Community women aid bazaar nets support and quilts on display
The Scotch Grove Women’s Community Club held a November meeting at Mrs. John Otten’s home with a program and work on bazaar items. A club treasury gift for someone in need was directed by county nurse Miss Huston. A joint Friday entertainment with the Presbyterian Aid drew a large crowd, featuring rural school numbers, quilts aged up to 100 years, and a fortune teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Community Club
John Otten
Huston
S.ft
Ald Society
Women’s Community Club
Stingley
Hellen
Miss Craigs
Miss Gresory
Edna Wessels
Anamosa
G. J. Hughes
Abel
Esther Sinclair
Verna Loomis
Constance Naylor
Carol Naylor
Robert Livingstone
John Livingstone
T. Street
Hazel Perkins
Cecil
Lee Street
Cedar Rapids
John Street
L. B. Callahan
Chicago
Indiana
Geneva Loomis
Amy
Rosemary Zirkelbach
Monticello
Presbyterian Aid Society
Albert Schrader
F. D. Sinclair
Arend Balster
M. M. Sinclair
W. B. Henrichs
June
Henry Hedden
D. O. Sinclair
Esther
Clark of
Farley
Farmers' Grain Company
Scotch Grove
Center Junction
Onslow
Wyoming
Center Junction Social Clubs Plan December Events
The Women's club met at Mrs. Martha Heiken to discuss public health with readings on germs and quarantine. They plan a December 2 party for husbands at Mrs. Marietta Stanton's home and a Presbyterian Ladies' sale and dinner December 3 featuring a play Too Much of a Good Thing with listed participants. Prices: dinner 25 cents, supper 25 cents, entertainment 10 cents. Mr. and Mrs. J M Moses and Mrs. O O Watson attended a Marion funeral Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Heiken
Pearl Naylor
Ethel Courtney
Hazel Burge
Marietta Stanton
Presbyterian Ladies’ Working Band
A. Alyea
Wynona Kleineck
Ethel Dreibelbis
Pauline Serbousek
Margery Ahraken
Pauline Holm
Lyman Thompson
Edward Bethurum
Harry Alyea
J. M. Moses
O. O. Watson
Marion
Death of Cedar Rapids resident shocks Richland Center
Mrs B T Balear of Cedar Rapids died suddenly last Thursday at her home. A former Richland Center resident for thirty years she was married to Rev B T Balear, longtime minister at the local Presbyterian church. Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids with burial at Oak Hill. Pallbearers included John Marnegg H L Wismeier George Allen Ben Buol Fred W Hein and Will Balsiger. Miss Margaret Wismeier notes Christmas seals aid health causes and serve as festive decorations. She stresses funds will be needed amid emergency relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Balear
Cedar Rapids
Richland Center
Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Marnegg
H. L. Wismeier
George Allen
Ben Buol
Fred W. Hein
Will Balsiger
Margaret Wismei
Carl N. Hein
Matthew Allen
Bernice
Residents visit Cedar Rapids and area farms amid gravel pit discovery
John Yossi and Mrs Will Balsiger spent last Saturday in Cedar Rapids at Rev B T Balcar home. Earl Sherman of Center Junction visited George Hein Jr home last Sunday. Mrs Sam Hoffman and Miss Margaret Wismeier spent several days in Cedar Rapids at Rev B T Balear home. Herman Schreider and George Korman of Dubuque visited Joe Kibure home. Frederick Buol of Dubuque visited Leonard Buol home. A gravel pit was found on Galen Hein farm known as Peter Mundinger farm, graded as high quality for road work. Pit covers about two acres. 12 feet tested. Road from school No 4 to Paul Guyan farm graveling began from Richland Center toward John Hein Jr farm. Farmers load gravel. trucks driven by Paul Kurt. Mrs Will Balsiger led third clothing project lesson with Mrs J OBrien. thirteen ladies attended on Successful Tailoring. Next lesson planned Dec 17 at Elizabeth McQuillen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yossi
Will Balsiger
Cedar Rapids
B. T. Balcar
Earl Sherman
Center Junction
George Hein, Jr
Sam Hoffman
Margaret. Wismeier
B. T. Balear
Herman Schreider
George ,Korman
Dubuque
Joe Kibure
Frederick Buol
Leonard Buol
Galen Hein
Peter Mundinger
Paul Guyan
Richland Center
John Hein, Jr
Paul Kurt
J. O'Brien
Elizabeth McQuillen
Silver wedding anniversary salutes Mr. and Mrs. Hamil
Cascade and Cedar Falls residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamil celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at home on Saturday November 21. They wed in Dubuque on November 21, 1906, and now farm near Cedar Falls with two daughters Helen a teacher in Waverly and Bessie a senior at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Relatives attended from Cascade and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hamil
Cedar Falls
Cascade
Iowa State Teachers College
Hamil
Smith Hamil
James Hamil
Sega Hamil
Irma
Alva Gordon
