Rural Mail Carriers Picnic Set for Labor Day at Morning Sun
Plans completed for the First district Ruralers and Postmasters association annual picnic at Locust Grove park in Morning Sun Iowa. The program includes races contests and music with prizes from local merchants and a 12 to 12:30 picnic dinner followed by an afternoon program and sunset events. A community reunion and various local gatherings are noted in the day’s social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Sun
McKinley Hardware Company
Curran Brothers
Louis Rolfing
Talbot Clothing Company
Brown and Son
Paul Thompson
H. L. Martin
J. W. Hannah
America
W. J. Gifin
L. R. Pierce
J. Tracey Garett
Burlington
Thomas Cornie
Mt. Union School Yard
Elmer Cornic
Ronald LeRoy
Ray Cornic
Orval Grim
Norma
Elva
New London
Catherine and
Lorna Carlson
Mt. Union
W. J. Henderson
Cairo
J. W. Briggs
Oakland Social Club
C. L. Bretz
Locust Grove Park
Doyle Borman
Jamison
Alumni Body to be Organized at Wapello High
About twenty five graduates met at the Wapello high school to form an alumni association. A committee was named to gather names and plan. a second meeting is set for Friday September 5 to organize and elect officers. Instructors report registration totals: 9th grade 43, 10th 31, 11th 31, 12th 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Wapello High School
R. D. McCullough
Mary Brown
Paul McLaughlin
Marion Barnes
Robert Wilson
Nichols Bridge Party Highlights Local Social Scene
Miss Helen Norris hosted a bridge gathering at her Nichols home with guests Miss Dorothy Dean Miss Marguerite Kirchner Miss Edna Rummells Miss Nina Quimby and Miss Beula Nash. Miss Rummells won high score and Miss Kirchner the consolation prize. The Shannon family from Waterloo visited, and several locals attended events in Des Moines Muscatine Creston Tipton and Tipton. Beula Sutton hosted a party for her nephew Junior Sutton with Aubrey Daedlow Louis Peters Forbes Quinlan and Max Oosten dorp attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Daedlow
Louis Peters
Forbes Quinlan
Max Oostendorp
George Metheny
Muscatine
Visiting relatives bring together Lueskens and locals
Drury Illinois August thirty Mr and Mrs John Luesken and Mr and Mrs Elmer Luesken of Wisner Nebraska visited at the homes of Mr and Mrs Ollie Kellar and Mr and Mrs Omer Kellar this week Clarence Nussbaum who accompanied Mrs Cleon Mason and son Marvin of Mainson to Fairbury Illinois returned home Tuesday after a week's visit with his grandparents and other relatives Miss Minnie Meyer of Chicago is visiting her sisters Mrs John Ford Mrs William Workman and Mrs George Freyermuth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury, Il
John Luesken
Elmer Luesken
Wisner
Neb
Ollie Kellar
Omer Kellar
Clarence Nussbaum
Cleon Mason
Marvin
Mainson
Fairbury
Iil
Minnie Meyer
Chicago
John Ford
William Workman
George Freyermuth
California
Dana Horrell
Salt Lake City
New Jersey
John Lingo
Lone Tree High School
Emma Hawthorne
Nichols
Ed Brown
Helen Werbach
Petersburg
Oakville notices: Miller moves to Macomb teaching chemistry
Rex Miller left Oakville to teach chemistry and coach at Macomb High School in Illinois. Russel Mellinger and Fred Enz returned from a Colorado trip. Dan Marshall and his wife plan to visit Missouri areas then return. Evelyn Swan joined a Mediapolis Swedish Lutheran confirmation class. Oakville high school annuals arrived, the first produced by the 1930 class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Rex Miller
Township
Macomb
Ill
Messrs
Mesdames Russel Mellinger
Fred Enz
Colorado
Points
Dan Marshall
Missouri
Evelyn Swan
Swedish Lutheran Church
Mediapolis
Ebners Host Friendly Threshers at Ainsworth
In Ainsworth Iowa on August 30 Mr and Mrs G C Ebner hosted the Friendly Threshers with a rock game prize going to Mrs Frank Henderson and Edith Mae Henderson. Notes include local visits and reunions among area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
G. C. Ebner
Frank Henderson
Edith Mae Henderson
Warren Donaldson
Orville Thoma
Mabel
Minnesota
Lakes
Paul Stephens
Plant City
Fla
Marion Coffman
Des Moines
Maurine Stephens
Iowa City
T. J. Easter
Lee Sands
Mmss Effie McCreedy
