Carnival Of Comedy To Kick Off Week At Cornell
Mount Vernon reports a three day Carnival of Comedy planned by Prof and Mrs Albert Franklin Johnson, with many social events and guests from across Iowa and beyond. Hosts include Mr and Mrs Ray McConnwell and Mr and Mrs D U VanMetre, with musical entertainment from the carnival. Families from Hahn Howard post and auxiliary attended a July picnic at Upper Palisades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Albert Franklin Johnson
John Young
Duluth Minn
Mr Young
Duluth
Herbert Rosencrer Rockford II
Ted Arnold
Jessup
Tabe Dee Margaret Leonard
Tama Doreth
Rogensen
Belle Paine
Elizabeth Patchin
Mason City
Paulyne Douglas and
Ruta Mace Waterloo
Frances Long Monroe Howard Femst
Vinton
Mirna McClaren Allison Merton Greene
Anamosa Lane
Guthrie Bonifield
Carl Weber
Caimous Junction
Ray McConnwelle
Lisbon
D U VanMetre
Alert Pranklin Johnson
Ash Park
Mount Vernon-Lis- Yen
Siaty
Methodist Parsonage
James Fries
California
F M McGaw
L B Steinbrenner
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Marjorie Williams
Margaret Wierich
Arthur Hull
Marvin McShane
Los Angeles
Calif
B A McKay
Upper Palisades
Palisades
Jerry Walters
Rudolph Vodicka
Antone Biderman
Classic Neo-Classic Greek Inspired Dining Room Styles
The article explores Neo Classic or Classic Modern furniture inspired by Pompeian and Greek lines, blending Directoire and Empire elements. It notes Robert Adam as a pioneer in adapting Pompeian designs, and suggests dining rooms are best for trying this evolving style with painted finishes and natural wood, offering a fresh yet restrained elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Adam
England
France
Amos Parrish
Monticello Hosts Bridge Party Amid Wedding News
A bridge party at Monticello Country Club drew out of town guests including Mrs Henry Templeton of Angelo Tex and Miss Roberta Aluster of Minneapolis. The event also noted the marriage of Cyrus Heises to Vera Slests at Rev Leonard Finkett's home in Ecorse Mich with Mrs Ernest Skelles as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Templeton
Angelo Tex
J Tierhtenbaum
Roberta Aluster
Minneapolis
Marecaret Hicks
Detroit Midh
Allegra Bush
LeMars Hesteey
Charles Coxsee
Stewart Stuhler
Ed Verren
Meyer Shiken
H S Richardson
M Maurice
F Reed Werd
Marraree
Cyrus Heises
Mir Ard
Henrs Hersey
Monticello
Vera Slests
Detroit
Leonard Finkett
Ecorse
Duckere Mas
Monterho
Pooi
Hersey
Montire'lo High School
Thes Wal
Ernest Skelles
Congregational Band Hosts Social and Pinochle Night
Wednesday events include hostessing by Mrs John Fraser and others. VFW pinochle club high score by Mrs Ray Adams and traveling prize to Mrs Herman Hoff man. Dr Earl DeShaw hosts birthday dinner for Jane Christina with out of town guests Peter Prahm and Allegra Bush. Presbyterian Missionary society picnic at the Howie home ends with devotional led by Esther Bender and music from Mabel Harper's pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fraser
Frank Podhaski
Siegfried Guryan
Ray Echternacht
Henry Che
Ray Adams
Herman Hoffman
Earl DeShaw
Jane Christina
Peter Prahm
Pauline
Center Junction
Allegra Bush
LeMars
Belle Plaine Hosts Birthday Parties and Club Meetings
A series of social events in Belle Plaine and Williamsburg include Dorothy Jean Franklin’s ninth birthday lawn party hosted by Mrs J B Franklin with 21 girls, and Jean Burrows’s fourth birthday party hosted by Mrs J R Burrows. Eighteen children and several grandparents attended. Community clubs including Emanon, B B B, Garden, Home Art, and Girl Reserves held meetings or gatherings with local and out of town guests, picnics, bridge nights, and celebrations, with dates and hosts listed for Aug 4 and prior week events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J B Franklin
Dorothy Jean
J R Burrows
Jean
J A Gurry
Waterloo
O C Burrows
Belle Plaine
Emanon Club
H R Martin
Williamsburg
Mesdames
R Hammond Thomas Sabre
Jack Rucker
D Walton
Webster True Blue Club Meets At Mrs Miller Home
Webster The True Blue club gathers Wednesday at the home of Mrs Milo Miller for a meeting. Mrs Neil Montz is hosting the Ladies Aid session in the church basement on Tuesday afternoon. Congregational church members hold a picnic with Rev Mr Brown and Dr P A Johnston of Grinnell as guests. Families of Herrick Thorburn Bouman Bowman Ellis Glandon and others attend. Jackie Morgan celebrates his seventh birthday with friends including Dorothy Smith Edna Fry and Leo Herrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
True Blue Club
Milo Miller
Ladies Aid
Neil Montz
Jack Livesay
Roy Sorden
Dan Glandon
Stepurney
Jackie Morgan
Rollie Morgan
Dorothy, Dors
Donald Smith
Bille
Edna
Kenneth Fry
Leo Herrick
Robert
Edward Brown
Margaret Ann
Robert Montz
Marvhn
Bea Miner
Vinton Social Roundup Highlights Local Events
Vinton residents mark a week of gatherings including a luncheon honoring Mrs. Lou Pearson of Modesto and a birthday celebration for Mrs. Herman Knaack. A 1926 Vinton high school reunion drew eighteen graduates at Riverside park, along with numerous neighborhood clubs hosting Kensington card parties and church group events.
