Friday Visit and Weekend Travel in Mt Pleasant Area
Friday in the Carl Amrine home shows Mr. and Mrs. Will Kurtz visiting John Hydes and Glen Schafer with Thelma. The Schafer party traveled to Cedar Rapids to visit Eva Fatig. The Amrine home hosted several relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Johnnie Baldosier
Lon Hyde
John
Will Kurtz
John Hydes
Mery
Glen Schafer
Thelma
Jay Schafer
Cedar Rapids
Eva Fatig
Art Salzman
Ozark Mountains
Baldoster
Mt. Pleasant
Floyd Shoemaker
Edd Mitchell
Burlington
Dora Shuppy
Carl Athine
Hen Befriends Kitchen Door For Daily Breakfast Egg
In Middlefield Ohio N J Detweiler reports a hen that prefers the kitchen seat to the nest. The bird scratches at dawn and, once admitted, hops to a chair where it cackles after laying its egg. Detweiler declares the tale true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Detweiler
Middlefield
Ohio
Detweiler
Bumblebees Attack with Bomber Tactics in Westminster
Mrs. C. L. Baker suffers multiple bee stings to feet and ankles as vicious bees invade a tool shed. The stinging insects, likened to Stuka bombers, emerge when the shed door opens, striking humans and a curious kitten, prompting fears of further raids. Girls Prepare Project Seven-day weeks have been too short this summer for the local 4-H club activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Eckels
Westminster
C. L. Baker
Westpoint 4-H Club Fair Booth Wins Red Ribbon and More
Westpoint girls prepared sewing and clothing projects for the club fair. They earned a red ribbon for their booth and several individual awards in classes. Posters by Roberta Luers celebrate personalities, and soil erosion displays by Patricia Griffith and others showcased conservation efforts. Weather disrupted events but threshing resumed. Will Munro completed oath threshing after delays. Open house for baby Linda Dee Stewart featured a dedicated nursery and decorations. Community updates note travel, school plans, and local canning and home-improvement activity as residents adapt to seasonal tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westpoint
Westpoint 4-H Gearls
Roberta Luers
Patricia Griffith
Mary
Ruth Duvall
Nedra Dusenberry
Mary E. Wells
Grace Munro
Maxine Crawford
Marian McDowell
Virginia Eckels
West Point
Will Munro
Linda Dee
Edgar Stewart
White Way Club
Stewart
OO. D. Booth
Melvin Booth
Keith Stewart
Des Moines
Frances Hoath
Lester Lease
Sumner
Iowa
Snake Plant Bloom Marks First In Bethel Area
Bethel news notes the first bloom of a local snake plant since its purchase. Ruth Gideon and others visit for the bloom and share community happenings including visits by the Davis family from Detroit, a Davis reunion in Fairfield, and a basket supper hosted by C E members at the Gideon home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Wayne Gideon
Ruth
C. J. Wolfe
Charley Kolesick
Cyrus Birka
Washington
Vis
Fairfield
Saaturday
George
Marie Davis
Davis
Mac Davis
Gilad
Bob Flynn
Local life notes and visits across Iowa towns
Reports of residents visiting relatives in Iowa City and Chicago, teaching duties starting at Hazel Dell, trips to the state fair in Des Moines, and neighbors sharing health news. Mentions of corn crops, prize stalks, and reunion gatherings reflect small town daily events and local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Dell
Charley Wulf
Alice Rothlisberger
Chicago
Wendall Marsh
Donald Brown
Ray Lambert
Deas Moines
Kenneth Ornbutts
Spessard
Ruth
Mae Gideon
Wes Meyer
In Three Days Can 145 Qrs. of Corn for Four Families
Mrs H W Mineart reports a canned corn effort at Sandy Hook where four families collectively processed 145 quarts in three days. On Monday 119 pints were filled, Tuesday 42 quarts, and Wednesday 48 quarts with each woman at her own station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
C. &. Farrier
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G. H. Mangold's
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Mangold
Klein Klo. Ko
Kodak Films
Eral Lemtery Far
Sirobedm
Peter Lorre Iin von
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Madeleine Carroll
With Tullio Carminate
Muriel Angelus
Lynne Overman
Rountain
Olor
Bearer Warhom
Chris WE
Gialenenn
Howard L. M’cleery General Insurance Agency
West Main St
Concper
J Vantne
Lon
Don’s
Donald Griffith
Merte Sheetaz
Pennsylvania
Esther Booth
Black Hills
South Dakota
Colorado
Leo Palmer
Ames
Dorothy Wilson
Westminster School
Nevins
Pillsbury’s
Belle
Reg
Cmt
Pkas
Phe
Ibs
Louisa
Gideons
Perse Pace
Ruth Gideon
Davis Home
Fred Davis
Detroit, Mich
Davis Brothers
C. E
Gideon
Rock Garden
Kenneth Hollings
Worth
Marshalltown
Leavitt Lambert
Mary Sunier
al Bisset
Lloyd Siders
Paul Finnely
Adelaide Kadler
Iowa City
Camila Jones
Mt. Auburn
Alvin and
Velma Kephart
David McCartney
Mary Walker
Mary Cherwinkel
Earl Kolesick
Gladys Wolfe
Robeson
Ernest
Mae
Howard Applegate
Winfield
Orval Ungzicker
Norval
Jim Henderson
Wyman
Violet Flynn
Charley Horak
Norma
Swolensky
Lone Tree
H. W. Mineart
DON Paul’s
Diamond
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the Pleasant Ens
Wanda Bowden
Wilbert H. Graber
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