Third Reunion of North Prairie School Is Staged
The North Prairie school former pupils and teachers held the third annual reunion on the Moscow township school grounds with seventy attendees. A noon picnic, talks by Newton Lang and guest Mrs. Craddock, and remarks by E Bradly highlighted the event. officers elected for 1940 include President Viola Downer and others, with plans for the next reunion in June.
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Wilton
North Prairie School
Moscow Township
Newton Lang
Viola Downer
Sweetland
Alfred Hanson
Margaret Smith
Moscow
Ray Downer
Blanche Kaufman
Nellie Duncan
Muscatine
Jarvis Family Annual Reunion and Officers Elected at Grandview Park
The Jarvis families gathered at Grandview Park for a Sunday reunion and basket dinner. After the meal, officers were elected with Chester Martin named president Vern Jarvis as vice president and Mrs Claude Hammer as secretary and treasurer.
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Jarvis
Grandview
Grandview Park
Chester Martin
Vern Jarvis
Claude Hammer
Clyde Wallace
Trenton Mo
Sweetland
Charles Shephard
James Shephard
Muscatine
G. T. Robison
Ida Keckler
Wever
Glenn Persinger
Ruth
Betty
Ainsworth
Ivan
Paul
Ruth Hartsock
Brighton
Daryl Grosscup
Evelyn
Helen
Daryl
Dean
Hazel
Dixon
Walter Olsen
Alvin
Richard
Johnnine
West Liberty
Marvin
Des Moines
Glenn Frazier
William Graygiview
J. B. Jarvis
Chester Storms
George Holmes
Grandview Community Church Children’s Day Observed
Grandview-Children's Day was observed with a Sunday evening program at the community church. The event opened with audience song and a prayer by Rev. Larson, followed by a series of performances and recitations by local members and guests.
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Grandview
Community Church
Rev
Larson
Jackie Bieri
Jesus
Dickie McGill
Chymdon
Warren Stineman
Marlene Buster
Neal Weile
Marcelene Cocklin
Hatfield couple visits Ottumwa area on church duties
Rev Mrs Hatfield and family travel through Oskaloosa on Sunday to visit Lone Tree church youths attending training school. They proceed to Indianola for two weeks at Simpson College ministerial training. Mrs Hatfield visits Red Oak with Rev and Mrs Rarick. Local Reform missionary society meets Wednesday afternoon to discuss Youth and Adults Building Together in the Local Church with Mrs Griebel leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
S. Ward Hatfield
Oskaloosa
M. R. Griebel
Mrt
Otto Joens
W. H
Yakish
E. C. Green
Dora Corbett
Bernard Corbett
Louise Schmidt
Dorigen Doerres
Enid Schmidt
Robert Musser
Charles R. Doerres
Cedar Fall
Esther Nykvist
Dewayne Doerres
Marcella Kuhn
Norway
Donald Musser
Walford
J. D. Musser
Muscatine
Arsenal
Rock Island
Monkey ‘S
Davenport
Harry Stock
Margaret
Billy
Damage Suit Filed Over Store Collision
Tipton The Clarence Shipping Assn filed suit for writ of attachment in district court against Brady Transfer and Storage Co over a Saturday accident in Clarence. A heavily loaded eggs truck crashed into a store on primary road No 30, breaking windows and moving the building, with cargo damaged but the trailer upright. The association seeks 400000 in damages. The corner has seen many truck crashes in recent years with no fatalities.
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Tipton
Clarence Shipping Assn
Larence
Brady Transfer and Storage Co
Clarence
Slotted Wings Help Raptors Climb Faster
Most birds of prey possess slotted wings that facilitate rapid lift and ascent, enabling quicker gain of altitude and efficient soaring.
Rainfall Near Two Inches Hits Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction recorded 1.91 inches of rainfall Sunday night into Monday. Missionary candidates the Rev and Mrs Ira McCallister will speak at Trinity Evangelical and Reformed church at 2 30 next Sunday afternoon June 25. They live in Wheaton Illinois and plan to sail for East Africa once ready.
