Opening Day Looms for Louisa County Fair at Columbus Junction
Exhibitors and officials complete final setup for the annual Louisa County Fair. Booths for farm products and handiwork are ready. livestock grooming is finished. wiring for power is completed. pies baked by Mrs. Vern Hanft await visitors for the four day program of rides and concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Warren Ball
Wapello
A.M. Simms
Vern Hanft
Hanft
Pike and Nichols Vote on Uniting District Formation
Pike township and Nichols Independent school districts plan a special Feb 24 1953 election at Nichols town hall to decide if they should unite into a single independent district. If approved a joint school board will be elected at the March regular election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Nichols Independent
Pike Township
Nichols Town Hall
Muscatine
State of Iowa
Pike Peppy Pals Observe Achievement Day at Nichols
Achievement Day was held Friday afternoon in the Nichols school gym by Pike Peppy Pals Four-H club girls. Mothers of members attended as special guests. program featured readings, a clarinet solo, skit, talks on sewing, and a fashion judging with corsages awarded to attending mothers. Winners in senior and junior divisions named. club plans next meeting August 25 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Nichols School
Pike
Doris Chown
Ramona Kaalberg
Marijane Connell
Camilla Pike
Sharon Lieb
Karen Chown
Patsy Lane
Sharon Loeb
Bernadine Neff
Arthur Thompson
Muscatin
Curtis James
West Liberty
Scarf
Carol Braun
Norma Deahr
Beatrice Deahr
Ramonna Kaalberg
Muscatine Leaders Highlight City Advantage Over Davenport
Our Yesterdays notes Davenport shows a deserted look while Muscatine remains a bustling business hub. Davenport workers face a 20 percent wage rise under a new Iowa Telephone scale. about 50 employees affected. Muscatine veterans named to the Department of Iowa G A R committees with Dr. E H King among soldiers' orphans home staff aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa Telephone
E. B. Smith
Iowa
Department of Iowa
G.A.R
Muscatine
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
E. H. King
B. E Lilly
John Hesser
J Chenoweth
G W Schreurs
John Lang
Club Meetings In Wilton Homes Highlight Social Card Party
Wilton hosts feature two social card gatherings with 500 games and prizes. Emanon club hosted by Mrs. Hilbert Leech. high scores won by Mrs. Ardel Christensen and Mrs. Henry Gruemmer. Luncheon served. guests included Mrs. Ray Carr and Mrs. Gertrude Thiering. Other notes mention July Eight club, guests, and local visits including Mio Michigan and Creston. Kay Lenker had a narrow escape when her car skidded on gravel near a passing truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jenner
Wayne Ford
Robert Jensen
Bob
Bill Jenner
Carrington Eddy
Mio, Mich
Clifton Hughes
Marcliff
Niagara Falls
Gus Nopoulos
Fannie Cockshoot
W. A. Wilson
Herbert Fick
Florence Supple
Creston
Kay Lenker
Rites Conducted For Ray Vance At Keithsburg
Funeral services for Ray Vance 67 were held at 2 PM at Davis Funeral Home Aledo with Rev. Roy Newser presiding burial in Green mound cemetery. Vance died of a heart attack while fishing near Keithsburg in the company of Byron Blackman. Born August 9 1885 in Abingdon township Ul he was the son of John and Margaret Vance. He had farmed in Keithsburg area before moving to Seaton NL. Survived by one stepson Bob Curry two step brothers and one step sister.
