Plans Protection for Border Cities
Rep Michael K Reilly of Fond du Lac Wisconsin introduced a bill to bring interstate solicitors and out of state businesses under state and local control. The measure, urged by the Wisconsin League of Municipalities, aims to level the playing field with in state and out of state actors under state laws and ordinances.
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Washington
Michael K. Reilly
Fond du Lac
Wis
Muscatine
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Reilly
Wapello W R C Elects Off Officers
Wapello The annual election of the Women's Relief corps was held Wednesday afternoon with officers named for president Mildred Weber senior vice Carrie Hurley junior vice Mollie Schneider treasurer Martha Donaldson and guard Mina Young. Additional officers to be appointed and installed later.
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Wapello
Women’s Relief Corps
Mildred Weber
Carrie Hurley
Mollie Schneider
Martha Donaldson
Mina Young
Mayme Davison
Tarry Awhile Club
Forbes
Ames
Jesson
J. B. Garrett
Letts
Emma Mcllrath
Louisa County
Port Louisa
Taxpayers’ League
Jefferson Township
Toolesboro School For Business
Fred Wiederrecht
Funds for Defendant in Damage Action
The jury in the case S. W. Sanford vs. Felix Derynck found for the defendant Derynck after brief deliberation in district court on appeal from Weddle’s justice court at Stanwood. Sanford claimed $99 for damages to his automobile after striking horses straying onto the Lincoln highway. Other cases settled or dismissed. jurors are ordered to report Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
S. W. Sanford
Felix Derynck
Derynck
District Court
Justice Court
W. M. Weddle
Stanwood
Sanford
Lincoln Highway
Miller
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Walter Saga In Davenport
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Saga formerly Miss Opal Stingley of Columbus Junction were held at Range Funeral Home in Davenport at 3 30 PM Thursday. The body was transported from Chicago to Davenport Tuesday.
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Columbus Junction
Walter Saga
Chicago
Opal Stingley
Range Funeral
Davenport
H. L. McRoberts
Griffin
Wapello
Veterinarians Association
Des Moines
Roe Hawkins
Walnut Street
Central Presbyterian Church
Marie Fisher
Red Cross
Woman's Relief Corps
Odd Fellows Hall
J. J. Jenkins
Louisa County
Iowa
J. Logan Wilson
Rebekah
Hanft Estate
Benteco
K. M. Arington
J. C. Arington
Muscatine
Henry County
Winfield
Wapello-Wyman
T. F. Garard
T. F. Hanft
J. H. Wykerit
Margaret
Henry Wykert
Louisa Center
Australian Bear Crossword Clue Fragments
A reader puzzle listing across and down clues for an Australian Bear themed crossword with various definitions and word gaps. The page mixes English hints, spellings, and partial phrases suitable for puzzle enthusiasts.
Wilton Woman's Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Wilton Woman's club met at Mrs. Elizabeth Schnack's home with 28 members responding to roll call. A lesson study and music were led by Mrs. Margarete and Mrs. Olive Kiser, featuring a program on Interesting People and Experiences with papers, songs, and recitals, followed by games and refreshments.
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Wilton
Elizabeth Schnack
Zella Abbott
Wae
Margarete
Olive Kiser
Verlea Bodine
Tate
Frances Kelley
Irma Wildasin
Isabella of
Castile
Thelma Ness
Old Madrid
Jennie Martin
Florence Arnold
Vesta Murdock
Martha Washington
Marie Marolf
Birthday and card party festivities noted across Wilton
Mrs. Walter Lenker hosted relatives for a birthday party with cards and supper. Afternoon Card club at Mrs. R Maurer Jr yielded high scores for Mrs. Raymond Claussen and Mrs. Emil Seber. St Marys card party prizes awarded, next parish event set for Jan 17. Several social visits and a fire department chimney incident are also mentioned along with Mass times.
