Williamsburg Shopper (Newspaper) - October 13, 1938, Williamsburg, Iowa THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN IOWA CO UNTY Ill County and City Newspaper OCTOBER 1938 2 THE SHOPPER PAGES GIVEN ADDED LENGTH Week after the publishers of The Shopper were required to add to the number of their pages to find sufficient space for the news and matter the increased space was read ily acquired by adding to the length of the the length from 15 to 17 This effects a real saving in both press work and We like the new since the proportion is one of better and the time saved will be now turn ed to the betterment of other features of the After another week or come and tell us how you like the EVERETT BLYTHE GETS GOOD PROMOTION and Everette Blythe son Richard and daughter Carolyn came up from Davenport Saturday for a short visit at the maternal Blythe and from here they planned to drive to Boone for a visit with the parents of Ev erette Blythe is an electrical engin and for the past 15 years he has been the employ of the North western Bell Telephone first at Des and the past few years at Davenport He and the family are now moving to Minneapolis where he will have of all the Bell interests in the area of which in cludes a large portion of Since entering the employ of the Bell Blythe has met with continued as is attested by the several consecutive promotions he has His work requires a high degree of technical skill and and the home will be made in Congratulations to an other outstanding instance of the success that invariably comes to the trained who goes forth into the big VOSS NUPTIALS MONDAY The marriage ceremony of James DeVoss of Estherville with Miss Dorothy Durr of Williams was solemnized at the First Presbyterian at seven oclock Monday October the Grossheim in the presence of a large gathering of the relatives and friends of the young The services were by and the decorations were a profusion of white asters and beautifully blending with the soft glow from the myriad of white Miss Nelda Davis of Iowa City was the maid of gowned in peach net and her flowers were shades of orchid Miss Gladys sister of the and Miss Hazel of Cedar Rapids were the bridesmaids the former was exquisitely gowned in pink the latter 227 aqua blue chiffon and their shower bouquets included carnations and sweet in shades of The bride wore a hand embroidered gown of flowing veil trimmed in lace her tiara was studded with rhinestones and and her shower bouquet included Johnanna Hill roses and Harold Elliott of La Porte City was best Kathleen flower wore a of orchid taf feta Keith Halverson was ringbearer and wore a white the precious ring was embedded in a gardenia The ushers were John Donahey of Iowa and Ronald Durr of Cedar The vocal solos were Beloved it is by Anna Beth and I Love You by Virginia with at the and on the Wagners wedding march from Lohengrin was played for the proces and throughout the O Promise Me was played softly wedding march was AND JOHN GIBLIN OWENS CATTLE SALE HAD GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY A MARKED SUCCESS FARM BUREAU PROGRAM FOR COMING YEAR An important session was that of the officers and directors of the Iowa County Farm Bureau held in the basement of the Security Savings on Wednesday of last It was purely an ex meeting and its function is to prepare the program for the Bureaus 1939 The matter is in the hands of the officers and directors of the County and those present were Ben Otto W Arthur Ross Denz ler and Others present were Rose County Home Pro County 4H girls com Joe Club Zent mire county and Galla press and respect ed pioneers of observed the golden anniversary of their marriage hat Was solemnized on October fifty years ago at St Michaels with Father James Davis The fiftieth anniversary of this marriage was observed Sunday morn ng at the early Mass in Josephs with Father John Cash the with Tom Gaffney and Paul Giblin the The celebration was a strictly fam ly none but the ews and nieces of and John Giblin were included in the ist of these carried the registration the total of The anniversary dinner was ser ved in Josephs and he tables were becomingly decor all were at the first The dinner was elabor Judge Gaffney was toast anda good one he was Fath er Cash and Father ODowd deliver ed excellent discourses and im talks were made by Srwin Des Moines Gayle Cedar Rapids Laura McDon and Leslie Cedar Two bridal cakes graced the one from Ray Lattner of the other from Lizzie of Cedar The Parnell orchestra filled in a happy the Relatives other than those residing in Iowa county present at the vance were and Phil Giblin of Den ver and Erwin Grask and and of Des Moines and Francis Gib lin of Manchester and Wm Begley of North English and Gorden and Henry and and and Carl Rock lowe and Emmett and Mar garet Seibert and and Leslie all of Cedar Rap and Henry McDonald and family of and Russell Rock of John Giblin was born near North the son of and Thos pioneers