Washington couple wed in simple morning ceremony
Miss Mary Hoover Roberts of Washington married Ray Nelson Kerry Berry of Sioux City at the bride’s home with 150 guests. Dr F W Eastwood officiated. the couple took a single ring vow, with Henry Shields playing the Lohengrin march. They honeymoon in the Rockies and Colorado Springs before returning to Iowa.
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Mary Hoover Roberts
Carl J. Roberts
Washington
Ray Nelson Kerry
John A. Berry
Sioux City
Henry Shields
F. W. Eastwood
Bertha
Belgium
Ida Roberts
Colorado Springs
Joanna Hill
Join Dodd
Fred Berry
T. A. Berry
Ruth Berry
Frederick Berry
Washington High School
Stephens College
Columbia
State University of Iowa
University of Iowa
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Berry
Berry & Berry
Alma Herne Holland Missionary Society Picnic
The Alma Herne Holland Missionary Society held a Sunset Park picnic last night with eighteen members present. Miss Edna Klein led the business meeting and lesson, urged a one dollar September contribution, and named a nominating committee for the September election.
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Alma Herne Holland
Campfire Girls plan daily library flowers and rug making
Nawakahmoka Campfire Girls held a Tuesday meeting at Evelyn Nethergall s home to plan daily bouquets for the public library and future activities. Mary Elizabeth Atchison of the Wahwahtaysee group led in selling the most tickets at the George Washington pageant. Evelyn Nebergall presided, Betty Kolosick kept secretary’s notes, and Carol Gray was named treasurer. The group adopted an orphan doll named Orphan Annie to outfit later for a needy child and studied Health as the core lesson.
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Nawakahmoka
Evelyn Nethergall
Guardian
George Dowell
George Washington
Nawakahimoka
Wah Wahtaysee
Evelyn Nebergall
Nawakahimoka Group
Mary Elizabeth Atchison
Wahwahtaysee Group
Dowell
Evelyn
Mary Elizabeth
Annie
A. Nethergall
Sunday School Picnic Planned at Cra po Park Burlington
The West Chester Baptist and United Presbyterian announce a Sunday school picnic at Cra po park in Burlington on Friday August 12. All members invited. Meet at the Hoovier and Porter store at Spa. Transportation provided for those without cars. Walter Leet superintendent. The Koelal club postponed to Wednesday August 17 1513.
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West Chester
Garden Club Meets At Mrs Ward Home This Thursday
Local groups schedule Thursday activities with quilting at Mrs Geo Benson and basket dinners at Sunset Park. Clubs including O G T Bridge Rebekah W C T U and Relief Corps set meetings and speaker John Speidel discusses citizenship. Regular attendance urged and visitors welcome.
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Anna Hayes
Main
Jennie Acheson
Sam
John Speidel
Sunshine Community club meets and Aid units plan Friday events
The Sunshine Community club gathers Friday August 12 with Mrs Wiebree Weerman. Units of the Ladies Aid of the Methodist church meet at 2 30 with three assigned leaders and locations. Unit 7 plans a 6 30 picnic in Sunset park with a 4 o clock business session, families invited, bring dishes. rain plan is parsonage.
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Sunshine Community Claub
Wiebree Weerman
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
J. P. Thomas
Washington St
Howare Sigafoose
Walter S. Brown
Sunset Park
Pleasant Hill Sunday School Picnic Set At Springs
Saturday August 13 the Pleasant Hill Sunday school plans a community picnic at the springs west of the church. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Pleasant Hill
Cattle quarantined after anti tuberculin test on Peverill herd
In Waterloo Iowa a sheriff notices 24 cattle isolated from H G Peverill herd after veterinarians applied the tuberculin test. About 150 farmers watched as authorities and vigilantes branded reacting cattle. An appraisal will be made and cattle must be slaughtered within 30 days.
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Waterloo
Iowa
H. G. Peverill
Peverill
Roosevelt Hearing Date Provokes Dickinson Critique
Senator L. J. Dickinson denounces Governor Franklin D Roosevelt for scheduling a public hearing for Mayor James J Walker on Thursday the same day as President Herbert Hoover's acceptance speech. Dickinson accuses the move of political theater and a lack of fair play.
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Algona
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J Walker
L. J. Dickinson
Herbert Hoover
Dickinson
Roosevelt
Walker
Gorilla scare roars as Iowa farmer turns out gorilla
In Rutledge Iowa on August 1 witnesses reported a fierce beast in woods. A posse formed to capture the animal, but it was farmer Andy Meyers dressed in a horsehide coat and fur mittens with a bee screen over his head to protect against bees.