Ralph Morris
Joan
Columbus Junction
Dr. Bassler
Kansas City
Gingery
Lawrence Jungeward
Germantown
Russell Hunter
Denison
Frank McCallister
Rowan
Sunset Park
Washington
And
Homer Coppack
Robert Rowan
Henry Hunt
Frank Moore
Ray Moore
Robert
Megdelson
Fannie Rowan
Bebb Family Reunion and Local Social Notes in Conesville
The Bebb family held its annual reunion at a shack near McKee Lake with many relatives listed by name. In Columbus Junction, Stratton and Wagner wed in a Methodist parsonage ceremony. Sunshine Girls organized a church class cleanup and social followed by a gathering at the Methodist church. Various residents traveled, returned from trips, or visited relatives in Muscatine Des Moines and Morning Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Bebb
McKee Lake
James McKee
Eva
J. K. McKee
Mary Elizabeth
Barbara Ann
John Bebb
Sheldon
Robert Bebb
Randall
Alden
Forrest Bebb
Ann
Austin Bebb
Robert
Harry Maxwell
Alden Maxwell
Norma
Gaylord
Eldred Maxwell
Darleen
Rollo McKean
Wanda
Helen
Lyle
Frank van Horn
Orval and Merrill
Norman Stingley
Leon Bebb
Stratton-Wagner
Viola Stratton
Leo Wagner
Columbus Junction
Methodist Par
W. A. Lamp
Fred Stratton
Wagner
Western Manufacturing Co
Sunshine
Sunshine Girls
Methodist Sunday School
Vere Walker
Ruth
Margaret Wilson
Emma Vaughan
Kathleen Abbott
Mayne
Madeline Sprouse
Ethel
Viola Buckman
Edith Wolford
Darleen Maxwell
Winifred Jones
Jessie Vera Walker
Myrle Kemp
Wapsie “Y
Central City
Cedar Rapids
H. A. Baker
Lone Tree
C. B. Horton
McMahon
Rita
John
Shelligan
Moline
J. T. Curtin
Charles Buser
Ralph Romann
Muscatine
Residents and visitors share weekend in Moscow area
A roundup of local visits features Mr. and Mrs. Ward Mills and two children from Denison with Miss Augusta Wiese, Mrs. Louise Gray of Muscatine, and others. Attendees include Eliza beth Marolf, Elizabeth Marolf, and the funeral of Ella Schafnit in Wilton noted among social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ward Mills
Denison
Louise Gray
Muscatine
Augusta Wiese
George Wilson
Blue Grass
B. Brus
Central Engineering Company
West Liberty
George Marolf
Wilton
Elizabeth Marolf
John Teufel
Davenport
Margaret Lear
Vern Lear
John Roberts
Rolland
Charles Lincoln
Elizabeth Maroll
Tipton
Ella Schafnit
George Duffe
Charles McCoy
Harry Schafnit
Alvin Roberts
Martin Jensen
Elizabeth Marclf
Eva Mearl Wood
Fred Birkhofer
Millard Johnson
Norton Lake
Verl Miller
Grant Smith
Matt Comstock
Valma
Clint Lincoln
Ben Parker
Genoa
Ill
J. B. Parker
Myron Rice
Lawrence Coffey
Watseka
Cedar Park
Ray Carter
Riverside residents return from Germany trip
Mrs. Mary Veggy and Miss Mary Vo Barb came back from a three months journey to Germany visiting relatives. Miss Louisa Wombacher of Washington stayed with Miss Rose Dautremond and family. Miss Dorothy Soukoup visited Iowa City. Miss Ella Dautremond left for Cedar Rapids for a new job. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Swift and family from Manchester visit Grace Quinn and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Mary Veggy
Mary Vo- Barb
Germany
Louisa Wombacher
Washington
Rose Dautremond
John Dautremond
Dorothy Soukoup
Iowa City
Ella Dautremond
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Swift
Manchester
Grace Quinn
Unity Club Annual Picnic at Weed Park Pleasant Prairie Ia
Members of the Unity club held their annual picnic at Weed park with a basket dinner and races and contests in which Bernard Moorhead Gordon Moorhead Beverly Moorhead Anna Mae Hermann and Inez Nicewanner won. The club plans a September 10 meeting at Pleasant Prairie church parlors with a program themed Preparations for 1931 Posies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Unity Club
Weed Park
Bernard Moorhead
Gordon Moorhead
Beverly Moorhead
Anna Mae Hermann
Inez Nicewanner
Pleasant Prairie Church
Etta Plett
Agnes Bernick
Lulu Martz
Alvina Thoeming
Mary Cole
Grace He~ke
Clara Nettleton
Carl Brandley
Manhattan
Kas
O. E. Bentley
Brandley
Mildred
Evan Jenkins
Robert Reinicke
Cecil Berry
Trene
Viola Fick
Hazel Wunderlich
Elmer Hetzler
Ida Mae
Corrine
Agnes
Harland
Lyall Paul
Des Moines
Hawl-eye Club of
Muscatine
Wedding dominates Lone Tree social notes in Springville
