Woman's Relief Corps Holds Memorial Service at Legion Hall
The Women's Relief Corps held a memorial service for deceased members Saturday afternoon at the Legion hall. Mrs Charles Anderson led the service, assisted by Mrs Ben Coppock, with Mrs Floyd Murdock serving as president. A relief total of 43.25 was reported. An August cooperative supper invitation was extended by Mrs Robert Reaney, with birthday committees rotating into September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Relief Corps
Legion Hall
Charles Anderson
Ben Coppock
Floyd Murdock
Robert Reaney
Local Social Notes From The Weekend Visiters
Margaret Applegate and Frances Harvey visited Chicago starting Saturday morning. Charlotte Earls spent the weekend at the Silas Finke home near Wyman with Madonna Finke. Esmond Chun, a Honolulu resident attending Hastings College in Nebraska, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Artemas Brown. the Browns met him in Lincoln and he heads east next. Wendell Rider and daughter return to Washington from Winston-Salem North Carolina. Mrs. F. W. Eastwood of New London traveled to the Ben Briley home and attended the Ramseyer Hammerberg wedding. Celia Campbell vacations from the county health unit and visits her mother in Rock Island Illinois. George Rudiger learned of a daughter born to Thomas J. Berdo and spouse in Ashland Wisconsin. Mrs. Rudiger remains in Ashland. Mrs. Irma Bostwick and Mrs. R. J. Tanner returned from Rochester Minnesota with Mrs. Harry Argast to the hospital. The Dusenberrys from Davenport visited Mrs. Mary Dusenberry and were dinner guests at the Reschleys northeast of Crawfordsville. Marjorie Haffner takes a California vacation from Farm Bureau duties for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemas Brown
Esmond Chun
Honolulu
Hastings College
Hastings
Neb
Ellis Finke Chosen Class of 1939 President at WHS Reunion
Ellis Finke of Pella was elected president of the Washington High School class of 1939 at a Sunday reunion at Sunset Park. Fifty attended the noon picnic dinner. A follow up reunion is planned for summer 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Finke
WHS
Pella
Washington High School
Sunset Park
Have Birthday Dinner for Richard Anderson
Richard Carl Anderson, four years old, was honored at a Sunday noon birthday dinner at his parents 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
Appoint Three to 4 H Home Furnishing Team
Wanda Stout Luella Sojka and Shirley Escher were appointed as the home furnishings judging team at the Far merettes 4 H club meeting at Mary Knotek's. Five members plus leaders and guests attended including Mrs Joe Knotek and Mrs Ray Sojka with visitors Caroline Tussler of Chicago and Mrs Lloyd Marek. Plans were made for the mother’s tea on August 18 at Mrs Sojka’s home and Marek directed a county achievement day project now assigned to Escher Stout and Patricia 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
Women Golfers Get Wellman Invitation
Mae Davis of the Ladies Golf and Bridge Association receives an invitation from the Wellman ladies for a guest day on August 1 at Wellman. Coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 am, golf at 9, luncheon at 1 with tickets $1. Reservations due by August 12. The group may adjust the weekly club event on August 1. decision at the breakfast meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Ladies
Mae Davis
Country Club
Wellman
H. H. Club
Howard McArlin
Pleasant Hill
Honor. Rothschild at 80th Birthday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gastman entertained at a dinner at the Pines Sunday in honor of I. Rothschild on his 80th birthday. Thirty-one guests attended from the Gastman home to the Pines with a large birthday cake, white tapers, and gladioli decor. Out-of-town guests included Mr. Rothschild's son-in-law and daughter, and several relatives from South Dakota, Iowa, and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Gastman
the Pines
I. Rothschild
Gastman
Gladioli
Mr. Rothschild
Harry Margolin
Yankton
S. D
Bert Bergan
Bergan
Vermilion
5. D
Jack Riley
Kansas City
Sam Popofsky
Oskaloosa
Mayme Burich
Dora Chapman
Iowa City
Marie Jackson
Kalona
Grasshopper Bait Tips For Iowa Fishing Season
Outdoor writer Arlo Woolery explains using large grasshoppers as trout and catfish bait. He covers hook methods from thorax insertion to leader choice and notes bank poles and trot lines rules for catfish, plus landmarks on line visibility and location legality. He also mentions paddle fish and buffalo feeding habits and records a muskellunge catch in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sioux
Missouri
Mississippi
Iowa
Cal Johnson
Sports Afield
Lake Court Oreilles
Hayward
Wisconsin
Nola Johnson to Wed at Grandview August 14
Columbus Junction announces the 2 15 p m August 14 wedding of Nola Maxine Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Boril A Johnson of Columbus Junction and Lee B Werner of Grandview at Grandview Community Church The ceremony and reception in church parlors invitees are relatives and friends to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Nola Maxine Johnson
