Clara Mae Schlimmer Weds Wilbur McChristy In Sacred Heart Ceremony
Mae Schlimmer and family announce the marriage of Clara Mae to Wilbur McChristy. The ceremony occurred Saturday at 7 am in Sacred Heart church with Father A L Lorenz officiating. Clara Mae wore a rose suit with blue accessories. sister Agnes was bridesmaid and Dewane was best man. Clara Mae, a Sacred Heart graduate and trained nurse, works at John McDonald hospital. Wilbur trained in Hopkinton and works on a Cascade farm. They plan to live in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pea
William Schlimmer
Clara Mae
Wilbur McChristy
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Agnes
Dewane
Sacred Heart
Franklin Boulevard Hospital
Chicago
John McDonald Hospital
Hopkinton
Cascade
Monticello
Pinochle Club Honors At Mrs Harford Home
Mrs Harvey Harford hosted a Pinochle gathering Monday evening with two tables of play. Scoring honors went to Mrs Betty Wordenen, Mrs Frieda Martenaen, and Mrs Ralph Lambert. Mrs Lambert attended as a special guest. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Harford
Betty, Wordenen
Frieda Martenaen
Ralph Lambert
Monday Night Bridge Club Meets at Goudys Tea Room
Mrs Glen Hargrave hosted the Monday Night club at Goudys tea room this week with special guests Mrs Ross Baty Mrs Cecil Goettsch and Mrs Lyman Perkins. High scorers were Mrs George Timmins Mrs Irene Rhatigan and Mrs Baty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hargrave
Goudy
Ross Baty
Cecil Goettsch
Lyman Perkins
George Timmins
Irvine Rhatigan
Baty
Community groups host meetings and honor new officers
Idle-Not club met at Mrs. Clarence Eberhart home with President Mrs. Ray Fairbanks leading plans for the year. Other items included Legion post officers installed led by Commander Herman Eggers and social guests from Ames and Hopkinton. Also announced are a wedding in Anamosa and Rainbow girls installations with multiple officers named Yes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Eberhart
Ray Fairbanks
Will Hiller
Arthur Holub
Alice Howie
Olin Howie, Jr
Ames
Thompson
Hopkinton
Herman Eggers
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Carl Schneiter
X-Ray Childress
John Wenger
Siegfried Guyan
Charles A. Coxsece
Vincent Redmond
Edgar Vernon
Joe Barron
Reader's Digest program anchors '94 Club fall meeting
The '94 club met at Mrs. Byron Abel's home on September 18 for a Reader's Digest program and current topics discussion led by Mrs. A. B. Grimes and others. Bridge tournament finals crowned winning pairs led by Mrs. Rhatigan and Mrs. Hargrave, with second and third place to Luett Stuhler and Maurice Locher, and Hollar prizewinners in pinochle. High scorers for the year were Mrs. Suett and Mrs. McLaughlin. refreshments closed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
94 Club
Byron Abel
A. B. Grimes
C. A. Doxsee
Mary Doxsee
R. G. Stuhler
John Shover
Charles Luett
Gladys Stuhler
A. M. Maurice
John Locher
Ray Marugg
J. F. Hollar
Irvin Rhatigan
Glenn Hargrave
Charles Suett
Burton McLaughlin
James Nelson
Clarence Rhatigan
Joe Barron
Ben Roberts
Cecil Goettsch
Ralph Bone
Robert Mullen
Edna Haas Weds Anamosa Man in St Patrick’s Church
Edna Augusta Haas daughter of Mrs Iva Haas of Central City married Dale Arthur McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Joseph McDonald of Anamosa at St Patrick's Catholic Church Anamosa on September 15 Rev P J Behan officiated with music by Emlin McNamara and Walter Rowan. The couple will reside on a farm near Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Augusta Haas
Iva Haas
Central City
Dale Arthur McDonald
Joseph McDonald
Anamosa
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
P. J. Behan
Emlin McNamara
Walter Rowan
Stone City
Arthur Marek
Monticello
Women’s Guild Meeting at Reformed Church
The Women’s Guild of the Re formed Evangelical church met on Wednesday September 16 for a pot luck dinner on the church lawn. In the regular session Mrs A H Tendick presided with the topic The American People Their Daily Bread presented by members and the social creed read by Mrs Otto Kucera and Mrs Abe Allamand. Delegates Mrs Kucera and Mrs Tendick were chosen to attend the synodical meeting September 29 at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Guild of the Reformed Evangelical Church
A. H. Tendick
Otto Kucera