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Elizabeth Marolf
Irving Kelley
Kenneth and
Marion Kelley
Lloyd Barclay
Virgil Barclay
Joe Barclay
Albert Kelley
W. S. Lenker
R. Maurer, Jr
Raymond Claussen
Emil Seber
Melroy Thede
St. Mary’s
Joseph Bujewski
Kate O'Shaughnessy
Euchre
Henry Kook
Helena Cash
Holbrook
Bunco
John Lu
Marie Marticke
Leroy Mc Swiggen
Mary Dorothy Mc Swigein
Henry Angerer
Lorraine Angerer
Gerald Ochiltree
Francis Brugman
Carl Raymond
Russell Roederer
Rosemary Roederer
Mary Agnes
Betty Maher
St. Mary’s Church
J. M. Cash
John Bannick
Bennett
Dora Bannick
Hesselgesser
Front Street
C. E. Murray
Shiflet
Looney Grocery
James Cash
Stella Hannon
St. Mary’s Rectory
Cecelia Angerer
Letts Rebekah Lodge Installs New Officers
Letts Rebekahs held an installation of officers on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Ora Simons from Silver Leaf lodge directing. Officers installed included noble grand Mrs. Gertrude Griffith and a full slate with chairwomen and guards, guests Mrs. Gabriel and Mrs. Mae Moore attending from Columbus Junction. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Martha Furnas Emma Fry and Laura Griffin.
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Letts
Letts Rebekahs
Ora Simons
Silver Leaf Lodge
Columbus Junction
Noble
Lola Lambert
Lena Owens
Merle Schabilion
Minnie Rabenold
George Masonholder
Myrtle Jennings
Ella van Fleet
Ada Lewis
F. A. Lewis
J. Carington
Gabriel
Mae Moore
R. E. Owen
Roe Gabriel
Noble Grand
Gertrude Griffith
Blanche Cecil
Laura Griffin
Floy Eliason
Edna Rogers
Olla McCleary
Mabel Bailey
Vice Grand
Belle Brown
Lola Estep
Alice Hidlebaugh
Hattie McGrew
Men in Conesville Saw Wood for Church Project
Conesville residents met to sawed wood for the Methodist church with eighteen loads cut and stored. Women provided a noon dinner for wood sawyers and the public. Lad ies Aid elected officers for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes hosted a card party with Progressive five hundred won by McKinley Buser and low by Ray Yocum. A pot luck supper followed with attendees listed.
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Conesville
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. O. Kemp
F. C. Johnson
J. H. Gipple
H. H. English
Guy Forbes
McKinley Buser
Ray Yocum
J. T. Curtin
Alfred Forbes
Charles Shellabarger
Sunday School Party at Fairport Church
Fairport teachers and pupils held a church party Tuesday night at the Fairport church. Participants included Wilma Thompson Iris McCullough Dot McCullough Ida Belle Davis Jessie Walter Rickents Everett Rickerts Arthur Geiger Freddie Brewer Junior Meeke Clovis Reeding Fern Buster Gladys Reeves Orville Reeves Alvin Reeves TaRae Towle Lola Buchele and son Davis all of Fairport and Donald Viner of Muscatine. Games followed by luncheon.
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Fairport
Wilma Thompson
Iris
Dottie McCullough
Ida Belle Davis
Jessie
Walter
Everett Ricketts
Arthur Geiger
Freddie Brewer
Junior Meeke
Clovis Reeding
Fern Buster
Gladys
Orville
Alvin Reeves
TaRae Towle
Lola Buchele
Son Davis
Fairart
Donald Viner
Muscatine
Pleasant Prairie Ladies’ Aid Knotting Comforts
Twenty five members attended a potluck dinner and knotting session Monday at the Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian church parlors. The group planned to elect officers at the next meeting on Monday afternoon January 23.
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Aig
Pleasant Prairie
Student Returns To School After Holiday Break
A student resumes school work at Ottumwa on Tuesday following a holiday vacation spent at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Aledo Man Faces Indictment Over Vehicle Crash
Aledo resident J A Wells faces a Henry county indictment for leaving the scene of an accident. He seeks a venue change to Mercer county court due to alleged county prejudice. Wells was indicted after a Sept 1 collision near New Windsor when his car struck James Lloyds hay wagon.
