Birthday Dinner for Mrs C D Bowen Hosts 90th
Mr and Mrs Hold Stoutner entertained at Sunday dinner in honor of Mrs C D Bowen’s 90th birthday. Family and relatives from Davenport Keota and Burlington attended as a pink and white angel food cake framed the garden table. The event included visiting and warm wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Bowen
Hold Stoutner
Cc. D. Bowen
T. A. Kelso
Russell Isaac
Lucille
Davenport
B. B. Bandy
Keota
BE. E. Kelso
Esther Drake
Mable Blick
Edgar Bandy
Gunnard Johnson
Edd Stoutner
Bowen
Bales Reunion Celebrates 14th Year at Singleton Grove
The Bales relatives held their fourteenth reunion at Singleton Grove on Sunday August 21 with games music and visiting. Officers elected for the coming year included President Jess Bales Treasurer Arville Ward and Secretary Pearl Suseman. The gathering planned to meet again on the third Sunday in August at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bales
Singleton Grove
Jess Bales
Arville Ward
Pearl Suseman
Levi Bales
Carl Collett
Harvey Bales
Donivan Bales
George Bond
Nadine
Charles Ray
Ada
Cecile
Guy Black
Orin
Omar
Eloise
Owen
Otis Black
Richard
Join Hahn
Margaret Mae
Charles
Albert Hahn
Grant Wimpsett
Betty
Anna Mae
Johnnie
Jona
Mattie
Ralph
Harry Nicoli
Clifford
Pauline
Elizabeth
Darrell
Nate Bales
John Suseman
Walter Bales
Harves
Tales
Allen
Ruth
Jessie Bales
Martha Ellen Fountain
Dave
Billie Bales
Paul and
Rex Morgan
Art
Bill DeWolf
Karl Bond
Irene Hammes
Reiner
Social events honor Miss Hammer and friends gather
A sequence of social gatherings fills the week for Miss Gertrude Hammer with showers, bridge, luncheons, and parties hosted by Mrs. Ted Brown and relatives. Cousins share a roast at Clarence Booths near Ainsworth while other reunions abound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Booth
Ainsworth
Miss Hammer
Gertrude Hammer
Ted Brown
J. A. Kettela
Ruth Kettela
West Allis
Kettela
Brown
Kb. KB. Hammer
Eunice Waymack
Mroe. Kettela
Ruth
J. O. Sexton
Russell Jennings
G. 8S. Kerr
J. E. Kunath
J. SS. Mcklhinney
Claude Tucker
M. W Bailey
Josephine
Elizabeth Ragan
Carl Jungbluth
Helen
Pred Bey
Mary Ellen Lytle
Margaret Alice Stewart
Margaret Livingston
Livingstons
Baja Boller
Dorothea Thompson
Thompsons
Josephine Bailey
Virginia Droz
Frances Thomas
The
Methodist choirs adjust rehearsal schedule this week
The notice lists multiple church events including a Friday rehearsal for the Methodist choir with junior at 7 and senior at 7 30. It also mentions the Hotle and Shockley reunion on Tuesday August 30 at Sunset Park and other church yard gatherings with food and fundraising elements.
Long Family 16th Reunion Held at Sunset Park
The 16th annual Long family reunion occurred Sunday at Sunset park with 70 attendees for a noon cafeteria dinner. Officers elected included T. J. Long as president Ralph Borman as vice president and Mrs. Floyd Ellis as secretary and treasurer. A short program followed by Leanna Neva and Jean Long concluded the afternoon of visiting and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Sunset Park
T. J. Long
Ralph Borman
Floyd Ellis
Leanna
Neva
Jean Long
James Long
Claude McCoy
Bessie McCoy Oral Long
Will Long
Ad Sewell
Rex Long
Talma
Guy Mitchell
Irene
Clair Holmes
Richard
Max Mitchell
Billy
J. Holmes
H. Long
Crawfordsville
Ira Mitchell
Kh. M. Anderson Ek. B. Franklin
Don Franklin
Lester Leeper
Ann Knottnerus
Hal Richards
Martha and
Willis
J. Harvey
McKinley
Washington
Pleasant Plain
Mary Sewell
Diagonal
O. W. Sewell Hopkins
Missouri
Wilson Lemon
White Bear
Minn
Walter Augspurkeer
Isabelle
Clarence
Dayton
Harold Hill
Guthrie Center
Haley White
Brighton
Verle Dunbar
Chicago
Kromer Ross
Wellman
Georges Kessel
Virginia
Wilma
Fairfield
Eva Roberts
Eyverett
Grace
South English
Bruce Cheney
South Kowlish
Joe Koebel
Lockridge
Levi Wenger
Mere
Marl Huene
Teddy
Mt. Vieasant
John Wenger
Wayland
Kalona
L. A. Jones
Jake Graber
Willard Leiehty
Aldine Sutter
Melvin Gingerich
Emery Eigsti
Olive Wyse
Mev Ed Wittriv
J. A. Taylor
Frank Boshart
Ervin Resethty
Allen Wenger
Noal Lelehty
Frank Lonewell
Sherman Gingerich
C. F. Boller
Eva Lesehty
Ed Breaneman
Emery Bigsti
Kenneth Gineerich
Kalona Aldine
Festella Sutter
Chrissie Wenger
Jeanette Koebel
Olive Wyee
Dunbar Reunion Officers Elected At Sunset Park Washington
At the 16th annual Dunbar relatives reunion held August 21 in Sunset Park Washington, 89 attended. A business meeting elected George Baker president George Hotle vice president Anna Dunbar secretary and L C Dunbar treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Sunset Park
Washington
George Baker
George Hotle
Anna Dunbar
L. C Dunbar
L. C. Dunbar
Hattie Dunbar
Floyd Dunbar
Jack
Louis Dunbar
Dora
Hattie
Alice
Robert
Virginia
James
Marion
Brighton
G ., Dunbar
Wellston
Farrel Huston
Burlington
Bert Dunbar
Cloyee
Boyd
Dale
Mildred
Thelma
John Dill
Helen
Ruth
Donald
Cloyee Dill
Robert Audrey
Pauline
Keota
Daryl
Cloyce
Julia
Richland
Smith
Margaret Jean
Joyce
Joan
Crawfordsville
Will Dunbar
Faith
Florence
Carl Dunbar
Lelia
Lillian
Marjorie Daryl
Dorothy Jean
Grace Lol
Art Cooper
Marjorie
Pairfield
Jesse Harvey
Bernadine lLove
Evelyn Crawford
Hilston Gregory
West Chester
Henry Wagenkueeh
Alnaworth
Braggarts and Dutch Proverbs in a London Tidbit
