Duncan Family Returns from Navy Service
Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Duncan and sons Larry and Billy are welcomed home in St. Paul by Willis Jones. Mr Duncan receives an honorable discharge as store keeper second class from the navy after nearly two years at Farragut Idaho. The family will move into 923 South Third Avenue, vacated last week by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom C. Duncan
Larry
Billy
St. Paul
Willis Jones
Duncan
Navy
Bremerton
Wash
Farragut
Idaho
South Third Avenue
Clyde Bowden
Weekend guests visit in Wayland home
Mrs. and Mrs. B. M. Hann and daughter Barbara Lynn of Chicago join Mrs. Matthew Hann and daughter and Mrs. Gene Downey of Joliet for a weekend at the C. W. Schlatter home in Wayland. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rinner and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. C. Marry Davis of Washington, Lorraine Schlatter of Burlington, and Harry Dean Suter returning from navy service en route to Great Lakes. Mrs. Hann and daughter extend their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Hann
Barbara Lynn
Chicago
Matthew Hann
Gene Downey
Joliet, Ill
C. W. Schlatter
Wayland
C. W
Navy
Great Lakes, Ill
Opening act at Cham Berlin Bros Sport Shop Thursday
William Arnold, son of Mr and Mrs Rodney Arnold, home on honorable discharge as sergeant from Fort Leavenworth. He entered service in Oct 1943 and served 23 months in the South Pacific, stationed in New Guinea Biak and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Billy’’ Arnold
Rodney Arnold
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
New Guinea
Biak
Philippines
Local births and hospital notices
Mr and Mrs Mike Greiner of Keda welcomed an eight pound eleven ounce son born at 8 05 Saturday night. A son born at 12 12 this morning to Mr and Mrs Richard Dixon of 209142 West Washington Street. Pvt and Mrs David E Kleese of route three are parents of a daughter weighing seven pounds four and three quarter ounces born at 8 34 yesterday morning. Mrs Homer Wenger of Winfield was admitted Saturday afternoon as a medical patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Greiner
Keda
Richard Dixon
West
Washington Street
Homer Wenger
Winfield
Pvt
David E. Kleese
Route Three
Holland Bowls High in Tourney at Burlington
Five Washington bowlers competed in the Corn Belt Classic in Burlington Saturday night. Lee Holland led the local group with 1506 for eight games, an average of 187, eighth overall. Bill Sitler, Harold Cumming, Lloyd Little, and Ea Sorrell followed with strong scores as the event drew top midwest talents and professionals toward a $3,000 prize pool. Sgt. Ed Easter of Waukegan, Illinois, joined later as singles leader of the American Bowling Congress and is expected to compete next weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burlington
Lee Holland
Mr. Holland
Bill Sitler
Harold Cumming
Lloyd Little
Ea Sorrell
Holland
Iowa
Denver
Sgt
Ed Easter
Waukegan
Ill
American Bowling Congress
Four Nights of Basketball Left in Amateur Tournament
Four nights remain in the independent basketball tournament at the Y. Tuesday features Morning Sun SES vs Kaljona and East Pleasant Plain vs Barnes City. Quarter finals Wednesday, semi finals Thursday, and final plus consolation Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Sun Ses
Kaljona
East Pleasant Plain
Barnes City
Entertains Friends At Voorhees Home
Mary Voorhees hosted a reunion gathering of former girls high school classmates at her home on Saturday night. Attendees included Sara Lu Miller Barbara Etter Gwendolyn Ramseyer Geraldine Bartow Margaret DeLashmutt from Cornell Mt. Vernon Frances Whisler Shirley Brown MacMurray Fairfield Virginia Shepherd Parsons Fairfeld Marcella Boileau Mrs Kenneth Patterson and others. Guests from Waterloo Sud Down Cedar Rapids Central college Pella Stormville and more shared music dancing and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Voorhees
Sara Lu Miller
Barbara Etter
Gwendolyn Ramseyer
Geraldine Bartow
Margaret DeLashmutt
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Frances Whisler
Shirley Brown
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Virginia Shepherd
Parsons College
Fairfield
Marcella Boileau
