Bridge Planking Move Is Started
Citizens in Keithsburg and Louisa county Iowa discuss a M and St L rail bridge planking to carry autos. No current Muscatine to For payment bridge exists though past plans at New Boston faded. Officials in Mercer and Louisa counties plan to meet with railroad representatives to draft formal proposals.
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Aledo
St. L
Keithsburg
Iowa
Louisa County
Muscatine
New Boston
Hannibal
Illinois
Oakville
Mercer County
Shimmel Heads to Sioux City. Local Visits, Picnic Gatherings
Stockton Stockton-Emil Shimmel left Friday by automobile for Sioux City to join his family, who plan to return in about 10 days. Durant hosts luncheon and five hundred honors with Belle Bohnsack and others. Credit Island threshing crew picnic includes the Broders and Anderson families. Earl Ormsby visits grandparents in town. Polk county attorney Harrison to seek dismissal of conspiracy charges against Berlovich Wall and Wilson over gasoline tax refund laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Emil Shimmel
Sioux City
Leroy Broders
Hannah Jockbeck
Lena
Durant
L. E. Arp
Gus Moeller
Tipton
C. H. Anderson
Walter Downs
Davenport
Downs
Fritz Belter
Credit Island
Wiliam Schlapkohl
Robert
Florence
Bernice
Erma
R. P. Broders
Alvin
Laverna
Lucille
Luella
Clarence Broders
Jackie
Herbert Broders
Phyllis
Kenneth
Earl Ormsby
Sunbury
D. B. Ormsby
Des Moines
Ray Harrison
Polk County
Dewey Berlovich
Theodore Wall
Glen A. Wilson
Picnic Supper Takes Place of Meeting at Sherman Fox Home
Nichols Nichols-The Berean class of tee church will hold a picnic supper Thursday at 6 30 PM at the Sherman Fox home near Riverside replacing the afternoon meeting. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned traveling to and from the World’s Fair in Chicago with multiple family visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ray Norris
Wilmot Hendrix
Roberta Willits
Letts
Chas. Elder
D. D. McDougal
Ira Coon
Conesville
Bert Fry
Harry Cruse
Joan
Jean Hummel
Fred Hummel
Cecil Foster
Marion
Ed. Hadley
Rodney
Davenport
Ed Benninger
Muscatine
Ira Pike
Betty Pike
Renshaw
Rena
W. Foster
Laura Loeb
Des Moines
Harry Fox
Lillian
Norbert
Elsie Stolley
Keokuk
Denham
Edwin Nash
Gowrie
John Heath
Clifford Hesser
Ted McDougal
Thomas Hesser
West Liberty
Indiana
Stotler Rites Held at Springdale Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mr. Stotler were held at Springdale Methodist Church at 2:30 p m Sunday conducted by Rev H M Grant. He died at his farm south of Pedee corner after a long public affairs career. Survived by widow Lottie Hardin Stotler and one son William. another son Henry is deceased. four grandsons Donald Harold Ted and Billy Stotler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Grant
Stotler
Pedee Corner
Lottie Hardin
West Liberty
William Stotler
Henry
Donald
Harold
Ted
Billy Stotler
The Man in the Picture and Puzzle Clues
A long mixed list of clues and partial sentences appears as a puzzle page. It includes references to a scientist Nobel Prize, roles like exchange professor, and numerous unrelated terms such as Sweet potatoes and Gaelic, with several numbered entries and fragmented phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
cTo
United Brethren Church at Letts Planning Observance
The Letts community organizes a union meeting on Sunday with participation from all area churches. Rev. Ira B. Hawley and Rev. S Cranston will attend. Bishop Statton and Hawley will share major talks at 11 am and 2 pm respectively. a basket dinner follows at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Letts
Ira B. Hawley
D. D
Muscatine
S Cranston
Kansas City
Letts Methodist Church
Union
Bishop Statton
Hawley
Pleasant Prairie Social and Farm Notes Include Birth and Local Events