Boril A. Johnson
Lee B. Werner
Grandview
Grandview Community Church
Davison Family Reunion Draws 42 at Sunset Park
The fifteenth annual Davison family reunion was held Sunday at Sunset Park with 42 attendees. Officers were reappointed for next year, which will again meet at Sunset Park on the first Sunday in August. Attendees include numerous Davison relatives and spouses from Wayland, Brighton, Columbus Junction, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davison
Sunset Park
Leo Wagner
Linda
Dean
Erma
Jimmy Davison
Larry
Donna
Allan Bain
Wayland
Charley Davison
Janice
Joyce
Russell Davison
Rolin
Timon
Everett
Entertain at Wingas Cafe Breakfast by Stewart Sisters
Mrs Dora Stewart and Mrs Bessie Stewart hosted a breakfast at Wingas cafe Monday inviting Mrs Gertrude Tipton Mrs Laura Longwell and Mrs Clara Patterson. The group visited at Mrs Bessie Stewart's home afterward. A dinner honoring John Waggoner for his 75th birthday followed Sunday hosted by Mr and Mrs Dwight Hoyle and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hoyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Stewart
Bessie Stewart
Wingas Cafe
Gertrude Tipton
Laura Longwell
Clara Patterson
Dwight Hoyle
Lloyd Hoyle
John Waggoner
Mr Waggoner
Guess
Don
Baptist Church Picnic at Rudie Schmidt Cabin
Forty attended the Baptist church picnic at the Rudie Schmidt cabin north of Columbus Junction on the lawn river. Guests sat at quarter tables and spent the afternoon visiting. A lawn supper followed, with Dorothy Currier leading group singing and Rev Vance Currier delivering the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Rudie Schmidt
Columbus Junction
Lawn River
Dorothy Currier
Vance Currier
Hallowed by Time Gold Used in Jewelry Since Early Era
Hayes and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Waggoner are named in connection with the topic of ancient gold usage. The text notes gold’s long history in jewelry dating back about six thousand years.
Husband Flees With Son To Europe En Route To Israel
Mrs Edythe Horowitz of Brooklyn says her estranged husband Irving 39 tricked their three year old Steven and took him to Europe then Israel. He phoned from Shannon Ireland and London as the trip began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven
Irving
Edythe Horowitz
Brooklyn
N. Y
Europe
Israel
Shannon
Eire
London
Siberian Temperatures Sink Below North Pole Readings
Frigid readings sweep Siberia as temperatures plunge to record low levels, surpassing typical North Pole figures. Analysts cite Arctic air masses and high pressure as drivers of the extreme chill across remote regions, prompting warnings for travelers and residents.
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Events
Calendar lists Catholic Daughters VFW Knights of Pythias meetings and weekly gatherings. Events include YWCA mixer, Alma Hearne Holland Mission study, WCTU, American Legion auxiliary, Ann Judson circle, and multiple picnics at Sunset park with details on times places and needed items. One line notes a number phrase about large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Hearne Holland Mission Study Group
Sunset Park
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 Church
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Washington
Kitty
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Iona
S Brown Finance Company
Court House
Cancer Research
Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Naval Research
University of Delaware
Mary A. Russell
Burlington Merchants
Maybelle
Burlington
YMCA
B. F. Goodrich
Litentus
Chamberlin Bros
Woman’s Relief Corps
Margaret Applegate
Frances Harvey
Charlotte Earls
Silas Finke
Wyman
Madonna Finke
Wendell Rider
Winston-Salem, N. C
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Ben Briley
Celia Campbell
County Health Unit
Rock Island, It
George Rudiger
Thomas J. Berdo
Ashland
Wis
Rudiger
Irma Bostwick
R. J. Tanner
Rochester
Minn
Lewis Dusenberry
Dickie
Davenport
Mr. Dusenberry
Mary Dusenberry
Marjorie Haffner
Farm Bureau
California
Rothschild's
Richard Anderson
Honor
Rothschild
Arlo Woolery
Nola Johnson
Virginia Ann Simmering
L. Beenblossom
Jerry Simmering
Route 3
Lewis Beenblossom
Crawfordsville
D. G. Beenblossom
the Baptist Church
Karl Schmidt
Charles McConnell
Betty Wyse
Edward Stewart
Roger Hamilton
Tom Duncan
Kenneth Beenblossom
Arlis Stumpf
Co. A. Boice
C. W. McLaughlin
Beenbladm
Crawfordsville High School
Siberia
North Pole
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington Oil CO
Catholic Daughters of America
VFW Hall
Knight of Pythias
YWCA
Weiner
Robert Day
Mrs. Day
St. James
Rosemary Club
Washington Saddle Club
Hilton Durst
West Chester
Sunshine Community Club
Iowa City Park
Women's Bible Class
U. Pp. Church
Rebekah Club
Log Cabin
Rural Women's Club
Carl Phillips
Ross
Motor Service
Fern Pastry Shop
Jern’s Pastry Shop
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance Agency
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