Wyoming area social notes and church activities listed
The Wyoming community weekend events include birthdays at three miles east with many relatives visiting, church society meetings at Sherrill and M E church, a Luther League gathering, a Pollyanna circle tea, and bridge prizes. Several visits from relatives in Des Moines Anamosa Dubuque and San Francisco Plus school alumni counts and a car accident report in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mishwild
Wyoming
Joe Tompkins
George
Maquoketa
Henry Eichhorn
Molly Jo
Anamosa
Peter Eichhorn
Chris Eichhorn
Stanley
Thomas Eichhorn
Hattie Dieckman
Fishwild
Elizabeth
Robert
Reynold
Methodist Ladies’ Ald Society
Lee Sherrill
Orval Buckingham
W. B. Curry
Lyle
al Petersen
Elmer Buckingham
Earl Kitzmiller
Carl Lorenzen
N. Stoffel
Christal
Verna Hanold
Ellen Marshall
Jane Inglis
Leota Wherry
Nettie Wherry
W. W. Bronson
Frances Franks
Henrietta Franks
W. B. Searcliff
Sadie Rhodes
R. D. Mowry
Lois Lockhart
John Shover
Monticello
Shover
Gardner Williams
Gardner Jr
San Francisco
Calif
E. &. Johnson
Port Arthur
Ontario
Canada
William Wilker
Priscilla Club
E. R. Marshall
Ruth Alden
Denver
Colo
A. G. Alden
Pleasant Ridge
Midland Homemakers Club
Davenport
Clinton
S. W. Williams
Marjorie Williams
C. H. Hanold
Hartle Myers
Addison Myers
Paul Koch
Jean Roush
Glen Felker
Cache
Okla
Leon Coleman
Agnes Nissen
Ernest Reitz
Robert Barber
Norma
Betty
Calvin Moore
Winifred Wherry
Mountain Iron
Minn
John T. Wherry
Aneta Garside
Lucile Huston
Cedar Rapids Business College
C. A. Huston
Louis Holzinger
Barbara Huggans
Dubuque
Margaret Mary Nelson
Onalee Bulster
Monmouth
Dora Thomson
Seattle
Wash
E. W. Benbow
Paul Hamshi
Calamus
Harlan Miller
Norman Johnson
Center Junction
Carl Johnson
Wyoming High School Alumni Association
Corpus Christi Observed with Outdoor Prairieburg Procession
Prairieburg St Josephs church plans a Corpus Christi outdoor procession next Sunday evening with indoor services if rain. Archbishop Beckman will visit Prairieburg Monday June 24 at 4 pm to confirm 95 children and 20 adults, his first Prairieburg visit since coming to Dubuque five years ago. He will preach before the sacrament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Archbishop Beckman
Prairieburg
Dubuque
John Dolan
Barbara Jean
Central City
Donald Dolan
O. Rowley
Kate Holub
Leo
Anamosa
James Flanagan
Ryan
Bud Weber
Buddy
Social Roundup Includes Visits and Funeral Attendance
Sand Spring residents host guests and callers from Masonville Manchester Monticello Delhi and Anamosa. Families attend a funeral in Monticello and birthday surprise plans unfold as relatives and neighbors gather for a birthday celebration and social games.