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Columbus Junction
Ira McCallister
East Africa
Scandinavian Alliance Mission
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church
McCallister
Wheaton, Ill
Africa
Robert F. Moore
Iowa City
Moore
University of Iowa
Albert Toms
Mingo
W. E. Toms
Betty Boulton
Columbus City
Des Moines
Jack Boulton
Junior Lynn
J. W. Allred
Norma Giffey
Chicago
Charles Giffey
Yellowstone Park
Hildegarde Giffey
M. W. Doyle
Winfield
Doyle
Hugh Doyle
Charles Eliason
South Hill
Milo Fulton
Fulton
William Fulton
Adair
Floyd Marston
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Wapello couple wed at Cedar Rapids church
Miss Lucille Robertson of Wapello married Robert Warner Ayers of Wapello at St. Pauls Methodist in Cedar Rapids. The ceremony was followed by a wedding luncheon at the bride's aunt Nettie Benish home. The couple will reside in Wapello where Ayers runs a business.
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Columbus Junction
Lucille Robertson
R. A. Robertson
Wapello
Robert Warner Ayers
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Bready
John Bready
Nettie Benish
Jace
G. W. Ayers
Columbus Independent High School
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa Electric Welding School
Hobart Welding
Kitchen Grocery Shower At Home Of Mrs Grimm
A New Era community group held a post nuptial kitchen and grocery shower for the bride at Mrs Gerald Grimm's home. Luncheon was served by a committee on the lawn. Numerous neighbors and relatives attended from Pleasant Prairie and nearby towns.
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Mrs. Grimm
Pleasant Prairie
Gerald Grimm
Fred Crow
Earl Richman
Lyle Paul
Lura Cole
Edward Grimm
Anna Kemper
Mae Kemper
Herbert Spring
Carol Mae
Muscatine
Janice Egel
Mydred Hermann
Lavona Sisse
Ames
August Lutz
Barbara Jean
Donald Edward
Rock Island
Tyler
Bessie Whiting
Island Church Children Day Program Features Local Youth
Island Methodist church held its annual Children’s Day program with group songs a flag drill and a vocal solo by Dorothy Folck. Pastor Fay Marriott delivered the sermon and announced his two week absence with R James to lead services. The program listed numerous island children participants and noted two obituaries for Mary Fuller and Fred Lindsay.
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Fruitland
Island Methodist Church
Dorothy Folck
Charles Wilson
Marilyn
Beverly Essex
Bobby Essex
Bobby
Alice
Jimmy Bohling
Leila Lea
Marjorie
Roy
Twila Jean
Donald Shoultz
Betty
Jean
Shirley Holliday
Billy Battenhagen
Carl Harder
Keith Butcher
Walter
Lucille Pelton
Marilyn Curtis
Ruby
Pauline Shaw
Doris Greiner
Herbert Wilson
Donald Folck
Ethel Bryant
Doris
Betty Holliday
Fay Marriott
R. James
Charles Funk
Mary Fuller
Red Cloud
Neb
Fred Lindsay
Eugene
Ore
Lindsay
Muscatine Island
Wilton Visit Noted In Mt Ayr Briefs
Local briefs note visits from Wilton residents to Mt Ayr. Guests include Mrs S L Torrence and sons Jack and James and Mrs Homer Poor at Mrs Torrence's parents W W Poor. Jack stays two weeks. Cedar Falls kin called by illness. Other visits include families from Ottumwa and Chicago. St Marys Rosary hosts strawberry ice cream festival. plan ice cream social June 25 2 to 6.
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George Kelley
Ottumwa
John Caldwell
Chicago
Church Lawn
Thomas McSwiggin
Honoring Reed Mewhirter and Mrs Jaggard at Columbus Junction dinner
Reed Mewhirter aged 86 and his sister Mrs. Charles Jaggard of Morning Sun were feted at a birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pierce in Shellbark with a basket meal and thirty guests. Attendees included neighbors from Cairo Morning Sun Mt. Pleasant and Des Moines.
