Wilton Presbyterian Church Observes Fiftieth Anniversary
Wilton Iowa hosts two days of special anniversary services for the First Presbyterian Church to mark its founding. Former pastors and members return for sermons, sermons, historical papers on the choir Sunday school and Christian Endeavor, and an evening installation of Rev. L E Lumbar as pastor.
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Wilton
Iowa
First Presbyterian Church
N. A. McAulay
Lyons
A. R. Mathes
Knoxville
Ill
Christian Endeavor
C. C. McIntyre
Davenport
A. M. Ayres
Will Mutyre
Rock Island
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. D. Harris
N. A. McAuley
H. E. Strong
L. Z. Ayre
L. E. Lumbar
H. S. Condit
Iowa City
K. J. McAulay
Fulton, Ill
J. N. Elliott
Muscatine
W. A. Montgomery
West Branch
Electa Chapter O E S Holds Initiation Meeting
Electa Chapter No 32 O E S will hold a regular meeting Monday evening June 27 at 8 o clock. Initiation is planned. All members in good standing are invited to attend.
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Electa Chapter No. 32
East Hill Coal Derailment Disrupts Plant Operations
A coal car derailed near the gas plant at East Hill as C R I P workers shift a loaded car back onto the track. The incident follows a previous derailment in the area and damage was quickly repaired by section men. Services at Park Avenue Church resumed last night under Rev. Edward Stodghill with regular Sunday evenings planned. Park church services were moved indoors due to rain. Fast Hill locals note George Lutz building a new home on Beggs Street. Rosa Brase and daughter Helen return from Royalton Minnesota. Booster Club to meet at Park Avenue Church Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Charles Dugan depart for Burlington for a few days.
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Park Avenue
Edward Stodghill
Park
First Baptist Church
Fast Hill
George Lutz
Oak Street
Beggs Street
Rosa Brase
Grand Avenue
Park Place
Helen
Royalton
Minn
Booster Club
Park Avenue Church
Charles Dugan
East
Fifth Street
Burlington
Wapello Social Roundup Sees Wide Local Visits
Wapello Iowa hosts a week long Sand Run party with guests from Wellman Winfield Bloomfield Grinnell Muscatine and Cedar Rapids residents. A wedding in Seattle June 27 between Tillie Gieselman and Chas Walas is noted along with several local visits and travels to Davenport Iowa City and Morning Sun.
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Wapello
Mabel Neuse
Sand Run Shack
Edna Gardner
A. H. Dewein
Esther Korn
Grandview
Mary Peters
J. H. Weber
Pearl Thompson
Iowa City
Mmes
George Isett
Walter Garrett
Davenport
Fred Kallenbarger
Dave Barr
Burlington
Alf. Barr
W. R. Colip
Jefferson Township
Art Vandevort
Lena Otto
Lakeside Laboratories
Okoboji
J. C. Schneider
Frank Christie
Brighton
Della Reutinger
Rock Island
Carl Birkenmeyer
E. J. Mingher
L. C., Wonné@ll
Columbus Junction
Naida Thorndyke
Muscatine
Grace Cordker
S. R. Drake
J. A. Keever
Lew Duncan
Ainsworth
C. T. Rhodes
Dan Schneider
Lewis Schneider
Tillie Gieselman
Seattle
Wash
Chas. Walas
Claude Roberts
Hutchison
Kan
J. Q. Roberts
J. E. Lee
Fredonia
America Beane
Thos. Avery
Cedar Rapids
Norman Jamison
H. O. Pease
J. O. Roberts
Galesburg
Local Notes and a Destructive Farm Fire Reported
This week updates include Mr and Mrs George Ong and their light son spending two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs F M Ong Mrs Ong to spend a month in Galesville Wis Blanche Baldridge attends Cedar Falls summer school Rev Wm A Hunt to spend summer in Wapello as Christian church pastor A Wykert and Elmer Shipman in Des Moines Prof G W Ware Stephens returns to Mt Pleasant Rev F J Sternberg returns from eye treatment in St Louis Rev R J Tillman leads German M E pulpit A disastrous fire at Levi Metzgar Elm Grove township destroys barn hay corn oats wagons carriages and farm implements loss may reach 4000 partly insured A nephew s pony in the barn burned too.
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George Ong
Little Son
F. M. Ong
Wapello
The
Christian Church
A. Wykert
Elmer Shipman
Des Moines
G. W. Ware Stephens
Normal Institute
Mt. Pleasant
F. J. Sternberg
St. Louis
R. J. Tillman
Levi Metzgar
Elm Grove Township
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Ruthenberg Clothing Co
East 2Nd. Street
Wilton Presbyterian Church
Luscious
Ellman’s
California
the Money Saving Store
Second St
Max Siegel
East Hill
Tists
Gingham Petticoats
Colgate
Shallerson Olores
Castoria
Thade
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