Court Holds Girl Neglected Not Incorrigible in Weaving Saga
Judge Oscar Hale ordered Agnes Teel a 15 year old girl from Columbus Junction sent to the Soldiers Orphan home at Davenport after a hearing found her neglected and needing care, not incorrigible as charged. She was taken to the institution this morning. Meanwhile William Ray of Muscatine faces a grand jury on child stealing charges. Elmer Nees of New London was jailed ten days for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Oscar Hale
Agnes Teel
Newton Teel
Columbus Junction
Soldiers Orphan Home
Davenport
Hale
Muscatine
William Ray
North Prairie and West Liberty Notes Reach Aug. Fair
North Prairie West Liberty Iowa updates include births and visits. Raymond Stagg announces a daughter's birth on August 18. Reynolds residents M W Kendall visit, and Cedar Rapids visitor Mabel Conklin spends vacation with Will Conklin family. Attendees at Lem Wren funeral in West Branch, and trips to New Orleans and Dice’s cottage noted. Social club plans fall cleaning ideas for Sept 4 with Ed De Forest host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Raymond Stagg
M. W. Kendall
Reynolds, NL
Ben Halstead
Mabel Conklin
Cedar Rapids
Will Conklin
Will Enlow
Lem Wren
West Branch
Delbert Smith
New Orleans
Wilma
Virginia Gregory
Waukon
Walter
Warren Dutton
Gregory Dutton
Floyd de Forest
Dice
Cedar River
Minerva Gates
Ivan
North Prairie Social Club
Ed de Forest
Frank Meiberfold
Washington
Freshwater
Dan Gates
Leslie Gates
Herbert Wilson
Beryl Schiele
Helen Hutcheson
Centerdale
John Anderson
Ed Rinda
Iowa City
George Parizek
Solon
Clyde Hampton
Hame
Letts Girl Is Granted Degree at Iowa State
Letts, Ia Aug 27 Gertrude V. Vincent of Letts was among 119 Iowa State college summer quarter students to be granted a degree at the Ames commencement exercises. Miss Vincent received a degree in textiles and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Gertrude V. Vincent
Iowa State College
Ames
Miss Vincent
Officers Named For Next Year At Illinois Picnic
Illinois City and nearby towns elect 1931 officers for the fiftieth annual joint Sunday school picnic to be held at William Powell grove. President T. B. Watson leads, with secretaries and treasurers named, and a full program arranged for the big event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois City
Ill
William Powell Grove
T. B. Watson
Bernice Powell
William Freyermuth
S. W. Spickler
J. G. Powell
Drury, Ill
Illinois City Methodist
Hazel Dell
Wrayville Methodist
Pine Bluff Methodist
Buffalo Prairie
Providence Baptist
Hulston
Colchester
Caleb Larson
Kathryn Mead
Port Byron
Vernon Shantz
Ira Hawley
Mr. Anstram
Cedar County Adds Miles to County Trunk Line System
Cedar County supervisors approved adding about five miles to the county trunk system starting at Clarence and extending north and east toward Oxford Junction. The change, viewed as significant, awaits state highway commission approval before formal inclusion. Engineer C. R. Livingston noted the move should gain quick approval and imminent improvements are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County
Tipton
Board of Supervisors
North Corporation
Clarence
Valley Church
Jones County
C. R. Livingston
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Oxford Junction
West Branch Visitors Call on Sunday Evening
Mrs. Lewis Ellyson visits West Branch and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hoffman with son Allen of West Branch call at the Everett Vincent home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ellyson
West Branch
Glenn Hoffman
Son Allen
Everett Vincent
Sunday School Picnic and Local Gatherings Highlight Iowa Social
Reformed Presbyterian picnic at Locust Grove park honors Milton Patterson bound for Cyprus mission schools. Burlington Stodgell reunion draws 125 with dinner, ball game, and officer re-elections. Various local families host dinners. Miss Mae Stodgell to teach in Rowan IA. Harold Lane McElhinney born Aug. 15. Eighteen entries note visits and teaching appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Presbyterian Congregational
