General Orders Read at Meeting of Relief Corps
The Woman's Relief Corps met with secretary Mrs. A B Schmoeller reading general orders from department president Jennie Joy of Wapello. Decisions include continuing a gift to the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic, support for a nationwide sesqui centennial, and patriotic radio programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
A. B. Schmoeller
Jennie Joy
Wapello
Department of Iowa Woman's Relief Corps
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Department
Elizabeth L. Kothe
Marie L. Basham
Washington Corps
Florence Heart
Pearl Whistler
Fort Steele
Ernest Salladay
O. FE. Schmitt
Washington
Schoolmates Surprise Charlie Maas at Home Party
A group of Charlies A Maas’s schoolmates gathered Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Milton Maas. They spent the day playing games and had a noon picnic dinner. Attendees included Richard and James Birney John and Richard Gardner Everett Buham Wayne Waener Henry Godwin William Maas Rosella and Virginia Sheets Mary Murphy Mildred Hughes Eleavor Maas and the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies A. Maas
Milton Maas
Richard
James Birney
John
Richard Gardner
Everett Bueham
Wayne Waener
Henry Godwin
William Maas
Rosella
Virginia Sheets
Mary Murphy
Mildred Hughes
Eleavor Maas
Florence Godwin
West Chester Aid To Elect Officers Meeting Planned
West Chester Methodist Ladies Aid to hold annual officer election at a church meeting Wednesday afternoon. Mrs F M Lindenmeyer to chair the serving committee for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester Aid
West Chester Methodist Ladies Aid Society
F. M. Lindenmeyer
Social calendar lists community club events this week
The notice outlines a series of meetings and picnics at Sunset Park and local venues from Monday to Friday. Activities include missionary society picnics, booster clubs, Pythian Sisters gatherings, and a county nurses annual picnic with rain backup plans and members’ host details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Missionary Society
Sunset Park
Worthy Advisors Club
Nels Westermark
Glendale Gleaners Host Local Achievement Day
The Glendale Gleaners 4 HW club held its local Achievement Day at Mrs. Tom Gerdes home. Mothers of club girls and Home makers club members attended. Evelyn and Mercedes Miller demonstrated canning carrots, followed by songs, a reading by Lois Fitzgerald, and judging of the food by Margaret Stewart. Ice cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale Gleaners 4 HW Club
Tom Gerdes
Homemakers Club
Evelyn
Mercedes Miller
Lois Fitzgerald
Margaret Stewart
Presbyterian prayer meeting announced for Wednesday morning
The Presbyterian collage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 9 30 in the home of Mrs Etta Glassburner 603 East Jefferson Street Pleasant Hill ladies will entertain Washington Christian church ladies next week Wednesday instead of Thursday The Pleasant Hill Bible school plans its annual dinner and picnic tomorrow in the Kephart grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
J. R. George
George
Woman's Relief Corps
Mra Salladay
George Birney
Etta Glassburner
East
Jefferson Street
Pleasant Hill
Washington Christian Church
Pleasant Hill Bible School
Kephart Grove
New Officers Elected at Livewire Lassies Meeting
The Livewire Lassies local chapter held a Saturday afternoon meeting at Gayle Davis’s home. Officers elected: Margar et Ragan president Roberta Wheelan vice president Eloise Springer secretary Gayle Davis treasurer Shirley Peterson entertainment head. Several papers read before installation and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livewire’ Lassies
Gayle Davis
Margaret Ragan
Roberta Wheelan
Eloise Springer
Shirley Peterson
Elnora Othmer Engaged to Fred E Rahmiller
Engagement announced for Elnora Othmer daughter of Louis and Mrs Othmer Muscatine and Fred E Rahmiller son of Mr and Mrs William Rahmiller Columbus Junction. Wedding planned for early fall. Othmer is a Muscatine high school graduate and has worked in a law office. The couple will reside on a farm near Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Aue
Elnora Othmer
Louis F. Othmer
Muscatine
Fred E. Rahmiller
William Rahmiller
Othmer
Muscatine High School
Many Happy Returns in Pilotburg Community
Birthday greetings fill Pilotburg as residents celebrate today. Mrs Clyde Kennard Del mar Oldfield Hiram Baker Charlie Richey and others share the day. Ed Grayson and her son Charles Davenport honor birthdays alongside Mrs Hensler Paul Shebanek Riverside age 84 and several 14 year olds. Billy Fisher’s four year old party is noted. Theo Logan’s birthday appears misdated in Davenport. Everette Green of Lexington is also celebrating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotburg
Clyde Kennard
Delmar Oldfield
Hiram Baker
Charlie Richey
Ed Grayson
Charles of
Davenport
Billy Fisher
Ned Fisher
Theo Logan
The
American Pearl Company
Foreign Works About America Draw Interest at Washington Library