Pleasant Prairie reports Mrs. E G Plett hosts 12 Co C club members with three card tables and wins by Mrs. Lily Koll Mrs. Dora Plett and Mrs. Kathryn Schroder Special guests from Davenport include Mrs. Sadie Wunder Mrs. Anne Benshoof and Mrs. Emma Wunder The Dietz family announces the birth of Fay Louise an eight and a half pound girl Mr and Mrs Weber Hermann visit relatives in Milwaukee Donald Moorhead ill with rye allergy C W Fletcher and sons visit Paul home Vance Fletcher stays through Labor Day booster plans in Pauls grove include an elaborate event and a dance crowd attends an outdoor pavilion dance Aug 9 threshing continues in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
E. G. Plett
Co. C
Lily Koll
Dora Plett
Kathryn Schroder
Sadie Wunder
Anne Benshoof
Emma Wunder
Davenport
Anna Hermann
Ella Schroeder
Blue Grass
Philip Dietz
Fay Louise
Weber Hermann
Donald
Lucille
Milwaukee
Wis
Wapello Youth Taken to Eldora for Incarceration
A 14 year old Wapello youth was taken to Eldora to serve a term in the training school for boys. Deputy Sheriff Frank Hook led the transport Sunday morning with Mrs Hook Miss Stella Willetts and Carl Oakes. The youth was on parole for larceny tied to a recent fish fry theft where two other boys aided by sharing a pocketbook. One boy remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Frank Hook
Local notes of farm work visitors and trips
Conesville activity highlights cantaloupe sale from a two acre patch and first picks last week. Visits include Colfax and Davenport guests, Chicago trips for the Century of Progress with multiple families noted. Minor injuries and hospital update mentioned for Mrs. Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
George Brown
Charles Wagner
George Orr
University Hospital
Iowa City
Lydia Criger
Fern
Rock Island
J. O. Solomon
Thomas Wildman
Colfax
John Willman
Chicago
Thomas Fisher
Maynard Fisher
Muscatine
Minnie Maxwell
Walter Starr
C. W. Starr
Fairbault
Mino
J. S. Bowlby
Henry Grover
Columbus Junction
Reuben McCormick
Roy McCormick
Lawrence Lupton
Davenport
Wilbur Brehme
Mary
Ernest Wagner
Nancy Wagner
C. H. Skipton
George Moore
John Tyte
James Brockway
Robert Maxwell
Marvin Brockway
Paul Parmalee
Local social notes from Concord and surrounding area
Concord society page records visits and calls across Concord and nearby towns. Mrs C B Clark returns from Washington with relatives. Roy Adams and children visit Keokuk. Ruth Moran and Evelyn Shellabarger visit Geraldine Kemp. Scott Blankenhorn family call on M L Blankenhorn. Calvin Gage family visit John Gabriel and Clark Clark. Mina Morris and Edna Shellabarger join Grace and Martha Butler at Columbus Junction. Mrs Herb Crull Ida Mae Adams and others spend Saturday with Mrs L M Dallmeyer and Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
C. B. Clark
Washington
Roy Adams
Junior
Ida Mae
Keokuk
Ruth Moran
Evelyn Shellabarger
Geraldine Kemp
Scott Blankenhorn
M. L. Blankenhorn
Calvin Gage
Montrose
John Gabriel
Clair Clark
Mina Morris
Gravity
Edna Shellabarger
Misses Grace
Martha Butler
Collumbus Junction
Herb Crull
Ida Mae Adams
Egebert Shellabarger
Evelyn
Lou Bonnichsen
Opal
L. M. Dallmeyer
Helen
Harker Home Hosts Visitors From Moline
Mrs. Evelyn Bentley and her children Alice Olive and Donald spent several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harker of Moline. Miss Dorothy Harker who had been visiting friends here returned home with Mrs. Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Bentley
Alice
Olive
Donald
Theodore Harker
Moline
Dorothy Harker
Bentley
Mercer County Seeks 21550 from Relief Commission
Mercer county board of supervisors at a special session approved a request for 21550 from the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission to fund county relief work. Funds are to be raised by the retailer's occupational sales tax and distributed where needed. The board also considered two applications for county physician and referred them to the county home committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Mercer County Board of Supervisors
