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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1933

Page

8

Woodside and Hanft Families Hold Neighborhood Reunions

The Woodside family reunion drew about sixty at Chautauqua park in Columbus Junction with a noon dinner and re election of James Woodside of Cedar Rapids as president. The Hanft family reunion followed the same day with a large turnout, a big noon dinner, and officers elected led by J. H. Hanft as president. Various attendees from Cedar Rapids Columbus City Letts Ainsworth Muscatine and Chicago joined in, along with multiple local guests from Junction News. The report also notes other community visits and upcoming Lewis family reunion at Chautauqua park.

Columbus Junction Woodside Chautauqua Park James Woodside Cedar Rapids Sherman Woodside Mildred Eva Denver Colo Clyde Keiper Warren Woodside Ainsworth Williser John Lee Willis Lee Union Walker Mediapolis Earl Orris Muscatine M. Anderson Chicago Richard Underwood Everette Orris Alice Orris Clara Orris Dale Charles Wright Fay Greene Fred Duncan Hanft Columbus Chautauqua Park J. H. Hanft C. J. Hanft H. M. Duncan Reuben Heindel Columbus City M. M. Rabenold Roland H. C. Lowe Harry Cecil Letts Billy Bobby S. D. James Donald Jon Paul Max Robertson George Hanft J. T. Hanft T. F. Hanft G. N. Duncan Mildred Nelson Dean Duncan Frank Hanft Everette Hanft Miriam John Hanft Maxine Hale Hanft Mary Jane Richard Max Pauline Roger Verne Hanft C. E Junction T. M. Balcoff Charles Meredith R. W. Phillips Rev. Balcoff Champaign Ill Lee Syphrit Loren Carl Hila May Emery Rinehart West Middlesex J. E. Lukins Claude Lukins J. S. James Washington James Fred Hetherington Harry Tucker Buffalo O. A. Martin Jesse Tisor D. E. Davis Lewis Pugh Irene McRoberts Arthur Johnston Minneapolis Johnstons Cotter Lewis G. F. Orr Panhandle Tex L. O. Moore John Reeves A. E. Rinehart Mildred Warren Frank Phillips J. W. Boyd Elma Ben Harrison Haskins P. C. Ross Aurora Til Orpha Christinger Gertrude Marshall John Parks B. H. Cummings Larimar John Green Florence Owens Omaha

Island Church Completes Plans for Homecoming

Island M E church committees met Wednesday night to finalize plans for the annual homecoming set for August 27. Invitations will go to former island members now living elsewhere.

Island Church

Pearl Rose Laythe Funeral Set for Friday

Pearl Rose Laythe, found dead at her parents home, will be mourned with funeral services at the Presbyterian church Friday at 2 30 p m. Rev C W Pfeiffer to preside. Burial follows at Oakdale Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home in Muscatine until Friday morning.

Visiting S. D. Stays With Sister And Relatives

S. D. is visiting for a few weeks with her sister Mrs. Clifford Bell and other relatives. B. O. Roundy was in Chicago at the start of the week where he transported a truck load of eggs.

S. D Clifford Bell B. O. Roundy Chicago

Herring Requested to Oust Waterloo Poor Relief Body

Des Moines report says Vance Price of Waterloo in Black Hawk county presented a petition to Governor Herring demanding the resignation of the county poor commissioners. Price said he started a strike of county road workers and set picketers at Waterloo county barns to spotlight local conditions. Strikers demand a 50 percent increase in food orders for county work.

Des Moines Vance Price Waterloo Black Hawk County Herring Price

Public Works Board to Meet Next Week

Des Moines reports P F Hopkins public works engineer for Iowa says the board will approve several projects at its initial session early next week. Hopkins just returned from Washington where he consulted with federal funds administrators and spent the day reviewing funding requests from about 300 communities.

Des Moines P. F. Hopkins Mason City Iowa Public Works Board Hopkins Washington Public Works

Lydia E Pinkham’s Tablet Promise Relief For Periodic Aches

Relieve and control periodic disturbances with Lydia E Pinkham’s Tablet. Aimed at cramps backaches headaches and nausea each month it promises relief a few days before the expected onset. Take Lydia E Pinkham’s Tab before symptoms begin.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Cheese Factory Plan Discussed and Local Social Roundup

Ed Showalter, W. J. Hendricks, John Grunder and Harrison Hain were named to probe the cheese factory proposal. A Tuesday bridge gathering hosted by Mrs. Raymond Claussen saw two tables with high scores to Mrs. Schnack and Mrs. Seber, luncheon served, and guests Winnie Bischoff and Kirk Grunder.

Ed Showalter W. J. Hendricks John Grunder Harrison Hain Raymond Claussen H. F. Schnack Emil Seber Winnie Bischoff Davenport Kirk Grunder Will Herr Norma Thomas Tucker Iowa City Frank Delaney Muscatine R. E. Marticke

Homecoming for Church Planned

Sugar Creek Presbyterian church schedules morning afternoon and night homecoming services. Rev. William McClung Evans to speak at the morning service. Mrs. Thelman Kiser to present attendance rewards in the afternoon. Former pastors send greetings and church history is reviewed. Evening topic: What Shall We Do When the Standards of the Crowd Are Different. Lester Chapman leads the service.

Journal News Service Wilton Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church William McClung Evans Thelman Kiser Lester Chapman

Johnson County Four-H Show Opens in Iowa City

The fifth annual Johnson County Four-H club show began in Iowa City with entries valued over $1,000. Events include baby beeves, colts, dairy heifers, hogs, sheep, and livestock judging, plus health contest and health improvement contest linked to the event.

Johnson County Iowa City

Train Hits Truck and Burns Farmer to Death Near Humboldt

Humboldt, Iowa. Joseph Finnck, a farmer from Atwater Minnesota, was killed when his truck loaded with furniture was struck by a Rock Island train early this morning. The truck and load were destroyed and the body burned beyond recognition, identified only by the license plate.

Humboldt Joseph Frinck Atwater Mann Rock Island Here

Dietze family reunion held in Marengo with eighty three guests

Mr and Mrs F A Duffe attended the Dietze family reunion at the Clem Dietze home in Marengo on Sunday. Eda Duffe of Wilton gave a reading and a kittenball game followed lunch served cafeteria style. The next reunion is set for August at the same location.

Lefty” Schnack George Wildasin Pella Arlene Schnack Genevieve Carl Tipton F. A. Duffe Marengo Dietze Clem Dietze Eda -Dietze Duffe Wilton

Speedy relief from bunions and corns advertised

An ad touts Emerald Oil as a powerful penetrating antiseptic for bunions and corns. It promises rapid pain relief and shrinking of corns when applied to inflamed parts, urging readers to obtain it at their drug stores.

Sean Grimm Drug Co. Henderson

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