BeThel gardener raises fine crop of tomatoes
Ruth Gideon reports a tomato year in Bethel with Mrs. Ray Niffenegger's large harvest of Big Boys and other varieties. Yellow tomatoes weigh about a pound each, and childhood memories of butter scales used to weigh butter and soap are recalled, while corn crops suffer from worms and raccoons.
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Ruth Gideon Bethel
Ray Niffenegger
May
Washington
Pelouze Scale and
Mfg. Company
Chicago
U.S.A
Bernard Reed
Keota Graduates Honored At Local ceremonies
Cynthia Ann Risehoever Bayliss earned a Medical Technology degree at Ottumwa Hospital ceremonies on August 31 with Keota attendees Richard Bayliss and Leonard Bayliss family. Gary W Bayliss joined 160 graduates at Indian Hills in Ottumwa August 31 earning Auto Mechanics diploma.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Cynthia Ann Risehoever Bayliss
Keota
Ottumwa Hospital
Richard Bayliss
Leonard Bayliss
Gary W. Bayliss
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa
Gary
Department of
Auto
Janet
Carol
Lisa Anderson
Fayettes
Lisa
Ancient tusk unearthed in Cassino sixty million year fossil find
In Cassino Italy a farmer uncovered a six foot two inch tusk with jaw fragment and ten inch tooth, dated to about 40 million years ago. Scientists identify it with Elephas Mediterraneus, a prehistoric elephant genus.
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Cassino
Italy
UPI
Kentuckians visit in Haskins' home
E. E. Carpenter of Nicholasville Kentucky with his son Gene and grandson Gene Jr visited Floyd Carpenter's home in Haskins. They had not seen the brother in thirty years. Other visitors included Mrs. Booker and Mrs. Blanch Carpenter of Iowa City and several Washington residents.
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Haskins
E. E. Carpenter
Nicholasville
Gene
Gene Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Floyd Carpenter
Carpenter
Booker
Blanch Carpenter
Iowa City
Harold Hall
Russell Curtis
David
Chad
Washington
George Murphy
Albany
Ill
John Irwin
Bob Irwin
Tom Martin
Fred Goff
Donna
Wayne Carpenter
John Sands
Vivian Booth
John Goff
Mercy Hospital
Janice Darby
Cedar Rapids
Bill Darby
Fannie Darby
Sigourney
John Maher
West Branch
Marie Whetstine
George Papatsakis
David Blankenhorn
Hazel Boyd
Susan Orris
Asbury WSCS Invites Public to Sept 7 Program
Asbury United Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service invites the public to a fellowship hall program on Thursday Sept 7 at 8 p.m. Guest speakers Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Armstrong of Cedar Rapids are active in missionary work.
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Wellman
Ronald Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Asbury United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Republicans Plan Campaign Schedule For Washington County
The Washington County Republican Central Committee focusing on local campaigns met with most candidates present. County chairman Lawrence Miksch named a rally committee for mid September and tasked fund-raising above state quotas to cover county efforts. Kent Dallmeyer to open Republican headquarters with location and phone to be announced.
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Washington County
Republican Central Committee
Lawrence Miksch
Joe Jones
John Ganon
Herb Campbell
Betty Kirschner
Robert Bates
Sylvia Miller
Dave Plank
John Scheldrup
Central Committee
Miksch
Miner Survives 100-Foot Fall On Dynamite Cushion
Leif Stradgaard, 27, Swedish miner, fell from a 100 foot shaft when safety wires broke. He landed on a box of soft dynamite sticks and was unharmed, authorities reported.
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Lyskill
Sweden
UPI
Leif Stradgaard
Learn To Swim Lessons For Adults At YMCA
An eight week series of Learn To Swim Lessons for Adults starts September 11 at 9 p.m. The courses suit all levels from beginners to brush up instruction. A few openings remain and sign up is by calling the YMCA at 3-2141.
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YMCA
Polywog Swim Class Opens at Y for Young Children
A few openings remain in the Monday Polywog class for ages three to kindergarten taught by Mrs. Jack Balk. Each child must be accompanied into the water by an adult. The class starts Monday September 11 at 9 30 a.m. Sign up by calling the Y at 3 2141.
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Jack Balk
Iowa Mennonite School opens with 165 students enrollment
Iowa Mennonite School opened August 23 with 165 students from diverse districts. Senior 47 juniors 52 sophomores 35 freshmen 31. Districts include Mid-Prairie 114 Williamsburg 21 Keota 1 English Valley 1 Washington 3 WACO 2 Iowa City 6 Davenport 1 Leon 1 Oxford 2 Omaha Neb 3 Chicago 9 Brussels Belgium 1. Twelve students from minority groups reside in Kalona and Wellman area homes.
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Iowa Mennonite School
Mid-Prairie
Williamsburg
Keota
English Valley
Washington
Waco
Iowa City
Davenport
Leon
Oxford
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Brussels
Belgium
Kalona
Wellman
Missionary to Tell of Work with Indians at Church Event
Frank Crown Wellman will speak with slides about 27 years of missionary work among the Jivaro in Ecuador at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church on Wednesday September 6 at 7 30 p m The event features his wife Marie and the couple co authored the book Mission of the Head Hunters The public is invited
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Wellman
Frank Crown
Ecuador
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Marie
Israel Demands End to Munich Olympics
Prime Minister Golda Meir urged the suspension of the Munich summer games until the Israeli hostages are released. She told the Knesset that Israeli officials were instructed to push for cancellation and not participate while hostages remain in Arab guerrilla hands. The policy has been not to yield to such terms.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Munich
Meir
Knesset
Germany
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Marty Whittaker
Jesse Radda
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Eckhardt
BeThel Gardener
Joliet, Ill
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Ybeans
Alexandra Hay Sandor Eles
W. Main
State Farm Insurance
Compa
Ae Ilinoig
Bky
Ait
Bexel
Vitamin and Mineral
Vic Daniel
Ivan Hartsock
Asbury Wscs
Iowa Mennonite
Israel
Walter Farrell Sr
Democratic Central Committee
Mr. Farrell
Harry Levy
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