St James Oyster Supper and Card Party and Local Visits
Local notes report Maxine Hesseltine spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs Hor wee Hesseltine near Crawfords ville. St James Oyster Supper and card party set for Friday December 8 from 5 30 to 7 30. Don Jackson and son Dick returned to Winterset after visiting Mrs Martha Nicola for Thanksgiving. Velda Stokes started work at J C Penney store replacing her Graham store post. Haskins church hosts chicken supper with Xmas trimmings on Thursday December 7 at 5 30 with 35c and 5c prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Jackson
Winterset
Martha Nicola
Haskins Church
Helen Anderson
Graham Store
Velda Stokes
Mrs. Anderson
Graham's
Local Notes and Household Notices
Fresh eggs selling 16c per dozen from Reister Bros. Mr and Mrs Walter Wells of Estherville visited over Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs Ed Wells. Mr Wells left for Muscatine Monday and Mrs Wells plans to stay through Friday. Typewriter bond 500 sheets priced at 50c. Mr and Mrs Leo Hoover and children Nan and Tommy visited relatives in Brighton on Sunday. Mrs W L Smith at 436 East Third Street is ill and cared for by Maude Koehler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wells
Estherville
Ed Wells
Mr. Wells
Muscatine
Mrs. Wells
Leo Hoover
Nan
Tommy
Brighton
W. L. Smith
East Third Street
Maude Koehler
Hospital Birth and Patient Admission Report
Dr and Mrs Darrell Marker of Columbus Junction welcome a son born yesterday at 12 85 PM weighing seven pounds one ounce J B Gardner of Washington was admitted for medical treatment yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Marker
Columbus Junction
J. B. Gardner
Washington
D. A. Marker
Peter Michael
Washington County Hospital
Business Still Climbing in Iowa City
Prof. George R. Davies of the University of Iowa reports in Town Business Digest that Iowa's October pause gave way to a rapid upswing as war in Europe spurs orders. Bank debits rise 3 percent from September and 9 percent from October 1938. employment up 2.3 percent from September and 2.9 percent from 1938. industrial payrolls up 7.2 and 4.3 percent respectively across nine Iowa cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George R. Davies
University of Iowa
Commerce College
Town Business Digest
Europe
Towa
Davies
Iowa
Iowa Bank
Washington YMCA Beats Monmouth In Close Volleyball Match
The Washington YMCA volleyball team defeated Monmouth in a five game set three to two. Washington won games two three and four while Monmouth took the first and fifth. Washington players included Henry Little Leo Hoover Stan Kiesey Ray White head Tom Cantonir and Roy Finch. Washington leads the league with four wins in the first round and has yet to play Moline.
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Washington Y.M.C.A
Monmouth “Y
Monmouth
Washington
Henry Little
Leo Hoover
Stan Kiesey
Ray Whitehead
Tom Cantonir
Roy Finch
Rock Island
Davenport
Muscatine
Moline
Des Moines Boxing Night Sees King Outpoint Washington Boxer
Merle King of Des Moines defeated McGraw of Washington by points in a four round bout. Ringside judges gave King rounds one two and four while casing the Washington boxer a narrow third. The card preceded the Savold Strickland main where Savold stopped Strickland in the third round.
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Don McGraw
Washington
Merle King
Des Moines
King
Lee Savold
Maurice Strickland
New Zealand
IoWa
Wellman Families Entertain Friends for Thanksgiving
Mrs. Frank Wilson reports in Wellman that Mr. and Mrs. Max Berry and son Glenn hosted Thanksgiving gatherings, entertaining friends in a warm, community-spirited event at their Wellman residence.
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Wellman
Frank Wilson
Max Berry
Glenn
Iowa freshmen football awards honor 44 recipients
Charlie Snyder of Washington was among 44 Iowa freshmen awarded first year football numerals by the board in control of athletics at the university yesterday. Each received a sweater bearing the inscription 43 as a reward for football prowess on the freshmen team. Soveer, an all state high school man last year, showed well on the freshman squad and is counted on to win a letter at tackle or guard next year to boost Iowa’s gridiron record.
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Charlie Snyder
Washington
Iowa
Soveer
University Eleven
Thanksgiving Guests Share Meals Across Rural Iowa
Thanksgiving brought visits across Ottumwa and neighboring towns. Families hosted relatives from Mount Pleasant to Mason City, with gatherings at Rowe, Schmelzer, Nevins, Bryant, Gardner, Miller, Hargrave, Bringman, and Green homes. Local clubs met for Christmas wreaths as holiday plans began.
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D Blakesburg
Gertrude Frazey
Ottumwa
Clarance Rowe
Janice Rowe
Joe Schmelzer
Henry Schmelzer
Elmner Nevins
West Chester
Jim Bryant
Marie Fogel
Malcom
Glenn Hargrave
Monticello
Harold Swartzendruber
Rutland
E. D. Miller
Mr. Mckemby
Miller
George Smith
Mason City
Lyall Smith
Ellis Rickey
A. L. Braden
Ed Henn
Mark Schaffer
Juanita
Virginia
Charley Green
Wisdom Is Permanent in Life’s Laboratory Findings
A reflective note emphasizes that wisdom endures beyond discovery and is carried by the mind that uncovers it. The text suggests knowledge gained from experience remains with the finder, shaping future insight and action.
Thanksgiving Week Social Roundup From Keota Area
Numerous Keota and nearby residents visit, host, and travel over Thanksgiving weekend. Notables include Dr. D. A. Marker welcoming son Peter Michael in Columbus Junction and Lucille Knox leaving for Oakland to study voice with plans to Chicago.
