Anna Dawson
Just Us
Emma Campbell
Legion Hall
Local women to attend GOP luncheon in Des Moines
Mrs. C Phil Weldin of Washington and Mrs. Enos Miller of Wellman will attend a GOP county vice chairmen luncheon at the Hotel Kirkwood in Des Moines Friday Nov 1. Speaker will be Mrs. Clare B Williams of St Petersburg Fla, assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee. The event aims to define the duties of county vice chairmen and launch a GROW program to broaden Republican support among nonvoters and independents. Reservations can be made through county vice chairmen or the Republican state headquarters in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Republican Party
Republican State
Charles Laverty
Indianola
Republican National Committee
Malcolm Lomas
Red Oak
Republican National
Iowa
GROW
Violet Nicolaysen
Clinton
Ernest Fossum
Cedar Falls
Henry Scudder
Nevada
Ellwood Olerich
Rolfe
Dorothy Christensen
Council Bluff
Excessive Noise Leads to Fine for Local Driver
William C. Pfeiffer, 23, of Wellman was arrested by city police and fined 85 by Justice Glenn Holden for driving with a noisy muffler. Student Council news notes Principal W H Boekelman took four students from Waco Student Council to the state convention in Ames: Kathy Fletcher, Sue Wik ham, Ronald Boshart, and Mark Reschly. Funeral services for Mrs Wilbur Watson were held at 1 30 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson presiding. Mary Yoder sang, pallbearers named, and burial followed in Hillcrest Cemetery at Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Pfeiffer
Wellman
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
W.H. Boekelman
Waco
Ames
Kathy Fletcher
Sue Wickham
Ronald Boshart
Mark Reschly
Hospital Admissions and Births Recorded in Local Notices
On the record hospital admissions include Earl White Ainsworth and several others from Washington Brighton Letts Crawfordsville and Volumbus Junction. Births note a trio of daughters to Larry Hubbs and Frank Bruty and a son to George Smith. Discharges list Mrs Ronald Allison and daughter and several other residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl White
Ainsworth
Earl Cline
Pleasant Plain
Glenn Whitelead
Washington
Cynthia Williams
Brighton
Everett Plecker Wellman
Paul Fern Washington
Kay Berkhoff
Frank M. Smith
Larry Hubbs
Crawfordsville
Frank Bruty
George Smith
Letts
Ronald Allison
James Reece
Volumbus Junction
John McConaughy
Roy Steele
Mrs Lyle Darbyshire Recovering in Washington County Hospital
Mrs Lyle Darbyshire is recovering from surgery and is in Washington County Hospital room 209. Mrs Frances Lowe of Burlington and Mrs Grace Coppes of Yarmouth returned home after visiting their sister Mrs Matilda Wasson. Mrs Wasson accompanied Mrs Lowe to Burlington and will spend the week there. Mr and Mrs R E Fane were greeted with farewell courtesies, dining with Mr and Mrs Lester Chorpening and Mr and Mrs Donald Pilcher, and a dinner at the Epicurean hosted by Sears employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Darbyshire
Washington County Hospital
Frances Lowe
Burlington
Grace Coppes
Yarmouth
Matilda Wasson
Wasson
Mrs. Lowe
Will
R. E. Fane
Lester Chorpening
Donald Pilcher
Sears
Father and seven children die in highway collision
A migrant farm family from Idaho headed to Alamo Texas perishes in a head on crash on U S Highway 566 north of Gallup New Mexico The car driver Luz B Garza 37 and seven Garza children Nor Noelia 16 Ocelia 13 Irma 11 Vivano 8 Lupe 5 Mercedes 4 Roselio 1 are killed Marie Garza 40 the mother and truck driver William Delbert Wakefield 48 of Aztec New Mexico plus three Garza children are injured all expected to survive as police blame speed driving on the wrong side of the road and fatigue
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Gallup
N. M
UPI
N.M
Luz B. Garza
Route 1
Nyssa
Ore
Garza
Noelia
Ocelia
Irma
Vivano
Lupe
Mercedes
Roselio
Marie Garza
William Delbert Wakefield
Aztec, N.M
Alamo
Tex
Idaho
Work to Rescue Three From Flooded Mine in Germany
Three miners trapped four days in a flooded iron mine played cards in an air pocket as rescuers drilled to reach them. Rising waters receded but engineers warned that sinking a rescue shaft risks releasing pressure. Two two foot escape shafts were under construction, with completion unlikely before Wednesday.
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Germany
UPI
Striped Bass and Bowling Scores From Rand L 1969 Meet
Bowling mixed team results list Head Pins 1754 team series with R and J 671 and Wats 604. Individual Cobb Burl ingame 538 Sharon Lutes 481. Individual game Cobb Buring 197 Helen Brown 189. Striped bass anecdote notes growth rings as age indicator.
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Cobb Burlingame
Sharon Lutes
Cobb Buringgame
Helen Brown
Aiday Mixers League
Untouchables
Iowa to host four-state heritage trail proposed routes
A tentative four state heritage trail from Keokuk through Iowa aims to showcase Indian themed sites. The planned route would enter Davenport and pass through high interest points in Amana colonies, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Decorah, and Spirit Lake before crossing into Minnesota. Total length estimated between 2200 and 2500 miles with over 500 miles in Iowa already envisioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
DPA
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Eas
Iowa
Bentonsport
Keosauqua
Mount Pleasant
Harold Hughes
Ward
Minnette
Sota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Ilinois
Minnet
Davenport
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Iowa City
Amana Counies
Dubuque
Marquette
McGregor
Decorah
Waukon
Fort Atkinson
Spillville
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Ben Grotto
Spirit Lake
Minnesota
Muscatine
Burlington
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Charles Livingston
Coffeyville
Kan
Cherokee Village
Ark
Auiss Honenswell
First National Bank
Town City
Mr. Karnes
Mrs. Brock
Camp Fire
Becky Atkinson
Cathi Carter
Fern Pastry Shop
Donut Holes
Pastry Shop
West
Quore
Roberta Hess
Alta NeWa
Wolf's Flower Shop
Arl
Time Loan, Inc
E. Washington St. Diol
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Olympia
Coats
Dee Dee del
Cathy Coon
South
Jom Duncan
Evening Journal
Wegrankington
Ayia Elder
Busines
Wilt Shannon
Dlenaries Morris
Bruce Cowden
Post
Act of March
Mitloe
United Prese
Meniere
Alan Dathy
Aschiowa
Audit Bureaus
Fuhr & Cochran
Ruth Mulberry
Cypress Garden
South Iowa
Gedney’s Pantry Pickles
Hormel
Libby
Igton
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