Cordova Area Births and Community Notes Highlight Local Life
In Cordova Iowa on October 26 Beverly Joan was born to Mr. and Mrs Earl Rickbaugh. Nearby families add news of births visits, illness, gatherings, and school events including Red Rock Halloween party with 81 attendees, a pie supper earning over 11, and candies donated by mothers. Community members travel to Des Moines, Knoxville, and Dunreath for events and farm work such as butchering and wood sawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Iowa
Earl Rickbaugh
Beverly Joan
Joe van den Berg
Josephine
Henry Muilenberg
Roy Karr
Farm Bureau
Barthlyn
Milt Johnson
C. C. Core
Arlon Johnson
R. M. Hart
Blanche Karr
Red Rock
Jack Williams
Richards
Des Moines
Wm. Karr
Buwalda
John
Knoxville
Clarence
Bricker
Karr
Cronkhite
Mater’s Hospital
Calvin Bricker
Herman Snelter
Paul Harp
Tone van Roekel
Alpha Calhoun
Alice Visser
Anie Waardhuizen
Dorothy Waardhuizen
Beverly Muilenberg
A. E. Cronkhite
Masonic Lodge Seeks Tin Foil For Crippled Children
Community notices in Harvey Iowa describe a Masonic drive to collect tin foil from tobacco users and gum chewers to aid crippled children. The column also notes a November 3 birth, a Ladies Aid supper, a new show with prizes, and highway work from Oskaloosa to Knoxville affecting landmarks near Bellefontaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Francis White
Mamey Bryant
Oskaloosa
Ladies Aid
Wade Harvey
Ben
Barker
L. D. Baty
Masonic Fraternity
Knoxville
Clay Township
Marion County
Scott
Mahhaska
Old Bellfontaine
Old Bellefontaine
Visiting Notes From Otley Iowa Community
Otley residents share visits and gatherings at multiple local homes including the Menninga, Jelsma, Van Speren, Klaas Van Buren, Wielaard, Robus, De Leeuw and Vries families. A baby girl was born to Peter Pol and his wife. Poetic quip on brain use closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Wielaard
Peter Pol
Peter Kelder
Rean Verwers
Jennie Robus
Hattie de Joode
Joe Kool
S. Menninga
F. Tilma
Will Vander Lune
Gerrit Vander Wies
Peter Vanden Berg
Gies Vos
Louis de Vries
Bud Vriezelast
Rootzellaar
Pella
John Lille
Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB
A humorous piece recounts a debate between an Irishman and a Hebrew over whose race is superior. The contest revolves around plucking hairs from each other as they list famous figures. The Hebrew gathers a dozen hairs before the Irishman wields the Ancient Order of Hibernians to win the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Brian Boru
Braham
J. Patrick
Daniel O'Connell
Rothchild
John L. Sullivan
Order of
Hibernians
Noted pianist Ralph Leopold set to perform in Pella chapel
The college chapel in Pella will host Ralph Leopold on Thursday evening November 13 at 7 30. Leopold, hailed as America's greatest pianist, comes from a musical family and began piano study at six. His program includes Bach Scarlatti Mendelssohn Chopin Scott Lecuona and Strauss Leopold. The report also notes ongoing endowment fundraising and campus athletics updates as the college faces Armistice Day plans and upcoming contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Ralph Leopold
College Chapel
America
Philadelphia
American Guild of Organist
Europe
Army Music School
Bach Rummel
Scarlatti
Mendelssohn
Mazurka
Leopold Mazurka
Chopin
Scott
Malaguena
Lecuona
Sunrise
Siegfried
Brunnhilde
Leopold Waltzes
der Rosenkavalier
Strauss-Leopold
New York
New Brunswick
Somerville
Poughkeepsie
Cloater
Doctor Hill
Vassar
Willard Brown
Athletics Central
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Central
Melvin Sikink
Merridith
Wilkins
Ver Dught
Tysseling
Penn
Oskaloosa
Goad
The
Chronicle
Chapel
Philippians
Evers
Maude Shearer
Pelican
Mennenga
Second Reformed Church
Jacobs
Orpheum Des Moines Show Opens With Brothers
At the Orpheum theatre Des Moines the film Brothers starring Bert Lytell and Dorothy Sebastian opens Wednesday November 5 and runs through Saturday. Lytell plays dual roles as twins separated and reunited in dramatic fashion with a strong supporting cast. Also on the bill Ray Stanton and Co present vaudeville acts including Rhyme and Reason and musical features with Elmer Cleve and Peggy Leaf. The program continues Sunday with the dazzling Extravagance featuring June Collier and supporting players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lytell
Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Pate
Dorothy Sebastian
William Morris
Richard Tucker
Claire McDowell
Ray Stanton & Co
RKO
William K. Wells
Elmer Cleve
Peggy Leaf
Revel Brothers
Red
RKO Orpheum Theatre
June Collyer
Lloyd Hughes
Owen Moore
Dorothy Christy
Bobby Agnew
Gwen Lee
Addie McPhail
The Different Type Film With a Bright Comedy Touch
A story of two young wives in contrasting worlds that tests marriage amid glamorous settings. It features a notable film production with stars in clothes and furs, and a vivid vaudeville bill headlined by Michael Parti and his Musical Misses. East is West arrives as the Orpheum’s midweek offering with Lupe Vales and Ming Toy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Parti
RKO
Parti
Roth & Shay
America
Fay Bainter
Old Princess Players
Orpheum
Lupe Wales
Ming Toy
Invention Would Aid Cultivator Work
A new cultivator shield patented last week by Benjamin F. Reeves of Guthrie Center Iowa prevents plowed ground from falling against plants by guiding upturned soil away from the growing crop. Robert W. Tait of Centerville is also named in the list of Iowa patent grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dy Moines
Benjamin F. Reeves
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Iowa Inventor Receives Patent For Angled Carpenter's Square
Iowa inventors are granted several patents including a new carpenter's square that determines angles. Other Iowa patents include Jay Erzenbright of Orient for shock absorbing running gear for binders, John Hansen of Bettendorf for a power baling machine, Edw C Lorentzen of Scranton for a feeding trough, Peter Remfrey of Clinton for an adjustable band, and Ernest C Schmitt of Durant for a safety device for glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jay Erzenbright
Orient
Shock-Ab
John Hansen
Bettendorf
Edw. C. Lorentzen
Scranton
Peter Rem”rey
Clinton
Ernest C. Schmitt
Durant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge
Corda Karr's
John Hart
Lloyd Powers
John Waardhuizen
Surance
Fred Lautenbach
Dave Verought
Insurance Agency
South Side Square
Masonic Lodge
Otley
Pol
Lille
Irvin S. Cobb
By Irvin S. Cobb
American News Features, Inc
Doctor Wesselink
Puritan Drug CO
Ideal Pharmacy
Cooperative Sale
Eddyville
Coal Co-Operative Sales Company
F.C. Reed
C. Powell
Reasnor-Pella
Monroe
Reasnor
Ww. J. van
Wely
H. van der Syde
Pella, Iowa
Tefshe Baneij
J. van Dusseldorp
Oskaloosa Street
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