Community Socials Highlight Iowa City Notes
A series of gatherings and birthdays are recorded in Iowa City social pages. Mrs Owen Sutherland hosted a picnic at the tourist park for local guests including Emma Hanken and Frances Coyle. Several clubs held meetings and birthday parties with family dinners, theater outings, and prize winnings noted for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Sutherland
Iowa City
Emma ‘Hanken
Marie Widmer
Hazel Eby
Izora Bancroft
Lena Marugg
Nella ‘Hoffman
Madge Shaffer
Ores Sutherland
Gladys Shelley
Birthday Gatherings Highlight Monticello Social Circuit
Honor accompanied guests to Shaffer's sweet shop for birthday refreshments as Ann Marie received gifts. Monticello friends of Miss Alice Cowan hosted a Cedar Rapids picnic and shower in her honor prior to her fall marriage to Charles Locher. Center Junction hosts bid farewell to Mrs. Paul Smith with lunch and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Burrichter
Susan Stuhler
Ann
Sally Carter
Jane Stuhler
Deplhia Balster
Kathryn Bender
Helen
Sylvia Gutensohn
Naomi Hanken
Marjorie Thomas
Barbara Walker
Louise York
Susan
Walter Brandt
Dysart
Albert Stuhler
Charles Luett
Brandt
Country Club
Ruth Palmer
Monticello
Stuhler
Luett
Honor
Shaffer
Ann Marie
Eloie Timmins
Wilma Doris Yount
Betty Lou Podhaski
Virginia Hanken
Betty Patterson
Mary Lou Luett
Norma Reyner
Geraldine Schneider
Arline Balster
Ruth Ann Hoag
Jean Echternacht
Gertrude Ortgies
Vernona Vernon
Bob
Bill Stuhler
Alice Cowan
Cedar Rapids
Charles Locher
City Park
W. E. Corbin
Billy Corbin
Lois
Carrie
Myrtle Cowan
Elsie Bender
Wyoming
Dorothy Houcks
Earl DeShaw
Peter Prahm
Center Junction
J. N. Smith
J. R. McNeilly
Truman Stanton
LeRoy Dirks
George McDonald
Ellen McDonald
John Perrine
Lavetta
State Fair To Open Tomorrow At Des Moines
The Iowa State Fair opens Friday in Des Moines with a five million dollar worth program spanning eight days. Headline events include auto races harness races rodeo and a Parade of Stars. Free admission for children under 16 on opening day. Officials target over 350000 attendees for Aug 27 to Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Boys and Girls
Deadline Set for Installment Plan on Delinquent Taxes
Oct 22 is the deadline for property owners to apply for a ten installment plan under senate file 167. The act allows lumping delinquencies into one sum with 6 percent interest, with annual or shorter payments and current taxes due each year. County Auditor George Specht said few contracts have been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
George Specht
Monticello Man Wins At Delaware Co Fair
Albert Heeren of Monticello earned 13 firsts and multiple championships in Hereford cattle at the Delaware county fair sharing honors with H. E. Carruthers of Masonville. The Monticello herd won 13 firsts along with junior and grand titles while Heeren claimed several high awards. In a separate note, Joel Dalley of Cedar Rapids died by self inflicted gunshot last Friday after prior suicide threats. He is survived by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Albert Heeren
Monticello
Heeren
H. E. Carruthers
Masonville
Joel Dalley
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Picnic Brings Lawrence Threshing Crew Together
A picnic dinner hosted by Emil Lawrence drew members of the Lawrence and Holub families plus friends on Wednesday, August 18, at the Howard Hart grove by Buffalo Creek. Prizes were awarded in village foot races and a final ball game closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Lawrence
Howard Hart Grove
Buffalo Creek
Raymond L. Holub
Mike J. Lawrence
Henry Schmit
Linhart A. Lawrence
Wesley G. Lawrence
Martina
Henry Marek
Harry Gerrets
August Monk