William Aitchison
George May
Chicago
C. O. Campbell
Velma Lee
Moline
Henry Gosden
Mesdames Fern Aitchison
Alma Aitchison
Lenore Ball
Nona Nichols
Rachel Melroy
Eva Bevan
Ciara Bevan
Ruth Aitchison
Lillian Stewart
Jessie Martin
Myrtle Aitchison
Bertha Beard
B. C. Wise
A. P. Hamil
Urban
Red) Faber
Margaret Faber
M. F. Kurt
E. D. Hogan
A. J. Faber
North Woods
St. Martin's School
St. Martin's
Monticello
St. Martin’s
Bellevue
Zwinglé
Farley
Epworth
St. Joseph’s
Zwingle
St. Joseph's
C. D. Baldwin
Mesdames G. Wassenaar
L. W. Will
Lester Kevelihn
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Dummel Head
Raymond J. Finn
Thanksgiving travel and family visits in Hopkinton area
Hopkinton residents plan Thanksgiving gatherings with relatives in Keokuk and Iowa City. Notable mentions include Mrs. Earl Griffith hosting the Kill Kare club, Dr. Earl DeShaw visiting from Monticello, Archie Wheeless undergoing surgery in Iowa City, and the birth of Virginia Ann Brown weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Fergnson
William and
Paul
Jennie
Keokuk
Donald Wilson
Alfred Marolf
Joseph Home
W. J. Kirkwood
Kirkwoods
Miss Kelly
Atlantic City
N. J
Jennie Ferguson
Fred Reeve
Reeve
Earl Griffith
Earl DeShaw
Monticello
U. T. Wheeless
Archie Wheeless
Delhi
Iowa City
Gordon Brown
Virginia Ann
Tinson
Amber Woman Presides at 91st Birthday Dinner near Anamosa
Amber resident Mrs. Sarah Jane Coleman celebrated her 91st birthday with family and friends at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harry Gray near Anamosa. About forty attended the dinner with a large cake and 91 candles. Coleman, born in New York in 1840, moved to Iowa at 16, married in 1862, and raised ten children. Other local notes include illness, gatherings, and upcoming community events such as a Presbyterian party, a farm sale, and the Midland school's Thanksgiving program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jane Coleman
Harry Gray
Anamosa
Harry Coleman
Carl Husman
Antioch Presbyterian Church
Provan
Roscoe Lincolin
Ben Englehart
Henry Bailey
Leggett
Scotch Grove
James Gray
Delco Yount
Lloyd Robertson
Frank Preston
Center Junction
Grover Preston
Midland
Nellie Straesslin
Eugene Bailey
Jennie Belknap
Amber Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Ananosa
Cletus Boland
Wauconda
Miss Anna Helken Hosts Tailoring Lesson Followup
Miss Anna Helken held a follow up meeting at Mrs Will Ahlrichs home on November 18. The lesson on successful tailoring was led by Miss Hazel Bown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Helken
Will Ahlrichs
Hazel Bown
Community notes from Hintz home and local events
Nine ladies attended a gathering at the I. R. Hintz home the preceding Friday. A farm bureau meeting is planned for Friday evening. A minstrel show will entertain attendees. No chapel services were held Sunday due to bad weather. Steve McDowell is recovering from a back injury. George Nordman and son visited from Bowens Prairie for business on Monday. Heavy Sunday rain caused streams to rise high and damaged remaining down corn. Mrs. C A McLaughlin visited Iowa City last Thursday with her mother Mrs. E J Noble of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Hintz
Farm Bureau
Steve McDowell
George Nordman
Bowen's Prairie
C. A. McLaughlin
Iowa City
E. J. Noble
Monticello
Local residents and shipping moves noted in Scotch Grove area
Langworthy Mr and Mrs John Lange and family visited the Oltman home Sunday. Abe Prull visited Cedar Rapids on business. Clifford Soper and son Charles moved into the Pruit house after living with Henry Monk in Monticello. Langworthy Shipping Association shipped two carloads of sheep last Tuesday. Henry Poppe shipped two carloads of cattle and hogs today. Allen Stutt drove to Cedar Rapids for George Folkers of Wayne. Mrs Herman Stutt picked small set onions from her garden this Monday. Florence Ireland of Wyoming called on the Lewis Ireland home Wednesday evening. An Arkansas Gazette editorial muses that legalized beer might reduce dist content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lange
Scotch Grove
William Oltman
Abe Prull
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Soper
Charles
Pruit House
Henry Monk
Monticello
Langworthy Shipping Association
Henry Poppe
Allen Stutt
George Folkers
Wayne
Herman Stutt
Florence Ireland
Wyoming
Lewis Ireland
Supervisors Proceedings Continued Listings and Payments
Local board minutes detail numerous payments for labor, provisions, repairs, and services. Items include dragging, gravel, fuels, milk, sheep, and miscellaneous expenses, with totals and various names such as Russell, Scott Hardware, Peiffer, and Rickless noted among expenditures.
