NRA Officers in Louisa Selected
Wapello county chairman W R Marshall appointed NRA officers in towns including Wapello Columbus Junction Morning Sun Grandview Oakville Letts Cairo and Otter Creek areas to report on NRA code signings. Other items note Cairo picnic bridge club events and local education and alimony motion in a separate court case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
W. R. Marshall
NRA
W. L. Crawford
M.D. Thomas
C. Ohlwein
George Pratt
Columbus Junction
E. W. McWilliams
C. C. Snyder
G. W. Caret
C. A. Steph
Bert Williams
Floyd Lieberknecht
Fay Collins
Max Lieberknecht
K. E. Doolman
Cairo
Charles Samuels
Otter Creek
Anna Belle Pulver
Wilson McNeil
Dorothy Schneider
George Jamison
Kathryn Schneider
Maxine Watson
Oakland
Genevieve Collins
Robert McCullough
Missouri
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Grant
Oscar Hale
Leota Hulse Black
Clarence Black
S. D. Asher
Jennie Waite
Wichita, Kas
American Legion
First District
Kingsbury Inn
Changes in Keota hair pricing and local notes
Keota experiences a price war as hair and whiskers are trimmed to wind blown bob lengths. Mrs J D Keiser and son visit from Kincaid Illinois. Robert Greenwood visits brother Charles in Keota. Charles ill, Glen Smith seeks eye treatment. Keokuk county Sunday school convention set for Hayesville September 15 with Virgil Coffman presiding. Mayor Brown hosts sister and niece from San Diego. her husband was a brigadier general in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
J. D. Keiser
John David Keiser
Kincaid, Kas
C. Teuscher
Chicago
Charles Greenwood
Charles
University Hospital
Iowa City
Glen Smith
Glen
Keokuk County
Hayesville
Virgil Coffman
South English
Marriet Clendening
Puzzling Sports Figure Answers Reveal The Fastest Man
Clues pair with a biography style puzzle about a famous athlete. From the hints the subject is the fastest man ever, with references to a major league team, birthplace in the U S A, and a career in sports, while surrounding wordplay points to months, objects, and common terms.
Settlement News Ties to Visits and Friendly Gatherings
Brief social notes recount visits and homecomings. Clarence and Kenneth Schar with Mrs. Elaine Schar of Chicago return home after a visit. East Peoria family returns Wednesday from the Rexroth home. Nora Eveland Elmwood and Frances Rogers Long Beach visit Newton Lang en route to Chicago for the world’s fair. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown entertain in honor of the Schars. Erin go Bragh meaning Ireland Forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Koeppen
Clarence Schar
Clarence
Kenneth
Elaine Schar
Chicago
W. L. Rucheldoerfer
East Peorng
Harry Rexroth
Nora Eveland
Elmwood
Neb
Frances Rogers
Long Beach
Calif
Newton Lang
J. E. Brown
Cora Schar
Stockton and Davenport Social Roundup Highlight Local R N A
Stockton Forrest Burmeister heads to Purdue in Lafayette for university study. Cedar Branch camp hosts a banquet in Davenport with many Mesdames and Misses listed among attendees. Stockton kittenball party at Stockton hall for members and families. Mollie Stoltenberg from Davenport visits the Dav enport area. David Miller ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gert
Hertha Paustian
Margaret Fahrenkrug
Alvina Johannsen
Bernice Sissel
Emma Laverenz
Laura Anderson
Hilda Meinert
Elsie Hein
Pauline Krebs
Alma Schlapkohl
Verna Dage
Hazel Colberg
Alice Anderson
Stockton
Stockton Hall
Mollie Stoltenberg
Davenport
Lest
David Miller
Miss Eva McKee Honored at Cone Lake Picnic
A Cone lake picnic honored Miss Eva McKee who departs this week for De Kalb Illinois. Attendees included Ted McDougall Forest Bebb Austin Bebb I F Everett Lenox Buser Audrey Wilbur Brehme J K McKee Armilda Emmerson Frances Meredith Randall Bebb Alden Bebb Reuben McCormick Mrs Sylvia Plotts and Leandee McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva McKee
Conesville
de Kalb
Ill
Cone Lake
Miss McKee
Ted McDougall
Forest Bebb
Austin Bebb
Robert
I. F. Everett
Fam
Conesville Melon Day Attendees List and Club Meeting
Former Conesville residents joined a melon day celebration including the Fitszimmons Krider Johnsons Coopers Masonholders Healds McCullough Tiptons Browns Blair Estles Masonholders Platts Powells Coffin Debby Mae Tipton family other locals. Ley Community club met at Mrs Lara Tipton with 40 members and five visitors. Nona Miller spoke on current events. Gladys Lindle presented a 30 minute orchestra program. Earl Smiths welcomed a 10 pound newborn son Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
