Cary Family Holds Reunion at Grandview Park
The Cary family held its third annual reunion at Grandview Park with a basket dinner at noon and a business session electing A. J. Matson as president J. P. Kemp vice president J. C. Cary assistant vice president Jane Cary secretary and Mabel Kemp treasurer The 1934 reunion is planned for Columbus Junction. Several Cary relatives from Muscatine Morning Sun Letts West Liberty Riv erside and Grandview attended along with neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Cary
Grandview Park
A. J. Matson
J. P. Kemp
J. C. Cary
Jane Cary
Mabel Kemp
Kathleen Asp
Nona Rink
Leona Plumb
W. A
Edna Bell
J. C. Carey
Columbus Junction
James Cary
Margate
John
West Liberty
Henry Asp
Charles
Moline
Inl
Minerva Cary Stroh
Aden Cary Stroh
Alys B. Stroh
Mona Rink
Lake E. Stebbins
Muscatine
Clyde Cary
W. A. Cary
Fruitland
Thomas Cary
Ed Bell
Sharon
May Frye
Elyn Cary
Arlene
Leo Plumb
Leona
Lucile
Wapello
A. W. Wright
Aden Wright
Morning Sun
Joe Laney
Garna
Riverside
Willis McGrew
Fannie Kutler
Grant Kemp
Mabel
Kenneth
Phillip
Mary Cocklin
O. G. Lewis
Osterhouse
Finley
Lehman
Matthias
Cooledage
Albert Hubbard
Schenectady
N. Y
George and Morris Grasham
Forrest Hill
Marie Creswell
William McGill
N. E
Cemetery Supper Draws 285 Servings in Buffalo Prairie
Local notes report visits from Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boruff and family in Muscatine, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Newberry and Miss Mildred Oldfield from Chicago, and Wendell Calhoun and children preparing to return to Philadelphia. The annual cemetery supper at the hall Monday evening served 285 meals as neighbors gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
Sam Boruff
Muscatine
Charles Boruff
Ray Newberry
Mildred Oldfield
Chicago
Labor Day
B. V. Marquis
Wendell Calhoun
Philadelphia
Lloyd Sheese
Kansas
Fred Marple
Sime Marple
Maggie McCormick
Aledo
Puzzling Portrait Clues Lead to Musical Figures
A collage of word fragments hints at a musician connected to a riddle. Clues span geography, notes, deities, and roles, pointing to a famous man linked with music history and cinematic roll calls.
Enrollment Figures Highlight Columbus Junction Schools
Columbus Junction Supt H E Northey reports total enrollment 415 with 131 in high school. Freshmen 33 sophomores 39 juniors 29 seniors 30. Junior high 28 sixth grade 36 seventh 29 eighth. Columbus City grades 70 with 14 first 11 second 16 third 19 fourth 10 fifth. Columbus Junction grades 120 with 26 first 27 second 30 third 20 fourth 17 fifth. No school Thursday and Friday afternoons due to Louisa county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
H. E. Northey
the Columb
Columbus City
Louisa County
Betty Bennett
G. W. Weber
Ruth Marshall Davidson
Paul Weber
Carl Wilhelm Kern
Marjorie Harbison
Billy Lamp
Wilhelm Fink
Dorothy Weber
Beethoven
Marjorie Reaney
Godard
Isabelle Green
Orpheus and
Kroeger
Ruth Weber
Lois Lee Lambert
Chapin
Jack Huston
Mozart
Neighborhood Social Roundup and Fire At Home
Local families from Riverside Muscatine Davenport and Mt. Ayr gathered for visits with relatives over the weekend. A lamp exploded causing a small fire scattering glass and burning the table cloth and walls, quickly extinguished after alarms. Several residents planned trips to Chicago for the century of progress showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Joe Laney
Garna
Riverside
Carrie Pfeiffer
Esther Toborg
Marian Zimmerman
Muscatine
Lewis Johnson
Davenport
Elmer Fowler
Lysle Davidson
Lela Schneider
Floyd Gast
Wapello
Miss Main
Mt. Ayr
Ferrie Gast
Pete Frambers
Chicago
Lydia Krahl
Century of Progress
Ralph Cross
Marjorie
Walter Hammer
Rosalie
Kenneth and
Phillip Kemp
Max Woodruff
Ronald Cross
Marion Godanour
Eliza Greene and friends attend Chicago World’s Fair
Local residents Eliza and Fred Greene along with Clarence Bear Edward Miller and Boyd Thirtyacre attend the Chicago World’s Fair. Several families visit the Krueger home and plan church events while others attend softball games and Labor Day auto races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
Fred Greene
Clarence Bear
Edward Miller
Boyd Thirtyacre
Chicago
Harry Swartout
Sugar Grove
Henry Swartout
