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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1938

Page

16

G Masonholder Rites Will Be Observed Friday

Funeral services for George Masonholder, who died Wednesday morning, will be held at 2 pm Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. V A Bloomauist officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery. The Gamble store in Columbus Junction was sold to K T McNeil of Wheaton, and will move to the Mrs F G Coffin room by July 1 after redecorating. Approximately 25 attended the Whatsoever society gathering at the Methodist church parlors, hosted by Mrs Henrietta Salmon, Mrs Vera Sellers, and Mrs Marry Greene. Mr and Mrs Elmer Smith of Fallon Idaho visit relatives in Tulsa and Columbus Junction. Chapter R of the T T T will meet Friday at 6:30 with a potluck dinner. W G Roberts attended the funeral of Gus Gilbert in Chicago.

Columbus Junction George Mason Holder Methodist-Episcopal Church V. AL Elmer Smith Fullen Idaho Gilbert House W. G. Roberts Rex Woodruff Maude Woodruff Louisa Center Arthur Woodruff Arthur Thompson Batavia Billy Gene Evelyn McDowell Ira Foster Ft. Dodge C. J. Duncan Rosa Poole Freeborn Minn

Admitted to Conference Wapello-William Tennant Named

Youngest son of Rev and Mrs Lloyd Tennant after earning a B A at Cornell College Mt Vernon was selected for admission into the Town-Des Moines annual conference at the Burlington district meeting after commencement at Iowa Wesleyan College Mrs Lipye Tennant corresponding secretary of the Iowa-Des Moines annual conference W D M S attended a called executive board meeting in Des Moines Philathea class of the Methodist Sunday school held a social and business meeting at the home of Mrs Ray Rukgaber Hostesses included Mrs Lloyd Tennant and Mrs John Dunn Mrs Jennie Joy president of A M Taylor post was elected department president of the Women’s Relief corps at the Sioux City convention accompanied by Mrs H L Davison and Mrs Thomas Fry M H Barnes assistant cashier of the State Bank of Wapello returned from Des Moines where he attended the State Banking Association session Frank Hawkins returned to Waterloo after visiting the homes of Mrs William Kendrick Mrs Fred Bielke and Jesse Ives He is brother of the late Floretta Ives Reunion planned for Wapello High class of 1937 will hold first annual reunion and picnic Sunday June 12 at Crapo Park Burlington Mrs W J Woodruff guest of honor at a basket dinner Saturday June 11 to celebrate her 78th birthday plan by her daughters Ruth Chandler and Clintha Sanders program includes Arlene Eichelberger Louise Ranns and Levi Eichelberger Rev T C McDonald to open the program with a pageant The Crusades instruction includes garden and Daisy Grills, recitations and songs About $40 was raised at the home-made ice cream strawberry and cake social held Tuesday Prairie church

Wapello William Tennant Sioux City H. L. Davison Wapella High School Crapo Park Burlington W. J. Woodruff Wapella Ruth Chandler Clintha Sanders T. C. McDonald

Social visitors at local homes this week

Miss Verlee Sweet of Coralville is visiting from Tuesday to Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Sellers. The gathering is described as a social event held at the home of Miss Musa Codd with attendees noted as firmer at the home.

Musa Codd Verlee Sweet Coralvihe Charles Sellers

Named to Head Testing Group in West Branch Meeting

West Branch The annual nesting of the West Branch Cow Testing association was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Ivan Gates Tuesday evening. Officer s were elected with C Earl Smith as president A M Spencer as vice president Ivan Gates as secretary treasurer John Coxon and CC Eric John Offringa reemployed as tester for another year. Those signed for testing next year include Ivan Gates John Coxon A M Spencer C Earl Smith Walter Coxon Edwin Orr C C Bender C Erb Ralph Branson Lowie De Brown W V Wetting Carl Mitaner Lawrence van Wote George L Fraseur Albert F Martin HM Richard and S Son Harvey McFate J S McBride L A Whitacre Ernest Geertz Swaner and Taylor Barnes Jennings J Mi BH kick Woo A Cameron Oswald Jensen nig.

West Branch Ivan Gates C. Earl Smiths A. M. Spencer Ivan Gates John Coxon CC. Eric John’ Offringa C. Earl Smith Walter Coxon Edwin Orr C. C. Bender Harvey. McFate J. S. Mc'Bride L. “A. Whitacre Ernest Geertz Swaner and Taylor Barnes and Jennings J. Mi Woo A. Cameron Oswald Jensen

Laddie Boy Statue Built From Newsboys Pennies

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C houses a bronze statue of Laddie Boy, President Harding s dog, created from 19 314 pennies donated by American newsboys, commemorating the presidential pet in public view.

Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C Harding

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G. Masonholder Miss’ Arlene -Eichelberger Louise -Ranns Levi -Eichelberger Fll. Lashley Bag Ae Ie High Prairie Bible School High Prairie Children of Aber Johnson Paints S.C. Johnson & Sons Racine, Wis Johnson Johnson’s Terry Rohes SANT Feng Orcey 'H Ieee Montee Iery Ward West Second St Sil Ford Klein Motor Sales East Front Street Muscatine, Towa
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