Funeral service Tuesday for Ralph V. Nicholson
Ralph V. Nicholson 90 of 221 South Avenue D died September 4 1977 at Washington Care Center after a month of serious illness Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Dr J Roland Crandall officiating Burial will be in Ainsworth Cemetery Visitation Monday 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home Memorials may be left to the United Methodist Church education building He was born August 21 1887 in Highland Township son of John and Anna Nicholson married Sarah J Swailes August 9 1911 who died 1949 and married Rebecca Rathmell August 28 1951 Surviving are Rebecca a stepson Stanley Rathmell three grandchildren Mickey Tony Tory a brother Arthur Nicholson and sister Mrs Elva Allbaugh Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
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Open ends with shooting disrupts Forest Hills tennis final
In Forest Hills New York a gunshot in the stands interrupts the U S Open final between Eddie Dibbs and John McEnroe leaving a 33 year old man wounded by a .38 caliber bullet. McEnroe wins 6 2 4 6 6 4 as Dibbs struggles with the incident.
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Patriots rout Redskins in NFL exhibition at Foxboro
New England, led by Steve Grogan and Russ Francis, crushed Washington 45 to 7 in a pre season game at Schaefer Stadium. Grogan threw for 127 yards and two TDs, Francis had 114 receiving yards and a 55 yard score, while the Redskins faltered on offense and defense.
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Brighton social brief notes krony crew bridge and guests
Mrs Day hosted the Krony Krew bridge club with three tables of play and prizes for Mrs Wilma McAfee, Mrs Kathryn Robison, Mrs Genevieve Smith, and Mrs Ethel Hanze. Chapter B outlines a September 7 style show at Brighton United Methodist Church by Seiferts of Washington. Several local visits, dinners, and engagements are noted along with a church meal Sept. 8 and Colleen Marie Gowey's engagement to Harold James Smith.
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Laton Schooley
Brighton
Ross Day
Krony Krew Bridge Club
Ethel Hanze
Wilma McAfee
Kathryn Robison
Genevieve Smith
Hanze
Christine Rebling
Fairfield
Chapter B
Elsie Atkinson
Raymond Werner
Winfield
Lonna Lynn Spears
Dennis and
Lana Masson Spears
Mediapolis
Leo Dunbar
Will Dinse
Tipton
Dunbar
Henry Gruny
Bruce Gowey
Route 1
Colleen Marie
Harold James Smith
Ralph Smith
Route 2
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Fairfield Community High School
Colleen
Dick Hesser Dinner Guests and Local Flittings
Wayland Aug 31 MRS WAUNITA MAGDEFRAY reports that Mr and Mrs Dick Hesser and Mindi Washington were Tuesday supper guests of their mother and grandmother Lillian Hesser. Also listed are out of town visitors and family from Yakima Mission Viejo Peoria Davenport and Harvey plus a newborn son at Mercy Hospital Davenport and related relatives.
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Waunita Magdefray
Almanac: Labor Day 1977 and historical notes
The Almanac dated Monday September 5 1977 notes Labor Day as the current holiday. It lists visible planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn, the moon in last quarter, and Virgo as the zodiac for those born today. It recalls Cardinal Richelieu's birth in 1585 and the 1774 secret convening of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
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