Clarence Ruley
Elizabeth
Mike R. Holub
Wesley Lawrence
Albert Holub
Bernice Osterhaus
Wesley Drahos
Gail Walker
Frank Drahos
William Slimmer
Richard Derenthal
Thomas McDonough
James McDonough
Donald Dean Lawrence
Linhart Lawrence
Lawrence
Lineman Electrocuted At Manchester Tuesday
Robert Stephenson 18 son of Mr and Mrs Jack Stephenson linesman for Iowa Electric at Manchester was electrocuted Tuesday noon by a 220 volt wire on a pole he was atop He was working with his father when the accident happened The father ordered the current cut and others lowered him to the ground The physician declared him dead upon arrival He had worked for the company since graduating high school in June Survived by parents and two brothers Walter 16 and Roland 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stephenson
Jack Stephenson
Iowa Electric Company
Manchester
The
Light Company
Walter
Roland
Jane Niles Named Camp Fire Executive
Jane Niles daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford L Niles of Anamosa will become field executive of the Campfire Girls for the district with headquarters in Cedar Rapids. She starts her duties September 1 traveling to area towns with Campfire Girls groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Niles
Clifford L. Niles
Anamosa
Campfire Girls
Cedar Rapids
Cascade Native Ordained in Rome Returns Home
Father Lane, born in Cascade, was ordained in Rome on March 19 1937 and has returned to join the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque as an assistant. A large reception was held at the Lane home with hundreds of guests, and a Mass and Benediction followed by a dinner honoring clergy and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Faber
Father Lane
St. Martin's
Thomas J. Rooney
J. B. Albers
Msgr. Albers
George Bisenius
Bernard Collins
Albert Hoffman
J. J. Breitbach
Columbia College
Bernard H. Skahill
Washington, D. C
Michael Kerper
Church of the Nativity
Dubuque
Thomas Conry
Father Rooney
D. W. Foley
Martin Conlin
Dublin
Ireland
Msgr
Conry
J. F. Delay
Vinton
Joseph Dunn
Asbury
P. J. Malore
Denis Lunden
Cascade
St. Martin’s High School
University of Notre Dame
Rome
Italy
Gregorian University
T. J. Lane
Lutheran convention marks Monticello church anniversary
The Monticello congregation and delegates celebrate the 25th anniversary of the local church during three Sunday services. It features speakers including Rev. W. E. Meier and Rev. S. H. Sandrock, with music by the pastors' octette and William Voigts. The event honors the Ladies Aid and Luther League while noting the district’s women’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ing
W. E. F. Meier
Manson
A. Landgrebe
Cushing
H. Sandrock
Bellevue
J. Mardorf
Sumner
Mardorf
F. E. Schoenbohm
Elvira
William Voigts
Dubuque
H. H. Diers
Ladies Aid
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Iowa
L. G. Krebs
Davenport
The
Luther League
Great Jones County Fair Showcases Machinery And Booths
At the Great Jones County Fair a play by Wm. G. Schoon covers Massie Harris machinery and Allis-Chalmers tractors. A portable dance floor and concessions are nearby. In the floral hall, Zimmerman Electric Shop Zenith radios Bupane gas Monticello Feed Mill Star Farmer feeds and other display booths include DeLaval milkers Meyer's water pump Shel lane gas Butler coal stoker Electrolux refrigerators Duo-therm oil burners and Faultless washing machines First Electrical Service shows Philco radios Maytag washing machines Quaker burnoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. G. Schoon
Massie Harris Machinery
Allis- Chalmers
Floral Hall
Zimmerman Electric Shop
Zenith
Monticello
Star Farmer Feeds
R. H. Balster Home
DeLaval Milkers
Meyer’s
Shellane
Butler
Electrolux
First
Philco
Maytag
