Scotch Grove Township Tops Cancer Fund Campaign Effort
Scotch Grove township reported success in its cancer fund drive which closed May 1. Key organizers include George Bohlken chairing, with Ervin Plueger and district contributors listed. The area raised $111.28 locally and nearby groups plan events including a Tulip Festival bus trip from the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Township
Cancer Fund
Scotch Grove
George Bohlken
Ervin Plueger
George Green
Arthur Rickels
Elwin Reuter
Lee Streets
Calvin Reiss
LeRoy Dirks
George Andrews
Pella
Scotch Grove Sunshine 4-H
Luella
Elaine Rickless
Janet Postel
Dena Mae Hughes
Canton Woman Observes 74th Birthday
Mrs. Florence Bickford marked her 74th birthday on April 25 with a family dinner. Guests included many relatives from Maquoketa Davenport Lost Nation and nearby towns, plus soldiers on leave. The Canton bridge project resumed after weather delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Florence Bickford
Ray Schmidt
Dale
Delmar
John Martisen
Near Lost Nation
Ernest Bickford
Leroy
Billy
Davenport
Melvin Graves
Arlie Edwards
Harlan Bickford
Galen Allen
Lavonne Bodkins
Maquoketa
Maurice Edwards
Blaine Hardin
Crab Mills
Willard Clark
Raymond Potter
Onslow Seniors Attend Senior Day at Wartburg College
Onslow seniors plus peers from Olin Oxford Junction and Wyoming joined Wartburg College Senior Day on May 5. They toured campus attended concerts by Knights band Wartburg choir Castle Singers and Choralaires and watched Wartburg Luther baseball Grinnell track and LTC tennis golf events. In the evening Wartburg players staged Antigone. Westminster Fellowship held a Talent Night on May 4 and a bake sale on Saturday in the Community room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Olin
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Wartburg College
Knights
Wartburg Choir
Castle Singers
Wartburg
Luther
Grinnell
L.T.C
Antigone
Westminster Fellowship Group
Women's Guild Sends 260 Pounds Clothing to Korea
The Women s Christian Service Guild organized a drive delivering 260 pounds of used clothing to Korea with packing led by Mrs Wilma Mayberry and Mrs Carol Hanwardson. Vacation Bible School runs May 31 to June 11. The Jones County Saddle Club met at Alva Larkey s home with a wiener roast as part of the gathering. Mr and Mrs Dwain Norton and friends visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Cocking in Manchester on Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Service Guild
Korea
Wilma Mayberry
Carol Hanwardson
Jones County Saddle Club
Alva Larkey
Dwain Norton
Anamosa
Herbert Cocking
Manchester
Onslow Club Women Attend Convention In Wyoming
Onslow area notes report Mrs. Marvin Hanwardson Mrs. Calvin Reiss Mrs. Hazel Reade and others attending the county convention in Wyoming. Local updates include school lunch changes heart ailments patients university hospital Iowa City and family visits with several Sunday gatherings and a May 10 Wyoming game for Onslow’s baseball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fd Schimalfeldt
Carole von Sprecken
Don von Sprecken
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mary Kleineck
R. C
Victor Kleineck
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Onslow
Wyoming
County Women Sponsor Vote Campaign Here
The Jones County Farm Bureau backs a Get-Out-The-Vote drive ahead of the June 7 primary. Mrs Floyd Hodgdon of Oxford Junction leads the ship with township women as vice chairs, urging all eligible voters to study issues and vote. The State Farm Bureau offers a 100 award to the district with the highest turnout, and last year a county in the district won. Local women will organize in each township to remind neighbors of voting duties while social items note visits by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
Floyd Hodgden
Oxford Junction
Farm Bureau
Jones County
Iowa
Hodgdon
Church
Veterans
Women’s Clubs
State Farm Bureau Federation
Mother's Day Dinner Guests and Local Visits Listed
Mother's Day dinner guests at the George Hines home included Mrs. Pearl Schneider and others. Sunday callers visited Mrs. Pearl Schneiter and Ed Cox, with guests from Anamosa Olin Ryan Cedar Rapids Earlville Chicago and Earlville. The Past Noble Grands plan a May 17 meeting at Mrs. Charles Podhaski's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hines
Pearl Schneider
James Schneiter
Charlie Person
John Schoon
Milton Meeks
Martie and
Micky
Anamosa
Pearl Schneiter
Charles Podhaski
Miss Jeanne Cox Visits Ed Cox Family This Weekend
Miss Jeanne Cox a teacher in the Earlville schools spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Moser
Sand Springs
Ed Cox
Gladys Skelley
Chicago
Jil
James Skelley
Jeanne Cox
Earlville
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Richard Riedel
Barbara Guyan
Langworthy, Iowa
Tom Bearinger
Hopkinton
Lizzie Brownell
Gus Levien
Monticello
Raymond Klemme
Stuart Hergert
Savanna
Harlie Clark
Spencerville
Ozard
Billy Clark
New Canton Bridge
Marx Andresen
Baldwin
Zina Ralston
Art Langrehr
Clinton
Lester
Elwood
Clarence Howell
Wayne Edwards
Randy
Antone Beranek
Richard and
Roger
Onslow Club
Roy Miller
Marilyn Miller
University of Iowa
Clarence Stoneking
T. R. Stoneking
Lisbon
Clair and Dale Flansburg
Tiffin
Howard Watters Home
Live Hosford
Paul Warner
Bess Warner
Lee Warner
Eugene Wink
Archie
Mrs. Wink
Herman Cordes
Cordes
Verne McCurdy
Kenneth Kellogg
Arthur Bohlken
Barbara
Cedar Rapids
Constance Bannister
York
Buick
America
Iton Berle
Butch-Berle
McLaughlin Motor Company
Cedar Street
Oxford
Mrs. Eugene Adams
Peggy Albers
Moline
Ill
Will Albers
Glen Adams
Mrs
Ray Adams
Alice Herren
Esther Peck
Frank Easterly
Howard Traver
Ryan
John Beardsley
Debra
Paul Lumpa
Barbara Nagel
Dale Adams
Ray Fairbanks
New Idea Hay
Massey-Harris
Massey-Harris Rakes
New Idea
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Massey-Harris Hay
New Holland
New Holland Forage Harvesters
Monticello Implement & Truck Co
East Oak Street
Monticello, Iowa
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