Reed predicts milder Iowa winter with steady 1931 recovery
Des Moines AP reports Iowa weather expert Charles D. Reed foresees the 1930 31 winter starting mild with no prolonged cold or heavy snow. He notes occasional cold spells but emphasizes a likely dry summer aiding a good corn crop if July and August rains arrive, and he expects a general economic rebound in 1931.
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Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Associated Press
Des Moines
Lts
Iowa
United States
Golden Wedding of Walcott Couple Is Christmas Event
On Christmas day Mr and Mrs Frank Garlock of Walcott celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Hundreds visited their home for fellowship and a six o clock family dinner. The couple who once farmed in Fulton township now live in Walcott with health good. They have three granddaughters and two grandsons. Also hosted at a Christmas family dinner were Mr and Mrs J H Schlapkohl and their relatives.
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Stockton
Frank Garlock
Walcott
John Liebke
Rudolph Blank
Henry
Davenport
Edward
Eldridge
Garlock
Fulton Township
J. H. Schlapkohl
Charles Drumin
Wilton
William Schlapkohl
Edwin Schlapkohl
Schlapkohl
Durant
D. D. Stephens
Gertrude Morrison
Ainsworth
Stephens
Abandon Hope For Auto Crash Victim
Mrs. Edward Denkman of Durant is gravely ill after a winter auto accident near Green Bay Wisconsin. The crash killed Miss Olga Behrens of Walcott and left Denkman in critical condition with pneumonia developing. her family has been summoned to Green Bay hospital.
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Stockton
Edward Denkmann
Durant
Green Bay
Wis
Ste Ae
Denkmann
Olga Reneens
Walcott
Wisconsin
Family Reunion at Birkhofer Home in Moscow
A Christmas reunion gathered multiple families around the Fred Birkhofer house in Moscow including the Millard Johnsons Ed Birkhofers John Birkhofers and Rexroths among others. The Danfeldt son is ill with pneumonia and several relatives traveled from Davenport Muscatine Wilton Blue Grass and Wilton to join the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Fred Birkhofer
Millard Johnson
Marvin
Mildred
Ed Birkhofer
John Birkhofer
Norton Lake
Millard Smith
Inez
Arthur Birkhofer
Harry Birkhofer
Emma Paul
Blue Grass
Charles Wildasin
Will Wildasin
Charles Adams
Lenora Cawizell
Herbert Cawizell
Louis Cawizell
Hugh Robinson
Betty
L.S. Robinson
Roy Egel
Norma Duane
Farena
Nelda
Walter Benshoof Jr
Ernie Plett
Ida Plett
E. G. Plett
Henry
Marie
Julius Schroeder
Arlene
James
Louis Johnson
Tillie Plett
Bud Plett
Regina Boock
Davenport
T. J. Brus
Raymond Arp
Ed Fix
Harold
Mae
Floyd
Erma
Donald
Andalusia
Ill
Riley Dietz
Edith
Helena
Emmett
Gustave Schroeder
Naomi
Laura Eggers
August Eggers
Albert Petersen
Sunbury
Walter Kautz
E. N. Hall
Keokuk
Peoria
T. J. Hall
John Farrier
Henry Meyers
Columbus Junction
George Benshoof
Ray Chambliss
Wilton
Ina Jamison
Ottawa
Illand
Minneapolis
Charles Angstrom
Edwin
William Kelly
R. J. Workman
Illinois City
Albert Wulf
Walter Benshoof
le Roy Nelson
Jimmy
George H. Mack
Helen
Elwood Chambliss
Letts Telegraph Office Manager To Oversee Letts Branch
Letts local telephone manager will be discontinued with Mr. Roth of Columbus Junction to assume charge of the Letts branch. The C R I and P railroad company raised the crossing near Mrs Barnes corner easing school passage.
