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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
6
A series of social visits are noted with residents from Springfield Missouri Boliver Missouri and Columbus Junction area visiting Cone and Weed Park activities. Families from Marion Wilton Fromberg and Muscatine are listed with multiple picnics trips and Sunday gatherings.
County Farm Bureau workers held their achievement day at the city park in Iowa City. Lincoln township won first place for home management exhibits showing before and after views, with Sharon and Scott townships noted as good. Lincoln earned attendance honors and a trip to the Des Moines state federation meeting for chairwoman Mrs Emil Meyers. Sharon received special commendation for its slogan Farm Bureau Education Leads to Better Homes in Our Nation. Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis announced exhibit placements, and Mrs Ellsworth Richardson discussed the organization while Ellis outlined home project aims. Ed Strub noted next year’s work continues in home management.
More than 40 attended the Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting at Mrs. Clyde McElhinney’s home. Dr J R Fraser spoke on national missions, Miss Guy from Ottumwa spoke on Home Finding, and a play titled The Aftermath was announced for July 26.
Mrs. J. E. Young aged 55 died Monday at her Keota home. Funeral at Federated Church conducted by Rev. O. B. Rogers with a singing quartet and soloist. pallbearers named. Burial at Keota Cemetery performed by the Pythian Sisters. Wife of long time Keota grocer J. E. Young and descendant of Mayflower pilgrims.
The Rev. and Mrs. L F Strophman of Wells Minn visited their aunt Mrs Laura Thompson in Grandview Monday morning en route to Foley Ala to visit Strophman parents Will and Mrs Brooke. Mrs Vinnie Graham of Denver Colo visits relatives here this week. Darlene Walsinger returned home after visiting Columbus Junction. Mr and Mrs G T Robinson of Muscatine visited the Chester Storms home. Miss Gwen Buster of Wapello spent the week with cousin Helen Young.
Parents announce the birth of a daughter on July 16. Details such as the baby’s name and birth place are not provided in the available text.
The P. M. Musser Public Library catalogs new summer titles across history, fiction and non fiction. Notable arrivals include Archibald Heaven High Hell Deep Tchernavin Escape from the Soviets Van Loon Ships and How they Sailed the Seven Seas and Cooper Ten Thousand Public Enemies.
Scoutmaster Richard Davison leads Wapello troop as Neal McLean Billy McNeal Robert Marshall Clarence Messenger Benny Moore Billy Lofgren Billy McClurkin Rex Wilton Roy Bond Maurice Schmeiser Ronald Ament Charles Haislet Joe Barnes Glen Allen Edwin Hicklin James Thomlinson Ralph Allen Bobby Thompson Donald Brown Dean Deihl Ralph McChesney Raymond Staats Kenneth McChesney Robert B. Brown and other members depart Wednesday for Camp Eastman near Nauvoo Illinois.
Sheriff J H Robertson appointed Stuart Grum an and earlier C E Dwan to fill vacancies created by resignations of three Cerro Gordo deputy sheriffs linked to confiscated slot machines. A third man to handle fingerprint work was expected later. Reckless driver fined in Red Oak court. Glen Steuckraft 21 Corning trucker fined $100 after coroner's jury found negligence in fatal crash that claimed J M Nason of Malden Mass and injured Evelyn Morgan of Melrose Mass.
Fragmentary list of author surnames and book or character titles appears, including Grey Thunder Mountain Prichard Old Farm Raine Square Shooter Webster Alleged Great Aunt.
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