Orr reunion marks twelfth year at Washington Iowa
The twelfth Orr family reunion was held in Washington Iowa on Friday August 28 with original members born in Louisa County among the honored guests. A noon repast was served in Sunset Park pavilion and attendees included Mary E Fisher J W Patton George B French and Madison J Orr plus descendants of a deceased sister Margaret Johnston from Columbus City.
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Washington
Iowa
Louisa County
Mary E. Fisher
J. W. Patton
George B. French
Madison J. Orr
Margaret A. Johnston
Columbus City
Sunset Park
David Lewis
Charline
Los Angeles
Cal
John W. Fisher
Washington, D. C
W. W. Law
Fort Morgan
Colo
Bert Abel
Elizabeth
Patience
Anna May
Grinnell
Paul French
David Love
J. C. Cannon
Milton White
Crawfordsville
W. R Cannon
Nea
Kracaw
Wyman
Sam Kepper
Winfield
Cloyce Stewart
John Gamon
Clarence Booth
Frank Henderson
Ainsworth
J. H. McCreedy
Clifford
Murray McCreedy
Brighton
Floyd J Love
Cedar Rapids
Ladies Social Union Meeting and Club Gatherings
The Ladies Social Union will meet Tuesday at the church to elect officers and discuss business. The Friendly Social Club will meet with Mrs. Lewis Baker Tuesday afternoon. The H. H. Club will convene with Ida Hesseltine Thursday afternoon, September 3. Roll call Vegetables and Roots for Winter. program by Tena Hoxworth and Emma Meat.
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Ladies Social Union
Friendly Social Club
Lewis Baker
H. H. Club
Ida Hesseltine
Tena Hoxworth
Emma Meat Iin
Snowball Social and Harmony Club Meetings Planned
The Wednesday Snowball Social club convenes Wednesday afternoon September 2 at Mrs. Maud Booth's home. The Harmony club meets with Mrs. Isaac Kleese on September 2, and IX club gathers with Mrs. Jay Brewer Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Snowball
Maud Booth
Jay Brewer
Deaths in area: Netta Moore and I W Palmer
Mrs Netta Moore 70 of Columbus City died August 25 of heart trouble. Survived by son Frank Columbus Junction daughters Bessie Nettie at home sister Mrs William Orr Albia and four grandchildren. I W Palmer Keota died August 23 at Iowa City University Hospital. Survived by wife Leona Longnecker Palmer daughters Rhea and Mary Helen son Lloyd Gaylord, and brothers Perry and Oren Palmer. Palmer was a Nashville Coal Co salesman. with Oren he founded Quality Coal and Ice Co of Keota.
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Netta Moore
Columbus City
Frank
Columbus Junction
Bessie
Nettie
William Orr
Albia
Netta Baird
Keota
University Hospital
Towa City
Leona Longnecker Palmer
Rhea Palmer
Mary Helen
Lloyd Gaylord
Carrie Dill
Washington
Perry
Oren Palmer
Nashville Coal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Quality Coal and Ice Company of
Moon Thrig wed at Ottumwa First Christian Church
In Ottumwa at the First Christian church on Monday August 17, Miss Bernice Moon daughter of Mrs. Sara Moon Blockton and Mer ton Thrig son of Mr and Mrs Homer Thrig Wellman exchanged marriage vows. Mrs Thrig attended S A I two years and Mr Thrig works for Glassman Grocery in Iowa City where the couple will reside in the Washington apartment.
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First Christian Church
Ottumwa
Bernice Moon
Sara Moon
Blockton
Merton Thrig
Homer Thrig
Wellman
Thrig
Glassman Grocery Company
Iowa City
Washington
Marriages in Keova and Wayland Highlight Local Couples
Wayne Miller son of A M Miller of Keova wed Miss Freda Pokrantz daughter of August Pokrantz of Wellman at Rev Theodore Meibohm’s Washington parsonage. Miller works for Iowa Construction now in Amana. Mil dred Kauffman daughter of William Kauffman Wayland wed Alan Meyer second son of MET and Mrs David F Meyer in Carthage Illinois. Meyer teaches at Douglas.
