Will Observe 60th Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Burns
Will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Christmas Day at the Davenport home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Henry Colgan. Open house will follow a family noon dinner. They wed December 25 1890 in North English and have two sons Erdice and Kenneth plus a daughter Ila Little and ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren all attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Burns
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Henry Colgan
Davenport
Colgan
Lucy Whitmore
North Eng
Lish
Mr. Burns
North English
Aurora
Howard Slater
Royal Neighbors
Landis Dinner Sets Christmas And 49th Anniversary
Landis and wife plan a turkey dinner Christmas Day at 1190 Lincoln Drive to mark their 49th wedding anniversary. Guests include Paul and Neva Landis, Roger and family, and others from Swisher Cedar Rapids Marion and Van Horne.
Kiwanis Dinner Guests Sportscaster Bob Brooks
Kiwanis Dinner at K V cafe will host Bob Brooks KCRG sports announcer as a guest. Coach L C Hipple and the starting five of the high school basketball team also will attend. Grove City Rebekah Lodge 35 meets 7 30 pm Monday in the IOOF hall with the charter to be draped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Bob Brooks
KCRG
Marion Kiwanis Club
K. V. Cafe
L. C. Hipple
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
I.c.0.f
Coast to Coast Store Christmas Program at 1:15 PM
Coast to Coast Store sponsors a 15 minute Christmas program at 1 15 PM Sunday to be heard on KCRG. Holiday guests include Mr and Mrs Phillip Demeyer of Franklin Park Ir their sons Phil and Greg visiting Mrs Smithmeyer s parents Mr and Mrs Carl Michel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KCRG
Phillip Demeyer
Franklin Park
Phil
Greg
Mrs. Smithmeyer
Carl F. Michel
Mrs Holden to Spend Christmas Week at Otto Home
Mrs Leonard Holden of Otto will spend Christmas week at her former home at 1040 Sixth street. Mrs Grace C Koppenhaver is at home from Decorah where she conducted a newspaper subscription campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Holden
Ottosen
Sixth Street
Grace C. Koppenhaver
Decorah
Christmas Greetings From Whiteway Cafe and Local Society
Whiteway Cafe wishes patrons a Merry Christmas. Sorosis club meets Thursday at 7 45 p m with Mrs Lumer A Lorence. Christmas verses sing in roll call. Mrs Verto Reichert reviews Dicken s A Christmas Carol. Davenport visitors Scott Leidighs visit son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs R E Leidigh. Holiday dinner hosts L A Fontaine host Mrs Fontaine s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J C Barnhart West Branch and Richard Fontaine Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis Club
Lumer A. Lorence
Verto Reichert
Dicken
L.A
Beiber Couple Spends Christmas With Thiemanns in Klemme
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beiber travel to Klemme to celebrate Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Thiemann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Beiber
Klemme
Mrs
George Thiemann
Kacena Family Celebrates Holidays at Home
Edward Ka cena, a patient at the Hines Veterans hospital, spends the holiday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kacena and his brother Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kacena
Edward Kacena
Hines, Nl, Veterans Hospital
Joseph Kacena
Robert
Mrs Ernest Woolley Heads to Fort Dodge for Holidays
Mrs Ernest Woolley travels Saturday to Fort Dodge to spend the holidays with her brother Walter Frandsen and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Woolley
Fort Dodge
Walter Frandsen
Castle Family Plans Christmas Visit to Solon Relatives
Mr and Mrs Clyo Castle and children John and Mary anne with Irvin A Castle will spend Christmas with Mrs Clyo Castle s parents Mr and Mrs J T Krob of Solon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Clyo Castle
John and
Maryanne
Irvin A. Castle
Clyo Castle
J. T. Krob
Solon
Holiday guests and family notices around Iowa towns
Lockwood hosts in Marion and Cedar Rapids as Des Moines relatives visit for the holidays. Kenneth Morrison undergoes thumb surgery after an old mitten belt incident in Cedar Rapids. Dr. and Mrs. Allender host holiday guests from Boone. Dr. and Mrs. Warren Bogle plan Christmas dinner with Mrs. Bogle and Roland Bogle of Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockwood
Charles Roberts
Des Moines
Steven
Carolyn
H. F. Lockwoods
Marion
C. E. Roberts
Cedar Rapids
M. M. Delzell
Cédar Rapids
Kenneth Morrison
Walter Morrisons
Warren Bogle
George Bogle
Roland Bogle
Tama
Christmas Eve Dinner Guests At P O Michel Home
Christmas Eve dinner guests will be the Morrison family and the Michel family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morrison and their children will join Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Michel and their daughter Jean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O. Michel
Walter Morrison
Ralph Michel
Jean
Sorg Drug and Edison Pharmacy Open Hours
Sorg Drug and Edison Pharmacy operate from 9 to 11 a.m. Regular hours listed for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Drug
Edison Pharmacy
Holidays With Keller Family In Alburnett
Pvt. Keith Keller and Pvt. Paul Acosta spend holidays with the Keller family at Alburnett. Acosta, home in Whittier California, is an air force friend accompanying Keller at Great Lakes naval training station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett
Keith Keller
Air Force
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Paul Acosta
Whittier
Calif
Pvt. Keller
Forrest Kellers
Family Christmas Dinner and Local Club Gatherings Preview
