Locker Keys And Textbook Sale At Muscatine High
Offices at Muscatine high school will open Friday and Saturday to issue locker keys and sell second hand textbooks. Registration for the term starting Tuesday Sept 5 can be done or changed. hours run 8 30 a m to 5 p m. The second hand exchange helps pupils trade old books for credit toward new editions. Two new books adopted this year World History and General Science revised edition. Earlier editions may still be used where available.
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Muscatine High School
Fred Messenger
Messenger
Letts Study Club Opens Year With September 1 Meeting
The Letts Study club will begin the new year with a picnic on Friday September 1 at the Methodist church basement serving a noon dinner using church table service. Teachers of the Letts school will attend as special guests and Philathea committees were named to clean the church on specific September dates.
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Letts Study Club
Letts
Methodist
High Prairie Plans Annual Homecoming Event at Church
High Prairie announces its annual homecoming on September 13 hosted by the church committee. Morning program begins 10 15 with prayers, recitations and promotions. afternoon features special music and a pantomime play Dreams of Songs. A basket dinner will follow at noon with attendees asked to bring their own dishes and silver. The orchestra directed by Mrs C W Harbaugh will perform during the dinner hour.
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High Prairie
High Prairie Church
Morris Hooper
Norman Phillips
Wayne Eicchelberger
C. W. Harbaugh
Peace Officers and Auto Inspector to Meet Tonight
County officers sheriff’s office and auto inspector will meet with George Matthes at the courthouse this evening. The meeting aims to educate officers about their duties under the motor vehicle code and related automobile traffic rules.
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Nadie Onement
Iunees
Etelidinde
Ana
George Matthes
Wapello Auxiliary Officers for Year
The annual American Legion meeting in Wapello elected officers for the ensuing year led by President Mary Wiederrecht and a full slate of officers including Bernice Herrick Celia Lichtenberg Lucille Brown Clara Deppy Mildred Hook and Mayme Davison. The group plans a banquet and installation at Eastern Star hall with special guests Niggemeyer and Ora Laird.
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Wapello
The
American Legion
Mayme Davison
Mary Wiederrecht
Bernice Herrick
Celia Lichtenberg
Lucille Brown
Clara Deppy
Mildred Hook
Margaret Hinderman
Edith Kelly
Marguerite Smith
Grace Oakes
Department
Niggemeyer
Ft. Madison
Ora Laird
Pleasant
First District Committee
Eastern Star Hall
Local residents return from visits and gatherings
Stockton Stockton-Wilbert Virgil Triemer and Edgar Hansen Lave returned home to Hartley Iowa after a brief stop with Emil and Walter Krebs on the Chicago to Hartley trip for the century of progress. William Hein birthday party attended by W C Duge Verna Duge. Des Moines visitors Miss Molly Stoltenberg Allan Jost attend Des Moines state fair.
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Stockton
Wilbert
Virgil Triemer
Edgar Hansen Lave
Hartley
Emil
Walter Krebs
Chicago
Century of Progress
W. C. Duge
Verna Duge
William Hein
New Liberty
Molly Stoltenberg
Davenport
Allan Jost
Des Moines
Emil Krebs
Minn
Ford Stahl
Larry Morrisy
Forrest Burmeister
Pleasant Prairie to Celebrate Labor Day With Motorcycle Events
Pleasant Prairie Booster club members plan a Labor Day program featuring motorcycle polo stunt riding and a 12 year old trick rider known as the Oklahoma Motorcycle Kid who will ride through fire. The event includes a motorcycle plank jump ball games a dance and a motorcycle wall ride. Several club members supervise committees for bingo food and gate with names and relatives listed.
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Pleasant Prairie
Albert Stecher
Walter Stigers
Alfred Petersen
Henry Paul
Clarence Bernick
Ed Scherer
Vop
Frank Stecher
Arnold Kretschmar
Arnold Petersen
Ben Schroder
Charles Hermann
E. G. Plett
Ed Wathan
Oliver Bentley
Ray Stigers
Merrill Paul
Adam Paul
Vaughn McElroy
Gus Brooks
William Hermann
Fred Kretschmar
Roy Stigers
Sweetland Church Elects Officers For New Year
The official board of the Sweetland Methodist church met Monday night to elect officers and committees for the coming year. George Sauer was named president with Charles SyWassink as secretary and J. T. Downer as treasurer and recording steward. Additional posts include Rita Day as pianist and Mrs Walter Baker as assistant pianist. Other roles cover chorister Mrs James Shepard and assistant chorister Mrs Vernon Shepard, with several committee assignments and ushers listed. Also noted are church property and parking duty appointments and janitor and light committees.
