Wilton Dinner Hosts Honor House Guests and Locals
Mrs. Bina Clark and Miss Lela Badger entertained Sunday for guests including Dr. D. A. Lenfest of Brooklyn and Miss Grace Lenfest of Lincoln. Thanksgiving week visits, picnics, and church group meetings appear across Muscatine area social notes with numerous local families hosting and traveling to California Wisconsin and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn
Albert Kelley
Walter Lenker
Irving Lenker
Wilson Cromer
Jackie
Wisconsin
P. W. Happel
Zion Lutheran Church
E. V. Swanson
Grace and
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed
Te Park
Muscatine Thursay
D. A. Lenfest
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grace Lenfest
Lincoln
Neb
Bina Clark
G. G. Leith
Caroline Maurer
Presbyterian Sunday School Board
Vestry
Harvey Franklin
Clay City
Ill
Peter Bouland
L. C. Kiser
California
San Francisco
San Francisco World's Fair and At the Home of Mrs. Kiser
Chase Proper
Monteray
Wallace Stutler
Ruth
Wichita
Kas
Herbert Herr
William Herr
Grace Reformed Church
Ernest Walther
West Liberty
Lela Badger
Oliver Kelley
Lloyd Barclay
Bert Duncan
Arthur Brenner
William Hall
Muscatine
Louisiana
Osage
S. L. Torrence
Jack and
Jimmie
Homer Poor
W. Poor
Mt. Ayr
Charles E. Kelley
Jennie Kelley
Clear Lake
Burlington Group Installs Staff for Auxiliary
Wapello-Luther Vollmer Post American Legion auxiliary met Monday evening with a kettledrum supper. Guests included Mrs. Winifred Niggermeyer, Mrs. Ethel Lippert, and Mrs. James Cooper. Officers installed: Margaret Hinderman president, Myrtle Erwin vice president, Bernice Herrick secretary, Elsie Morledge treasurer, Marjorie Pettis chaplain, C. L. McClurkin sargeant at arms, delegates to Burlington convention Mrs. Herrick and Morledge, alternates Mrs. Hook and Pettis. Hinderman named committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Luther Vollmer Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Winnifred Niggermeyer
Madison
Ethel Lippert
James Cooper
Burlington
Niggermeyer
Margaret Hinderman
Myrtle Erwin
Bernice Herrick
Elsie Morledge
Marjorie Pettis
C. L. McClurkin
Sargeant
Mildred Hook
Pettis
Hinderman
Poppy Sale and Welfare Leaders In Community Service
Mildred Hook leads child welfare and publicity efforts with Mrs Bernice Herrick and Mrs Elsie Morledge, while Mrs Genevieve Kremer heads membership for junior and senior groups. Miss Myrtle Erwin promotes Americanism and national defense as Mrs Edith Kelly oversees a poppy sale. Mrs Celia McClurkin works on rehabilitation. Mrs Kremer and Mrs M R Bullis of Bennett received naval print plates bought by the auxiliary earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Hook
Bernice Herrick
Elsie Morledge
Fidac
Genevieve Kremer
Myrtle Erwin
Edith Kelly
Poppy Sale
Celia McClurkin
M. R. Bullis
Bennett
Auxiliary
Detroit Residents Visit at Fairport and Nearby Towns
A stream of visitors from Detroit Muscatine and Davenport stayed with local families across Fairport New Era Pleasant Prairie and Montpelier Sunday. Trips included Floral Fairfield and trips to Illinois City and Brighton with multiple relatives and friends noted among the host households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Russell Stricklin
Grandma Sell
Walter Sell
Carl Spieth
George Brej
New Era
W. O. Fitchner
Clifford Fitchner
Blanche Fitchner
Gertrude Stecker
Mt. Pleasant
W. D. Stevens
John, Davenport
Carrie Hershey
Estella Johnson
Floral
Edith Smith
Johnson
Brighton
Fairfield
Joe Brossart
Bernice
Charlotte and
Mae
Paul Bramble
Charles Ferry
Burlington
Arthur Hetzler
Melpine
Illinois City
Clarence Freyermuth
Vernon Bryant
Frank Doty
Santa Monica
Calif
Roy Reeves
Idabelle Davis
Fred Umphress
Montpelier
Asa Shepard
Irene Brugman
Fruitland
Edgar Kemper
Ed Bujewski
Mary
Marcella
Albert Stecher
Carl Hearst
Pleasant Prairie
Ira Dusenberry
U. S. Biological Station
Fairport
Committal Service Held for Rev C Blanchard
The committal service for Rev. Charles Blanchard who died Saturday at his home in University Place Des Moines took place Tuesday at Wapello cemetery. Dean Caldwell of Drake University delivered a short eulogy. Pallbearers included Cal Blanchard Kenneth Blasi M F Hicklin E R Winter Arthur Stone and C B Knobbe. Relatives and friends attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Charles Blanchard
University Place
Des Moines
Dean Caldwell
Bible College
Drake University
Cal Blanchard
Kenneth Blasi
M. F. Hicklin
E. R. Winter
Arthur Stone
C. B. Knobbe
Blanchard
W. R. Bacon
Florence and Elizabeth Bacon
John
Bell Family Reunion Brings many to Lone Tree park