Abe Allamand
Rudy Winkler
Labor.” Mrs. Kucera
Tendick
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Methodists Continued from Page 1 List of Appointments
The page lists new Methodist appointments across Iowa towns and counties. Names include Elwood William Simmer Hopkinton T P Shaffer Iowa City L L Dunnington Lisbon W D Bostrom Low Moor D D Whitmore McCausland Camanche F E Mastin Maquoketa Iron Hill H D Green Marion Arthur W Henke Martelle Morley W J Scar borough Mechanicaville Stanwood R H Supplee Miles Preston Fed E J Starr Monmouth Baldwin Merle Hall Monticello Glenn W McMichael Mount Vernon W G Rowley Olin Hale William E Strait Prairie Chapel A B Curran Rowley Roberts McNabb Solon G C Lusted Spring Grove Troy Mills Springville Viola C D Boggie Weat Branch Springdale James P Gable Tipton R B Sires Wyoming Center Junction E G Steinman Ind tells new appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
William Simmer
Hopkinton
T. P. Shaffer
Iowa City
L. L. Dunnington
Lisbon
W. D. Bostrom
Low Moor
D. D. Whitmore
McCausland-Camanche
F. E. Mastin
Maquoketa
Iron Hill
H. D. Green
Marion
Arthur W. Henke
Martelle Morley
W. J. Scarborough
Mechanicaville-Stanwood
R. H. Supplee
Miles Preston
Fed
E. J. Starr
Monmouth - Baldwin
Merle Hall
Monticello
Glenn W. McMichael
Mount Vernon
W. G. Rowley
Olin Hale
William E. Strait
Prairie Chapel
A. B. Curran
Rowley
Spencer’s Grove
Robert McNabb
Solon
G. C. Lusted
Spring Grove
Troy Mills
Springville
Viola
C. D. Boggie
Weat Branch
Springdale
James P. Gable
Tipton
R. B. Sires
Wyoming Center Junction
E. G. Steinman
No Political Tone Amid Sparse Public Speech
Fragments reflect a quiet period with limited political engagement and an emphasis on civic calm. The text hints at a public mood prioritizing stability over debate.
Mrs. Matthiessen 88th Birthday Noted At Gathering
Friends visited Mrs. Fred Matthiessen last Thursday to celebrate her 88th birthday with refreshments provided by her daughter Mrs. Minnie Butler. The event also honored Mrs. John Heiken who attended as a guest and was joined by several other family and local guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Matthiessen
John Heiken
Minnie Butler
Anniversary Dinner For Mr And Mrs E C Nagel
A Sunday dinner honored Mr and Mrs E C Nagel on their 25th wedding anniversary and their daughter Olive who leaves for school in Minneapolis. Thirty five guests sat at two tables with decorated cakes. out of town party guests arrived from Manchester Delaware Earlville Anamosa Prairieburg and Cedar Rapids. A country club dinner dance with Elmer Young and his orchestra is scheduled for Thursday October 1 with dancing from 9 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nagel
Olive
Minneapolis
Joe Rayburn
Ona Mae
Ronnie
Marlow Rayburn
Calvin
Manchester
Mra
Charles Nagel
Delaware
Jack Ham
Earlville
Elmer Young
Cedar Rapids
Country Club
Cecil Goettsch
Tom Hamilton
Meyer Slivken
Arthur Skelley
Francis Shimanek
Ross Baty
Ben Roberts
Gerry Chapman Now Serving in England
Gerald A. Chapman son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Chapman route Anamosa has reached England with a convoy of American soldiers His wife received a letter dated September 11 noting his desire to return home and his fondness for U S soil He writes from England praising the country but longing for home and the tall corn Mrs Chapman remains in Des Moines with her mother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Chapman
Ernest Chapman
Anamosa
England
Charles Rigby
Monticello
N. B. Chapman
Hopkinton
U.S
Waynte No 5 First To Finish Dental Survey
Wayne No 5 becomes the first rural school to return its dental cards with 100 percent participation. Pupils checked and approved by dentists. Selma Specht teaches. Names include Harlan Helgens Lorna Helgens Delores Helgens Daryl Helgens Merna Folkers Laneva Folkers Galen Helgens Dorothy Hinrichs Leroy Hinrichs Norman Hinrichs Harvey Hinrichs Jim Husman Jon Husman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne No
Selma Specht
Harlan Helgens
Lorna Helgens
Delores Helgens
Daryl Helgens
Merna Folkers
Laneva Folkers
Galen Helgens
Dorothy Hinrichs
Leroy Hinrichs
Norman Hinrichs
Harvey Hinrichs
Jim Husman
Jon Husman
Cascade Girl Begins Training With WAAC
