Local News Roundup From Cedar Rapids and Surroundings
Local residents including Charlotte Crone Cedar Rapids visit Cedar Weeks home for a week while relatives gather. Joan Maxwell Crawfordsville shopped locally Monday. Mrs Joe Embree returns after four days visiting Mae Carr at West Liberty. Wilbur Ziegiow sky Wilmer Zieslowsky Gardner families attend Davenport stock car races Sunday. Harry Dickerson Des Moines returns home Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Crone
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
Richard Weeks
Joe Embree
Mae Carr
West Liberty
Wilbur Ziegiowsky
Cloyd Gardner
Wilmer Zieslowsky
Davenport
Harry Dickerson
Des Moines
Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted in Washington
At the hospital Kay Wittmer Washington was admitted yesterday. Melvin Price was dismissed today. In West Chester Cora Crumpacker Washington was discharged. A birth occurred yesterday in Kalona at 10 21 p.m. to Mr and Mrs Ronald E Hartzler a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Price
West Chester
Cora Crumpacker
Washington
Ronald E. Hartzler
Kalona
Fortnightly Club Leaders Endorse YWCA Training School
Mrs Ralph Kleese president of the Fortnightly club backs the YWCA Officers Training school at the YMCA in Washington county. The program offers refresher courses on meetings and guidance for new officers with sessions Tuesday 2 30 p m and Thursday afternoon September 15 urging all unit officers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kleese
YWCA
YMCA
Washington County
Visit Extended by Seeberger and Dupuis Families
Mr and Mrs W B Dupuis and Ruth spend a few days with the Seebergers and Ruth. Mr and Mrs Charles Seeberger of Colorado Springs are visiting their daughter Mrs James Custer and husband. The Seebergers and Custers had dinner with Mr and Mrs Glen Hazen of Muscatine on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seeberger
Colorado Springs
Colo
James Custer
Seebergers
Custers
Glen Hazen
Muscatine
Honor Mrs Kern at Cooperative Supper in Riverside
Mrs Anna Kern was honored at a Riverside cooperative supper on the lawn of Mrs Minnie Holtz. She plans to move to Arlington Virginia after the new year to live with her son in law and daughter Fred Halley and wife. Attenders included Mr and Mrs William Ingram and others. Evening callers were Riverside residents and visitors from Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Holtz
Kern
Riverside
Cedar Bards
Arlington Va
Fred Halley
William Ingram
Joe Linsley
Worth Hartzell
Arthur Emmons
Bertha Tener
Helen and
Marie Tener
Vacationers Return From Summer's Fun
Vacationers head home as school looms, with families like Johnston Holmes Lease McFadden Doolittle visiting relatives in California and Des Moines. Community news notes deaths, visits to hospitals, teaching assignments, and local fairs as residents resume daily life.
Exchange Vows in Ceremony on Sunday
Nora Maxine Johnson and Lee Eugene Werner were married Sunday afternoon August 14 in Grandview Community Church. Rev. Caleb Larson officiated as attendants Donna Phillips and Sherril Wiele stood with the couple. A reception for 230 guests followed in the church parlors. They will live on a farm near Grandview. Visitors included Henry Little and family. Russell Newell and family welcomed a newborn son. Tom Walker of Oak Park visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Nora Maxine Johnson
Boril A. Johnson
Lee Eugene Werner
Lee Werner
Grandview
Caleb Larson
Eliza
Donna Phillips
Atalissa
Sherril Wiele
Barbara Ann Fr
Dale Cocklin
Richard Jackson
Lynn Shellabarger
Eugene Cooper
Henry Little
David
Dana
Dennis
Newton
Little
Louisa County Fair Association
Russell Newell
Denver
Newell
Springer Avenue
Tom Walker
Oak Park, Ill
John Coon
Haskins
Sump Pump Known as a Cellar Drainer in Basements
The sump pump or cellar drainer is a small dependable device placed at a basement low point. It starts automatically when water in the sump rises to a set height.
Glasses and legends of early eyewear in China
The article notes that eyeglasses were reportedly invented in China and mentions legends of early use around 600 B C. It cites Marco Polo’s account of seeing Chinese wearing glasses about 1275 A D. It also references shoppers in Burlington on Thursday and Walter Schnelle, a former teacher, spending days at the Chester Cherryholmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Book Encyclopedia
Marco Polo
China
Walter Schnelle
Chester Cherryholmes
Wedding Bells Ring In Living Lake Area
A Living Lake column notes several weddings and engagements including Betty Van Winkle and Bernard Hermann wed at St James Church. Bette Stewart's upcoming marriage is planned at U P church. Virginia Ann Marek, four months, arrives with Lloyd and Mrs Marek, as Chicago children Carrol Pussler visit summers. The piece also mentions remodeling, car upgrades, a hospital update for Donald Brown, and travel plans of Dell Walker family plus Dorothy Hermann's new bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Dawson
Living Lake
St. James
Betty van Winkle
Bernard Hermann
Fred Hermann
Ambrose Hermann
Bette Stewart
Cloyce Stewart
U. P
Stewarts
Virginia Ann Marek
Lloyd Marek
Mareks
Carrol Pussler
Chicago
Carrol
Little
Virginia Ann
Earl Birney
Arthur Birney
Allen
Cedar Rapids
Homer Birney
Clarence Brinning
Oscar Davis
Rex Crandall
Maurice Meyer
Donald Brown
Omaha
Neb
Methodist Hospital
Charles McLaughlin
Donald
Lloyd Brown
Dell Walker
Alice
California
Grass and legume tests reveal varied grazing preferences
Tests in nurseries across western southern and southeastern regions assess reseeding grasses and legumes for range restoration. Grazing preferences for many species shift with the growing season and some lesser known species outperform crested wheatgrass in desirability for grazing on degraded ranges.
Raisins and Sugar Dominate Bakeries Demand in America
The American Bakers association reports that U S bakeries purchase over 180 million pounds of raisins and more than 2.4 billion pounds of cane and beet sugar annually. Bakers consume more than half of the nation’s raisin output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bakers Association
Bakers of America
U. S
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Journal
Suway
Wolf’s Flower
Joan Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Kay Wittmer
Teeny
B & B Clothing Store
Sandyalls
W. B. Dupuis
Ruth
Anna Kern
J. A. Raymond
Nia
A. A. McFadden
Margaret Doolittle
Madison
Wis
N. J. Lease
McFadden
Lease
H. A. Engel
Henry Ritz
Beloit
Kan
Engel
Danny Cherryholmer
Knowlton Fletcher
Wapello
Vernon White
Harry White
Carleton White
Veterans Hospital
White
Carley
Dorothy Waters
Cedar Falls
Miss Waiters
Miles
Iowa
Richard Ott
Baby
Indianola
Clifford Ott
C. W. Cherryholmes
Fred Sipe Nome
Fairfield
Ronnie White
Raymond Duncan
Danny
Olds
Chris Gerry
Rex Huston
Raymond Robertson
Ronnie
Judy
Burlington
Living Lake Area
Son
Cording To Health
Paul R
Horak
Rothschild
White Palm Beach
Rothmoor
Rothschild's
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