Local Society Notes For Misses Shearer Friend Visits
Mrs Be P D Morrison opens her home at 422 West Washington Tuesday afternoon for friends of Misses Mame and Dade Shearer. Mr and Mrs Chas Casper and family hosted a surprise gathering at their home after church Sunday with dinner music games and photos. A chicken dinner was hosted by Mr and Mrs C E Beatty on West Monroe Street with guests listed. Bobby Clark celebrated his fifth birthday with friends and luncheon around a cake centerpiece. The John A Davis descendants held a picnic and reunion at Sunset Park moved to City Hall due to rain with 65 attendees. New officers were elected C I Davis Keota president Ralph Zeigler Burlington vice president and D R Davis Washington secretary treasurer. The reunion is the third Sunday in August, 1951 to be in Burlington. attendees came from Burlington Winfield Washington Keota Wellman and Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. PD. Morrison
West
Washington Street
Mame
Dade Shearer
Chas
Casper
John A. Davis
Sunset Park
Sma
C. I. Davis
Keota
Ralph Zeigler
Burlington
D. R
Graham
Helen Kane
Nan McGrew
Nat McGrew
Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
Klondike
Wlderness
suM@gise
Victor Moore
New York
Louise M@Josser Hale
Star Comedienne
Irene ‘Bordoni
Paris
Frank Morgan
Broadway
Jam Hall
Clara Bow
Roberta Robinson
ParaMenut
Fea
Iix Kane
Stuart Erwin
Erwin
Charles
Buddy Rogers
Young Eagles
Miss Kane
Paul Ash
Wiestra
Paramount Theatre
Richard Dix
Community Club and Society Meetings Schedule
Local groups announce gatherings for the week including K of P ranks, Daughters of Union Veterans, Friendship Club picnic at Iowa City Park on Friday August 22 1871, and OG T bridge club with Mrs Harry Drake Thursday at 2 pm. Rural Women meet with Emma and Myrtle Vincent. roll call on famous women authors. American Legion Auxiliary reschedules to next week July 27. Welston Social Club hosts Mary Libe Thursday August 21. Prairie Flower Mission meets at church Thursday 2 pm with hosts Mrs Harley Meyers and Miss Martha Thrasher. entertainment by Mrs M J Benson and Mrs Joh Kurtz. Havre Social Club meets with Mrs James Thompson Thursday afternoon. roll call labor savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Myrtle Vincent
Prairie Flower Mission Chref
Thursda
Harley Meyers
Marth Thrasher
M. J. Benson
Joh Kurtz
Havre
James Thompson
Union Services for Young People Held at Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville at the United Presbyterian church an echo meeting of the older boys and girls conference from Ainsworth was held. Raymond Wittrig of Washington led in presenting the conference work and future plans to visit county towns. Speakers included Raymond Rich of Ficher church and Tolima Clark of the local U P church, with musical numbers by Ernest and Willis Widmer and Hope Huston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Raymond Witting
Washington
A. N. Porter
Raymond Rich
Ficher Church
Tae
Ernest
Willis Widmer
Eicher
Tolima Clark
U. P
Porter
Poole
Wills and title disputes in New York Surrogates Court
Lawyers and searchers seek permission to examine old wills in the New York Surrogates Court records. The process helps resolve property titles tied to Manhattan’s early inhabitants, Dutch grants, or royal grants from Charles or James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Charles
James
Ring Ownership Ruling Shifts to Donor Before Wedding
New York magistrate rules engagement rings belong to the donor until marriage. The decision affects couples who plan multiple engagements, giving the ring back or reuse potential between engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Loston Transcript
First Polyglot Bible Published at Complutum
The Complutensian Polyglot, printed at the expense of Cardinal Ximenes, appeared between 1518 and 1517 at Complutum near Madrid. It includes the Septuagint Vulgate Hebrew Bible Greek New Testament and Onkelos Targum on the Pentateuch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimenes
Complutum
Madrid
Spain
Onkelos
The Duty of Dancing in Buttercup Yellow
Jim Harper at a St Elizabeth hospital dance admires a nurse in buttercup yellow. He learns Patty wants him to dance with the head nurse, Jane Bradstreet, while the nurse hints at mutual attraction and shares stories of nursing courage and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harper
Mme
Jim
Vatty
Patty
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Fatty
Poe
Jane Bradstreet
Ward C
Bradstreet
Overhand Throw: Grenade Training for Distance and Arm Safety
The text explains why soldiers were drilled to throw hand grenades overhand. It notes that this method gains more distance and reduces strain on the upper arm muscles compared with other throwing styles.
Theatre Fashion Notes From First National Release
Reviews of costumes worn by Edward Stevenson and Leila Hyams in Sweet hearts and Wivea at the Vox theatre detail purple silk gowns with long skirts and draped sleeves, a wine red wool suit with fur trim, and beige satin ensembles with basque waists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stevenson
Indie Hergie
Wivea
Vox Theatre
Leila Hyams
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Beatty
West Monroe Street
Earl Jackson
Ivan Cummings
Harry Watkins
Bessie Tucker
Claire Beatty
Bobby Clark
Billy Arnold
Dickie and
Donnie Crossett
Donald Lee Paul
Tommy Conner
Dickie Peterson
Donald Ross
Rock Island
Chaneces
BAYER
Scott
Scott Furniture CO
Daughters of Union Veterans
The
Friendship Club
Iowa Cit Park
G. T. Bridge Club
Harry Drake
American Legion Auxiliary
Welston Social Club
Mary
London
Calif
K. P
Brighton
Wills
First Polyglot Bible
Emeie
Xoual Styles
Billie Dove
Geverent
Ray Hansen
Chicago
Metropolitan Concert Company
Trail Blazers
Riverside Batteries
Blazer
South Side Square
Iowa
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