Prairie Flower social notes and church meeting report
Prairie Flower columns list local social calls from April 26 including visits to Harold Grant and St Smith homes, and gatherings with the Kerrs, Pringle family, and others. An all day Prairie Flower church service featured morning services, potluck, and afternoon officer elections with minor changes to trustees and staff. A burned barn on Glen Fuhr farm will be replaced. other visits include Turnipseed, Reeves, and Rees families with nearby towns mentioned. June notes conclude with a belated item deeming few worthy of hooting.
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Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
L. W. Turnipseed
Dorothy
Martha
Junior
Harold Grant
Williamsburg
BK. L. Smith
Arthur Wiley
Rolland Benson
Nona Reeves
Mra
CE Strong
Clifford Reeves
O. K. Scott
Marilyn Green
Martha Turnipseed
Rolland Rees
Harold Jones
Howell Rees
Evan Rees
Columbus Junction
Edward Rees
Ain
Sunday Gatherings and Visits Around Washington Area
End with Eula Mae Coen and several families joined Sunday visits at the Wm Murphy and Ira Coon homes. Raymond Kauffman sheared sheep for Prank Salladay and Fred Merrifield. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Rh W Cross Al drian and Argonne of Waterloo and Delores Kroty's birthday celebration.
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Eula Mae Coen
Earl Steele
Margaret Nash
Floyd Martin
Betty Jean
Washington
Delores Kroty
Lenora Merrifield
Harry Merrifield
Park
Floring
W K Murphy
Ottumwa Raturdas
J. R. Drake
Cedar Rapide
Ira A. Coon
Olive Lewis
William
Kerwin Lewis
Richard Disney
J. C. Steele
Creedy
Highland Center Visitors and Church Services Report
Rev and Mrs Hel tribride from Grundy Center visited Highland Center weekend and led services at Salem Church on Sunday if weather allows. Meg Heltribride plans return May 5 for morning and evening services. Davida Fisher spent the week with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Mae Coon
Highland Centre
Heltribridie
Grundy Center
Mra
Lla Marshall
Salem Church
Meg Heltribridie
Davida Fisher
Markets Bring Steady Chicago Hog and Cattle Quotes
Chicago April 27 hogs steady with week gain 40 to 65 cents top 6.50 and 6.65 yearly high. Late bulk 180 270 lbs 6.20 to 6.45, 270 360 lbs 6.00 to 6.25, 150 180 lbs 6.90 to 6.25, 400 550 lb sows 6.20 to 5.50, light butcher 5.75+. Cattle mixed with steers and yearlings weak to steady, heifers down, fat cows higher, cutters firm, bulls up, feeders weak. Prime 1500 lb steers 13.10, roads 12.00 to 12.50, bulk 11.75 to 11.00. common 7.50 to 8.25. Heifers 10.76, bulk 8.00 to 10.25. Wealers weak to 50 down, best weaners 11.50. Sheep none, lambs off 25, fat sheep steady, wooled lambs 10.40 to 10.50, best native 9.35, bulk 8.75 to 9.00, natives 12.00 to 13.50. Fat ewes 5.00 to 6.50, Clippers 4.00 to 4.50.
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Chicago
U.P
Produce Eggs Market Steady In Chicago Trade
Chicago on April 27 Market steady with 44,968 cases receipts. Extra firsts 174 fresh graded firsts 164. Current receipts 15 percent, dirties 14 percent, checks 14 percent.
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Chicago
U.P
Cash Grain Quotations for Corn and Oats
Corn items show one yellow 66 to 67 percent and two yellows 66 to 67 percent. Oats quotations list two white 42 percent and three white 41 to 42 percent and four white at 39 percent.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Grain Table Aims at Futures Prices
Chicago April 27 grain table shows wheat corn oats rye futures for May July and Sept contracts with open high low and close figures. Prices listed include wheat near 1.07 to 1.08, corn around 63 to 66 cents, oats about 40 to 41 cents, and rye near 68 to 71 cents.
Doreas Plans for Fellowship Supper
April meeting at Wayland Mennonite church featured devotions by Mrs. Fred Klopfenstein and a program by Mrs. Clara Neft. Plans were made for a May 10 fellowship supper with Rev. W B Unrieh and Jaumury of Pulaski as guests.
