Church Picnic Set by Weed Park Aug 10 in Grandview
Grandview committee names for Sunday school picnic at Weed Park on Thursday August 10 with Everett Reed as entertainment chair and Max Woodruff Harry Stineman and Rev Lewis as helpers. Ice cream duty falls to Guy Hardman and Mrs Anna Weir and Mrs Nannie Werner supervise dinner. Transportation duties assigned to Rev O G Lewis Harry Stineman and Max Woodruff. Each family to bring a chicken and sweetened lemon juice or ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Weed Park
Everett Reed
Max Woodruff
Harry Stireman
Rev. Lewis
Fred Weir
Guy Hardman
Fay Arnhood
A. L. Hol
Anna Weir
Nannie Werner
O. G. Lewis
Harry Stineman
Prccic
A. L. Holiday
Bedford
Iowa
Claude Hammer
Lone Tree Aid Society
Marilyn Barr
Muscatine
William Shellabarger
N. E. McGill
Wilma
Charles Wilson
Faye
Lou Bencichsen
Opal
L. M. Dallmeyer
Helen
Faith McDill
Davenport
Charlotte Walker
Near Wapello
Herbert Gipple
Ruth Shellabarger
Sigma Kappa Club
Belle Becky
Adam
Conesville
Charles Spring
Clara Connor
Reed
Dan Snyder
I. F. Gipple
Kubrick
Louisa County Medical Association
Funeral for Oran J Freers Held in Muscatine
Fairport residents attended the funeral of Oran J. Freers in Muscatine on Tuesday. The report notes local family attendees and nearby travel for the ceremony. Mrs E A Lack and children plan a northern Minnesota camping and fishing trip with her husband joining later. Rev Lack serves as chaplain for ten forestry camps. Mrs George Davis visited her mother in Davenport. The Duvalls moved to a farm near Washington Iowa. Morris McCulley of Mt Vernon Conservation Corps visited his mother Florence Steffy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ernst
Davenport
Frank Duvall
Washington
Iowa
Morris McCulley
The
Conservation Corps
Mt. Vernon
Florence Steffy
Willits shower honors Frank Willits and wife in De Kalb
A large group attended a Wednesday night shower at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Willits home for Frank and his wife who were recently married in De Kalb. They will teach in Winter's Creek and near Marston this fall. Marie Pitman and Mrs. Will Mathers joined, sharing a chicken dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Willits
Frank
de Kalb
Winter’s Creek
Will Mathers
McNall-Hesser
Weed Park
Muscatine
E. C. Essley
Mannion
Dorothy Green
Barbara Essley
Galesburg
Fridug
Keota News brings back missionary Dr Owen from Egypt
Dr C A Owen a missionary in Egypt returns home on vacation and will speak at the Federated church Sunday at 11 o clock. He is a United Presbyterian representative and relative of Mrs G G Vincent and Mrs Emma Vincent of Keota. Glen Smith in University hospital Iowa City with an ulcerated eye and complications. Ira Smith visits and is hopeful the eye can be saved though in isolation ward due to discharge. Keota Play festival begins Monday with two plays Tuesday in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
C. A. Owen
Egypt
Federated Church
United Presbyterian Church
G. G. Vincent
Emma Vincent
Glen Smith
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ira Smith
Glen
Lester Smith
Smitty
Ainsworth Church Societies Convene
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian church met Thursday afternoon at the church parlors with good attendance. Mrs Sharpe reported on the convention in Pittsburgh and Mrs Porter of Crawfordsville shared impressions. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church held a picnic at Mrs H Rodemaker's country home with about fifteen members and a noon cafeteria dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Woman's Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church
Glad Hands
Sharpe
Women’s General Missionary Society
Pittsburgh
Porter
Crawfordsville
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
H. Rodemaker
HORF ON TAL 2 Man in picture and other clues
A crossword style list presents numbered clues across and down including Deity Morindin dye neuter pronoun and Napoleon's exile home. It features entries for verbs nouns and adjectives such as to taunt to say again to burden and regional terms with references to political parties and coins.
