Brighton area notes and travels extend statewide
Brighton reports include Dr and Mrs Noel Carter’s month northern Minnesota trip to Bill Lake near Tespe, extensive visits by the Nisle and Stacy families, and various relatives visiting Des Moines Morning Sun and morning routines. Other items note a broken arm for Keith Wikoff, travel to Pembine and Iron Mountain, and trips to Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska and Colorado by multiple families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Noel Carter
Minnesota
Bill Lake
Tespe
Duluth
Rolth Nisle
Arlene
Hazel
John Nisle
Bessie
Oklahoma
Harry Stacy
Davenport
A. Bd. Cain
Ruth Edwards
Patricia
Sharon Reform Presbyterian Church
Mediapolis
Keith Wikoff
Raymond Wikoff
Will Steut
Pembine
Wisconsin
Iron Mountain
Michigan
Donald Edwards
Mt Pleasant
John McConahey
Ainsworth
D. I. Berry
Dorothy Weidner
Roy Wadetrom
Des Moines
Westchester Girl Travels to Marry Navy Cook in Los Angeles
A 14 year old from Westchester Pennsylvania went to Los Angeles to wed Charles Briggs a 30 year old navy cook who had previously divorced her sister. Law halted the marriage citing her age Briggs agreed to fund the trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester, Pa
Los Angeles
Charles Briggs
Briggs
Social visits and travels of regional residents
H W Helmick recounts Gilbert Swisher visiting with old friends the past week. Mrs Howard Swisher and children Sylvia and Lyle return to Rock Island after a visit with her mother Mrs Chris Jenson. Friends and relatives including Mr and Mrs Jideon Sage Leon and Mrs Synthia Woods Idaho stop by Brighton. Roy Freak and two children visit Centerville mother. Charlie Carter Abingdon spends weekend with Noel Carter in Ottumwa, who is held up during the Rome wreck. Lloyd Robertson and son Don from Columbia spend weeks with Brighton relatives. Jeanette Pickens returns from Fairfield and plans to enter Washington Junior College this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Rotzinger
Balderson
W. Fillmore
Chicago
R. W. Fillmore
Des Moines
Ruth
Robert
Leslie Hoadley
Beloit, Wise
Oscar Condon
Frank Hoover
Joe Hever
James Thomas
Edward
Inert
Margaret Reynolds
Cobb
Wisconsin
Gilbert Hoskins
Joe Hoskins
Starr
Idaho
Dean Johnson
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Berry
Will Berry
John
Long Beach
California
D. £. Berry
Clarence Dayton
Sioux City
Citronella
Alabama
Dayton
Perry
Ruth Dunber
Gwendolyn Lycan
Wanda Smith
Rock
Mary Boffum
Denton
Texas
H. W. Helmick
Gilbert Swisher
Brighton
Howard Swisher
Sylvia
Lyle
Rock Island
Chris Jenson
Jideon Sage
Leon
Sage
Synthia Woods
Hrighton
Ide Nordyke
Roy Freak
Centerville
Charlie Carter
Abingdon
Brand
Noel Carter
Carter
Burlington R. A
Ottumwa
Rome
Lloyd M. Robertson
Don
Columbia
Jeanette Pickens
Fairfield
Washington Junior College
Farm Youth Revealed Gypsy Scam at Davenport Court
Orrie Ewoldt, Eldridge, testified in Davenport police court about a farm youth paying a Gypsy fortune teller 10 cents for a reading at the Mississippi Valley fair. The woman claimed a hidden growth, then demanded more money, producing a bottle with a hairy mass as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Orrie Ewoldt
Eldridge
Ewoldt
Wold
F Anderson Family of Minnesota at F Spangler Home
West Sunset reports social visits and family gatherings around Forest Lake Minnesota. Fred Spangler welcomed Frank Anderson and family Tia May Hazel and Dick from Minnesota. Ruth Atkinson joined Juanita Baker and C T McCoy family for a Tuesday visit. Dale of Henrietta Texas and Emma Gustin were noted in calls. Lester Barr sustained a fracture above the left wrist last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Baker
West Sunset
Frank Anderson
Tia May
Hazel
Forest Lake
Minn
Weekend visits and relatives noted in STRINGTOWN report
A local STRINGTOWN update lists Mr and Mrs Murray Reeser of near Bloomington visiting J J Rich and other relatives. Numerous families from Illinois and nearby towns are mentioned visiting, hosting, or traveling to Kentucky and Michigan with several individuals named in connection to the Rich household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Murray Reeser
Bloomington
Illinois
Martha Zieglowsky
Elmer
Madge Brooks
Dan Oswalt
Nebraska
Elmer Freyenberger
Carl Molander
Dave Graber
Dave
Michigan
Joseph Wenger
Mia
Raymond Wenger
Fairbury
Ilinois
Mary Sehirech
J. J
Wic
Clarence Boshart
Washington
Noah Widmer
Walter Westen
Paul Widmer
Tyrone Social News Highlights From August Weekend
Mr and Mrs Waldo Miller returned from a two week western vacation. Charley Long of Washington visited Otto Sheetz. Fred Sheetz Josephine Singmaster and daughter attended the Augustine reunion in Washington. Betty and Glenn Dillon visit Aunt Mrs George Crawford. Washington Centennial drew many locals. Charley Sheetz and family of Cawberry Kansas visit Walter Sheetz family. Emmett Zaiger and baby from Des Moines spend week with George Bond parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Sheetz
Tyrone
Waldo Miller
West
