Kiwanis Club Organized with First Luncheon Held
The Kiwanis Club of Maquoketa officially formed, hosting its first luncheon in the First National Bank community room. About 100 local business and professional men attended, with Clinton and Davenport delegations joining, as officers and by law changes were outlined and nominations approved.
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Kiwanis Club
FIRST
First National Bank
Maguoketa
Kiwanist
Hanrahan
Palace Cafe
Clinton
Davenport
R. A. Lott
Maquoketa
Loose
Tewksburg
Chicago
Ofw
Henry Mitchell
D_ N. Louse
Vic
G. O. Morse
Treas
J. W. Brady
J. B. Trout
Dubuque Kiwanis Club Congratulates Maquoketa Group
The Dubuque Kiwanis Club congratulates Maquoketa on membership and praises the group’s farsightedness. Messages note 16 years of service, celebrate in Maquoketa, and acknowledge singing guests and Walter Lane as permanent secretary amid travel constraints and impassable roads.
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Dubuque
Maquoketa
Ta- Dubuque Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanise Kiwanis Club OF
Society Elects Officers At Missionary Meeting
At the Methodist church meeting on Wednesday afternoon the society elected officers: President Mrs Minnie Miller First Vice President Mrs Mary Holtz Second Vice President Miss Agnes Sidle Recording Secretary Mrs Margaret Hamley Treasurer Mrs E A Stoddard Corresponding Secretary Jennie Barnes Mite Box Secretary Mrs Eliza Dumong Program Chairman Mrs H Whitaker Mrs E A Lang and Mrs Lathian McDonald Supt of Queen Esther Society Mrs W M Lane.
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Tome
Society of the Methodist Church
Minnie Miller
Mary Holtz
Agnes Sidle
Margaret Hamley
Tress
E. A. Stoddard
Jennie Barnes
Eliza Dumong
Whitaker
Death Call: Mrs Dewitt Van Evera Dies in Chicago
Chicago Lai A Message reports the death of Mrs Ila Farr Van Evera who passed away Thursday morning in Chicago at 2 50. She formerly lived in Maquoketa and was the youngest sister of Mrs M F Cannell of the city. Remains will be moved to New York and buried in the Van Evera lot at Ft Pisin cemetery.
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Dewitt van Evera
Chicago
van Evera
Maequoketa
Ila Farr
M. F. Cannell
New York
Ft Pisin
Streets Being Oiled In Long Awaited Dust Remedy
Oil for streets arrived earlier this week and workers spread the substance on unpaved sidewalks. Car owners grimace at dust but homeowners welcome the dust exterminating fluid reducing mess around the house.
Boys Arrive at Camp Black Hawk for Two Week Outing
Clinton boys of the V. M. C. A. travel to Camp Black Hawk about a mile from town on the F. W. Tell land for a two week camp. Anamosa and Davenport groups will join later for the outing.
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Black Hawk
Clinton
F. W. Tell Land
Anamosa
Davennert
Memorial Sunday Flowers for Royal Neighbors Lodge
Royal Neighbors Memorial Sunday flowers to Sins HW OW Folletts Saturday. Service at cemetery Saturday evening. Clyde Wing traveled to Oskaloosa Sunday, returned Tuesday, with wife and young daughter who visited relatives.
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Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbor Lodge
OW. Folletts
Clyde Wing
Oskaloosa
Daily Jottings Friday and Saturday Events in Town
Fair and cool days with Miss Miriam Mathing hosting a Slumber party for T. N. T. Club. Out of town visitors include Miss Garth McNeal and others from Lost Nation and Volga. Many local families toured Dewitt, Delmar, Sabula and Davenport. Nine new Congregational church members were received this morning.
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Miriam Mathing
T. N. T. Club
Pinhook
Garth McNeal
Lilian Milly
Geo. Volmer
Irene Hughes
Winnifred Kramer
Lost Nation
Irene Corkley
Volga
Harvey Dilley
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church
Fred Ragatz
Belelevue
A. L. Cook
C. F. Quinlay
Dewitt
Will Taylor
Bert Isbell
Bertha Kendig
A. D. Kendig
Delmar
Howard Harrison
Henry Hertung
Geo. Schick
Davenport
Clint Woods
Fred Hurst
Hurstmille
Births Recorded in Local Townships
Birth announcements list Monald Arthur Leitz son of Me and Mrs Arthur Henry Letts of Washington township Marguerite Monica Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Rogers of Butler township Mary Estelle Green and Joseph Leo Green children of Mrs Joseph L Green of Butler township Jenice Francis Soll daughter of Mr and Mrs John Soll of Miles Iowa Four sons born to Mr and Mrs Otto Seeberger Maquoketa
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Monald Arthur Leitz
Arthur Henry Letts
Washington Township
Marguerite Monica Rogers
Thomas Rogers
Butler Township
Mary Estelle Green
Joseph Leo Green
Joseph L. Green
Jenice Francis Soll
John Soll
Miles
Iawa
Otto] Seeberger
Maquoketa
Marriage Licenses Reported for Three Pairs in City
Louis L Blizck wed Agnes Keanda and Frank M Nelson married Satie El Slattery. Melvin Quigsey tied with Tema Comstock in the latest license notice.
