Formal Unveiling of Hoover Statue Planned by Club
West Branch Commercial club, 90 members, met in the new municipal hall for a fish dinner and business session. They discussed plans for the Herbert Hoover birthplace grounds and a fall unveiling ceremony with a statue donated by Belgium’s schoolchildren, with grading and landscaping to follow.
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West Branch
Municipal Hall
F. L. Pearson
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
Mr. Hoover
Commercial Club
Hoover Birthplace Society
J. P. Gable
Pearson
Hoover Grounds
A. M. Leech
Committees Named for Reformed Aid Society's Dinner
Committees appointed for the Mel on Day dinner Sept 8 by the Reformed Ladies Aid society list chairs for each dish and service roles. Names include Mina Bullis and Millie Maxwell for chicken, Cecil Brehme for meatloaf, Mabel Solomon for noodles, Belle Brown for sweet potatoes, Winifred Maxwell for white potatoes, Della Bebb for gravy, Georgia Jarrard for tomatoes, Esther McCormick for salad and pie, Agnes Bebb for bread, Maud Dyche for iced tea, Margaret McKeen for coffee, Elva Edgar and Gallie Everett for serving waitresses, Hilda Owen as dining room superintendent, and two table crews with named workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Reformed Ladies Aid Society
Mina Bullis
Millie Maxwell
Eva Jean
Agnes Hawkins
Cecil Brehme
Dollie Jones
Bertha Norris
Mabel Solomon
Gertrude Bebb
Eva L. McKee
Mike Scott
Belle Brown
Flora Abbott
Shirley McCullough
Mayme Estle
Winifred Maxwell
Marie Williams
Margaret Schlichting
Nelle Foor
Della Bebb
Neva Yocum
Mildred Lutz
Georgia Jarrard
May McCullough
Genevieve Crist
Letha Nicholson
Jessie van Horn
Lena Criss
Esther McCormick
Anna Owen
Pearl Kennedy
Edna Coffin
Agnes Bebb
Minnie Maxwell
Bertha McCormick
Nettie Coffin
Maud Dyche
Ina Allen
Isabelle Buser
Margaret McKeen
Grace McCormick
Elizabeth Edgar
Elva Edgar
Gallie Everett
Blanche Warnstaff
Maxine Carney
Reunions Held by Sellers Relatives
The Sellers family reunion met Sunday in the Chautauqua park club room with 28 attendees. W. H. Allen of Columbus City was re elected president and Mrs Irene Hudson of Morning Sun was re elected vice president. Visitors included Mr and Mrs W O Allen and Mrs Linnie Mullen of Winfield. The next reunion is set for the first Sunday in August at Chautauqua park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Sellers
Chautauqua Park
W. H. Allen
Columbus City
Irene Hudson
Morning Sun
W. O. Allen
Linnie Mullen
Winfield
United Brethrens of Letts Hold Picnic at Muscatine Park
The United Brethren Sunday school held its annual picnic Tuesday at Weed park Muscatine with about fifty attendees. A picnic dinner was served at noon and afternoon entertainment included baseball and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethrens of Letts
Muscatine Park
Letts
United Brethren Sunday School
Weed Park
Muscatine
Unemployment Rise Reported For July Nationwide
The National Industrial Conference Board said unemployment rose from 9,528,000 in June to 9,860,000 in July, a 3.5 percent increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Annual Reunion and Community News in Lone Tree Area
The notice lists the Bronson and Forbes family gatherings at Weed park and Sunset park in Washington with local organizers named. It also mentions 4-H home efficiency ribbon winners at the state fair, a death in Mancelona, a Denver to Minneapolis visit by Klein family, farm women chorus entries, a veterinary practice setup in LaPort City, and travels of Loretta Daugherty.
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Lone Tree
James
Emma Edmonds Bronson
Weed Park
Muscatine
Leona Burr
Mitchell
M. D
W. L. Musser
Jerry Burr
Wolford
John P. Burr
Pearle Burr
Mabel Burr
Letha
Joe Hill
Washington
Lloyd Jones
Brighton
Forbes
Sunset Park
Dorothy Stock
Rosemary Hotz
Viasta Frus
Fred Musser
Mancelona
Mich
Musser
Ella Jones
John K. Jones
Iowa City
Victor Klein
Minneapolis
John Klein
Arthur Schuessler
Lloyd F. Burr
C. M. Fountain
Harry Lenz
Johnson County
Farm Woman's Chorus
D. F. Mossman
la Port City
Homer Flake
Mossman
Lingo
Loretta Daugherty
West
Betty Fedderson Expected Home From Europe Trip
Columbus Junction Miss Betty Fedderson daughter of Genevieve Feddersen a Columbus schools music instructor and Columbus high school graduate planned to leave Germany last Thursday on the way home from a summer—long Europe tour with friends. Miss Feddersen teaches
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Betty Feddersen
Genevieve Feddersen
Columbus
Columbus High School
Germany
Europe
Feddersen
Duge Relatives Reunion Draws Thirty at Credit Island
Thirty relatives gathered Sunday at Credit Island for a Duge reunion with a noon picnic. Attendees included Theo Hennegsen Ruth Beaman Ia William Groth Gladbrook Ia Leonard Duge Marcheta Eis Elna Coryne Muscatine Lester Paustian Diane Herbert Donald Paustian C T Duge William Puls Mildred Davenport Louis Duge Joan William Duge Verna Dorthey Duge Stockton. Several members visited Davenport and surrounding towns. others planned state fair attendance. A closing reflection on humanity and the sun contrasted with the broader cosmos.