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Federal
Mercer County
North Henderson
Rivoli
Richland Grove
Suez
Greene
Ohio Grove
Mercer
Perryton
Abington
Millersburg
Duncan
Keithsburg
New Boston
Eliza
Hugh D. Stites
W. A. McClanahan
G. H. Moore
Thomas B. Docherty
Frank B. Lowe
Fred Carlson
Grandview Social Notes and Visits Across Iowa
Mrs Elizabeth Gresham hosts the Home Benefit society at her home on Wednesday. Mrs Mabel Jarvis and Mrs Lulu Bonnichsen with Opal visited relatives in Burlington Friday and Wanda will stay for a month as her parents attend fairs. Will McDill and daughters Irene Florene and Mae entertain Mrs McCrackin and Miss Findley of Monmouth NL and enjoyed a Picnic at Credit Island Park Davenport. Mrs Clyde Torode and Miss Faith Lilly attended the picnic. Alfred Gaskell, west of town, a local graduate, earned his M A from Ames College after earlier receiving a B S in electrical engineering. Miss Nary Steele visited Washington Saturday for a reunion with her niece Mrs Godfrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Elizabeth Gresham
Home Benefit Society
Mabel Jarvis
Lulu Bonnichsen
Opal
Hazel Shew
Wanda
Burlington
Will McDill
Irene
Florene
Mae
McCrackin
Miss Findley
Monmouth
Credit Island Park
Godfrey
Grandmothers Picnic At Wild Cat Den State Park
The Wilton group held its annual picnic at Wild Cat Den state park on a Friday. Attendees included Mrs. F. S. Abbott Mrs. Thomas Noble Mrs. Rolland Abbott and children Mrs. P. J. Wacker Mrs. Harold Wacker and children and several others. Many members afterward visited relatives in Davenport Ames Marshalltown and Ames while others traveled to Chicago for the world’s fair.
Couples Wed at Burlington Manse
A Burlington couple tied the knot in a manse ceremony officiated by a pastor. The bride Miss Caparoon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmerle, Morning Sun, graduates 1933. Groom Thurman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thurman Oakville. Attendants Thelma Caparoon and William Finch Mediapolis. The bride wore blue crepe with white accessories. bridesmaid Miss Hamilton, class of 1933. The couple will reside on the groom’s Kingston area farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Caparoon
Elmerle
Morning Sun
Thurman
Carl Thurman
Oakville
Thelma Caparoon
William Finch
Mediapolis
Miss Hamilton
Curt Hamilton
Cover
Kingston
Social notes recount Lone Tree area travel and visits
A series of brief items shows local residents and guests traveling to Iowa City Chicago Lincoln Muscatine What Cheer Grundy Center and Washington. People mentioned include Miss Phyllis Joens Miss Della Buell and the Green family along with Burl Beatch and many others visiting relatives friends or attending social events at parks camps and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Phyllis Joens
Iowa City
Della Buell
Chicago
James Chrivello
Joseph
Angelina
Charles Gaeta
Joe
Jimmie
Lincoln
Neb
E. C. Green
George E. Green
Mary K. Cowles
Waukonda
S. D
W. E. Shoquist
John Laren
Florence Hamilton
Mabel Burr
Letha
Good Bridge
J. R. Toland
Vivian
Muscatine
Velma Douglass
Gayle Toland
Douglass
Y” Book Club
Lone Tree Park
Helen
Patricia
Delores Hess
Thelma Tiesse
Henry Beatch
Camp Wa- Wa-toosa
Thelma Douglass
Laura Petsel
Cleo Jarrard
Roy Shellady
What Cheer
Jarrard
Grundy Center
W. L. Holdeman
Walter Harvell
Washington
Hugh Boyd
Columbus Junction
Laurence Dempsey
Marlene
B. A. Black
Meyersdale
Emma Loehr
Will Yakish
Joe Luther
Alberta Wieland
Riverside
Ed Brown
Nichols
Emma Hawthorne
Saskatchewan
Canada
Henry Baeth
Erma Hall
Charles Werbach
Cambridge
Ill
Helen Werbach