Emily
Aledo
Arthur Krueger
Reynolds
Martha Mohnson
Earnest Miller
Perry Whitney
Robert McFarland
Harold Coulter
Knoxville
Illinois
Hugh Turner
Keota Woman Taken to Iowa City for Treatment
Keota resident Ms Alma Sharp, ill for weeks at her parents Mr and Mrs J A Sharp home, was moved Tuesday to Iowa City for further care and operation at University hospital. Keota held Labor Day kittenball tournament and community picnic with strong turnout and ideal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Balcoff
Miss Meredith
Leonard Curtis
Boston
Mass
Damon Hall
Earl Matthews
Arkansas City
Kas
H. P. Osborne
John Davis
Oskaloosa
W. G. Robinson
Jeff Jennings
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
C. M. Shepherd
Minneapolis
Marie Sullivan
Conesville
Keota
Alma Sharp
J. A. Sharp
Iowa City
University Hospital
Local residents complete property trades and visits
Wapello residents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Utter plan to move to Wapello next week after buying the William Sillick property in Wilton Junction. An oil station will be built between the property and state highway 61. Several families and individuals made visits and travels to Burlington, Chicago, Letts, Fort Madison, and Muscatine, with many resuming teaching posts and returning from trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Robert Utter
Wilton Junction
William Sillick
C. H. McGinnis
Cecil McCoy
Robert and Lyle
Lincoln, Neb
Roswell Stephens
Lillian Cline
Ada Smith
Ora Morgin
Emma Lee
Letts
Belle Smith
Burlington
Horace Mann Junior College
Florence
Grace Potter
Ft. Madison
Grace
Lola Weber
What Cheer
Martha Peters
West Liberty
Walter Peters
Earl Eversmeyer
Columbus Junction
Delbert Eversmeyer
Stevens Point
Wis
Herbert Eversmmeyer
J. M. Guthrie
Manley Relatives Hold Reunion Across Counties
The Manley descendants gathered at a park in Iowa City for a reunion after Labor Day week. Ninety nine relatives attended a kittenball game and officers were elected: President Frank Jarrard Lone Tree, Vice Elsie Henry Cedar Rapids, Secretary Hazel Wall Fredonia, Treasurer Marie Vevera Iowa City. Notables included A J Manley Fairfield aged 73, and Roger Leroy Yocum Muscatine six weeks old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Manley
Iowa City
Frank Jarrard
Lone Tree
Elsie Henry
Cedar Rapids
Hazel Wall
Fredonia
Marie Vevera
B. O. Long
Buster Long
Baby
D. E. Hiler
Vinton
Charles Warnstaff
Orville
Charles Newcomb
Letts
Josephine Wall
Charles
John
Hazel
Frank Wall
Earl
Dale
Marion
Norman
Conesville
A. C. Lewis
Leland Lewis
Eli Grimm
Garrison
C. E. Fitzgerald
Jane
Mary
Fern
Leland
Clarence
Oakfield
Wis
A. J. Manley
Pete Manley
Dora Manley
Roy Broders
Fairfield
Arthur McCullough
Blanch Warnstaff
Ruby
Everette Manley
Donald Watson
Dorothy
Washington
Albert Vevera
Roger Leroy Yocum
George Yocum
Muscatine
Louisa Board Lets Coal Bids
Louisa county supervisors awarded coal for the courthouse county home and jail to Dean and Son of Columbus Junction. Two grades priced at 4.19 and 5.14 per ton with 50 and 106 tons respectively. Lischer Brothers of Wapello to haul at 60 cents per ton. Next meeting September 13 to award graveling of a six mile county road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County
Court House
Dean and Son
Columbus Junction
B. Wapello
Lischer Brothers of
Morning Sun
Barrick Corner
Montpelier Ladies Aid meets with neighbors and visitors
The Montpelier Ladies Aid gathered at Mrs. William Bohnsack's home with 20 present for fancy work and refreshments. Special guests included Otto and Pearl Bohnsack of Sunbury, Genevieve Reisse, Irma Bohnsack, and others from Davenport, New Era, Muscatine, and Chicago. nombreuses attendees returned from the Chicago World’s Fair and visits to relatives, plus a wheat growers meeting in Montpelier township with a committee led by Andrew Grimm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Fred Halling
New Era
Baer
Ed Wells
Velma
Willard
Freddie
Fairbanks
Jake Sanders
Milton Thorp
Muscatine
Thorp
Mr. Sander
Here
Fred Rinnert, Jr
Marian
Edward Schroeder
Teckla Rinnert
Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
W. Spier
Bernhardt Kemper
Vining
Anna Kemper
Fred Schroeder
Ed Schroeder
