Marriage of Miss Snyder Announced
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Ethel Snyder daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Snyder of Muscatine to Forrest Townsley son of Mrs May Townsley near Cranston. The single ring ceremony occurred 6 30 Saturday evening at Oak Grove Christian church parsonage with Rev E H Willey officiating. Attendants were Miss Elizabeth Townsley and Harold Snyder. The couple left for a short wedding trip and will reside in Cranston after returning. Mrs Townsley has lived in Cranston since childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Snyder
Leo Snyder
Muscatine
Forrest Townsley
May Townsley
Near Cranston
Oak Grove Christian Church
Cranston
E. H. Willey
Elizabeth Townsley
Harold Snyder
Miss Townsley
Mrs. Townsley
Pack Up the Lunch Basket for Summer Picnics
Outdoor meals rise with summer hunger for al fresco dining. The piece promotes easy packing with cellophane envelopes, suggests deviled eggs and salads as top options, and gives a Greenwhich Village recipe for deviled eggs with cheese and pickles.
Birthday surprise for Mrs Vanatta in Buffalo Prairie Ill
The home of Alden Vanatta hosted a Sunday birthday gathering with relatives arriving from Muscatine Davenport and Buffalo Prairie for a noon potluck. Guests included Harry and Clar ence Hines Rob ert Holcomb John Elliott Walter Martz Carl Phillips Oscar Mavis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Vanatta
Buffalo Prairie
Ill
Carl Phillips
Norman
Evelyn
Carl
Muscatine
Oscar Mavis
Dorothy
Miss Stacher Bride of Glen J Bouquot
Evelyn Stacher of 400 Maple Grove road and Glen J Bouquet of Riverside Iowa wed at 2 pm Sunday at Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev W H Slack officiated with single ring ceremony. Attendants Violet Stacher and Fred Rickhiem. Bride wore flowered silk dress. bridesmaid in white. Couple to live in Riverside where Bouquet owns a meat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stacher
Glen J. Bouquot
Evelyn Stacher
Maple Grove Road
Glen J. Bouquet
Riverside
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
W. H. Slack
Violet Stacher
Fred Rickhiem
Mrs. Bouquet
Miss Minnie Crone Weds Francis Campbell at Rock Island
Miss Minnie Crone of 111 Cedar Street married Francis Campbell of 1101 East Ninth Street in a ceremony Saturday afternoon at Rock Island. Rev. A J Hollingsworth conducted the service at his home. Charles Campbell, brother of the groom, witnessed. The couple will reside at 1101 East Ninth Street. A wedding supper followed at the Campbell home in New Era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Crone
Francis Campbell
Cedar Street
East Ninth Street
Rock Island
A. J. Hollingsworth
Memorial Christian Church
Charles Campbell
Zenith Club Week End Outing at Cedar River Cottage
Zenith club girls of the YWCA enjoyed a week end outing at Ed Horst cottage on the Cedar river. Attending were Misses Ruth Martin Hazel Rittenhouse Dorothy Smith Dorothy Beitel Marjorie Legler Erma Dallner and Lucy Milligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenith Club
Young Women’s Christian Association
Ed Horst
Cedar River
Ruth Martin
Hazel Rittenhouse
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Beitel
Marjorie Legler
Erma Dallner
Lucy Milligan
Visiting Day Observed at Girl Reserve Camp
A dozen or more visitors attended the Sunday devotional service at the Y W C A Girl Reserve camp held at Rotary hut. Mrs John Blough led with the Girl Reserve code theme and discussions followed. The camp continues until Thursday morning when high school girls depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Hut
John Blough
Bloomington Best 4-H Club Plans Thursday Meeting
The Bloomington Best Four-H club will hold a Thursday afternoon meeting at Margaret Oostendorp's home. Wanda Zeller will present a courtesy talk and Berleen Kell will introduce the monthly feature. Norma Satterthwaite will demonstrate hooked rugs. Helen LeFever leads a study of The Gleaners and the music review is led by the club leader. A fair and camp plans discussion follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Margaret Oostendorp
Kell
Wanda Zeller
Berleen Kell
Norma Satterthwaite
Helen LeFever
Iowa 4 H Representatives Visit Washington in National Encampment
Four Iowa 4 H delegates Agda Gronbech Vivian Radebaugh Donald B Van Evera and Gerald Brown travel to Washington DC for a week long national encampment with 147 top 4 H members from across the country State leaders Frank P Reed and Herbert Plambeck accompany them The group tours attractions include the Smithsonian Lincoln Memorial Capitol Mount Vernon and Mount St Albans Cathedral plus a steamer ride on the Potomac The trip features daily schedules and multiple awards prizes and trips earned by each delegate culminating in further 4 H honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
National Capital
Agda Gronbech
Hamilton County
Vivian Radebaugh
Greene County
Donald B. van Evera
Scott County
Gerald Brown
Franklin County
Frank P. Reed
Herbert Plambeck
Department of Agriculture Experimental Farms
Beltsville
Arlington, Va
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institution
Mount St. Albans Cathedral
Capitol
Arlington National Cemetery
Custie-Lee
White House
National History Building
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Corcoran Art Gallery
