Pekin Homecoming Queen crowned in Pekin Richland
Oct 29 Pekin Community High School crowned Mary Conger homecoming queen after the Panthers 12 0 football win over Cardinal. Mary daughter of Warren Conger Packwood senior with rivals Bonita Chalupa and others. Several area residents attended games and events including hospital stays and community plans for holidays and UNICEF drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Mary Conger
Pekin Community High School
Panthers
Cardinal High School
Warren Conger
Packwood
Mary
Carol Beteards
Bonita Chaupa
Jill Mauer
Mary Jo Sobaski
Mary Haskins
N. E. Missouri State College
Hal Thomas
Steven
Danny
Minneapolis
Minn
Luella Little
Glen Miller
Des Moines
Marlene Bond
Kirkwood Community College
Catholic Hospital
Waukee
Waterloo
Minnesota
Marlene
Russell Bond
Richland Commercial Club
Homer Dressler
Chalmers Hoskins
Santa
Cecil Bales
Jefferson County Hospital
Dymond McCracken
Ottumwa Hospital
Bonita Chalupa
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Clem Chalupas
Shirley
Rex Johnson
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Raymond Dickinson
Beverly Bott
C. L. Reighard
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Velma Hotle
Leacox
Knox Presbyterian Church
Ray Torrence
Clare Devick
Dennis Radcliffe
Marshalltown
Sam _ Ritchie
Michelle
Thornburg
Gibson
Ruppert Bunnell
Jimmy
Elgin
Lyle Keiser
University Hospitals
Clelia Letts
Sunnyside Camp
Easter Seal Society
Woolson W.C.T.U
Verle Gardner
Ora Paxson
A.V. Club
Poinsettia Club
Marie Snider
Unicef
Waco area starts CROP relief drive for corn and cash
The 1969 CROP drive in the Waco area begins in north Henry and South Washington counties. It targets Jefferson Wayne Crawford and Marion townships with a community wide appeal for commodities and cash to stop hunger. CROP, once a rural campaign, is now the relief arm of Church World Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Henry
Washington County
Jefferson
Wayne
Crawford
Marion
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Church World Service
Area youths advance in amateur contest
Area youths advance in an amateur variety contest with a kick off at Bethel Mennonite Church on October 21. John Thomas from Des Moines spoke on world relief work while about 85 volunteers plan door to door canvassing for Hunger relief. District RAVE events feature 64 counties with finals in Des Moines November 18, overseen by Bill Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Mennonite Church
John Thomas
Iowa
Des Moines
Walter Neufeld
Wayland
Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Dawn
Robbie Kennedy
Tommy Messer
Yarmouth
Lee
Karen Leyle
Donnellson
Louise
Georgia
Letha Zippe
Wapello
Muscatine
Randy Hants
van Buren
Korkee Kerr
Keosauqua
Washington
Vicki
Janet
Craig Dare
Crawfordsville
Iowa Farm Bureau
Bill Riley
KRNT
First class awards go to Richland scouts
Award Supper for Scout Troop 56. Mark Pfeifer Mark Elmore and Larry Sutton received their first class awards having passed the required tests. Richard Lankford was installed as Den Chief for Den I Pack 56. Larry Sutton was chosen as patrol leader with Mark Elmore as assistant. Richard Lankford Mark Elmore and Larry Sutton earned instructors warrants. Pfeifer chosen troop scribe and Andeway named troop quartermaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Pfeifer
Richland
Earl Gillis
Anna Gillis
Shellsburg
Vinton
Wayne Wymer
Boise
Idaho
Carrie Dickinson
Jesse Harbisons
Raymond Dickinson
Beverly
Mark Pfeifer
Mark Elmore
Larry Sutton
Richard Lankford
Jeff Andeway
Riverside club and foresters report meetings and family notices
Riverside notes report the Senior Ladies Needle club meeting with two guests and a Nov 12 change of date trip to West Branch and Antique Shop. The Foresters met at Lillian Yeggy’s home with bingo prizes awarded. A birthday dinner honored Jim Schnei der with family and friends in attendance. Several local residents are mentioned alongside hospital, military, and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Dolen
Donald Hoekstra
Mabel Hollingsworth
Naomi Lock
Don Hoekstra
George Hendrickson
Bob Sobaski
Howard Adrian
Paters
United Methodist
Christian
Catholic
Woolston
Hopewell
Rubio
Richland Friends
Andy George
Vietnam
A. J. Steinbeck
Richard Downey
Andrew George
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
American Legion Auxilliary
F. W. Smith & Co
Legion Auxilliary
Pekin High School
Iowa City Veterans Hospital
Annette
Nathan van Dyke
Wm. Penn College
L. Merle Green
Sun
J. Dolan
Riverside
Pete Schneider
Leo Huffman
Schneider
Zelda Shebek
Elmer Schneider
Jim
Irene Droll
Dick Droll
William Schlapkohl
Lone Tree
Larry Ryan
Chidren
Rita Marie Droll
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
University Hospital
David Metz
Elmer Metz
Ainsworth
U.S.S. Prairie
Phillipines
Community Notes and Birthdays Across Riverside Area
Social news lists Hank Ketcham Verne Moss and others visiting and hosting dinners. Harley Westfall family building near Schnoebelen on Schnoeben street east of Riverside. Local birthdays noted for David Bender John Funk and Mrs Bender. Also news: Presbyterian Church agencies plan joint magazine Church and Society with January 1970 target, continuing Social Progress legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Moss
John Moss
Ron Funk
Jack Petry
Harley Westfall
Schnoebelen Division
Schnoebelen Street
Highway 22
Riverside
Wes Sojka
Norman Sojka
Bud Norris
Hiawatha
Sylvia Nicholson
Richmond, Va
UPI
Church and Society
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
United Presbyterian Church
Toi Presbyterian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pekin
Mrs. Czto Pfeifer
Harold Hayes
Cedar Creek
Earlham
Honey Creek
New Providence Friends Church
Wm. C. Reynolds
Carroll
A. Joe Kelly
John DeVos
Millard
Neb
Stickney
Hollywood
Dorothy Stickney
Vinnie Day
Columbia
HAWKS
the Willows
Chicago
Marie Celine Schumacher
Notre Dame
Burlington
Carol Irelan
Moravia
Greg Kuhl
Creston
Lucinda Shuey
Grinnell High School
Charles Neece
Greg Millville
Kathryn Temple
Keota
Robert Webb
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Waco Area
Catholic Relief Services
Friends Service Comm
Lutheran World Relief
Mennonite Central Committee
National Association of Evangelicals
Charles McNeese
Harold McNeese
Charles E. McNeese
tLand
Robert E. Lee Miller
Marvin L. Tweeton
Outlet 1
Wilson’s.Addiion
South
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
Franklin L. Hochstetler
Land
5Th Street
Hal Hotle
Richland Scouts
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Dennis the Menace
Hank Ketcham
Bender
NEW Magazine
Ainsworth State Bank
Thermogas
Tappan Range
Thermogas CO
Washington, Iowa
Mel Kent
Brower
Rational F-Gas Council
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