Columbus Junction Marriages and Community Notes
Colum bus Junction reports the July 21 wedding of Julia Darrow to William B Hunkins in Hollywood California with Darrow a Columbus High and University of Iowa graduate who taught PE in Wapello and Beverly Hills. Also noted is the Fredonia marriage of Ida Karns and E Aldershot in Columbus Junction and a sixteenth birthday surprise party for William Dwinell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Darrow
L. Darrow
Columbus Junction
William B Hunkins
Hollywood
Calif
Hunkins
Columbus High School
University of Iowa
Wapello High School
Beverly Hills
Hawkins
Hollywood Daily Citizen
Ida Karns
Wilton
E. Pp. Aldershot
Fredonia
Letha Simons
Thelma
Vesta Martin
Jack Huston
Newnam
Ralph Darrow
William
Paul Shearer
William Dwinell
Burdette Johnston
Miriam Lieberknecht
Margaret Janne Johnston
Dorothy Hanft
Meredith Balcoff
John Howard
Johnston Burdene
Smoke Harold Gravatt
Lawrence Cornie Burdette
William Johnston
Lieberknecht
Frank Johnston
Isabelle Green
Hendersons Host Birthday Party for Velma
Mr and Mrs Leslie Henderson entertained at a birthday party for their daughter Velma on Thursday. Guests included Lorraine Kinley, Dede McQuire, Alberta PATton, Eleanor Sanngs, Margaret Henderson, Janet Henderson, Delarae Sheer, Esther Henderson, Ray and Wills Mills, Wilfred Kerhh, Paul Atkinson, George Brown, Ralph Du Bois, Thomas Henderson, Wayne Hinton, Carlton Haines, and Edward Trefz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Henderson
Velma
Lorraine Kinley
Dede McQuire
Alberta Patton
Eleanor Sanngs
Margaret Henderson
Janet Henderson
Delarae Sheer
Esther Henderson
Ray and
Wills Mills
Wilfred Kerhh
Paul Atkinson
George Brown
Ralph du Bois
Thomas Henderson
Wayne Hinton
Carlton Haines
Edward Trefz
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meets At Church In Brooklyn
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid group gathered Thursday at the church in Brooklyn. Mrs Nina Bartechek Mass and Mrs Hayward led the program with several members including Mrs John Corrough Mrs Simpson Morrisson and Mrs Harriet Ray McMurry in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Thursia Man
Nina Bartechek
Thursia Hayward
John Corrough
Simpson Morrisson
Harriet Ray McMurry
St Patrick's Hospital
Floyd Eichhorn
Helen Anthony
South Side
Magdalene Johnston
Regina Holland
Cora Johnston
Marengo Bride of Marvin Hale in Quiet Home Wedding
Jessie Lonergan of Marengo became Mrs. Marvin Hale in a small ceremony conducted by Rev. W. E. Carroll at the bride's home Monday morning. Attending were immediate relatives. The couple plans to live in Casey apartments after August 1 following a honeymoon at the Century of Progress exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Marvin Hale
Jessie Margaret Lonergan
J. W. Lonergan
Minnie Hale
Belle Plaine
Robert Weidenbeck
Norfolk
Neb
Julia Wanamaker
Casey Apartments
Strawberry Point Jolly Dozen Picnic and Catholic Women Officers
Members of the Jolly Dozen club gathered for a picnic at Backbone state park near Water Cross Spring with attendees from Strawberry Point and Lamont. The Garden club met with Miss Elmina Noble. Catholic Women National Council delegates from Strawberry Point Cox Creek Elkader Garnaville Volga were present, with officers elected including President Elmer Miller and other officers from Elkader Garnaville Guttenberg and Monona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Dozen
Backbone State Park
Water Cross Spring
Eva Balluff
Rich Alderson
Mayme Alderson
Leta, Mitchell
Jake Troupe
George Kramer
Ray Alderson
Lizzie Wareham
J. J Jewell
Strawberry Point
Harry Toole
Charles Wilson
Lamont
Elmina Noble
Martha Schug
Eva Newberry
Mertred Dexter
Pauline Lundt
Katie Quinn
D. G. Courtnage
Frank Burke
E. G. Moser
St. Mary's Parish
D. J. Ivory
Mary O'Brien
Mayme McDermott
Sacred Heart Parish
Cox Creek
Elkader
National Council of Catholic Women
Courtnage
Burke
Ivory
O'Brien
Elmer Miller
Guttenberg
Carroll
Monona
Harold Schulte
Garnaville
Bergman Elkader
Paull
Volt
Miller
Arlington Hosts Honor Items This Week in Local Notices
Arlington residents announce informal gatherings this afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 honoring Mr and Mrs Arthur Reinbold Mr and Mrs H R Young host. Miss Francess Bates joined a State park picnic in honor of Miss Frances Grannis visiting relatives at Fayette. Misses Evelyn and Katherine Gaum hosted the Lucky Clover club in Fairfield township on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H R. Young
Arthur Reinbold
Francess Bates
State Park
Frances Grannis
Fayette
Evelyn and
Katherine Gaum
Lucky Clover Club
Fairfield Township
Local clubs meet and a wedding in Spring Creek
La Porte City reports Thrift and Community clubs hosting gatherings with several visitors listed. The Golf club held a picnic. Rev C D James led a youths trip to Epworth League Institute. Miss Jeanette Abney and Lloyd Haymond wed July 21 at Wesleyan Methodist Church in Spring Creek with Rev C H Barnett officiating.
