Brown Funeral Services Held
Wilton mourns Clark Brown longtime railroad man born November 19 1857 in Lakeland Ill death June 17 in Long Beach Calif services held at the Methodist church with Masonic burial in Oakdale cemetery A male quartet choir with Clarence Egel at piano Knight Templar escort from Muscatine and pallbearers named. Survived by widow Della Brown and son Joe F Brown.
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Wilton
Clark Brown
Long Beach
Calif
C. W. Pfeiffer
Presbyterian Church
Griff Norton
B. L. Norton
Dan Davies
Charles W. Norton
Isle of Somewhere
Clarence Egel
William J. Jaysperson
Oakdale Cemeery
D. A. Burrows
L. C. Kiger
M. J. Doyle
F. A. Martin
A. B. Darting
J. J. Hoskins
Muscatine
G. G. Leith
J. W. Gruber
Rudolph Sebelien
Larkland
Ill
Rock Island Railway
Avoca
Moscow Couple Celebrates Second Anniversary at Cedar River Picnic
A Moscow couple marked their second wedding anniversary with a Sunday picnic along the Cedar River. Attending were F. H. Fagreline and sister Mrs. F. Danfeldt and many relatives from Muscatine Davenport Atalissa Letts and Trinity neighborhood.
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Moscow
Cedar River
F. Danfeldt
F. H. Fagreline
L. C. Hain
Nellie Rann
Charley Moomey
Louise Stambro
Muscatine
Emil Daufeldt
Davenport
Walter Daufeldt
High Prairie
Lawrence Beaver
Chester
Clifford Dickey
Albert Daufeldt
Atalissa
Bert Witmer
Arthur Hain
Clarence Hain
John Danufeldt
Ed Daufeldt
Edward
Trinity
Lester Dickey
Donna
Near Letts
Junction to Offer Benefit Ball Game
Columbus Junction hosts a benefit doubleheader for the American Legion on July 2. Ding's Standard Oilers meet Grandview at 8 pm in the first game, followed by a match between the American Legion and Columbus business men on Barrios.
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Columbus Junction
American Legion
Ding
Standard Oilers
Grandview
Columbus
Barrios
Blue Grass Four-H Club Holds Meeting
The Blue Grass Sunshine Workers Four-H club met Saturday at the home of Miss Viola Arp with 12 members present. Flora Marie West spoke on care of the teeth. Alta Giese demonstrated canning strawberries. Giese and Marie Schlapkohl reported on the Ames convention.
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Blue Grass
Blue Grass Sunshine Workers Four-H Club
Viola Arp
Flora Marie West
Mildred Schiele
Alta Giese
Miss Giese
Marie Schlapkohl
Ames
Vera Daurer
Union
Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian
Pleasant Prairie Church
Geraldine Moeller
Marian Moorhead
Mary Schroder
Norman Schroder
Mary Moorhead
Margaret Drumam
Betty Drumm
Calvin Drumm
Robert Dodds
Allan Whelers
Lois Hoffbauer
Phyllis Feigners
Elaine Hoffbauer
Erie Chapel
Chicago
Moeller
Fred Schlidt
Evelyn
Donald
Linn
William Plett
Cedar Rapids
Charles Hiegel
John Stramp
George Miller
Iowe
City
Chris Alt
Erwin Zinger
George Federmeier
B. F. Pickering
H. C. Schroder
Clarence Egel
Centerville
State Synod
Theda Houvenagle
Davenport
Children’s Day Observed at Pleasant Grove Bethel
Concord Township report details a Sunday Children’s Day program at Pleasant Grove Bethel church with special music recitations piano solos and exercises. Organizers include Mrs. Leonard Frisk Martha Blankenhorn and Mrs. L M Dallmeyer with numerous local youth participants and recent hospital recovery news for Miss Francis Bonnichsen.