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Letts
Roth
Columbus Junction
C. R. I and P. Railroad Company
Barnes Corner
Vernon Snyder
Chicago
Letts, Cotter and
Durant
Harry Shearer
Mr. Shearer
Cedar Falls
Joe Garrett
Ted Woodard
Garry
Mark Furnas
T. L. Eland
Thomas
Mediapolis
Dr. Eland
Londer Gage
L. E. Parsons
Edward
Lyle Duncan
Blair
Florence Snyder Cotter
Mahlon Parsons
Francis
Muscatine
Clark Shellabarger
Mary Alice
William Reddick
David Reddick
Arthur Reddick
Louie Reddick
Wayne McCormac
Herbert McCormac
Neff
Paine House
William O'Toole
Jim Viner
Idle
William Wilson
Christmas gatherings brighten Muscatine visitors week
Concord News reports multiple Muscatine visitors and Columbus Junction residents sharing Christmas meals and visits with relatives in nearby towns. Notable events include Edna Shellabarger traveling to Burlington for Christmas with family, and A E Burkett being kicked by a horse with painful injuries.
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Columbus Junction
L. M. Dallmeyer
Kenneth
Lola
Ralph Cross
Jane
Egebert Shellabarger
Evelyn
Harold
Lou Bonnichsen
Virgil
Muscatine
Edna Shellabarger
Burlington
Will Whicher
Leroy
Carl Dircks
Elva
Gustav
Dave Owens
George Bonnichsen
C. Bonnichsen
Harold Griffin
Griffin
Downey
Vernon Lowe
C. B. Clark
Bobbie
Keith
Carroll
R. L. Clark
Omaha
B. F. Noland
Clair Clark
Ronnie Davis
Near Wyman
Harlan Foster
Charlies Shellabarger
Conesville
Faithe Walters
Grandview
Rudolph Schuenting
Fay Foster
T. F. Bonnichsen
Carol
Francis
Raymond
Joan
Faithe
Clyde Torode
Lawrence Estle
Jackie
C. Carey
A. J. Foster
S. Swanson
Dick Foster
A. E. Burkett
Bellevue Hospital
Christmas Day Reunions Across Lone Tree Area
A group of friends and families gathered Christmas Day at the Hacke home in Lone Tree for a long running holiday celebration. Attendees included Elizabeth and Mabel Kirkpatrick, the Yakish family, Rev. Holyoke, Baumers, Day and others from Iowa City Des Moines and Lone Tree. Several visits and dinners followed with relatives in Ottumwa Sigourney and Washington. A 10 pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rayner in Mercy hospital Iowa City.
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Lone Tree
C. A. Hacke
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Mabel Kirkpatrick
W. H. Yakish
Helen
Hilton
C. E. Holyoke
A. E. Baumer
Iowa City
Hazel Peasley
Des Moines
Hacke
Sac City
James Magruder
Anna Oberman
Paul
L. C. Hamilton
Mose Fountain
Walter Horrell
le Roy
Willis
Arthur
Washington
Hugh Boyd
Cecil Allbrecht
J. R. Musser
Miles Atkins
Charles Hawthorne
M. W. Hilton
Ross Rayner
Mercy Hospital
G. B. Kirchner
J. W. Croneweth
Harry Croneweth
Sigourney
George Petru
Charlie Petru
Harley
Iola
Marcella
Ernest Petru
Dorothy
Evelyn
Betty Irene
Luciele
James Masek
Amiel Parizek
Frank Parizek
Solon
Amanda Constant
Cronoweth
M. D. Marce
Delta
Christmas Day Socials Across Stockton and Nearby Towns
Families and relatives gathered for Christmas visits in Stockton Durant Davenport Davenport area towns. The list includes Herrman Buck and Hans Andersons households, D B Ormsbys, Ormsbys and Klahns, Nic Olderoy, Eduard Grimm, Batteys, Hintze, Makobens, Glazers, Alfbee, Broders, Mundt Kohl and others. Accounts note hospitality at homes in Sunbury New Era Walcott and Blue Grass, with multiple guests and local exchanges of greetings.