Ramona Barrett of Cascade reports for WAAC training at Fort Des Moines to become the town’s first woman soldier. Inducted a month ago in San Antonio where she had worked since April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Barrett
L. F. Barrett
Cascade
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
San Antonio
Texas
Peter the Great Introduced Salt Butter as Bread Spread
The text notes salt butter was known to Russians by 1150 AD, and suggests Peter the Great may have first used it as a bread spread in 1602. The claim links early culinary practice to a notable tsar and a specific year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter the Great
Auto Deaths in U S Surpass Nazi Air Raids Toll
The article reports that more Americans died in automobile accidents last year than the total killed in all Nazi air raids on Britain, highlighting a stark contrast between domestic traffic deaths and wartime bombing casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
First Telegraph Message In United States
The first telegraph message sent in the United States read What hath God wrought The historic line marked the birth of long distance electrical communication and was transmitted on the Baltimore and Ohio line in 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert McNeill Marries Faye Gattis in Santa Monica Ceremony
Faye Gattis daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Gattis of Los Angeles Calif became the bride of Robert J McNeill Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert J McNeill of Monticello in a Presbyterian church ceremony in Santa Monica Calif on Saturday September 12 Attendants were Miss Kathrine Logan and Tom McNeill U S air corps pilot Foster McNeill brother of the groom served as guest and Mrs Foster McNeill sang Two solo numbers followed the reception in Santa Monica and the newlyweds planned a brief honeymoon in San Diego They will reside at 909 Montana Avenue Santa Monica Calif where the groom works as an inspector at the Douglas Aircraft plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Gattis
C. A. Gattis
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert J. McNeill, Jr
Robert J. McNeill
Monticello
Presbyterian Church
Santa Monica
Kathrine Logan
Tom McNeill
Herbert Tweedy
Sam McNeill
Foster McNeill
Foster
U.S. Air Corps
Santa Ana
San Diego
Montana Avenue
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Calendar of church services and events in Prairieburg area
The listing outlines weekly worship times for St Josephs Church St Matthew s Lutheran St Johns Ey and Trinity English First Congregational Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Methodist Church and The Evangelical and Reformed Church. September schedules include later Sunday services September 18 and 27 early services with Holy Communion, chicken suppers and class sessions on September 24 30 and early October church meetings and Rally Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
North Sycamore Street
Confessions
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Gerd Otten
John Otten
St. John’s Ey
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
First Congregational Church
Homer E. Dalrymple
Pilgrim Fellowship
Wayne Zion Ev
F. H. Kehren
Josie Bunting
Orilla Bunting
Opal Porter
Coleen Bohlken
Marvin Blohm
Robert Stickley
Merle Atwood
Wayne Church
Wayne Brotherhood
Ryan Lutheran Brotherhood
Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Morning Worship and World Wide Communion at Castile Grove
Morning services at Castile Grove Lutheran Church with pastor Arnold Thalacker focus on Gods Workmanship from Ephesians 2 8 10. World Wide Communion Sunday urged attendance for all members and a preparatory service prior to the Lord's Supper. The Power of God film shown Sept 30 8 pm free admission offering taken. Sunday school 10 am and divine service 11 am Parish Education sermon Luther League and Ladies Aid meetings scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile Grove Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid
Ray Kromminga
Iowa Troop Scouts Find Baler and Binder Mix Up
Around Iowa Learn by Experience groups from Hamburg were sent to seek a horse power hay baler at the Ray Lytle farm as part of a scrap metal drive. They misidentified a binder as the baler and later learned the binder owner Tom Brown donated it. Nearby carbonators exploded in two Algona drug stores, causing doubt among residents.
