Hermanns Entertain Michigan Guests With Courteous House Party
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hermann hosted Mrs. George Gehris and daughter Mary Ann of Saginaw Michigan as houseguests Monday night at their 709 Leroy street home. Other courtesies will honor them this week. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. A C Springborn Miss Margaret Romig and William Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Hermann
Leroy Street
George Gehris
Mary Ann
Saginaw, Mich
A. C. Springborn
Margaret Romig
William Watson
F. Springborn
Ed Springborn
George Springborn
Jesse Stephens
Raymond Zeidler
George Gehrils
Miss Nyweide to Wed Lester Coleman in September
Miss Lois Marian Nyweide daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Nyweide 1103 Newell avenue will wed Lester Lyman Coleman of Laurel Mississippi son of Mrs Jessie Wilcox Coleman Mt Vernon September 3 at First Methodist church with Dr LeRoy L Weis officiating Miss Nyweide is a Muscatine high school and Cornell college graduate and has taught at Lincoln school Muscatine for two years Coleman a Mt Vernon high school graduate earned a B S from Cornell college Mt Vernon and an M S from New York university He is a research chemist for the Masonite corporation at Laurel Mississippi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Marian Nyweide
John W. Nyweide
Newell Avenue
Lester Lyman Coleman
Laurel
Jessie Wilcox Coleman
Mt. Vernon
First Methodist Church
LeRoy L. Weis
Nyweide
Muscatine
Cornell College
Lincoln School
Coleman
Mt. Vernon High School
New York University
Masonite Corporation
Laurel, Miss
Miss Asthalter to Entertain Tri T at Iowa City
Chapter C of Tri T holds a business and social meeting at Mrs. Wilbur Thorson home 1101 Oakland drive with refreshments. The group plans a visit to Camp Abe Lincoln on Highway 61 Friday August 25.
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Chapter C
Tri-T
Iowa City
Margaret Asthalter
Wilbur Thorson
Oakland Drive
Abe Lincoln
Highway 61
Birthday Honorees Feted At Arthur Tharp Home Moscow
A Moscow dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tharp honored Ray Rockafellow Lester Rockafellow and James Ponton on birthday anniversaries. Prizes were awarded for ball throw wheel spinning and other games as relatives from Muscatine Atalissa West Liberty and Moscow gathered for the three course meal and fish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arthur Tharp
Ray Rockafellow
Lester Rockafellow
West Liberty
James Ponton
Ochevedan
Fred Hoffman
Clara Resnick
William Thompson
Mary Rockafellow
Leudwig Resnick
Emma Hoffman
Lila Thompson
Muscatine
Lowell Rockafellow
Howard Lee Roy
Atalissa
Lester
M. F. Comstock
Jerry
Thomas Tharp
Verlean
Brookhart Named 1940 Head Of Reunion Association
Laurence Brookhart of Muscatine elected president for 1940 at the twentieth annual Brookhart family reunion held at Weed Park. Joe Brookhart of West Liberty will be vice president and Edna Summerhayes of Rock Island secretary treasurer. Basket dinner served at noon followed by games and entertainment. many relatives from Iowa and Illinois attended.
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Laurence Brookhart
Muscatine
Brookhart
Weed Park
Joe Brookhart
West Liberty
Edna Summerhayes
Rock Island
Ill
George Chapman
Gladys
Junior
Atalissa
Rrchard Bill
Lou
Kinross
Sylvia
Retha
Phyllis
Arthur Grim
Donald
Delbert
Melvin
Nichols
Cora Brookhart
Walter Viner
Letts
Mary Brookhart
Cranston
Arthur Brookhart
Mildred
Lerot
James Quinn
Robert Watters
Kenneth and
Lynn
James Holliday
Gaylord
Meerdink and Shaffer Vows Set in Quiet Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Miss Elizabeth Meerdink of Cedar Rapids will wed F Paxson Shaffer of Davenport in a Sunday ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs George Meerdink. The couple met at the University of Iowa where Elizabeth earned a BA and belonged to Kappa Alpha Theta. Paxson is a UI graduate and Sigma Chi, employed at Ramsey Advertising in Davenport. A series of courtesies will honor the bride next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meerdink
Mulberry Avenue
Elizabeth
Cedar Rapids
F. Paxson Shaffer
Davenport
Fred Shaffer
Mason City
Public Social Service
Shaffer
University of Iowa
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Ramsey Advertising Company
Miss Meerdink
Ice Cream and Pie Social at Ziegler Memorial Church
The Phinindola club of Ziegler Memorial Lutheran church in New Era hosts a home made ice cream and pie social on the church lawn Friday night August 4 with an entertainment program. Women are asked to bring pies and Mrs Anna Elicker Guse will speak as a former missionary.