Schroeder
James Bloom
Harold
Alvin Lobdell
Deibert Lobdell
Montpelier Township
Pine Mill School
Andrew Grimm
Daniel Grimm
Richard Nugent
Relatives Visit Sweetland Area for Social Gatherings
Sweetland and nearby families hosted guests during a weekend of visits. Mrs Sue Stanwood of Spokane and Miss Mildred Bacon of Tucson joined Mr and Mrs James Shepard and other relatives and friends in multi-house gatherings across Sweetland and surrounding towns. Local families hosted travelers from Fremont Wilton Maywood Muscatine Cedar Falls Davenport and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rexroth
Will Hoppier
Fremont
Neb
George Heabner
Wilton
Gettert
Leonard Browner
Estella
Bud
Richard
Betty
Mary Ann
Maywood
Ill
James Bell
Leonard Bronner
Muscatine
Elmer Chatfield
Ray Connor
Bob
Roland
Cedar Falls
Elmer Connor
Harry Connor
Clifford Connor
Jack
Beverly
Davenport
Hans Buhrow
Lois
Phillip Troutwine
Chicago
C. J. Norcross
Philathea
Wesleyan
Bloomington Best Four-H Club Seeks Members at Shirley Shields Home
The Bloomington Best Four-H Club plans its first year meeting at Shirley Shields home this Saturday afternoon. Edward Hoag remains at home recovering from a week old accident in Muscatine. Jack Leach returned from Chicago where he attended the world’s fair. Winifred Griener visits Chicago for the century of progress. Lilly Hoopes returned home after a ten day Marshalltown visit. Bloomington Community League to meet at Friends church Wednesday evening with Virgil Irwin and others in charge of social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Shirley Shields
Edward Hoag
Muscatine
Jack Leach
Chicago
Winifred Griener
Lilly Hoopes
Marshalltown
Arthur Freers
Bloomington Community League
Friends’ Church
Virgil Irwin
Henry Kramer
Drew Kramer
New Boston Educators Arrested in Viola Disturbance
New Boston native Edward Bowers aged 18 and his brother William Bowers aged 21, former superintendents of New Boston grade and high schools now in Rock Island, were arrested Monday in Viola and jailed in Mercer county for causing a disturbance at a dance. Also noted are Missouri and Illinois residents visiting Osceola and Camp Edwards for a picnic dinner with local guests from Burdick Kansas Moline and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boston
Edward Bowers
William Bowers
W. W Bowers
Rock Island
Viola
Mercer County
Aledo
Charles Talle
Phylis
Osceola
S. C. Monson
Camp Edwards
Glen Peterson
Wesley Freidland
Burdick, Kas
O. W. Swanson
Orion
Roy Swanson
Martin Peterson
Miss Murphy
Moline
Montpelier Pep Girls Host Mission and Meadow Club
Montpelier Miss Evelyn Nettleton will host the Montpelier Pep Girls Four-H club Saturday with a program including roll call health talk and demonstrations on balance design attractive dresser scarfs and varnish removal led by Marie Snell Evelyn Nettleton and Charlotte Lobdell. Nearby residents and relatives attended a series of visits and picnics including Mr and Mrs Sam Wilhelm and guests at Erie Illinois and Davenport Labor Day events with numerous families noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Evelyn Nettleton
Marie Snell
Charlotte Lobdell
Sam Wilhelm
Harvey Flood
Rock Island
Arnold Wagner
Clifford
J. H. Cannar
Caroline Gunzenhauser
Muscatine
Vivian Hedrick
Here
Fred Schroeder
Charles Walker
Schroeder
William Spaulding
Erie
Ill
Irma Bohnsack
Davenport
William Bohnsack
Chicago
Century of Progress
Oscar Speyer
C. Dipple
Edith Brookhart
A. R. Brookhart
Wessington Springs
S. D
Pine Mill
Oliver Bently
Alice
Near Pleasant Prairie
Fred Rinnert
Antone Braun
Richard Nugent
James Nugent
Kenneth
Betty
Raymond
Lloyd Dippie
Fred Baer
F. A. Schroeder
Fred Rinnert, Jr
Fred Sieh
Sunday School Picnic Planned at Weed Park
Classes of the Sweetland Sunday school and their families are planning a picnic at Weed park Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland Sunday School
Weed Park
Rites Held for Infant Wayne Rock of Wilton
Funeral services for Wayne Robert Rock infant son of Mr and Mrs Walter Rock were conducted by Rev J M at Oakdale Cemetery. Burial followed beside his twin brother Walter Richard Rock who died two weeks earlier. The infants were born two weeks apart and died shortly after birth.
