Memorial Service Held by Woman's Relief Corps
The Women-s Relief Corps held a memorial service for deceased members Saturday at the Legion hall. Mrs Charles Anderson led the service with assistance from Mrs Ben Coppock and Mrs Floyd Murdock as president. A relief fund of 43.25 was reported. An August cooperative supper was invited by Mrs Rober Reaney at her home with the August and September birthday committees serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Relief Corps
Legion Hall
Charles Anderson
Ben Coppock
Floyd Murdock
Rober Reaney
Local People See Visitors and Travel Nearby
A roundup of local residents hosting guests and traveling. Margaret Applegate and Frances Harvey left for a Chicago visit. Esmond Chan from Honolulu stayed with Hastings College ties before heading east. Families from Washington to Rock Island and Ashland report visits, weddings, and new births among kin and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Applegate
Frances Harvey
Chicago
Ellis Finke Elected President of WHS Class of 1939
Ellis Finke of Pella was elected president of Washington High School's class of 1939 at a reunion Sunday in Sunset Park. Fifty attended the noon picnic dinner. Another reunion was planned for summer 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Finke
WHS
Pella
Washington High School
Sunset Park
Women's Bible Class
U. Pp. Church
Rebekah Club
Log Cabin
Maxwell
Rural Women’s Club
Carl] Phillips
Birthday Dinner Honors Richard Carl Anderson
Richard Carl Anderson, four, was honored at a Sunday noon birthday dinner at his parents home Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. James Chorpening, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chorpening, Alice and Diane, and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Zeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carl Anderson
Harry Anderson
James Chorpening
Ralph Chorpening
Alice
Diane
Milo Zeck
Three named to 4-H Home Furnishing Team
Wanda Stout Luella Sojka and Shirley Escher were appointed to the home furnishings judging team at the Farmerettes 4-H club meeting. Attendees included five members the leader Mrs Joe Knotek assistant leader Mrs Ray Sojka and two guests Caroline Tussler of Chicago and Mrs Lloyd Marek. Plans were announced for a mother’s tea on August 18 at Mrs Sojka’s home and Marek led a county achievement day project now assigned to Escher Stout and Horak to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Stout
Luella Sojka
Shirley Escher
Farmerettes
Mary Knotek
Joe Knotek
Ray Sojka
Caroline Tussler
Chicago
Ill
Lloyd Marek
Sojka
Marek
Patricia Horak
John Knotek
Wellman Ladies Invite Local Golfers to Guest Day
Mae Davis chairs the Ladies Golf and Bridge association as Wellman ladies invite local golfers to a guest day at Wellman on August 1. Coffee and doughnuts at 8 30 am golf at 9 lunch at 1 pm tickets 1 reservists due by August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Ladies
Mae Davis
Country Club
Wellman
Honor. Rothschild at 80th Birthday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gastman hosted a dinner at the Pines Sunday in honor of I. Rothschild for his 80th birthday. Thirty-one guests attended from the Gastman household and guests then moved to the Pines. A large birthday cake, white tapers, and gladioli decorated the tables with several out of town attendees including Mr. Rothschild’s son in law and daughter, and relatives from Yankton Vermilion Iowa City Kalona and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Dusenberry
Dickie
Davenport
Mr. Dusenberry
Mary Dusenberry
Ira Gastman
the Pines
I. Rothschild
Gastman
Gladioli
Mr. Rothschild
Harry Margolin
Yankton, S. D
Bert Bergan
Bergan
Vermilion, S
Jack Riley
Kansas City
Sam Popofsky
Oskaloosa
Mayme Burich
Dora Chapman
Iowa City
Marie Jackson
Kalona
Grasshopper Bait Tricks For Iowa Anglers In Two Months
Iowa anglers can use an abundant grasshopper crop for bait through August and September. Trout fishers float hoppers on light leaders and hook them from behind the head or thorax. Grasshoppers also work for catfish with bank poles, while trot lines are mostly banned north of highway 30. Cal Johnson, former Sports Afield editor, cites a 6.71 pound muskellunge caught in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Mississippi
Iowa
Cal Johnson
Sports Afield
Lake Court Oreilles
Hayward
Wisconsin
Nola Johnson to Wed at Grandview August 14
Nola Maxine Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Boril A Johnson of Columbus Junction, will marry Lee E Werner of Grandview at 2 15 p m Sunday August 14 in Grandview Community church. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the ceremony and reception in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Nola Maxine Johnson
Boril A. Johnson
Lee E. Werner
Grandview
Grandview Community Church
Davison Family Reunion Holds Fifteenth Gathering
The Davison family reunion was held Sunday at Sunset Park with 42 members present. Officers from last year were re elected for next year. The event will next occur on the first Sunday in August at Sunset Park. Attendees included Leo Wagner and Linda Davison, plus numerous Davison relatives from Wayland Brighton Columbus Junction and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison
Sunset Park
Sunset
Leo Wagner
Linda
Dean
Erma
Jimmy Davison
Larry
Donna
Allan Bain
Wayland
Charley Davison
Janice
Joyce
Russell Davison
Rolin
Timon
Everette
Entertain at Wingas Cafe Then Visit Home
Mrs Dora Stewart and Mrs Bessie Stewart hosted a breakfast at Wingas cafe Monday with guests Mrs Gertrude Tipton Mrs Laura Longwell and Mrs Clara Patterson. They later visited at Mrs Bessie Stewart's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Stewart
Bessie Stewart
Wingas Cafe
Gertrude Tipton
Laura Longwell
Clara Patterson
Baptist Church Picnic at Rudie Schmidt Cabin
Forty attended the Baptist church picnic at the Rudie Schmidt cabin north of Columbus Junction on the Iow n river. The afternoon featured visiting a picnic supper on the lawn and group singing led by Dorothy Currier followed by a short worship message from Rev. Vance Currier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Rudie Schmidt
Columbus Junction
Lown River
Dorothy Currier
Vance Currier
Hallowed by Time Gold Used Since Ancient Jewelry
The article notes that gold has been used in jewelry for nearly six millennia, highlighting its long standing value and historical significance in adornment.
