Letts Seniors to Offer Two One Act Plays
The Letts high school presents two one act plays in the auditorium on Friday May 11 at 8 p m The Neighbors by Zona Hale draws praise for its small town life portrayal The Decimal Point is lighter in tone with a listed cast including Solomon Sinn and Bob Crumly Also noted is a Letts school orchestra concert under Elmer Ziegler with a varied program and several soloists The Wesleyan class meets at Cloyce Downer home for a discussion. veterinarians form a regional medical association and local visits wrap up with remarks on recent events including a fall injury to Patricia Dollman
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Letts
Zona Hale
Grandma
Alice Tomfeld
Diantha Abel
Lois Walter
Peter
Leonard Sieler
Inez
Mary Lieberknecht
Ezra
Charles Dickinson
Elinora Moran
Nellie van Slyke
Miss Trot
Cora Letts
Carry Ellsworth
Alice Townsley
Solomon Sinn
Bob Crumly
Slyvester Smudge
Keith Jordan
Orlando Bump
Louie Reddick
Denise Darling
Susanna de Waele
Madam Darling
Corienne Lowe
Wellesley
June Woodhouse
Ruth Fowler
Arlene Collins
Zamecnik
Wesleyan
M. E. Church
Cloyce Downer
Clifford Allen
Argene Allbee
Harold McCormac
H. Dale Frame
Ernst Laeberknecht
Ray Schafer
Charles Gipple
L. E. Downer
Roscoe Eliason
Harlan Foster
Herbert McCormac
J. L. Hildebrand
Miss Helen Bill Heads Mt Grove School Program
A large Mt Grove crowd filled the school Thursday evening as Miss Helen Bill presented pupils in songs recitations and dialogs. Students included Harriet TeStrake Alfred Richter Henry Rahlf Jr Victor Bill Margaret Gloria Rahlf Danforth Sauer and Orrell Bill. A group of 16 former pupils sang numbers led by Arthur Paul John Brei Russell Bill and others with Gladys Bill at the piano. Proceeds from refreshments benefit the school. Church societies met with 25 attending the Sweetland Ladies Aid and Women Foreign Missionary societies in the church parlors. Mrs Newton Lang led vocal numbers with Mrs Joe Lang accompanying. Mrs Lang won first in the Mother's Day contest with Mrs Harriet Shepard second. a tray luncheon followed the semi-annual missionary tea.
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Russell Bill
Dorothy Harker
Bernice McEvoy
Howard Holtz
Fred Halling
Vernon Halling
Forrest Bill
Albert Herlein
Hazel Sauer
Harriet Sauer
Ruth Halling
Florence Shepard
Helen Bill
Gladys Bill
Sweetland Ladies’ Aid and Women’s Foreign Missionary Societies
Newton Lang
Joe Lang
Harriet Shepard
Concord Columbus Junction Indian Creek Community Club Meeting
The Indian Creek community club met at Mrs H W Sargent of Fredonia with 26 attendees. Special guests included Mrs Ed Walker Burlington Mrs Glen James and Chaddie Mrs Marie Mishler West Liberty Mrs Marshall Mink and Fern, Mrs Robert Kemp and two children. The afternoon was spent sewing carpet rags and knotting two comforters. A luncheon followed the business meeting, with next gathering planned for June at Mrs Jesse Landrum and entertainment committee members. Mr and Mrs N A Shellabarger and Rema visited Muscatine Thursday. Charley Estle of Winfield visited relatives here. Mr and Mrs A E Burkett were in Muscatine recently.
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Columbus Junction
Indian Creek
Nichols Delta Alpha Class to Meet May 7 at Rosenfield Home
The Nichols Nichols-The Delta Alpha class of the Christian church will hold their regular meeting next Monday night May 7 at the home of Anna Rosenfield with Ilo Adamson acting as assisting hostess.
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Nichols
Delta Alpha Class
The
Christian Church
Anna Rosenfield
Ilo Adamson
Famous Italian Painting Quiz Puzzle
A quiz lists many clues for a famous Italian painting and related terms. It asks for the painting's name, the artist, and linked words such as compass points and objects, with vertical and horizontal clue entries across numbers and words.
Committee Will Select Officers For Lone Tree PTA
Lone Tree reports appointing Mrs Beulah Rife Mrs Blanche Stonebarger and Mrs James Bell to nominate PTA officers. A post meeting program featured numbers by local clubs and church groups with readings duets and piano pieces. Officers will also name picnic committees for May 25 in the park.