Locust Grove Park
Milton Patterson
H. G. Patterson
Larnaca
Cyprus
Ralph Wilson
Alice
Edith Patterson
L. M. Samson
Helen Willson
Patterson
Bruce Willson
Lake Winona
Paul Coleman
John Bunyan
Arnetta Wilson
Chicago
Emma Hartzell
Renfrew
Kansas City
George Butler
Iowa City
Wylie Dougherty
Garland
Don Martin
Beaver Falls
Cannon
Pocatella
Idaho
Melinda McMurtry
Sparta, I
Mae Thompson
Columbus Junction
J. W. Cavan
Zella Cavan
Cedar Rapids
Stodgell
Crapo Park
A. D. Kerr
Robert Campbell
James Kerr
Amos Houser
John Kerr
Los Angeles
Cailif
Dave Kerr
Charles Gregory
Clayton Kremer
Maurice Kerr
Harry Strawhacker
Frank Kerr
Town
Estella Staples
Nellie Smith
Glen Lewis
Earnest
Ursa
Ill
Frank Wright
Tulsa
Okla
Gladys Esmond
Miami
Fla
Gas Station Robbery in Tipton and Hawaii Volcano Hotel
A Cities Service station in Clarence was robbed Sunday night of 104 dollars in cash after the safe was opened by its combination. Checks stored with the cash were left scattered on the floor, leading investigators to suspect a professional thief. Separately, a hotel is planned on the rim of Hawaii's Kilauea crater to be heated by volcanic steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cities
Clarence
Kilauea
Hawaii
Pre-nuptial party and local notices in Stockton
Mrs Lanora Paustian hosted a Sunday pre nuptial party for Miss Ella Diedrichsen of Davenport with 10 guests and banco prizes to five residents. The groom elect from Davenport, Laurence Laverenz, will wed in September. Multiple Stockton visitors and relocations are noted, including families to and from Davenport Des Moines and Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Lanora Paustian
Davenport
Adelia Paustian
Nelda
Ella Diedrichsen
Banco
Joseph Phelan
Cora Riecke
Marie Roddewig
George Thompson
Diedrichsen
Laurence Laverenz
A. F. Laverenz
Laurence
Paustian Home
W. C. Reese
Walcott
Herman Jost
Stuart
Anna Josi
George Ormsby
Paul Gust
Des Moines
Thomas Wulf
Booty
Durant
J. H. Wulf
H. P. Bohnsack
Henry Herbst
Muscatine
Phylora Burmeister
Forrest
H. J. Hintze
B. Bohnsack
Hazel Bohnsack
Cedar Rapids
Marcella Hintze
Alice Anderson
Rollo Makoben
Allan Jost
Wapsie River
Donahue
Paul Gustaf
Sunbury
Adolph Bernick
G. F. Broders
Family Gathering Near West Branch Honors Visitor
The Endsley home near West Branch Iowa hosted a Sunday reunion for Mrs. A S Milligan of Tucson Arizona. Attendees included J M George and sons Glenwood and Maynard Des Moines H E Bowman Atalissa John King Bertha Carl Ervin family Lizzie MacGowan William Clinton Marjorie King Emma King Iowa City J E Selby J T Vincent Gordon Endsley and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Gordon Endsley
William
Atalissa
al Brauer
Donald
Marjorie King
Clinton
Emma King
Iowa City
J. E. Selby
J. T Vincent
Social notes from Nichols Iowa and surrounding towns
Residents from Muscatine Davenport Cedar Valley West Liberty Letts and Chicago visit, travel to Des Moines for the state fair, and send hogs to Chicago. Families such as Hillyer Oostendorp Wildman Norris Adams Trautman Norris Sutton and Renshaw appear among visitors. Bernice Hillyer returns to Cedar Rapids after a week visiting and resuming nurse training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
John Wildman
Elmer Norris
Leo Adams
Jane
Cedar Valley
Aliie Quimby
Amelia Stafford
Briggs
West Liberty
Anna Stafford
Helen Trautman
Helen Norris
Peter Johnson
H. G. Sutton
St. Luke Hospital
Water Carnival Program Announces Activities at West Liberty Pool
West Liberty Iowa announces water carnival events for Thursday evening at the pool under the West Liberty Junior band. The program includes straight water racing by age and gender groups and diving categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Wellman Schools Set to Open With Notable Music Groups
Wellman Iowa teachers report for the new term as the Wellman school year starts September 1 with freshmen a few days away. The district boasts two progressing music groups, a band and orchestra, that won first in sub district and district meets and placed at state.