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Wilton
Wayne Robert Rock
Walter Rock
Freddes
J. M
Oakdale
Walter Richard Rock
Chlldren
Concord Columbus Junction News Brief
Concord and Columbus Junction residents travel to Omaha Monday to visit relatives including the Clark family. Rev Everett Naftzger is named pastor at Pleasant Grove Bethel for the coming year. A Young Peoples Union formed at Pleasant Grove Bethel with officers elected. The I C C club picnic is set for Sept 17 at Kutlers Lake with a noon basket dinner. Leroy Bonnichsen and Roy Stokes visited Chicago this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Burton Noland
Margene
Warren
Omaha
C. B. Clark
Iowa
Grundy Center
Everett Naftzger
Pleasant Grove Bethel Chapel
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Bethel Church
Chet Frisk
Martha Blankenhorn
Harriet Lieberknecht
Clement Curtis
Muscatine
Lou Bonnichsen
I. C. C. Club
Kutler’s Lake
Leroy Bonnichsen
Roy Stokes
Chicago
Illinois City and Davenport Visitors and Local School Openings
Illinois City residents Rev. Virgil Bolen and family and Miss Pansy Bolen visit Rev. C B Larson. Dr Suzia Truogh of Pharr Texas visits Miss Rose Danner and attends Palmer school clinic in Davenport. Local families travel from Maynard Minnesota. Schools reopen with staff listed for Illinois City White Lily Eureka North Buffalo White Oak Wrayville Cole. Students begin Muscatine junior college and high school terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois City
Virgil Bolen
Pansy Bolen
Sciota
Ill
C. B. Larson
Bolen
M. E
Suzia Truogh
Pharr
Tex
Rose Danner
Palmer School
Davenport
Tom Vanatta
Ernest Vanatta
Anna Marie Tyler
Merlin Larson
Muscatine
Bay Island Notes From Labor Day Picnic and Visits
Bay Island-Corn matures quickly in warm dry weather. At Swan Lake Labor Day picnic Harry Small former Bay Island resident now in Washington arrived from the farthest distance. George Milne of Marked Tree Ark visited sister Isa Faulkner and brother James Milne who suffered a paralytic stroke two weeks ago. Arlene Downey of Muscatine spent the past week with grandparents James and Mrs Thirtyacre. Mr and Mrs Frank Rennison and children visited Rennison's parents in town last week.
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Swails
Earl Berkshire
Crawfordsville
Ontario
Calif
Earl Swails
Mr. Swails
Conesville
California
May Berkshire
George Crist
Lone Tree
Verne Swails
Burlington
Arthur Swails
West Branch
Frank
Floyd Swails
Seaton
Ill
Guy Crist
Morning Sun
J. F. Swails
Lewis
S. J. Lewis
Kansas City
Robert Harman
Gregory Boulevard
Ann Lewis
Evans
Rochester
N. Y
Mary H. Davis
Taft
Tex
T. A. Lewis
Newark
Edith Lewis
David R. Lewis
Chillicothe
Columbus Junction
E. A. Rabenold
O. C. McCullough
West Liberty
George Brown
Nichols
Roy Aringdale
Helen
Myrtle Jennings
Rabenold
Lina Bliven
Becker Delaney
Carroll
John Tindall
Harry Fletcher
Dewey Jones
Verne Gipple
Floyd Hall
Bay Island
Swan Lake
Harry Small
James Thirtyacre
Frank Rennison
Labor Day Festivities and Visiting Families Noted
The report mentions a Labor Day celebration at Buffalo and notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Schroeder and their family to Mrs. Schroeder's sister, Mrs. Charles Walker, and her family in Busso over Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
F. A. Schroeder
Charles Walker
Busso
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Lyndal
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Charles Cocklin
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