Hayes and Family and Mr and Mrs Waggoner
Hayes and family share time with Mr and Mrs Leslie R. Waggoner in a social gathering reported by the local news source. The event highlights extended family involvement and community ties during the observed period.
Estranged husband flees with son to Europe and Israel
Mrs. Edythe Horowitz of Brooklyn says her estranged husband Irving aged 39 tricked her 3 year old son Steven. He visited to take him to a movie then flew with the boy to Europe en route to Israel, telephoning from Shannon Ireland and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven
Irving
Edythe Horowitz
Brooklyn
N. Y
Europe
Israel
Shannon
Eire
London
Virginia Ann Simmering Weds L Beenblossom at Baptist Church
Virginia Ann Simmering and Lewis Beenblossom were married Saturday at the Baptist church in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev. Vance Currier. The couple, both Crawfordsville natives, will live in Crawfordsville after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ann Simmering
L. Beenblossom
Baptist Church
Jerry Simmering
Route 3
Lewis Beenblossom
Crawfordsville
D. G. Beenblossom
Vance Currier
Karl Schmidt
Charles McConnell
Betty Wyse
Siberia Sees Record Cold Surpasses North Pole Readings
Frigid conditions sweep Siberia with temperatures dropping lower than at the North Pole, signaling an unprecedented cold spell across the region and impacting daily life and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
North Pole
Social Calendar Hints Community Events and Meetings
Notices list numerous meetings socials and picnics across churches clubs and civic groups in West Chester Sunset Park and surrounding areas. Includes Catholic Daughters VFW hall YWCA WCTU American Legion auxiliary and more with times locations and required items. One line notes that one quintillion is written 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000.
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Washington
Kitty
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Tion
Brown Finance Company
Court House
Cancer Research
Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Naval Research
University of Delaware
Mary A. Russell
Burlington Merchants
Maybelle
Burlington
Ubs
YMCA
B. F. Goodrich
Litentus
Chamberlin Bros
Sport Shop
Woman’s Relief Corps
Charlotte Earls
Silas Finke
Wyman
Madonna Finke
Artemas Brown
Esmond Chan
Honolulu
Hastings College
Hastings
Neb
Br@n
Lincoln
Points
Wendell Rider
Winston-Salem, N. C
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Ben Briley
Celia Campbell
County Health Unit
Rock Island, Ill
George Rudiger
Thomas J. Berdo
Ashland
Wis
Rudiger
Irma Bostwick
R. J. Tanner
Rochester
Minn
Marjorie Haffner
Farm Bureau
California
Rothschild's
Richard Anderson
Miss Davis
M. J. Cruise
Honor
Rothschild
Nola Johnson
Dwight Hoyle
Lloyd Hoyle
John Waggoner
Mr Waggoner
Guess
Don
Edward Stewart
Roger Hamilton
Tom Duncan
Kenneth Beenblossom
Arlis Stumpf
C. A. Boice
Co. W. McLaughlin
Beenblys#m
Crawfordsville High School
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington Oil CO
Catholic Daughters of America
VFW Hall
Knight of Pythias
YWCA
Weiner
Robert Day
Mrs. Day
Alma Hearne Holland Mission Study Group
Washington County Wctu
West Chester Methodist Church
Ada Hillis
Noble Grand Circle
Jake Fisher
American Legion Auxiliary
Sunset Park Rock Garden
Ann Judson Circle
Baptist
Rosemary Club
Washington Saddle Club
Hilton Durst
West Chester Methodist Wscs
St. James
Sunshine Community Club
Iowa City Park
H. H. Club
Howard McAtlin
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid
Jesus
K. C
Ross
Motor Service
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern's Pastry Shop
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance Agency
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