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Keithsburg
Ill
Davis
Aledo
Ray Vance
Roy Newser
Hamlet Presbyterian Church
Greenmound Cemetery
Vance
Byron Blackman
Abingdon Township
John
Margaret Vance
Seaton, NL
Mary Curry
Bob Curry
Women's Guild Session at Cone Church Sees Devotions and Lessons
Members of the Women's Guild of Grace Ev angelical and Reformed church met Wednesday with Mrs. Winifred Maxwell leading devotions and Mrs. Roxye Hawkins guiding the lesson. Hostesses included Mrs. Lois Everett, Mrs. Shirley McCullough and Mrs. Margaret Schlichting. Visitors and relatives stopped by nearby homes before planning visits to Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Women's Guild
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Winifred Maxwell
Roxye Hawkins
Lois Everett
Shirley McCullough
Margaret Schlichting
Ebard
Judy
Esther Klotz
Mobile
Bertha McCormick
Thomas Gipple
Clinton
Homer Thomas
Eldon
Charlies Blanchard
Charles McCormick
Esther
Muscatine
Reuben McCormick
Cecil Allen
Charles Shellabarger
Charles
Tony Blanchard
Robert Brown
Mr. Brown
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Maryland
Connecticut
New York
Lenker Daughter Escapes in Car Crash Near Bennett
Miss Lenker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Lenker of near Bennett, escaped with scratches and bruises when a car overturned after contact with a rock retaining wall. The vehicle was damaged, but she was able to exit and seek medical attention.
Champion Barrows Pen Wins at Johnson County 4-H Show
Lloyd Burr Jr shows the champion pen of three heavy weight barrows in the market swine division. One light-weight barrow also earns reserve champion honors among all barrows. Community notes list numerous visits and family events across Lone Tree and nearby towns.
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Lone Tree
Lloyd Burr, Jr
Here
Johnson County
California
George Johnson
Dale
Ardell Johnson
Wayne Jarrard
Pendleton
Calif
Pfc
Marine Base
Cpl
Clifford Smith
Big Springs
Tex
J. H. Allen
Schlapkohl
Coleridge
North Carolina
Walter Sampson
Lincoln
Nebr
Staircase carpet safety advice for secure tacking
Loose carpets near staircases should be safely tacked down to prevent tripping hazards. Use appropriate nails or tacks and ensure edges lie flat for steady footing and improved home safety. Regular checks keep stairs free of loose runners and reduce accident risk.
Note in Bottle Sparks Irish Love Tale Across the Sea
A whimsical piece follows Frank Hagostak of Johnstown Pennsylvania sending a bottle into the North Atlantic to Breda O Sullivan in Dingle Bay. The tale blends leprechauns and the Daoine Shie with a romance that spans seven years as Breda writes back and they travel from Tralee to Dingle to meet. The narrative invokes Irish folklore and small-town connections amid wedding and family notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Killarney
Bovy
Breda O'Sullivan
Breda
Frank Havostak
Dingle Bay
Tralee
Breda O’sullivan
Frank Hagostak
Daoine Shie
Johnstown
North Atlantic
Mickey Mulloy
Giant's Causeway
Duniace
Causeway
Sheila O'Melveny
Mickey
Sheila
Ireland
Orkneys
Frank
Margaret Hogan
Kathleen Wreen
Karen Sotores Birthday Party at Wilton Home
Wilton hosts a birthday party in honor of Karen Sotores with Mr and Mrs Charles McIntyre hosting on Thursday. Guests include Mabiel Ford Vera Ramirez Marie Millage Karen Soteros Michael Dwayne Soteros and Charles Wesley McIntyre. Jerry Giesler’s Beverly Hills visitor Miss Jerry Giesler attended with ties to Henry Wildasin. The Wilton Lions Club annual picnic supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Charles McIntyre
Calif
Jerry Giesler
Mr. Giesler
Henry Wildasin
Mr. Giesier
Wilton Lions Club
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Elie
Muscatine Building & Loan Assn
Hershey
Women’s Guild of
Cone Church
E. Second St
Meadow
Barrows Pen
John Ziegler
Mike Murdock
DeWayne Murdock
Glendale
Gail
Clifford Murdock
M. J. Forward
Charles Crawford
Bobby
Billie
Chamberburg
Penn
J. L. Henderson
Cleo Hall
Colorado
McGowan
Harry Reiss
Edith
Mary
Ethyl
Garrison
Lake McBride
Renner Brand
Cascade Inn
Carolina
Jack Torrence
Cedar River
J. W. James
R. E. James
Paul James
Thornton
Clarence Ulam
J. C. Ulam
Swaledale
Joe Shepard
LeMars
Ila
Morgan Thomas
James C. Ulum
John Moon
P. J. Wacker
Mayo
Cedar Rapids
Kendon Richard
Pine River
Minn
Karen Sotores
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