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Aledo
J. A. Wells
Henry County
Mercer County
Dale C. Ives
Wells
James Lloyd
New Windsor
Ives
C. R. Gates
Harry Ogle
Princeton
Lloyd
Mrs. Wells
Community Dining and Visits Across West Branch Area
North Prairie and West Branch residents shared dinners and visits last week with friends and relatives. Many couples hosted six o clock dinners, and gatherings included Mrs Minerva Gates birthday honor and club meetings at the homes of Mrs Harry Hartley and Mrs Frank Robinson.
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West Liberty
Will Enlow
Frank Herrold
Sidney Smith
West Branch
Marion Hollingsworth
Muscatine
Everett Vincent
Charles Trafford
Bert Schweitzer
Grandview
Philip Samson
W. C. Phelps
Harold Stottler
Springdale
Walter Lawton
William
George Jewell
Harry Schooley
Edwin Lenz
James Staffori
Will Bennett
Ivan Bennett
Clifford Schooley
Neal Madsen
Lund Madsen
Ivan Gates
Minerva Gates
Herbert Wilson
Bernice Schiele
Rock Island
Rudolph Schiele
Beryl Schiele
Ames
James Stafford
Woman's Club
Harry Hartley
North Prairie
Frank Robinson
Joe de Breeney
Kenneth
Chester Vincent
Robert
Delbert Thomanson
Woman’s Club
Will Erb
Olive Tablets as Liver and Bowels Aid
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable option to replace calomel. It claims the pills brighten skin, eyes, and mood by stimulating the liver and bowels, with no dangerous after effects and no paragraph-long warnings.
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Dr. Edwards
Lodges Jointly Install Officers in Oxford Event
Lone Tree-Omega lodge and Hukill Rebekah lodge held a joint installation at Odd Fellows Hall in Oxford. Officers were installed by district leaders E R Hevern and Mrs Ella Oakes, with guests from Riverside Iowa City and Oxford. Some members were ill and unable to attend.
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Lone Tree
Omega Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Hukill Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
E. R. Hevern
Ella Oakes
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Oxford
L. C. Meuller
Boyd Brock
Roscoe Plum
S. S
Emil Pearson
F. H. Lenz
D. V. Morgan
John Johannsen
John A. Krueger
Noble Grand
Rose Lennabaugh
Stella Krueger
Anna Wiese
May Forbes
Hevern
William Oakes
Sidney Fitzgerald
Riverside
Iowa City
Earl Thompson
Thelma Thompson
Couple heads to Chicago for ill mother diagnosis
Conesville Mr and Mrs Clyde Wolford drove to Chicago after Mrs Wolfords mother Mrs Jacob Lemp fell seriously ill. Lemp and husband Mr Lemp spend winter with their daughter Mrs James Cerney. Mrs George McVey returned from Iowa City West Liberty trip. Mrs Ella Walter and son George Walter of Grandview visited Mr and Mrs Charles Shellebarger.
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Conesville
Clyde Wolford
Chicago
Wolford
Jacob Lemp
Mr. Lemp
James Cerney
George McVey
Iowa City
West Liberty
Ella Walter
George Walter
Grandview
Charles Shellebarger
State Rep Des Moines Duty Calls Cedar County Officer
La Mar Foster departed Sunday for Des Moines to assume his official duties as state representative from Cedar county.
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la Mar Foster
Des Moines
Cedar County
Woman Reports 35 Pound Fat Loss From Kruschen
Miss M. Ratner of Brooklyn says four months with Kruschen reduced her weight by 35 pounds and improved her health. The ad urges taking a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning before breakfast and offers a 4 week bottle price with a money back guarantee.
