Humphrey woos youth with voice in government bid
United Press International reports Hubert H. Humphrey rallying at Canisius College Buffalo promising youth a seat in national policy if elected. He backs lowering the voting age to 18 and forms a national university forum to guide his campaign and presidency.
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United Press International
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Canisius College
Buffalo
N.Y
National University Forum
Humphrey
Nixon
Anaheim
Calif
Justice Department
Ordination service for Ainsworth pastor Rev Jerry L Richards
Ainsworth United Methodist Church held an ordination service Sunday evening with Bishop James S Thomas presiding. The-there were readings songs and prayers by a youth group and pastors from nearby churches plus a reception and church gift to the newly ordained elder Rev Jerry L Richards.
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Ainsworth
Jerry L. Richards
Ainsworth United Methodist Church
James S. Thomas
Iowa
Thomas
Thomas Hotle
Panora Church
Ellsworth Walker
Des Moines
Margaret Trotter
Linda Orris
Stephen Roberts
Michael Roberts
Robin Greene
Sharon Goodwin
Steven Conry
Ainsworth Church
J. Roland Crandall
George Hunt
Crandall
Squire Shoppe Fall Styles and Farm Chuckles
A snippet of rural humor and fashion ads from a small upstate New York farm scene. A farmer declines a bicycle sale with a cow quip while the Squire Shoppe promotes fall outfits and Washington stamps. Giants of city life and long-forgotten gags appear, including an Automat scene and jokes about winter wear and burlap bags.
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New York
Broadway
New York City
Automat
Buddy
Squire
Washington
High School FBLA elects new officers
At a recent meeting of the Future Business Leaders of America at the high school, officers were elected for this school year. Kathy Singer was chosen president, Margaret Chebuhar vice president, Cathy Orris secretary, Mike Rich treasurer, and Mike Williams reporter.
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Future Business Leaders of America
Kathy Singer
Margaret Chebuhar
Cathy Orris
Mike Rich
Mike Williams
Norwegians Visit Washington Under Rotary Exchange
Seven men from northern Norway visit Washington as part of Rotary International Group Study Exchange. They stay in local Rotarian homes, tour Washington High, junior high, factories, electronics, and seed firms, then head to Kalona Wellman and Iowa City. Local hosts include Lensch Gutekunst Day Hodges Kennedy McAvoy Gipple.
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Norway
Washington
Wellman
Kalona
Iowa City
Iowa
Norsemen
McCleery Cumming Calendar Factory
Advace Ross Electronics
Northrup - King Seed Company
Hugo Lensch
Carl Gutekunst
Robert Day
Roy Hodges
Robert Kennedy
Marion McAvoy
Richard Gipple
Obituary: Lyle J. Crawford 47 of Washington
Lyle J. Crawford 47 of 415 South Ave died September 17 1968 after five months illness. Services Friday at 1 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include wife Francis Amlong eight children Lyle George Vietnam Thea Jo Walton Melvin Terry Bonnie Connie Corliss Lyla four brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by parents two brothers and one sister.
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Lyle J. Crawford
South Ave
Crawford
Jones Funeral Home
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove Cemetery
James Henry Crawford
Lulu A. Munshower
Wyman
Crawfordsville
Francis Amlong
Washington
The
Baptist Church
Jack and Jill
Lyle George
Vietnam
Thea Jo Walton
Iowa City
Melvin
Terry
Bonnie
Connie
Corliss
Lyla
Ralph
Brighton
Chester
Dean
Burlington
Maurice
John
Hazel) Barnhart
Tipton
Mrs. Clara Neff of Winfield Dies at 81
Clara Wood Neff, 81, of Winfield died at 7:35 a.m. September 17, 1968 in Henry County Memorial Hospital after a four and a half week stay. She was born December 23, 1886, married Frederick Neff in 1906, who preceded her. Survived by one son, three daughters, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Burial at North Hill Cemetery near Wayland after services at Barton-McKasman Funeral Home. She had lived in Wayland, Mt. Pleasant, and Winfield.
