Mrs Emerson Wins Low 1n Golf Event
Mrs Emerson won low score with a 41 at the Geneva Golf and Country club guests day at the West Liberty Golf club. Mrs Roy Kautz was second with 44. Bridge was played in the afternoon after a 41 oclock luncheon with prizes won by Mrs J W Rankin and Miss Ellen Stocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Emerson
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Muscatine
West Liberty
Roy Kautz
J. W. Rankin
Ellen Stocker
Geneva
Iowa Four-H Clubs Enrolled More Than 23000 During Year
Iowa Four-H clubs enrolled 23126 youths in 1934 across 1592 clubs including Muscatine county. The report by Paul C. Taff notes 1026 leaders aided meetings totaling 163228 in attendance. Girls accounted for 12128 enrollees with 1017 completing the year. Demonstration work trained 998 teams and reached 140746 people with farm practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Muscatine County
Paul C. Taff
Ames
Iowa State College Extension Service
Taff
Farm Bureau
Doris Louise Paul
Wilton
Washington, D. C
Awards Presented Presbyterian Group at Fairfield Meet
A group of seven youths from First Presbyterian church returned to Muscatine after attending a Presbyterian young people's conference in Fairfield. Certificates were awarded to Juanita Cochran Ference McKenzie Twila Schreurs Laverne Othmer Sarah Ballard and Willie Ballard. Ted Brockway participated but did not qualify for a certificate due to attendance. Miss Cochran and Miss McKenzie also received diplomas for completing the full course of three yearly terms, earning teaching qualification for conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Muscatine
Fairfield
Juanita Cochran
Ference McKenzie
Twila Schreurs
Laverne Othmer
Sarah Ballard
Willie Ballard
Ted Brockway
Miss Cochran
Miss McKenzie Aso
Prospectons Class Ice Cream Social Hosted at Grigg Home
The Prospectors class of the First Christian church sponsors an ice cream and lawn social at 1815 Mulberry Avenue Friday night. Committees handle ice cream cake sundaes and table setups with named organizers for each task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospectors
First Christian Church
Herbert Grigg
Mulberry Avenue
Tom Foglesong
Rex Fessler
Louis Schultz
Wilbur Dickerson
Lucile Grigg
Dorothy Edwards
Bertha Havemann
Rita St. Denis
Clara Bierman Ties for First in Temperance Essay Contest
W. E. Hoag announced at Bloomington Friends church that Clara Bierman tied for first with Robert Garnes in the temperance essay contest held last Sunday. Each winner received a $2 award while Marie Crow finished third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hoag
Bloomington Friends Church
Clara Bierman
Robert Garnes
Marie Crow
Sorority Guests Visit Miss Asthalter in Kewanee
Two sorority sisters from the University of Iowa will visit Miss Margaret Asthalter at 202 West Fifth Street for two days. Guests Miss Norma Miler and Miss Beanor Couvee, both of Kewanee Illinois, were members of Zeta Tau Alpha. They arrived today and will stay until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Margaret Asthalter
West Fifth Street
Norma Miler
Beanor Couvee
Kewanee, Ill
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Miss Asthalter
Lee A Whitmer Honored at Birthday Surprise
The James Whitmer homestead six miles north of Wilton hosted a birthday surprise for Lee A. Whitmer on his twenty six anniversary with a noon fish fry and evening ice cream and cake. Attendees included many Whitmer relatives from Muscatine West Liberty Rock Island Iowa City Cedar Rapids and beyond plus James A. Whitmer who could not attend. Diamonds valued at seventy billion are circulating and weigh as much as half a locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee A. Whitmer
James Whitmer
Wilton
J. F. Whitmer
Walter Whitmer
Darlene
Barbara
William Nephew
Blanche Whitmer
Muscatine
Norman Carlisle
West Liberty
Joe Boyne
May Foster
Rock Island
Whitmer
Charles Kreinbring
Mildred
Clarence
Dorothy Kreinbring
Dean Carran
Georgia Fords
Iowa
Prize Essays Enter State Contest at Iowa Yearly Meeting
Prize winning essays will be entered in a state contest at the Iowa yearly meeting of Friends next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Beir Family Plans 1936 Reunion Here in Muscatine