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Hamburg Boy Scouta
Ray Lytle
Tom Brown
Algona
Democrats Hold Anamosa Meet September 16
Democrats gathered at the Jones county courthouse Anamosa to hear gubernatorial candidate Nelson G Kraschel urge united party leadership to sustain the war effort and Roosevelt program. speakers included Mrs Florence Lynch and Jake Moore with greetings from Rep William S Jacobsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Nelson G. Kraschel
Jones, Jackson
Clinton, Linn
Benton
Dubuque
Jones County Court House
Anamosa
Pat Kehoe
Washington, D.C
William S. Jacobsen
Florence Lynch
LeMars
Jake Moore
Harlan
Paul H. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Max Jenk
Dyersville
Palmer earns ensign rank in Seattle drill
Max Palmer son of Mr and Mrs C A Palmer was commissioned ensign last Thursday night at his post in Seattle Washington. Palmer who had held the rank of yeoman third class skipped three positions ordinarily between that and a commission and became Monticello s second naval ensign. Ensign George Fraser is now training at Soldiers Field Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Palmer
C. A. Palmer
Seattle
Washington
Palmer
Monticello
George Fraser
Soldiers Field
Boston
Species of Whale The Cachalot Description
The cachalot is a species of whale found beneath the sea. It is noted for its large size and deep diving abilities, inhabiting oceans worldwide and playing a key role in marine ecosystems and whaling history.
Local Boys Win Ames Scholarships
Gene Walker of Monticello and Gordon Stead of Hopkinton are among 29 Sears Roebuck and Company scholarships announced by H. H. Kildee dean of agriculture at Iowa State College Ames. Qualifications include superior scholarship and interest in 4 H Future Farmers school and church activities. The award amounts to 100 dollars per student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Walker
Monticello
Gordon Stead
Hopkinton
Sears, Roebuck and Company
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Ames
Edison Becomes Only American With Over 1000 Patents
Edison, Thomas Alva, is described as the only American to be granted more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime, a milestone noted in this feature about his prolific inventive career.
Custer’s Last Stand Recalled in Sioux Conflict
General Custer made his last stand against the Sioux Indians, a defining moment in the clash between U.S. forces and Native tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Island Purchase in New York Harbor For $1.65
Governor's Island near Manhattan in New York harbor was bought from Indigenous people for $1.65. The brief notice records the transfer of the island deed and the price paid to the Indians.
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Island
Governor's Island
Manhattan
New York Harbor
Real Estate Transfers and Parking Incident Reported
Real estate transfers include Frank L. Banghart to Mary J. Banghart in Jones County Iowa with nominal consideration. A second transfer lists William G. Gottleaber Edna Harold J. Gottleaber and Bernice to Henry Krumwiede and Louisa M. Krumwiede for several tracts totaling about 300 acres. A separate note describes Johnny Miller near West Union parking and a car rolling down a hill at Echo Valley State Park requiring tractor aid to recover, with minor damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Banghart
Mary J. Banghart
Jones County
Iowa
William G. Gottleaber
Edna
Harold J. Gottleaber
Bernice
Henry Krumwiede
Louisa M. Krumwiede
Johnny Miller
Near West Union
Echo Valley State Park
Miller
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Mae Schlimmer
0. R. Howie, Jr
Olin Reed Howie, Jr
Ray Adams
Mary Lou Adams
Mrs. Harvey Harford
Idle-Not Club
Clarence.Eberhart
Joyce Holmes
John Holmes
Joyce
Warren Farrington
Sam Farrington
Kahoka
Dorothy Holmes
Walter Stutt
Charles Northrop
C. J. Northrop
Emlyn Williams
Halstead Carpenter
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Kismet
Arthur E. Shelley
Rainbow Girls
Ruth Hoffman
Audrey Podhaski
Outer Observer
Janis Grimes
Lola Connector
Abigail Bang
Edna Haas
Anamosa Man
Reformed Church Women’s Guild
Harold Hogan
J. P. Wilkens
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, Ill
Guy Hogan
George Hubbard
Harriett Gould
Joe Coenen
Mrs. Wilbur Cartano
Garden Club
Wilbur Cartano
George Rickels
the Express
Marybelle Mason
Mrs. E. C. Nagel
Gerry Chapman
Waynte No
Robert McNeill
OF All Metals
Childress Motor Company
Joe Fisher
Inc
FORW
United
Hargrave's
Hargrave Cleaners
Jack and
Jill
St. Matthew's Lab
Pillsbury Flour
Wheaties
Gora Faken 2
Fort Dearborn
Jonathan
California
Woodbury
Akes T
Mellogg
Stuhler
Stuhlers
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