Wapello D. of V. Pack Christmas Boxes for Old Soldiers
Wapello Daughters of Veterans met at Mrs. Millicent Winters home to pack boxes for old soldiers and widows, with a social hour after the session. A W R C committee distributed 17 Christmas packages to local veterans and widows, and cards were sent to those out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Millicent Winters
J. O. Bates
Allie May Smith
Extension Department of
Ames
Dave Torbert
Montivideo, Minn
James Torbert
Rock
al Glass
Winfield
Frank Wiley
United Presbyterian Mission School
Frenchburg
Guy Wiley
Donald Burkett
Cedar County Farm Bureau seeks seed samples for 1931 crop
To gauge 1930 corn seed condition for 1931, the Cedar County Farm Bureau will collect samples from 20 percent of farmers. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner notes corn was not as dry at harvest as expected and an effort will assess seed quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Iowa Woman 105 Years Old Friday
Mrs. Mary Gienappe a Germany native will turn 105 on Friday at her daughter Mrs B C Kurths Hopkinton home born December 26 1825. She lived in Germany until age 60 then moved to Iowa and has not learned English despite 45 years in the state. Her son John Gienappe resides in Laurel Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Mary Gienappe
Germany
B. C. Kurth
Marie Frederick
Iowa
Delhi
Gienappe
Letts Community Notes From Letts Iowa
Letts people travel to Cedar Rapids for an indefinite stay with the McCormicks. The Letts Library Association served about 135 at the Farm Bureau banquet, netting $62.50 for repairs and new books. Mrs. Ralph Griffin hosted a dinner dance for Mr. Griffin’s birthday with a string band and guests from Muscatine Columbus Junction and Eddyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
A. G. Coder
Nellie
Cedar Rapids
Horace McCormick
Letts Library Association
Farm Bureau
Ralph Griffin
Frankie Hank
Kathryn Letts
Iowa City
University High School
Lyle Crosson
Iowa-Illinois Telephone Company
Eddyville
Muscatine
Norris
L. E. Downer
Ernest Lieberknecht
Barbara Gail
George Bailey
Hazel Zimmerman
Iowa Wesleyan College
Eula Downer
Chester Letts
Miller Rubber Company
Minneapolis
Club Entertained at Sissel Home
Pleasant Prairie Mr and Mrs Arthur Sissel hosted the 900 club Saturday night with 24 attendees High scores were won by Louis Irwin and Mrs Velma Petersen Consolation prizes went to Mr and Mrs Charley Oldsen Guests included multiple local families and visitors from Davenport Winona Minn St Josephs Muscatine and Coal Valley Ill. several members spent the holidays with relatives and shopped in Muscatine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Arthur Sissel
900” Club
Louis Irwin
Velma Petersen
Charley Oldsen
Charley Oldson
Kathryn and
Everett
Davenport
Walter Petersen
Clarence Sissel
Anne and
Warren
Elaine
Robert Bermel
Floyd Nicewanner
Lavona
Lyall
Wayne
Dorothea Bernick
Winona
Minn
Agnes Bernick
Mildred Bernick
St. Joseph’s School
Muscatine
Dorothy Wathan
Ed Wathan
David Timmson
Summitt
Ella Mae Otte
Herman Otte
Evan Jenkins
Margaret Angel
Kathryn Angel
Anna Henke
Henry Henke
Henry Paul
Alman Kretschmar
Ina Fae Paul
Alfred Petersen
Adam Paul
Arthur Hetzler
Lyall Paul
Coal Valley
Ill
A. Nicewanner
Robert Fletcher
Christmas visitors and school group gatherings in Wapello
Local families host relatives for Christmas in Wapello as Ruth Castle Ruth Grauwinkle and Ruth Archibald join celebrations. Teachers from the Methodist Sunday school entertain and Christmas programs are held. Raymond Green on 20 day navy furlough is ill with flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Castle
Council Bluffs
E. C. Castle
R. J. Arms
Methodist Sunday School
Herbert Tillman
Inez Eversmeyer
Harold Pace
Muscatine
Harry Limbecker
Malcolm Rouch
Moberly
R. F. Rouch
Raymond Green
U. S. Navy
Former Iowa Man Dies in Accident in Omaha
Thomas Rimmer, an Ottumwa, Iowa native who moved to Omaha five years ago, was killed when a car rolled out of a garage driveway as his son-in-law attempted to close the door. He was crushed under the wheels. burial planned in Ottumwa. Survived by two daughters Mrs Laura Hultz and Mrs Roy Yengling and two sons William and John of Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Ottumwa