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Columbus Junction
Reed Mewhirter
Cairo
Charles Jaggard
Morning Sun
C. E. Pierce
Shellbark
Arthur Mewhirter
Billy
Joe
Herold Piercey
New London
James Pierce
Thomas Hurst
Des Moines
Harold Duncan
Jackie Lou
J. E. Gray
Robert
Lina Bliven
Vernon Brown
Fredonia
Mary Katherine
Paul Smith
Betty Johnston
Eldon
Kansas City
C. B. Nichols
Rock Island Railway
A. W. Hinderman
Jennie Jones
Wapello
Olive Wilcox
Dorothy Grim
Rock Island
Ollie Shearer
Morris Marshall
Lindles and relatives enjoy Cedar Valley dinner gathering
Cedar Valley hosts a large family dinner as Mr and Mrs Earl Lindle entertain relatives including Clarence Secrest and daughter Dorothy of West Branch and Wayne Foucet of Boston. Other Sunday guests include the Hendriks and Geertz families at Muscatine, with multiple local relatives attending gatherings and picnics.
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Cedar Valley
Earl Lindle
Clarence Secrest
Dorothy
West Branch
Wayne Foucet
Boston
George Kirby
Mary Edith
West Liberty
Ben Mosher
Muscatine
John Hendriks
Anna McIntire
Louis Geertz
Shirley
Kenneth
Ed Daugherty
Charles Hime
Clifford Panter
Mr. Hime
Granville and
Eldon
Guy Flater
Clinton Meyers
Ed Barnhart
Dean
Ed Hendriks
Harold
Earl Smith
Nettie Clendennen
Earlville
Margaret van Ness
Dubuque
Iowa City
Vern Jarvis
Darrell Johnson Honored At Family Gathering
Darrell Johnson, soon to join the U S navy, was honored at a Sunday family dinner hosted by his parents near Wapello. About 50 attended including grandparents from Andalusia Illinois and Rock Island Illinois. The event included relatives from Clinton Camanche Buffalo Betendorf and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Darrell Johnson
U. S. Navy
Archie Johnson
Fred Hartman
Andalusia
Ill
Tom Johnson
Rock Island
Clinton
Camanche
Buffalo
Bettendorf
Danish Navy to Use English Built Two Seat Fighters
The Danish navy will operate planes built in England. The aircraft are two seat fighters with a maximum level speed of 283 miles per hour and carry eight machine guns.
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England
Vistors Sunday at J M Marshall and G Newnam Homes
The text notes that a man and his son from Davenport were visitors Sunday at the J M Marshall and G Newnam homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son of
Davenport
J. M. Marshall
G. Newnam
Map roller on steering wheel aids travelers on strange roads
A map fitted to a roller attached to the steering wheel exposes about two inches of the map to the driver, offering a new safety device for travelers navigating unfamiliar routes.
Aye Honored At Cedar Picnic In Atalissa Area
A. C. Aye honored at a family picnic along the Cedar near Atalissa on Sunday with a basket dinner at noon. The event drew many Wilton and Atalissa families including the Sterner, Smith, Ruess, Milder, and Weiskamp clans. Residents noted visits, birthday celebrations, and hospital recoveries among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Aye
Atalissa
George Sterner
Ivan Sterner
Harlan
Marian
Dallas Sterner
Mearl
Wilton
Lester Sterner
Ralph Smith
Vonda Lee
Richard Weiskamp
Leo Weiskamp
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Ronald
Shirley
Lyle
Erma
Frankie
Bobbie Newton
Letts
Gerald Depping
McKillip
University Hospital
Iowa City
Werner Rieck
Davenport
Martha de Vore
Walter Duffee
Chicago
de Vore
Louis Smith
Ernest van Horn
Milan
Martha Sholtz
Jess van Horn
Mrs. Brumbaugh Dies at 69 in Wilton Community
Lifetime Wilton resident Mrs. Brumbaugh 69 died at 1 15 a m today at her Wilton home after a five month illness. Nellie Doran born in Durant December 21, 1869, married Charles H Brumbaugh January 7, 1890. Surviving: husband, son Lyle A of Cedar Falls, daughter Mrs. Lee Folsom of Dubuque, two grandchildren, sister Mrs. Sadie Henley of Wilton. Funeral Thursday at 3 p m at Wilton Presbyterian Church. Burial in Oakdale Cemetery.
