Golden Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Barry Celebrated
Mr and Mrs Thomas F Barry of 503 East Eighth street prepare to mark their golden wedding anniversary next Monday June 17 They were wed fifty years ago at St Mathias church with Rev Father Laurent officiating The Barrys have three children Albert S Barry Mrs D S McDermid and Frances Barry and two grandchildren Mrs Dale McGowan and Thomas A Barry Mrs Barry a St Mathias High School graduate and Muscatine native
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Barry
East Eighth Street
Barry
St. Mathias Church
Father Laurent
Muscatine
Barry Company
Western Realty Company
Park Commission of
Rock Island
Albert S. Barry
D. S. McDermid
Frances Barry
Dale McGowan
Iowa City
Alice Barry
Thomas A. Barry
St. Mathias High School
Fred Lorber Home Card Party Hosts and Winners
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lorber entertained a five hundred party at 101 West Eleventh Street Saturday night. High prizes went to Mrs. Thomas McElroy and Marvin Coder with consolation to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith. Refreshments followed. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Wapello and Letts residents, plus Miss Catherine King of Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lorber
West Eleventh Street
Thomas McElroy
Marvin Coder
Floyd Smith
Smith
Wapello
Gerald Mentink
George Liebbe
Letts
Catherine King
Muscatine
Presbyterian Guild Meeting Set For Tuesday
Women of the First Presbyterian church will gather at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the church parlors. Co chairs Mrs D S McDermid and Mrs Joe Hill will be assisted by hostesses Mrs Frank McCoy Mrs Ed Othmer Mrs A Murer Mrs George Otto and Misses Mary and Jennie McDougall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. McDermid
Joe Hill
Frank McCoy
Ed Othmer
A. Murer
George Otto
Mary
Jennie McDougall
Termite Is Not an Ant Despite Shared Name
An explanation clarifies that termites are not true ants but belong to a separate insect family, noting their distinct classification within the order Blattodea and their differences from ants in behavior and biology.
Garrison Cochran Wedding Announced in Galesburg
Announcement of the marriage between Laura Mae Garrison son and Kenneth L. Cochran took place in Galesburg Illinois on Saturday September 1 1934. The ceremony was at 8 p m at the First Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Charles E Pengston officiating. Attendants included Mrs Harold Nelson of Lake View Virginia a cousin of the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mae Garrison
Fred Garrison
Laurel Street
Kenneth L. Cochran
J. A. Cochran
West Fourth Street
Galesburg
Ill
First Lutheran Church
Charles E. Pengston
Harold Nelson
Lake View
Nelson
Cochran
Muscatine Cirgh School
American Savings Bank
Letts High School
Iowa State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
Burlington
New Pattern Offers Summer Blouse Style No 2872
Fashion pattern notice promotes a blouse pattern for sizes 14 to 18 with tub silk fabric options in white or pastel. It lists yardage, material width, and price in cents, and directs readers to mail names addresses and style numbers to Muscatine Journal Pattern Department for pattern and book bundled offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Pattern Department
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
St Mathias Church Witnesses Hazel Brandsma and Thomas Fagan Marriage
Miss Hazel Brandsma and Thomas Fagan were united in a morning ceremony at St. Mathias Church with a single ring rites. Esther Brandsma served as bridesmaid and Phillip Fagan as best man. A three course breakfast followed at the groom’s parents home. The couple plans home on Orange Street after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mathias Church
Hazel Brandsma
William Brandsma
Moline
Thomas Fagan
Phillip Fagan
West Seventh Street
Vincent Walsh
Esther Brandsma
Augustina Bisesi
Mendelssohn
Mousseline de Soie
Lowe Dohrman Vows Read at Zion Lutheran Parsonage
Alana Lowe and Fred Dohrman wed in a 3 PM Saturday ceremony at Zion Lutheran Church parsonage with Rev. John Haefner officiating. Attendants were the bride’s sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs W B Negus. The couple will live at 212 1 2 Walnut Street. Dohrman works as a cabinet maker at Roach and Musser factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alana Lowe
Fred Dohrman
Zion Lutheran Church
John Haefner
W. B. Negus
Elks Installations Lead Muscatine Week of Civic Meetings
Muscatine groups plan a busy week with Elks installation and reports from the state convention. Rotary Kiwanis Veterans of Foreign Wars Y M C A Grail Club Spanish American War veterans Sea Scouts Knights of Columbus Knights of Pythias Redmen Moose American Legion Lions United veterans Mason delegation to Cedar Rapids announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Muscatine
Sam Block
Rotary Club
Hotel Muscatine
Kiwanis Club
Perry
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grafil Club
Association