Owens Funeral Held at Cotter Church
Funeral services for David E. Owens were conducted Friday at the Cotter church by Rev. W H Parker and Rev M G Jones. Burial followed at Cambrian cemetery. Survivors include his widow Maggie Griffith and children in several towns. The notice lists numerous relatives from Ohio to New Jersey and notes his death on his sixtieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
David E. Owens
Cotter Church
W. H. Parker
Cotter
M. G. Jones
Clarks
Neb
Richard Arthur
Hugh Thomas
David Jones
Edwin Richards
Richard Thomas
Harry Roberts
Stapp
William Roberts
Cambrian Cemetery
Maggie Griffith
Howell Davis
Crawfordsville
Albert
Colchester
Ill
Russell
Luther Davis
Wyman
Viola
Howard
Howell
D. G. Davis
Harry Robertson
Richland
Marian Gipple
Letts
Burlington
Glenn Woodruff
Wepello
Arthur Woodruff
Marjorie
Ellis
Charles
Samantha Cilley
Port Louisa Township
Cilley
Will Paris
Frank Stineman
Frank Stineman. Mrs. Stineman
Lucille
Loran l
Max
Anna Paris
Billie
Amanda Paris
Charles Paris
Mary Lee
C. P. Wagner
Bertha Fath
Northfield
Minn
Sam Shaffer
Paul Shaffer
Shirley Mac
Henry Wagg
George Schneider
Beatrice
Ermal
Raymond Schneider
June Collins
Genevieve
Earl Derby
Alice
Alma Dean Derby
Vernon Wiederrecht
Anabel
Helen
Anderman
Columbus City
Wapello Band
County Farm
Vernon Brown
Herman Hendrickson
Juanita Jean
Lester Offerman
Davenport
Charles Billings
Roy Edwards
Armstrong
Ella Edwards
John Butcher
Sam Butcher
Butcher
Dora Smith
George Kern
Annavwan
Bloomington Community League Picnic set for Wednesday
The Bloomington Community League will hold its annual picnic on Wednesday, August 9, at the Friends church. Activities and contests will fill the day with a noon picnic. Also noted are local movements and hospital updates involving area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Bloomington Community League
Friends Church
Edward Hoag
Gurden Mortimer
Oskaloosa
Fred Otto
Hershey Hospital
John Garnes, Jr
Sweetland Societies Name Staffs for Year
The Sweetland-The Ladies Aid and Woman s Foreign Missionary society held a joint meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Aid officers include President Tallie Derby and Treasurer Mollie Wood, while Missionary circle officers list Dottie Sowassink as president and Clara Norcross as secretary. The groups planned a home bake sale and a chicken supper on September 27. Other notes mention local visits and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Day
Pearl Gettert
Hazel Martini
Clara Norcross
Minnie Leonard
Councellor
King’s Heralds
Iona Downer
Mite Box Meeting and City Light Plant Talk Highlight Wapello News
The Women's Foreign Missionary society met at the Heins home with theme Stewardship and Mite Boxes led by Mrs. Reutinger. Social events included a slumber party for Kathryn Lacey and Evelyn Hunter hosted by Lois and Vivian Huddle. The Wapello city council planned a mass meeting on a municipal light plant before the August 11 election. visits from various locals and neighbors were noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois
Vivian Huddle
Kathryn Lacey
Johnson City
Tenn
Evelyn Hunter
Kinsport
Verlee Pullin
Velda McConahay
Josephine Ohlwein
Bernice Ivins
Wapelio
Fred Wahl
Carolyn
St. Louis
Louis Eversmeyer
Los Angeles
Calif
George Bissinger
Charles Eversmeyer
Davenport
Elizabeth Eversmeyer
Bernice Reichardt
Ft. Madison
Francis Vandevort
Tipton
Iowa
Lydia Kasiske Sellers
Littleton, Ill
Ruth
Gladys
Merwin
Notable residents and travelers tether to Chicago week
Mrs. Clarence McConnaha returns from Iowa City after treatments and goes home this Wednesday. Rev. William R. Shoemaker of San Diego departed Chicago after six weeks visiting his sister Mrs. Thomas Beatty and other relatives. Robert Erwin of Washington County stays this week with his uncle Virgil Erwin during the World’s Fair week in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mester Keath Kirk
Muscatine
