Ada Cummings Weds George DeWayne Chambers in Wellman
Ada Cummings daughter of Mrs Ola Cummings of Albia married George DeWayne Chambers of North English in a Wellman Baptist church ceremony. Rev Ada Hillis officiated with Marion Maule as singer, Donald Cummings giving away the bride, and a large guest list. The couple plans a Denver honeymoon and will live in Albia to run a restaurant and filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Ada Cummings
Ola Cummings
Albia
George DeWayne Chambers
North English
Wellman Baptist Church
Ada Hillis
Kalona
Marion Maule
Keota
Howard Stewart
Donald Cummings
Mt. Auburn
Norman Lewis
Hether Malley
Charles Cox
Louava Evans
Clarina Rouma
Lynville
John Coakley
Clifford Bouma
Crpital Cafe
Denver
Colo
Rotary Club Hosts Wellman Members and Paris Escape Story
The Wellman Rotary Club meeting featured a dinner at the Rugg cafe with wives as guests. Lilette Hobart, a 21 year old American who lived in Paris, recounted fleeing France after the German conquest and the arduous journey through France, Spain, and Portugal with Red Cross help to reach the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Wellman Rotary Club
Rugg Cafe
Lilette Hobart
Paris
France
Spain
Portugal
Red Cross
United States
Hobert
Funeral Services For Patrick Dean Held at Riverside
Funeral services were held at St Marys Church Riverside for Patrick Dean who died Monday night at Mercy Hospital Iowa City from a heart attack after about three weeks as a patient. Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier celebrated the requiem mass and acolytes were Leroy Muller Louise Gase and Robert and Richard Pogge. The casket bearers were John Geret Albert Dunn Al Laney August Schmidt Fred and Henry Frank. Burial was at Mt Olivet cemetery.
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Riverside
St. Mary’s Church
Patrick Dean
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bernard Jacobsmeier
Jacobbsmeier
Leroy Muller
Louise Gase
Mussolini’s Second Son Dies in Italian Air Crash Near Pisa
Bruno Mussonini, 23, the second son of Premier Benito Mussolini, was killed near Pisa while piloting an experimental type of fighting plane. The accident ends the career of a young aviator amid wartime tensions in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Flyer
Weekend Visitors Reach Riverside From Multiple Cities
Robert Rummethart of Rockford Illinois and Mrs Rummethart spent the weekend and Monday at their Riverside home. Laura Swenka of Cedar Rapids visited the Swenka family. Clover Luckey from Washington visited the Luckey family. Mr and Mrs Paul Scherrer of Iowa City visited Mrs Scherrer’s parents Wes and Mrs Prehoda. Bonnie White returned home to Mt. Pleasant after visiting relatives.
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Joseph
Magdalen Critz
Riverside
Dean Hartzler
Mary Hartzler
Washington County Hospital
Clinton Vargason
Hazleton
Emery Sharpe
D A. Rose
Carolyn Rose
Iowa City
Mary Buser
Lena Rose
M Irs
Helen Critz
Mamie Scott
Christine Shradel
Birdie Godlove
Hilda Olds
Texas
John Swenka
Angeline
John, Jr
Donald Smith
Arthur Swenka
Schueyville
Swenka
Frank Ziskovsky
Plains
North Dakota
Urban Metz
Robert Ruth
Har
West Fields
Robert Rummethart
Rockford, Ill
Rummethart
Laura Swenka
Cedar Rapids
Clover Luckey
Washington
Carl Luckey
Paul Scherrer
Coil
Roger Letts and Sons
Don Nickerson
Near Wayland
Chester Letts
Aberdeen
S. Oak
Roger Letts
Ezra Christner
Jean Chalupa
Ollie
Viola
Lucille
Hubert
Billy Swift
Renoux
Letts
John Hauenstein
Anton Kauffman
Y M C A Week Notes Highlight Activities and Travel
Howard Little on vacation. Wayland youths swim regularly as pool attendance rises in hot weather. The Lorden music recital drew a large crowd. Y’s Men and ladies enjoyed a Cedar River outing at Jones cottage. Hi Y cabinet starts year with JL Everette Squire as president. Standard Oil used the community room. 4 H girls and boys prepare for shows Aug 18 to 20. O F Schmitt vacationing in Denver. Chamber office closed all week. Union Park services continue through August. City ministerial association provides community service.
Who's Who at the Y New Committee Member Tom Gray
A new member joins the YMCA committee this year. Tom Gray serves on the board bringing his community leadership and experience to the Y's activities and planning.
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THE
Tom Gray
Tom Gray Leads Local Y Association Effort
The membership committee highlights Tom Gray as a long time contributor to the Y program. A Hi Y alumnus and Phalanx Fraternity officer, he helps expand the 700 member group and promote the organization's physical educational social religious programs for young men.
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Tom
Phalanx Fraternity
Tom Gray
Land Ahead: Wells River Woman Traces 1773 Family Patch
Miss S. Agnes Whitelaw of Wells River Vermont lives on land her great great grandfather settled in 1773. He bought acreage that included the southern half of Ryegate from the first president of Princeton college.
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S. Agnes Whitelaw
Wells River
Ryegate
Princeton College
Turning Bread to Fix Pale Bottoms
If the upper crust browns while the bottom stays pale, invert the loaf in the pan and bake until the bottom develops a light brown color. This simple flip helps even bake and improves crust uniformity.
