Mrs Blake rites held at Letts Iowa
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Blake were held at 2 pm at the D L Gage home in Letts conducted by Rev C O Winters. Burial was in Cedar Bethel cemetery. She died Saturday aged 84, born Sept 29 1848 in Table Grove Illinois. Survivors include three living children, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Journal News Service
Letts
Sarah Blake
D. L. Gage
C. O. Winters
Harry Gipple
Isle of Somewhere
Amy Paine
Cedar Bethel
Ralph Lowe
Cecil Lowe
Bert Lowe
Mark Estle
Lawrence Estle
George Liebbe
F. H. Blake
Emmet Blake
la Crosse
Wis
Fred Wagner
Noah Gage
J. C. Arington
Columbus Junction
Carl Hancher
Ruby Blake
Washington
Earl Bedwell
Charles Knott
William Carpenter
Glenn Crow
Muscatine
Hubert Hafner
Norrell Hafner
Cranston
Blake
Sylvester
Hester Ann Graves
Table Grove
Ill
Iowa
Old Oakland
John Bisake
Clarence V
Celia W
Myrtle A
Frank H
Anna Elizabeth
Cedar Bethel Church of God
New Officials at Helm in Cedar County
Cedar County conducts a leadership reshuffle with Tipton Saturday as several officials depart. Longtime auditor G W White steps down after six and a half years. Hermann Oaken replaces him. Deputy auditor R A Will is succeeded by Cecil W Langmann of Durant. District court clerk C B Porter is replaced by Howard S Hamilton of Stanwood. deputy clerk George W Montz is replaced by Peter Belgrade of Tipton. Sheriff W W Christian replaces Foster Maxson. deputy sheriff Melvin Marks succeeds Charles F Murray. LaMar P Foster will serve in the state legislature, taking over from William T Gilmore. Senator C L Rigby retires. H D Miller of Morley will succeed.
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Tipton
Cedar County
G. W. White
Hermann Oaken- R. A. Will
Cecil W. Langmann
Durant
C. B. Porter
District Court
Howard S. Hamilton
Stanwood
George W. Montz
Bennett
Peter Belgrade
W. W. Christian
Foster Maxson
Melvin Marks
West Branch
Charles F. Murray
LaMar P. Foster
Centerdale
William T. Gilmore
C. L. Rigby
Cedar
Jones
H. D. Miller
Morley
Rigby
Charlies F. Richmann
Low
Local Births and Visits Highlight Letts Area News
Letts residents welcome Harlan Doyle son of Letts Letts and Mrs H D Frame born at Hershey hospital Muscatine Sunday afternoon. A son James Berton born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Thompson in Ottumwa hospital Saturday morning. Harold Thompson of the state university returns to Iowa City to resume school work. New Year greetings and visits fill the community as families entertain relatives and guests across Ottumwa Davenport Chicago Wilton Shellsburg and Durant.
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Thomas
Co. L- Mall
Burlington
Carol Adams
Davenport
G. W. Armentrout
Chicago
Nora Armentrout
Olive Henderson
Lillian McCleary
Dorothy and
Bobbie
New Lennox
Ill
Letts
John Gabriel
D. L. Gage
Sarah Blake
Ulric Lintner
B. B. Lintner
Lelia Lintner
Walter Thompson
Hazel
Mildred
Harold
Glenn Wilt
Shellsburg
Thompson
Lupt
A. W. Bumgardner
Maxine
Virginia
Wilton
J. H. McCormac
Russell McCormac
Jack
A W. Bumgardner
Columbus Junction
H. G. Dircks
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Dircks
Ralph
R. D. Sinclair
Conrad Pippert
Kenneth
August Wetzel
Charles Brown
Bard
Arthur Long
Conesville
Lee Carney
Nichols
Albert Thompson
Betty Jean
Grandview
Mary Catherine
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
S. F. Ramer
Carl Hancher
Washington
L. R. Littrel
Harry Tucker
Buffalo
Glenn Teel
Gladwin
S. Teel
Fredonia
S._ F. Ramer
B. H. Shearer
C. E. Hanft
Margaret
E. H. Wiegner
Edward
Urene Brent
A.J. Zion
Columbus City
Ralph Hibbs
LeGrand
Ted Duncan
Pella
Chopping Bee Planned at Community Church Friday
Grandview reports a wood chopping bee hosted by the Community church members to cut timber for church use. Joe Bieri timber will be the source with women serving dinner in the church basement.
