Community Notes from Wayland and Surrounding Areas
Wayland and nearby towns report on visits for reunions and family gatherings. Distances include Hamilton Ohio Knoxville Illinois Iowa and Indiana. The 19th Conrad reunion drew nearly 300 attendees with a full afternoon program at the Eicher church complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Annie Kauffman
Mary
Leona Bontrager
John Miller
Shipshewana
Ind
Amasa
Alan Miller
Ida Betcher
Limer Conrad
Conrad
Hamilton
Ohio
James Marshall
Sarah Conrad
Ft. Wayne
Melvin Conrad
Morton, Ill
John Conrad
Sterling
Arthur Conrad
Pulaski
Ivan Good
Willard
Ellis
Violet
Dolores
Wayne Tarvin
Rantoul
Albert Rittwiller
Leda
Ila
Norma
Margaret Carter
Mt. Pleasant
Anna Nelson
Clara
Marshalltown
F. J. Conrad
Cedar Rapids
Peter Conrad
Crawfordsville
Elmer Conrad
Addie Hopper
Olds
Jake Miller
Delhi
Minn
Herman Petratz
Washington
John Millers
Vere Boshart
Tev. Basinger
Rachel Conrad
Ha June
Norma Jean Litwiller
Anton
Noah
Emery Leiehty
Jesse Roth
F. J
Rubies Hidden Since Revolution Find New Hope
Prince Murinov's blood red rubies reappear after a decade in a cavern. Federoff and Englishman Frank Severn retrieve the casket at Castle Marinov and plot to smuggle the jewels to England. Suspicion grows as authorities chase the pair through Russia toward Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Murinov
Federoff
Frank Severn
Prince Marinov
Russia
Severn
Fedoroff
Castle Marinov
Moscow
Marinovs
Arees
England
Rye
Napasce
Tromtrer
Poland
Gland
Federa
Not to Be Seen Again Plan Between Two Men
Sidney Warwick piece outlines a tense exchange where two men vow to pursue a last forlorn hope. Federoti must guard the Dvarina rubies while fleeing Russia. An hour later they part with a plan to cross the frontier, never to meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federoti
Russia
Back Home Jim Wynter Returns from South America to England
Jim Wynter drives from Southampton toward Beggar's Court in Essex after returning from a cattle ranch in Argentina. The sun-tanned 30 year old reflects on independence, reconnects with old friends Bill and Molly Grayson, and Milly Grayson’s matchmaking as he plans a settled life in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jim Wynter
Essex
Beggar's Court
Old House
Wynter
Horzon
Jim Winter
Southampton
Fugland
Uenos Aires
Graysons
Bill Grayson
Bill
Molly
England
Legion
Milly Grayson
Milly
Jim
fleeting glimpse memory of katharne paring in new york encounter
A narrator recalls Katharne Paring with vivid detail from a distant New York visit. He notes her dark hair with golden highlights, black eyes, and a remembered pledge. The fragment hints at a continuing tale.
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Katharne
New York
Route Six Family Guests Share Sunday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Pp. C. Griggs and family hosted Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Griggs and Mr. Cal Griggs and family. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. John Shebeck and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Howell, Earl Kephart, Carl Jarrard, M. I. Tooth and Velma, Clarence Fulton, Davenport Ferry attendees, and Win Eyestone with Elenore and Esther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pp. C. Griggs
Orville Griggs
Cal Griggs
Armour Griggs
John Shebeck
Lawrence Howell
Earl Kepharts
Carl Jarrard
M. i. Tooth
Velma
Clarence Fulton
Davenport Ferry
Win Eyestone
Elenore
Esther
Orville
Car Collision Near Columbus Junction Injures Two
Rehard Mears of Clinton suffered a broken nose and severe bruises when the car he rode in was struck by a vehicle driven by Robert Todd near the high school at the junction of primary road 76 and the Cairo road. The crash left both cars badly damaged and occurred Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Auk
Rehard Mears
Clinton
Harold Gravitt
Robert Todd
Cairo Road
Ehmma J. Neal
Verde Yeareck
Cedar Rapids
Mary Dill
Dianean
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Mt. Pleas
Ant
Crawfordsville
Muscatine
Washington
Harry Edwards
John Hamill
Nevada Acheson
Columbue Junction
Kingsley Given
Manhattan
Kan
The
Indian Creek Cemetery Association
Paul Armbright
Pauline
Peoria, Til
Fish gift saves welder in Astoria incident
In Astoria Oregon William Silva a welder escaped serious injury when a casting exploded above his head after he withdrew to accept a fish giving the attachable gift the near miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Ore
William Silva
Dead Man's Letter Reaches Widow After 70 Years
In White Cloud Kansas a letter written seventy years earlier to Steven Cole, deceased husband of Mrs. Steven Cole, was received by the widow. The message came from one of Cole’s cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Tarvin
Ivan Goode
Rantoul
Conrad and Goldsmith
Peter Conrad
Orendorf
With &S
John Roeschely
Melvin
Roy
Ivan
Howard
Leo Reschley May
Lyle
Flannigan
Ivan Good
Willard
Ellis
White Cloud
Kan
Steven Cole
Cole
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Kansas
Will Eicher
Charles Eicher
Jacob Eicher
Washington County Hospital
D. J. Miler
Joe Erb
Keith
Carol Erb
Wellman
W. R. Eicher
Frances Eicher
Will
Richer
George
John Oswald
Aurora
Nebraska
Oswald
Fimer Frengenberger
Menno Frevenberger
Amos Miller
Orie and
Velyine
Perry Miller
Indiana
Hochstetner
Willim Hershburger
Kalona
Abe Troyer
Orval O Wellman
Willis Troyer
Troyer
Shipshewana Lake
Jon Wenger
Arville Witting
Mildred Kauffman
Mroo
William Kauffman
Alan Meyer
David F. Meyer
Carthage
Ill
M. L. O'Harra
M. FE
Elmer Meyer
Mildred
Allen
H. Magdefray
Douglas
Meyer
Erb
Fd Miller
Maiy
Mily
Evenue
Weetern
Lena Palm
Mary Catherine Brosdick
Keota
Henry Yoder
Griggs
Russell
Cedar Falls
Onita Griggs
Flo Eyestone
Harriett Shebeck
Frances Harvey
Arthur Wiley
Mary Jones
Mildred Shebeck
Val Fuhr
Louise Fishburns
Stanley Fishburns
Lorieta
D.C
Leah M. Littrell
Letts
Edith Reaney
Waterloo
Ladies Aid Society
Fredonia
Evangelial Churches
Cairo
Spring Run
Millard Chambers
K. W. Alsip
United Presbyterian Church
Spicion
Sidney Warwick
Tag Fe
Washington, Ia
Kansas City
Chicago
VIA
Lewis Goodlanderr
Anderson
Pass. Avent
Davenport, Ia
Martha Butler
J. J. Browning
Duluth
Mino
M. A
Weed Park
Roy N. Noble of
Joy
Prairie Flower
Martha Thrasher
R. R
I. A. Anderson
Eagle Grove
Calif
FE. A. Anderson
California
West Chester
New Haven
Dn. H. Rittenhouse
Betty Rickey
Clara Huber
Davenport
Roy M. Finke
Thomas
Burlington
T. B. Thrasher
KB. A. Anderson
Margery’s
Iowa
Worth Noecker
Brighton
Gertruds Noecker
Bl. W
Gordon ‘Universal’ Automobile
Gordon
Mace Motor CO
Ford Sales and Service
Norminey
Fairfield
L. Pine Loan Company
First National Bank
Town
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