of Fill John Giblin was born in the Yankee Lane the daughter of and Philip also Four sons were born to this union Phillip of Colo Emmett of Cedar Rapids of Williams burg one son Clement passed away several years The sale of fifty head of registered Shorthorn cattle was held Friday afternoon on the Owens farm in and the event brought m an enormous gathering from near and distant Thompson of Nebraska was the All the national stock journals had their representatives Tom Sherlock Iowa township was represent ing the Farm The arrangement of handling the cattle were from the opening to the close of the sale the selling never The 50 head averaged The top sale was a young cow with calf at went to a new home at Six bulls averaged The stock was all shipped the first of the Nebraska and Missouri drew big and Iowas best known breeders got a fair share of the The Owens herd is known through put the entire MiddleWest its breed ing is representing a period of years since the founding of the on the Owens farm four miles south of played for the The reception was held in the church basement and the table decor ations were white candles and bowls of white pompons the deftly was the piece de The favors were min ature bride s carrying the brides and the dresses for these favors were the same material as that of the real brides The luncheon was and the occasion was marked with all the nuptial pleasantries that lent charm to the The bride is a native of Williams a daughter of and C is a graduate of the Wil High School Class of 1933 and of the school of nursing 1937 arid since the completion of The honorees are lifelong resi she has been on the reg dents of and a finer COURT HOUSE NEWS Marriage Licenses James Belle Plaine and Dorothy Gunzenhauser and Wil helmina Hergert both of Middle Fergus legal and Lor ame Jacobi both of Stohlmann of Homestead and Margaret Steinmetz of Wil Ralph Bond and Geraldine Reichert both of Cedar Cases Filed Beriton County State Bank vs Dave Wehde Hatter Harned Alva Seaton etal vs Nellie Humphrey Off Ahline Teggatz vs Ernest Wallace Claypool Estates Opened Polly Roberst Durian Eardly Bell Louis Wagner her course she has been on the reg ular nursing staff of the University Hospital a charming young woman she and will bring to her home the talents and high qualities that will make for future The groom a son of and vr VIC Sk WAVERLY BIRTH OF REAL INTEREST HERE A daughter was born on October 7 to and John Ingles of Ingles will be re membered here as the former Miss Caroline daughter of and a graduate of the Williamsburg High Schoor and Iowa State and met with real success as a teacher home economics in the schools of This is the first birth In the Ingles and advances and Wallace to the preferred status of and the new ar rival has by giving her the becoming name of Lois as a compliment to the grandmother of Congratulations to the happy par Jesse graduate DeVoss of Estherville is a of the Ocheyedan High Class of and of the S Class of He was engag ed in business in Williamsburg for a year and is circulation man ager for Register and Tribune of Des Moines for the district compris ing and Linn count and the home will be in Belle Plaine He is a young man of out standing and his suc cess is assured from the ELLIS LLOYD RETURNED FROM CANADIAN VISIT E Lloyd returned the last of the week from his extended trip and visit to his fonder home near found Milo Black as busy as a and the harvest in fuH blast He was absent couple never graced the old com munity Christians of the most ex charitably inclined lovers of and their lives might well be cited as Fill more native epic reflected in the lives of this good Sincerest congratulations to and and may they be spared many years in the old com munity they so infinitely bettered by the example of their good THE BROOKS NEARING 93d YEAR The Brooks of Knox well remembered in Williams will be ninetytwo years old on October What a doubly old Christian gentleman is this Brooks We known him for he grew in our personal esteem through every succeeding year since Heres will be with us SOUTH AMANA INJURED SATURDAY Will a well known far mer of near South was ser iously injured Saturday morning while driving his team hitched to a farm wagon approaching Highway from his he to drive across the paving to be con form to the traffic when a Sioux City car struck the ov and in the overturn ing of the Kummer was drenched with gasoline in stantly burst into severely burning before the fire could be Henry of Homestead was soon at the scene of the acci and after treating the victim he was immediately transported to the hospital at Iowa Kummer is a well known far about 69 years and his con dition is the result of his The occupants of the Sioux City car were es the wish that he to complete MONTGOMERY MOURNS A SISTER Montgomery was called to Montour on Wednesday on ac count of the death of her James who had ser iously ill for some Wayne Montgomery of ids accompanied his mpl v