Forest Fires Burn Vast Areas At High Costs
The report notes that nationwide forests suffer 15,000 fires yearly causing timber damage and other losses. It states fires cost about four dollars per minute in damages while firefighting costs run about eight dollars per minute.
No Road Maps In Fog Study By Army Officer
Lieut. Col. H C Davidson of the army air corps studied fog penetration using light. From a captive balloon over London he observed hundreds of birds circling in fog 1500 feet thick while gulls showed directed flight paths, leaving starlings confused.
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U. S. Army
H.C Davidson
Army Air Corps
London
Davidson
Starlings
Pleasant Ridge Social Roundup At Local Homes
Pleasant Ridge reflects a busy weekend with visits among the Renoux Kauffman and Underwood families. Nearby relatives from Keokuk Omaha and California stopped by, and reunions at Sunset Park and Rich gatherings drew multiple kin.
Navy Courtmen Practice Basketball on Shipboard
Navy sailors stress perfect fitness with aboard and ashore facilities. Bluejackets on the aircraft tender Wright drill in shipboard basketball as almost every ship fields its own team. Navy crews compete in multiple sports with intra fleet contests and awards for champions.
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U. S. Navy
U.S.S. Wright
Uncle Sam
Coppock and Area News Chat at Dold Homes
Local residents gathered Wednesday evening at the Fred and G. F. Dold homes with families from Collins Mt. Pleasant Winfield and Burlington visiting area households. Travel plans include Texas Camp Bowie training camps for sons Everette Sni der and Raymond Edwards. Crops and pastures in the area suffer from a lack of rain as gardens dry out.
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Coppock
Aug
L. Patton
Collins
William
Denzel Leeper
Mt. Pleasant
Fred
G. F. Dold
Ralph Hess
Delores
Rex Briar
Winfield
George Hill
Burlington
E. E. Nichols
Richard Hesser
Willard Hauenstein
Olds
Texas
Frank Snider
Washington
Fred Edwards
Darrell
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Everette Snider
Raymond Edwards
Joe Smith
Yarmouth
R. F. Dold
Glenn Hesser
Dold Bros
Lloyd Arbogast
Local Farm Notes Highlight Potatoes and Crops
Corn crop is being cut daily while showers nearby miss the area. Dixon Indiana visitors Helen and Bob Spohn visit L Arbogast and W Volger homes. Potatoes yield very large this year. Lorden music recital in Washington features Evelyn on accordion. MeKune family spend last Sunday in Oakland Mills.
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Helen
Bob Spohn
Dixon
L. Arbogast
W. Volger
Fred Dold
Gleede Dold
Eivelyn
Lorden
Washington
Evelyn
M. B. MeKune
Junior MeKune
Oakland Mills
Early Sown Canada Oats Deliver Heavier Yields
Farmers at Homestead Farm report threshing time shows early sown Canada oats produced more bushels of solid, heavy grain than crops sown five or ten days later in spring. The piece notes the advantage of timely planting and contrasts with later sowing.
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Alvin C. Hasty
Homestead Farm
Canada
Disjointed Notes Highlight Local Farm and Wedding Oddities
Fragmentary text mentions a 28 year old bride and awkward wedding scene. It notes truckers canvassing fields for lime spreaders and a correspondent D F Macon discovering an eligible Three Quarts club member. Timothy Harvese and Stumpf farm tied to timothy harvest and seeding concerns amid light hay crops and seed scarcity.
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D. F. Macon
Washington County
Timothy Harvese
Timothy
Reading in Bed Description in a Comfortable Position
The text describes a person reading in bed propped with pillows in a comfortable position. A gentle light illuminates the scene, not straining the eyes.
Scratches on Patent Leather Care Guide
A tip advises repairing patent leather by applying olive oil infused black ink to the scratched area with a fine brush and repeating as needed. Rub at night with a small amount of Vaseline and polish in the morning. The method is also suggested for kid shoes.
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Duke
Carole Landis
Cesar Romero
Porky Cartoon
Arctic
Late Pathe News
William Henry June Storey
J. Edward Bromberg
FOX
George Chambers
Willits
Hudson & Oldsmobile Sales & Service
Gruen
Westphal
Donis Crow
Helen Jungbluth
Camp Wapsie Y
FMN
Duce
Y.M.C.A
Howard Little
Merle Booth
Leigh Soule
Wayland
Jones
Cedar River
Dr. Dwyer
John Lemmon
JL Everette Squire
Standard Oil Company
4-H
4-H Club
O. E. Schmitt
Chamber of Commerce
Union Park
City Ministerial Association
Sam James
Moore’s
MR. Gable
Rhett
Butler
Clark
Rosalind
China Seas
Peter Lorre
Jessie Ralph
Reginald Owen
Matthew Boulton
Adolf Hitler
Pleasant Ridge
Pat Swift
John Renoux
Keokuk
Jake Betts
Omaha
Ray Fritz
Ray Stalder
Tony Kauffman
Zelma van Syce
Perry Beatty
Betty Steele
Wilmer Kauffman
Ray Steele
Fred Havel
Henry Underood
Underwood
Frank Schneider
Jones Bros
Arthur Campbell
Leela
Anton
Harry Renoux
California
N. Linnenkamp
Kenry Underwood
Sunset Park
Johny
van Syoend
Rat Swift
NAVY
WOI
Russia
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