Kenneth Patterson
Marilyn Glazener
Waterloo
Miss Whisler
MacMurray
P. F. Whisler
Sud Down
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Reed
Warren Dare
Bill Peters
Central College
Pella
Lyle Box
Stormville
N. Y
Jack Pauls
Beeshart Couple Welcomes Son In Crawfordsville
A seven pound ten and a half ounce baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Neal Beeshart of Crawfordsville at 6 52 this morning. Dismissals listed include Amanda Ferguson 433 East Jefferson Street this afternoon Peter J Roth Wayland Friday and Mrs Ernest Reed 408 South Sixth Avenue Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Beeshart
Crawfordsville
Leland Schmitt
Route Four
Wayne Marshall
North Clinton Street
Iowa City
Amanda Ferguson
East Jefferson Street
Peter J. Roth
Wayland
Ernest Reed
South Sixth Avenue
Doctor Fixes Up Man After Shooting Son-in-Law
An old mountaineer tells a village doctor he shot his son-in-law in the leg. The doctor scolds him for shooting a son-in-law, prompting the alpine reply that the man was not yet his son-in-law at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Son’s college change inspires new farm talk
A farmer jokes that his son who attended college now speaks differently at work. Instead of shouting Get up to the horses, he says Come on, team, let's go. The quip reflects a humorous shift in speech and mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Stowaway Term Explained by Father and Junior Say
In a playful exchange, Junior Say asks what a stowaway is and Father and Umer jokingly define it as the fellow with the biggest appetite on board. The remark blends naval slang with light humor about ship life.
Exhibition Picture Sparks Academy Controversy
Lettie laments a distasteful image at the exhibition while Nettie suggests the academy committee acted because the artist could not be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie
Academy
Nettie
Cousin Becomes Chiropodist by Natural Selection
Lottie jokes that her cousin chose foot care as life work since he was always at the foot of his class in grade school. Dottie replies with a playful pun about foot focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie
Dottie
Jones’s Death Marked One Year If He Had Lived
Brown notes Jones would have died within the year if he had lived to month’s end. Blue comments that the date would have made the anniversary one year since the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jones
Blue
Dumb city girl mix up at the Derby joke
A comic quip mocks a city girl for mistaking the Kentucky Derby for a hat. The line plays on rural vs urban stereotypes and derby fashion. No individuals or organizations named.
Looking Backward Hi-My Uncle’s Crooked Dough Clean Up
The note hints at an uncle who cleaned up crooked dough but avoided capture. It mentions he was involved in pretzel manufacturing and implies he was never caught.
Fruit cake mishap sparks kitchen banter at home
A domestic exchange depicts a husband recalling leaving the fruit cake pan outside and a wife praising the bake with a playful response. The brief exchange highlights a lighthearted domestic moment and memory of a kitchen mishap.
Professor Erases Board as Demonstration
An absent minded professor announces a demonstration and then clears the board leaving a blank slate. The act is presented with notable dignity as the audience watches. The scene focuses on the professor and the classroom setting.
Remarkable Resemblance Bill Is This a Picture of You
Joe says the image is of him while Bill critiques the grammar and the photo. The exchange highlights humor over identity and wording as they joke about the likeness and quality of the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Joe
Brazilians Produce More than Any Other Country
A witty exchange notes that Brazi produces more than any other country, with the punchline highlighting Brazilians as the key to the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazi
Ageless Woman Questioned by Dreaming Lovers
A playful panel two characters discuss aging with one woman’s wish to reach a century and a playful remark that she cannot if she stays 22. The exchange suggests a lighthearted, romantic mood in a newspaper comic strip.