A large Lone Tree reunion gathers Bell relatives from Iowa and nearby towns including Athens Georgia visitors Mrs Edith Bell and many cousins. The article also notes a World War I era fact about English brewers expanding business compared with a year prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
James E. Hacke
James Jr
Winnifred
Richard
Phillip
Gene
Robert
Athens
Bell
Lone Tree Park
Charles A. Hacke
Sac City
Mayme Estle
Mabel Brown
Patricia
Linnaeus
Gerald Allen
Garey
Loren
Teddy
Conesville
R. J. Bell
Glenda
Thomas
Gloria
Colleen
Bety Amish
Gladys Parizek
Joy Hoyt
Iowa City
Delbert Holmes
Dale
Barclay Mumm
Carolyn Jean
Riverside
Edith Bell
Charles
Laura
Darrell
Darlene
James
Jane
Vernon Bell
Marilyn
Charlotte
West Liberty
James A. Bell
Virginia
Helen
Palmer
Holden
Janet
Arlyn
Haskins
James H. Bell
Donald
Evelyn
Velma
Miriam Wiese
John Kirkpatrick
Annabelle
John Wilcox
Bernard Corbett
Mabel Corbett
Dora Corbett
William Wolford
Ernestine Wiese
Myra Wiese
Mildred Stych
Funeral Attendees Reach Across Towns for Charles Blanchard
Mrs. Joe Leonard and Ralph Manning of Des Moines joined Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blasi in hosting family for the funeral of Charles Blanchard. Attendees included Mrs. Lee Delzell and Sterling, Mrs. Warren Baughman and Arthur Blasi of Pulaski. Walter Blasi of Bloomfield. and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trevo of Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Leonard
Ralph Manning
Des Moines
Ed Blasi
Charles Blanchard
Lee Delzell
Sterling
Warren Baughman
Arthur Blasi
Pulaski
Walter Blasi
Bloomfield
Clyde Trevo
Milton
Miss Buster Visits at G Hardman Home
Miss Betty Buster of Muscatine has moved to the home of her aunt Mrs. Guy Hardman for an indeterminate stay. Several local families visited relatives in Muscatine and nearby towns. The McGrew families plan their annual Weed Park reunion in Muscatine on August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Betty Buster
Muscatine
Lynn Phillips
Margaret Cocklin
Lois Godanour
Laura Baker
Howard Cocklin
Mediapolis
Ross Johnson
Police chiefs defend their cities against Hoover remark
Ot tumwa Chief W M Ticks and Woodbury County officials rebut J Edgar Hoover claim that Ottumwa and Sioux City are Iowa crime hubs. Sioux City leaders say criminals pass through, not stop, while Ottumwa officials invite FBI investigation to aid crime prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Sioux City
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Hoover
Cedar Rapids
W. M. Ticks
Kansas City
Twin Cities
Harold N. Sturgeon
Public Safety
Ray J. Mahr
W. R. Tice
Painted Lady Butterflies Depend on Thistle for Eggs and Food
The painted lady butterfly lays its eggs on the thistle, a widely distributed plant that provides essential nourishment for its caterpillars.
Dying Stars Quietly Fade Across Night Sky
The night sky shows many stars fading gradually as they exhaust their nuclear fuel, with some scholars noting the vast timescales and distant distances involved. Astronomers track brightness changes to understand stellar lifecycles and the fate of suns like our own.
Wapello Visitors Gather for Sunday at Local Homes
Wapello were Sunday guests in the L. E. Buster and Fred Shew homes. Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Kemp entertained at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Cocklin and Levi, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McGrew, Mrs. Lydia Krahl and Mary Margaret Kutler. Afternoon callers included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schafer and Fonda and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buster and baby from Letts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
L. E. Buster
Fred Shew
Orlan Kemp
George Cocklin
Levi
W. H. McGrew
Lydia Krahl
Mary Margaret Kutler
Robert Schafer
Fonda
Donald Buster
Baby
Letts
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Wilton
Burlington Group
Hoffman Funeral Home
Danzig
Germany
Free City
Going
McColm
Fleers
Laurel
Detroit
Chet Clapper
Detroit, Mich
Mayme Clapper
George Davis
Forrest Hand
Judy Janiene Reeves
Davis Buchele
Jolene
William Martin
Rock Island
John Thirtyacre
Mr. Thirtyacre
Sweetland
Tom Noble
Christina Erbst
Davenport
Anna Kemper
Rev. C. Blanchard
RED Cross
Rollins
East Second Street
Bell Family
England
Iowa Daily Press
George W. Hesalroad
Allison
Butler County
Executive Council
Miss Buster
G. Hardman
RB Rae
Litt LA
TTY
Montana
Colorado
Tyoming
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Woolsey
Poole
Standard Service
Second
Smalley
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