Davison Dotson Reunion and Local Social News
Davison Dotson reunion held at noon followed by a kittenball game and social time. Attendees include Mazie Vera Jean Walker of New London and Wapello areas along with numerous Davison and Dotson relatives and friends. Teachers Miss Waltha Matthews Harwood and Murray to attend cafeteria supper with Supt A R Morledge. Additional reports note Swank teaching in Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs Homer Winder visiting after rural carriers convention in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore George Walker
Mazie
Vera Jean
New London
Wapello
Newport
Cecil Hamilton
Corrine
Maxine
Janet
James Deam
R. T. Dotson
Lucille
Mabel
Donma
George Jr
George Mellinger
Bruce Delzell
Donald
Ben Odle
Katherine
Dotson
W. S. Bailey
H. B. Davison
Eva Deihl
Walter Peters
Martha
G. N. Hobbs
Dallas and
Howard
Louis Piling
Delbert
Dee Gene
I. M. Jamison
Blanche Pantel
Harley McCulley
Richard
Raymond
Harry L. Dotson
Harriet
Dorothy Marie
Russell Eubanks
Ellen
Thelma
A. O. Helm
Janet Helm
W. M. Westfall
Virgil
O. B. Dotson
Genevieve
Bert Kenneth
Mary Davis
George McEwan
O. P. Dotson
Lee E. Dotson
Phillip
Mary Jane
John Calvin
T. A. Dotson
Charles Hamilton
Mary
Hattie Dotson
M. J. Campbell
John R. Fraser
Dale Callahan
Mabel Swank
George Yakle
Cedar Rapids
L. P. Gillett
Ruth
Chicago
Century of Progress
Leon Bettler
Iowa City
Ray Bettler
James Chittum
LaFayette
Ind
Social notes from Lone Tree and area events
Lone Tree hosts bridge with five tables. L O Adams wins, L G Kilbourne low. Attendees include L G Herring, Ross Rayner, Gus Herring, Helen and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, and others from Lone Tree, Iowa City, Knoxville, and Iowa areas. Families entertain visitors, 4 H band director assigned, church supper planned, and local travel details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
W. N. Shellienbarger
J. H. Kent
Bridge
Shellenhome
L. O. Adams
L. G. Kilbourne
L. G. Herring
Ross Rayner
Gus Herring
W. H. Yakish
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Helen Kirkpatrick
Howard M Huskins
Karl Wiese
H. C. Buell
Della Buell
E. E. Shibley
Ralph Lenz
W. E. Shoquist
R. D. Petsel
Frances
Funeral services for Lewis J Heald at West Branch
Funeral services for Lewis J Heald who died Saturday will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Methodist church in West Branch changes from Monday as previously announced Relatives could not arrive until Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Lewis J. Heald
Methodist
Miles Above Us
Puzzle style clues describe a historic ascent by a Belgian aviator with a 1932 record. The pictured man's flight details and related terms form a themed crossword like challenge referencing distance, altitude, and aviation terms.
West Liberty Fair Honors Wide Range of County Students
A long list of fair awards recognizes students from West Liberty and nearby towns for achievements in maps, crafts, display boards, health and nature projects. Winners include Loretta Branson, Inez McMahon, Janet Hildebrand, Hazel Dell No 38, Doroth y Irwin, and many others across grade levels and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Millis
Union
Loletta
Helda
Beclaura Bilis
West Libret
Jane Kirchner
Hildeeee
Durant
Tom Freehand
Iowa
Tom Summers
Joe
Arden
Pine Bluff
Cecil Scheapfeld
Nichols
Vernon Parry
Fairport
Ares
Blanche Fitchner
Janet Hildebrand
Liberty
Ethel Smith
West Liberty
Secon
School of West Liberty
Inez McMahon
Counciloant
Union No. 7
Lest
Loretta Branson
Loraine McFadden
Union No
Pige Bluff Rport
Iitoe
Gore
Orard
Weat Bool
Hazel Dell
Montpelier
T. Pine Bluff
Bessie Smith
Alma McCarty
Muscatine
West Wr
Wat
Westt Liberty
West Ee Anti
West
Emasabin
West Fewecks
Tgs Liberty
Deonald Sullivan
Donald Sullivan
Mehivit
Ziegler
Lutheran Sunday School of
New Era
West Liberty Presbyterian
M. E. Sunday School of
Betty Highbarger
M. E
Junior Presbyterian
Christian Church
Dorothy Irwin
Dorothy Redman
First Christian Church
Wayne Noring
Coming Wedding at Ainsworth Revealed at Afternoon Party
Ainsworth-approaching marriage of Helen benold and Burke McCreedy, Oct. 18, announced at Thursday afternoon party hosted by Ruth Rabe nold. Bunce game at five tables followed by a jigsaw puzzle reveal the engagement. Mary Lord presided, Lilly Townsend secretary, Nora Spessard treasurer at Methodist church Ladies Aid meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhme
Colorado
Woodside
Keipe
S. A. Foster
Marjorie
Everett Roberts
Mary Lord
Des Moines
Objections Upheld in Mercer and Rock Island Drainage Suits
Jerry Keating of Eliza township challenged assessments in sub district No 1 of Drainage district No 1. Judge Vern H Moberg sustained the objections, ruling the property was not legally assessed and the dues need not be paid. A similar prior suit had been sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Mercer County