Mrs. Gearhart wed Lee Andrew Johnson in Springville with Diana Rayner as ring bearer. The item also notes Ellen and Esther Benson returning from Des Moines, various visits and relocations in Lone Tree including Shelly and Lingo families, and school changes for Miss Werbach and Carl Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Ross Rayner
Springville
Margaret Gearhart
G. W. Gearhart
Lee Andrew Johnson
Diana
Des Moines
W. J. Houseal
Ainsworth
Enid
Gladys Halligan
Davenport
Chet Jarrard
Henry Schomberg
M. W. Kelso
Alden
Minn
William McKean
Albright
Toulon
Ill
Jackson Corbett
West Liberty
Lillian Carlyle
Chicago
Charles Gaeta
Perry Holdeman
Meisky
West Jayne Street
Carl Zimmerman
Harold Dunsmore
Cedar Falls
Charles B. Shel- Shellady
Figo Cada
Joe Nash
Onsien
Lowden Youth Wins at Tipton Baby Beef Show
Mar tin Licht of Lowden won the blue ribbon in the Baby Beef club at the Cedar county fair with his Angus. He earns first prize money plus an extra $5 from the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders association of Chicago and an additional dollar per head from the association. Wallace Hambright of Bennett placed second with an Angus, and a Hereford. Margaret Hemingway of West Branch won fourth money with a Hereford. Others from Stanwood, Tipton, and Clarence earned prizes across dairy calves, Guernsey, Jersey, and swine classes among a field of fifteen entries in the club and sixteen in the ewe lamb group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Martin Licht
Lowden
Cedar County Fair Association
West Branch
Harlan Butterbrodt
Arthur Domer
Stanwood
Earl Domer
Harlan Voelker
Cassie Voelker
Melvin Voelker
Guernsey
Melvin Koch
Clarence
Jersey
LeRoy York
Roger Purviance
Leslie Achey
Carson Moffit
Melvin Steffens
Poland
Edward Safley
Hampshires
Carl Nanke
Market Pig Club
George Nanke
Joseph Smith
Ewe Lamb Club
Tipton Lions Club
Dale Smith
Elmer Hemingway
Wapello Button Cutters Beat Pleasant View 21 to 6
Wapello button cutters defeated Pleasant View 21 to 6 in a Thursday game at Pleasant View. A double header is planned at the Wapello fair grounds Sunday to decide a four game tie with the Wapello Independents, with the American Legion team the second game opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Button Cutters
Pleasant View
Wapello Fair Grounds
Wapello Independents
American Legion
Florence Winder
Myrtle Davis
Dorothy Schneider
Court House
Decorah
Hattie Adye Adams
Louisa County
Pierce Baker
Marian Bates
Eagle Grove
Jean McCullough
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
University of Iowa
Oscar Kemper
Kemper
Des Moines
Lucile Michelwaite
Council Bluffs
Curtiss Wagg
Iowa State College
Hilda Whitaker
Springville
Stockton Women Host Luncheons and Visits in Aug
In Stockton Iowa on Aug 30 Mrs G F Broders hosted a luncheon with guests from Walcott Durant and Oklahoma. Mrs Leroy Broders entertained friends. card honors went to several ladies. Visitors include Odetta Farrier and relatives from Chicago Davenport and Hartley. school work and local events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
G. F. Broders
William Schuarting
D. C. Camblin
Gus Denkmann
Walcott
Edward Denkmann
E. Peck
Durant
Erna Thompson
Oklahoma
Leroy Broders
B. Bohnsack
Adelia Broders
Grace Stormer
Tillie Makoben
Odetta Farrier
Sweetland Center
Edward Grimm
Jesse Thiel
Miami
Fla
Edward Thiel
Chicago
W. C. Reese
H. F. Bo
Herbert
A. T. and T. Company
Laurence Dittmer
Leonard Dittmer
Irman Frick
Davenport
Embroidery Club Pic Nic in Wellman Park
Wellman Iowa residents Enjoy a park pic nic supper with families and attends. Cecil Durian departure for Des Moines prompts a 7 o clock dinner in honor of her. Attendees include Aileen Griffith Evelyne Griggs Louise Nicholson Orlo Green Leo Gislain Clifford Monroe Keith Wilson. Foreign Missionary tea held at church with officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Embroidery Club
Fred Durian
Cecil
Des Moines
Aileen Griffith
Evelyne Griggs
Louise Nicholson
Orlo Green
Leo Gislain
Clifford Monroe
Keith Wilson
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Made Good Show At Iowa State Fair