Foreign Lands Crossword Clue Dense List
A varied set of crossword clues with many definitions and partial answers. Entries include references to geography objects and actions across multiple rows and columns, with terms for animals metals gods and daily objects.
Priscilla Doyle Taken by Death
Priscilla Doyle 89 longtime Muscatine county resident died Monday evening at her son M J Doyle’s home in Muscatine. Short services will be held at 1 pm Wednesday at the son’s home before a 2:30 pm Christian church service in Atalissa conducted by Rev M E Lumber. Burial will be in Atalissa cemetery. born Priscilla Hall in Sandy Creek New York October 11 1843 she married Owen Doyle in West Liberty November 23 1871. She leaves three sons Harry Doyle Rembrandt Charles Doyle Winfield IA and Myril J Doyle Muscatine and ten grandchildren. She was a past worthy matron of the Atalissa chapter Order of Eastern Star.
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Journal News Service
Wilton
Priscilla Doyle
Muscatine County
M. J. Doyle
Atalissa
M. E. Lumber
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
Priscilla Hall
Sandy Creek
N. Y
West Liberty
Owen Doyle
Mr. Doyle
Harry Doyle
Rembrant, Sr
Charles Doyle
Winfield, Ia
Myril J. Doyle
Atalissa Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Local Social News and Visits Across Davenport Area
Wilton entertaining a 6 o'clock dinner at her home with twelve guests. bunco and prize wins for Mary Elizabeth Crock high and Dorothy Richards consolation. Children celebrate Mary Ann's fourth birthday with games, cake, gifts. Davenport and Ames visitors report. Week of prayer opens at Methodist church led by Prof. Wise. upcoming two week schedule announced.
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Grace Darting
Rushville
Ill
H. W. Mark
J. B Mark
Muscatine
Methodist Church
George C. Wise
Guyford Daut
Tipton
Peter Daut
Hubert Johnson
Miriam
Davenport
Ella Nicolails
Nichols Whitlocks Host New Year Dinner
Nichols Nichols and Mrs C J Whitlock hosted a New Year dinner at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Andrew Nestor and Randall of Muscatine, Mr and Mrs R J Battenhagen and Robert of Fruitland, Mr and Mrs Louis Kile and Lloyd, and Lawrence Whitlock of Nichols. Randall Nestor stayed week with grandparents. John Salemink moved from Umschied property to former George S Milder farm near Johnson county line. S D Cozad family moving into Umschied home. Lydia Hanson of Iowa City spent New Year's Day with her parents. Mr Hanson, ill for weeks, is able to be out again.
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Nichols
C. J. Whitlock
Andrew Nestor
Randall
Muscatine
R. J. Battenhagen
Robert
Fruitland
Louis Kile
Lloyd
Lawrence Whitlock
Randall Nestor
John Salemink
Umschied
George S. Milder
Johnson County
S. D. Cozad
Lydia Hanson
Iowa City
Mr. Hanson
Moscow
Earl Wood
Helen Wallace
Marie Hall
Albert Grunder
Mearl Wood
Hudson
Charles McCoy
George Frederic
Wilbur Stewart
Elizabeth Marolf
Clayton Reed
Rock Island
Isabella Smith
W. H. Lear
Musecatine
Margaret Lear
Charles Lincoln
Fred Bailey
Enver Grove
Civil War Veteran Ochiltree of Morning Sun Dies at 90
Thomas J. Ochiltree a long known Morning Sun resident and last Civil War veteran died Sunday morning after a brief illness at age 90. Born June 1 1842 in Marshall Township he married Elizabeth Brown in 1870 and leaves a daughter Jennie Pooley Chicago four grandchildren and a brother Marshall Ochiltree Los Angeles. He served as first sergeant and lieutenant in the Union Army from 1863 to 1866 and was a longtime mayor school-board member and postmaster. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Union Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Morning Sun
Thomas J. Ochiltree
Marshall Township
Henry
Margaret Ochiltree
Elizabeth Brown
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Thomas
T. 3. Ochiltree
Iowa Cavalry
U. S. Infantry
Augusta
Ochiltree
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Union Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Chicago
Local social notes and visits in Columbus Junction area
New year greetings and homecomings mark Columbus Junction social roundup. Residents and visitors from Muscatine Grandview Washington Morning Sun and surrounding towns meet family friends while a Morning Sun instructor returns to Burlington High. An inventor claims a method to remove printing ink from paper.