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Wayland
Wayland Mennonite Church
A. C. Wenger
A. R. Meyer
Omer Roth
P. P. Wyse
Joe Witting
Clara Neft
Fred Klopfenstein
A.C. Wenger
Ed Kaufman
A. Kh. Meyer
Frank Magdefrau
Omar Roth
Veem
Clara Nett
Reading
Dave Meyer
W. BF. Unrieh
Jaumury
Pulaski
Midway Sale and Community Sale Listings
Closing out sale notices for Mrs J A Koehler on North Marion Washington May 1. Noble sale at ten o clock by W KR Lehaniy on May 2. Journal sale date column notes weekly Wednesday and holiday sales in the city.
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Midway Sale Co
Mra. J. A. Koehler
North
Marion
Washington
W. KR. Lehaniy
Noble Ten
Riverside Mayor Nominates Committees for Year
Ed ward Yexey Riverside's new mayor named his committees including Weed Commissioner Joseph P Pailliotet Sidewalks and Crossings I W Schnoebelen R f F Marner Streets and Alleys Joseph P Pailliotet William Sims Ralph Kleopfer Sewers William Sims Joseph Pailliotet R I Marner F W Schnoebelen and Ralph Kleopfer Water R I Marner William Sims Ralph Kleopfer F W Schnoebelen and Joseph Pailliotet. A surprise party honored Mr and Mrs Ivo Schnoebelen on their tenth wedding anniversary at Riverside.
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Riverside
Edward Yexey
Joseph P. Pailliotel
I. W. Schnoebelen
R. F F. Marner
Ralph Kleopfer
Joseph P. Pailliotet
William Sims
Joseph Pailliotet
R. I. Marner
F. W
Schnoebelen
F W. Schnoebelen
Ivo Schnoebelen
CrawfordSville
Harold Schniehbelen
Keota
Jesse Sleichter
Clair Flynn
Ward
Delbert Flynn
Judy
Paken
Dorothy Knebel
Elaine Heitzman
Ruth Klein
Mary Anweta Shradel
Elaine Stransky
Coletta Schnoebelen
Eldon
Allan Krotz
Iowa City
C. J. Karel
William O'Loughlin
Women's Field Army
Fred Krebs
Conesville
Roy Woods
Missionary Tea Hosted by Mrs Ellis Raises Funds
Mrs J C Ellis hosted a Friday afternoon missionary tea for twenty five women at 4 o clock. The event collected a total of three dollars.
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J. C. Ellis
Gertrude Bickford Weds Ray Meisky in Hannibal Mo
Gertrude Bickford daughter of Mr and Mrs James P Bickford Wapello and Ray Meisky son of Mrs Tillie Meisky Muscatine were married April 21 in the Methodist church at Hannibal Missouri Rev Doors officiated Attendants were June Bickford Morris Meeker and the couple will reside in Columbus Junction Dinner hosts included Mr and Mrs Ralph Pinen and Mrs A H B Mewhirter with more honors for the newlyweds noted.
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Columbus Junction
Gertrude Bickford
James P. Bickford
Wapello
Ray Meisky
Muscatine
Tillie Meisky
Hannibal, Mo
Doors
June Bickford
Morris Meeker
Travels and community notes from Snowball column
Mrs. Harry Campbell shares travel memories from libraries and world cities, mentions reading My Odyssey by Richard Halliburton, and notes plans for next winter. The column reports on two new barns in the area, barn plans by Walter Kyle and Mrs Kyle, and a barn replacement at Glen Fulk farm after a recent fire. It also covers local social news including visits, bee purchases, measles cases, and teaching assignments for Snowball students.
