Askam Families Reunite At Muscatine Park
Cedar Valley residents gathered at Weed park Muscatine Sunday for a large Askam family reunion with many members listed including George Inghram Reuben Meyers and others. Inez McMahon of Chicago visited with her parents and for the West Liberty fair. Other relatives from Davenport Davenport West Liberty and surrounding towns joined for dinners and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley
Askam
Weed Park
Muscatine
George Askam
Inghram
Reuben Askam
Clifton Meyers
Clark Askam
Harold Snyder
Zelpha Monroe
Will Reed
Lee Herrold
Davenport
H. B. Meyers
Forrest
Fred Meyers
Leo Adams
Adams
J. W. Adams
Ainsworth
Harry Rabedaul
Mary Dell
Oskaloosa
Will King
Clarence Harper
Charlee
Elizabeth Ann
Near Bayfield
J. R. Flater
Calvin
Granville Flater
Marshalltown
J. R. Frater
Farmington Firm Wins Louisa Coal Contract
The Louisa County board awarded the five car load coal contract to Blue Blazes Coal Company of Farmington Iowa at 4.43 per ton delivered to bins. Three cars will arrive in September and the rest in January 1940. The meeting opened bids in regular session Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Blue Blazes Coal Company
Farmington
Iowa
Gerald Fitzgibbon
California
Dan Gallagher
Wheeling W. Va
Thomas Gallagher
J. M. Torbert
Dave Torbert
Burdette Torbert
Montivideo, Minn
Ida Hammond
Joline Torbert
Frank Wright
Mediapolis
Daughters and Son Visit Mrs. Carl at Home in Lone Tree
A Lone Tree social page highlights Mrs Dora Carl hosting visiting relatives from Urbana Upper Montclair Davenport Waterloo and Cedar Rapids plus a Chicago trip by H W Holtz and others. Band concert postponed for 4 H club show with multiple local hosts and a Sunday firemen dinner at Crawford cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carl
Lone Tree
Fern Carl
Urbana
Ill
D. B. Lucas
Upper Montclair
N. J
Cecil Carl
Waterloo
Dora Carl
Chicago
H. W. Holtz
Walter Horrell
Nancy Horrell
Hugh Loyd
Washington
Hearst Riggs
Mt. Peasant
Cyril Rife
Marjorie
J. A. Dusterhoft
Rife
Mrs Dusterhoft
Riggs
Katherine Boeckman
Clem
Vincent Laake
Davenport
W. F. Boeckman
Finis Nelson
Nichols
Adam Schierman
H. E. Miller
Rodman
Emma Hawthorne
Carrie Smith
A. A. Angelsberg
Buddy
Marilyn
Everett Neal
Janet
Joe Linsley
Joe Fesler
Ottumwa
Johns-Kessler
Johnson County
L. O. Adams
Lowell Adams
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Mollie McCullough
W. H. Younkin
A. L. Rudman
Adeline Ulrich
Arlene Walker
Creighton Workman
Burlington
Columbia Walker
Cara
Robert
Iowa City
Lone Tree Friends
H. A. McMasters
Jerry
Joe Luther
Paul Meacham
Luther
Meacham
Harold Storm
Oskaloosa
Iva
Grunder Reunion Draws About 100 At Wilton Grove
About one hundred people attended the second annual John and Peter Grunder reunion held Sunday in the Louis Grunder grove near Wilton. Officers were retained, an entertainment committee named, and a noon picnic followed by games and contests among children and adults. Special prizes went to the oldest member Mrs. Anna Beatty and the youngest Julius DeFauw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Ohlwein
Dan Gallagher
Wheeling W. Va
Dave Torbert
Burdette Torbert
Montivideo
Minn
Frank Wright
Medispolis
J. M. Torbert
Joe Torbert
Joline
Charles Paris
Don Parsons
Skunk River
Richland
Jesse Huddle
Churches of God
Ida Grove
Corwin Burdine
C. E. Burdine
Dallas Center
Burdine
Montezuma
Des Moines
Wilton
John
Peter Grunder
Louis Grunder
Leo Grunder
Emily Wacker
George McCoy
Gertrude Grunder
Shirley Wacker
Bonnie Marolf
Robert Marolf
Harlan Marolf
Violet Grunder
Althea Grunder
Joan Rottman
Lena Crissinger
Marilyn Grunder
Henry Grunder
Kirk Grunder
Anne Oveson
Harold Grunder
Waldo Marolf
Carl Rottman
Anna Beatty
Julius DeFauw
Rock Island
Albert Grunder
Muscatine
Anna Rottman
Lena Crissiger
Cedar Rapids
William Lustfield
Stuart
Julius de Fauw
Moline
Earl Woods
Merle
Eldon