Jerry Keating
Eliza Township
Drury Township
Rock Island County
Vern H. Moberg
Moberg
Keating
Mercer Court
Bloomington social notes from week of Sept 3
Bloomington residents and guests travel between Marshalltown Sioux Falls Oskaloosa Waterloo and Chicago in a sequence of visits. Names include Lillie G Hoopes Geral dine Norman Foster Eunice Lake Marvin Little Louise Weikert Thomas Beatty G E Mortimer Edward Hoag and Ernest Leach with relatives and friends in several local homes. Further details indicate weeklong stays and farm deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Little
Waterloo
Eight Divorce Actions Filed
Wapellion district court closed Saturday for the term beginning September 5 Judge Oscar Hale presiding. Sixty three appearances will be noted in the new docket eight being divorce petitions. Filed by D W Bates receiver include eight divorces: Emma Teel vs James Teel Cecelia Van Auken vs Glen Van Auken Mrs C W Houtz vs C W Houtz Katherine Lamb vs Ernest Lamb Emma Preston vs O G Preston Minnie Riggs vs Grover Riggs Leota H Black vs C A Black Bertha Brown vs Charles Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen van Auken
C. W. Houtz
Katherine Lamb
Ernest Lamb
Emma Preston
O. G. Preston
Minnie Riggs
Grover Riggs
Leota H. Black
C. A. Black
Bertha Brown
Charles Brown
Buffalo Prairie Community Notices and Visits
Buffalo Prairie Mrs. Caroline Kimball is ill at her son Lowell’s home with a trained nurse in attendance. Maynard Peterson returns from Rochester Minnesota. Otis Kimball was a Tri-City caller on Friday. Cemetery supper plans are set for Buffalo Prairie hall Monday evening Sept 4. Floyd Boney of Oskaloosa visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Boney. Mr and Mrs Lee Mayhew and daughter Della of Colorado, former residents, arrived to visit their daughter Mrs Richard Greer of Joy and relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
Caroline Kimball
Lowell
Maynard Peterson
Rochester
Minn
Otis Kimball
Tri-City
Buffalo Prairie Hall
Floyd Boney
Oskaloosa
Joe Boney
Lee Mayhew
Della
Colorado
Richard Greer
Joy
Rochester guests at Bannick home over week end
Dr and Mrs E G Bannick of Rochester Minnesota hosted weekend guests including their daughters Nancy and Jane. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Ed Ruff and their sons.
Aug 17 Vinton Weddings Honored in Community Events
Blue Grass couple Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Beh wed at Vinton on August 17 and were honored at a dinner hosted by Mrs. Beh's parents, with a reception at the community hall. Attendants Mr. and Mrs. Harold Plett also wed that day. Helen Bernice Knoles and Harold Plett also wed on August 17 in Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Beh
Vinton
Beh
George F. Boldt
Winton
Presbyterian Church
William Caldwell
Harold Plett
Bleh
Frank Beh
Muscatine
Helen Bernice Knoles
Verna Boldt
Blue Grass
Ralph Knoles
Plett
E. G. Plett
Pleasant Prairie
A C. Knoles
Erwin Zinger
Pittsburgh and Iowa visitors grace Wilton gatherings
Of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Mrs Kate Ruff and Mrs Leonard Fuller visited Wilton relatives and friends Friday. John Bloom of Iowa City was an over Sunday visitor at the home of his grandfather H Wild asin. Rev and Mrs L J Smay and sons Paul and Leroy of Merrill Indiana visited former parishioners and friends here Friday. Mr and Mrs L C Kiser and Master Billie Thede went to Chicago Sunday morning to spend the week at the world's fair. Mr and Mrs Fred C Brewin of Newton were week end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs A B Darting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kate Ruff
Leonard Fuller
Wilton
Charles Port
Clinton
William
John Bloom
Iowa City
H. Wildasin
L. J. Smay
Paul and
Leroy
Merrill
L. C. Kiser
Billie Thede
Chicago
Fred C. Brewin
Newton
A. B. Darting
Radio Play Will Be Fair Feature at Columbus Junction
The Columbus Junction fair September 7 and 8 will feature The World's All Right a home talent radio play produced in eight scenes by Universal Promaster of ceremonies. It features scenes like Stars and Stripes Revue Dixie Cotton Pickers Collegians Vest ed Choir and Irish quartet with varied gangs lighting and costumes. Local items note residents traveling to Des Moines for the state fair and other family and community news across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Universal Promaster of Ceremonies
Stars and Stripes
Dixie Cotton Pickers
The
Collegians
Vested Choir
Irish Quartette
Tiny Tots
E. H. .Wiegner
Edward
Ruth
Emma Tabor
Des Moines
W. H. Parker
Carroll
Misser Gladys Richards
Dorothy Thomas
