Presbyterian Aid Groups Meet With Planned Events
Four groups of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid met yesterday. Group 1 hosted by Mrs. Stella Lathem with 9 members, devotional by Mrs. J. C. Carris, plans for tulip tea next Friday. Group 2 honored Mrs. W. A. Whiting on her 82nd birthday with 17 attendees. Group 3 planned a May 5 food sale at Washington cleaners, 12 members present. Group 4 hosted by Mrs. Fred Reid with 16 members, new leader Mrs. Leland Carris, Red Cross craft work and a gold cake gift from Mrs. Badger, next host Mrs. Ivan Rehmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Stella Lathem
J. C. Carris
George Clapper
Latchem
W. A. Whiting
Lawrence Wilson
Ben Briley
Anna Case
Whiting
T. R. Gillespie
George Pauls
Wilson
C. R. McCutchen
S. Lemmon
Mra. IT. B. Rabenold
J. C. Gilchrist
Reid
Fred Reid
Unit 4
R. L. Badger
Leland Carris
Group 4
Red Cross
Badger
Frank Crone
Roy Stewart
Ivan Rehmel
W C T U. Meeting At Mrs Munro Home West Chester
The West Chester WC T U met at the country home of Mrs Will Munro on Wednesday afternoon with twelve members and three guests Mrs Edgar Stewart Mrs Edna Daniels and Mrs Bert Rittenhouse in attendance. Mrs Lou Bauer led devotionals in place of president Mrs J B Pollock. Mrs Ruth McDowell spoke on alcoholic education using moving pictures radio addresses and billboards to reach public schools and colleges. A silver tea followed hosted by Mrs Will Munro and Mrs Nellie Searcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. T. U. of
West Chester
Will Munro
Edgar Stewart
Edna Daniels
Bert Rittenhouse
Lou Bauer
J. B. Pollock
George Pennington
Ruth McDowell
Nellie Searcy
Husbands Invited to Banquet by Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club invites husbands to the final meeting of the year on Thursday May 1. American Home sections organize the event with the Methodist women handling the 6 30 banquet at the Methodist church. LeRoy Pratt will present pictures of Mexico and Colorado after the meal. Tickets cost 50 cents for members and 64 cents for guests, available at department meetings or at E M Bridges store starting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Department
Methodist Church
Mexico
Colorado
LeRoy Pratt
Glenn Wilson
Ted Crone
Harry Dye
E. M. Bridges
Home Missionary Society Convenes With Clara Huber
Clara Huber hosted a Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting of the Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. D. Dayton presided, Ethel Atkinson led prayer and scripture from Matthew. Budget progress hinged on the May 26 mite box opening. Mrs. George Brinton reported tithes and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Huber
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Methodist Church
J. D. Dayton
Ethel Atkinson
George Brinton
Obituary of Cora A Brown of Jefferson County
Cora A Brown born Aug 28 1866 near Ollie Iowa died Apr 24 1939 at 1239 am. She moved to Clay at age 15 and married George Bray on Feb 13 1890 living in Jefferson County. Survived by husband and children Syliva Dana Verle Beauchamp Vera Ingham Walter Bray and 18 grandchildren. Also surviving Elva Brown Delmer Brown Sylvia Meacham Maude Davis and four sisters and one brother. She had been an invalid 22 years and fell seriously ill a month ago with care from husband and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora A. Brown
Thomas FE
Susannah Moffet Brown
Ollie
Iowa
Clay
George Bray
Jefferson County
Sylvia Dana
Veo
Verle Beauchamp
Batavia
Vera Ingham
Selma
Calif
Walter Lee Bray
Elva Brown
Washington
Delmer Brown
Woolson
Sylvia Meacham
Maude Davis
Hazelle Jane Brown
Nancy Brown
Mia
Mary McPherson
Filsora Woodford
Alonzo Brown
Chil
Della Carroll Shows at New York World's Fair Congress
Della Carroll, noted for a rose dance that reportedly drew a surprised reaction from Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Berlin, is set to perform at the Congress of Beauty during the New York World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Della Carroll
Mrs Bray Rites Held For Beloved Mother In Fairfield
Mrs Bray died after long illness leaving Vera Bray of California as a surviving daughter. She chaired church duties with Clay Congregational and later Howard Grove Baptist churches. Funeral April 28 at Hoskins Funeral Home Fairfield conducted by A C Roach with pallbearers Ed Hosler Harvey Jones Curtis Rodgers Merril Gowey Hervey Coffin Milton Coffin. burial Howard Grove Cemetery north of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera
California
Bray
Clay Congregational Church
Howard Grove
Mrs. Bray
Hoskins
