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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
9
A Cedar Valley shower celebrated Mrs. Elmer Strickler of Iowa City, a two weeks married former Miss Myrna Miller. A mock wedding featured readings, music, and gifts in pink and white, with many local guests and a parade of attendees in a busy social afternoon.
Letts Miss Hazel Thompson returns home from a visit with sister Mildred Thompson in Mason City and brother Harold in Clear Lake. Harold spent Sunday with parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson. Arthur Thompson and children Jimmy and Margaret Ann of Ottumwa visited. Harry Wagner of Rock Island called. Del Raymond and daughter Mary of Cedar Rapids visit Mae Shomberg. Mrs. Oscar Ross of Burlington visiting this week.
The Reynolds and Miller families from Redwood Falls Minnesota visit Fred Miller home and other relatives in this community. Social events include a bridge club gathering hosted by Mrs Leona Lambert and an ice cream social raising 21 dollars and 80 cents for the ball team. Notables include Serena Taylor of Aljonsworth and various local residents visiting and hosting in Muscatine and Wrayville areas.
Mrs. Della Ingram hosts her family as De Wayne Curtis from Fruitland stays with his grandmother. Superintendent and Mrs. Millard Chambers return from a two week visit. R. G. Loewe ships a carload of cattle to Chicago while Weber and Huster send out a wheat load last week.
Kensington Chapter 6 hostesses entertained Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Burns McNeil formerly Gladys Hammond. The event included an occasional chair and a string-led scavenger gift hunt through the house. Also noted are local visits and birthdays among area residents and a brief world war cemetery fact and meat consumption statistic.
Carl E. Rylander, Muscatine county Farm Bureau agent, plans to attend a district meeting of southeastern Iowa county agents in Burlington. The event will be held Thursday afternoon and evening at a Burlington hotel.
A group of friends gathered at the Cromer home north of town Sunday afternoon for a lawn picnic with music games and social time. Guests included Mable Flint Atalissa Laurel St Clair from Chicago Alfred Erickson and daughter Eddie Betzold Joseph Zybarth Elwood Phillips Frank Cromer and family Henry Harms and three children from Omaha plus relatives from Davenport Moline Dysart and Blue Grass.
Twenty barrels of chinch bug oil are now available to Muscatine county farmers troubled by the pest. Carl E. Rylander, county Farm Bureau agent, announced today. The oil arrived from Columbus Junction and is offered at the transportation cost from Columbus Junction to Muscatine.
Burlington schedules an event with dinner at 6 30 p m and start time at 8 30 p m. The notice provides two key times for attendees planning the evening.
Jean McHenry, 15, sister of Alyce Jane McHenry, describes Alyce’s upside down stomach and life in New York as a string of parties while Alyce stays largely alone at a hotel. Jean plans to fly from Newark to Omaha to seek enjoyment there.
Work relief crews under William Naber report progress on three jobs Mulberry avenue sanitary and storm sewer Log crib dam at Wild Cat Den state park and the municipal airport trusses now in place at the airport will be raised Saturday morning sheeting laid and the concrete floor poured progress also seen on the sewer dam project with completion hoped within the coming month
The Sigma Cappa club schedules a meeting with Mrs. Nellie Young on Thursday. Various local residents visited family and attended funerals and reunions in Muscatine and surrounding towns with multiple gatherings reported.
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