There goes Brown in a bargain car ride remark
A playful exchange features Style Jones noting Brown’s sharp bargains while Smith recalls riding with him. Mrs Brown laments life at 45 as Mrs Blue questions what happened, adding a light domestic banter tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Brown
Smith
Odd Ailments Jimmy and Johnny Discuss Ills
In a playful exchange, Jimmy asks about hob bies while Johnny recalls having measles and mumps. The banter centers on childhood diseases and light conversational mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Johnny
Women’s Relief Corps Observes Grand Army Day Dinner
The Woman’s Relief Corps held Grand Army Day at Legion hall with a noon cooperative ham dinner for 30 members and 15 guests. Dr. C A Boice and Rev T E Whte spoke, WWII veterans Kenneth White and Don Whit latch shared overseas notes, and local patriots from Daughters of Union Veterans, DAR, American Legion and VFW offered brief comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
Legion Hall
O. E. Schmitt
Ernest Salladay
L. R. Baker
Jodie Ritz
C. A. Boice
T. E. Whte
Kenneth White
Don Whitlatch
United States Navy
W. B. Dupuis
Daughters of Union Veterans
Jesse B. Stewart
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harry Crone
Stanley Richards
American Legion
Archie M. Kuwer
American Legion Auxiliary
S. W. Easter
Marsh Atkinson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Raymond Glasgow
113Th Cavalry
Red Horsers Club
Myral Smith
Crawfordsville
State Guard
Orville Elder
Woman’s Relief Corps
Earl Steele
W.R.C
Dill Boileau
Ralph Williams
W. P. Monttainty
Val Fuhr
Mabel Gray
T. C. Davis
Salladay
Sorrells Entertain At Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sorrell entertained yesterday afternoon for their children Dennis and Patty as they observed their eighth and fifth birthdays. Guests enjoyed games and birthday refreshments beside a decorated cake. Dennis’s classmates included Roger Booth Gordon Morris Don Butterbaugh Don Embree and Dick Tibbetts. Patty’s guests were Catherine Crone Carol McKone Pricilla Butterbaugh George and Sandra Tibbetts. Grandparents Willis Kash Muriel Kash Sorrell Schlabaugh and Crandall attended from Wellman and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sorrie
Dennis
Patty
Lincoln School
Roger Booth
Gordon Morris
Don Butterbaugh
Don Embree
Dick Tibbetts
Catherine Crone
Carol McKone
Pricilla Butterbaugh
George
Sandra Tibbetts
Willis Kash
Wellman
S. N. Sorrell
Joe Schlabaugh
Muriel
William Crandall
Birthday announcements and anniversaries in local communities
Two members of the Three Quarter Century club celebrate birthdays C Harry Davis 88 and Mrs Ezra Goodwin 86. Wedding anniversaries noted for 1890 1911 1918 couples. Candle counts mark birthdays for Gladys Jeanette Schulty Karen Kay Davis Earl Albert Zieglowsky Edgar Knepp and Virginia Crossett with Lincoln school kindergarten treats. Community names include Hayesville Prairie Flower and Lincoln School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Harry Davis
Ezra Goodwin
Hayesville
Joseph Shalla
Prairie Flower Community
Max Marble
George Towers
Gladys Jeanette Schulty
Lyle Schulty
Karen Kay Davis
Glen Davis
Earl Albert Zieglowsky
Fred Zieglowsky
Edgar Knepp
Eli Knepp
Virginia Crossett
Keith Crossett
Lincoln School
Patricia Swift and Don Kuhn Wed in Fairfield
Patricia Glen Swift daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Swift and Donald Marcus Kuhn son of Marcus Kuhn of Wayland and Nel lie Atwood of Tucson Arizona were married at the Christian parsonage in Fairfield in a noon double ring ceremony Reverend S P Williamson officiated The bride wore a navy romaine crepe dress with navy and white accessories and carried a pink rosebud corsage and a family Bible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Glen Swift
Patrick Swift
Donald Marcus Kuhn
Fairfield
Marcus P. Kuhn
Wayland
Nellie Atwood
Tucson
Ariz
S. P. Williamson
First Christian Church
Marcus Kuhn, Jr
Social Calendar Listings Feature Club Meetings and Events
Local groups and clubs set schedules for the week with meetings, luncheons, practices, and exchanges. Highlights include Pythian Sisters practice at K P hall, Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society at 6 15 p m, and various department luncheons and plant exchanges across churches and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Dept
Y.W
Jess Campbell
Pythian Sisters
Hall
Stewart P.T.A
Chabals Host Neighborhood Party For Ed Chabal
Ameal Chabal and Mr and Mrs Stanly Chabal hosted a Salem area gathering Friday night in the Chabals home. Guest of honor Ed Chabal, recently stationed at Camp McClelland Arab, is home on delay en route to Camp Pickett Virginia. Neighbors and local residents attended including Wayne Marston Faye Cherwinker Ruth Scranton. Prizes for card games went to Leroy Krotz and Katherine Weeks with Harold Strume receiving the traveling prize and Wayne Shialla and Carol Weeks earning low scores. Refreshments were served at the end of the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McClelland
Arab
Camp Pickett
Salem
Wayne
Marston
Faye Cherwinker
Ruth Scranton
Leroy Krotz
Katherine Weeks
Harold Strum
Wayne Shialla
Carol Weeks
Bride Keeps borrowed pearls from England in wedding
Mrs. Cora Long wore a single strand of pearls as something borrowed from Mrs. Lester Butterbaugh. The pearls, sent from England by Butterbaugh's husband, accompanied a wedding where the groom had just left the navy after two years in the South Pacific. The Kuhns reside on a farm in the Pleasant Ridge community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Long
Among Us Girls Cora and Fortune Face Odd Exchange
Cora jokes that her face could be her fortune while the group dismisses constant hard luck stories. The banter moves from self mockery to playful encouragement as the scene shifts to daily girl talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora
Bacon Drippings Add Flavor to Classic Bread Dishes
Bacon drippings are praised as a versatile cooking fat for spoon bread corn bread and meat pie toppers, enhancing texture and rich flavor in traditional dishes.
