Center Junction school calendar and community notes 1926
Center Junction April 27 1926 news brief lists a May 14 glee club program directed by Miss Ruth Dunlap with characters and songs. It also covers Par ent Teacher Association meeting highlights, local moves on buildings, hospital visits, births, staff changes, church events, farm supply ads, and community notices across Center Junction and nearby Monticello Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Onslow regions.
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Center Junction
Girls’ Glee Club
Ruth Dunlap
Pauline Prahm
Pauline Burmeister
Dorothy Drethelbis
Ethel Drethelbla
Helen Woodward
Vern Monts
Pauling Prohm
Glee Club
Fthel Dodge
Leone Serbousek
Dorothy McDonald
J. M. Young
Della McKean
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Melsean
L. A. Downing
Anamosa
Gladden
Downing
Margaret McDonald
Erades
Ariel Romick
Alfred Pierce
Gladys Wiltcox
Salida
Colorado
Wilma
Schreiber
A. BR. Schreiber
Hopkinton
Presbyterian Church
BE. F. Kleineck
J. A. McDonald
Mazie Leech
George McDonald
Baby
Emily Smith
Ruth Romick
Mercy Hospital
Elsie Seehusen
Evelyn Robbie
Henry Sechusen
Castle Grove Township
Ruth Nelson
F. L. Serbousek
Howard Leech
Hemingway
Mary Leech
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Paul Paulsen
F. &. Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
Harry Sheele
George Andrews, Sr
M.E. Dodge
Ethel
Cesar Rapids
Bertha Patterson
St. Olad& Tous
Weddings Bring Joy Across St. Marys and St. Martins Churches
In two ceremonies, George M May and Miss telen Cordon wed at St Marys with Rev J B Albers officiating and Monica May singing Ave Maria at offertory. The couple to a breakfast at the bride’s parents and depart for a trip to Chicago before settling in Moline Illinois. The second wedding, Sylvester Otting and Miss Wivian Moore, united at St Martins with Rev Thomas Rooney officiating and Lohengrin’s march, followed by a family breakfast at the bride’s home. Both couples are praised as respected local youths with strong family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
George M. May
Telen Cordon
Mendelasohn
Anton Strong
St. Mary's
Arnold May
Helen Hamil
J. B. Albers
Monica May
Chicaxa
Moline Ilinois
Alva Gordon
St. Mary's School
Mount St Joseph's
Dubuque
Campbell
Moline
Laura May
Dor George W. May
St Mary's High School
Bradley College of Jewelry
Peoria
Minois
Kansas City
Chicago
Llinois
St. Martin's Church
Sylvester Otting
Wivian Moore
Thomas Rooney
St. Martin’s
Lohengrin
Ozarrah Delahrey
D. D. Moore
Bt. Martin's High School
Barney Otting
Otting Brothers Garage
Cascade
Local nuptials and social events noted in Cascade region
A string of social gatherings marks weddings and showers for Miss Helen Gordon and Miss Vivian Moore in Wheat Cascade and East Cascade. Guests, gifts, and luncheon rituals highlight community ties. Birth and hospital notes, a funeral, and local visits to Mercy hospital are also recorded. Notables include Mr. Thomas Kingsley and families traveling from Richmond, Kentucky.