A review of foreign authors writing about the United States notes Louis Adamic and Yutang Lin among others. Their works explore American life, culture, and philosophy from outside perspectives and are available at the Washington Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington Public
Adatmie
Yugoslavia
Yutang Lin
Lin
Sevilla Bolce Visits From Kansas City For Week
Sevilla Bolce arrived Saturday from Kansas City to stay with her parents Dr and Mrs C A Bolce for a week of vacation from her work as a dietician and laboratory technician. Mrs Tom Anderson and daughter Sevilla and Sevilla's friend Mary Paul from Chicago plan to stay until about September 1. Dr W N Alcorn was bruised and shaken from a fall but has no broken bones and walks with a cane. Mr and Mrs John Trimmentian are on a weeklong vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevilla Bolce
Kansas City
C. A. Bolce
Tom Anderson
Sevilla
Chicago
Mary Paul
W. N. Alcorn
Altho
Helen
Flo
Opals: Myths of Luck and Fragility
A London Answers Magazine writer surveys theories on opals being unlucky. Temperature changes may loosen settings as the stone expands and contracts, and the opal’s softness could wear away its surface color. Interestingly, opals were once thought to bring good luck to owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Answers Magazine
Fingers Before Forks In Arabian Meals
The article notes Arabs eat with the right hand as there are no knives or forks at meals. Readers learn to form hot rice into small balls and, with skill, eat without burning fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
Jacksonites Meet All Day at Mildred Meyer's Home
The Jacksonite 4 H club met all day Wednesday at Mildred Meyer's home with all members present except Mary Ellen Muensing. They prepared record books posters and labels for canning exhibits and practiced demonstrations before a potluck and photos. Dorothy Bear club reporter notes prior meeting at Maurita Daniel's home with conservation talks and label decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Meyer
Jacksonite
Mary Ellen Muensing
Clayton Bear
Dorothy Bear
Virginia
Maurita Daniel
Dorothy Darnel
Maurita Darnel
Flint Woman Visits Iowa City Trip Report
Marguerite Sutherland of Flint Michigan, who has been visiting at the Lloyd Houvenagle home, departed for Iowa City this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Sutherland
Flint, Mich
Lloyd Houvenagle
Iowa City
Local residents and visitors share weekend and weekday visits
Mrs. J C Madison of Comp ton Calif visits for a month with daughters and families. J R Moore and daughter A R Beals spend a few days in Jefferson for work and visiting friends. Ferguson McClure Holmes families weekend at the Iowa river club house. Hennon family visits Cedar Rapids. Grace Brinning returns from Aberdeen S D. Helen Sheets stays with Esther Lenninger in Keota. Clint McGee visits Ed McGee home in St Paul. Mary Mickelbheck returns to Chicago after Keota visit. Dorothy Snyder spends Keota weekend for homecoming. Dan Keeler Sally Jo and Betty Morris visit Joe Lohberger in town. Roy Parker Ft Madison visits George Norman. Anna Sommers Crawfordsville spends week with grandparents Batley. W A Stewart and son Gerald of Detroit depart for Waterloo after weekend stay. J Conklin visits Keota weekend.
Dinner chairman chosen for club event
Mrs Frank Miller is Dinner Chairman for the country club dinner planned for Thursday at 6 30 p m in the clubhouse. She is assisted by committee members Dr and Mrs Ralph Shannon Mr and Mrs Ed Sullivan Dr and Mrs J M Lloyd Mr and Mrs Alfred Brown Mr and Mrs Milo Sorden Mr and Mrs Ralph Gibson Dr and Mrs W Dwyer and Mr Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Ralph Shannon
Ed Sullivan
J. M. Lloyd
Alfred Brown
Milo Sorden
Ralph Gibson
Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coreas Society
Penne Aitnil
St. Paul's Churen
Noble Grand Circle, & Os RS
Roy Stewart
Rosemary Club
Donald Brown
Just Us
W. C. McFadden
East Fifth Street
H. J. Club
Blanche Shalla
Good Will Club
Mary Fisher
H. H
William Longer
Ladies Aid
Church
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Nurses Home
Glendale Gleaners
Kalona
Scotch Highlanders
U. S
WMT
John H. Mitchell
Hills
Grady Hall
F. E. Rahmiller
Bobby Lowe
Crawfordsbille
Robert Richard Lowe
Bobby
Phyllis Arlene Lowe
Hensler
Paul Shebanek
Riverside
Karl Smith
Merrimac
Loren Chalupa
Richmond
Mra
John D. Jones
West Sunset
Betty Lou Glider
Dave Metlaffey
Raymond Bell
Everette Green
Lexington
Quincey
Ozarks
Priestly
England
California
Washington Pulse
John Trimmertian
L. A. Meredith
J. C. Madison
Compton
Calif
J. Randall Neill
John Munn
J. R. Moore
A. R. Beals
Jefferson
Mr. Moore
Mrs. Beals
Raymond Ferguson
Grinnell
D. W. McClure
B. J. Holmes
Iowa River
Mrs. S. Hennon
Cedar Rapids
Grace Brinning
Aberdeen
S. Dak
Helen Sheets of
Keota
Esther Lenninger
Clint McGee
St. Paul, Minn
Ed McGee
Mary Mickelbheck
Dorothy Snyder
Keotn
Ant
Dan Keeler
Sally Jo
Rock Island, Ill
Betty Morris
Council Bluffs
Joe Lohberger
Roy Parker
Ft. Madison
Geo. Norman Home
Anna Sommers
Crawfordsville
William Batley
W. A. Stewart
Gerald
Detroit
Mich
Warren Stewart
Waterloo
Mrs. J. Conklin
Sycene
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