Water carnival features four dives and all-age race
The program includes four dives per entrant with a high board requirement and a free-for-all race for any age. Judges are Ralph Bender from Iowa City and Leo Baufman from Cedar Rapids. A cafeteria supper starts at 5 30 p m, followed by concerts at 7 and 9 p m. The pool closes Sept 1. Also noted are extended trips by the Mackeys to Toronto with the McCullough party and the Des Moines family visit of the Jackobsen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Board
Ralph Bender
Iowa City
Leo Baufman
Cedar Rapids
Walter Mackey
Toronto
Can
Will McCulough
Lone Tree
Lloyd Jackobsen
Des Moines
N. E. Crees
Wellman Social Roundup and Visits Across Iowa
Mrs J L Lowe of What Cheer visited in Wellman with her daughter Mrs Paul Noffsinger from Thursday to Sunday. The Gardner and Wilson families joined friends for a picnic in Wellman Park Monday evening. Frank Evans and family of South English were entertained at the Joe McClelland home. Los Angeles couple Will Fridley departed for Lone Tree after visiting in Wellman. Mike Schlaubaugh takes a week's vacation from Snyder Produce, traveling to Des Moines and Lake Okoboji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
J. L. Lowe
What Cheer
Paul Noffsinger
C. C. Gardner
Frank Wilson
Iowa City
Vanguard
Methodist Church
Wellman Park
L. E. Gardner
Betty
Lucille Wade
Dr. Williams
Brighton
Frank Evans
Joe McClelland
Will Fridley
Los Angeles
Calif
S. C. Love Home
Lone Tree
Mike Schlaubaugh
West Branch consolidated schools set to open Monday
West Branch Iowa announces the start of the new school year on Monday September 1 with a full staff list led by Superintendent F J Snider and Principal F D Weaver. The roster includes teachers for English Latin history home economics biology music and several grade level instructors plus Ada Bowles as office assistant and John Woods as custodian. Bus drivers listed include H G Hemingway W A Thomason E C Morris W L Pemberton Louis Johnson Axel Pedersen George Berger and W E McCaleb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
West Branch Consolidated Schools
F. J. Snider
F. D. Weaver
E. L. Fisher
Mimi Guthrie
Helen Mather
Frances Beane
Alvin Show
Mira Shafer
Irene Fox
Louis Johnson
Axel Pedersen
George Berger
W. E. McCaleb
Culvert Contracts Awarded in Tipton
The Tipton Iowa board of supervisors met on Monday and awarded three large concrete box culvert contracts to John Lippert of Delweir. Lippert’s bid totaled 2,940 dollars plus 21 dollars per cubic yard of extra concrete, the lowest among seven bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Board of Supervisors
John Lippert
Delweir
Lippert
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Agnes Teal
Judge Hale
Elmer Nees
New London
M. Hunter
William McTee
Olds
Nellie Stroup
E. Minor
T. E. Minor
J. C. Dodds
Lewis Wiederrecht
Button Cutters
American Legion
George Oakes
Fair Ground Park
Bert Keever
Homer Winder
First District Rural Carriers Association
van Buren
Lee
Henry
Jefferson
Louisa
J. Tracy Garrett
Burlington
D. W. Kremer
Charles Stroup
Tuttle Jamison
Francis
Harold Swan
Oakville
Edgar Mather
Jacksonville
W. B. Herrick
Ora Morgan
Edwin Hicklin
Leslie Rogers
Milton
Wis
J. M. Guthrie
Henry Mohlie
Robert Jacobs
Paris
Marion Wheeler
Kieth Griner
Webster
Jimmy Cover
North Prairie
Iowa State
Powell Grove
Journal
Island of
Joe E. Brown
Prince of Joy
Bernice Claire
Love
Cupid
al Jolson
Big Boy
Lupe Velez
The
North Woods
Clarence Paulsen
Paulsen
Herbert Kettleson
Raymond Stark
William Paulsen
Arthur Paulsen
William Dage
Gladbrook
Grundy Center
Braman
Melbourne
Tillie Makoben
Rollo
Laura Makoben
Elmer
Keokuk
Ft. Madison
H. E. Moeller
Ardyth
Delores
Lois Knaack
C. H. Anderson
B. M. Kruse
Harry Kruse
le Claire
Arthur Kistenmacher
Bennett
Margaret Lange
Herman
Dora Kruse
Clifford Hansen
Dan Grimm
New Era
Eduard Grimm
Leroy, Broders
Vesta
Virginia
Charles Kohl
Pauline Mundt
Pleasant Prairie
Emma Wichmann
Henry Wulf
Atlantic
Marcella
Forrest Burmeister
Ray Arp
Blue Grass
H. T. Henningston
Beaman
Ferdinand Blooks
New Liberty
Wulf
Arthur Ormsby
Conesville
McKenzie
Nichols
Sigourney
Fairfield
H. E. Ross
Dennis Jones
Crawfordsville
Cecil Graham
Emma Schwartz
Ruth McLaren
Mt. Pleasant
Wilma Meyers
Milo Sorden
Lowell Carver
Collins
Muriel Campbell
Mary Gale Letts
Ainsworth
Marcia Coffey
Magdalena Nicola
Martha Jennings
Colfax
Miss McClaren
Miss Meyers
Miss Coffey
Miss Lett
State University of Iowa
Ag By
Smith Dentists
East Second St
American Bank Building
Second and
Sycamore Streets
Asday
E. M. Smith
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