S and C Club elects officers and welcomes new member
The S and C club met with Mrs. Fred Kucera on Thursday afternoon. Officers for the new club year were elected with Mrs. Ed Kucera as president and Mrs. Fred Kucera as secretary. New member Mrs. Guy Gerot was welcomed, with her children and Dennis Nicola as guests. Prizes were won by Ethel Nicola and Ethel Gerot. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set for April 18 with Mrs. Ed Kucera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kucera
Fred Kucera
Guy Gerot
Knights of Pythias to Meet in Castle Hall Monday
Knights of Pythias hold a regular meeting in Castle hall at 8 o'clock Monday evening with work in the rank of Knight and refreshments. Harold T. Wehr C C 44t2 Presbyterian morning prayer meeting set for 9 30 o'clock Wednesday at the church 45t2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shebeck
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
T. V. Knerr
Maud McCreedy
W.S.C
Valley Ladies Aid
Good Wil
Eclub
Jacob Fisher
D. of A
K.C. Hall
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Harold T. Wehr
C. C
Merry Mixer Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs. Lorene Crone
Mrs. Lorene Crone hosted the Merry Mixer club on Wednesday afternoon with 14 members, several children and guests. The president Mrs. Dorothy Thrapp led the business meeting with an April Fool joke during roll call. Myrtle Guengerich led entertainment with prizes to Mrs. Lennyhan and Mrs. Mildred Statler. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Robertson Crone Romine and D Robertson. Next meet May 1 with Mrs. Esther Statler, each member to bring a May basket with a plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Crone
Merry Mixer Club
Crone
Ralph Robertson
Harold Disney
J. E. Lennyhan
Dale Robertson
Dorothy Thrapp
Myrtle Guengerich
Lennyhan
Mildred Statler
R. Robertson
Kathryn Romine
D. Robertson
Sunset Circle Meeting Notes March 1950
The Sunset Circle met with Mrs. William Twinam for a March gathering attended by ten members three children and two visitors. With no president or vice president Mrs Edith Owen led the meeting which voted to donate five dollars to the Red Cross. Afternoon social time followed refreshments. April plans set for Mrs Ira Wells to host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Circle
William Twinam
Edith Owen
Red Cross
Ira Wells
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Wolf’s Flower
W. F. W. Tueseve
Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern's
Voorhees
Orcutt
Piggly Wiggly
He Alent
Rah
Floyd Murdock
George Genkinger
W. P. Moriarty
Genkinger
J. H. Campbell
George Jarrard
Sorrells
Nan
Robert Sutton
W. E. Wasson
Frank Smith
Elva Mae Cory
Harold Pribyl
N. E. West
Mark Waggoner
W. M Tweeten
Pearl Gardner
Patricia E. Swift
Don Marcus Kuhin
Jay Prew
Lexington Circle
Morton Emde
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
Carl Oldfield
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Rolland Benson
St Paul's Church
H. OH. Club
Elmer Harland
Carl Phillips
Chabals
Ameal Chabal
Stanly Chabal
Ed Chabal
Martin's Modern Cleaners
S and C
Mrs. L. Crone
Esther Statler
Wm. Twinam
C.V. Crull
Coats
Smart Tno
Rothschild’s
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