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Lone Tree
Beulah Rife
Blanche Stonebarger
James Bell
Parent- Teacher Association
Searchlight
Kensington Clubs
Cleo Jarrard
H. C. Bull
Virginia Axthelm
John Stettler
Woman's Auxiliary of American Legion
Reading
Eliza Eden
Woman's Relief Corps
Margaret Wolford
Linda Baker
Mabel
Letha Burr
Alice Stiles
Raymond Rife
Eastern Star
Elsie Smid
Parent-Teacher Association
Susie Luster
Esther Holdeman
Cedar Rapids
L. O. Adams
G. B. Kirchner
M Cantrell
Roy Neilson
Mildred Wolford
Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Solon
Laird
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa City
Oxford
Woman’s Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Charles Gaeta
C. M. Cantrell
Amanda Mumm
Florence Adams
Lucy Kirchner
M. E Missionary Society
Frank Sherburne
Indoor Picnic Honors Mrs Hoffmeyer At Muscatine Home
Members of the Eichelberger clan and friends gathered Friday evening at the H W Stone home in Muscatine for an indoor picnic honoring Mrs Priscilla Hoffmeyer and R G Hoffmeyer of Sioux City. The event featured spring flowers, cafeteria style supper, cards and music with about 15 attendees.
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High Prairie
Eichelberger
Priscilla Hoffmeyer
R. G. Hoffmeyer
Sioux City
H. W. Stone
Muscatine
H. Pollack
Near High Prairie
Tipton Juniors Stage Carnival Themed Banquet
The Tipton high school junior class hosted a circus style banquet for seniors in the gymnasium Friday. Tickets, priced at one smile, were sold by Marlin Howe and Margery McLain. Tables for 128 featured carnival decor with clowns, animal cracker place cards, and a merry go round. Jody Moeller acted as barker. acts included The Big Parade, trainers, violin solo, side shows, and a peace pipe presentation. Music by Boyd Winters Orchestra and service by Olivette Pehrson’s class.
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Tipton
Tipton High School
Marlin Howe
Margery McLain
Jody Moeller
Barker
Duane Moffit
Warner
Frances Simpson
James Casterline
Will
Ivan Bartlett
Lois Jean Long
Shirley Elaine Long
Ed Kelley
Boyd Winter
Olivette Pehrson
Moscow and Area Social Round in West Liberty and Tipton
Moscow resident Moscow Moscow-Francis Henderson spent Wednesday evening in West Liberty visiting friends. Bert Chelf and family from near Muscatine visited Frank and Hinkhouse in West Liberty Thursday night. Augusta Banhael and daughter Tena visited Hohnke in Atalissa Wednesday. Francis Smith, Moscow School teacher, spent the weekend in West Liberty. Albert Danfeldt visited friends in Tipton Friday. Moscow M E church schedule lists Sunday school at 10 am with Frank Wilhelme as superintendent and a young people's league at 7 pm. Herb Walters of Tipton called on relatives Wednesday. Mrs John Roberts and Roland of Muscatine returned Friday after a three day visit at Harold Hinkhouse’s home with the Ladies Aid. The afternoon featured a business meeting and Mother’s Day program.
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Moscow
Francis Henderson
West Liberty
Bert Chelf
Muscatine
Frank Hinkhouse
Augusta Banhael
Tena
Hohnke
Atalissa
Francis Smith
Albert Danfeldt
Tipton
Moscow M. E
Frank Wilhelme
Young People’s League
Herb Walters
John Roberts
Gon. Roland
Harold Hinkhouse
New Boston High Announces Close Date and Activities
New Boston High will close for summer vacation on May 17. The term includes May 4 dual track meet at Joy, May 5 bakery sale, May 11 triangular track meet with Reynolds and Little York, May 13 baccalaureate, May 14 junior senior banquet, May 17 class night, May 18 Mercer County track meet at Joy, and May 18 commencement. An all school play is being prepared under Prof. S. C. Monson and M. H. Graff during commencement week.
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New Boston
Joy
Reynolds
Little York
Mercer County
S. C. Monson
M. H. Graff
Pleasant View and Ferndale schools hold picnics and events
Columbus Junction Pleasant View school closed Friday with a noon picnic dinner and a literary club program led by Melva Stinson featuring songs readings and a play His Lucky Day. Ferndale school closed with 50 attendees enjoying a picnic dinner kitten ball games and a fine work exhibit.