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Stockton
Herman Buck
Sunbury
Jerry
Durant
Louis Bartholoma
Witte
Wis
Nic Olderoy
Ferdinand Stahl
Eduard Grimm
Lila
Davenport
Harry Makoben
E. A. Holst
Tillie Makoben
Rollo
Adolph Dage
Henry Glazer
Gus Alfbee
Muscatine
H. P. Broders
Alice Anderson
B. Bohnsack
Frank Garlock
Walcott
W. C. Knoop
London
J. H. Broders
Raymond Ord
Clarence Broders
Leroy Broders
Vesta
Virginia
Pauline Mundt
Charles Kohl
Alfred
Pleasant Prairie
Harry McMurphy
George Thoeming
Charles
Harry Thoeming
Blue Grass
Margella Crull
Vesta Broders
Christmas Dinner Guests Gather at Utter Home
Mr and Mrs Herve Utter Mr and Mrs Charles Estle and Lambert were entertained at dinner Friday at the home of R C Utter in Columbus Junction describing a quiet holiday gathering with family.
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Herve Utter
Charles Estle
Lambert
R. C. Utter
Columbus Junction
Haskins Girl Weds Atlantic Man on Christmas Day
Miss Ebner became the bride of Dale Peters of Atlantic in the Presbyterian church at Haskins. Rev. Wenger officiated before 75 relatives and friends. The bride wore pink satin with pink tulle and a pink veil. A three course dinner followed the ceremony.
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Haskins
Atlantic
Ainsworth
Ebner
Dale Peters
Wenger
Grace Ridgeway
Des Moines
Dorothy Erickson
Burlington
Bruce Peters
Donald Davis
Hazel Booth
Martha Sands
Miss Booth
George Reaney
Irene Alsip
Columbus Junction
John Jones
Cotter
Christmas reunions fill West Liberty with family gatherings
West Liberty saw many Christmas Day reunions as college students and instructors joined kin for dinners and visits. Hosts included Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Royal with Gabriella Royal from the University of Iowa, and numerous Hinkhouse, Kirby, Schaffer, Baldwin, and Rabe families among others from nearby towns. The day featured dinners at Globe cafe and homes across the area with extended relatives visiting from Des Moines, Iowa City, Davenport, and Mt. Pleasant.
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West Liberty
L. A. Royal
Gabriella
University of Iowa
R. W. Hinkhouse
Globe Cafe
J. A. Hinkhouse
Hazel Hinkhouse
Lois Jack
Iowa
Miss Jack
California
Bernice Hinkhouse
Nevin
Elmer Hinkhouse
Fred Hinkhouse
William
Herbert
Clark Mountain
Bonita
Martle
Alta
Louis
Valley Junction
F. G. Oldrich
Janice Mae
Robert
St. Louis
George Hinkhouse
Frances
Forest
F. M. Kirby
LeRoy Kirby
Cicero
Iil
Clyde Kirby
Marian
Betty
Bennett
George Kirby
Mary Edith
Mr. Kirby
Mary Kirby
Jean Wiggins
Downey
L. E. Lewis
Lester
Helen Jean
Harold McGowan
Clarence
E. C. McGowan
Lizzie Hendrickson
Horace Klotz
W. C. McCullough
Will Crawford
Donald
Lone Tree
Kenneth Wolf
Robert K
Walter Crawford
George
Gretchen Schaffer
Christine Ronald
College of Nursing
Miss Schaffer
George Schaffer
Mark Schaffer
Anette
Columbus Junction
Schaffer
William Mulhern
Anna Mulhern
Leonard Baldwin
Harold
Patricia
James White
Carl Peyton
Mary Ann
Janet
Roy Westfall
Miller
F. G. Tharp
Roy Tharp
Sarah Tharp
Herman Peters
Audrey
Iowa City
Frank Herrold
Minerva Gates
F. A. Hughes
C. Rabe
East Third Street
Harry Lewis
Shirley Ann
Ed Rabe
Letts
Bernice Grigg
Eldora
Ardis Rabe
Monticello
George Williamson
Davenport
Wilbur Dice
College of Medicine