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Clara Neff
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Wayland
Mt. Pleasant
Neff
Barton - McKasson
North Hill
Clara Wood
William
Esther Mathews Wood
Frederick Neff
Methodist Church
Charles
Fairfield
Elizabeth Beck
Burlington
Allen Goff
Nellie Hutt
Edna Reed
Denver
Colorado
Bertha Wood
Douglas
Ariz
Retired Merchant Rukgaber Dies at 80 in Washington
Walter L. Rukgaber 80 a retired Washington hardware merchant and longtime resident died Monday at Washington County Hospital. Funeral Thursday at 1pm in Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Peterson and Rev. Warren McFate officiating. Burial Forest Home Cemetery Mt. Pleasant. Born May 2 1888 in Henry County he married Flieta Garretson in 1914. she died 1953. He later married Edith Graff Grubb who preceded him. Survived by two brothers Ray Wapello Miles Mt. Pleasant. two sisters Vera Mallams Tucson Cora Truby Ft. Myers Florida. One sister and two brothers preceded him.
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Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Richard Peterson
Warren McFate
Forest Home Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Rukgaber
Henry County
Henry
Cora Frazier Rukgaber
That County
Flieta Garretson
Edith May Graff Grubb
Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Ray
Wapello
Miles
Vera Mallams
Tucson
Arizona
Cora Truby
Ft. Myers
Florida
Funeral set for Kenneth Cutkomp in Columbus City
Kenneth Russell Cutkomp, 40, died Monday in Muscatine General Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Columbus Community Free Methodist Church. Burial is in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation begins after 3 p.m. today at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home. He was born December 8, 1927, in Columbus Junction, married Virginia Henderson in 1959, and is survived by his wife, daughter Anette Louise, son Timothy Ken, his mother, three brothers Craig, Roger and Ronald, and sister Florence Johnson.
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Kenneth Russell Cutkomp
Muscatine General Hospital
Columbus Community Free Methodist Church
Columbus City
Wv. D. Bundy
Wayne Ryan
Fairfield
Stacy Lewis
Mr. Cuthamp
Russell
Velma Boulton Cuthamp
Virginia Henderson
Ogden
Iowa
Anette Louise
Timothy Ken
Craig
Roger
Ronald
Roland
Florence) Johnson
Clarendon Hill
Garden I Club entertains 15 members with program on seniors
Mrs. Harry Thomas hosts Garden I gathering with 15 members. Mrs. Lester Orr presides and opens with a Douglas Mallock poem. The group sets the general meeting for September 30 and notes the anniversary dinner moved to October 29. Dues are paid and Mrs. George Kerr presents a slide show on Senior Citizens with assistance from Mrs. Arden Freel and Mrs. Percy Skubal.
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Harry Thomas
Garden I
Lester Orr
Douglas Mallock
Mayme Squire
Orr
Arden Freel
George Kerr
Percy Skubal
Mrs Shelangoski dies in Iowa City hospital
Velma Shelangoski 73 of rural Fairfield died Monday night at University Hospitals in Iowa City after six months illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Gould Funeral Home Brighton with Rev. Virgil Blosser. burial Brighton Hillcrest Cemetery. Survived by husband Stephen, two sons Harold and Lyle, daughter Lucille Burnett, two grandchildren Debra and Diana, four sisters Bessie Loeffler Billa Kientz Vera Morgan Lola Droz.
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Velma Shelangoski
Fairfield
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Gould Funeral
Virgil Blosser
Brighton Hillcrest Cemetery
Shelangoski
Henry County
Henry
Mary van Winkle Hinkle
Stephen Shelangoski
Jefferson County
Harold and
Lyle
Mt. Pleasant
Lucille Burnett
Newton
Debra
Diana Burnett
Bessie Loeffler
Billa Kientz
Vera Morgan
Davenport
Lola Droz
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