Thomas Rimmer
George Thomas
Rimmer
Laura Hultz
Roy Yengling
William
John
Skeletons Thought to Be Mormon Remains at Folsom Site
Glenwood Iowa AP report recounts Jobe L. Jones of the Marshalltown soldiers home claiming bones found near Folsom Iowa are Mormon. He linked a 1849 smallpox epidemic to a Mormon settlement and described a winter trip to Kingsville now Council Bluffs with his family and a Mormon girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Folsom
Jobe L. Jones
Marshalltown
Kingsville
Council Bluffs
Christmas Community Program Draws 2,000 in Columbus Junction
The Columbus Community program on Main Street drew about 2,000 people led by Dr. G R Bruce. Santa’s Ford truck was decorated and sacks of candy were handed out. The English class held a Christmas program at the high school with plays, songs, solos, and dances. Families planned visits to local stores to redeem sack numbers for presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Columbus
Eversing
Main Street
G. R. Bruce
Community Club
W. A. Lamp
Santa Claus
Dr. Bruce
the Killer
Lewis Newell
Tom Schlichting
Frances Cuthamp
Woodrow Shearer
Miss Nichols
Elizabeth Meuhirter
Dean Duncan
Jean Hanft
Elizabeth Gillette
Barabara Hall
Jean Gentzler
Lawrence Richards
Harriet Lieberknecht
Maryella Duncan
Paul Shearer
Billie Shearer
Wanda Marshall
Limberlost
W. J. Rice
E. M. Richards
Cotter
Des Moines
Richard
Humphrey Richards
Merle Cecil
Sioux City
Walnut Street
Jack Pence
Red Oak
John Wesley Pence
Ruth Lewis
Glen Ellyn
Ill
S. J. Lewis
R. W. Owen
Norris C. Dickey
Columbus City
M. L. Miller
Mattoon
R. O. Lynn
J. L. Denham
Leonard Curtis
Davenport
Muscatine
James Allen
Nellie Moore
Ruby
Hazel Garrett
Evelyn van Auken
Fred van Auken
Iowa City
Virgie McGuire
W. H. Blair
Gladwin
Frank Duncan
Todays
E. P. Sheilabarger
Christmas program draws a large Wilton crowd
Settlement notes report a well attended Evangelical church Christmas program in Wilton. Local residents including Mrs. Ph Hahn and Newton return from LeMars, Grace Hahn vacationing at home, and teachers Leah Littrell Naomi Federlein enjoy time off. Davenport visits noted. Tama Leon Shaffer, 16, killed when a tree fell on him during a cutting accident. parents and siblings survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Henry Brown
Joe Lang
Hahn
Davenport
Tama—Leon Shaffer
Dorothy Hobstetter Marries Walter Randall in Tipton Home Ceremony
Miss Dorothy Hobstetter of Tipton wed Walter Randall of West Branch on a Monday evening at the bride’s home in Tipton. The Rev. A. R. Von Gruenigen officiated as family and friends watched the ceremony followed by a supper. The couple plans a honeymoon and will reside in Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hobstetter
Tipton
West Branch
C. E. Hobstetter
Walter Randall
Frank Randall
A. R. von Gruenigen
St. John’s Reformed Church of
Betty Alberts
Jimmie Atkinson
Miss Day
Randall
Bunker Hill
Westt Branch
Miss Hobstetter
Bunker Hill School
George Wathan
Paul Gust
Hy. Lehms
Lucile Paustian
Wilton Woman Claimed by Pneumonia at 63
Wilton Mrs J P Walton aged 63 died at her home north of town after a brief pneumonia illness. She was born Clara Port in Cedar county on November 3 1867 and spent her life in the community. Survived by husband J P Walton and six sons. two brothers and a doctor. ten grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Frank Walton
Muscatine
Jerry Walton
Atlanta
George
James Walton
Wilton Vicinity
William Walton
Silvis, Ill
William Port
Wilton
Charles F. Port
Clinton
Presbyterian Church
City
Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Missionary Society
Merry Maids Holiday Party at Kretschmar Home
Wilton township Four H club Merry Maids enjoyed a Christmas party at Norma Kretschmar’s home Monday evening. Decorations, singing, and Santa Claus visit set a festive mood as gifts were exchanged and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Merry Maids Four- H Club
Wilton Township