Wilton Week of Prayer Schedule Shared
Wilton-Union opens a two week week of prayer at the Methodist church with Prof. George Wise and Dr. J. F. Hinkhouse leading initial services. A rotating list of pastors and churches continues through the period including Evangelical Grace Reform Methodist Presbyterian with multiple pastors named.
Moscow Social Roundup Notes Various Local Visits
Moscow residents host and visit relatives across Muscatine and nearby towns. Guests include Mrs Earl Wood and others at Mrs Elizabeth Marolf’s home. Muscatine and Rock Island visitors. school and church events. flu confinement. and student health notes from local public health.
New Year’s Eve Hard Time Party and Turkey Dinner At Local Homes
Wellman and Gislain hosted a New Year’s Eve hard time party with guests in period attire and bridge scores led by Keith Wilson. At a Sunday turkey dinner, Mr and Mrs B C Foster entertained Al bert Griener family Fred Durian family and Keith Wilson, followed by J H Peet and family of Washington.
Women of Letts Work for Needy Women
The Red Cross sent supplies to Letts for distribution to those in need including overalls and cotton goods. An all day effort at the schoolhouse engages Letts women in turning material into garments as a community welfare group forms to oversee distribution.
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Red Cross Organization
Mrs. Addie Parr Funeral at Pleasant Prairie
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Parr were held at Pleasant Prairie church Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. B F Pickering officiated. She died Friday at Bellevue hospital Muscatine after six weeks illness. She was 80, survived by brother Wilbur Statton 76, and preceded in death by husband, brother, and sister. Mrs Floyd Nicewanner attended her uncle Martin Sissel's funeral in Greenfield last week. Her Nicewanner accompanied Mr and Mrs Emery Sissel of Muscatine to the funeral.
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Floyd Nicewanner
Martin Sissel
Greenfield
Nicewanner
Emery Sissel
Muscatine
Schools Resume After Holiday Vacation
Stockton Consolidated district schools opened Monday following a week off for holidays. Social and community notes include Mr. and Mrs. W. E. L. Dage hosting Davenport friends for New Year’s Eve with several guests named. R N A camp hosts at Agnes Siebke home with Emma Broders assisting. five hundred will be played.
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Stockton
W. E. L. Dage
Davenport
Mark Schneider
Ruth Risley
Jewell Manning
Robin Hicks
Bill Kruse
Alvin Moh
Lloyd Lee
Agnes Siebke
Emma Broders
Lorna-Mae
Fritz Belter
Pearl Brown
Princeton
D. &. Ormsby
David Miller
Henry Herbst
Muscatine
Max Thomsen
Lloyd and
Lester
Arlie Hintze
H. P. Bohnsack
Ed Grimm
Lila
Dan Grimm
New Era
Miss Arboine Arp
Forrest Burmeister
Sunday social notes from Grandview and surrounding areas
A roundup of visits and family gatherings in Grandview and nearby towns. Movements include Ed Fullerton family from near Columbus Junction visiting relatives, Lavon Fullerton returning home, Vera Schmeiser and Melson of West Branch stopping by Willis McGrew, Deloris Pfeiffer visiting grandmother Carrie Pfeiffer, Ella Walters hosting relatives in Muscatine, Lang and Lowe visiting C P Wagner, and New Year’s dinner at Fay Werner home. The piece also mentions church notices and a US Supreme Court fact.