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Sweetland
Sweetland Methodist Church
George Sauer
Charles SyWassink
J. T. Downer
C. J. Norcross
Rita Day
Walter Baker
James Shepard
Vernon Shepard
Vernon Shepard. Light and Fuel
Ray Downer
G. B. Potter
Henry SyWassink
Russell Bill
Albert Hetzler
Edgar Hetzler
Albert Herlein
Ernest Pace
Walter McGillivray
Howard Toyne
Ruth Toyne
Chicago
Mary McGillivray
Lilie McGillivray
Donald
H. H. Rath
Wyman Team Defeats Junction in Columbus Junction
A fair sized crowd attended kitten ball games at the fair grounds Tuesday. Wyman defeated the Columbus Junction Tigers 4 to 3 while the Columbus Junction Standard Oilers beat Letts 17 to 0.
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Columbus Junction
Fair Grounds
Wyman
Novey
Muscatine
Heinz Company
Fairport Residents Travel and Visit Over Weekend
Fairport residents report weekend activity with departures for Texas where Dr A H Wiebe takes a state fishery post. several families host or visit relatives in Davenport Muscatine Blue Grass and Davenport including the Buchele Davis and Reeves households.
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Roy Reeves
Jack Duncan
Muscatine
George Smith
Christina Erbst
Davenport
George Davis
Bridge Party Honors Opal Marshall in New Boston
New Boston social notes recount Mrs. Martin Graf entertaining 24 guests for a bridge honoring her sister Opal Marshall of Jacksonville Illinois. Prizes went to Miss Kate Hartwig and Mrs. Lawrence Willits. Other items note visits and gatherings among local residents and relatives from nearby towns.
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New Boston
Martin Graf
Bridge
Opal Marshall
Jacksonville
Ill
Kate Hartwig
Lawrence Willits
M. F. Pronty
Chicago
Jack Pronty
Wimadausis Club
Guy Clarke
Eldon Rickey
Roberta
Ernest Crawford
Local families and visitors share news from Atalissa and area
Atalissa and surrounding towns report guests and travels. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Van Horn hosted Sar a and Ethelyn with Carl of Tallon Nevada. Mrs. Covertsen and kin attended Chicago's century of progress and visited Indiana and Ohio before returning home.
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Atalissa
Jess van Horn
Sara
Ethelyn
Carl
Tallon
Nev
Covertsen
Century of Progress
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Fred Oepping
Chris Schmidt
Ray Staley
Eddyville
Charles Staley
Frank Decepping
Hilbert Stucker
National Letter Carriers
Des Moines
Muscatine
Tony Hunter
Cedarville
Fred Shafnit
Clara Shafnit
Hershey Hospital
Shafnit
George Robertson
Ladora
Margaret
Iowa City
Robertson
Atalissa Station
John Scott
Nashua
Verne Depping
Lynn Watters
Eloping Couple Wed in Wapello Ceremony
Miss Lucille Mills of Burlington and George Watson of Chicago were secretly married in Wapello after relatives failed to block the union. They obtained a marriage license Sunday night and tied the knot at the local Methodist church.
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Journal News Service
Wapello
Lucille Mills
Burlington
George Watson
Chicago
Fremont Township Term Next Monday
Fremont No. 1 Robert Koser No. 2 Miss Blanche Meerum No. 3 Miss Ethel Yoder No. 4 Cleo Jarrard No. 5 Miss Eliza Eden No. 6 Miss Mary Lukavsky No. 7 Miss Vera Hendricks No. 8 Miss Elizabeth Guthrie No. 9 Freeman Reid. Other Briefs.
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Fremont
Robert Koser
Blanche Meerum
Ethel Yoder
Cleo Jarrard
Eliza Eden
Mary Lukavsky
Vera Hendricks
Elizabeth Guthrie
Freeman Reid
Lone Tree to rebuild elevator after devastating fire
Lone Tree Farmers' Exchange directors awarded Klinger, Inc. of Sioux City the contract to construct a new 35,000 bushel capacity elevator to replace the July 20 fire damaged facility. The 85 foot high wood structure will have corrugated iron siding and fully electric modern equipment including a corn shelter. Construction starts immediately and aims to finish by November 1 with local labor used where possible.