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Louis L. Blizck
Agnes Ke
Anda
Frank M. Nelson
Satie EL Slattery
Melvin Quigsey
Tema Com. Stock
Birth Announcement for Ray Turner Family
Born to Mr and Mrs Ray Turner of Fat ton, a baby daughter arrived Thursday morning at St. Anne Hospital.
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Ray Turner
Fatton
Tore Sth
Legion Forms Second Ball Team of Timber City
The local Legion Post forms a Second Legion team from surplus baseball talent. The new squad will debut on the local diamond next Sunday against the Baldwin tossers. A large Baldwin crowd is expected to attend to see the huskies play ball and prove their skill.
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Legion
Legion Post
Timber City Post
Baldwin
Bank Robbery at Williams Iowa Nets About 4000
June 7 Webster Cuy fact reports bandits blew the safe of the First National bank at Williams 18 miles east of the city escaping with about 4000 in currency. No vault break. A witness heard two explosions and saw three men walking away. Alarms were sent to nearby towns from Bisarsburg and Alden.
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Webster Cuy
First National Bank
Williams
Bisirsburg
Alden
Car Fire Near Preston Traced to Quick Driver Action
A car in Maquoketa vicinity caught fire while Lester pscatu rax of this city drove near Preston. The front end ignited but quick action by the driver prevented complete destruction. Losses expected to be light, with insurance covering the damage. Local ad copy urging insurance with H. Gale Buchner.
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Lester Pscaturax
Preston
H. Gale Buchner
Maquoketa
June Wedding Solemnized at Comstock Home
Irma Comstock and Melvin Quigley of Omaha were married by Rev. L Elgin Brough at the Comstock home on a Wednesday in June. A small group of intimate guests witnessed the ceremony before the couple plans to reside in Omaha.
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Chas. Comstock
Irma
Melvin Quigley
Omaha
L. Elgin Brough
The
Baptist Church
Omsha
California chiropractic service expands with Doctor Frost
The note describes Doctor Frost joining Doctor McGinnis in California to handle a large patient load. Frost is portrayed as an experienced, competent chiropractor and proprietor, ready to service the public in the locality. The article offers a recommendation and endorsement of his abilities.
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Doctor McGinnis
California
Doctor Frost
Frost
Children’s Day Observed by Congregational Sunday School
The Congregational Sunday school plans Children’s Day on Sunday June 12 with services starting at 10 oclock. Children will perform music and readings, parents should bring baptized children early, and a special military collection will be taken. Mrs A W Clark of Colorado Springs arrives week’s end to visit Verne Clark.
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Congregational Sunday
A. W. Clark
Colorado Springs
Verne Clark
OG McCaffrey
Mabel Scamesds
Des Moines
Eugene McCaffrey
Kiwanis Banquet Picnic Promotes Rural City Ties
Attend the Farmers Picnic at Jackson County Farm Bureau grounds on the Andrew Bellevue road next Monday. Members and nonmembers alike are urged to join, register, and show support for community spirit as Ben Walker aims to outshine past gatherings. The event promises social mingling to weld rural and town interests and features a welcoming Fraternal Commercial group in Maquoketa.
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Kiwanis Club
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Thompson’s Grove
Andrew-Bellevue
Maquoketa
Ben Walker
Maguoketa
Kiwanis
Iowa Com Outlook Highlights Saturated Soils and Varied Yields
Iowa weather reports show heavy rains in southeast regions cause flooded streams and soggy soils while other counties escape major damage. Week temperatures ranged from mid forties to near fifty, with normal sunshine. Corn and oats progress well, with 96.5 percent state condition on June 1, the best since 1914. Potatoes near peak condition at 96 percent, alfalfa being cut, and strawberries harvesting steady. southern yields likely below normal for corn and hay.