C. E Fitszimmons
Riverside
Henry Krider
Morning Sun
Beryl Johnson
Nola
Cooper
Henry Masonholder
Letts
Will Heald
North English
Alex McCullough
Roy Tipton
Lou Brown
John Blair
West Liberty
Hall Estle
J. 8. Estle
West Branch
George Masonholder
Columbus Junction
Waldo Platts
Russell
McKinley Powell
Roy Powell
John Coffin
Debby Mae
R. G. Tipton
Flora Tipton
Fay Maher
Guy Hants
Ferrell Dean
Muscatine
Burton Coffin
Brighton
Austin Nelson
Davenport
T. R. Hawkins
Des Moines
M. L. Gay
Walter Foot and Sons
Iowa City
Arthur Swailey
Alice Dyche
Washington
Addie Shepherd
John Storms
Nan Keller
Freeman Estle
Lone Tree
Minnie Mullinix
River Junction
N. E. McGill
Laura Westerman
Graundview
Glenn Hawkins
Eben Williams
Agnes Jarvis
Aneta Flater
Margaret Hildebrand
Anna McCullough
Freida McIntire
Nola Dunker
Helen Thomas
Lone Tree opens with record low enrollment in 199s
Lone Tree schools opened Tuesday with total enrollment of 199, the smallest in years. High school has 94 students with 21 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 20 juniors, and 28 seniors. E. E. Axthelm heads as superintendent and coach. M. W. Alsip is principal, with various teachers named for grades and subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
E. E. Axthelm
M. W. Alsip
Margaret Westenberger
Dorothy Finke
Blic
Alice Stiles
Emma Peterson
Evelyn Stiles
Ethel Jackson
Lone Tree High School
Ralph Hudacnrek
Harris Ruell
Anna Thus
Ruth Hendrick
Lloyd Yakish
Raymond Griebel
Geraldine Carpenter
Gladys Attig
Donald Wiese
Irma Schomberg
Miss Fluke
Billy Doerres
Harold Fouchek
Raymond Swanson
Virginia Axthelm
Scott Walker, Jr
James S. Ronan
Marilyn Jean
Reginald Maresh
Everett
Cedar Rapids
H. L. Fountain
Johnson County
Iowa City
Wagner, families gather in Richland and area events
Mr and Mrs Alva Wagner of Richland and Mr and Mrs Rexroth cut his toe while cutting wood Wednesday. The Jolly Twenty club enjoyed a wiener roast at the John Dill farm Tuesday night. Mrs Lydia Zimmerman returned home from Lockwood Mo with her daughter and son in law. Mrs Fay Jackson and daughter attended the Morrison Ill fair. Mrs Dan Daniels of Fockford Sr joined them for a visit. Everett Kemp and wife moved to the Sam Latta tenant house. Gertrude Reed hosted the Sigma Kappa club. Dr Lilly gave a two part reading on Barabbas at the Presbyterian church in Wapello with a church choir preceding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Alva Wagner
Richland
Land
Charlies Rexroth
Jolly Twenty Club
John Dill Farm
Lydia Zimmerman
Frieda Hoag
Lockwood
Mr. Hoag
Fay Jackson
Everett Kemp
Morrison, Ill
Dan Daniels
Fockford, Sr
Sam Latta
Gertrude Reed
Sigma Kappa Club
Lilly
Presbyterian Church
Wapello
New Boston Man Returns From Jefferson Barracks Training Camp
New Boston Leland Cabbage returned home Thursday evening from Jefferson Barracks Missouri where he has been in training camp for the past month. Mr and Mrs Roy Mannon and son Neal of Chillicothe Missouri spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Syl Histed after visiting the century of progress exposition. They traveled to pay homage to Mannon town founded by great grandfather Aaron Mannon. Mrs Morris Blair hosted the Youlache club at her home near the pumping station Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boston
Leland Cabbage
Jefferson Barracks
Roy Mannon
Neal
Chillicothe
Syl Histed
Mannon
Aaron Mannon
Morris Blair
Former Conesville Man Dies in West
Sudden death of Earl Swailes at his California home is reported to relatives in Conesville. A native of Conesville, he lived there until a few years ago. Survived by wife Mae Berkshire, mother Mary Swailes, and brothers and sisters Arthur of West Branch, Grace Crist, Floyd of Seaton Illinois, Verne of Burlington, Guy of Oakville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Earl Swailes
California
Swailes
Comata
Mae Berkshire
Mary Swailes
Arthur Swailes
West Branch
Grace Crist
Floyd Swailes
Seaton
Ill
Verne Swailes
Burlington
Guy Swailes
Oakville
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Settlement News
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Kohrs
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Ain
Zoller’s Baby Beef Market
Cedar Valley
Angelus
Sawyer
Ini
Japan Tea
Sunkist
Peck
Otto
Golden Cup Coffee
Swift
Grandview News
Kirk
Castile
Peoria
Ward
PORT
Procter & Gamble
Moon Mullins
Emmy Schmartz
Lord Plushbottom
Kaye
Mamie
Harold Teen
Lillums
Herby
Smitty
Man
Swayne
West
Pan Biscuits
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