Norma Kretschmar
Santa Claus
Francis Mellecker
Milwaukee
Wis
Nancy van Zandt
Harvey Christianson
Orville Ford
W. M. Hogan
Durant
H. W. Kretschmar
Harry Woodhouse
Peter Nagel
Muscatine
Arlie Clark
Story City
Mary Feltman
Illinois
Raymond Duffe
Detroit
Mich
F. L. Duffe
Presbyterian Sunday School
George Crooker
Shelby
Ind
Four H Club Work Returns Profit
Howard Whitcomb of Fredericksburg Iowa shows six years of dairy calf club work with nine Holstein calves, four producing. Expenses total 1439 dollars, show winnings 380, butterfat sales 803, stock sales 147, current stock value 1125, net gain 1016. Education and herd foundation highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Howard Whitcomb
Fredericksburg
Whitcomb
John Quist
Iowa State College
Complete Plans for Joint Installation of Officers
Lone Tree Hukill Rebekah lodge votes to join Odd Fellows for a joint installation Friday evening January 9. Entertainment committee named and several community members noted with holiday gatherings and school vacations mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Forrest Bowie
Manson
Wash
V. Voita
D. V. Morgan
J. D. Musser
S. D. Herring
C. J. Loehr
Y. Book Club
Christmas Dinner Guests Fill Lone Tree Social
Lloyd Magruder hosts a Christmas dinner for Mose Fountain Mildred Al ice Robert Lysle and James Magruder of Lone Tree plus guests from Iowa City and nearby. A daughter born to Maynard Forward. Vera Kelley visits Ann Wesley at the Sims home and Ann returns home for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Lloyd Magruder
Mose Fountain
Mildred
Alice
Robert
Lysle
Iowa City
James Magruder
Maynard
Jennie Burge
Hutchinson, Minn
E. A. Chappell
Jay Burge
Frank Rayner
Bess Rayner
Edwin
Harold
Gladys
Frank Sherburne
Shirley
Glenn
George Rayner
Gladwin
Vera Kelley
Oxford
Ann Wesley
J. M. Sims
Ann
Old fossil found in Iowa coal mine jaw bone of ancient shark
Des Moines AP geology officials dated a fossilized jaw bone about the size of a foot from 300 feet underground near Des Moines. L A Williams, a miner, uncovered the 11-tooth lower jaw fragment in black shale, experts call its preservation remarkable and attribute a prehistoric shark origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James H. Lees
Iowa
L. A. Williams
Joseph Steppan
State Historical Memorial and Art Department
Steppan
Lees
Cattle Ventures See Growing Financial Rewards
The report notes that the biggest portion of earnings has arrived in the last two or three years as the first calves reached maturity and started producing profits for the operation.
Tenth Anniversary Party and Exchange Quarters
Rudolph Strunk celebrated his tenth wedding anniversary and Mrs. Strunk’s birthday with Progress ive five hundred. Winners were Mrs Mundus Thuman first Mrs Peter Strunk second Mrs John Behrens third Mrs Herman Otte fourth drawing prize Verna Miller Refreshments followed. Attendees listed from New Liberty Durant and surrounding families attended a Christmas exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Strunk
Strunk
Mundus Thuman
Peter Strunk
John Behrens
Herman Otte
Verna Miller
Emma and
Lawrence
New Liberty
Durant
Ella Mae
Alfred Bockwoldt
Erna
Beatrice
Robbie
Johannes Miller
Allen
Verna
Pearl
Charles Boettger
Maxine
Henry Lamp
Orville
Clarence
Kenneth
Irwin Strunk
Emil Strunk
Robert Lehman
Mildred
Alfred Petersen
Celestia
Earl
Arnold Petersen
Eunice
Grace
Floyd
Walter Petersen
Sunbury
Mrs. Albertsen
Pleasant Prairie Sunday School Christmas Program Recital
Members of the Pleasant Prairie Sunday school presented a Christmas program at the Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian church to a large audience. The event featured songs recitations exercises duets Christmas monologues and acrostics performed by numerous children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian Church
J. C. Egel
Nelda Egel
Doris Hermann
Lauren Hermann
Duane Egel
Donald Cachezell
Lauren Lenker
Wayne Sissel
Farene Egel
Vernon Sissel
Mildred Hermann
Frances Jenkins
Beverly Moorhead
Dorothy Jenkins
Elaine Erwin
Alta Hermann
Doris Stormer
Milroy Jenkins
Coryne Eis
Darlene Stromer
Ed Moorhead