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Rutledge
Iowa
Andy Meyers
Fire divers search Cedar River for Waterloo doctor
Waterloo authorities drag Cedar River for the body of Dr Cecil Bickley longtime physician and former East Waterloo school board member. Clothing found on the riverbank raises drowning fears as his car was parked nearby and Ray Corwin recalls a call asking to join a swim, which Cowin could not fulfill.
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Waterloo
Cedar River
Cecil Bickley
East Waterloo
Hank Little Places Third At Ottumwa Tennis Tourney
Hank Little delivered his best tennis of the year to finish third in the southern Iowa tourney at Ottumwa. He edged Bob Moore of Grinnell in straight sets after a 6-4 2-6 8-6 semifinal defeat to Coulter of Ottumwa.
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Hank Little
Washington
Kenny Cline
Verle Davis
Dea Moines
Ken
Bhee
Davis
Frasier
Ottumwa
Tom Cantoni
Immett Mowry
Ottumway
Cantoni
Helene Madison
Bock
Cantoui
Tom
Stoke
Grinnell
Hubert Kolesick
Huby
Hank
Community social notes sweep Veo area visitors and farming updates
Veo notes list visitors and gatherings at multiple households including the Bray, White, Jones, Spalding, and Gowey families. Mrs Elizabeth White returns home with relatives for a visit, and Rev Willard Dickinson and family plan a two week stay. Albert Kray buys the George Goodrich farm. threshing finishes soon with good grain yields and a Timothy seed crop.
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Veo
Bert Bray
Santford Bray
Boulder
Colo
Joseph Braun
Oquawka
Elizabeth White
Boyd Lantz
John Millikin
Son Fieyd
Brighton
Merril Gowey
Henry Williams
Walter Bray
Milton Jones
Fairfield
Dorothy
Haze
Florence
H. ©. Jones
Lucile
C. Spalding
Loren Martin
Geo. Chambers
Winfield
Harper
Rosella Spalding
Ed A. Hosler
Willard Dickinson
Dickinson
Donna Rae
Aberdeen
South Dakota
George Dickinson
Spalding
White
Cora Bray
Albert Kray
George Goodrich
Mike Wallerick
T. R. Wallerick
Howard Grove
Earl Balderson
Maxine
W. L. Bray
Chicago
Constantinople Founded First Public Poorhouse
The history notes that Constantin the first Christian emperor of Rome established the first publicly supported poorhouse, as beggars have persisted since ancient times and the tradition traces to the mid empire.
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Constantinve
Rome
Optimistic forecast for Iowa business by Des Moines banker
Des Moines banker Bb. Fr. Krauffman, president of Bankers Trust, foresees a distinct two month improvement in business. He cites higher livestock and grain prices and a belief the low mood is ending, with a likely seasonal upturn this fall. Inflation pressures from FCC lending reforms are noted as a factor shaping the outlook.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporations
Oef
Miss Eva and Ethel Waener Visit White Oak
The Misses Eva and Ethel Waener from south of Washington visited the Lloyd Luers home in White Oak on Thursday and Friday. Eva worked at the schoolhouse Friday morning as the school schedule states classes begin August 29. The M. M. Club was entertained at the Sucres home with officers elected for the coming year: Mary Conrad president, Geo Augustine vice president, Clarence B Pfo, secretary and treasurer, Roman Borkoski reporter. Walter Hotle and children helped cook for threshers on Thursday.
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White Oak
Eva
Ethel Waener
Washington
Lloyd Luers
Chas. Scranton
M. M. Club
Sucres
Mary Conrad
Geo. Augustine
Clarence Bpfwo
Roman Borkoski
Danville Kentucky First Western Civil Government Seat
Danville Kentucky served as the first civil government seat west of the Allegheny Mountains marking an early frontier administrative center.
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Danville
Allegheny Mountains
Journal Carrier Stewart Bell Wins Grand Prize
A photo feature highlights Stewart Bell 12 son of Mr and Mrs J Russell Hell as a top Journal carrier. Polling praise from patrons and fellow carriers, he recalls his prize winning route and Sunday baseball scrimmages with dog Jiggs and regular substitute La Verne Woods. Stewart plans for the future include becoming a traffic cop or living in a mountain cabin.
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Stewart Bell
J. Russell Hell
West Second Street
Stewart
Jiggs
Journal
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