Wapello Scouts Banquet Highlights Local Troop 23
Local Boy Scouts Troop 23 held a mothers banquet at the Masonic hall with about 60 attendees. Speakers included E. R. Hicklin and Richard Davison. William Weaver spoke on Camp Eastman and the scouts demonstrated their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hicklin
Ralph Allen
William Weaver
Camp
Eastman
Richard Davison
Frances Thomas
Carl Thomas
Chicago
James Headley Doan
Irving Park Christian Church
Ada
Oklahoma
Dean
Sears Roebuck, Company
D. C. Thomas
M. D. Thomas
Lawrence Outcamp
Gould Warren
Lake Okiboji
Lakeside Laboratory
Mary Jo Baker
Onawa
Kate Baker
Virginia Bucher
Hazel Shaer
Ruth Smith
B. L. Christie
A. W. Heins
Minn
History of Special Delivery Stamps Through the Years
The article traces special delivery stamps from the first 10 cent blue issued in 1885 to later changes in color and design through 1925, noting a shift from messenger and bicycle imagery to postman and motorcycle motifs. It also mentions a 1911 registry stamp, and foresees a rise in stamp collecting with cooler weather and a Muscatine Philatelic Society event boosting new collectors this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Post Office
Muscatine Philatelic Society
West Liberty
Johnson and secretary escape injuries in Sioux City crash
Secretary Frances Robinson and former NRA administrator General Hugh S. Johnson wereuninjured when the car they rode in collided with another vehicle and hit a house during a city tour in Sioux City. Eugene Kelly publisher of the Sioux City Tribune, the driver, and others involved also escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Frances Robinson
Eugene Kelly
Sioux City Tribune
Funeral services set for Park A. Findley Monday
Findley Park A. Findley chief of the Iowa bureau of investigation will be mourned at a 2 p m funeral service in Des Moines. The body arrived from Louisville where he died in a hotel and his bride of ten days accompanied the body home from Miami Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Park A. Findley
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Louisville
Findley
Miami Beach
Fla
Iowa City Man Sentenced for Alcohol Possession
Clarence Heisner, 23, of Iowa City was found guilty of illegal possession after police found 48 half pints of alcohol in his car on a highway. He was sentenced to five months in jail and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Clarence Heisner
Here
Morning Sun Area Briefs Highlight Church Program
Morning Sun area reports a Methodist church primary department program on Sunday at 11:00 AM. The Women’s Relief Corps presented a silk flag to the church school, with Mrs. A D Kerr presenting and Mrs. Joe Jones accepting. Mrs. Nora Smith and Miss Veda Maxson returned from the Grand Army convention in Waterloo where Mrs. Smith was named department I and I officer. An Superior Nebraska notice announces the marriage of Miss Martha Hilliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Women’s Relief Corps
Methodist Church School
A. D. Kerr
Joe Jones
Nora Smith
Veda Maxson
Gladys Kerr
Waterloo
Smith
Superior
Neb
Martha Hilliott
Two Entertain at Bridge Party at Y Hall
Lone Tree hosts hosted a four table bridge party at Y hall with prizes for early players. Attendees included Mrs. W H Stone barger and Mrs Ronald Sher burne and many named local women.
Wedding notices for Harriet Hudson and Miss Harriet Hudson
George Andrews of Kanopol Kas and Miss Harriet E Hudson are connected to a wedding at the bride's home on Tune 5. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs D C Elliott former Morning Sun residents. Invitations issued for Harriet E Hudson to Dale Swisher of Chariton Ia with the ceremony at the Hudson home on Saturday June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Andrews
Kanopolis
Kas
D. C. Elliott
Morning Sun
Harriet E Hudson
Dale Swisher
Chariton
Edward Hudson
Rees Family in Annual Meeting in Columbus Junction
The Rees family reunion gathered at the Henry Rees home in the Welsh neighborhood. Several locals attend social events include garden club meetings, church circles, and local visits with relatives across nearby towns. Parish activities feature a Children's day program and an installation ceremony for Crawfordsville church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Rees
Henry Rees
W. G. Robertson
Crawfordsville
Henry
Excelsior Springs
Frank Blair
Amarillo
Tex
G. B. Stapp
Cotter
Sixty Entertained at Wertzbaugher Home
West Branch hosts a garden party for Priscilla club members and families with 60 guests including out-of-town visitors Mrs. Nelia Fisher and Mrs. Parke Moore from Iowa City. Honorary members and club officers attended from Centerville and local families hosted by Mrs. J. W. Mertzbaugher. The Past Matrons club joined an afternoon of cards in the Ma son ic social rooms with 30 women attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
W. H. Stonebarger