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Wilton
Charles H. Brumbaugh
Nellie Doran
Durant
John
Margaret Doran
Wilton Township
Sheriff's Sale of Muscatine County Land in 1939
By special execution from the Muscatine County District Court I will offer for sale on July 24, 1939 at the Muscatine courthouse the following properties in sections 25 and 36, township 77 north range 3 west. The sale includes described parcels in the southwest quarter and northwest quarter of section 36 and the southwest quarter of section 25 with specified exceptions and a triangular tract in section 25. Proceeds go to satisfy Bion H. Hitchcock. Sale runs 9 am to 4 pm, with sale at 11 am. F. B. Nesper, Sheriff.
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District Court
Muscatine County
State of Iowa
W. L
Walter L. Martz
Court House
City of
Muscatine
Isaac Sager
Ida V. Baker
Iowa
A. m. Muscatine
F. B. Nesper
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Spangler’s Chapel
Bloomington
Spangler Chapel
Gertrude Bridge
Alice McConnaha
Gilbert Walker
Robert Shield
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Frances Satterthwaite
Pearl Mentink
Ralph Lippelgoes
Laura Hopkins
Margaret Philips
New Sharon
William Petersen
George Toyne
Howard Toyne
Vernon
Esther
Robert Stuart
Lee Toyne
George
Barbara
Patricia
Mary Lou
Arthur Toyne
Audrey
Margaret Toyne
Ralph Toyne
Walter Toyne
Ruth Toyne
Kensington
W. J. Schwalm
Bloomington Friends Church Ladies’ Aid
Ralph Bierman
Ivan Toyne
Bloomington Friends Church
George Hartman
Kas
Gus Zukasty
J. A. Irwin
Virgil Irwin
Joe Bowser
Curtis Foster
Foster
Knoxville
Cubs
Oo Dodgers
Donis Reynolds
Marvin Phelps
Grandview Community
the Missionary Society
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Herbert Gipple
Ralph Cross
Bert Thompson
Kenneth Buster
Leon Thompson
Hamlontown
Mildred Thompson
Ft. Dodge
Lawrence Thompson
Minneapolis
Fairbault Mini
Priscilla Williams
Clara Thompson
Floyd
Ninetta Teets
Mildred Westerbeck
Burlington
Fred Wier
Warren Allen
F. W. Allen
Mrs. Hatfield
Indianola
Miss Robertson
Robert W. Ayres
Wapello Wes
Island Church
Mt. Ayr
Mrs. Jaggard
Journal
Bendix
Orrie Glatstein
Furniture Mart
Goodrich
Goodrich Silvertown
Sycamore
Chevrolet
Henderson
Mulberry
East Hill Homes For Sale
Park Avenue
C. C. Hai
KES & CO
Broud’s
Universal Crushed Shell Co
U. Journal
East 2Nd
Boy’s Bicycle
East 6Th St
W. M. Thompson
Singer Sewing Machine
West 8Th
Henry's Goldfish Hatchery
Dale
Co. C. Hakes and Company
Eve
Henderson’s Drug Stores
Baby Chicks
Ashton Hatcheries
Stewart Road
Lindles
John R. Fraser
E. C. Castle
Oliver Castle
Ruth Castle
Hutchison, Kas
Castle
California
M. F. Hicklin
Leonard Adams
Theodore Adams
North Wapello
George Bissinger
Mary Brooks
Lois Jean
Riverside
Wersty
Forest Park
Maggie Davis
Fraser
George Dickson
John Dickson
White Rock Springs
Romann Liebbe
Allen Rexroth
East 7Th St
East 10Th
BIG 40
Aere
Rainbow Cottages
Spirit Lake
Richards Market
Houser St
Timothy Hay
Howard Bloomer
East 2Nda
Florist
Miller Greenhouses
Lodge
E. T
Order of the Temple
E. C
Joseph G. Johnston
Chiro
Dractor
West Seventh Street
Northern Gravel Company
Bee Gee Shop
Dime Stores
Barry-Althaus Hardware Co
Montgomery Ward Co
Nellie E. Robertson
East Second St
Graham Drug
Evangelical Church
Kin's Law Shop
Chestnut
CALL
Alfred E. Olson
Mulberry Phone
Mrs. Brumbaugh
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