Tipton Cedar county exhibitors returned from the Iowa state fair with prize money. The Tipton Consolidated School vocational agriculture booth placed second, showcasing potato raising and last year's culture results. Cedar county swept the garden club with thirteen firsts four seconds and four thirds. Poultry judging team members Leo Thien and Cornelius O Mara from Tipton high won third in a field of 17. Willard Eisler earned multiple top placings in Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. Cornelius O Mara also placed in Barred Plymouth Rocks. M A Crary, Tipton vocational agriculture instructor, won multiple top finishes in open class events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Vocational Agriculture Department
Tipton Consolidated School
M. A. Crary
Leo Thien
Cornelius O’mara
Tipton High School
Willard Eisler
Rhode Island
Perpetual Motion Dialog Sparks Hint of Defiance
A brief exchange unfolds as a speaker muses on stealing kisses and a woman counters with unwavering resolve. The dialogue hints at playful romantic tension and steadfast resistance.
Rice Remains Top Food Crop in China and Japan
Rice continues as the chief food crop in both China and Japan. Wheat remains the closest competitor in China, highlighting the persistent dominance of rice in East Asia's staple foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Wilton Red Cross Ships Christmas Bags to Soldiers Abroad
Wilton Iowa August 30 The local Red Cross chapter completed its Christmas gift bags for soldiers in foreign posts, sending 14 bags to Muscatine county headquarters. Bags were made by Women's Relief corps American Legion auxiliary St Marys Society Zion Lutheran and Salem Lutheran Aid Presbyterian Ladies auxiliary Methodist Aid Grace Reformed Aid. Murdock Rorick wedding announced Opal Murdock and Everett Rorick Jr wed at Davenport First Presbyterian. They will reside with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Red Cross
Muscatine
Woman’s Relief Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Mary’s Seociety
Zion Lutheran and
Salem Lutheran Aid Societies
Presbyterian Ladies’ Auxiliary
Methodist Aid Society
Grace Reformed Aid Society
Marie Marticke
Des Moines
Springborn Girls’ Orchestra
Marticke
R. E. Marticke
Erna Reinke
Henry Maurer, Jr
Miss Beinke
Harriet Mason
Mildred
Mary Martin
Mary Jo Dwyer
Alberta Beinke
Clifford Luethye
W. H. Griffin
Herschel
Moline
Griffin
Joe Bowman
John W. Doran
Kathleen
Thomas Dunn
Rock Island
C. H. Budelier
Miss Doran
Iowa City
State University
J. M. Newgard
Hershey
Val Hudler
Elizabeth Baxter Spaulding
Minneapolis
Minn
F. W. Laucamp
Gail McClean
Henry
Frederick Mohr
Gus Nopoulos
Leo
George
Chicago
Marc
Damages Sought Over Bridge Removal in Iowa Suit
In Tipton Iowa August 30 a district court suit by A A Tracht administrator for the Romeo Tracht estate names Cedar county and the board of supervisors and individual members plus John Willer and Margaret Werling. The claim says a public highway to land owned by the estate became impassable after a bridge was moved. A second action seeks 6400 damages against Charles W Spear alleging bridge removal occurred under his authority. Also O E Carroll a private detective filed suit for 69466 for services connected to a 1925 incident in Cedar county now claimed due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
District Court
A. A. Tracht
Romeo Tracht
Cedar County
Board of Supervisors
John Willer
Margaret Werling
Tracht
Charles W. Spear
Spear
Filea
O. E. Carroll
Iowa City
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Springdale
Carroll
The Reason Why Letter Reply Cited by Lustige Glatter
A Berlin note from Lustige Glaetter quotes a letter from Smith and Jones acknowledging nonpayment. They respond directly that the money demanded has not yet arrived and will not yet be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Lustige Glaetter
Berlin
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Waterloo
Drury News
Shack
Pleasant Prairie Organization
Effie Hinkley
Australia
Iowa State Fair
Wilton Red Cross Chapter
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Grant Withers
Frontier
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