Fairfield
Iowa
A. C. Roach
Richland Christian Church
Ed Hosler
Harvey Jones
Curtis Rodgers
Merril Gowey
Hervey Coffin
Milton Coffin
Howard Grove Cemetery
Commission Tandy Notified as Medical Regiment Officer
Capt Roy W Tandy Jr Morning Sun national guard officer is now a commissioned officer in the Medical Administrative corps service company 136th Medical regiment The Townsend club elections named W S Randolph as president C A Stephens vice president H Meredith secretary and treasurer Today's club officers include Arian Lowe president and others The next meeting is a buffet dinner May 4 Local items note birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Joseph Boyd and business moves by J W Showalter The paper lists health and social updates across Columbus Junction and Davenport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Roy W. Tandy, Jr
Morning Sun
National Guard
War Department
National Guard of the United States
Medical Administrative Corps
136Th Medical Regiment
Townsend Club
W. S. Randolph
C. A. Stephens
H. ©. Meredith
Town Hall
Arian Lowe
Keith Robertson
Ernest Ford
R. P Hawkins
Sheldon Hawkins
Joseph Boyd
Iowa City
J. W. Showalter
Gladwin
Cairo
Henrietta Salmon
Miles Babb
Kansas City
Rowland Rees
Chicago
James Green
Columbu
City
M. A. Robeson
William Owen
Richard Thomas
Cotter Presbyterian Church
Davenport
EB. A. Leonhard
LaVerne
Marilyn
Benjamin Compton
Peoria, Ill
Two Eighth Grade Grads at Young America
Young America reports two eighth graders Lois Humston and Norma Jean Rhodebeck. High school graduates are Richard Pringle and Helen Rhodebeck. Local residents and visitors are listed with county home duties, family dinners, and weekend visits across Kerr, Keota, Moline, Davenport, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young America
Lois Humston
Norma Jean Rhodebeck
Richard Pringle
Helen Rhodebeck
Howard Clendenning
Moline
Lou Rhodebeck
Charles Beatty
Marjorie Jenkins
Ainsworth
George Heil
Glenn Schwartz
K. E. Neal
Keota
Carl Haanbreecker
Burlington
Harry Roberts
Columbus Junction
Kalie Dodson
Lone Tree
Harry Dodson
William Bell
Jack Dempsey
Davenport
Celestine Marie
Will Marie
Grant Humston
Harold Humston
Fred Warner
Lloyd Humston
Clarence Jackson
Ed Squires
Charles Palmer
Wilma
Iowa City
Guy Hunting
Salem
Alice Hunter
New London
Tennis Hunter
Claud Rhodebeck
P. L. Fenn
Leo
Leonard Marie
Grant Hameton
Eva Wikoff
Brighton
Harold Fulton
Davie Family Seeks Move to South Carolina
Mr and Mrs William Davie son of Quinney Ti spent a few days in Crawfordsville with her father Jee Hanna and visited Aunt Mere Clark. They plan to move to South Carolina as Mr Davidson receives a promotion. He works for Rath Packing of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davieson
Quinney, Ti
Crawfordsville
Jee Hanna
Mere, C
Old Capitol Architect Mystery Reignites Iowa City Tale
In Iowa City a long debated legend about Old Capitol’s architect resurfaces. historians now claim meticulous evidence shows Father Samuel Marguguechelli did not design the building, and that John F. Jague is the true architect according to Dr. Benjamin P F Shambaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Benjamin PF. Shambaugh
Samuel
Amboy Social Visits and Family Callers Report
Am boy Iowa notes share a sequence of Sunday and Thursday gatherings. The Will Roberts and D W Griffith homes hosted guests including Glen Anderson Ted Ackley Duane White Connie and Jimmy White and D W Griffiths grandchildren. Additional visitors included Tom Will John McNeill and Dickie Stewart Mary Marr and Rudy Wagenknecht visiting the J M Stewart home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl White
Amboy
Glen Anderson
Will Roberts
Ted Ackley
Davenport
Duane White
Connie
Jimmy White
D. W. Griffith
Connie White
D. W. Griffiths
Tom Will
John McNeill
Dickie
J. M. Stewart
Mary Marr
Rudy Wagenknecht
Howard Stewart
Parental Visits Mentioned With Local Friends
Visitors were at the Stewart home on Tuesday afternoon. George Colthurst stayed Thursday night with Dale Richards. Mr and Mrs Rodger Colthurst and Betty and George visited Sunday evening at the Robert Reaney home near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stewart
George Colthurst
Dale Richards
Rodger Colthurst
Betty
George
Robert Reaney
Washington
Change in Milwaukee Road Southwest Limited Schedule
Effective Sunday April 30 the Southwest Limited runs to Ottumwa Excelsior Springs and Kansas City leaving Washington at 1 42 a m instead of 1 45 a m daily No 25 for the Milwaukee Road station offers further particulars by phone 252 Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Southwest Limited