Quaker Burnoil
Rev H L Adix Elected Head of Lutheran Group
Rev H L Adix was elected head and chairman of a Lutheran group in Dubuque. Dr Henry Schuh of Columbus Ohio led the main address on benevolence spending and stewardship noting four million Protestant Sunday school dropouts in two years and declining church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Adix
Lutheran
Dubuque
Henry Schuh
American Lutheran Church
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Racing and Cattle Judging Results from County Fair
Yesterday’s results show four firsts four seconds and seven thirds with top honors in boar and sow categories. Hess of Worthington led eight firsts six seconds two thirds and took grand and junior sow titles. Gerdes of Monticello placed third in his class. Wilson of Coggon dominated Duroc Jersey with 12 firsts six seconds and all champions. Schoff of Lost Nation led Hampshire group with 12 firsts five seconds and all champions. 4 H girls’ demonstration teams judged by Mrs. Ashley Elliott. Fairview Orioles won for ironing technique. Rita Koppenhaver DeLite Folkerts and Ione Koppenhaver lead winners. Jones county hopes for Iowa State Fair with second place Rome Tru-Heart team Lucille Em bree Eileen Mulherin and Louise Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Hess
Worthington
G. H. Gerdes
Monticello
R. P. Wilson
Coggon
Hampshire
Orvin Schoff
Lost Nation
Ashley Elliott
Central City
Fairview Orioles
Rita Koppenhaver
DeLite Folkerts
Ione Koppenhaver
Jones County
Lucille Embree
Eileen Mulherin
Rome
Tru-Heart Club
Louise Cook
4-H Posture and Kitchenware Winners Highlight Cake Cattle Congress
The report notes the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo with leaders and clubs. Third prize went to Alice Bennadom and Joyce Porter of Jackson Wise Owl, led by Mrs J E Porter, earning a trip to Ames. Hale Blue Bells, led by Miss Joe Levsen, placed fourth for Care and Selection of Kitchenware. Mary Esther McLaughlin of Castle Grove Fortune Finders won the posture contest, with Eileen Mulherin of Rome True Hearts taking second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Alice Bennadom
Joyce Porter
Jackson Wise Owl Club
J. E. Porter
Ames
Hale Blue
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Fortune Finders
Eileen Mulherin
Rome
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Club News
Frances Coyle
William Jarrett
Boone Public Schools
George Maire
Fred Hein
Grant Eilers
Harvey Harford
George Hein
Jack Kay
Fred Kay
Jack
Guy Swartzell
Amber
Robert Swartzel
Minneapolis
Gladys Kiefer
Betty Kay
Kenneth Myer
Chicago
Edward Templeton
L. W. Lovell
Story
Nathaniel Hawthorne
H. S. Richardson
Hawthorne
Salem
Charles Northrop
Julian Hawthorne
QU. E. S
Mrs. Merle Cass
Merle Cass
Eastern Star Chapter
Dick Abel
Byron Abel
Jimmy Matthiessen
Billy Thomas
Bill Stahler
Bud McNeill
Bob Balster
George Coxsee
Jimmy Patterson
Bud Hanken
Tommy Grimes
Wil Corbin
Billy
Simmie Matthiessen
Buddy Skelley
David Walker
Dick Shelley
Leonard Strasberg
Laverne Hannan
Ann Marie Husman
Henry Husman
Mrs. Paul Smith
Delaware Co. Fair
Camp Fire
M. Reu
W. G. Weber
F. H. Voelker
Oelwein
Waverly
Andrew
Eastern Iowa
Missouri Lutheran Synod
Lee
Cedar Rap
Stewart Wanier
Skelgas
Helms
National Hybrid Corn Company
Rural Electrification Administe
Lorraine Wallace
George Webb
Baker and Ewers
Dexter
Truax
Scotch Grove
Chevrolet
Hopkinton
Oxford Junction
Dick Beall
Byers & Beach Carnival
Skippy Lamar Orchestra
Briardale
Pork & Beans, V.C
Ross Bat
Fairview
Princess
Jean Muri
Bob Steele
Edward G. Robinson
Bette Davis
Calaha
Ernie Young Revue
ES Rar
RED Goose Shoes
Hilda Levsen
Yvonne Powelka
Joe Levsen
Zimmerman
Ricklefs’ Dry Goods Store
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