Rose 40th wedding anniversary celebrated in Riverside
Mr and Mrs Charles Rose observed their 40th wedding anniversary on Sept 19. The couple was honored by their children with a Sunday dinner at the Amana Colonies. Their daughter Ann Ruby of Iowa City and son Jim Rose of Riverside are among honorees. Other local notices follow including hospitalizations and club meetings.
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Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Kafka
Keota
Bob Waldschmidt
Charles Rose
Amana
Charles
Celeste Knebel Rose
St. Marys Catholic Church
Bernard J
Robert Ieland
Anna Heck
Marge Luckey
Gertrude Waldschmidt
Doris Lukavsky
Mearle Walker
Richard Dutler
Rubye Walker
Lone Tree
Hills
Nashville
Tenn
Holiday Inn
Susan Sojka
University of Northern Iowa
Cathleen House
Hagemann Hall
Patti Sojka
Susan
Patti
Dale Sojka
Joe Bennett
Christine
Robert Ryner
Marshalltown
Jan Huffman
Leo Huffman
Central College
Pella
Bill Schmidt
David
Moline
Ill
Agnes Schmidt
Edward Shebek
Richmond
Ottumwa
Michelle Kiene
Henry Kiene
Washington
Hammens display cotton from Alaska in Bethel visit
Ruth Go writes from Bethel about Mr. and Mrs. Hammens returning from Anchorage with wild Alaska cotton. The note covers family visits, harvest scenery, local farming tasks, walnuts, squirrels gathering nuts, and plans for a Bethel family night on October 14. Also mentions Heather Helscher’s recovery from open heart surgery and a hospital return of George Havel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Bethel
Mrs. Hammen
May Gideon
Marie Marie
George Havel
John Helscher
Heather
Wendy
American seeks souvenir by parking on double yellow lines
An American in Yorkshire asked a traffic warden how to park to get a ticket and, after being shown the double yellow lines, drove to park on them and received a ticket as a memento.
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Yorkshire
England
UPI
Agribusiness Leaders to View agriculture Market Outlook
An October 9 dinner meeting in Iowa City will feature ISU economists Gene Futrell and Everett Stoneberg with Jim Frier and Ed Kirby presenting on the present economic and agricultural picture and future market prospects. Topics include world demand for corn and soybeans, new farm programs, inflation and export restrictions, plus high cattle and hog prices and feeder costs. Reservations are due by October 3 at the Washington County Extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Jim Frier
Ed Kirby
Cedar Rapids
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Everett Stoneberg
ISU
U.S
Kirby
Washington County Extension Office
No Laugh'n Matter by gloria pitter e
A humorous riff on how language might shift with women's rights. The author muses on hypothetical gendered word changes from showmanship to almanac and laments at the idea of referring to men as narrow or to a woman president as commander in chief.
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Gloria Pitter
Betsy Ross
Mount Rushmore
Rockefeller Plaza
Rockegal Plaza
Dead Woman's Gulch
Red Cross Leaders Meet VA Voluntary Service Advisory Panel
Red Cross leaders Mrs Islea Schutty and Mrs Elizabeth Watson attended the Veterans Administration Voluntary Service Advisory Committee meeting in Iowa City on Tuesday September 25. Elbert E Beaver directed the all day session. The Iowa City Red Cross sends two volunteer groups weekly to the VA Hospital Gray Men on Thursdays and Gray Ladies on Fridays. Volunteers handle patient activities hospital services holiday tray favors and more with a need for additional helpers. Call the Red Cross office to join.
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Islea Schutty
Elizabeth Watson
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration Voluntary Service Advisory Committee
Iowa City
Catherine Work
Schulty
Elbert E. Beaver
The
Red Cross
Riverside Chamberettes Plan Rummage Sale in October
Riverside community notes that the Riverside Chamberettes will sponsor another rummage sale in October, asking residents to save White Elephants for the event. Time and date to be announced.
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Riverside Chamberettes
Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Marge Luckey
Ethyle Palmer
Helen Goodin
Norma Clausen
Elsie Fox
Marie Eva Waldschmidt
Elm
Appreciation Day at Wellman Draws Large Crowd
Wellman hosts its first Appreciation Day at the Recreation Center. Sponsored by the Wellman Community Club, 650 people attend with many helping in games for children and adults. Tug of war ends with Lions first, teachers second, firemen third, Rotary fourth. chicken barbecue serves 4 to 7 pm. door prize winners are Chris Swartzendruber and Molly Fisher.
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Charles Eckhardt Wellman
Wellman
Wellman Community Club
Trade Area
Lions
Rotary
Chris Swartzendruber
Molly Fisher
Shoplifting Case Involving McAlister In Maryland
Elizabeth McAlister wife of Father Phillip Berrigan admitted the act calling it a sour moment. McAlister and Sister Judith Lafemina were arrested August 27 for taking an electric drill picture hangers and sandpaper from Sears Roebuck. Judge George Taylor sentenced each to 10 days suspended jail time a $100 fine and one year of probation.
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Glen Burnie, Md
UPI
Elizabeth McAlister
Phillip Berrigan
McAlister
Judith Lafemina
Sears Roebuck
George Taylor
Fort Madison eyed for CBS pilot film in 1930s courtroom saga
CBS plans a pilot for a series named Porterton to be shot in Fort Madison Iowa within 30 days. Chad Wymer of the Iowa Development Commission says filming may also occur in Bloomfield and Albia, with locations including the central park and Santa Fe depot. The project centers on a lawyer in the late 1930s and follows an independent Hollywood producer’s green light.
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CBS Movies
IDFA
Fort Madison
CBS
Chad Wymer
Iowa Development Commission
Tony Wilson
Hollywood
Bloomfield
Albia
Wymer
Central Park
Porterton
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Claude Latta
Jerry Mullinix
Canada
Bess Burich
Hiawatha
Wes Sojka
Dora Novy
Tillie Vondrasek
Louis Rummelhart
Mercy Hospital
Leo Brophy
Ernest Swailes
Leona Kenney
Ivan Shradel
Don Kirchner
Buddy
V.F.W
Alaska
Sistie
Towa
Keota - Kinross
C.C. Baughman
St. P.M
Daryl K. Baughman
O'Brien O'Brien
Ed O’brien
Kinross
Lowe
Telephone
Don O’brien
Lowa
C.0. Baughman
Baumert
Gerard P.O. Box
Sigourney
Iowa
John Deere
Farmers Supply Sales, Inc
Ernest Ropp
Pres
Kalona, Iowa
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