Weekend Socials and Visits Across Iowa and Illinois
Mr and Mrs Charles Wiley travel to Chicago for a two day stay at the International Livestock show. Mrs Vera Strong of Huntsber Ohio visits former schoolmate Mrs Clarence Brinning. Brinning hosts Strong with family including Mrs Mabel Rynearson and Margerite Chaffee. Several friends and relatives gather at local homes with notes of prior visits and Sunday gatherings. Snow falls in Clinton during the Sehmoeller visit.
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Charles Wiley
Chicago
Vera Strong
Huntsbers
Ohio
Clarence Brinning
Brinning
Strong
Walter S. Brown
Mrs. Strong
Mabel Rynearson
Margsserite Chaffee
Thompson
Brown
Mr. A. Chaffee
Akron
Huntsberg
John Knotek
Joe Knotek
Raymond Bell
Stanley Chabal
J. W. Chandler
Charles Maas
Ed Hotle
Art Duensing
Alvin Jones
International
The
Farm Bureau
Frank Patterson
Local residents share visits and events during Thanksgiving week
Mrs Mohland returns from Oskaloosa after visiting with her son in law and daughter. Helen Holland of Des Moines and daughter Carol Jean visit Mary in Vinton. Mead hosts ten friends for dinner and a game night. Brown returns from Maquoketa after Thanksgiving with family. Numerous relatives travel or host gatherings, attend a lecture, and participate in church bazaars and a livestock show in Chicago.
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Mary McConaughy
Des Moines
E. M.mcconaughy
Sadie White
Afton
Boyd White
Marilyn
Sidney Moore
Danville, IL
Charles Barclay
William Mohland
Oskaloosa
Glen Upton
Helen Holland
Carol Jean
Vinton
Ivan Norton
Frank Vaughn
Vaughn
The
Green Colonial Furnace Company
Dale Carnegie
Shrine Auditorium
Kansas City Man to Give Address on Polish Conditions
Frank J. Buckingham is billed to speak in Kansas City on Polish conditions amid postwar Europe concerns. The North Kansas City Chamber of Commerce praises him as one of the period’s outstanding speakers, noting his pleasing, instructive, and eloquent delivery and his compelling experiences from Europe.
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Kansas City
Man
America
Europe
Prison Term For Fritz Kuhn Leader of German American Bund
Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund, was sentenced to two and a half to five years in prison for stealing 1217 from the Bund's treasury. He was convicted on five counts of grand larceny with other counts suspended. The judge ordered two and a half years on each of three counts to be served concurrently. Kuhn stood rigid as the sentence was read.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Kuhn
James Wallace
Wallace
Civet Trap Surprises Salem Homeowners
In Salem on December 4 Mrs. Dewey Weeks reports a civet cat trapped in a household after a family mistook noises in the basement for a rat. The Millers found the creature in their trap and note another civet may roam indoors. The piece also mentions a Salem school program next week with songs dialogue and a marionette show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
Mrs. Miller
Palmer Elected Assessor and Lemley Resigns Position
Palmer is elected assessor while Lemley resigns. Council discusses securing property from Gilbert Mills to create a ten foot wide west entry to the school for pupil access and coal truck delivery. Plan calls paving brick surface with NYA labor and limited public traffic.
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Palmer
Lemley
Fred Reid
Will Dupuis
Gilbert Mills
NYA
Legion Rooms
Bobe Kurtz
Leon
Beatty
Rotary Speaker Urges Teaching of Safety in Schools
Howard L. Benshoot of the state department of public safety urged safe driving and highway protection in a Rotary Club talk. He called for safety themes in public schools and noted large traffic losses last year. He spoke at multiple schools and used sound films tailored to grades.
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Rotary
Howard L. Benshoot
State Department of Public Safety
Rotary Club
Benshoof
Iowa
Riverside Students Lead Honor Roll and Local News
Riverside report lists St Marys school honor roll members by grade and top averages for the semester including Ruth Klein and Constance Pailliotet. A lumber business adds a heavy truck trailer. Residents move, visit, and return from Colorado, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Davenport with family and work updates.
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Riverside
St. Mary's School
Ruth Klein
Dorothy Brophy
Constance Pailllotet
Irene Schnoebelen
Ernestine Bulger
Shirley Knebel
Kathleen O'Conner
Louis Gase
Richard Yeguy
Mary Jane Quinn
Patricia Homan
Constance Pailliotet
Betty Bulger
Marceline Rumimelhart
Robert Libeneath
Richard Yeggy
Ruys
Dave Russell
Fred Halley
Anna Kern
Iowa City
Halley
Margaret Cress
Grace Sims
Eunice Bryant
Cedar Rapids
Clement Schnoebelen
Goshen
Indiana
Anton Nase
Mary Mottet
Schnoebelen
May Mottet
Ruth Pogse
A. H. Pogee
Kymard Mellecker
Colorado
Joseph W. Mellecker
Samuel Bb. Younkin
Alpha
John H. Younkin
Samuel Marner
Davenport
Gwendolyn Marner
American Institute of Commerce
R. J. Marner
Winnie Judd Seen Again Sparks Phoenix Search
Winnie Ruth Judd sparked a renewed nationwide alarm as a suburban resident reported seeing her at a window. Deputies rushed to the scene near the state insane asylum, two miles from where she allegedly stole a pie slice yesterday, increasing fear among local residents.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Sheriff's Office
Winnie
State Insane Asylum
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