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M. Ratner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grimm’s
Henderson’s
America
Mercer Farm Bureau Plans Annual Meeting
The seven teenth Mercer County Farm Bureau meeting is planned for Aledo High School auditorium Saturday with Donald L. Kirkpatrick as principal speaker. Elections for county president and vice president, directors from several townships, annual reports, and a 10 am start with noon lunch are on the agenda. members should bring sandwiches and pie, Farm Bureau furnishing coffee, ice cream and apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Aledo High School
Donald L. Kirkpatrick
Illinois Agricultural Association
Richland Grove
Preemption
Perryton
Buncan
Eliza Township
Farm Bureau
Jolly Bunch Club Social At Bohnsack Home
Mrs H P Bohnsack hosts a semi monthly social in Sunbury with four 500 tables played. honors to Mrs Charles Kai Mrs Amanda Hheene Mrs Margaret Voss and Mrs C H Frank. Luncheon served. Nearby gatherings include Four-H leaders meeting in Muscatine and local dinners with guests from Muscatine Davenport Durant and Bohnsack relatives.
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Ferdinand Stahl
Delores
Edward Grimm
Lila
Leroy Broder
Vesta
Adolph Dage
Harry Brockmann
Fulton
Irma Riessen
Muscatine
Henry Herbst
H. P. Bohnsack
Marguerite Bohnsack
Herbst
Russell Bowers
A. J. Jost
Davenport
Majella Crull
Durant
Officers Installed By Letts Masons
Letts Letts Triangular Lodge A. F. and A. M. installed officers at a regular Tuesday meeting led by J. H. Wykert of Columbus City lodge 107 and Prizer of Jaaman lodge 613. New officers include George Bailey as Worshipful Master Merle Dodder Senior Warden Walter McDaniel Junior Warden George Crist Senior Deacon Fay Collins Junior Deacon Loyd Lieberknecht Secretary Glenn Frye Senior Steward Ross Crowtiler Ulric Garrett, L. A. Gipple resigned as treasurer. Auditing committee filed the yearly report. Social hour and luncheon followed with guests Lee Huston R. J. Reaney and H. B. Thomas from Columbus City lodge 107.
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Letts
Letts Triangular
A. F
A. M
J. H. Wykert
Columbus City Lodge No
Jaaman Lodge No
George Bailey
Merle Dodder
Walter McDaniel
George Crist
Fay Collins
Loyd Lieberknecht
Glenn Frye
Ross Crowtiler
Ulric Garrett
L. A. Gipple
Columbus City Lodge No. 107
Lee Huston
R. J. Reaney
H. B. Thomas
Epworth League Announces Rally in Morning Sun
The Louisa County Epworth League plans its first rally of the year at Morning Sun on Wednesday January 18 led by Rev W A Lamp. Program includes The Gathering The Mix-Up Luncheon devotions business meeting and talks by local league leaders with music and a closing Good-bye. Farm accounting schools held at Columbus high school drew 15 attendees with George Westcott leading sessions on new management plans.
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Columbus Junction
W. A. Lamp
Epworth League
Louisa County
Epworth
Elton Head
Wapello League
Morning Sun
Oakville League
Ruth Minear
Columbus
Junction League
R. J. Arms
Wapello
Columbus High School
George Westcott
Extension Service
Ames
Ainsworth R N A Installs Officers
At the Royal Neighbor lodge regular meeting Tuesday evening officers were installed by installing officer Carrie Wheeler and ceremonial marshal Minta Smylie. New officers include Oracle Mrydle O Conner and past Oracle Mary Lord with Mary Gosling as vice Oracle and Minta Smylie as recorder.
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Ainsworth
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Carrie Wheeler
Minta Smylie
Oracle
Mrydle O'Conner
Mary Lord
Mabel Gosling
Florence Wheeler
Inner Sentinel
Ruth Norris
Rose Wood
Adelia McFarland
Outer Sentinel
Genevieve Peterson
Violet Lambert
Graces
Vera O’conner
Mary Hopping
Lela Harbison
J. A. Marsh
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Ruby A. Black
Journal Washington Correspondent
Wapello W. R. C
H. W. Baker
Harvard University
New England
Fish
Ment
Syria
Prophet
Samuel
Letts Rebekah Lodge
Cutiura Laboratories
Maiden, Mass
Sam
U. S. Pat
Lone Tree Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Mercer Farm Bureau
Stockton
Letts Masons
Ainsworth R. N. A
Reed AL Ae
Glick’s Economy Store
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