Memorial Rooms
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Pythias
Iowa City
Redmen
Central Association
Knoxville
Moose
American Legion
Legion
Lions Club
United Vet
Calendar items from local churches and clubs
Miss Bessie Hinman hosts Miriam chapter World Wide guild meeting at Walnut Street home at 7 30 PM Tuesday. Mona council to elect officers Tuesday in Redman hall. Potluck supper after. Banner lodge meets Tuesday at 7 30 PM in Maccabee hall. Pythian Sisters Past Chiefs entertaining Mrs Mayme Miller at 610 West Eighth Street Tuesday. Rhoda Bible class picnic postponed indefinitely. Dorcas society meets Wednesday afternoon at Mrs E R Sherfey Sweetland with 12 30 interurban and members bring work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hinman
Miriam Chapter
World Wide Guild of the
First Presbyterian Church
Walnut Street
Mona Council
Redman Hall
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Mayme Miller
Roy Kingman
West Eighth Street
Dorcas Society
E. R. Sherfey
Sweetland
Morning Sun Social and Community Notices From Local Ledger
Morning Sun reports the Woman's Relief corps hosted a social at Mrs. L. R. Pierce home with silk flag gift to the American Legion auxiliary. Attendees included Betty McKinley, Helen Browning, Mary Jane McElhinney, Beverly Brown, and Mrs. Co A Brown. A miniature show and tea were featured. The bulletin also notes clergy traveling to Beaver Falls for a synod, G A R encampment travel, and a Mount Athos fact about the monastic republic in Greece where women and animals have been forbidden entry for 900 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
L. R. Pierce
American Legion Auxiliary
Betty McKinley
Helen Browning
Mary Jane McElhinney
Beverly Brown
Co. A. Brown
Fairy Fox
W. R. Sterett
H. H. Beck
H. G. Patterson
M. W. Dougherty
Everett Cummings
Zenas McMurtry
Beaver Falls
Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Patterson
Ambridge
Methodist Church School
R. E. Griffith
Nora Smith
Veda Maxson
Waterloo
Z. H. Jarvis
Eathyl Frisque
Chicago
Former North Star Pupils Share Event
Schooldays and school chums of 1898 at the little North Star school in Bloomington township were discussed by former pupils in a reunion at Weed park Sunday. New officers were elected Willis Rynearson president Crete Shellabarger vice president Mrs Mabel Freers secretary Bernice LeFever treasurer Plans for next year’s reunion at Weed park were made. A picnic dinner, recitations, and talks from several attendees highlighted the gathering with letters from Leander T. Cook and Rev Lamont C. Smith read aloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littl North Star
Bloomington Township
Weed Park
Willis Rynearson
Crete Shellabarger
Mabel Freers
Bernice LeFever
J. J. Fishburn
Lillie Hoopes
U. C
Theodore Arp
Fred Watters
West Liberty
Harry Parry
Vernon and
Herbert
Atalissa
Vina Gray
Julia
Davenport
Muscatine
Carl LeFever
Helen
A. C. Lake
Irene Beitz
Juanita
Joyce
Warren
Ronald
C. H. Fishburn
Ray Church
Betty
Ramona
James
John Negus
Phillip Roth
Barbara
First Presbyterian Girls Club Entertained in Atalissa
The H. H. Sunday school class at First Presbyterian church was hosted by Agnes Agnew in Atalissa on Saturday afternoon. Dorothy Weber and Agnes Agnew won prizes as games were played. A potluck supper followed. Guests included Mrs. Joe Hill Mrs. Eugene Sywassink and teacher M F Oldenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H
First Presbyterian Church
Agnes Agnew
Atalissa
Dorothy Weber
Joe Hill
Eugene Sywassink
M. F. Oldenburg
Langdon Winslow Heads to Washington for Summer Clerkship
Langdon Winslow of 104 Canon Avenue travels to Washington D C to work as a clerk at The Southern club this summer. He plans to visit his sister Olive and brother Gibbs in the Capital while finishing his graduation from Muscatine High School this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon Winslow
Washington, D. C
Canon Avenue
Southern Club
Olive
Gibbs
Muscatine High School
Bloomington Groups Meet at Hoag Home
Mrs. Edward Hoag and Mrs. Walter Hoag host Bloomington Friends Ladies Aid and Missionary Society at the lat ter's home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. C. Lake leads the Bible lesson. Members urged to bring a favorite or old Bible. Dime holiday cards will be collected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Hoag
Edward Hoag
Walter Hoag
Plan June breakfast at Altenbernd home
A June breakfast will be held Tuesday at 8 30 AM at Mrs. August C Altenbernd 509 Farr ed avenue for the Woman's Mission circle of the First Baptist church. Rev Elmer J Hutchison pastor of Walnut Street Baptist church will be the speaker. Vocal numbers will be offered by local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenbernd
August C. Altenbernd
Farred Avenue
First Baptist Church
Elmer J. Hutchison
Walnut Street Baptist Church
S.S.S. Tonic Promises New Red Blood Cell Help
An old advertisement touts S.S.S. Tonic as a scientific remedy for low red blood cell count and related symptoms. It claims improved appetite, digestion, and energy, urging readers to buy the blood tonic in wrapped packaging at drug stores and stores through a company noted as 5.5.5. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Girl Reserve Camp Opens at Rotary Hut
