Scotch Grove church schedules May services and activities
The Scotch Grove Presbyterian church starts May services with 9:30 preaching and 10:30 Sunday school after the first Sunday. The community club reports April activities and a letter from Colorado Springs notes health gains of Loomis family.
Onslow Socials and Presbyterian News Review
Mrs. Velma Nielsen hosts Larkin club with five hundred prizes to Hicks Martin and Peterson. Cedar Rapids Presbytery meeting elected S. G. Hutton to Iowa synod Ames in June. Rebekah lodge travels the gavel to Onslow. Local bridge prizes go to Peterson and Nielsen. Out of town guest day attracts businessmen. Lyons sick. nurse employed. Pottle couple return with Plymouth. Smiths show Mexico pictures at Altrurian club event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Nielsen
Larkin Club
W. A. Hicks
Fred Martens
Anna Peterson
Leola Nielsen
Mary Clare Jansen
R. J. Kleineck
John Peterson
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids
S. G. Hutton
Onslow
Iowa Synod
Ames
Wyoming Rebekah Lodge
Onslow Lodge
T. H. Lathrop
Bridge Club
Wholesale and Manufacturers Bureau
Paul N. Smith
Anamosa
Mexico
Deaths and gatherings mark Hopkinton week
Mrs. Fred Keebler of Union township died after a stroke at her home. Mary Sophia Heiserman Keebler, born 1884 in Paris Linn county Iowa, married 1903, left four children. A community fish fry drew about 400 to Manchester Empire ballroom. Various local clergy, educators and families attend services, meetings, and social events across Hopkinton and nearby towns through April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Keebler
Union Township
Mary Sophia Heiserman
Paris
Linn County
Iowa
Ryan
Gottlieb
Albert
Edna Wenger
Lena
Robert O. Brickel
Cedar Rapids
Community Club
Empire Ballroom
Manchester
D. H. Johnston
Barbara Royce
Leonard A. Gibbs
Thomas Tibbitts
Helen Downs
Maxine Hebron
Luella Miller
Letha Rizer
Robert §. Gearhart
University of Iowa Medical School
M. H. Whig
Washington Avenue
Madison
Wis
Gearhart
St. Mary's Hospital
University of Iown Medical School
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary
Phi Beta Pi
N. A. Gearhart
Hopkinton
Birthday Dinner Highlights Community Ties in Schoon Area
A long list of neighbors and relatives gathered Sunday to celebrate Mrs. Garrett Schoon’s 86th birthday and share meals and visits across the Langworthy and Monticello area. Attendees included the Schoon, Dorcas, Reuter, Ommen, Gerdes, and Sieveka families along with guests from Cedar Rapids, Clarence, Lisbon, and Stanwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Schoon
Hei Schoon
Will Schoon
Rex Reuter
George Schoon
Myles Deeny
Cedar Rapids
Cletus Boland
Will Dirks
Ruth
Betty
Raymond Hinrichs
William Oltmans
Langworthy
Helen Herren
Carl Schoon
Gerd Ommen
Alva Gerdes
Carl Gerdes
August Schlemmer
Lillie Schlemmer
Harry Dorcas
Lisbon
Elsie Schlember
Clarence Drake
Clarence
Lorene Dorcas
Lavern Dorcas
Ed Sieveka
Carl
Leona Stott
Monticello
Wanda Siebels
John Freese
Otto Otten
John Grant
Hale
Gerald Krause
Haye Schoon
Schoon
Hank Siebels
Herman Folkers
Carl Folkers
Linda Lou
Lena Folkers
Harvey Siebels
William Martin
Otto Lanneman
Dorothy
H. E. Dirks
Maynard
Fred Gray
Clarence Otten
Solon
F. H. Kehren
Florence Herr
Bernice Harms
Julia Toenjes
Will Jansen
Billie
Herman Helgens
Louie Helgens
Bellevue
Henry Hinrichs
Clarence Hinrichs
George Bodiker
Rhinie Wessels
Albert Harms
Louie Hagen
Famy
Martin
Stanwood
Express Bird Coloring Contest Seeks Rural School Entries
The Express invites rural schools to join a coloring contest. Create a booklet coloring birds, submit to The Express office by June 1, and the best booklet wins a bird book for the school. Only one prize offered. The notice also includes a lengthy article on the Rose-breasted Grosbeak and local community notices from Monticello and Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Express Office
Iowa
Center Junction Senior Class News and Events
Center Junction reports twelve seniors the largest class in school history. Names include Hollyce Chase Robert Mead Betty McDonald Glen Goldsmith Audrey Serbousek Max Moses Glenn Norris Ed Snell Junior Ketelsen Jean Preston Mabel Otten and Dick Thompson. The senior play pleased to meet cha drew a full house. Upcoming events list includes April 28 junior senior banquet in Cedar Rapids May 3 5 class night May 7 baccalaureate at Presbyterian church May 11 commencement with Dr Gage address May 12 alumni banquet in the school gym. Women’s club met at Mrs Eunice Sanford with president Mrs Gladys McNeilly. The constitution was revised and programs on radio and a Danish club letter were presented. Mother’s Day observed May 8 at Mrs Ethel Stingrey home. Phyllis Apland 8 celebrated a birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
A. Alyea
Women’s Community Club
John Otten
Otten
Harrison Loomis
Ripley's
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Scotch Grove