Lem and Martha to perform at Monticello Barn Dance Frolic
Monticello radio fans may see Lem and Martha famous comedy stars in person Friday June 28 in Neil Shaffner's Big Tent Theater show. The duo are known for comedy lines and harmonica and accordion duets and have appeared on Orpheum Keith Pantages and Interstate vaudeville circuits. Lem real name Tom Lewis also produced for a southern theater circuit for three seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lem
Martha
The
WHO
Neil Shaffner
Orpheum
Keith
Pantages
Interstate
Tom Lewis
Adv
Gay McConaughy Family Attends Weddings and Showers
The Gay McConaughy family of near Morley joined relatives including the Fairbanks, Benedicts, and Stronges for a wedding at Forest Chapel on Wednesday June 12 and multiple showers. Guests from Anamosa Delhi Hopkinton Monticello and Onslow joined family members for visits and events around Morley and Monticello through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Fairbanks
Lester Fairbanks
Willis
Donald
Lucretia
Frank Fairbanks
Elia Strong
Earl Benedict
Irving Hintz
Harviel Clark
Gwelda Fairbanks
Glenn Sivers
Forest Chapel
John Stimpson
Gladys
Anamosa
Thomas Stimpson
Ernest Rickless
Frank Burlingham
Zeola
Bertha
Savanna
Fred Cords
Karl Clark
Alvin Swanson
Delhi
Dale Clark
Hopkinton
Charles Clark
Monticello
Lyle Clark
Local Card Party Yields Prizes and Social News
Five hundred rummy prizes awarded to Mrs. Dave Wilson and Mrs. H Welter at a social event attended by Mes dames Walter First Roy Slauson Lang L King Ray Chaplin Fred Egger Charles Schneiter Frank Schneiter E Wahl Galen Hein J L Batchelder W H Behrends Herman Welter Dave Wilson Velma Mildred Arduser Loeda John Hein Robert First Dorothy Betty Behrends and others. Mrs Arduser received gifts and all reported a good time. Disturbances of illness to Veryl Graybill prompted medical calls to Manchester hospital. Don ald DeShaw visited McDonald hospital with a patient. Henry Adams attended a Monticello Presbyterian luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Eggiman
Masonville
Dave Wilson
Betty Lou
John Blaker
George Schenke
Manchester
DeShaw
Monticello
Martin McElmeel
Verona
Delhi
J. L. Batchelder
E. Wahl
Henrietta Bohlken
Helen Richards
Anamosa
William Conley
Dyersville
Clement
W. H. Behrends
Adams
Duane Sutherland
William Moser
Fac Kauffman
Colesburg
E. H. Cox
EB. H. Cox
L. J. King
Mary Lou
John Wright
Scotch Grove
Johnson Home
Louis Smith
Lloyd
Charles Stevenson
Eldon
Herbert Cox
Dickie
Center Junction
Johnson
Sophia Clement
Matt
Cascade
Gordon
Belly Lou
Lester Lang
Donald Johnson
Donna Lee
Marble Rock
H. Cox
Egger
Cap Arduser
H. Welter
Mesdames
Walter First
Roy Slauson
Lang
L. King
Ray Chaplin
Fred Egger
Charles Schneiter
Frank Schneiter
Galen Hein
Herman Welter
Velma
Mildred Arduser
Loeda
John Hein
Robert First
Dorothy
Henry Adams
Presbyterian Church
Castle Grove News Roundup of Local Visits and Events
Miss Lorna Gerdes spends two weeks vacation with her parents in Castle Grove while training as a nurse in Chicago. Local residents Fred Mosher Merle Eilers and Joe Barron make business trips. Lyle Hosford plays accordion at a Scotch Grove meeting. Mrs Eda Van Buren visits in Monticello. John Van Buren and friends fish near Delhi. Mrs Stella Black and sister visit Morley. Presbyterian Ladies Aid meets at C A McLaughlin. Castle Grove farm bureau meets Friday June 28. 4 H rally in Center Junction includes Ruth Howie elected county president. Castle Grove Panthers lose to County Liners 7 10. Scotch Grove visitors arrive next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Gerdes
South Shore Hospital
Chicago
G. H. Gerdes
Fred Mosher
Merle Eilers
Central City
Lyle Hosford
Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove
Eda van Buren
Monticello
H. A. Deischer
W. A. Hogan
Anamosa
Castle Grove
S. M. Hosford
Son Lyle
G. Thomas
John Messerli
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Ryan
Joe Barron
Maxine Nordman
John McCrea
John van Buren
Buffalo Township
Will Hiller
Kenneth Hosford
Delhi
Stella
Margaret Black
Louis Vernon
Morley
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
C. A. McLaughlin
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
O. R. Howie
Carl Petersen
Beatrice Orning
Ames
Petersen
Castle Grove Panthers
Center Junction
H. F. Kuriger
A. M. Black
Alice Howie
Rosalyn Kurger
Lois Gerdes
Phoebe Hiller
Margaret Olive Deischer
Pauline Cramer
Elizabeth
Mary Esther
McLaughlin
Ruth
Janet Howie
Carol Cartano
Wenger
Ruth Howie
Amber Presbyterian Church observes Children’s Day program
Amber Children’s Day was observed Sunday at Amber Presbyterian Church. The program featured Prelude by Ethel Jean Ballou, a song titled Children’s Day Here, the Twenty Third Psalm, the intermediate class, invocation, Lord’s Prayer, recitation Welcome by Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber Presbyterian Church