Logan
Kas
S. F. Wenger
Crawfordsville
Cincinnati
J. W. Briggs
Cairo
Margaret Crim
Lone Tree
Lydia George
Columbus City
Merle Partington
Maxine Hank
Wapello
Monmouth
Leland Brown
Stronghurst
Ill
Ladies’ Aid Society
Spring Run Church
Fredonia
Margaret Barker
Mildred Crull
Thomas Hugh Jones
Zion Congregational Church
M. G. Jones
Cambrian Cemetery
L. W. Smith
Oelwein
J. W. Hoover
Lewis Merrick
Green
Hoover
Belle McCarthy
Merricks
Lakes
Minnesota
Grandview People Take Weekend Travels And Local School News
Grandview residents plus visitors travel to Muscatine Oakland and Morning Sun with stops at Feres Gast home and Pontzius home. The Grandview school board hires David Sabin to drive the Route One Vern McCulley route. Frances Chace of Chicago visits Mrs R E Young. Weir family returns from Geneva, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Tom Robinson
Chicago
Muscatine
J. J. Bick
Bernice
Elizabeth Krahl
Oakland
Ninetta Teets
G. A. Kite
Grand
Board of Education
David Sabin
Vern McCulley
Otis Green
Ruth
Virgil
Levi Huff
Alice
Irene
Will Huff
David Woodruff
Forrest Pontzius
Pontzius
Frances Chace
R. E. Young
James Weir
Roy Young
Geneva
Cranston Picnic Association Elects Officers for New Year
John Teeters is named president of the Cranston picnic association with W C Meeker as vice president Harry Shearer as secretary and Dale Willets as treasurer The Muscatine Bank and Trust Company becomes official depository for the group funds. Plymouth Rock once weighed about seven tons with greenish syenite. it split during a move to Town Square and the upper half later cemented to the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeters
Cranston
Cranston Picnic Association
John Teeters
W. C. Meeker
Harry Shearer
Dale Willets
Muscatine Bank and Trust Company
Plymouth Rock
Town Square
Burlington Weekend Visitor Notes From County
Residents and visitors recount a busy weekend with calls on W H OConnor in Burlington. Mrs Frank Duncan and Dorothy Dean visited Davenport while Mrs Leo Whicher stayed with relatives in Burlington. Mr and Mrs J R Rees hosted visits from Mrs Chiberton and family of Chicago. Betty Hatkins of Conesville stayed several days with Newt Cecil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
W. H. O’connor
Frank Duncan
Dorothy Dean
Davenport
Leo Whicher
J. R. Rees
Chiberton
Walter Hayter
Walter, Jr
Warren
Chicago
Betty Hatkins
Conesville
Newt Cecil
Mercer County Fair Opens With Busy Entries And High Hopes
Mercer County Fair preparations accelerate as entries flood in west of Aledo with grounds rising tents and livestock shows. Four H stock expects record turnout with top stock from state fairs cited as previous winners. Harness racing along with running and novelty events promises three days of strong entertainment beginning Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Roseville
J. E. Harris
Misissippi Valley
Warren County
Mercer Club
Stockton Girl Hurt in Auto Accident
Arlene Bohnsack daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Bohnsack suffered severe cuts on her right arm in an auto accident Friday afternoon. She was taken to St Luke s hospital Davenport for treatment and later returned home. Arm cut to the bone from elbow to wrist when a car driven by Wallace Anderson of Walcott skidded in gravel and overturned in a ditch. Other occupants Marguerite Bohnsack and Oliver Kurtz were only slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Arlene Bohnsack
Harry Bohnsack
St. Luke’s Hospital
Davenport
Wallace Anderson
Walcott
Marguerite Bohnsack
Oliver Kurtz
Phylena Burmeister
Forrest
Chicago
Century of Progress
Max Thoensen
Bernetta
H. P. Bohnsack
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Gordon Churchill
James Magruder
J. D. Musser
Joe Chittum
John Chittum
Wooster
Ohio
University of Iowa
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Carlton Froeliche
Minneapolis
Froeliche
Rock Island Station
Kenneth Jeffries
Elliot
Indianapolis
D. C. Thomas
M. D. Thomas
Wapell
Colip
Igiail
Tal
Levi
GALL
West Liberty Fair Awards
Ainsworth
Bloomington
Louisa County
Leu
Leu Garage
Iowa Ave
Knoles-Plett
RED Paint Store
Madonna
Geo. Kranz & Son
East Second St
Grandview News
Bebb Family
Bebb
Leon Bebb
Randal Bebb
John Bebb
Sheldon
Robert Bebb
Randall
Aldon
Forest Bebb
Una and
Lee
Harry Maxwell
Aldon Maxwell
Norma
Gaylord
Eldred Maxwell
Darleen
Rollo McKean
Wanda
Helen
Lyle
Jessie van Horn
Merrill and
Orville
Ray Yocum
Ruby
Lawrence
Darrell
Maynard
Minnie Mullinix
Cletus Davis
River Junction
Leo Jarrard
Glenn Hawkins
C. L. Hartman
Optometrist
Mercer County Fair
Sheridan Road
Highland Park, N
Highland Park
Lake Michigan
U. S. Route 41
Illinois 42
R. W. Larke
Highland Park, Ml
Charlen
Okey
Sammy
Tifa
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