Clyde Martin
J. H. van Camp
G. B. Potter
Lela
Neva Melton
Helen Schmidt
Davenport
Heaven
August Gettert
Dundee
Minnie Leonard
Wilton
Elizabeth Rath
Chicago
Mary McGillivary
Herman Kretschmar
Frank Globes
Fred Globes
Sylvis
Clarence McConnaha
Iowa City
William R. Shoemaker
San Diego
Calif
Thomas Beatty
Robert Erwin
Washington County
Virgil Erwin
Pleasant Prairie Meeting Attracts Sixty Young People
Sixty young people attended the Muscatine County Young People’s League gathering at the Pleasant Prairie church Wednesday evening. A program by the advisory council included reading by Donald Moor head Ruth ak offertory Evelyn Schroer and group singing. The service closed with a prayer by M. E. Moorhead and a social hour managed by Evelyn Schroder Betty Jenkins and Earl Cacherell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Muscatine County
Young People’s League
Pleasant Prairie Church
Advisory Council
Donald Moorhead
Century of Progress
Ruthak
Evelyn Schroer
M. E. Moorhead
Evelyn Schroder
Pleasant Prairie Sunday School
Weed Park
Oliver Bentley
Oliver
Donald
Eddie Paul
Chicago
B. F
Emil Lamanck
Sunbury
Mildred Chapman
Minnesota
Elizabeth Coder
Roy Egel
Future Meetings By Island Society In Fruitland Album
The Ladies' Aid of the Island M E Church met at E W Cross home for an afternoon session with devotions by Mrs Johanna Shouitz. Twenty five attended as hymns and a group prayer preceded a business meeting led by Mrs L O Taylor. An officer election is set for four weeks hence and an all day potluck event is planned at Moscow hosted by Mrs W H Slack in two weeks. Rev and Mrs Slack attended as special guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland
Ladies’ Aid
M. E. Church
E. W. Cross
Johanna Shouitz
Rugged Cross
L. O. Taylor
Aid
W. H. Slack
Moscow
The
Moscow Sunshine Club Hosts Meeting and Plans Fair
Moscow Four H Sunshine club members gathered at Catheryn Globes home on Wednesday August 2 for a busy session. Roll call featured achievements in club work while Elva and Mildred Brown demonstrated block printing. Louise Brown led a modern illustrations segment and Mildred Brown read on service to self and others. Elva Brown played The Faun on piano. A picnic date was tentatively planned and lunch followed. Louise and Ruth Brown were away on a business trip to Hubbard Iowa this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Moscow Four-H Sunshine Club
Catheryn Globes
Elva
Mildred Brown
Louise Brown
Elva Brown
Pippa
Louise
Ruth Brown
Hubbard
Cranston Plans Annual Picnic
Cranston will hold its annual community picnic on August 17. The picnic association met to arrange the date and name committees. Women will run the tables and William Idle will oversee the grounds. The stand and receiving committee are the same group. Program includes Mrs. Ernest Meeker Mrs. Dale Willits and Mrs. Cecil Schlichting. Stand includes Glen Epperly Ernest Meeker Harry Shearer with helpers Walter Shellabarger Arthur Brookhart Ward Harvey William Schmaltz Marvin Coder Cecil Schlichting and William Carpenter. Sports coordinators are Dale Willits Forrest Townsley and Kenneth McColm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston
William Idle
Ernest Meeker
Dale Willits
Cecil Schlichting
Glen Epperly
Concord Club Party Hosts 22 at Mrs Burkett Home
Mrs. A. E. Burkett entertained the I. C. C. club at her Columbus Junction home with 22 in attendance. The afternoon featured quilting and social time. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at the homes of Mrs. Jesse Landrum and Mrs. Bigger on Aug. 31. Local items note Margery Newell visiting her father H. R. Newell and various visits among area residents at Burlington and home circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
A. E. Burkett
I. C. C. Club
Jesse Landrum
Bigger
Margery Newell
H. R. Newell
Ralph Utter
Clair Clark
H. R. Utter
Drury Family Begins Extended Midwest Visit