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Des Moines
Gas
Adair
Union
Gorn
After The Flood Rages Along Arkansas River Area
Ten million dollars worth of Pueblo foods, scores of bodies, and unknown losses lie in mud and quicksands of inundated farmland south of the Arkansas near Pueblo. Places like Vineland Avon dale Divine Boone Fowler and Manginola suffer widespread havoc. The Woman's Club plans an annual Riverview picnic this afternoon. Mrs Orie Bailey and her children visit Amber relatives. Mrs John Schocker underwent an operation at City hospital. Ray Burnett leaves Saturday for Mitchell South Dakota to establish residence.
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Arkansas
Pueblo
Denver Times
Vineland
Avondale
Divine
Boone
Fowler
Man
Ginola
Woman's Club
Riverview
Orie Bailey
Amber
Andy
N. J. Rankin
John Schocker
City Hospital
Ray Burnett
Mitchell, S. D
Nira
Burnett
Stolen Gar Recovered Near Clinton After Embankment Crash
Myer Peskovitz and companions parked in Clinton to attend a theatre. The Oakland car was stolen, found Monday between Clinton and Sabula, damaged badly after plunging off a 20 foot embankment. A Sabula garage tow and repair followed. Insurance partially covers the loss.
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Myer Peskovitz
Clinton
Oakland
Playhouse
Feskovitz
Sabula
Danase
H. Gale Buchner
Moyuokera
Booza fleet expands daily booze cruises through our city
An anonymous resident along the Dubuque to Davenport route reports larger booze truck convoys now pass daily, sometimes in caravans of three or four. The reader alleges lawbreakers operate openly, with two men in the front seat and a third driving, and criticizes apparent police inaction and lack of official protest.
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Anclesam
Dubuque
Davenport
Iowa Legionaire Publishes List Of Slacker War Record Holders
The Iowa Legionaire prints the first list of Iowa men labeled slackers by the War Department, naming Clinton Ansterberg and others. Over 100 World War I veterans gave Memorial Day addresses across Iowa on May 30. The Town Legionaires sought Civil War mothers, locating Mrs. Lamise Sikes Vought of Fayette. Ravenport Post aided forty ex-service members in May.
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Towa Department
American Legion
Iowa Legionaire
Iowa
War Department
Clinton John Ansterberg
Clinton
Louis Gerish
Grand Mound
George W. Haight
Dewitt
J. Farl B. Watkins
Comanche St. Clinton
Iuwa
MacXiger
Audubon
Legionairs
Lamise Sikes Vought
Fayette. Ta
Iowa Banks Hit by Record Robberies in Year End Report
A report shows fifty torey robberies of Iowa banks during the year ending June 1 with twenty five successful heists causing about 84 in losses. Eighteen suspects are jailed, and public hearings noted. Invitations were sent for the marriage of Orie Littlefind to Miss Virginia Carr of Des Moines. Mr Litthe, a former Andree president, resided in Maquoke.
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Iowa
Orie Tlitlefind
Misa Virginina Carr
Des Moines
Jane U1
Wis
Andree
Maquoke
Iowa May labor report shows improving conditions
The May employment service reports for the West North Central district including Iowa indicate a return to normal conditions with improving manufacturing and retail activity. In Cedar Rapids jobbing is steady, Davenport sees renewed lines and a plant expanding, Dubuque notes rising orders and full summer operation, while skilled labor remains in surplus due to plant reductions.
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Washington D. GO
Employment Service
Department of Labor
West North Central
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Farm Loan Banks Could Supply 50 Million To Farmers
Congress would allow farm loan banks to issue a 50,000,000 loan to farmers at 5 percent. If shared equally among 48 states, each state would receive about 1,009,000. The move aims to place funds under law without lowering current farm loan rates.
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Congress
Tequesta Firemen to Attend Memorial Service
Attention Firemen A members of the fire and if are Tequesta to Meet at ihe da Sunday, June 12 at 100 wt to attend memorial services. XNESS HUTCHINS Chief J.B. DAVIS Sex appear to be signatures.
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The
Fire & If
Tequesta
Ihe
Xness Hutchins
J.B. Davis
Farm visit noted between MP and local residents
Fragmentary town notes describe a visit by an area farmer to the hospital and home of a local family. The account mentions travel on a Monday and social calls to friends who recently settled in the area, with limited legible details.
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Agcinnee Vishtor Welee
Sda
Operatios Hospital
Mar
Hem
Wih
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