The Mrs Astor and the 400 era of high society
In the late 1880s New York society formed around Mrs. William Astor and Ward McAllister who coined The 400, a circle fitting into her ballroom. Wealthy hostesses staged lavish parties and fads from butterfly storms to horseback dinners. Yachting, motorizing, and celebrity inflows followed, with enduring critique of excess and later shifts to a global, modern high life.
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New York
N. Y
William Astor
Mrs. Astor
Fifth Avenue
Prospect Park
C. K. Billings
Sherry’s
Reggie Vanderbilt
Willie Kissam
McLean
Capt
Edward Molyneux
Clifton Webb
Molyneux
Saturday Stamp Corner Omnibus issue debuts many decimal stamps
A survey of stamps notes sixty two issued in one omnibus for 31 British areas with design of a handshake wreath and portraits. Norfolk Island and Nauru decimal currency adoption in 1966. UN stamps issued in 15 and 20 cent denominations. suede care tips offered by Sally Smith covers cleaning methods avoiding water and suggesting various home and professional options.
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I.C.Y
Rene Elizabeth
Brunei
Federation of
South Arabia
New Hebrides
Norfolk Island
Nauru
Norfolk
Health notes warn against pricey health foods and miracle pills
Nutrition expert Eugene Stevenson cautions older adults that high priced health foods and miracle foods offer no substitute for balanced meals and medical checkups. He warns do it yourself dietary medicine invites trouble and urges seniors to avoid false promises of longer life and vigor.
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Eugene Stevenson
Food and Drug Administration
Social calendar notices for week ahead
Notices list events and meetings for Monday through Wednesday including TOPS at 7 30 p m Old Junior High Building White Shrine Bridge Masonic Temple Rainbow Girls 7 30 p m Rainbow Board 7 p m Masonic Temple YWCA Council 7 30 p m Old Junior High Saddle Club 7 36 p m Fair grounds Bring dessert Tuesday Nurses Association 8 p m Nurses Home Guest speaker Shiloh Sunshine Sisters 1 30 p m Mrs Howard Baker DAR 2 p m Misses Lucile and Carol Forgey Note change of place Handcraft I 2 p m Mrs Will Sheetz Y Wives 1 30 p m Lunch eon at Captains Table Nursery at old Junior High building Wednesday Ainsworth CBS 8 p m Masonic Temple Public Affairs II 2 30 p m Mrs W B Dupuis Marion Hobby Club 1 p m Mrs Charles Davison Bring Christmas ideas and continue work on aprons 19th Century Club 11 30 a m Winga Cafe Miss Helen Wilson hostess Note change in time U Go I Go Club 1 30 p m Mrs Charles Schiebel Linger Longer Club Postponed one week Merry Makers Club 2 p m Mrs John Pattterson
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White Shrine Bridge
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Board
Ywca Council
Saddle Club
Tuesday Nurses Association
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Howard Baker
Dar
Lucile
Carol Forgey
Will Sheetz
Captain’s Table
Old Junior High
Ainsworth Cbs
W. B. Dupuis
Marion Hobby Club
Charles Davison
19Th Century Club
Winga
Helen Wilson
Charles Schiebel
Linger
Merry Makers Club
John Pattterson
Service Record: Pvt Yale H Jarvis
Military brief lists Pvt Yale H Jarvis NG 26816071 Co A 2nd Bn SCH BDE USAARMS Class T M6 Box 224 Fort Knox Kentucky 40121 for service assignment and mailing address.
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Yale H. Jarvis
Fort Knox
Will Kirkpatrick announces Judith Mae Johnson engagement
Mr and Mrs Joseph Kirkpatrick of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter Judith Mae to Kenneth Charles Johnson. Judith Mae is a 1962 Washington High School graduate employed at McCleery Cumming in Washington. Kenneth Johnson is the son of Mrs Marie Johnson of Hedrick and the late Mr Johnson, employed at John Morrells in Ottumwa. A January wedding is planned.
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Joseph Kirkpatrick
Washington
Judith Mae
Kenneth Charles Johnson
Marie Johnson
Hedrick
Mr. Johnson
Washington High School
McCleery - Cumming Company
Johnson
John Morrells
Ottumwa
Mrs Walker Leads Missionary Lesson at Bethel Society
Mrs Tom Walker conducted a lesson on Galatians and You at the Bethel Missionary Society meeting held Friday afternoon in Mrs Irv Wulf home. Mrs Dean Sandburg presided and read the prayer calendar. A Thankoffering film was shown by Mrs Mary Crandall with a report on Latin American women and a collection of sewing projects and Christmas gifts for the needy.
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Tom Walker
Bethel Missionary Society
Irv Wulf
Dean Sandburg
Mary Crandall
Bill Crandall
May Gideon
Gladys Wulf
Hospital Admits and Discharges List Local Patients
Admitted yesterday were Mrs. Donald Holmes of Washington medical care Miss Beverly McClelland of Washington surgical care and Mrs Francelia Farrier of Brighton medical care. Births yesterday include a son to Mr and Mrs Leslie Hostetler of Kalona. Dismissed today were Jaye Lynn Hunt of Washington Mrs Danny Vorhies and daughter of Fairfield and Mark Mangold of Washington.