Pan-American Union
Lincoln Memorial
Department of Agriculture
Library of Congress
Potomac River
George Washington
Mount Vernon
United States Chamber of Commerce
Radebaugh
van Evera
Evelyn Lord Honored At Surprise Party
A surprise party for Evelyn Lord, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lord, was held at her aunt Mrs. William Lord's home on LeRoy Street. From 6 to 9 pm guests played games with prizes to Mary Wettendorf and Jean Downey. Lunch featured balloon ducks as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Lord
Ed Lord
William Lord
LeRoy Street
Mary Wettendorf
Jean Downey
Twyla Maeglin
Marian Daniels
Frances Parsons
Hazel Painter
Fred Hermann
Newlyweds Honored At Wedding Supper
Mr and Mrs Clarence Fortune married at Rock Island Saturday noon were honored at a wedding supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Axel that evening. Mrs Fortune was formerly Miss Frieda Tammenga. Attendants Myrtle Knouse and Walter Hollenbeck also attended the supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fortune
Rock Island
Walter Axel
Fortune
Frieda Tammenga
Myrtle Knouse
Walter Hollenbeck
North Star Class of 1898 Holds Second Annual Picnic
Graduates of North Star school held a Sunday picnic at Weec park, planning a reunion next June. Officers from the past year were kept, with C. H. Fishburn as president and Willis Rynearson as vice president. Attendees included many Muscatine residents and a letter from Bertha Clark Remley of Whittier, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Star School
Weec Park
the Park
C. H. Fishburn
Willis Rynearson
Mabel Freers
Crete Shellabarger
Theodore Arp
Ed Hoffman
Crete Shellaharger
Jennie
Muscatine
Bertha Clark Remley
Whittier
Calif
Solon Couple Wed in Wapello Sunday
Mrs. Nora Smith and Arthur Springer Jr. of Solon were married Sunday afternoon at the Springer home in Wapello. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. R. J. Arms of the Methodist church, witnessed by both families and the R. D. McCuloughs. The couple left for Solon after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Nora Smith
Arthur Springer, Jr
Solon
Arthur Springer
R. D. McCulough
R. J. Arms
Methodist Church
Axel Reunion at Weed Park Draws Muscatine Guests
Sunday gathering at Weed Park drew many Muscatine residents to celebrate the Axel kin with a picnic dinner. Committee led by Walter Axel planned the 1934 picnic on the third Sunday in June and a separate party honored twins Lorraine June and David Paul Kelley along with graduates Rita Sauer and Roger Kretschmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine June
David Paul Kelley
Rita May Sauer
Roger Kretschmar
Weed Park
Paul D. Kelley
Jean Kelley
D. P. Kelley
Edward Sauer
Rainbow Girls Plan Picnic at Cedar River Cottage
The Rainbow for Girls prepared a Cedar River cottage picnic for Tuesday morning after meeting at the Masonic temple. Transportation will be provided and attendees should bring a covered dish and own silverware. The Saturday session at the temple was the last until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow
Meerdink
Cedar River
Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Temple
Ruthean Society Picnic at Weed Park
The Ruthean Society and former members are invited to a picnic at Weed Park on Wednesday June 21. It is a day for children with a noon potluck dinner and no business meeting planned, just a day for pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthean Society
High Prairie
Weed Park
Bargain Side Begins Here Today at New York Tea Room
Barrett Colvin returns to New York and enters a web of intrigue with Elinor Stafford and her mother Lida Stafford. Barrett confronts threats from Marcia Radnor’s past and schemes around Miss Ella Sexton’s fortune as he navigates a teeming social scene and a looming Miami trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Colvin
New York
Elinor Stafford
Barrett
Elinor
Lida Stafford
Lida
Ella Sexton
Sexton
Marcia Radnor
Marcia
Harold Dexter
Gerald
Vance Carter
Vance
Carla
Hal Woodbridge
Miami
Hal
Bessie Thrope
Jim
Aunt Ella
Bessie
Barry
Dexter
Dick Radnor
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Horn O' Plenty
Greenwich Village
Hannon
W. L. Hannon
Gst. Mathias Church
Centennia Fayle
J. J. Callahan
J. Vincent Eppel
Harold Fuller
Mike
Otto Hoffman
Charles Fifer
Leonard Fuller
Fred Switzer
Wessels
Anita Sullivan
Alice Stapleton
Washington
Journal Washington Bureau
American Youth Foundation
Ames
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas City
Boots
By Martin
Opal
Wal
North Star
Axel
George Springborn
Leslie Kett
Robert Jacobs
Werner Axel
C. Stelzner
Fred Brenner
Fred W. Hermann
Albert Axel
Harold Axel
Betty Flake
William Axel
Charles
Robert
Bessie Sywassink
Mary Krieg
Florence Axel
Lawrence Peters
Minnie Sylvester
Ruth
Nina
Jeanne
Helen
Betty
Glen Pantel
Fred Monson
George
Velma
Della Windman
Leslie Brockett
Frances
Richard
Clifford
Herman Elfers
Harold
Raymond
June
Bobby
E. Springborn
Jesse Stephens
William Watson
A. C. Springborn
Beery
Ricardo Cortez
Karen Morley
Jean Hersholt
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Pathe
Roosevelt
Bentwell
Ella
Maggie
Muszatine
Madge Evans
Lee Tracy
Pitts and
Todd
Dangerous Crossroads
Tae
Janet Gaynor
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