Freddie Marolf
Tipton
Walter Marolf
Blue Earth
Carl Reimers
Durant
W. A. Grunder
Dorothy Gray
Charles McCoy
George
Charles Marolf
Ronald
Ralph Sterner
Art Laschansky
A. J. Wacker
John Grunder
Althea
Fred Grunder
Norman
Wilbur Stewart
John H. Wacker
Carrie Marolf
Helen Sterner
Louise Bolly
John Bolly
Will Marolf
Albert Marolf
Davenport
Edgar English
Munsville
N. Y
Daughter Receives Mrs Nolte Estate In Will
May Nolte named as executrix and sole heir in the July 19 1938 will of Mary Nolte of Sweetland Township filed for probate. Hearing scheduled for September 16 1939 in district court before Clerk Ballard B Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Nolte
Mary Nolte
Sweetland Township
Ballard B. Tipton
Storm Visits With Muscatine Family Relatives
Mr and Mrs Jack Kutcher and family of Muscatine passed the week end here with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm
Jack Kutcher
Muscatine
Larson Family Returns From East Visit
The Rev and Mrs C B Larson and their children Rachel Keith and spouses returned Saturday from an eastward trip. Church notices list Bible study Wednesday and a prayer meeting Saturday. Meetings include a Friday missionary devotional led by Chester Williams and Miss Margaret McGill with N E McGill and wife as grandparents. The Woman's Bible class and Aid society plan an all day meeting Thursday with quilting and class work in the afternoon.Harley Hazlett of Wapello bought the Elmer McDaniel property east of town and will move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
C. B. Larson
Rachel
Keith
Chester Williams
R. E. Young
Margaret McGill
N. E. McGill
John McMahill
Wapello
Marcelene Cocklin
Dan Gast
Marengo
Alverda Beik
Leland Beik
Arthur Beik
Albany N. Y
Paul Beik
Ray _ Schafer
Marilyn
Jimmie
Joyce
Jo- Ann
Margaret Lang
Ray Reesink
Muscatine
Howard Cocklin
Margaret, Dale
Marcelene
Shirley
Courtney Families Meet at Junction For Annual Picnic
The Courtney families gathered at Chautauqua park in Columbus Junction for their annual reunion. Officers elected include Ray Blankenhorn of Ainsworth as president and Robert Reaney of Washington as vice president. A basket dinner followed a program featuring Rev. J W Poole of Burlington and other family talks and tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney
Chautauqua Park
Columbus Junction
Ray Blankenhorn
Ainsworth
Robert Reaney
Washington
Louise Reaney
J. W. Poole
Burlington
Thomas Poulter
Antarctic
Lee Richards
Thomas Reaney
Clara Barker
J. L. Hildebrand
Letts
Sarah Barnes
America
Barnes
Robert J. Barnes
Genevieve Poole
Lock Haven
Clara Feldman
Wallace and Freddie
Christy Turkington
Lucretia
Walter McDaniel
Earle Wilson
M. L. Blankenhorn
J. B. Garrett
Ora McCormac
Robert Barnes
Bobby
Wayne
Raymond Armentrout
Cedar Rapids
John W. Poole
Genevieve
Mildred
John Howard Johnston
Glen McCullough
Maxine
Muscatine
Herold Clegg
Jimmy
Mary
Jean
Elizabeth Herr
Near Grandview
Everett Lindley
Lois Lindley
Reliance
S. D
Wayne Peterson
Olds
J. E. Reaney
R. J. Reaney
Louise
James D. Helmick
Jeanette
J. E. Helmick
Gale Feldman
Mediapolis
Morris Crawford
Morning Sun
Lemoade
Andrew Schultz
Grandview
Glen McCulley
James Reaney
Truck and car collide on Highway No 22 in Muscatine County
A truck owned by G B Kirchner driven by Ivan Halligan 28 Lone Tree and a Plymouth sedan operated by Mrs Arlene Hitchcock were damaged in a collision on Highway No 22 in Muscatine County Monday about 8:30 am. The left front of the truck struck the car’s right rear as Hitchcock turned out of a driveway on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Kirchner
Ivan Halligan
Lone Tree
Arlene Hitchcock
Beck and Family Visit at Fred Wier Home
Burlington residents Beck and family were Sunday guests at the Fred Wier home. Miss Mildred, formerly a guest there, returned home with her parents, while her brother Allen stayed on for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Burlington