Ronald Sherburne
Y Hall
M. W. Alsip
Columbus Junction
Alex Lindsay
Fairfield
E. E. Axthelm
H. A. Baker
A. E. Baumer
Mable Burr
Elsie Smid
Hilda Werbach
Karl E Wiese
W. H. Younkin
Harry Stonebarger
Fern Leaf Chapter
Masonic Hall
Vsits
Hills
Betty Petri
Sam Watkinson
Frank C. Morgan
Wilbur
Waler
F. Davis
Caroline
Marshalltown
Martha Morgan
D. W. Morgan
Lone Tree Unit
Women’s Relief Corps
Emma Carl
Mary Shellady
Margaret Crimm
Edna Carl
Riverside
E. L. Dickenson
Mildred Wolford
Iowa City
Virginia Watkinson
Newport
John Smid
Kensington Club
Bridge
D. V. Morgan
W. 4. Younkin
E D. Carl
H. C. Buell
W R. Brewster
Charles V. Deeries
H. A. MacMillan
West Branch
J. W. Mertzbaugher
Priscilla Club
Nelia Fisher
Parke Moore
E. S. Pownall
Centerville
Juanita
B. A. Gill
J. E. Larson
R. L. Stuart
W. B. Anderson
Masonic
Pastors Assigned to New Locations
The Rev. Walter F Boeckman is assigned to St. Mary's parish in Lone Tree and begins work on the last Sunday in June. The Rev. Herman Strub, former pastor of Hills and Lone Tree, moves to Iowa City as assistant to Rt. Rev. Msgr. A J. Schulte at St. Mary's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Walter F Boeckman
St. Mary’s Parish
Herman Strub
the Hills
F. Kootenstette
Iowa City
A J. Schulte
St. Mary’s Church
Boeckman
Gail Stonebarger Dies in Friday Crash
Gail Stonebarger was killed and her sister De Laine is near death after a Friday night automobile accident near Tulsa Oklahoma. Their grandmother Mrs Lucy Stonebarger has been notified. The sisters were well known here and Gail's body will be brought for burial with services expected Monday though plans remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal News Service
Lone Tree
Gail Stonebarger
de Laine
Tulsa
Okla
Lucy Stonebarger
Gail
Barry Assumes Postal Duties in Muscatine
Albert S. Barry, a Muscatine democrat, becomes acting postmaster at the Muscatine post office at 9 20 a m succeeding W S McKee a republican who served nearly 12 years Barry presented credentials from Postmaster James Farley to McKee in the presence of Attorney W D Randall and City Attorney Harvey Allbee McKee handed the credentials to Assistant Postmaster Frank Walker then retired Mrs Barry to serve as acting postmaster until January next year when he will take a civil service exam for the postmaster position
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Barry
Muscatine
W. S. McKee
Barry
James Farley
Washington, D. C
W. D. Randall
Harvey Allbee
McKee
Frank Walker
Couple Takes Marriage Vows in Durant Area
Miss Bernice Christensen daughter of Mr and Mrs William Christensen of Durant married Ralph Klahn son of Edward Klahn in Stanwood Indiana on May 23. The ceremony at Mrs Henry Ormsbys home was led by Rev Delahooke of Stanwood Methodist Episcopal Church. The couple, both Durant High School graduates, plan to farm north of Durant and establish a home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Nielsen
Herman Ahrendsen
Manning
John Groth
Durant
Ford Stahl
Delores
Dorothy Dage
Davenport
Alice Rowe
Walcott
Irma Klahn
Dean Ellsworth
Gravel bids rejected by county supervisors
Washington county supervisors rejected six gravel bids for 40 miles of road work as excessive, keeping the project from moving forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Priest Transfers Across Iowa Parishes
The Rev. [name] appoinited pastor at St Marys Iowa City for six years will oversee Lone Tree parish and take charge at Columbus Junction. Rev John Collins moves from What Cheer to St Josephs Hills, reflecting regional church reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Iowa City
Lone Tree
Columbus Junction
John Collins
St. Joseph's Church
Hills
Doubting Thomas and Desirable at Uptown and Palace
At Uptown Theater this week audiences will see Doubting Thomas with Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth and Sterling Holloway plus the cartoon Kids in the Shoe and a feature Desirable starring George Brent Jean Muir Verree Teasdale and Arthur Aylesworth. Other bills include Father Knows Best and Hollywood Gadabout with Red Riding Hood and The Cowboy Millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uptown
Will Rogers
Billie Burke
Alison Skipworth
Sterling Holloway
Evelyn Bostock
Edgar Kennedy
Alden Chase
Our Gang
M. G. M. News
Palace Theater
Pat O’brien
Josephine Hutchenson
Jean Muir
John Elderedge
China
Fox News
Palace
Robert Young
Evelyn Venable
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Nielsen Noted
Mrs Dorothea Nielsen, aged local resident, died at her son Charles Nielsen's Walcott home. Funeral services were held in Range chapel Davenport Thursday afternoon with pallbearers Emil Paarman Henry Davis Ernest Stark C H Anderson Clarence Knaack and Herbert Moeller. Burial followed in Walcott cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Henry Schreck
Dysart
Alfred Nielsen
Omaha
Neb
Kate Schonewey
Beverly
Jacob Cabuhn
Hugo Cabuhn
Walnut
Dorothea Nielsen
