Presbyterian Guest Pastor and Wife Honored at Weed Park Picnic
The Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Peters en of Pana Illinois were honored guests at Weed park on Sunday. Petersen, formerly of Muscatine, preached at First Presbyterian in Rendall's absence. Thirty three relatives joined the courtesy including Mr and Mrs Christ Petersen and many Petersen family members. The Petersens left for Fairfield after a brief visit before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Petersen
Pana
Ill
Weed Park
Petersen
Muscatine
First Presbyterian Church
J. B. Rendall
Mr. Petersen
Christ
Fred Petersen
Fred Klein
Martin Heussner
William Petersen
Henry Petersen
John Petersen
Ruth Brossart
Edith Mittman
Ruth
Fern
Edwin Petersen
McNall Hessen Clan Reunion At Weed Park
One hundred six members of the McNall-Hesser families gathered at Weed Park on Saturday for a reunion. John McNall of Joy was named president at the follow up business meeting after a basket lunch, with Clarence Thomas Illinois City as vice president, Mrs Arthur Wroge Buffalo secretary, Lois Rausch Viola assistant secretary, and Mrs Charles Mewes Muscatine treasurer. A program and refreshments completed the afternoon. Next year’s reunion will be on the second Saturday in August with Florence Thornburg Joy Jerald Baldwin Aledo Lara Rausch Viola and Clarence Thomas Illinois City on the program committee and Melvin McNall Illinois City in charge of the tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNall-Hessen
Weed Park
John McNall
Joy
Clarence Thomas
Illinois City
Arthur Wroge
Buffalo
Lois Rausch
Viola
Charles Mewes
Muscatine
American Legion
Engle-Herwig
C. W. Lilly
Harry Petersen
Walter Lewis
Clara Herwig
Walter D. Herwig
Harry Herwig
Marie C. Ruthenberg
Lillie Sheets
Harold Sheets
A. R. Chesmore
Cedar Point
John Domer
Earl Domer
Audrie
Robert
Marion
August Arns
Harvey F. Arns
Waverly
Kenneth Jordan
Fern
Donald
Arlene
Leroy
Billy
Central City
Hershel Myers
Darrell Sawyer
Cedar Rapids
Waldo Schoenig
Leroy Schoenig
Clinton
Elizabeth Loeb
Nichols
Davenport Couple Feted by Muscatiners on Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W C Groves of Davenport were honored for 25 years of marriage with a Muscatine visit by about 30 relatives and friends. A mock wedding and birthday cake entertained, they reside in Davenport though married in Muscatine. Mrs Groves is Emma Fick. they have son Raymond. Mr Groves works at the Rock Island arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Raymond
Groves
Rock Island Arsenal
Out-of-town Guests at J. W. Hillier Home
Sunday dinner guests at the Hillier residence included Mr. and Mrs. England of Blandinsville Illinois and several Hillier relatives. Also listed were Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Bell and son James II, Miss Jennie Hillier, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cornthwaite and son Edwin of Muscatine, and George Hillier, dean of the Teachers College in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Fifty people from Cedar Rapids Fairfax and Muscatine attended the Womochel family reunion at Weed Park with a planned repeat next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hillier
Park Avenue
England
Blandinsville
Iil
C. E. Hillier
Jennie Hillier
Hardin Bell
James II
On Effenbeck
Orpha
Rock Island
George Hillier
Teachers College
Eau Claire, Wis
C. H. Cornthwaite
Edwin
Muscatine
Womochel
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Weed Park
Joe Womochel
Frank and
Bernice
Fred van Zyle
Fred
Fred Henick
Jesse Rummells
Welcome party for Miss Lillian Osborn at Muscatine home
A welcome party honored Miss Lillian Osborn after her Rochester visit, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eis near Muscatine. Guests enjoyed games and dancing followed by lunch, with attendees including Miss June Keepping Carl Ash Miss Maryella Law Robert Isaacs and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Osborn
Rochester
Lester Eis
Muscatine
June Keepping
Carl Ash
Maryella Law
Robert Isaacs
Maxine Franklin
Harold Starkweather
Betty Lis
Clifford Law
Norma Franklin
A. Franklin
Mona Mae Franklin
Francis Law
Ellard Starkweather
Kenneth
Fearl
Edward Ash
St Mathias Church Card Party Committee Named
The St Mathias church lawn hosts a Wednesday card party with bridge and five hundred. Mrs Fred Switzer leads the committee with assistants including Mrs J J Ryan Mrs M W Stapleton and others. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mathias
St. Mathias Church
Fred Switzer
J. J. Ryan
M. W. Stapleton
Joe O'Brien
Hulda Bernick
T. J. Ryan
Susan Barry
Mary Logan
M. Welch
Alice Judisch
Margaret Wolhert
Royal Neighbor Sunshine Club Picnic Planned
Women of the Royal Neighbor Sunshine club host a picnic Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Agnes Wright's home on North Mulberry Avenue. A car will meet guests at the end of the bus line to transport them to the supper venue. Each member brings a covered dish and their own dishes and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Sunshine Club
Royal Neighbor Sunshine Club
Agnes Wright
North Mulberry Avenue
Young People Plan Picnic At Wildcat Den Park
Conwell Y P U of the First Baptist church plans a picnic at Wildcat Den state park on Wednesday evening. Cars depart the church at 5 30 p m and a small fee will cover the supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conwell B. Y. P. U
First Baptist Church
Wildcat den State Park
Evangelical youth picnic at Strunk homes near Pleasant Prairie
