Antique Display At Mercer County Fair Highlights Rich Heritage
The Merchants building exhibit showcases old wearing apparel silverware dishes glass and printed matter judged by C C Best with Mrs Lowe dominating awards. Notable items include a pewter set over 400 years old two iron forks and a 300 year old lusterware pitcher alongside guns relics lamps dresses newspapers maps and swords.
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Aledo
Mercer County Fair
C. C. Best
Frank Lowe
New London
L. W. Sproston
Archie Peterson
Lowe
Lucille Williams
Miss Williams
R. C. Moon
Anawan
Letts Residents In Auto Crashes This Week
Letts residents were involved in two separate auto accidents over the past week. On Tuesday the Grubers, returning from Iowa City, were pushed into a ditch by a truck causing their car to overturn though no serious injuries occurred. On Wednesday, George Bennett and Oscar Ross arranged repair payments for an Oldsmobile that collided with Bennett’s car west of Grandview. the Mediapolis vehicle overturned, and the car suffered major damage including a torn rear wheel and broken windows.
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Letts
Grubers
Iowa City
Loren
Bennett
Mediapolis
Century of Progress visitors and local calls noted
Concord Columbus Junction and nearby residents travel to Chicago for the Century of Progress. Mrs. C B Clark accompanies them. Roy Adams returns from War Sowa Ill. Harold Richley calls on friends. Anita Douglas McClaren Jr. of Toledo Ohio suffers fatal injuries when his car hits a telephone post.
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Columbus Junction
Burton Noland
Margene and
Warren
Omaha
C. B. Clark
Chicago
Roy Adams
Warsaw
Ill
Roy Masonholder
Alaine
Millicent
C. B. Shellabarger
Edna
Scy Andwescomb Rafge Dwkescom
Ruby Lieberknecht
Harriet Lieberknecht
Century of Progress
L. M. Dallmeyer
Helen
Egebert Shellabarger
Charles Collins
Wapello
Ralph Utter
Richard
Harold Richley
Muscatine
Anita — Douglas McClaren, Jr
Toledo, C
Columbus Junction holds first day of Cotter school year
The Cotter and Columbus Junction consolidated schools will open Monday Sept. 4 with H E Rogers re elected as superintendent Irene Thomas named principal and staff assignments listed for grades one through eight. Indiana guests Mr and Mrs Harry Solberg and Marilyn visit before returning to Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Cotter Consolidated Schools
H. E. Rogers
Irene Thomas
H. R. Hollander
Lyle Duncan
Margaret Faris
Frances Alsip
Indiana
Harry Solberg
Marilyn
Ely
Minn
Lafayette
Ind
R. W. Owen
Claude Hill
Albert McKean
G. N. Duncan
Ruth Anwyl
Fred Hetherington
Anna Wagner
West Liberty
W. S. Tannery
Verne Jack
Vinton
M. H. Bowman
Katherine
J. K. Helmick
Des Moines
W. A. Dunlavey
Paul S. Helmick
Chester
Nancy van Zandt
Wilton
M. W. Klotz
James Kerr
Chicago
John Bell
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church
F. H. Johnston
Cora Marsden
Christian Missions In
America
Mary Moore
Myrtle Owens
Iowa City Savings Bank
Elizabeth Roberston
Morning Sun
R. F. Johnston
Roberts
W. G. Roberts
E. W. McWilliams
P. N. G. Circle
I. O. O. F. Hall
Orra Simons
Edith McDaniel
Pearl Leonhard
Ruth George
Smeaton
Saskatchewan
Canada
G. C. Duncan
C. L. Duncan
Blair Duncan
Clyde Duncan
Kankakee
Ill
Florence Long
Ames
John Long
John Houseal
Fred Simmons
DeFord Home Hosts Week's End Gathering
John Thomas Cotter accompanied a cattle load to Chicago Tuesday and remained to attend events at the home of Mr and Mrs William DeFord. The narrative notes a social gathering marking the close of the week.
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William DeFord
John Thomas Cotter
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercer County
Concord
East Second Street
Montgomery Ward
West Second ST
Ward’s
Ward's
Ward
New York
Save
Ward Buck
Pennsylvania Oil
Riverside
Bradford District
Pennsylvania
Nature World
Evert Yard of Wards
Silvania
Fiat Crepe Rayen
Muscatine, Iowa
Bradley
Schoble
Axe
Westinghouse
Mazda
Riverside Grease
Awerd Velvel
Ted Shotgun
Sam
Kev
Sams
Charcey
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