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Chicago
Cascade
Helen Gordon
Wheat Cascade
Orland Davaney
East Cascade
Thomas Kingsley
Thomas Kingsley, Jr
Richmond
Kentucky
Ida Leonard
Woodwant, Tows
Royal Hubbard
Tyone
J. O. Devaney
Vivian Moore
Peter Pakes
Mercy Hospital
Alamosa
Leo Ament
Hopkinton
George Iace
Fannie Clarrity
Meo O
Charles Hartland
Cedar Falls
Memorku Community Event Highlights And Local News
A Memorku program and box social drew praise with musical numbers by Anna Bramer Leona Bramer Frances Buchholtz and Mrs Day A two act farce Not on Man in the Trouse drew applause and May Pole dances by public school girls. Community notes record deaths births arrivals and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorku
Anna
Leona Bramer
Frances Buchholtz
Day
Howard Day
Wyoming
Teodore Becker
John Felker
Felker
Otis Scripture
Asa Wright
Cedar Rapids
Arbur Felker
Anamosa
Yates
Methodist Church
Minna Hansen
Charles City
Miss Hansen
John Hansen
Minna
Vawter Chautauqua Company
Chautauqua Company
Hawthorne Club
Rowena Sanders
Dora Thomsen
Grant
Hanold
Hansen
D. F. Wherry
Hattie Meyers
Maye Reynolds
Madison
Wisconsin
S. G. Franks
J. H. Perrine
Monticello
W. B. Brown
Fort Worth
Altrurian club closes with mother and daughter day program
The Altrurian club met at Onslow Presbyterian church for a Mother and Daughter Day program featuring readings a piano duet and recitations. Six maple trees were to be planted but rain postponed the Arbor Day project to a later date.
Scotch Grove Residents Return From Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry Tekela and family and Mr and Mrs August Brokens concluded a winter in Florida by finishing an overland auto trip to Scotch Grove last Friday morning. Neighbors welcome them back as they preferred Iowa. James Gregory of Cedar Rapids visited Mrs H A Loomis last Friday and accompanied Mrs Garth and Miss Cora Garth to Epworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Henry Tekela
August Brokens
Florida
Iowa
James Gregory
Cedar Rapids
Post nuptial shower honors Loomis Brokens kin
Mrs Loomis daughter of Mr and Mrs August Brokens received a post nuptial shower at the J B Brokens Jr home. The Brokens will start housekeeping soon in part of the Hans Gange house. Also notes include church aid meeting rescheduling and local notices about poultry feed promotion and a Memorial day planning meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Mra. Arth
August Brokens
J. B. Brokens, Jr
Schreiber
A. B Schreiber
Shutanka Camp
Evelyn Ladehoff
Robert Glenn and
Leonard
Wallace
Monticello
Charles Neal
John Linge, Jr
Maxine
Yvonne
Henry Ahraken
Scotch Grove
Loomis Home
G. J. Hughes
Anamosa
HH. Waaken
Monticello Home Talent Play Receives Positive Notes
Local business men hosted a home talent play at Monticello and attendees reported the show was very good. The item lists several residents visiting relatives, hospital cases, and community notices including measles and flu illnesses, travel, and hospital stays.
Township notices and social events fill the week
The Rosary society entertainment at Immaculate Conception church drew a large turnout with youth dancing and elders socializing. A midnight lunch followed. Plans for a meeting were disrupted by bad weather. Upcoming caucus, road work, farm bureau meeting, and local visits are noted along with a funeral, school return from surgery, and a Chicago trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary Society of the Immaculate Conception
Will Siebels
BE. EB. Hoag
Monticello
F. D. Delscher
Farm Bureau
Walter Sitzler
Chicago
Visitors and local notices from Delhi area
Mrs Eva Bright and Doris visited from Delhi last Friday with Louise Warner in Monticello to see ailing person. Monticello guests Mr and Mrs James Alcorn stayed at W H Behrends home over Sunday. Mrs Fred Mgger and Helen and Mrs W H Behrends visited Anamosa Saturday. A Dubuque priest led services here and in Hopkinton last Sunday. Farm bureau met at Mrs C C Slauson Thursday afternoon. Creamery shipped butter and eggs last Wednesday. The daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Meyer was ill last week. Aaron Roff spent weekend at the Bright home near Delhi. Charles Martin assists Henry Pruis with farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates
Peter’ Jakelin
Cedar Rapids
F. L
Olin
Pangborn
Anamosa
Schreiber
John Clark
Town City
Prahm
C. H. Nelson
Monticello
Glenn Watson
Alfred Pierce
Flapkinton
S. G. Thompson
Clara Anderson
Onslow
J. W. Hamer
Darlene
Wyoming
Carl Pence
Wiii Werderman
Ben Englehart
Misa Augusta Reuters
Austin
Minnesota
The
Shipping Association
Diedrich Freese
Vern Rynerson
Mercy Hospital
Charles Michaels
Flora Fisher
One Bailey
Wiliam Rickels
Florence and
Leona Anderburg
Black Oak School
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Will Zimmerman
George Schoon
Lena Englehart
George Andrews
Dirks
Henry Harms, Jr
Eva Bright
Doris
Delhi
Louise Warner
James Alcorn
W. H. Behrends
Fred Mgger
Helen
Dubuque
Hopkinton
Farm Bureau
C. C. Slaus
Creamery Company
Billmeyer
Aaron Roff
Bright
Charles Martin
Henry Pruil
Radio parish ministers in Maine story sparks faith in broadcasts
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a radio parish with a pastor in Portland Maine and nine denominations joining in the first service. Clergy see radio as a pastoral aid expanding congregations as unseen listeners become visible attendees. The Bookman adds a critique that people seek luxuries and personal rewards over bare sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Portland
Maine
New Ocean Depth Record Reported Near Japan
The U S Geological Survey states the deepest ocean spot lies about 50 miles off Japan in the Pacific. The Manchu mapped it but could not measure the depth with a sounding wire, which reached only 32 644 feet. A new American device measures depth by echo time, altering the meaning of sounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Mindanao
Phillippine Islands
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Japanese Navy Department
America
Humming Bird Mills
Humming Bird
Why Evil Is News
Boston Transcript frames the idea that pervasive evil headlines grab attention despite more good in the world, arguing sensational risks skew public perception while benevolent events receive less spotlight. The piece contends media focus amplifies fear by emphasizing negative incidents over ordinary acts of kindness.
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Boston Transcript
Livestock Diseases Strike Eastern Iowa Farms
Over the past week infectious diseases hit eastern Iowa farms with outbreaks of influenza in horses in Princeton Marion Van Horn Dysart Oxford Iowa City and other towns. Hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle in Olin Cedar Rapids Springville Anamosa. Hog cholera in swine in Oxford West Branch. Distemper in dogs Clinton. White scours in calves Oxford Wilton Junction. Contagious abortion in swine Clinton Low Moor. Tetanus in farm horses Van Horn. Fowl typhoid and fowl cholera in chickens Olin White La Porte Solo Mount Vernon Van Horn Blackley. Flu in swine Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Princeton
Marion
van Horn
Dysart
Oxford
Iowa City
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Springville
West Branch
Clinton
Wilton Junction
Low Moor
la Porte
Solo
Mount Vernon
Blackley
Elyira
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J. W. Doxses
Chas. A. Doxsee Editors and Proprietors
Car Soon Farmers Grain Co
Lowa
Altrurian Club
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Sears
Lois Bullock
Plano
Norma Norton
May French
Ruth McMaster
Ruth Sears
Hilda Holtz
Dorothy Overholt
Merdamer Ethel Koon
Clara Meyer
Qiatha Willison
George Lyot
A KO AleMaster
Lang
Harriet Lamey
Glatha Willison
Meadames Riva Chatterrha
Floren McMaster
Vera Paul
Arthur Barrow
Minnneapolis
Clare Anderson
Awatosa
Robert E. Biennan
University of Lens
Teo Messer
George Hall
Los Angeles
Angeles
George Overholt
Frank Tasker
Town
Frank Barnes
Mr Barnes
Monmouth
Amber
Castle Grove
Star Meat Market
Marshall & Matthiessen
Verson
J. E. Bateman
Aunimin
Aise
Bowtom
Ricklefs’ Dry Goods Store
Beery
Voss
Floto-Plane
Sion
Aomple
Guarante
fromcNeill
A.J. H. McNeill
Winchester
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