Charley Long
Washington
Fred Sheetz
Josephine Singmaster
Betty
Glenn Dillon
George Crawford
Charley Sheetz
Cawberry
Kansas
Net Mitchell
Sprineville
Walter Sheetz
Emmett Zaiger
Des Moines
George Bond
Rubio Town News Highlights and Aug 18 Community Gatherings
Rubio residents report centennial Washington celebrations and a local Augustine reunion. Families Luithly Johnson May Bond Hyzer Funston Lambert visitations span Rubio church programs, homecomings in Ollie, Priscilla club gathering, and county hospital updates. Weekend trips include Rome wreck sighting and Ottumwa connections. Quarterly Rubio church meetings set for Friday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rubio Town
John Luithly
L. B. Luithly
Albert Johnson
Washington
Rubio
Lewis May
Stockport
May
Lawrence Bond
Clarence Hyzer
Rome
Burlington
Ottumwa
Clayton Funston
Herbert
Ollie
Alice Jones
Priscilla Club
Maxine Reighard
Cora Reighard
Rubio Church
Warren Parcell
Betty Jean
Francine
Walter Snider
Cedar Rapids
Bill Snider
Sandy Hook Club Meeting Notices Rain Shortened
Sandy Hook August 18 report: Indian Creek club met August 16 with Virginia Tucker. ten members attended before rain shortened the afternoon. No plans for next meeting. Sylvester Raymond Leroy and Evelyn Mineart dined with grandparents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Indian Creek Club
Virginia Tucker
Sylvester
Raymond
Leroy
Evelyn Mineart
Danzig Talks Readied as Crisis Deepens
Prof. Carl J. Burckhardt, League of Nations high commissioner to Danzig, returns from Berlin after talks with Hitler and Britain's Lord Halifax on the Danzig question. Berlin signals point to swift action as the grave issue looms, recalling Germany’s loss of Danzig in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Burckhardt
League of Nations
Danzig
Free City
Hitler
Berlin
Burckhardt
Britain
Lord Halifax
Germany
Pilotburg Road preparations mark oil road work
The Pilotburg north road undergoes grading for an oil road while the route from Pilotburg cemetery to the gravel east remains in good condition after two oil coats. Local families and visitors share weekend travels and community news including church shingling, visits to Iowa City, and Pilotburg homecoming planned for September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stransky
Pilotburg
Herbert Campbell
Seymour
Mr. Campbell
Joe Hoover
Jim Chalupa
Carl D. Anderson
Joe Bilka
Richmond M. EE
Illinois
Minnie Hamilton
Thais Hanson
Caren
Berwyn
Ill
Bretzler
Elgin
Clara Fisher
Hamilton
Will Kelley
Kalona
Darlene Venzke
Dorothy Graber
Wenona Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
Villa Park
Milford Anderson
Peterson
Weekend visits and family gatherings noted
On Wednesday evening Kie Collins joined his grandparents Mr and Mrs Dan Cline while his parents Mr and Mrs Alonzo Collins attended the Centennial celebration in Washington. Rex Smith visited his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harold Pearson Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Smith Rome
Little Kie Collins
Dan Cline
Alonzo Collins
Washington
Rex Smith
Harold Pearson
Prairie Center Social Highlights From August Visit
Prairie Center notes list visitors and local calls including Kenneth Anderson of Chicago and Mrs Edgar Blick of Indiana. Families stopping by the Walter Anderson and Albert Zieglowsky homes and trips to Bernard are mentioned, with visits by Harold Anderson of Moline and others from Austin Texas and near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wylie
Prairie Center
Walter Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
Chicago
Edgar Blick
Indiana
Sam Warren
J. W. Meyers
Brock
Austin
Texas
Raymond Sankey
Washington
Mary Sherlock
Charles Zieglowsky
Albert Zieglowsky
Harold Anderson
Moline
Ill
Charles Wolfe
George Zeck
Annabelle
Bernard
Lester Prongo
Louis Lester
John Koehler
Milburn Underwood
Olds
Art Shaw
Ollie
Rex Smith
del Fry
Muscatine
New Haven Social Roundup Sees Local Visitors
New Haven report notes visitors including Mr and Mrs Harold Hadley and son Dicky and Mr and Mrs Doran of Davenport visiting Mrs Frank Smith and Marion Smith. Donald Smith ill with intestinal flu. Delores and Marylin Macon of Springville visit Dorothy and Marjorie Statler. Harley Cherwin ker and Jessie call at Marion Smith home. Wilcox and Milo Steele Jr of Washington visit Clarence Rathmel home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Smith
New Haven
Harold Hadley
Dicky
Doran
Davenport
Frank Smith
Donald Smith
Delores
Marylin Macon
Springville
Dorothy
Marjorie Statler
Harley Cherwinker
Jessie
Marion Smith Home Friday Evening. Mrs. Wilcox and Milo Steele, Jr
Washington
Clarence Rathmel
Lost Money Letters Sent to U S Dead Letter Office 1938
A 1938 report notes sixty thousand letters containing money were sent to the United States Dead Letter Office, highlighting a significant amount of unredeemed funds and correspondence from that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Des Moines Register
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