Unclear OCR Listing of Workers and Purchases
Fragmented OCR text lists names such as Wheeler Lumber Wilson Concrete Co and Wallace Publishing Co with scattered items like hauling gravel dragging and patrol duties. Numeric values appear as prices or rates, including 3.70 and 10.00, with many unreadable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Publishing Co
Wheeler Lumber
Willis
W. M
Manger
John
Whitcombe
F. i
Davis Waterbury
R. E
Aliges
White's Consolidated
Winkler
Carl
Vetter
Young
Westie
Zimmerman
H. H
Weseman
Wheelock
Steve
Westphal
Herbert
Waterloo Construction Co
Waggoner
Harold
Patrol
Wolfe
Frank
WEEMS
Herman
Dragging Visions Oo
Esccs
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Ideal Gift Prospectus for The American Boy-Youth's Companion
A promotional piece touts The American Boy-Youth's Companion as ideal for boys ages ten to twenty. It highlights adventurous reader experiences overseas and in action, urges gifting to a son nephew or neighbor, and notes subscription prices 2.00 per year or 3.00 for three years with mail delivery to Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Mail
Africa
Foreign Legion
THE
American Boy—Youth's Companion
Lafayette Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Schneider
Jameson
Raulineg Wiha
Marie Serboueek
Towa City
Prahm
Pauline
University
J. L. Serbousek
Jo Ann
Henry Seehusen, Jr
John Alexander
Springville
J. F. Livingstone
Will Alexander
Leroy Dirks
Maurice Stingley
F. D. Sutherland
Eloise
C. H. Nelson
Winifred Robbie
Stanwood
Andrew McDonald
A. L. Downing
Arthur Glick
Olin
Everett Stickley
J. A. McDonald
Cliff McDonald
M. E. Dodge
Dale Dodge
Don Markham
Betty Lou
Charles Bottomstone
Rudolph Seehusen
Charles Edward
John McDonald Hospital
Scott McDonald
Don
Augusta
Helen Chamberlain
George McDonald
Wesley Hanken
Walter Norris
University Hospital
N. C
C. M. Holst
J. R. McNeilly
Ida McDonald
Dorothy
Co. W. Metcalf
Paul Darting
Wilton Junction
Paul Paulsen
Mae Himebaugh
Kathleen Paulsen
John Anton
Norris Schrader
Bert Clark
Farmers’ Grain Company
Wroming
Esther Smith
Roy Jeffries
Waukon
Henrietta Jeffries
Doran Bettz
Sabula
F. A. Irish
Dr. Brown
Sawyer
Brown
de Best
David de Best
James Johnson
Harlan
Alfred Johnson
F. B. Tibbitts
Elnora Griffith
Indianola
Friends
Albia
Mary Zeuch
Willa Zeuch
Des Moines
George
Charles Thing
Aldrich
Hazel Green
John Glant
McDonald
Amber
Castle Grove
Arkansas Gazette
Park, Lee
Bnico Sp
Preston
Peiffer
Mrs
Michael
Platner
M. Marion
Picray
H. J
Paull
Paul, Nyal
Phelps, J. D
Rickless
E. C
Ryan
Anna
Remington
EB. C
Roush
Rohwedder
E. F
Rawson
E. G
Riches
Russell
E. M
Scott Hardware Co
Soper
Lloyd
Smith
Dr. C
Stickley
Albert
F. L
Standard Oil Co
Shankland
H. P
Rock On Road
Sieg Co
Studer, Frank
Swift & Co
Spaethe, C. A
J. M
Pickett
Jim
John M
Henry M
Peter
County Nome Oo
C. B
Parmenter
Chas
Petersen
Fred
Palusen Lumber & Coal Co
Quirk
Richland Township
Stulken
Scripture
Stivers
Ray
Gravel
Sherman
Schrader
Elmer
Tracy
Mary L
Tyler & Downing
Teutken
Tasker
Neil
Taylor
P. J
Twentieth Century Mfg. Co
F. E
Vacek
Mike
Wa Vanhorn
Q. O
Veitsch
JURS
Pennsylvania
Bradford - Allegany
Sinclair Pennsylvania
Sinclair Dealer
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil
Madsen Motor Company North Side Garage
Sinclair Refining Co
O. B. Burrichter Garage
Hi. B. Hanken Farmers Service
Sta. A. Bender
General Electric
Iowa Electric Company
Iowa
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