Miss Ruth Maier hosts a family dinner with guests from Franklin Park and Marion. St Marys circle and the Athenian club hold meetings in coming evenings. A holiday film My Blue Heaven features Betty Grable and Dan Dailey at Marion Theater. Christmas plans include Wente Newlin and Chamberlain families gathering in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Blue Heaven
Betty Grable
Dan Dailey
Marion Theater
Adv
Holiday visitors span Cedar Falls families and student guest
Mr and Mrs Bill Page of Cedar Falls and their daughter Gayle visit the Schenken and Page families for the holidays. Rudy Schenken, a University of Iowa junior, is also a guest. An ad offers a 4 room unfurnished apartment with private bath for couple only, phone 295.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Page
Cedar Falls
Gayle
B. W. Schenken
C. R. Page
Rudy Schenken
University of Iowa
Miss Fae Andrews Buys 1545 Seventh Avenue Home
Miss Fae Andrews purchased the residence of the late Charles E. Strickell at 1545 Seventh Avenue. Possession will be given February 1. The sale was arranged through E. T. Brockman and Thomas E. McGowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fae Andrews
Charles E. Strickell
Seventh Avenue
E. T. Brockman
Thomas E. McGowan
Emergency furloughs bring Mills and Wilkinson home
Sgt William J Mills of Rapid City South Dakota air force base and Pvt Wilfred Wilkinson of Westover Massachusetts air force base are spending an emergency furlough at the W H Mills home. They were called home due to the illness of Mrs Mills, their mother and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mills
Airforce
Rapid City
S. D
Pvt
Wilfred Wilkinson
Airforce Base
Westover
Mass
W. H. Mills
Drake Students Visit Ray Fuller Home Guests
Holiday guests at the Ray Fuller residence include William Travis, a Drake University student, and John Rabanal of Honolulu, also a Drake University student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fuller
William Travis
Drake University
John Rabanal
Honolulu
Drake
Decorah editor candidate sparks tense meeting and riot
A German man eyed for Decorah editor faced a staged start up that devolved into a riot with gunfire. The event featured a pretend journalist from The Chicago Eagle reporting the scene, while Bailey, a Decorah observer, recalls major local fires floods and a 1903 Norwegian Lutheran synod anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Local Military Family Welcomes Furlough Visitor
Sergeant Glenn E. Wallace of the air corps at Fairbanks Alaska spends a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Wallace. Also listed as guests are Glenn Travis and Miss Dolores Albaugh of Rowley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Travis
Miss Dolores Albaugh
Rowley
Sgt
Glenn E. Wallace
Air Corps
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mrs
Glenn Wallace
Public parks benefit question stirs readers across towns
Citizens in Davenport and Decorah query who gains from public parks. Pigeons are named as a humorous beneficiary. The columns praise snow removal by the State Highway Commission, note small towns’ simplicity, urge action over talk, and report a Decorah estate inventory listing cash, stocks, and property valued at $28,550.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Henry Leomen
81-Year-Old Decorah Newsman Still On His Beat
Ed Bailey, 81, long time Decorah resident and veteran newsman, continues to file hundreds of words weekly for The Gazette and other outlets. Born 1869, he helped set type in 1883, witnessed Decorah’s growth, and remains a local authority on county history and ongoing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Grand Opera House
Chicago Eagle
Bailey
Main
Luther Campus
Ben Bear
Ed Bailey
Old
Decorah Republican
E. C. Bailey
Winneshiek County
Iowa
The
Gazette
County
Wesley Bailey
Milwaukee Railroad
Conover
Rock Island
Postville
Republic and Republican
Decorah Public Opinion
Journal
Decorah Poston
Wyoming and West Union Masonic Lodge Elect New Officers
Will Brodersen is elected worshipful master of Keystone Masonic lodge. Other officers include Ervin Sievers senior warden Joe Cathery junior warden E C Diggs secretary and G W Ireland treasurer. In West Union Doran Meyer serves as master with Harold Light senior warden Ross Whitcher junior warden E M Phillips treasurer and Dr J M Tate secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Will Brodersen
Keystone Masonic Lodge
Ervin Sievers
Joe Cathery
E. C. Diggs
G. W. Ireland
West Union
Doran Meyer
Masonic Lodge
Harold Light
Ross Whitcher
E. M. Phillips
J. M. Tate
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MR. and
Tom Dougherty
Bill
Tommy
Mrs. Dougherty
George Stuart
van Horne
Marion Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Dot
Amber Travis
Schenectady, N. Y
Frank B. Travis
George L. Wood
Minneapolis
Mrs. L. C. Wieneke
H. S. Strout
George
Milton
Minnesota Woolen Co
H. A. Dye
Starry
Gene McDaniels
Milwaukee
Lee
Verne
Norma
Leland Starry
Gary
Diane
Ray Starrys
FIOM
Phillips
Cigar Store
Whiteway Cafe
Scott Leidigh
R. E. Leidigh
Merry Christmas
First National Bank
Marion, Iowa
Storm's
7Th Ave
16Th Avenue
Katz
Robert B. Allender
Mary
Susan
Sarah
Dr. Allender
R. B. Allender
Boone
Ruth Maier
Philip Smithmeyers
Franklin Park, Ill
Marvin Fernow
William Hummel
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Athenian Club
Marvin A. Edison
Oscar Wente
Waterloo
Michael
John
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
Decorah Deep Freeze
U. S
Helen Bailey
Chicago
Lyon and Healy
North
Michigan Avenue
Hawkeye
State Highway Commission
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
Marion Sentinel
Fayette County Union
Daily Times
Mrs. Farmer
Independence Bulletin Journal
Decorah Republic
Republican
Farmers State Bank
Murdoch Funeral Homes
Walker
Stuber Motor and
Makion, Lowa
Third Street
J. N. McFadden
Optometrist
America
E. E. Sovern CO
9Th Ave
Santa
McConkie's Variety Store
First Ave
Messinger
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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