Desperate Ethiopia Mobilizes Forces for War
Ethiopia wages renewed conflict with Italy as modern and ancient weapons are readied. Trained with European expertise during lengthy diplomacy, Ethiopian forces outnumber Italian troops, echoing the 1896 Adowa setback where Italians were defeated. The report notes strengthening mobilization amid mounting tensions.
Families Gather in Four Picnics at Lone Tree Park
Sunday picnics in Lone Tree park drew about 175 attendees across four groups. The Holdeman family marked a golden wedding with a large gathering, while the Walford clan honored visitors from Springfield and Boliver. many Emde and Holdeman relatives from Wellman, Nichols, Nichols, and surrounding towns joined the reunion.
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Lone Tree
Lone Tree Park
Otto Kitzman
Fern
Donald
What Cheer
August Pokrantz
Henry Eckhart
Will H. Emde
Helen
Marguerite
Rose Marie
John
Vernon Emde
W. F. Emde
Fred
Carl Emde
Noah Beer
Dorothea
Leona
Maynard Marner
Joanne
Virginia Lee
John Emde
S. Stafford Glenn
Gladys
Herman Felburgh
William and
Everett
Wellman
Ida Torres
Sylvia
Winona
Minn
George Attig
Emora Attig
Harry
Nancy
Charlie Attig
Betty and Marion Workman on Visit
Betty and Marion Workman visited with Miss Elva Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford and family and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Workman with Mrs. Gifford and Mrs. Bowser’s mother visited. Mrs. Nussbaum and son Clarence motored to Fairbury Illinois for William Nussbaum’s surgery and will stay this week. Fern Carl of Rock Island joined Four H club at Mrs. Herbert Brayton’s.
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Fern Carl
Rock Island
Four- H Club
Herbert Brayton
TeStrake
Helen
Gladys
Russell Bill
Gladys Christian
Helen Shepard
Lela Potter
Ruby Martz
Lorraine
Arthur Raub
Geraldine Krider
Marian
Albert
Edgar Hetzler
Hilbert Snider
Herbert Ide
Judith Drumm
Anna Mae Martin
Melvin Cooper
Kenneth Chatfield
Doris
Bonnie
Carol Martin
Ben Martin
Clyde Martin
Coletta Chatfield
Addie Martine
A. P. Thomas
Muscatine
Pace
Eleanor Uhe
Chicago
West Branch Class of 1923 Reunion and Community Gatherings
A reunion of West Branch high school class of 1923 was held at the Douglass home with many local families attending and letters from former members out of state read. A separate Iowa City park picnic honored Mrs. Elsie Sharp and daughter. Carnation club hosted a 60-person gathering at Cedar Bluff baseball park with a card-table dinner and sports. Other notices describe garden party gifts for Miss Hazel Erb, and various local visits and trips by area residents.
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R E. Hoffman
Alice
Rock Island
Berna Holdeman
Glenn W. Burr
Loren
Florence
West Liberty
K. D. Kirk
Iowa City
Harley Holdeman
Udell
Margaret
Nichols
C. E. Bowman
Iida
Helen
Moline
E. M. Case
Donna
Robert
Marshalltown
G. B. Kirchner
Don
Gwendolyn
Perry Holdeman
Geraldine Dickey
Jack
Vernon Holdeman
Bobby K
Nannett
Lone Tree
Holdeman
Fanny Smythe
Tom
Hammond
Avis McMichael
Jean Krider
Bowie
A. G. Bowie
Jimmy Bowie
Rolla Vincent
Toledo
Henry Masonholder
Roy Masonholder
Millicent
Elaine
Celia Blake
Letts
Henry Masonholder, Jr
Sioux City
Vernon Shepard and Sons
Lloyd and
Richard
C. Hamilton
Conesville
Addie Shepard
Frank Nelson
River Junction
O. A. Shepard
Oakdale
Kenneth Hemsted
Robert Fountain
Mose Fountain
Mildred and Lyle Fountain
James Magruder
Martha Nelson
Lloyd Magruder
Harold and
Gladys Magruder
Elizabeth Ham
West Branch
Lee Douglass
F. J. Snider
C. A. Rummells
Harold White
Lund Madsen
Alfred Larson
Clara Neilson Cain
Dorothy Endsley
Irene Hemingway
Signor Larson
Arlington Higgins
Burlington
Helen Wroe
Tacy Wren
Pasadena
Cailiff
Catherine Brown Schukar
Cleveland
Herbert Fitzsimmons
Medford
Ore
Iowa City Park
Elsie Sharp
Portland
Einar Larson
John P. Jensen
Harry Petersen
Helena Anderson
Victor Pedersen
Lena Sorensen
Bessie Horan
Ina Jensen
Chris Larson
Elmar Larson
Carl Larson
Sharp
Carnation Club
Cedar Bluff
Frank Herrold
Herbert Wilson
Hazel Erb
Wilsons
Ella Haifleigh
Charles Shepard
Helen Shepard
James Shepard
Sweetland
Carl Bancks
Blue Grass
Royal Rosenbaum
Davenport
Vernon Shepard
W. B. Juillerat
Ruth
New York City
Ray Downer
Byrnes
James O'Toole
Seventy Six
Township
Francis O’toole
Lake Township
Gerald O’toole
Fred Aull
Leonard
Muscatine
W. J. Byrne
Byrne
Minnie Leonhard
Newton Lang
Lois and
Inez
Martins Celebrate 17th Birthday of Bonnie Martin
A July 6 birthday party for Bonnie Martin drew friends and relatives to the Sweetland home of Mr and Mrs P W Martin. Guests enjoyed lawn games a birthday luncheon and group singing plus many gifts.
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W. Martin
Bonnie
Hazel Martin
Coletta Chatfield
Amanda Martin
Eleanor Uhe
Chicago
Alethea
Lyall Paul
Arline
Gerald Grimm
Marvel Grimm
Gordon Moorhead
Pleasant Prairie
Raymond Carter
Lorene Altekruse
Seventy-Six
Township
Neva Melton
Muscatine
Helen
Alice Martin
Wilton Township
Kenneth Hetzler
Moscow
Henry Petersen
Rita Mae Sauer
Gordon Day
Ruth Holt
Mildred
Clifford
Officers Installed by Junction Lodge Columbus Encampment No 112
Columbus Junction The installation of the officers of Columbus Encampment No. 112 was held Saturday evening at the I.O.O.F. hall with S. A. Dwinell district deputy as installing officer. The officers installed were Homer Van Sant C P H A Sheridan H P S A Dwinell S W J E Lukins J W W G Roberts scribe F C Johnston financial scribe J E Henson treasurer L E Henson guide R H Griffin first watch A A Jean second watch B C Wolf third watch William Maxwell fourth watch George Bonnich sen O S Vere Walker I S F B Hopkins first guard of tent po A J Crim second guard of tent
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
L O. O. F. Hall
S. A. Dwinell
Homer van Sant
C. P
H. A. Sheridan
H. P
S. W
J. E. Lukins
J. W
W. G. Roberts
F. C. Johnston
J. E. Henson
L. E. Henson
R. H. Griffin
A. A. Jean
B. C. Wolf
William Maxwell
George Bonnichsen
O. S
Vere Walker
I. S
F. B. Hopkins
Tent
A. J. Crim
Ent
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