A correspondent notes a boastful line about blowing one’s own trumpet to attract attention and questions the outcome. The piece ends with a Dutch proverb about a cat and loud words, reflecting on publicity and effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jefferson Draft of Independence At Center of Library Exhibit
The Library of Congress houses the original draft of the Declaration prepared by Thomas Jefferson and corrected by Adams and Franklin. It also holds Jefferson handwriting copies showing the draft evolving through its revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Jefferson
10th Goldsmith Reunion Attracts 231 Attendees In Washington
The tenth annual Goldsmith reunion held in Washington drew 231 attendees by noon with many descendants of Joseph Goldsmith who left Alsace Lorraine in 1819. The event honored founder Melvin Gingerich and the late Samuel Goldsmith, noted for organizing the family history. Attendance from distant towns included Dayton and Chicago as members shared memories and a noon cafeteria meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
Washington
Sunest Park
Joseph Goldsmith
America
Alsace Lorraine
Wayland
Wellman
Melvin Gingerich
Samuel Goldsmith
Gingeriel
Samuel Godsmith
Gingerich
Historical Committee
Indiana
First Corkscrews and The Cork Stopper Legacy
The corkscrew origins trace back to cork stoppers of the eighteenth century with early metal forms and a top ring that later evolved into a bar. The inventors remain partly shrouded in mystery, with ongoing research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paese
Ita
Pythian Sisters Picnic and Local Club Meetings
The Pythian Sisters of West Chester plan a picnic on Wednesday evening August 24 at C G Niffenegger's home with supper at 7 o'clock. Families to bring fried chicken or meat, bread and butter, and a covered dish to pass. coffee provided. The H ot club meets with Mrs John Horak Thursday afternoon, bring thimbles. Rural Women's club meets with Mrs Orval Griggs Thursday afternoon. Christian Ladies Aid hosts an all day quilting with pot luck dinner at Mrs Frank Warll’s Thursday. attendance hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Combs
Baptist
Miss Combs
Madaleen Dewis
Kya Mae Murphy
Pauline Hamilton
Icle Melson
Sdith Little
Kathryn Vaha
Allee Richardson
Isabel Morrison
Irene Havel
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
C. CG. Niffenegger
Christian Ladies Aid
Frank Warll
Pleasant Hill Church Ice Cream Social and Meeting
Large attendance expected at Pleasant Hill church Friday August 26 for an ice cream social. Ladies bring cake. Rebekahs call meeting Friday evening August 26 at 7 o'clock to arrange for the Odd Fellows picnic. Effie Murdock Noble Grand. Jacksonite 4 H club meets with Maurine Trotman Friday afternoon roll call on Some Facts Learned in the Bread Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Colton
Iowa City
Pleasant Hill Church
Netite Rebekahs
Effie Murdock Noble Grand
Jacksonite
Maurine Trotman
Mildred Johnston Returns From Visit In Columbia
Miss Mildred Johnston returns to Columbia Missouri after visiting her sister Mrs T E Maxwell in Crawfordsville. The Salem church in the Welsh neighborhood will hold an ice cream supper in the basement of the church Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mildred Johnston
Columbia
T. E. Maxwell
Salem Church
Wellston Social Club Family Picnic Friday at Sunset Park
Friday the Wellston Social club hosts a family picnic at Sunset Park. Members and families are invited. The Baptist church Ladies hold their regular monthly social Friday at 2 30 PM with a special program. The W H M S of M church meets Friday afternoon with Mr Amos Weaver and Mrs Witgieman at 618 East Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Sunset Park
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Amos Weaaver
E Main
Witgieman
Prosperity and Hope in Ancient Greek to Roman Thought
A brief note traces prosperity from ancient Greece to late Roman times, linking hope and reward to success and fortune as the world fused with the idea of prosperity, though wording is uneven and fragmentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Grace Hill Ladies Prepare Play in Parish Lawn
Grace Hill activity notes Mary Sherlock reports Mrs. Howard Schaeffer of Illinois visiting Allen Schaeffer. The ladies met Monday to rehearse their play and plan a lawn performance with a silver tea and homemade ice cream cake on the day of the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Uncle Jimmy
A. J. Robertson
Mart Robertson
Howard Schaeffer
Illinois
Allen Schaefffer
Quiet rhythm of life as essential as motion
Bertrand Russell argues that earth life thrives in slow seasons and that rest is as vital as activity. A happy life hinges on a largely quiet atmosphere where true joy can endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand Russell
Widow Burdened by Legal Strife in Estate Settlement
Florence Alabama, the widow faces ongoing legal wrangles over her late husband’s estate. She expresses regret over the lawyers involved as the settlement drags on, reflecting the strain of protracted legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
Herald
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K. P. Halk
A. M. EK
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Nellie Manners
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