Raymond Sissel
Conrad Dietz
Feeding Schools in Cedar County Details
Tipton Rex Beresford extension assistant professor of animal husbandry will lead seven live stock feeding schools in Cedar county on December 29 30 and 31. The schedule lists Stanwood Tipton Rochester and Springdale on December 29 30 and 31 with times from 9 30 a m to 7 30 p m at various locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Rex Beresford
Cedar County
Stanwood
Tipton Hotel
Rochester Township
Downey
Springdale
Mechanicsville
Bennett
North Prairie and West Liberty Social Notes
Mrs. Frank Owen is recovering from quinsy. Local residents traveled to Muscatine and Iowa City. The North Prairie Social club met with Mrs. Marion Hollingsworth. 27 members attended. Mrs. Will Enlow elected president after Mrs. Delbert Smith resigned. A short play was performed by Mesdames Ernan Schooley Myrtle Schooley and Edna Robinson. The next meeting is Jan 8. Linn Grove school closed for two weeks with a Christmas program and Santa at the tree. school reopens Jan 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Corps
Nora Smith
Marion Keller
Myrtle Wheeler
Evelyn Jones
Susie Wright
Nellie G. Curran
Queen Esther Circle
W. G. Barr
Harry Biggerstaff
Lester
Denver
Col
E. E. Swanson
Samuel McElhinney
Geneva McElhinney
Stockport
Carl Peterson
Chicago
Bertha Heckenberg
Eva
Isabelle McElhinney
Streator
Ill
George Mecklenburg
Cedar Falls
H. D. Richmond
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Bertha Thompson
Mediapolis
West Liberty
Frank Owen
Frank Herrold
Muscatine
Harry Schooley
Leo Jehle
Frank Robinson
Iowa City
North Prairie
Will Enlow
Delbert Smith
Mesdames Ernan Schooley
Myrtle Schooley
Edna Robinson
Ben Halstead
A. Aker
Ed Lenz
Walter Lawton
William
Phillip Samson
George Jewell
Will Bennett
LeRoy
Phineas Schooley
Linn Grove
Santa
Jury picks replacements for excused grand jurors
Judge John T. Mof ordered two new grand jurors to replace Jeff Meyers of Tipton and Frank Jackson of Mechanicsville who asked to be excused due to age. O. F. Wallick of Tipton and August Ruther of Clarence were selected Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wn. Tipton
John T. Moffit
Jeff Meyers
Tipton
Frank Jackson
Mechanicsville
O. F. Wallick
August Ruther
Clarence
4 H Girls Hold Holiday Party in Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie 4 H girls hosted a holiday party at Miss Alma Kee s home with Fulton Royal Workers Four H club members attending. The evening featured Christmas color decor, contests, a program including two dialogs and a reading, carols, and gifts for leader Mrs Henry Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Fulton
Mildred Bernick
Millie Schroder
Myrtle Jenkins
Henry Paul
Evan Jenkins
Vera
Dorothy
Melroy
Agnes Bernick
Dorothea
Mildred
Frank
Ed. Wathan
Gladys
James
Ina Fae
Alethea
Albert Stecher
Bernice
Alberta
Mary
Lyall
Bernard
Frank Stecher
Gertrude
Francis
Alta Jenkins
Ralph
Myrtle
Alice
Harry Thoeming
Wayne
Ben Schroder
Harvey
Evelyn
Anna Borchers
Marie Gless
Clyde Glerz
Kathryn Jenkins
Edwin Jenkins
Olga Schlapkohl
Fritz Gruemmer
Walcott
Koeppe
Alma
Arnold
Henry
Naomi Nicewanner
Floyd Nicewanner
Naomi
Bunco
Frances Jenkins
Mary Stecher
Beverly Moorhead
Stecher
Gertrude Stecher
Verna Miller
Darlene Stormer
Je Plett
Mildred Hermann
W. Fowler
Jennie Bell Fowler
Lucille Fowler
Dorothy Jenk
Betty Jenkins
Elaine Erwin
Lavona Sissel
Anne Sissel
Wayne Sissel
Lyall Sissel
Harriet Baker
Nicewanner
Cla@rence Sissel
Walter Petersen
Mystery Shrouds Iowa Girl Death
Mary Judkins 19 of Bassett Indiana died under unclear circumstances as police probe if she was choked or strangled by a scarf. Jack Antrim 29, her claimed common law husband, detained after saying he found her dead upon returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Judkins
Bassett
Jack Antrim
Antrim
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Wapello D. of
WOLD
Sissel
ST. Nicholas
Settlement News
Paul France
Urbana
J. P. Walton
Kretschmar
Morning Sun
Sycamore’ St
Cedar
le Claire
Moline, Ii
le Claire Hotel
Moline
Fulton Royal
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