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Stockton
Credit Island
Theo Hennegsen
Ruth
Beaman
William Groth
Gladbrook
Leonard Duge
Marcheta
Art Eis
Elna Coryne
Muscatine
Lester Paustian
Diane Herbert
Donald Paustian
C. T. Duge
William Puls
Mildred
Davenport
Louis Duge
Joan
Wiliam Duge
Verna
Dorthey Duge
Theo Henningsen
Mrs Fedderson to Return to Columbus Junction Friday
Mrs Fedderson plans to return to Columbus Junction on Friday. She has spent part of the summer attending a college of music in New York City and also attended the world's fair. Her sister Miss Rowena Edwards of Waterloo will accompany her and stay a few days here.
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A. F
A. M
Ulric Lintner
Council Bluffs
Chicago
L. S. Penrose
Muscatine
Louis Reddick
Fedderson
Columbus Junction
College of Music
New York City
Rowena Edwards
Waterloo
FDR Proclaims Early Thanksgiving for 1940
President Roosevelt announced November 21 as Thanksgiving Day for 1940, moving the holiday to the third Thursday. The change shifts from November 30 to November 23, prompting protests from governors sports authorities and calendar makers who plan to keep November 30 as Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Large Arizona meteorite piece on display at Colorado museum
The largest piece from the Arizona meteorite weigh 1406 pounds and is shown at the Colorado Museum of Natural History. Several other museums hold stones over 1000 pounds from the same crater region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Colorado Museum of Natural History
James Barr 75 Former Louisa Resident Dies
Wapello reports the death of James W. Barr aged 75 who died August 29 at Eldorado hospital. A printer by training he was born in Wapello August 10, 1864, son of J D Barr and Louisa, early Louisa County pioneers. He edited the Louisa County Ledger earlier in life. Funeral planned for Holly Springs Arkansas. Surviving are sister Mrs Clara McChesney and brother R E Barr of Wapello plus several nieces and nephews including Mrs R V McNea Dr W C McWilliams and Mrs Lloyd Maffit.
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Wapello
James W. Barr
Eldorado
J. D
Louisa Barr
Louisa County
Louisa County Ledger
Holly Springs
Ark
Clara McChesney
R. EF. Barr
Amon
R. V. McNea
W. C. McWilliams
Lloyd Maffit
Oakville
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Hoover
Reformed Aid Society
Hilda Owen
Edna Snyder
Nettie Forbes
Marie Estle
Lorena Maxwell
Frances Hesseltine
Ruby Yocum
Anita M.kean
Thelma Christianson
Lucretia Heither
Roxie Hawkins
Ella Alfred
Iola Heither
Margaret Allen
Faith Shellabarger
Jennie Maxwell
Mabel Brown
Pearl Adams
Ruby Warnstaff
Winifred Jones
Evans Foods Specials
West Second Street
Omar
Ball Mason
Crisco
van Camp
Brook's
Tabasco
Green
Bliss Coffee
Morton Salt
Lifebuoy
LUX
RINSO
Elbo Macaroni
HEINZ
Post Bran
del Monte
Durkee
Star In
Marlene Dietrich
Paris
Betty Hidlebaugh
Howard Hidlebaugh
Miriam Herrick
Charlaine Austin
Jeannette Lieberknecht
Marjorie
Carol
Marilyn van Delinder
Dorothy
Alberta McGill
Alice
Betty Mae Thomas
Melvin Clark
Jack Hidlebaugh
Leroy Edgington
Clifford Houtz
Miss Furnas
Anetta Furnas
Arnolds Park
Howard Meeker
Gertrude
Cedar Rapids
Merle Laird
David
Cleveland
Sam Williams
California
Jeanette Lieberknecht
L. A. Gipple
Bert Lowe
Lucille
Yellowstone Park
Benjamin R. van Dyke
Barbara Jo
Laconia
Bronson
Betty Fedderson
ZOLL
Kohrs
Kohr
Sunkist
Malaga
Franks
Mad Wieners
Elberta
P. and
G. Laundry
Rex
Wheaties 2
Mato
Vienna
Basket
Jack Sprat
Lushus
Golden Prairie Flour
Armour'’s
Holsgm
Duge
James Barr
Louisa
West Second St. Ils
Bacon Sale
Hamburg
Holly Oleo
Homestead
Brookfield
Chuck
Aspry
Jonathan's
Home Grown No. 1
Ohio
Peck
Lipton
Zac
Miller’'S
Bax
Folger's
M. J. B. Coffee
Brook’s
POST
Carnation Milk
Clorox
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