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Columbus Junction
Pleasant View
Literary Club
Melva Stinoon
Albert Breneman
Dale Edmondson
Breneman
Olin
Melva
Willard
Maxine Stinson
Corrinne
Erma
Arlene
Geneva Allen
Juanita Orris
Arnold Smith
Dorothy Jane Edmondson
Ferndale
Martha Blankenhorn
Harold
Richard Swick
Jeanette
Anna May
Warren Martin
Dorothy Mickey
Margery Pretz
Lucile
Vivian
Betty
Darrell
Mary Lee
Burtis Robertson
Evelyn Masonholder
Guy Masonholder
Lloyd Masonholder
Mise Masonholder
Robert Hynes
Lone Tree
P. E. O. Sisterhod
Kelly McKee
Conesville
Lillian Daniel
Cambria
Wis
Harvey Davis
Music Event Draws Hundreds to Wapello Festival
About 450 students from Wapello and surrounding areas will perform at the fifth annual music festival in Wapello on Tuesday evening May 8. Entries include 300 high school students and 150 rural pupils with ensembles led by directors from Wapello Oakville Columbus Junction Morning Sun and others. The program features orchestra boys and girls glee clubs choruses and a new band.
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Wapello
Winona Durst
Constance Pierce
Oakville
Ruth Bailey
Wyman
Genevieve Federson
Columbus Junction
Ayers
Boshart
Morning Sun
Local schools and social visits mark week in Louisa county
Grandview officials attended a meeting of Louisa county school superintendents in Cotter Wednesday. Mrs. Lucile Gipple hosted Sigma Cappa at her home Thursday with guests Tillie Zimmerman and Belva Snyder. Illness of Nettie Benz noted as unimproved. Weile family traveled to Mt. Vernon Thursday as Ronald Cross was hospitalized. Hollihan and Arihood families visited Ida McCulley and J P Arihood homes, and Dill family joined a Burlington trip to see Mr. and Mrs. Rittler.
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Grandview
L. E. Robertson
Louisa County
Cotter
Lucile Gipple
Sigma Cappa Club
Tillie Zimmerman
Belva Snyder
Nettie Benz
Lester Weile
Mt. Vernon
Ronald Cross
Kubrick
Ben Hollihan
Burlington
Ida McCulley
Clyde Arihood
Leroy
Janesville
J. P. Kemp
C. A. Arihood
Robert Dill
Bobbie
Rittler
Keota Couple, Cora Conklin and Richard Wiseman Married
Keota native Cora Conklin daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Conklin wed Richard Wiseman son of Mrs A Wiseman of Sigourney in Ottumwa on Tuesday. Bride attended Keota schools and Wiseman Sigourney high school. They plan to reside in Sigourney. Harper School ranked third in the Iowa Commercial Contest district meet at Burlington with Cloyce Crooks Helen Hammen Margaret Wittetoe Miriam White and Mary Lucille Striegel participating in shorthand and typing contests.
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Keota
Cora Conklin
Charles Conklin
Richard Wiseman
A. Wiseman
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Burlington
Cloyce Crooks
Helen Hammen
Margaret Wittetoe
Miriam White
Mary Lucille Striegel
Naomi Besser
West Branch Class to Present Vanity
West Branch high school seniors select Vanity by Ernest Denny as their class play for Tuesday evening May 22. Cast includes Floy Holloway Donald Thomas Opal Smith Callie Mae Bum gardner Lucille Christensen Dorothy Anderson Mildred Arnold Gladys Brown Eugene Moore Delbert Thomasen Forrest Brown John Hemingway. Miss Evelyn Green coaches the production. Rural pupils took seventh and eighth grade county exams Friday in the West Branch school building supervised by Supt F J Snider.
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West Branch
West Branch High School
Vanity
Ernest Denny
Floy Holloway
Donald Thomas
Opal Smith
Callie Mae Bumgardner
Lucille Christensen
Dorothy Anderson
Mildred Arnold
Gladys Brown
Eugene Moore
Delbert Thomasen
Forrest Brown
John Hemingway
Evelyn Green
Supt
F. J. Sni
Madeline and Donna in Hospital Mystery
In a hospital drama Donna improves under care after a circus accident while Bill stays by her side. Donna plots to keep her identity secret, guided by Madeline’s letters and memories of the aerial act, as townsfolk visit and discuss the troupe’s fate. The tale moves toward a farm departure and a concealed truth.
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Bill
Donna
Donn A
Madeline
Roscoe Siddal
Farm House
Don David
Con
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