Arthur Himebaugh
McDonald Hospital
Wilma Kuhns
Anamosa
Marvin Lacock
Janet Sinclair
Bernard Cass
Center Junction
Lyle Callahan
Kitty Callahan
New Cumberland
Monticello
Nora Streets
Marion Clark
E. K. Peters
Ann Paulsen
Emil Paulsen
John Petersen
Otis Babcock
Otto Koranda
Presbyterian Sunday School
Miss Hughes
Ralph Paulsen
Ruth Ann Zirkelbach
Alice May Clark
Jack Naylor
C. B. Carson
Hopkinton
Carson
Rochester
Minn
M. M. Sinclair
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Mount Union
Orley Loomis
Earlville
W. B. Clark
Harold Yeager
Bellevue
J. M. Lange Jr
A. Upland
Hansetta Hinrichsen
Elmeree Schrader
Beverly Mead
Roberta
Vera Mae Johnson
Margaret Eilers
Sara Stanton
Irma Bohlken
Eileen Chase
C. H. Nelson
Augusta Norris
Presbyterian Ladies’ Working Band
Lindsey
W. S. Pangburn
Fred Biere
Methodst Ladies’ Aid
Wyoming Society
Farnham
Will Hansen
Howard Leech
Will Bohler
Arthur Wilcox
Herbert Cox
Will Mead
C. O. Watson
Henry Heeren
Ed Tomlinson
Capitola Courtney
Bert Moats
John Carson
Manufacturers and Wholesalers’ Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Washington
O. D. Thatcher
Town City
Peter Prahm
Thatcher
Pauline Holm
Harry Chase
Eileen
Chase
Chris Maxon
Lee Way
Edgewood
Frank Preas
Hollyce Chase
Robert Mead
Betty McDonald
Glen Goldsmith
Audrey Serbousek
Max Moses
Glenn Norris
Ed Snell
Junior Ketelsen
Jean Preston
Mabel Otten
Dick Thompson
Meecha
Presbyterian Church
Gage
Coe College
Eunice Sanford
Gladys McNeilly
Elda Dirks
Marietta Stanton
McNeilly
Hale
Nelle Moses
Copenhagen
Denmark
Ethel Sting-rey
Phyllis Apland
Origin of Lord Mayor Title In Medieval England
The term lord mayor is traced to the phrase domino maiore meaning sir mayor. Its origin dates to Edward III's reign in the fourteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward III
Johnson County Claim Association’s Pioneering Land Protectors
The Johnson County Claim Association formed in 1839 to defend settlers against squatters and land grabbers. Led by Sheriff S. C. Trowbridge with a constitution signed by 282 residents including Governor Robert Lucas, the group organized officers and carried out claim duties. It helped oversee two land sales in 1840 and 1843 before disbanding after Marion sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clainy Association
Johnson County
Lucas A
S.C. Trowbridge Sherif
Te County
Napoleon
Jotinon
Claim Association
S.C. Trowbridge
Sherif
Robert Licas
Association Partici
Dubuque
Marion
Fred C
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D. C, Sinclair
Ethel Koon
Red Oak
Koon
E. E. Phillips
Oxford Junction
Harry Moore
Dale Moore
Marvin
Lester Null
Hinrichs
Samuel Agnew
Clay Township
Maquoketa
Clay Cemetery
C. R. Smith
Iowa League of Women Voters
Sioux City
Smith
Onslow Presbyterian Church
J. R. Kennedy
G. F. French
Marvin Hanwardson
Alva Streeper
George Sears
Howard Willison
Wilson Briggs
O.H.S
Howard Peters
Peters
Clinton
Paul Ketchem
Chicago
Mary Ellen McKinstry
Jones County
Des Moines
McKinstry
Norma Pottle
Younkers
L. B. McKinstry
A. K. McMaster
Arthur Pottle
Onslow School
Supt
Helen Stirsky
Harold Jordan
Schrumper
Hall
Snyder
N. L. Lowe
Gestel
Jack Heeren
Frank Schroeder
C. E. Society
Wm. J. Grossheim
Monticello Presbyterian Church
Abram Alyea
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
W. P. Nicholas
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Mire
A. W. McDonald
Manchester Presbyterian Church
Ellery Smith
Mingo
China
Harry Midkiff
South America
India
Madras
Maud Earhart
Harvey Talmadge
H. J. Dunlap
Marshall Neil
Davis S. de Best
Independence
Presbytery
Phoebe Wright
E. L. Wright
Toddville
Priscilla Guild
James Littlefield
Forrest Lamont
Lillian Lamont
Barnes
Earl Brutsman
Charles C. Livingston
Julius Gerlich
A. P. Himebaugh
Harlan Williamson
Russell C. Doolittle Jr
Mr. Doolittle
Russell C. Doolittle
Lenox College
A. R. Stanger
Vida Brutsman
Winifred Merriman
da Vinci
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Los Angeles
Charles Dunlop
Amber
W. J. Zimmerman
Ellis A. Hicks
Iowa State College
Sand Spring
Beulah Holm
Andrea Brodersen
John Sindingler
Cedar Falls
Dale Dodge
John Livingstone
Dwight Mathes
Lowell
Iowa City
S. L. McCammon
Mersmuetual
VIN Sian
Ce Association
W. E. Tuetken Monticello, Iowa
Johnson County Claim Association
Battell
the Palimpsest
Goethe
Cate
Ea Ce
Barrymore
Pi Teno
MTN
Elaine Barrie
Tala Byrell
Philip Reed
Iowa Theatre
Charles Greenberg
Second Street
S. E
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
Res Eentry
Rowich Ports Ees
John Deere Tractor
Farmers Implement Company
E. F. Hofer
AML Insurans
Ice
Old Reliable’ Sarsers Mutual Hail Insurance Association
Sac County
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance
Verne R. Carrington
Chester Condit
Ulrich Prader
W. E. Tuetken
H. A. Rutledge
Elmhurst Drive
R. A. Russell
Anamosa, Iowa
Monticello, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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