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Lone Tree
Lone Tree Farmers’ Exchange
Klinger, Inc
Sioux City
Century of Progress attendees return home from Chicago
Concord Columbus Junction and Misses Lieberknecht traveled back after visiting Chicago for the century of progress. Mrs. A. J. Foster visits at the home of her daughter near Wapello. Mrs. Fay Foster and Betty Joe visit Mrs. Milo Arthur in Columbus Junction Friday. Nannie Bigger to host I. C. C. club gathering Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shellabarger of Conesville guests at Charles Johnston home Sunday. Edna Shellabarger dined with Walter Peters near Wapello Tuesday. Opal Bonnichsen hosted a lawn party for local youths Tuesday.
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Ernest Lieberknecht
Harlan Foster
Harry Furnas
Charles Herrick
J. B. Garrett
Roy Mildebrand
Guy Hafner
Ralph Lowe
J. C. Seaman
Betty
Junior van Slyke
Cedar Rapids
Luella Bartley
Nellie Mae van Slyke
Jeanette Lieberknecht
Chicago
Hawking
East Moline
Dane Stout
Mt. Pleasant
Loren Gruber
J. W. Gruber
Maurice
Iowa City
Dental College
Aletha McCullough
Muscatine
Clara Wilson
A. W. Shultz
Arlene
Myron
Grinnell
Farmington
Minn
J O. Richie
Indianola
W. S. Tannery
West Liberty
Charles Billings
Harry Felton
Kenneth and Jr
Elnora Duncan
Oakdale
Muriel Hull
W. A. Lamp
Bily
Tommy
James Rasmussen
Wayland
Jennie Baker
Fremont Township
L. E. Denham
Lincoln Township
Johnson County
Mildred Posten
Glady Jehle
Lone Tree
Mildred Fountain
John Nelson
Lysle Fountain
Des Moines
Emma Hawthorne
W. P. Nichols
W. J. Houseal
Othmer Cottage
Cedar River
Mary Lukavsky
Mary
Washington
Everett Gosenberg
Fay Musser
Charles Gosenberg
Vernon Lenz
Harold Storms
Oskaloosa
Harry Croneweth
J. W. Croneweth
Sigourney
G. B. Kirchner
Columbus Junction
Ruby Lieberknecht
Harriet Lieberknecht
Century of Progress
A. J. Foster
Clyde Torode
Wapello
Fay Foster
Betty Joe
Milo Arthur
Nannie Bigger
I. C. C. Club
Charles Shellabarger
Conesville
Charles Johnston
Edna Shellabarger
Walter Peters
Opal Bonnichsen
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Hesse
F. H. Hesse
J. A. O. Club
T. H. Jones
Welch
William Kelly
M. D. Thomas
H. E. Hoover
Frank Hook
George Oakes
B. L. Christie
Floyd Miller
Myrtle Erwin
Myrtle Davis
Ruth Minor
Cecil Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Leslie Rogers
Keith
Jimmy
Syracuse
Neb
J. M. Guthrie
William Matthews
Tillman
Harold Graham
Ernest Nelson
Helen
Rex Davison
Glen Elyn
Glen Mellinger
Kenneth Fisher
Swank
Ed Fisher
North Wapello
Floyd Downey
Glen Mills
Downey
Mills
Vernon Mills
Bob Mathews
Chan Buster
Clarence Sillick
Max Bumgardner
Maxine Watson
Fair
Mary Stecher
Dorothy Thoeming
Ina Paul
Alice Jenkins
Raymond Stecher
Stecher
Miss Thoeming
West Liberty Fair
Paul and
Jenkins
Ed Watham
A. Paul Ira Benshoof
A. Schroeder
Dale
Blue Grass
G. R. Cole
Richard
Donna Jeanne
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Lake Park
Sweetland Church
Junction
Fairport
E. C. Eicher
I. E. Drake
Williamsburg
Margaret Jones
Cotter
E. G. Anwyl
R. J. Arms
Concord
Westinghouse
General Electric
Muscatine Municipal
East Third St
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