Beir family members met at Mediapolis to plan the 1936 annual reunion to be held at Weedpark Muscatine. Forty seven descendants of Henry Beir attended the Mediapolis club house meeting and elected officers for the reunion association. Harry Webster named president Nannie Stark vice president Gail Chamberlin secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weedpark
Muscatine
Mediapolis
Henry Beir
Harry Webster
Nannie Stark
Gail Chamberlin
W. S. Bailey
Walter Peters
Wapello
Louis Delbert
G. Dean
Lulu Webster
H. H. Nichols
N. W. Spring
Herbert
Sadie Daniels
J. T. Spring
H. D. Webster
Minnie Bair Is Honored On Eleventh Birthday
A birthday party was held at the Bair home in Letts for Minnie Bair on her eleventh birthday. Attendees included Dorothy Crow, Frances Thompson, Florence Thompson, Betty Thompson, George Thompson, Elaine Eisele, and several others from Letts and nearby Muscatine and Rock Island. Prizes went to Dorothy Crow Glia Buster Frances Thompson and Elaine Eisele. gifts were presented to Miss Bair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimm
Pleasant Prairie
George Grimm
O. E. Bentley
G. R. Cole
Fred Rinnert
C. E. Bentley
Madeline Johnson
Henry Henke
Adam Paul
Roy Egel
Walter Benshoof
Ira Benshoof
Marian Rinnert
Marvel Grimm
Norma Egel
Henry Kruse
Duane Egel
Eddie Paul
Cheryl Paul
Richard Cole
Donna Jeanne Cole
Doreen Henke
Clair Henke
Nelda Egel
Farene Egel
William Hill
Janice Egel
Kenneth Egel
Muscatine
Clyde Lancaster
Rolland
Davenport
Claus Thomson
Lester Eis
Rochester
Eis
Archie Yerington
Clarence Eis
Fred Rockafellow
Minnie Bair
J. A. Bair
Letts
Dorothy Crow
Frances
Florence
Betty
George Thompson
Elaine Eisele
Ida
Nora
Vanita
Woodrow Whisler
Lois
Esther Jean McFadden
Allene
Gla
Eugene Buster
Mary Healey
Odetta Anderson
Rock Island
Mulford Church Endeavor Social Draws Local Crowd
About 200 people attended the annual lawn social of Mulford Congregational church Christian Endeavor society on the A J Bauerbach lawn at 1019 Hershey Avenue. Evening featured lawn and curb service with decorative lights and tables. Attendees included Alice and John Thomas of Muscatine and Mr and Mrs Theodore Dotson and Max and Virginia of New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Group
Mulford
Alice
John Thomas
Muscatine
Theodore Dotson
Max
Virginia
New London
Mrs Georgia Evans Named President of Missionary Society
Officers for the coming year were elected at the Friends Missionary society meeting in the church parlors. Mrs Georgia Evans was named president with Mrs Lara Millett as secretary and Mrs Rita Stellrecht and Mrs Anna Evans on the program committee. Blanche Kent hosted. devotionals were by Mrs Rhoda Washburn and Elizabeth Smith taught on Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Evans
Missionary Society
Friends Missionary Society
Lara Millett
Rita Stellrecht
Anna Evans
Blanche Kent
Rhoda Washburn
Elizabeth Smith
Hawaii
Letts Chapter C E S Hears Social Hour Post Meeting
About 30 members attended the regular Letts chapter O E S meeting Tuesday evening. After the business session a social hour followed with refreshments served by local volunteers. The August refreshment committee was announced and includes several Letts residents. Visitors from Columbus Junction Muscatine Xenia Ill and Caddo Texas attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Letts Chapter
George Crist
Clarence Christopherson
Marian Gipple
B. B. Lintner
Lela Lintner
Ulric Lintner
John McColm
C. C. Snyder
Columbus Junction
Fred Tomfeld
Fay Case
Muscatine
Fred Westcott
Xenia
Ill
Quincy Corbett
Caddo
Texas
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Emerson
Mrs. Begey
Arthur Begey
Lucas Street
L. J. Behrens
W. H. Klink
Klink
Bogey
Grace Lutheran Society
J. Angersbach
John Barger
Grace Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Park Avenue Society
Park Women of the
Park Avenue Ladies’ Aid Society
Weed Park
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
First Baptist Aid Society
Park
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Laurel Building
Paris
Countess Arnaud
de Bertier de Sauvigny
Pierre d’Esneval
Marquise de Broc
Countess de Lesmaisons
Prospectons
Kansas
Baumgardner
George Baumgardner
West Eighth Street
Dorothy
Jack Bresche
Beloit
Kas
F. E. Kiefner
Jack Zetler
Ilene Duggan
Billie Duggan
Mrs Bresche
Women's Relief Corps
J. O. T. Cub
Dean Torrence
First Friends Church
Park Pavillion
Muscatine, la
Wrisley
Mi-One
McColm
Beir
Batterson
Batterson’s
Thrifty Fashion Shop
Journal
CIA An
Batiste
Voile
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