Tragic Farm Accident Claims Center Junction Man
Andrew Roosevelt McDonald of Center Junction dies after a tractor accident on the Henry Rittmer farm near Mechanicsville. He was born November 23, 1904, married Esther Rittmer, and is survived by his wife and daughter Audra along with his parents and siblings. Funeral services were held at Center Junction Presbyterian church with multiple local pastors and musicians assisting. Burial followed in Madison Pioneer cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Andrew R. McDonald
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Frank Schroeder
Onslow
Dorothy Dreibelbis
R. G. Mead
Lyle Thompson
John Alyea
Arthur Wilcox
Dale Dodge
Joe Mead
Merle Caldwell
Merle Pangburn
Harvey Manuel
Harry Schee
Henry Rittmer
Mechanicsville
Esther Rittmer
Monticello
Audra
Guy
Clifford
Scott
Beth Glick
Cedar Rapids
Ethel Stickley
Lulu Kleineck
Margaret Downing
Anamosa
Andy
Town of Center Junction
The
Presbyterian Church
Local families visit in Clinton and surrounding towns
Sunday visitors and callers populate area homes from Clinton to Langworthy. The report lists multiple households hosting relatives and friends including the Deese, Albany, Murray, Cox, Arduser, Behrends, Stevenson, Wilson, Egger, Conley, and Baum families along with brief notes on church events and Mother's Day greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Behrends
J. M. Alcorn
Edgewood
Jennie Breed
Jerome Baum
Langworthy
Arduser
Lester Lang
Onslow
Wilson Home
Fred Egger
Nelson Freeze
W. T. Conley
Genevieve Stevenson
Guttenberg
Lee Drumbarger
Francis Drumbarger
Lon Drumbarger
Bernard Felter
Jerome Baum of
Cascade Boy Named Loras College Sports Editor for 1940 41
Patrick Clark a Cascade junior at Loras College Dubuque was named sports editor of the Lorian for the 1940 41 scholastic year. The announcement came from the Loras office. Clark is son of Mrs Mabel Clark and the late Dr T P Clark. He succeeds Philip N Fusco of Chicago who edited the Lorian sports page last year. The Lorian won first in the Associated Collegiate Press for college papers and led Iowa conference entries in the national contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Patrick Clark
Loras College
Dubuque
Lorian
Loras
Clark
Mabel Clark
T. P. Clark
Philip N. Fusco
Chicago
Associated Collegiate Press
Iowa Conference
St. Martin’s Church
F. J. Fitzgerald
St. Martin’s
Cascade Theater
Tom Bisenius
Inez Wieneke
Joseph A. Struett
Mary Jo
Sara
T. J. Lane
Loras T. Lane
John Lane
A. M. Hess
Madison
Wis
P. J. Conlin
Ivan Dahlem
Patricia
Petronella Conlin
Visitation Convent
Sherman Conlin
Helen Mae Macomber
Donna Beth Aitchison
Beverly Markman
Dale Marshall
Verla Nachtrieb
Clare Marshall
Carolyn Schlemme
Cathryn Breitbach
East Cascade High School
Sunday guests gather at Heeren home in Rock Falls region
The Ardusers Cap and Mrs. are listed among Sunday guests visiting the Heeren family in Onslow area. Attending were Mr and Mrs John Henrichs, Mr and Mrs Clem Profiter and son of Rock Falls Illinois, Mr and Mrs Fred Heeren and sons of Deer Grove, Mr and Mrs Arnold Sandhagen and family of Strawberry Point, Mr and Mrs John Heeren and family of Onslow, and Leghard Swanton of Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Dirks
Cedar Rapids
Ed Dirks
Ray Chaplin
Jack and
Paul
Fred Deese
Clinton
George Billmeyer
Nick Koob
Cascade
John Albany
Elmer Heeren
Eldon Stevenson
Manchester
Arnold Sandhagen
Strawberry Point
EB. H. Cox
Blanche Moser
Colesburg
Margaret Murray
William Reardon
Charles Schneiter
Cap Arduser
Sunny
John Henrichs
Clem Profiter
Rock Falls
Ill
Fred Heeren
Deer Grove
John Heeren
Onslow
Leghard Swanton
Iinuie Heeren
Gerhard Heiken
Leslie
LaVonne
Herman Helgens
Fred Ortgies
The
George
Community gatherings and visits around Epworth and area
Local families host and attend multiple social events from dinners to Mother’s Day gatherings. Guests included Bodiker, Harms, Wessels, Engelbart, Zimmerman, Danneman, Herren, Craig, and Helgens among others. Homemakers club met May 8 at Carl Eden’s with mothers in attendance and plans for a June picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
George Bodiker
Albert Harms
Rhiney Wessels
Louie Hagen
Galen Engelbart
Garret Rickels
John Bodiker
Epworth
George Sicbels
Otto Danneman
W. J. Zimmerman
Willis
Dorothy
Clarence Herren
Ruth Craig
Mabel Juilis
Louie Terlisner
Albert ‘Harms
Carl Freese
Mabel Juilfs
Midland Homemakers
Midland Homemakers Club
Carl Eden
T. O'Toole
Weaver
Anamosa
Carl Siebels
Harm Helgens
Monticello
Skiels
August Monk
Geraldine
Germany
Steckel
Window conditioning cuts fuel bills by storm sash upgrades
Scientists from a major glass company report potential savings up to 30 percent on winter fuel costs by improving home efficiency through storm sash window conditioning.