Charles Nielsen
Walcott
Range Chapel
Davenport
Emil Paarman
Henry Davis
Ernest Stark
C. H. Anderson
Clarence Knaack
Herbert Moeller
Walcott Cemetery
Farmers Press On With Corn Planting Amid Wet Ground
Bay Island farmers continue corn planting as wet soil delays progress. Some soybeans have been planted. Myron Peters travels to the coast and Montana to visit relatives. Mrs. Jerry Keating and family visit Cleveland relatives. Local people host and attend family gatherings and birthdays, with trips to Marion, Muscatine, Keithsburg, and Rock Island for visits and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Island
Myron Peters
Montana
Jerry Keating
Mary
Jean
Jerry
Mabel Kunkel
Muscatine
George Riley
Keithsburg
Mrs. Riley
Jesse Halsted
Frank Weikert
Rock Island
China Picture Plays at Palace
First National Pictures presents Oil for the Lamps of China at the Palace theater. The drama and human document follows American pioneers in China as they endure flood, famine, pestilence and banditry while serving American firms. Director Mervyn LeRoy studied China and its customs before filming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
First National Pictures
Palace Theater
Alice Tisdale Hobart
Mervyn LeRoy
Orient
O'Brien Stars in Cowboy Millionaire
George O'Brien headlines The Cowboy Millionaire opening Friday at the Uptown theater. The Fox Film release takes audiences on a six thousand mile journey from London to Arizona offering thrills and a fresh take on the cowboy genre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O’brien
Uptown
London
Arizona
Fox
Red Haired Alibi at A Muse U Theater
The film adaptation of Wilson Collison’s Red Haired Alibi plays at the A Muse U theater. The vivid tale follows a Columbus girl who quits a novelty counter and follows a visitor to New York, only to learn she is an alibi for a crook. The cast features Theodor von Eltz and Merna Kennedy in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton Churchill
Regina Denny
Peg Leg Pete Pirate
Universal News
Warner Oland
Pat Patterson
Thomas Beck
Rita Cansine
Charlie Chan
Egypt
Robert Armstrong
Binnie Barnes
Rex Bell
Tonto Kid
Tom Tyler
Wilson Collison
Columbus
Ohio
High Street
New York
Westchester
A-Muse-U
Theodor von Eltz
Merna Kennedy
Desirable at Uptown Theater Starring Jean Muir and Cast
Jean Muir leads the Warner Bros feature Desirable at the Uptown theater with George Brent Verree Teasdale and John Halliday. The romance follows a finishing school girl swept into society who discovers its sham and finds love with a longtime friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Muir
Boardway
Warner Bros
George Brent
Verree Teasdale
John Halliday
Mary McCall, Jr
Uptown to Show Doubting Thomas
Uptown theater opens Sunday with Will Rogers in Doubting Thomas a comic tale spun from George Kelly The Torch Bearers The plot follows a calm sausage maker whose wife Bil lie Burke aims for the stage Alison Skipworth stars as the amateur impresario Rogers stages a spoof Hollywood director to critique screen tests delivering a standout sequence in the filmable comedy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Thomas
Uptown
Will
George Kelly
Rogers
Billie Burke
Alison Skipworth
Hollywood
Cane
Charlie Chan in Egypt at the Palace Friday
Charlie Chan in Egypt opens Friday at the Palace amid pyramids and a stolen treasure. A French historical society uncovers an ancient tomb as vandals steal relics, a murder follows, and Chan faces peril to solve the case and protect a young romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Pyramids
Chan
Vagabond Lady at Palace Delights with Romance and Glamour
The Hal Roach and MGM comedy Vagabond Lady screens at the Palace on Wednesday. Robert Young plays Tony, son of a millionaire, delivering lively humor and romance, while Evelyn Venable shines as Miss Spiggins the store janitor’s daughter in a stylish, well staged production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theater
Robert Young
Tony
Spiggs
Evelyn Venable
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Wapello Scouts
Thomas Dean
United States Registry
Sale Company
Garden Club
Spring Run
Henry Orr
Bobby Gene
Burr Harris
Midway Sale Company
Jennings and Colton
Girls Missionary Circle
Girls Missionary Guild
Cotter Church
Mary Freda Jones
Pauline Peters
Keith Lee
Fredonia
W C. Davis
Columbus City
Bernard Corner
Lester Orr
Billy
Orrand
Dayton
Waukon
Richie
J. C. Richie
Robert Curtis
North Carolina Agricultural College
Raleigh
N. C
Carl
Carrie Curtis
Tedford
Albia
Wertzbaugher
Robert Taylor
Jean Parker
Pvva
the Law OF the Wild
Rin-Tin-Tin JR
Shorty
Sister
Bernice Christensen
Ralph Klahn
Stanwood
MUSEY
Elsie
Cnet
Tower Productions
Grant Withers
Parnell Pratt
Greeny Creme
Christy Cabanie
Battle
Nielsen
Lyle Talbot
Jean Muir Pee An Tae Ea
Cartoon
O’brien Stars In Cowboy Millionaire
Keane
Tonite Wheeler
Theif. Best
Woolsey
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