Fred Wier
Mildred
Allen
Wood Kennedy of Cone Honored on 80th Birthday
Wood Kennedy of Cone was honored at a family dinner marking his 80th birthday. Guests included Ralph Kennedy, Glen Kennedy of Iowa City, Mellie Swailes and sons, and Don Boyd among others at the Kemp Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Kennedy
Cone
Conesville
Ralph Kennedy
Glen Kennedy
Iowa City
Mellie Swailes
Don Boyd
Kemp
Clarence Kemp
Everett Miller
Cushing
Okla
Herbert Sargent
Oskaloosa
L. G. Browning
Muscatine
Blanche Warnstaff
Ruby
Miss May
Lewis McCullough
Harold McCullough
Joe Gipple
Hall Estle
Letts
T. R. MacDougall
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
MacDou
Pauline Hanft
Burlington Hospital
Hale Hantt
Guy Hants
Farrell Dean
Mt. Pleasant
C. Snyder
Lyle Goldsberry
Minneapolis
Minn
J. A. Mulhern
Columbus Junction
E. C. Snyder
Lester Jensen
West Liberty
Jean Farr
Joliet, NL
Alton Curry
Archie Edgar
Elton Allen
Cecil
Joe Feldman
William McCormick
Thomas Gipple
James Horton
Mercy Hospital
A. W. Emerson
George Whitham
Horton
Hollywood Stars Flock to Hawaii for Rest and Privacy
Honolulu eases star pressure as Janet Gaynor and John Ford own homes on the island. Actors seek isolation to relieve burnout while Hawaii expands as a movie retreat with ships and air service linking stars to Tinseltown. The column notes Dick Arlen golf, press campaigns around Charles Laughton, Orson Welles publicity stunts, Janet Gaynor lookalikes, and other celebrity tidbits from The Tropics to Catalina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Janet Gaynor
John Ford
California
Chambers of Commerce
Hawaii
Pacific
Jimmie Fidler
Dict
Jimmie
Iseland
Charles Laughton
William Dieterle
Messrs
Laughton
Dieterle
Orson Welles
Telegraph
Temple Manse
Shirley
Mr. Welles
Tropics
Adrian
Janet
Henry Garson
Mrs Henry F Giessler Rites Observed At Wilton
Last rites for Mrs Henry F Giessler 76 a Muscatine resident for 38 years were held at 3 30 p m at George M Wittich Funeral Home with Dr David I Berger First Presbyterian officiating. Burial followed in Oakridge Cemetery Wilton. Flower attendants were Mrs J R Gibson Mrs Harry Bowsman and Mrs Frank A Neidig and organist Miss Loretto Cottrell. Pallbearers were Dr M A Barr Tim Whitmer Maurice Neidig George Wells Fred McDougal and Harvey G Allbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Giessler
Muscatine
George M. Wittich
David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Oakridge
Wilton
J. R. Gibson
Harry Bowsman
Frank A. Neidig
Loretto Cottrell
M. A. Barr
Tim Whitmer
Maurice Neidig
George Wells
Fred McDougal
Harvey G. Allbee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muscatine Park
Raymond James
Laurence Jensen
West Branch
Mattie Turkle
Jess Travis
Pilger
Neb
Turkle
Jennie Askam
Earl Smith
Barbara Smith
Homer McMichael
Tommy
Gray
Etta McMichael
Audubon
Will McMichael
Adair, Jr
Dwight Pruitt
Anna Braker
High Rairie
Virginia Brown
Charles Deahr
Bud Thomas
Lloyd Deahr
Smith
Guy Flater
Dorothy
Junior
Clinton Meyers
John Carey
J. J. Grigg
Louisa Coal
Hastings
Masonic Temple
Plattsburg
Aes
101St Cavalry
Grunder
Robert E. Miller, M. D
Hershey
Walter Norem
Larson
East
Claude Latta
Carleton
Faithe
Anamosa
L. Wilfong
H. O. Martin
S. J. Latta
Carl Werner
Bellevue Hospital
Fairfield
Elsie Fordyce Myres
Young MI Lincoln
Henry Fonda
Marjorie Arl Brady-Weaver- Aver-Whelan
Junction
North Woods
Nokomis
Hollywood
Dick Arlen
Dian Manners
San Francisco
Eddie Duchin
Frank Morgan
Catalina
Bill Holden
Warner Brothers
Jimmie Cagney
Cesar Romero
Joan Davis
Harry James
Karloff
West Liberty Fair
Grove
Zavatta
Chase and Lampe
Whitson
Great Wallendas
Milwaukee Road
Us& Highway
Uptown
Joseph Schildkraut
Ana Cau
Lionel Barrymore
Cedric Hardwicke
Beviah Bondi
Una Merkel
Bobs Watson
Come
Uglamour Girls
Rlew
Lana
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