West Liberty Wedding of Aikins and Benz
Miss Aikins daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Aikins and Rex O. Benz of Washington were wed at the bride's home in West Liberty. The ceremony was by Rev J A Seathoff with a lavender pink decor. Guests included relatives, friends, and university connections. The couple plan a weeklong trip then reside in Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Madeline Aikins
Irwin Aikins
Rex O. Benz
Washington
East Fourth Street
J. A. Seathoff
Presbyterian Church
Margaret Whitacre
Harriett Riddle
Mediapolis
Miss Atkins
Cadman
Carrie Jacob Bond
Sarah Hodgson
Margaret
Bernice Whitacre
Mildred McFadden
Lizette Brooke
Alice McDaniel
Mr. Benz
Houghlin Mifflin Publishing Company
Boston
Benz
Alpha XI Delta Sorority
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
University of Iowa
George McDaniel
Alice
Merritt
Charles Benz
Lucy Benz
Donald Benz
Maude McCreedy
B. A. Gill
Lewis Elliott
Madge
West Branch
Ruth Annis
Iowa City
Nell Smith
Muscatine
George Randall
Ancient carvings unearthed on Mill Island in Hudson Strait
Stone bone and ivory artifacts including a finely carved polar bear figure were uncovered on Mill Island in the Hudson Strait. Experts date the work to about a thousand years ago and attribute it to the Eski mos people.
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Mill Island
Hudson Strait
West Liberty Christmas Roundup Notes Local Moves
West Liberty Ia December notes list Dr Albert Ady in Mayo Rochester for clinic session and many local visits and family gatherings. Almanac items include visitors from Boone Davenport Pasadena and Oregon, births to Mr and Mrs Clarence Conklin, and community events with Mrs Roy Tharp PEO meeting and Rotary homecoming dinner.
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West Liberty
Albert Ady
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Dorothy Schultz
C. Snider
Snider
Miss Schultz
Boone
Max Fickler
Davenport
Marvin Smith
Eagle Grove
O. V. Morris
Mr. Morris
Sally
Mat Nelms
M. C. Swan
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Swan
J. T. Chandler
Edith Blakemore
Mr. Swan
O. G. Swan
A. M. Cornwall
East Fourth Street
Alfred Schuessler
Vinton
John Hintz
Mills
Nichols
Paul ‘Anderson
Drumheller
Alberta
Canada
Warren Nichols
Urbana
Waldo Myers
Oklahoma
May Myers
Clyde Kirby
Roy Tharp
Marion Kir
Keota millinery pioneer Minerva Brice dies after stroke
Mrs. Minerva Brice a longtime Keota businesswoman who ran a millinery store for 55 years died after a stroke. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. W. O. Harper presiding. She is survived by three children and was honored with 50 American Beauty roses after 50 years in business.
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Keota
Minerva Brice
Presbyterian Church
W. O. Harper
C. A. Lacey
G. H. Holmes
F. A. Klein
B. F. Holmes
C. O. Harris
B. F. Korf
Kepta
Alice Sheriff
Talleyrand
Calif
Dr. Brice
Brice
D. B. Fisk Company
Chicago
Nellie Sheriff
San Diego
Frank Smith
Denver, Colo
Hot Sulphur Springs
Kalona Holiday Visit Roundup From Area Families
Kalona residents and relatives share Christmas visits across Iowa. Prof A C Kepler West Branch, Ray Sommers Des Moines, Dr R D Feldman Ames, and others joined local families. Read the Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
H. Armour
A. C. Kepler
West Branch
Ray Sommers
Des Moines
Verda Louck
Ernest Louck
Washington
R. S. Fry
R. S. Shaver
Omaha
Miss Zaba
Chicago
June
Kansas City
Gail
Lyle
Roy Boone
M. N. Adams
R. D. Feldman
Sons
Ames
John Ledman
Clinton
Ledman
Lois Snair
Webb School
Gladys Sleichter
Casey
Visitor Honored At Sunday Dinner In Stockton Ia
Mr and Mrs Henry Bohnsack entertained relatives for a holiday visit honoring their daughter Vyola Bohnsack of Sioux City. Guests included Marcella Hintze Arlie Bohnsack Pearl Sunbury and Davenport residents and extended family.
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Kirby
Wellington
Sheen
Siar
Bernice Gregg
Ames
Chet Gregg
Burton Mosher
Robert Anderson
Chicago
Leona Chase
Pamelia Holingsworth
Chase
Sam Kirby
Janet
Mary Kirby
Columbus Street
Vern Kirby
Des Moines
Katherine Conrad
Rose Hormel
Jennie Romaine
Henry Ruess
Ivan Nolan
James Connelly
Rotary Club
Masonic
C. E. Gunderson
Ironwood
Mich
Albert Whitacre
August Witte
Carroll, Ia
Will Bodman
Witte
Florence Bodman
West Liberty
Alfred Schuessler
Maxon Avenue
Lee Forsyth
Clay Street
Henry Melick
M. F. Melick
Stockton
Henry Bohnsack
Vyola Bohnsack
Sioux City
Henry Hintze
Marcella
Arlie
Hazel Bohnsack
Phydora Burmeister
Davenport
O. A Bohnsack
Pearl
Sunbury
C. Neilsen
Phillips Deitz
Deitz
Gus Broders
Pleasant Prairie
H. P. Bohnsack
Eagles Hall
Buy Lot for Hese House City Deal from 25 Years Ago
The city council once planned to buy a 40 by 69 foot lot behind a special meeting. City attorney ordered purchase from Mrs. Freeman for 2000 dollars. Bert Benham, then city recorder, prepared plat books for the cemetery with 4000 lots. he is now city mayor. A nickelodeon era note recalls dime movie houses rising after tax hikes. A truck crash on Green street killed Robert Franklin and injured C. M. Bell at a cannery factory last year.
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Freeman
Bert Benham
City Recorder
Benham
Robert Franklin
West Seventh Street
C. M. Bell
Pine Street
Bell
Green Street
Canning Factory
Heavy rains flood creeks around Stockton town
In December 29, heavy rain Tuesday night caused creeks on both sides of Stockton to overflow their banks. Roads that were previously in good condition are now in poor shape and impassable in places.
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Stockton. In
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Madeline Aikins and
Rex O
J. A. Sautheff
England
Goodrich Zippers
Goodrich
Daylight Shoe Store
Aa Broreker
Minerva Brice Hasten
Kalona News
Europe
Czechoslovakia
China
Noratake
Heisey
Home Tea CO
East Second St
Hese House
Prnasiat
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