Ottumwa
Excelsior Springs
Kansas City
Washington
Y M C A Area Conference Opens With Phalanx Initiation Plans
Delegates from Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois North and South Dakota gather in Waterloo for a two day YMCA area conference. Washington Chapter Phalanx to confer initiatory and installation ceremonies on two new clubs at a nine o'clock service tomorrow morning. Other local social notes include visits from Rev and Mrs S Williams and Mrs Wilson Martin plus Mr Bowden and Mrs Martin, and residents planning moves and visits around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Kendrick
John Applegate
Charles Morris
Richard McIntosh
Don Boyer
Shrum Lewis
James Birney
Bernard Weiss
Merle Warner
Phalanx
Richard McCleery
Leigh Soule
Waterloo
Towa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
North
South Dakota
Washington
Phala
S. Williams
Iowa City
M. W. Bailey
South
Texas
Mexico
California
San Francisco
Notable Champaign Murder Trial Acquits Hotel Proprietress
Mrs Margaret Struthers a black hotel owner in Champaign was found not guilty of fatally shooting William Spurrier 21 a University of Illinois sophomore. The case sparked a wider vice probe that led to indictments against Champaigns mayor and the states attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Margaret Struthers
Champaign
William Spurrier
University of Illinois
Mining Engineer Reported Kidnapped
A Guanajuato dispatch says Oscar A. Lampe an American mining engineer has been kidnapped and held for ransom with a note threatening death if authorities are alerted. Davenport Iowa reports an Oscar Lampe formerly of Davenport was kidnapped in Arizona. confirmation on whether it is the same person is not yet possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Guanajuato
Oscar A. Lampe
Davenport
Iowa
Oscar Lamp
Arizona
Frank Shinabarger Dead at Muscatine
Frank Shinabarger 81 former Washington area resident died at his Muscatine home. Funeral services scheduled for 2:30 Monday in Muscatine with burial there. Survived by wife Belle and three daughters and one son. Other relatives from the area will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shinabarger
Washington
Muscatine
Mr. Shinabarger
Belle Fisher
Shinabbarger
Clarence’ Phillips
Raymond Jeffries
Davenport
Jeir Yahbnke
New York City
Glenn
Pittsburgh
Rev Alvin Godfrey Dies at Cutler Illinois Funeral
Dr J A Thompson president emeritus of Tarkio College conducted the funeral for Rev Alvin Godfrey former Washington man held at Albia with burial in Alabama not specified. Godfrey 55 to 60 years old spent youth in Washington and served as pastor of the United Presbyterian church in Cutler Illinois. He leaves wife four daughters and one son with three daughters Tarkio College graduates. He was brother of J M Godfrey of Washington now Mt Pleasant and his step mother Mrs Sarah Godfrey resides in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Thompson
Tarkio College
Alvin Godfrey
Washington
Albia
Godfrey
Tarkio
Cutler
Ilinois
United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Godfrey
Mt Pleasant
Sarah Godfrey
Fairfield Pastor to Lead Morning Presbyterian Service
Rev. J. C. Dool of Fairfield will occupy the pulpit at the morning worship hour at the Presbyterian church. He is a former pastor of the Fairfield church. The church's young people will lead the evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Dool
Fairfield
The
Presbyterian Church
Dool
Fairfield Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opper
YAAC
Anni
Sana
Via
Presbyterian Aid Group
Lee
North Side Cafe
W.C.T.U
Newton
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Ames
Kodak Films
Hitler
Guns Me
Ana By
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Love Eka
Ane
Maria Ouspenskaya
Lee Sul Be
Maurice Moscovich
Effie van Sickle
Home Missionary . Society
A. Anderson
Clarence Jacobs
RKO Radio Picture
Tell Capt
Tandy
WAR Department Commis
Sions Tandy
Martha Butler
Townsend
Mrs
Maxine Williams
Lee Colton
Mildred Williams
Brown
Bernice
Wellman
Old Capitol
Wilson Martin
Granger
Tommy Bowden
Kirksville
Bowden
Missouri State Teachers College
Wanda Bowden
Martin
Altha
Edith White
Walter Schroeder
East Jackson Street
Charles Hebner
Kate Shalla
Rock Island
C. A. Ruebsam
People's Life Insurance Company
Charles Ragan
Margaret
Oskaloosa
R. McCutchen, Jr
Clive Gray
Des Moines
Paul Gray
Glen Duncan
Clio
John A. Stewart
D. C. Cooper
J. H. Hall
Washinton
Nigt
Boyd Berdo
Glenn Shinabarger
Glenn Martin
Shinabarger
Lit
Presbyterian
Washington Dairy
Squar
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!