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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1939
Page
3
A Wilton social page outlines gatherings at the Shuger home honoring Mr and Mrs Harry Allen and family from Newcastle Pa. and lists anniversaries celebrated with a Weed park picnic. It notes visits by Chicagoans and Iowa guests, church society meetings, Camp Fire outings, cattle shows, and travels among local residents and relatives.
Relatives and friends from Edgwood Winfield Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Victor gathered Sunday visiting hosts in Edgwood Winfield Atalissa Van Meter and Weed's Park. Notes include trips by Myrl Ellsworth Jean Norton and others to family homes and a picnic in Weed's Park. Jupiter noted as the largest planet with a diameter of 86720 miles and a trade commissioner in Calcutta observed.
Mr and Mrs Ray Yocum Ruby Lawrence and Darrell returned Monday afternoon after spending a few days in Albert Lea Minnesota with Kenneth Yocum and Ray Yocum homes Mrs Hilma Healey of Chicago came Sunday night for a visit with her cousin Mrs A W Jones Miss Ruby Warntaff went to Washington for a week visiting Mr and Mrs Donald Watson Mr and Mrs Odear Sanden of Fairport spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs D F Christianson Mrs Clair Helvetine will entertain the Double Fght card club Thursday afternoon Mr and Mrs Russ Crist spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Ear Springsteen at Morning Sun Mr and Mrs Walter Shoquist Joseph and Carol of Lone Tree were Sunday supper guests in the Allen McCurdy home Mr and Mrs Ernest Eisle of Crawfordsville were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Jason Wolfford Jacqueline Wolfford accompanied them home for a visit Mr and Mrs Charles Shellabarger were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Cecil Schlichting Mrs Flora Tipton of Muscatine came Saturday to spend several days in the homes of Mr and Mrs James McKee Mr and Mrs Robert Bebb Mrs Eva L McKee Mr and Mrs J F Coffin Forest Bebb was a Sunday dinner guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Bebb Shellabarger spent Friday evening with the former's grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Shellabarger at Fredonia
Atalissa social notes cover visits by Rochester Minn couple Mr and Mrs John Laucamp and host gatherings hosted by Ed Baker family. The Baker group includes Dewey Baker Sallie Sue Schacht Pattie Ann and Harlan Baker with Ralph Mathas. Lonnie Walton and Luella Federling also share Sunday visits. Irma Smith and family attended a Friday Iowa City picnic and George Morrison and Robert Morrison were noted attendees.
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