Drury and Mr. and Mrs. Enos Bopp and son Gerald left Monday for several weeks visiting relatives in Iowa Kansas and Nebraska and stayed with daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Prentiss Hines in Colorado. Benjamin Nussbaum and sister Mrs Albert Homaker of Fairbury Illinois visit in the homes of their brothers William and Philip Nussbaum and sister Mrs Cleon Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury
Enos Bopp
Gerald
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Prentiss Hines
Colorado
Benjamin Nussbaum
Albert Homaker
Fairbury
Ill
William
Philip Nussbaum
Cleon Mason
Families plan world fair trip and local notices from Lone Tree
The report lists Miss Mildred Wolford Leila Wolford Melba Main and Misa Lillian Lenz traveling to Chicago for the World's Fair with side visits to Milwaukee and Lake Michigan. Other items note Edna Denbow becoming Rockwell City Reformatory matron, Dr. W B Phillips visiting, Elmer Yakish and Ellwyn Edwards touring Chicago and planned East Coast trip, a birthday gathering for Katherine Kline, Mary Daniels and Judith Daniels visiting, bingo night, and the birth of a baby boy to Earl and wife northeast of Lone Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Mildred
Leila Wolford
Melvin Main
Melba
Misa Lillian Lenz
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Edna M. Denbow
Woman's Reformatory
Rockwell City
W. B. Phillips
What Cheer
E. C. Wolford
Phillips
Wolford
Elmer Yakish
Ellwyn Edwards
Niagara Falls
New York City
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Katherine Kline
Mary Petry
J. V. Buline
Joseph Perczek
John Smid
Mary Menzer
Margaret Cerny
Mary Attig
Mary Daniels
Cecil
Iowa City
Vander Hoff
Judith Ann Daniels
Forth Dodge
Earl Walker
Lone Tre
Local Visits Across Oakville and Wapello
Letts and Paullins visited Roy Waterhouse in Oakville on Thursday. Vinnie Higginbottom, Raola Waterhouse, Laura Garrett Butler, K. E. Dollman and Mary Patricia visited George Jamison’s home near Wapello. The King’s Herald society picnic is set for Musser Park next Wednesday with mothers invited to bring sandwiches a covered dish and lemon juice. All attendees to meet at the church at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chhurch
Death of Stockton resident Nielsen at 80
Stockton-Nicholas E Nielsen aged 80 died at his home at 4 30 am Thursday after a three week illness. Born in Gotten berg Sweden on December 7 1852 he came to America in 1880 with Dorothea Carbuhn whom he married in 1873. Surviving are his wife three daughters three sons thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral plans pending distant relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Nicholas E. Nielsen
Mr. Nielsen
Gottenberg
Sweden
Dorothea Carbuhn
America
Durant
Fince
Henry Shreck
Dysart
Iowa
Ernest Webber
Weslace
Texas
Mayme Hansen
Walcott
Alfred N. Nielsen
Edenberg
Charles W. Nielsen
Emil Nielsen
Chicago
Ill
Anna Selken
Runge Mortuary
Social notes from Buffalo Prairie area town
Buffalo Prairie and nearby areas see visitors from Reynolds Chicago Davenport and Muscatine. Miss Mildred Oldfield returns to Chicago after visiting Macomb and B V Marquis. Rev A G Lacey called. Marjory Perry and several couples visited Tri Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
Irene
Clarice Marie Elliott
Glenn Boltinghouse
Reynolds
Mildred Oldfield
Macomb
B. V. Marquis
Chicago
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society
Lyle Sheese
Lloyd
Benjamin
Davenport
A. G. Lacey
Albert Zollner
Muscatine
Boyd Kimball
Marjory Perry
Tri-Cities
George Kistler
L. C. Hessman
Tri-City
Blair Boruff
Lloyd Stevens
Eliza
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Fairport
New Boston
Ainsworth Church Societies
Horfsontal
Deity
Great Britain
Toll
Knock
Owens
Sweetland Societies
Sam
Whee
Island Society
Moscow Sunshine Club
Concord Club
Nicko
Jas Nielsen
Muscatine Journal
Post Office
Ain
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