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Wayne Miller
A. M. Miller
Keova
Freda Pokrantz
August Pokrantz
Wellman
Theodore Meibohm
Washington
Miller
Iowa Construction Company
Amana
Iowa
Mildred Kauffman
Wayland
William Kauffman
Alan Meyer
Met
David F. Meyer
Carthage, Ill
Meyer
Douglas
Methodist Church Tomorrow Service Music Schedule
The regular Methodist church service will feature a solo "Consider the Lilies" by Miss Margaret Corbin and the anthem "The Lord Is My Shepherd" by Nevin with Mrs. H. B. Knight and W. C. Hedges as soloists. Organ selections by Miss Mary Hunter include Prelude "Sunday Morning on Glion" by Bendel Legende by Frimi and Fanfare by Du Bois.
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Methodist Church
Margaret Corbin
Lord
Shepherd
Nevin
Mary Hunter
Glion
Bendel
Frimi
Dubois
German Flier Von Gronau Heads to United States
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau, the German aviator, is en route to the United States from Greenland as details emerged. He departed Godthaab Friday afternoon, pursuing a possible Europe to U S airline route. He previously flew to New York last year with German aviation students.
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Copenhagen
Wolfgang von Gronau
United States
Greenland
von Gronan
Godthand
TL Re
Europe
von Gronau
New York
Residents Storm Nebraska Courthouse Over Divorces
In Alliance Nebraska a crowd gathered at Box Butte County Courthouse after clerk Phillip Grove announced that a court records audit found 43 of 150 divorces granted in the past five years were invalid due to unpaid final fees. Disorders erupted as residents sought clarity on their marital status.
West Chester Baptist Mission Circle Meets for Elections
The West Chester Baptist Mission circle will meet with Mrs. LeFever on Wednesday September 2 at 2 o'clock. All members urged to come for important business including election of officers and a delegate to the association. The Childs Study department of Fortnightly will meet with Mrs. J. O. Brown on Wednesday September end at 2 30.
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West Chester Baptist Mission Circle
Childs Study Department
J. O. Brown
Gandhi sails to London meeting amid Indian cheers
Mahatma Gandhi sailed to London for the Second Round Table Conference aboard the Rajputana amid unprecedented Bombay dock crowds. He was garlanded with home spun yarn as supporters surged and police restrained the throng paying homage to the nationalist leader.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
London
Gandhi
India
Steamship E Company
Mahatma
Few Iowa Districts Granted Exemption Under Tax Reduction Law
DES MOINES August 29 Small share of Iowa taxing districts have been exempted from the Elliott tax reduction law Oscar Anderson budget director reported Most exemptions went to counties few to towns and schools In Benton County 16 school exemptions led all districts St Anthony in Marshall County and Leslie in Lyon County were among recent town exemptions
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Des Moines
Oscar Anderson
Iowa
Dickinson County
Lyon
Scott
Washington
Woodbury
Anderson
Benton County
St. Anthony
Marsha County
Leslie
Lyon County
Local residents and movers noted in Ottumwa area
Local shoppers Kilgore and Kilgore plus Harley of West Chester were seen in Ottumwa. Several residents, including Jurging family heading to the State fair, Jarrard visiting Wayland and Scott Jarrard, and McAvoy on business, were recorded. Moves include Littles and Durst relocating homes. The Livingston group and Bieber family visited Hannibal to see Mark Twain's home.
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W. F
Mary Jarrard
Wayland
Scott
Jarrard
W. Livingston
Margaret
Rk. L. Livingston
Nelle Tripp
First rank work conferred on three candidates Monday
Announcement notes that three candidates will receive first rank work Monday evening with good attendance encouraged. Signed by John Winga, C. C 16812.
Cline and Little Tennis Winners at Washington County
Kenneth Cline and Henry Little won the men s doubles in straight sets 7 5 6 2 6 1 over Anwyl and Fletcher. Frances Boyd and Nita Corbin won the women s singles titles with a three set victory 6 1 5 7 6 1 and 6 2 over Loretta Cantoni and Mae Mangold.