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la Porte City
Thrift Club
A. Bown
Roger Bown
Leonard Lewis
James Maynard
Korene Stahnke
Leona Vorel
Emily Vorel
Niles Swartz
Mesdames Ralph Elliott
Jerry Thede
John Kruse
George Kruse
Myron Baish
Joe Milne
Glenn Fox
Janette Elliott
Maxine Eliott
Ida Kahler
Marjorie Bunyan
C. D. James
Epworth League Institute
Clear Lake
Dwight James
Helen James
May Parks
Ruth Speck
Ida Bard
Anna Lamos
Ivan Anton
Jeanette Abney
William Abney
Community Notes From Wilton Junction Churches and Societies
Presbyterian Star class hosted by Miss Arlene Schnack with Mrs. Harold Woodhouse. Prizes in banco went to Miss Elizabeth Martin and Miss Vanetta Barnett. Methodist Martha class met with Mrs. Minnie Dice and Mrs. Etta Leech assisting. St Marys Rosary Society held a card party at the parish hall. Gretchen Schroeder celebrated her twentieth birthday with a family dinner and slumber party. Marriage announcements: Myrtle Miller to Bernard Droll on July 21 in Muscatine Walnut Baptist Church. Ida Karns of Wilton Junction married Belke Alder shot of Fredonia on July 21. Presbyterian Ladies auxiliary met at the church with committee. Methodist Ladies aid at the church with hosts. Tallahassee Campfire girls met in Norton woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Pearson
Modesto
Calif
W C. Nichols
Lincoln Brown
Nichols
S. T Whipple
E. E. Dorian
Cedar Rapids
RL. Heasty
Jean
Vinton High School
Riverside Park
Cedar Township
Mt. Auburn
Vinton
WCTU
Loyal Temperance Legion
W E. Fry
United Brethren Ladies Aid Society
Baptist Ladies Aid
Kensington
Clarence Stickney
Presbyterian Star
Arlene Schnack
Harold Woodhouse
Banco
Elizabeth Martin
Vanetta Barnett
Minnie Dice
Etta Leech
St. Mary's Rosary Society
Gretchen Schroeder
Myrtle Miller
Barney Miller
Muscatine
Bernard Droll
Frank Droll
Iowa City
Walnut Baptist Church
Pieter Smith
Ida Karns
Wilton Junction
Belke P. Aldershot
Fredonia
Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary
Jennie Kelley
Maude Teasdale
L. N. Ayres
Volney Walton
Catherine King
Harry Griffith
Harry Nicolaus
Chris Hauschild
Methodist Ladies Aid
Mary Feltman
Lucille Darting
Emma Ayres
A. T. Nelson
Tallahassee
Norton Woods
Wheatland Mothers Club Entertained by Mrs Sorhn
Wheatland residents and families gathered Wednesday as the Mothers club hosted Mrs George Sorhn with attendees including Mrs Matilda Muhl Mrs Dora Lahann Mrs Adolph Lohse Mrs Anna Hamdorf Mrs Elizabeth Hillman Mrs Herman Martens Mrs Henry Nieman Mrs Otto Siegmund and Mrs Henry Pingle. D Beckman celebrated his eighty first birthday Tuesday entertaining his children and their families. a longtime Wheatland resident and former postmaster he also served as Wheatland camp MWA clerk for thirty two years. Cinque club met Tuesday with Mrs Carl Hoffmeister. honors at cards went to Mrs Hom righausen and Mrs Emil Koch and Mrs Otto Elahn.
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Mothers Club
George Sorhn
Matilda Muhl
Dora Lahann
Adolph Lohse
Anna Hamdorf
Elizabeth Hillman
Hereman Martens
Henry Nieman
Otto Siegmund
Henry Pingle
D Beckman
Beckman
Wheatland
Germany
M. W.A
Charles Dickle
John Bicknese
Ernestine Schneider
George Hoffman
Reuben Riedesel
Clarence Ott
Lydia Schneider
Cinque Club
Carl Ho
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Sunnyside
A G Johnson
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Harmony
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