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Harry Campbell
I .Wook
Washington Library
Norway
Russia
Nazi Germany
France
England
Land of Head Hunters
Joab
Oklahoma
California
Richard Haliburton
Ulysses
Miss Denney
Walter Kyle
Kyle
Glen Fulk
Louise Fishburn
Davenport
Stanley Fishburn
Frank Bright
Lineville
Griggs
Russell
Duane Griggs
Mary
Secrein
Earl Booth
Janice
Lorene
Myral Smith
Clarence Fulton
Crawfordsville
Maxine Fulton
Maxine
Funeral services for Mrs Delie Richardson held today
Funeral services for Mrs Delie Richardson were conducted this morning at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev William M Nichol of the United Presbyterian Church officiating. Pallbearers included Ora Turner Roy Kuntz Delbert Darrell Wilbur Hysell Jen McNeill and Will Putnam. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Delle Richardson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
William M. Nichol
United Presbyterian Church
Ora Turner
Roy Kuntz
Delbert Darell
Wilbur Hysell
Jen McNeill
Will Putnam
Elm Grove Cemetery
4-H Home Project Committees to Meet Mrs Brown
County home project committee members and 4-H girls sub-committee members will meet with Mrs Rollin Brown of Sigourney, seventh district Farm Bureau committeewoman, next Tuesday at the Farm Bureau offices. The Washington Courty Committee will review Farm Bureau material, with a noon dinner at the North Side cafe.
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County Home Project Committee
Farm Bureau
Rollin Brown
Sigourney
National President of US Teachers Speaks Here
The United States Teachers Association national president addressed a local audience detailing NEA organization, committees, research, rural service, and public education promotion. She warned on funding, tenure, and equality challenges facing schools and urged renewed teacher effort for America’s children.
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N.E.A
NEA
Bureau of Rural Service
NFLA
Claude Tucker
A. E B. Atchison
Fairfield
Washington Faculty
Bostwick Family Visit From Chicago
Catherine Bostwick and War ren Hostwick of Chicago arrived last evening to spend the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs. B F Bostwick senior.
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Catherine Bostwick
Warren Hostwick
Chicago
B. F. Bostwick, Sr
Dro
Ed Yates
Lola, Eleanor and
Edna Mae
Auburn
Nebr
Mrs Yates
Lola Winga
Lawrence Kehoe
Rock Island
Joe Lohberger
Local social notes from Cedar Rapids gathering and visits
Cedar Rapids hosts an all state meeting of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Iowa with Roger Sherman and others attending. Guests include A Sandbere, Bill Waiters, and Harold Johnson. Several residents travel or visit family in Des Moines, Britt, Fairfield, Mt Pleasant, Auburn and Stronghurst for weekends and hospital stays.
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Roger Sherman
T. L. Brookhart
Russell Goodin
Claud Rhodebeeck
Cedar Rapids
Grand Council of Royal
Select Massone
Iowa
Kh A. Sandbere
Bill Waiters
Spurgeon
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Apent
Harold Johnson
Six Beauties of Iowa Junior Prom Named at Iowa City
The 1940 Hawkeye Beauties, chosen by eight beauty experts, were presented to students at the State University of Iowa Junior Prom in Iowa City. The six winners are Beverly Hunter Pi Beta Phi Rockford Wisconsin Dorothy Hunter Currier Hall Rockford Illinois Jane Arnold Delta Gamma Manchester Betty Hemsky Alpha Chi Omega Cedar Rapids Fern Eggen Kappa Kappa Gamma Charles City Virginia Miller Gamma Phi Beta Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Beverly Hunter
Pi Beta Phi
Rockford
Dorothy T Hunter
Currier Hall
Jane Arnold
Delta Gamma
Manchester
Betty Hemsky
Alpha Chi Omega
Cedar Rapids
Fern Eggen
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Charles City
Virginia Miller
Gamma Phi Beta
Fort Dodew
Grinding Sand Use at Toledo Plate Glass Plant
At the Libbey Owens Ford plate glass plant in Toledo Ohio workers handle a 2200 foot grinding line using about 350 tons of grinding sand daily. Sand ranges from coarse to powder fine enough for brushing teeth. Grinding heads endure two hours of wear per day on the surface and must be replaced every six days.
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Libbey-Owens- Ford
Toledo
Ohio
Tron
New Rotary Chief Elected Iowa District Governor
Dr Lester A Royal of West Liberty has been elected district governor for the Iowa Rotary district at the Davenport conference this week. The appointment names him as leader of Rotary activities in the region.
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Lester A. Royal
West Liberty
Iowa
Davenport
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