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Donald Holmes
Washington
Beverly McClelland
Surgical
Francelia Farrier
Brighton
Leslie Hostetler
Kalona
Jaye Lynn Hunt
Danny Vorhies
Fairfield
Mark Mangold
Farm Bureau Women Hear Izaak Walton League Talk
Harold Jarvis represented the Izaak Walton League as guest speaker at the Cedar Twinship Farm Bureau Women’s October meeting. He spoke on The Farmer and Hunter Relationship. Mrs. David Norman chaired, Mrs. William Ganon hosted with eight members present, and safe driving meetings were announced for November 22 and 29. Members were asked to survey roads and report corners needing marking. Greenhouses: Plastic covered greenhouses provide practical economical structures for growing plants.
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Harold Jarvis
Izaak Walton League
Cedar Twinship Farm Bureau
Farmer
Hunter
David Norman
William Ganon
Camp Fire Girls elect officers and choose Ta Wan Ka name
Camp Fire Girls of TA WAN KA met with guardians Mrs Paul Evans Jr and Mrs Gerald McGaffey on Monday October 25. Officers selected include President Ann Grosscup Vice President Lori Vaughn Secretary Debbie Laux Treasurer Nancy Crawford Scribe Peggy Llewellyn Scrapbook Carol Evans Sunshine Girls Leslie Blick Cindy Eden Helpers Peggy Moore Susan Vacha. The group named Ta Wan Ka meaning willing to undertake and a group ceremony was held.
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Stele Rt
Paul Evans
Gerald McGaffey
Ann Grosscup
Lori Vaughn
Debbie Laux
Nancy Crawford
Peggy Llewellyn
Carol Evans
Sunshine
Leslie Blick
Cindy Eden
Peggy Moore
Susan Vacha
Halcyon Notes Camp Fire girls and visitors events
A long list of visitors to Mrs. Latta, Mrs. Wolfe and others enlivens Halcyon notes. Lincoln Fourth Grade hosts a Halloween party with prize for best costume, and several Camp Fire groups including Happy Blue Birds Working Blue Birds Ta I Da and Flying Blue Birds hold Halloween activities, officer elections, crafts and upcoming events under leaders Mrs. Hillman Mrs. Allen Kinzler and others. The Camp Fire board meets November 3 with Mrs. Kessell presiding.
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Leslie Blick
Nancy Crawford
Lincoln
Allen Kinzler
Chris Wells
Jana Beenblossom
Susan Riley
Barbara Knecht
Kinzler
Unicef
Happy Blue Birds
Earl Rae
Teri Yerington
Lester Grim
Leland Jeffries
Working Blue Birds
Working
Blue Birds
Doug Allen
Everett Sanger
Nancy Keith
Jean Hyde
Rex Stout
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Mrs.Astor
Astors
Tually
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Barbara Hutton
Australia
The
United Nations
United National Postal Administration
U.N
Sally Smith
County Extension Home Economist
Family Health News
Walter H. Kemp
White House
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Rutgers
Gail Hoff
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Medical Association
Kenneth White
Judy Dodder
Loretta Green
Daryl Dodder
Judy
Loretta
June Jensen
Judy Beauchamp
Bonnie Henry
Donna Wilson
Pam McGuire
Carolyn Hammen
Barbara Ann Trabert
Judy Zigafoose
Karen Soucek
Welf’s
Clarence Brown
Walton
Evenlog Journal
Iowa
Gailen Reighard
Mrs. Walker
Cedar Twp
Halcyon Notes
J. C. McElhinney
Mt. Hope, Ark
Howard Wolfe
Decatur, Ill
Tom Wolfe
Burlington
Joe Wolfe
R. C. Zeller
Muscatine
L. E. Pinney
Ames
Enos Enfield
Oxford
Arthur Enfield
Wellman
Judy Enfield
Albert Pimme
Don Wilson
San Diego
Calif
Sylvia Wilson
Roy Stewart
Mrs
Lloyd Easter
Branson, Mo
H. B. Duke of
Denver
Blanche Foster
A. W. Erskine
Robert Bickel
Earl] Bickel
Cedar Rapids
John Bailey
Marvin Cole
Cedar Falls
Carl Crossett
Lester Duke
James Kissane
Grinnell
Arthur Griffith
Leon Hillman
Henry Lanning
Tena M. Gerdes
Murray Smiley
Gladice Cook
Mary Loveless
James Larson
Nellie Dodder
Marie Hammer
Ernest Salladay
Mary Booth
Etna Buchanan
Des Moines
D. T. Boisseau
Fred Steck
Flying Blue Birds
Richard Paul
Maynard Goff Jr
Ann Moss
Sara Shepherd
Louise Albright
Debra Loeffler
Carla Moore
Bonnie Jaspering
Sharon Paul
Janis Goff
Jackie Boileau
Linda Orris
Blue Bird and Camp Fire Leaders’ Association
Mrs. Hillman
Camp Fire Board
Camp Fire
Wallace Kessell
Halcyon House
Federal Oo & Loan Assn
North Marion
MY Park
Commission
Sunset Park
Central Park
Wally E. Horn
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