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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
3
Columbus Junction hosts the annual Methodist Episcopal Sunday school picnic at Chautauqua park with guests from Davenport and Muscatine. Local families, travelers from California visit kin, while residents plan gatherings at church parlors and Wild Cat Den.
The week-end in Oskaloosa brings visits from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rost and sons Clarence and Clayton, and others to Cedar Rapids and Pleasant Prairie. Threshing begins at Harry Birkhofer farm as Rev I L Baumgartner conducts services at Settlement Evangelical church. Families including Rexroth, Koeppen, Lang, Hetzler, and Budelier gather for socials and relatives in Davenport and West Liberty.
North Prairie residents report visits in Iowa City Davenport Bear Creek and West Branch. Families hosting and attending gatherings include Wilson Parizek Schiele Enlow Herrold Vincent Baker Kinsey Phelps Scriner James Enlow and McDermott. A Four-H club meeting and alumni events are noted.
The Calendar group met in the church parlor at Columbus Junction for the July session. A report on the Tri-T’s dinner showed $21 cleared. Plans discussed for the October fall festival dinner. Hostesses were Mrs. P. J. Crail Mrs. Harry Limbecker and Miss Elsie Freeman. A called Calendar meeting is set for tonight at the Mc Roberts store.
It is believed that in a far distant age the earth's rotation may slow to match the moon's orbital period, resulting in days and months becoming the same length.
A demonstration on canning beats was held with a cooling lunch served by the hostess. The North Prairie Social club will meet with Mrs. Henry Homiel on August 1 for their next gathering.
Local note highlights honor for T. W. Hunter of Muscatine at a family gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Staley in Atalissa. Several relatives and friends attended, with refreshments served and multiple local visitors noted among ongoing social calls and Sunday dinners in the area.
A brooklyn and Ardys Ellsworth enjoyed a picnic at Wild Cat Den state park Sunday. Miss Alta Hines visits Iowa City relatives. The Cheerful Workers club met at Woodman hall with a pot luck lunch. Charles and Mrs Marolf of Moscow spent Monday evening with Verle Miller. Fern Adams of Sterling Ill visits the Smith twins. Bernice and Bertha Winderly of Muscatine spend the week with Robert and wife Leach. Mrs Fern Jackson and children of Waterloo visit Mina McDonald. Lucile Essex, recently at Letts, spends the week at home.
Group visits are noted at the Letts residence with multiple local families and friends visiting in Sunday gatherings. The ill Mrs Monroe Adams is mentioned as ill, with related calls to Wapello and nearby towns. The I C C club delayed its meeting to August 8 at Mrs Russell Owens home.
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