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Grandview
Ed Fullerton
Columbus Junction
John
Dill
Lavon
Vera Schmeiser
Mr. Melson
West Branch
Willis McGrew
Church
Margaret Guthrie
Mina Anthony
Los Angeles
Calif
Deloris Pfeiffer
Muscatine
Carrie Pfeiffer
Ella Walters
Charles
Elizabeth Dietrich
Summitt
Charles Shellabarger
Conesville
Sunday School Elects Officers at Lone Tree Reform Church
Lone Tree reports the Reform Sunday school elected officers led by Superintendent H. C. Buell and a slate of assistants, secretaries, teachers, and cradle roll head Letha Burr. An all day church gathering with baptism, member reception and Holy Communion is planned, followed by a basket dinner.
Fruitland Trustees Hold Final 1932 Meeting
The Fruitland township trustees met at John Bartenhagen home to settle old bills. Cemetery reports were read and approved. It is the last year for John Bartenhagen and clerk Frank Spring. Attendees included Fred Mittman Frank Strouse Jank Spring and John Bartenhagen.
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Fruitland
Fruitland Township
John Bartenhagen
Frank Spring
Fred Mittman
Frank Strouse
Jank Spring
Fred Bartenhagen
Chicago
William Bartenhagen
Robert Parmalee
Richard
Detroit
Mich
Clara Parmalee
Merrill
Melwin Foster
Emma Battenhagen
Johanna Shoultz
Fred Marx
Muscatine
Lone Tree
Corwin
Mittmann
Olive Branch
R. J. Battenhagen
Robert
C. H. Whitlock
Nichols
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D. L. Gage Home
Cedar Bethel Cemetery
Den
William Trede
Joe Bieri
George Miller
Roy McGill
Ohio
Gerd Bromley
Wapello
Laura Thompson
China
IdAld
Old Manchuria
North America
Ireland
Egypt
Evangelical Church
W. S. Moore
M. E. Lumbar
Grace Reformed Church
W. 8. Moore
P. Hahn
J. C. Horning
St. Joseph
J. F. Hinkhouse
J. M. Newgard
George Wise
Masonic Temple
Gim
Zion Lutheran Church
Will Herr
Howard Wagner
Betty
Jean
Ova Leggins
Norma Herr
Harold Maurer
Henry Bouland
Will Miller
Louis Miller
Carl
Margaret Brown
Low McCroskey
Ethel Crock
Mary Elizabeth Crock
Jennie Kelley
Elizabeth Madanna
H. F. Schnack
John E. Sanley
Sugar Creek
Gerald Newgard
Will Port
Mary Lake
Mary Birlhofer
Millard Smith
James Smith
Harold Grvnder
Lela Raveness
Sand Hill School
Britt
Moscow Independent School
Charles Long
John Arnold
Mat Comstock
U. S. Public Health Service
Mr Peet
Edward Henn
Peet
Charles Durian, Jr
Howard
Marian
Nort Messenger
Fred Messenger
Sam
Spose
Mr .Bundleseet
Gens Store
WEA Service
Wellman
Letts O. E. S
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
L. M. Hildebrand
Will Lieberknecht
Methodist Sunday School Board
Letts Study Club
H. J. Austin
Parr
Pleasant Prairie
Grandview News
The
Supreme Court of the United
Schmidt Paint Store
Reformed Sunday School
H. C. Buell
Pearle Burr
Helen Yakish
Iola Petry
Virginia Axthelm
C. D. Loehr
W. H. Yakish
Marian Baker
Mabel Burr
M. R. Griebel
Letha Burr
Mike Schuessler
Laura
Ernest Wagner
Clarence Amish
Arthur Schuessler
Albert Schuessler
Charles Carpenter
Charles Burr
Shirley
Wayne
Charles Parezek
Leslie
W. E. Shoquist
E. E. Shibleys
E. E. Hale
W. L. Musser
Walford
Harry Musser
Lizzie Higgins
Ronald Sherburne
J. D. Musser
F. A. Johnstone
Emma Underwood
Eva Crowe
Cyril Rife
Marjorie
H. S. Hamilton
Forrest Atkin
Oskaloosa
Francis Wakefield
Leo Walker
Lloyd Burr
J. H. Kent
R. L. Brown
Iris Brennan
John McCracken
Thornburg
L. O. Adams
West
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