Roger Baxter
Burlington
Will Baxter
Carrie McClunn
Tamar Ball
Eva
Cora Pingrey
Calhoun Street
Pearl Irey
Wayne
Glenn
Rey
Centerdale
W. Koster
Samuel
Arthur Fogg
H. B. Melick
Melick
F. M. Melick
L. H. Forsyth
C. F. Melick
Jane and
Eureka
Wesley Melick
J. S. Nichols
Wayne Nichols
W. C. Anderson
Lucy
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Frances Schiemer
Carl Schiele
Shirley Jean
John Boden
Zona Wolf
Onslow
Fred
Four-H Girls at Christmas Party in Concord Township
The H. W. group of Four-H girls from Concord township were invited to a dinner party Tuesday noon hosted by county chairman Mrs. Belle Garrett. The event featured gift exchanges and games with attendees Jella Briggs Helen Dallmeyer Adelia Hafner Jean Lieberknecht Ruth Schlichting and visitors Mrs. Nelle Hildebrand Mary Fern Lieberknecht Maxine Blankenhorn.
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H. W
Concord Township
Belle Garrett
Jella Briggs
Helen Dallmeyer
Adelia Hafner
Jean Lieberknecht
Ruth Schlichting
Nelle Hildebrand
Mary Fern Lieberknecht
Maxine Blankenhorn
Family Dinner and Community News from Wilton
Wilton hosts a Christmas day family dinner with 15 covers and decorations. The Union Welfare Association forms under the ministerial group with officers named. Dorothy Lenker and Carl Myers wed at Grace Reformed parsonage with a single ring ceremony. Attendants include Harry Marolf and sister of the bride. The newlyweds plan to live on a farm south of Wilton. Additional Christmas day visits include the Leaker and Nienabor families with Davenport connections noted.
Christmas Dinner Festivities In Blue Grass and Surrounding Homes
Christmas dinners and gatherings spread across Blue Grass Davenport and nearby towns. Families including Cawizells Robinsons Egel Plett Schroeders Johnsons and Chamblisses shared meals and gifts over the holiday period with relatives and friends in multiple households.
Montpelier Prepares Holiday Program At Christmas Eve Show
Montpelier Sunday school members staged a full house Christmas program featuring dialogs recitations duets and songs by the choir Santa Claus handed out gifts from the tree Miss Florence Speyer visiting from Chicago joined relatives for the holidays Hazel Dell No 3 pupils presented a program directed by Miss Charlotte Borchardt with several named participants Refreshments followed. Andrew Jakeman family hosted Christmas day gathering near Melpine Harry Davis a Muscatine high school student spent holidays with parents Perry and Mrs Davis.
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Montpelier
Santa Claus
Florence Speyer
Antone Braun
Oscar Speyer
Chicago
Hazel Dell School No. 3
Charlotte Borchardt
Marjorie Dipple
Iona Wainscott
Marie
Betty Jane Wainscott
Phyllis Harkins
Lee Wainscott
Marinel Harkins
Ralph Bloom
Burnel Harkins
Harold Bloom
Donald Dipple
Andrew Jakeman
Harry Jakeman
Melpine
Harry Davis
Muscatine
Perry Davis
Connors Entertain Given Surprise on Christmas Day
Christmas dinner guests gathered from Grandview Ainsworth Letts Muscatine Burlington and Wis include Mr and Mrs Charles Connor and many families. George Cocklin and wife visited daughter Marguerite in Burlington while Elmer Carter and relatives celebrated at Ville. Several Dills McGill Latta Wibber and others joined kin across towns for holiday time.