Forty young Evangelical church members enjoyed a Sunday picnic at the Strunk homes near Pleasant Prairie. Ball games and a potluck supper followed by a twilight campfire service led by Rev. K. M. Jeschke. Committee included Marguerite Horst Roy Kindler and Edward Paetz. Monthly social at 7 30 tonight at church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Evangelical Church
Emil Strunk
Erwin Strunk
Pleasant Prairie
K. M. Jeschke
Marguerite Horst
Roy Kindler
Edward Paetz
Picnic at Wildcat Den Park Brings Four Families Together
Schafer Shhoe maker Erickson and Schreurs families held a Sunday picnic at Wildcat Den state park. Thirty one attendees enjoyed ball games and a noon picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park
Schafer, Shhoemaker, Erickson and Schreurs
Wildcat den State Park
Luedtke Family Reunion Held at Pine Creek
The Luedtke family gathered at Adolph Luedtke’s home in Pine Creek for a Sunday reunion. About 50 relatives attended and shared a basket lunch followed by afternoon games. Plans were made to hold the event again next year at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luedtke
Fine Creek
Adolph Luedtke
Pine Creek
Marriage of Miss Arnold Is Revealed
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Margaret Arnold to Clyde Essex, both of Atalissa, occurred in Morrison Illinois on Saturday July 29. Bridesmaid Gretchen Arnold and best man Fred Malone participated. The couple will live with the bride’s parents before establishing a home in Atalissa. A shower and a charivari dance were held in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Arnold
Will Arnold
Atalissa
Clyde Essex
James Essex
Muscatine
Morrison, Ill
Gretchen Arnold
Fred Malone
Wilton
Mrs. Essex
Essex
Mr. Essex
Midway
Dorothy
Betty Chapman
Lois Riemcke
Mary Zimmerman
Jane Adams
Elizabeth
Naomi Fiderlein
Lucille Spilger
Clelia Fiderlein
Gladys
Lucille Essex
Mabel Carlisle
Gladys Oepping
Margaret Sterner
Jessie Pearl Arnold
Helen Smith
E. O. Markham
Delbert Arnold
George Arnold
W. A. Smith
Raymond Depping
Alan Smith
Out-of-town Guests Attend Local Event St. Louis
Out-of-town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Newton Quinn and family of Aledo NL Mr. and Mrs. Art Lamprecht and family of Davenport and Glenn Houdek of Sioux Falls 8 D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Quinn
Aledo, NL
Art Lamprecht
Davenport
Glenn Houdek
Sioux Falls
Engle-Herwig Reunion Held Here Sunday
The American Legion clubhouse hosted the Engle Herwig family reunion with 92 attendees. Members planned future events, elected officers, and listed many relatives from Muscatine Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns attending the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engle-Herwig
Shrader Reunion Held Sunday at Weed Park
Weed Park hosted the annual Shrader family reunion on Sunday. Eight families attended including H. Shrader Cedar Rapids relatives J W Shrader Betty Jean James Milford Richard Willard Milford Harold Lorie Trieschman Kempf and others from Wellman Muscatine Iowa City Moline Cedar Rapids and Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrader
Weed Park
H. Shrader
J. W. Shrader
Betty Jean
James
Cedar Rapids
Milford Shrader
Richard
Moline
Louis Gross
Lorie
Willard
Milford
Harold
S. C. Love
George Trieschman
Harvey Kempf
Fisher
Willard Trieschman
Miller
Emma Trieschman
Wellman
Virgil Fordy
Iowa City
Clara Heerd
Helen
Dorothy
Muscatine
Miss Edith Platt and J J Hudnall Wed in Kahoka Missouri
Announcement of the Aug 5 marriage of Miss Edith Platt and Jessie J Hudnall of Muscatine at Kahoka Missouri. The couple, unaccompanied, reside at 123 West Third Street and plan to move to southern California after a brief wedding party at the groom’s sister’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Platt
J. J. Hudnall
Jessie J. Hudnall
Muscatine
Kahoka
Jane Platt
Havana
Ill
Hudnall
Delsa Hudnall
Liberty Street
West Third Street
California
Roy Curtis
Seventeenth Vanatta Family Reunion Rescheduled to August
The seventeenth Vanatta family reunion, previously set for See Seaweed ree oere, will now be held August 24 due to a conflict with the Aledo fair. The change shifts the gathering to a later date for all family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanatta
Arthur Sander Home Hosts Ludde Family Reunion
The Ludde family reunion gathered at the Arthur Sander home on rural route 5. Attendees included Mrs. Louise Ludde and numerous Ludde relatives and spouses from Iowa and Illinois, with a basket dinner at noon and one member, Miss Grace Drum of Burlington, absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sander
Ludde
Louise Ludde
Albert Dreyer
Junior
Eunice
Aplington
F. J. Brandt
Frances
Agatha Brandt
Iowa City
Y W Cafeteria Board Extends Open Run to Sept 1
Y W C A executive board met Saturday night at the Y to decide to keep the cafeteria open until September 1 after earlier plans to close for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W
Miss Gertrude Jacobs Weds Wilbur H Murdock
Miss Gertrude Jacobs daughter of Mrs Sylvia Davis and Wilbur H Murdock son of Hilton Murdock were married at Park Avenue Methodist church by Rev J A Worrell. Attendants were Mr and Mrs John Brier. The bride wore blue crepe and Sweet peas. They will reside in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Gertrude Jacobs
Sylvia Davis
Main Street
Wilbur H. Murdock
Hilton Murdock
Lincoln Bouse
J. A. Worrell
iMra
John Brier
Lyle Fisher
Charles Fisher
Muscatine
Bloom Family Picnic At Weed Park Draws 125
One hundred twenty five attended the Bloom family reunion Sunday at Weed park. Lehman’s band from Burlington Iowa performed in the afternoon. A picnic dinner was served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Weed Park
Lehman
Burlington
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