Donald Mitchell
- Mrs. Donald Mitchell arrived here Saturday from Amarillo, Tex., where she has been with her husband while he was stationed there. Cpl. Mitchell will be discharged from the service at Scott Field within a few days. They will visit here a few days with her parents, the Frank Graves, then go to Iowa for a short visit, returning here for the Christmas holidays.
The following unidentified newspaper article was found in a scrapbook owned by Town Historian Richard Schmal:
DON MITCHELLL A WINNER ON TV SHOW
Turning in on channel 2 last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Arthur Edmondson was surprised to see Don Mitchell, son-in-law of Frank Graves, appear on the TV show "Big Payoff."Don, who is mayor of Eagle Grove, Iowa, a city of 4,200 population, wanted the "Big Payoff" for his wife, Ruby.
Although he didn't win the payoff, he received many prizes of much value. The show is conducted by Randy Merrian and Bess Myerson.
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