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Washington County
Kenneth Cline
Henry — Little
Cline
Little
Anwyl and
Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Cam Miller
Frances Boyd
Nita Corbin
Frances
Boyd
Corbin
Loretta Cantoni
Mae Mangold
Mangold
Cantoni
Henry Little
Doris Clow
Harmony Community Club Meeting Change Notice
The Harmony Community club will meet with Mrs. Charles Schiebel on Thursday September 3. Note a change of meeting place is announced.
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Harmony Community Club
Charles Schiebel
For Sale Or Trade Pigs and Guernsey Cow Listed
Short notice classified item: pigs and a Guernsey cow available for trade or sale. Cow is to freshen soon and may appeal to farmers seeking livestock and dairy stock. Contact for price and arrangements.
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Guernsey
Farrier Committal Services Held for Thomas I Farrier
Committal services for Thomas I Farrier took place yesterday afternoon at Wim Grove cemetery following a funeral at L A Jones Funeral Home on Wednesday. Burial was postponed awaiting the arrival of a sister who joined services that night led by Rev A A Vinz.
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Thomas I. Farrier
Wim Grove
L A. Jones
A. A. Vinz
Farmers oppose freight increase at rail hearing in Iowa
Grim Iowa farmers told inter state commerce commissioners Eastman and Porter that rail rate hikes of 15 percent would force trucks to carry most Iowa grain and livestock. They cited farm bankruptcies and credit losses, warning many farms could fail if rates rise further.
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Cty
Iowa
Joseph B. Eastman
Claude R. Porter
Intestate Commerce Commissioners
Oscar Heline
Cherokee County
Eleven Complex Breaks Marriage in Chicago
Charles and Martha Isage wed at 11 11 11 in Chicago. In a divorce filing she says the husband developed an eleven complex and began drinking eleven days after the ceremony, drinking regularly about eleven days each month.
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Chicago
Charles
Martha Msage
Iowans Throng State Fair Grounds Second Day
Crowds filled Des Moines for the 1931 Iowa State Fair second day. Attendance reached 68,367, near last year’s opening total, with free entries for World War veterans and all under 15 children. Prizes were awarded in dairy and beef shows, with winners including Fred Moats and Martin Warren, plus a record pig club entry.
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Martin Warren
Iowa City
Jersey
Marvin Stevens
Welden
Guernsey
Donald Livingston
Monroe
Ayrshire
George
Richard Sears
Grinnell
Marcus Anderson
Challender
Robert Mitchell
Buckingham
Wendell Weidlein
Webster City
Vernon Hafner
Letts
Florence Gelsbecker
Livermore
Cotton Holiday Back in Governor Long’s Hands for Signature
Governor Huey Long prepares to sign a one year cotton holiday bill after the Louisiana legislature approves it in a special session. The Senate sailed 32 to 0, the House concurred unanimously, sending the measure to Long for his signature.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Senate
House
Long
Cannon urged to explain during Senate inquiry
Senate investigator Nye pressed Bishop James Cannon Jr to explain revelations about his 1928 campaign against Alfred E. Smith. The panel alleges misused campaign funds and concealed contributions, tying Republican leaders to Anti Smith efforts. Cannon, abroad, has consistently refused to testify. outcome and possible prosecution depend on further committee review.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Nye
Senate Investigating Committee
Alfred K. Smith
North Dakota
Cannon
Mitchell
Cedar Rapids Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $557
Miss Mary Black a bookkeeper for Cedar Valley Nash company was charged with embezzling $557. She denied the charge and posted bail of $1,000. A hearing was scheduled for Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Black
Cedar Valley Nash Company
State to Ban Cotton Planting If 75 Percent Follow
A proposal would make cotton planting unlawful in this state in 1932 if 75 percent of other cotton growing states enact similar bans. The plan, aided by an airplane shipment, aims for quick approval by Governor Ross Sterling and the Texas legislature, which may be asked to back a comparable law.
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Tex
Ross Sterling
Texas
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