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Grandview
Charles Connor
Roy Jones
Howard Buster
Paul Connor
Everett Connor
Owen Wehr
Ainsworth
Henry Schafer
Ray Schafer
Byron Hafner
John Schaffer
Archie Crow
Letts
Seldon Crow
Muscatine
Lizzie Schneider
Wapello
George Cocklin
Marguerite
Burlington
Elmer Carter
Inville
John Dill
Clyde
Alnhood
Robert Dill
Ronald Gastwee
Janesville
Wis
Butler
Walter
Ida McGill
Morning Sun community program at Oakland church
A church program directed by Mrs. Ray Barrick Mrs. Lydia Hupp and Miss Esther Ball featured reports from Oakland Bible school youths who attended a Muscatine tri county conference. A tree and treats followed. Local families gathered for Christmas visits and dinners across several households in the Oaklands area.
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Ray Barrick
Lydia Hupp
Esther Ball
Oakland Church
Bible School of
Oakland
Tri-County
Muscatine
Robert
Charles Samuels
Oakland School
Stephen Plumb
Paul Edwards
Wapello
J. H. Kerr
Roland Barrick
E. D. Mathews
Ella Caldwell
G. T. Delzell
C. A. McElhinney
W W. Caldwell
E. E. Caldwell
Mediapolis
J. J. Caldwell
Clifford Lee
Davenport
J. P. Lee
D. E. Barrick
Ray Barrick and
Nevada
Frank Holmes
A. P. Mewhirter
Columbus Junction
R. R
Elizabeth Willson
Bruce
Ralph Wilson
Rock Island
Christmas
S. M. Willson
George Croson
Cleo
Eastern Star Names Officers In Wapello Meeting
Mrs. M. H. Barnes was elected worthy matron with F. H. Hesse as worthy patron and several others named to key posts. 61 new district court cases listed for January term led by foreclosure suits and a $10,000 slander suit by Nora Simons VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
M. H. Barnes
Eastern Star
F. H. Hesse
Lucile Thomas
Blanche Pantel
Grace Oakes
Francis Harrington
Nita Schwab
District Court
Hale
Nora Simons VI
John Harris
D. N. Johnson
E. H. Dahms
Cedar Rapids
Herman Otto
Otto
Mary Otto Brown
Minnie Wilhelmi
Martha Archibald
A. Archi
Newton
E. Pierce Baker
Kathrene
Ruth
Archibald
Decorah
George Krieger
New Hampton
H. A. Otto
Olds
L. H. Otto
Billy
Toolesboro
Melvin Booth
Reading
Kas
Jennie Gardner
West Liberty
Fred Tiffany
Tiffany
Christmas Dinner at Swickard Home
Christmas dinner at the Swickard residence featured Mr. and Mrs. N Hafner Cranston and multiple Hafner and Liebernecht families from Columbus and Detroit. Everett Pike hosted a Christmas Day dinner with relatives from West Liberty Lone Tree Atalissa and Muscatine. Lester Pike fractured his left arm while skating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Flowers
Detroit
A 1St Church
Walter Kopp
Nellie
Rena Renshaw
Ie Kopp
Everett Pike
Leonard Hendricks
West Liberty
Herman Eden
Louis Pruess
Kenneth
Lone Tree
Herman Rehbehn
Atalissa
D. W. Kopp
Lester Pike
Ira Pike
Phillip Kopp
Muscatine
Methodist Church
Wilma Mills
Walter Knetsch
Betty
Viola
Archie Braun
Felicitas Mills
Harry Braun
Henry Braun
Louis Kile
Lloyd
Ray Schumacher
Fred Kopp
Lyle Bullis
Mediapolis
J. H. Heizer
Charles Eckey
Winfield
Gerry
Benninger
Blue Grass Home Damaged by Stove Explosion Fire
A stove exploded in a Blue Grass home causing fire damage to the kitchen area. The blaze was brought under control by the Blue Grass volunteer fire department. Mr. Knoles sustained slight facial burns.
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Blue Grass
Knoles
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