Oklahoma Football Sponsors All University Athletics
The University of Oklahoma football program supports and funds athletics across the university, aiding programs beyond the football team to bolster overall sports and student participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Weigh In Pigs Deadline For 4 H Market Pigs
Four H boys and girls may weigh in pigs by June 1 with animals born after February 1. Pigs can be purebred or grade, two pigs per member may be shown at the fall fair. Enrollment closed with 28 purebred litters and 26 market litters under care.
First Air Battles Airplanes in 1911 Tripoli Campaign
A historical note states that airplanes were first used in war by the Malians in the 1911 Tripoli campaign, marking an early aerial military application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Also Mentioned on This Page
Andrew McDonald
Center Jet
Howard Andrews
Mary Ellen Andrews
Ora Mae Andrews
Merl Husman
Ruth McNeilly
Dorothy Mead
Pauline Otten
Alvin Weers
Mayeda Weers
R. C. Scott
Lemare
Samuel Garvin
L.L.D
Charbonneaux
Harry James
Mark Risinger
H. F. Breed
Verle
Marion
Pine
Mrs. Wilcox
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Dean McDonald
Wilcox
Joyce Charbonjeaux
McDonald
Carrie Preas
Pauline Prahm
Miriam McCreary
Vinton
Peter Prahm
Earl DeShaw
Navy
Robert Mead
W. T. Mead
Des Moines
Davenport
Howard
Denver, Colo
J. S. Dapp
Denver
Colo
A. Algea
General Assembly
Rochester
N. Y
Dapp
Rev
Alyea
B. D. Heiken
Mr. Heiken
Marie Heiken
W. S. Pangburn
Merle
Joe Wintz
Independence
Edna Kegley
Howard Kegley
Mount Vernon
S. G. Thompson
Harold Alyea
Jean Hartston
Abram Alyea
S. W. Clark
Harry Chase
H. W. Powers
John Bodeker
Peter Petersen
University Hospital
Iowa City
Charles Alyea
H. J. Dirks
John Lieneman
Imogene
Hileen An Hollyce
Chris Maxson
Ray Price
D. J. Dirks
O. M. Miller
California
Mary O'Neill
Grass Valley
Calif
J. L. Batchelder
Linderman
Fillmore
Shaffer
Jennie McMahon
Fred Welter
William Conley
Dyersville
Sophia Clement
E. H. Cox
Charles Martin
de Martin
Hillsale
Mildred Arduser
Miss Briney
Hopkinton
Cascade Boy
Mr. and
Mrs
Montana
F. H. Otten
Chic Porter
C. W. Eden
Mark Cross
Henry Webbling
Will Dirks
Clarence
Ruth
DeWitt
Otis Thomas
Edwin Craig
Marcella Duncure
Harry Treland
Helgens
Scotch Grove
Beverly Ann Boland
Harold Porter
Iris Porter
Black Oak School
Grace Patnode
Martin Broderson
Wyoming
Sievert Sievertsen
Milton Harms
Millersburg
Myr
General Eli Electric
Coens
Electric Research Laboratories
General Electric
Iowa Electric Company
ACME
White House
Dee
Shomont
Handk’chiefs
Dewey
Rickless Dry Goods Store
Lees
Bill Folds
Spring Toys
Stubler
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