Amber
Ethel Jean Ballou
Dale
Amber community event honors Richard and hosts birthday guests
A church program features songs and readings led by Evelyn Martin and others. Family visits include Richard Martinsen and relatives from Monticello and Goose Lake. News notes cover Dr Meister moving to Burlington, CCC Camp visitor, and the Amber creamery picnic despite rain. no Sunday services until July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doden
Mildred
Henry Rink
Monticello
Eilert Oaken
Will Dirks
Richard
Reuben Dress
Dolores
B. A
Robert Schoon
CCC
Sigourney
George Schoon
Ed Meister
Iowa City
Amber
Burlington
Eugene Bailey
Maquoketa
Doris Wilson
Bailey
Wanda Siebels
Camp Huaga
Ed Helgens
Will Jansen
Louie Helgens
Lorna
W. R. Zimmerman
Laura Englehart
Vivian
Alva Gerdes
Laura Englebart
Austin
Minn
Carl Reuter
Roy McGovern
Patty Ann
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Lynch
John
Louis Ketelsen
Morley
Mary Thuman
Amber Creamery
Cascade visitors host and courtesies in Cascade
Cascade Mr and Mrs D A Beatty of Butte Neb and Mrs L B Carter of Charles City visited Cascade last week renewing acquaintances. Local residents hosted events for them including a shower for Colletta Kearny and a family dinner. Funeral attendance and travel to Evanston and Fort Dodge are noted with brief calls at Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Beatty
Butte
Neb
L. B. Carter
Charles City
Martha Moore
Ray Beard
J. L. Faber
City
James T. Bevan
Monica Dandi
R. N
Dubuque
Louis Dandl
John Kearny
Colletta
Kearney
L. F. Barrett
Ramona
Betty
T. J. Lane
A. L. Morrison
James Fall
Epworth
Merton Moore
Ames
Cascade
Evanston
A. B. Sales
Katharine
Gertrude
Northwestern University
Moore
Egg hatch times indicate longer incubation for older eggs
Eges that have been laid two or three weeks require fourteen to eighteen weeks longer to hatch than those laid less than eight days.
Rabbit collision endangers Sibley driver on highway
Fred Madison of Sibley Osceola county was driving home from Minnesota when a large jackrabbit jumped from a ditch into his sedan path. The rabbit struck the windshield and glass showered the occupants but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Madison
Sibley
Osceola County
Minnesota
Madison
Fred
Danger of Smoking in Bed Alarms Iowa Man
George Gibson of Iowa Falls in Hardin County believes smoking in bed is dangerous after his cigaret caused his bed coverings to smolder twice at night. He doused the fire with water, then rolled bedding from his upstairs window when flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gibson
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Farmer Introduces New Hay Stacker and Loader
Charles L. Conradt of Grundy Center Grundy County has bought a new hay stacker and loader to harvest hay. Propelled by a team of horses and operated by one man, it stacks loose hay, puts up 20 tons in half a day, lifts hay from 23 to 80 feet, and has a maximum capacity of 1200 pounds. It is the first machine of its type in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Conradt
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Remarkable Record of Fifty Five Years Teaching in Two Counties
Miss Margaret McGreer has taught for 55 years in Jefferson and Henry counties. During that long span she has guided generations of students. Her pupils include grandchildren of former pupils, reflecting a remarkable long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McGreer
Jefferson
Henry
Widow of War of 1812 Veteran Celebrates 99th Birthday
Mrs Marion Clark of Town City Johnson county is one of five widows of War of 1812 veterans still alive. She is the only one among the five to reside west of the Mississippi River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Clark
Town City
Johnson County
Mississippi River
Ida Grove Bong War Stirs Ida County Main Street Feud
Ida Grove faces a fierce gang feud as two bora factions establish rival headquarters on opposite sides of Main Street. Marshal J A Preston reports ongoing vandalism and constant vigilance as the two groups clash in the heart of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Ida County
Bora
Thair
Main Street
J. A. Preston
Squeeze Play Pickpocketing in Davenport Bank
Charles Krone of Davenport Iowa reported a squeeze play theft after withdrawing 450 dollars. A man blocked his path at the revolving doors while a second man crowded him and stole his wallet on the street. Police were notified of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Krone
Davenport
Scott County
Krone
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