An eager group of girls left the YWCA for a two section Girl Reserve camp at Rotary hut on Staley’s Lake. The first group lists twenty four attendees and the second group follows for next week. The staff includes Mrs Earl Haroff as camp mother and Miss Esther Warner as nurse with others handling chaplaincy dramatics handicraft and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Hut
Staley’s Lake
Sarah Marie Young
Alice Edwards
Betty Martin
Betty Vetter
June Fabrizius
Catherine Carver
Jean Downing
Evelyn Smalley
Evelyn Orr
Lorenia Hughes
Ruth McCaffey
Betty Smalley
Maxine Janney
Helen Woods
Virginia Hoxsey
Jane Howlett
Janet Grosjean
Betty Joyce Miller
Jo Ann Herring
Dorothy Powell
Blanche King
Dorrine Bieber
Evelyn Hubbell
Mavis Koepping
Dorothy Kemper
Jean Hoffman
Marjorie Hoffman
Dorothy Horton
Betty Paetz
Ethelene Johnston
Lila Lee de- Priest
Jackie Freers
Dorothy Ray
Iola Moore
Shirley Houk
Vera Schmidt
Helene Blough
Doris Vetter
Mary B. Green
Lucile Burk
Edna Rollins
Nelda Bruemmer
Earl Haroff
Esther Warner
Rita St. Denis
Marian
Jeannette Smalley
Gretchen Korneman
Juanita Cochran
Herman Korneman
Davidson
Mildred Snider
Devotional Period Led by Miss Mae Schoemaker
Mrs. Gordon Schoemaker announces a devotional period led by Miss Mae Schoemaker. The brief event focuses on reflection and spiritual practice within the community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Schoemaker
Mae Schoemaker
Miss Downer Hosts Muscatine B P W Club Board Members
Miss Eula Downer entertained 1935 Muscatine Business and Professional Women club board members at a country home near Letts. Health committee members were guests for their past year’s work. The final board meeting was held with retiring president Miss Helen O’Brien presiding and plans discussed for a Mississippi River cottage picnic hosted by Mrs. Ethel Hanley with guests from Iowa City and Davenport expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Downer
Muscatine
Phoenix
Ariz
Helen O’brien
Ethel Hanley
Miss Moats wed Coffin in Scotch Grove home ceremony
Esther Adelyn Moats daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Moats Scotch Grove married Clarence C Coffin son of Mr and Mrs J F Coffin Conesville in a 2 30 p m ceremony at the bride's home Rev S V Williams officiated Attendants were Deborah Coffin and Kenneth Moats The couple will reside in a newly built home after July 1 following a short honeymoon trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Moats
Clarence C. Coffin
Esther Adelyn Moats
L. E. Moats
Scotch Grove
J. F. Coffin
Conesville
Deborah Coffin
Kenneth Moats
Mendelssohn
Esther Sinclair
Lorena Maxwell
Virginia Stauffer
Cedar Rapids
Officers installed by Christian Society
The First Christian Missionary society held installation for the coming year Friday afternoon. New staff include Mrs Louis Schultz as president, Mrs A L St Denis vice president, Mrs H Zeug secretary, Mrs G A Moore treasurer, and Miss Rita St Denis publicity chairman. Three visitors attended. Luncheon was served at noon. The society will meet again in July at Mrs F L Grigg home 1314 Mulberry avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Society
First Christian Missionary Society
Louis Schultz
A. L. St. Denis
H. Zeug
G. A. Moore
Rita St. Denis
F. L. Grigg
Mulberry Avenue
Vacationers Attend Gathering From Conesville and Muscatine
Guests from Conesville and Muscatine attended a late August gathering. Included were Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coffin and daughter Deborah, Miss Lorena Maxwell, Miss Edith Wolford, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Fisher, Mrs. John F. Coffin and daughter Deb bie May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Muscatine
J. F. Coffin
Deborah
Lorena Maxwell
Edith Wolford
O. K. Fisher
John F. Coffin
Debbie May
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Barrys
Presbyterian Guild
Koko Mikami
United States
Laura I. Baldt, A. M
Teachers College
Columbia University
St. Mathias
Lowe-Dohrman
Elks
Rotary
Erans
Madame _ Colette
France
Banner Lodge
Maccabee Hall
Rhoda Bible Class
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Morning Sun Corps
Mount Athos
Greece
North Star
S.S
Pilar Hidalgo Lim
General Federation of Women’s Clubs of the Philippines
Associated Press
Journal
Miss Downer
B.P.W. Club
Wagners
Andes
Indiana
Philip
Catherine Wagner
Granview
Margaret Lang
Louis Lang
Inez Lang
Lang
Joe Lang
Burt Lang
Gertrude Vincent
C. P. Lang
Ellen Fitzsimmons
B. B. Bordwell, Jr
Phillip Wagner
Louisa County
Charles P. Lang
Ruth
Otoe, Neb
John All
W.W. W. Wabnitz
C. P. Wagner
Grandview
J. M. Coder
Glen Ellyn
Lou Hecklager
Charles
G. B. Lowe
Bert Lowe
Bertram
Lucile
Ralph Lowe
Dean
Henry Otto
Lloyd Nicewanner
David
Washington
B. B. Bordwell
Dick and
B. B
Maytag
ANY
Newton
Iowa
A. J. Kleinjan
Durant, Iowa
J. P. Whitmer
Pine St
Muscatine, Iowa
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