Century of Progress
Jack
Jim
John Spangler
Vera Jean
Spangler
J. M. Sims
Thelma Raymond
River Junction
Sequiturn Family Notes and Local Social Grid
Seymour workers at the depot. Mrs Glenn Helmick visits Davenport. Lambert Estle announce a newborn July 29 at Mt Pleasant. Des Moines visitors join Lynn family in Muscatine. Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge installs officers at Oakville. Bruce Willard Given, grandson of Kingsley Given, born in Manhattan Kansas. Funeral for Charles Turner held at Columbus City. National horseshoe results list five wins eleven losses for Jackson Kellerton and Pfeiffer of Dubuque after day two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
R. O. Lynn
E. H. Wiegner
W. H. Parker
Cotter
Bruce Willard Given
Kingsley Given
Manhattan
Kans
H. G. Dircks
Muscatine
W. H. Gelatt
Des Moines
W. B. Gelatt
Emma
Iowa City
Myrtle Jennings
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Oakville
Oakvile Lodge
Orra Simons
Minnie Rabenold
Lena Owens
Ada Lewis
Besse Hanft
Blanch Masonholder
Lola Lambert
Blanch Lewis
Ella van Vliet
W. N. Duncan
F. B. McGrew
Addie McGrew
Milo Fulton
Hilda
Bobbie
Phyllis
Billie
Max
Clyde Robinson
J. Wilson
Wayne Jones
Kenneth Miller
Cadillac
Mich
Charles Turner
Columbus City
F. K. Parmeter
T. M. Balcoff
Central Presbyterian Church
Turner
Wapello Man 90 Dies. Rites Set in Christian Church
Wapello resident Wapello-Thomas M. Arnold, 90, who moved in May to live with his niece Mrs. Edith Stone, died at 11 a m. Funeral services will be held in the Christian church today led by Rev. R J Arms and Rev. Jesse Huddle. Burial follows in Wapello cemetery. Born near Pittsburgh Pa January 14 1844 he served two years in the Civil War. He was married twice with his late wife dying in California six months ago. Sister Louise Noble of Wapello is his only near relative.
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Wapello
Thomas M. Arnold
Edith Stone
Christian Church
R. J. Arms
Jesse Huddle
Mr. Arnold
Pittsburgh
California
Louise Noble
Local Residents Return From Visits and Illness Updates
Atalissa residents G. M. Jackson and family return from a Davenport visit with Bert Smith and Mini McDonald. Mrs. W. S. Small is seriously ill with Sarah Black of Moline aiding care. Several townsfolk, including Miss Mary Smull and Miss Nellie Depping, travel between Muscatine Waterloo and Independence for family and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalissa
G. M. Jackson
Waterloo
Bert Smith
Davenport
Mini McDonald
W. S. Small
Sarah Black
Moline
Millie Norton
West Liberty
Ralph Smith
Muscatine
Smith
A. C. Ayre
Mary Smull
Will Smull
Walter Garrett
Dora Watters
Honolulu
Trea Collison
Notion
Miss Miller
Clelia Kline
Louise Lamb
Irma Smith
Neighbour
Eva Melick
Emma Watters
Mary Stucker
Emma Worrall
James Stucker
Edith Schnier
Mac Dahoke
E. V
Rochester
D. O. Flint
Fern Morgan
Elmer Coss
New Pattern Styles Offer Military Flair and Pleated Silhouettes
The Muscatine Journal Pattern Department promotes Patterns 1517 and 1516 with a military inspired look and low waist pleats. Sizes 26 to 34 required, fabric amounts listed for size 28. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and pricing. catalog 15 cents, combined catalogs 25 cents, orders to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal Daily
Anne Adams
Muscatine Journal Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. J. Tobin
Springdale
Brown
Lee
Guy
Horace Brown
Susie R. Sidles
American Home Finding Association of
Ottumwa
E. Pitsenbarger
Edna
University Park
Oskaloosa
Christie Turkington
Pitsenbarger
Chester Letts
Minneapolis
Atte
Ilinois Com
Grandview News
Journal
Burlington Manse
J. D. Musser
Ora B. Sims
Fritz Fields
Bsril Jackson
Kellerton
Clarence Pfeiffer
Dubuque
Ty Olne
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