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Concord
Pleasant Grove Bethel Church
Leonard Frisk
Martha Blarkenhorn
L M. Dallmeyer
Marvin
Betty
Mryle_ Kistler
Jean
Margery Goode
Faithe Dallmeyer
Rose Mary Benntt
Charlene Warner
Warren
Robbie Dawson
Keith Clark
Keith Curtis
Bruce
Carl
Joan Bonnichsen
Robert Bonnichsen
Lois Schlichting
Helen Dallmeyer
Martha Blankenhorn
Francis J Bonnichsen
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
A. E. Buckett
Lester Goode
Old Clifton
Harlan Foster
Cecil Schlichting
Near Cone
Schlichting
John Schlichting
Ronnie Davis
Patricia
Near Wyman
Egebert Shellabarger
I. C. C. Club
Jesse Laudrum
Death Summons Mrs Schmidt 82
Mrs Salome Schmidt aged 82 died at 3 45 pm Monday at the Lutheran Old People’s home on Burlington road after a three week illness. She was at the home for 11 years born October 10 1852 in Germany. Her husband Joseph Schmidt and three children preceded her in death with no close relatives surviving. Funeral service was held at the home today at 1 pm led by Rev William Klein. The body was sent to Streator Illinois for burial. George Wittich Funeral Home 210 Cedar Street handled arrangements.
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Salome Schmidt
Lutheran Old People’s Home
Burlington Road
Schmidt
Germany
Joseph Schmidt
William Klein
Streator
Ill
George Wittich
Cedar Street
Past Matrons Club Picnic Hosts Honor Members
Letts Past Matrons Club and families gathered Sunday at the Hunter home hosted by Mrs. Arthur Lieberknecht and Mrs. Archie Hunter. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Shellabarger, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gipple and Suzanne, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Shearer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gipple, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hildebr and, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. McCormick, Mrs. Emma Linn, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lieberknecht and daughters Miriam, Jean and Jeanette, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hunter, Cone and Bettina, and Mrs. Pearson.
Exams for Louisa Teachers Scheduled
Wapello Ada Smith county superintendent will conduct the regular uniform teachers examinations Wednesday Thursday and Friday this week. Schedule lists preliminaries and subject tests including spelling reading geography history home economics civics algebra English composition general science and elementary methods.
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Wapello
Ada Smith
United States
Annulment Sought After Elopement by Freeman Slack
Mary Ann Hughes Freeman Slack, 19 of Huntington and Cincinnati heiress, asked for annulment four days after eloping with James Dent Slack 21 of Huntington. She charges the license was illegally obtained and says she was improperly urged to marry. Her father was the late C. H. Freeman, oil and gas millionaire.
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James Dent Slack
Huntington
W. Va
Mary Ann Hughes Freeman Slack
Huntington and
Cincinnati
C. H. Freeman
Oil and Gas
Mrs Floyd Fuhr Hostess at Shower in Illinois City
Mrs Floyd Fuhr entertained a miscellaneous bridal shower Friday afternoon for her sister in law Mrs William Thomas. Seventy six guests attended as gifts were presented in a wheelbarrow decorated with peach and green crepe. Refreshments were served.
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Illinois City
Floyd Fuhr
William Thomas
C. B. Larson
Bloomington
Ill
Keith
Lelatd Larson
Peter Katcher
Paul Katcher
Clarksville
Phebe Johnson
Retta Hayes
Don Hayes
Rock Island
Leslie Hayes
Hayes
Robert Barton
Myron Mueller Honored as State Farmer at Illinois Future Farmers Meet
Myron Mueller 16 of East Buffalo Prairie was among 78 honored at the Illinois Future Farmers convention in Urbana, joining about 2,000 attendees. He was elected a reporter at a Friday meeting and is a junior at Aledo High School.
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Buffalo Prairie
Myron Mueller
N. H. Mueller
East Buffalo Prairie
Illinois Future Farmers
Urbana
Myron
Aledo
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