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Phinindola Club
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church of
New Era
Anna Elicker Guse
Park Avenue
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Minnie Pace
Washington Street
Ella Healy
Get-Together Club Holds Annual Picnic at Weed Park
The Get-Together club celebrated its 25 year friendship with a Sunday picnic at Weed Park. Attendees included multiple Nichols and Muscatine residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Steve Milder and Lenora, Mr. and Mrs. William Milder, Ramona Dittman, Judith Ann Witte, and many others from West Liberty Lone Tree Lisbon Muscatine and surrounding areas. The afternoon was spent informally after a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park
Steve Milder
Lenora
Laurence
Albert Pike
Barney Milder
Louis
Nichols
Frank Kaalberg
Ramona
Delores
Kathleen
Henry Schaapveld
Bernice
Evelyn
Henry, Jr
West Liberty
Anna Schaapveld
Lone Tree
Orean Owens
Lisbon
Wiliam Getz
Robert
William Milder
Ralph
Elmer
Dorothy Milder
Ralph Dittman
Judith Ann
Betty Elaine
Paul
Anna Witte
Minnie Myers
Gertrude Keely
Charles Dittman
Muscatine
Delegation Returns From National WBA Convention
Muscatine group Mesdames Allie Vetter Faye Reeves and Ella Fuller and Mrs Minnie To bias West Liberty return home from the national Woman's Benefit association meeting in New York City. Mrs Lillian Barry stays in Philadelphia two weeks with her daughter. The group spent five days in New York for the parade at the Worlds Fair grounds and a Waldorf Astoria reception. Fuller Vetter and Barry were long time members over 25 years and were special guests. An A W E A tour followed to Atlantic City Philadelphia Washington DC and other eastern points.
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Mesdames
Allie Vetter
Faye Reeves
Ella Fuller
Muscatine
Minnie Tobias
West Liberty
Woman's Benefit Association
New York City
Lillian Barry
Philadelphia
Walter Rhaetz
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mesdames Fuller, Vetter and
Barry
Atlantic City
Washington
D. CC
East
Fruitland 4-H Plan Exhibitions At West Liberty Fair
Fruitland 4-H Sun shine Workers met at Betty Holliday's home to plan county fair exhibits. Roll call featured readiness for the fair and round table talks discussed purse and bell making and simplicity and good taste. Meetings slated for August 18 at the Spitznogle home.
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West Liberty
Fruitland 4-H
Sunshine
Betty Holliday
Carol Meyers
Mary Louise Schultz
Annavene Penrod
Roberta Westerfeld
Dorothy Folck
Marilyn Curtis
Florence Drake
Mildred
Irene
Lucille Peyton
Betty
Waymath Spitznogle
Shirley
Jean Holliday
Theodore Drake
John Holliday
Route 6
Corsets Return As Fashion Clinic Showcases 1920s Styles
At the Merchandise Mart clinic in Chicago a revival of corsets with laces and stays was demonstrated by Katherine Ratto. The show emphasized bustle effects and smaller waists with lace corsets, peplum jackets, and nippled in waists. Plaid dresses and skirts dominated, with beading in lingerie trims and a matching flannel silk nightgown set.
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Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Katherine Ratto
Skating Party Draws 200 Youth in Riverside Park
Over 200 young people from Muscatine County including Wapello Lone Tree and Columbus Junction attended a skating party at the Felix Skating Rink in Riverside Park. The event, sponsored by the Young People’s Department of the Muscatine County Council of Christian Education, aimed to raise funds for a charitable purpose.
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Muscatine County
Wapello
Lone Tree
Columbus Junction
Riverside Park
Young People’s Department
The
Mary Lacock and Cecil Wilkins Wed in Quiet Iowa City Ceremony
Mary Lacock daughter of Tipton residents and Cecil F. Wilkins son of West Liberty residents exchanged vows Monday at the First Presbyterian Church Iowa City with Dr Ilian T Jones officiating. Attendants were Margaret Gardener and Fredrick Simpson. The couple met at the University of Iowa where the bride graduated Phi Beta Kappa and the groom earned BA and MA degrees. They plan to relocate to Berkeley California for further study after a luncheon at the Iowa Memorial Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Mary Lacock
Robert Lacock
Tipton
Cecil F. Wilkins
Evelyn M. Rowlet
Ilian T. Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
Margaret Gardener
Fredrick Simpson
Iowa Memorial Union
State University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Fray Expenses Tale for Lake Geneva Youth Conference
Fray over expenses for attendees of the International Youth Conference at Lake Geneva runs from August 21 to September 2. Officials report plans for another skating party in the near future to boost community engagement.
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Lake Geneva
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Mindanao
Philippines
Ea Hee
Ie Grocers
Miss Nyweide
Miss Asthalter
Laurencerookhart
Colette
Meerdink
Schaffer
WBA
Fruitland
Madge Evans
Ogunquit
Sidney Kingsley
Milady
Cecil Wilkins
Katty Kitty
Sue
Luellen Cleaners
Muscatine’s
McColm
McColim
London
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