Local notices and visits fill holiday section
Local column records visits and travel among residents. Livingston leaves Los Angeles after a short stay. Jo Ann Drish and Helen Melinski visit from Pleas a Plain. Mélinski to attend Villa de Chantal in Rock Island Arsenal. Several families plan visits and trips around Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. “. Livingston
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen
Jo Ann Drish
Pleasa Plain
Helen Melinski
Mélinski
Davit
Ads
Villa de Chantal
Rock Island Arsenal
Teacher and Pupils of Young America Enjoy a Vacation
The Young America school closed for a Christmas vacation of one week. The Christmas program drew good attendance with musical numbers from local residents. Kes Rhodebeck hosted dinner for his son Claude Rhodebeck, Levi Van Dyke visited the Ted Cox home in Olde, and plans were altered by a dusty Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi van Dyke
Young America
Lupt
Krabill
Fromington
Kes Rhodebeck
Claude Rhodebeck
Ted Cox
Dustard
Dancing Spain Still Cast Spells In Mediterranean Visit
The article notes that Romans imported dancers from Cadiz and that Spain remains a dance land of the Mediterranean. It describes castanets rhythmic handclapping and stamping feet as still captivating visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Spain
Mediterranean
Local Births and Discharges Reported at Area Hospitals
At Washington county hospital a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Enke of Columbus Junction at 1 45 PM Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce of Longmont Colorado welcomed a daughter at 2 30 AM yesterday. J and Mrs. Glen Rheenbloes of Somerton reported a son born at 6 AM yesterday. Mrs. R L McCaleb underwent a tonsillectomy yesterday morning. Mrs Warren Davis of Keota was discharged Saturday. Jimmy Ward was discharged yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Enke
Columbus Junction
Washington County Hospital
George Pierce Longmont
Colo
Glen Rheenblossom
R. L. McCaleb
Warren Davis
Keota
Jimmy Ward
Shirley Temple Stars In The Littlest Rebel At State Theatre
Shirley Temple returns to the screen in The Littlest Rebel a Civil War drama set in Virginia. Jack Holt Karen Morley and Bill Robinson co star with Darry Zanuck producing. Shirley's journey to Washington to plead for the lives of her father John Boles and Holt unfolds amid war torn scenes and dramatic reconciliation. The film features songs Polly Wolly Doodle If All Thine Endearing Young Charms and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Temple
Joii Boles
Jack Holt
Karen Morley
Bill Robinon
Shirley
Darry F. Zanuck
John Boles
Stars and Bars
Miss Morley
Holt
Boles
Washington
Bill Robinson
Sidney Clare
B. G. DeSylvia
Turkey eggs go into incubator at Maplecrest Hatchery
The Maplecrest Hatchery began its first turkey hatch Friday with 4 000 eggs, to be removed in four weeks. Chicks will stay on north farm sun porches before moving to regular pens on local farms depending on weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelle H. Braden
Wellman
Maplecrest
Maplecrest 4-H
Cordelle Braden
Francine Flanders
Leslie Lewis
Kalamazoo
Mich
Everette Lewis
California
Ames
Arden Freel
H. A. Freels
Thelda Freel
Helen Zillmer
Charles Zillmer
Miss Zillmer
Rosesi
The Harz cave theater In Ruebeland amazes visitors
A tiny theater tucked in the Harz mountains lies 600 feet underground in Ruebeland. The venue is carved into a cave, offering a strange and unique staging space for performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruebeland
Harz Mountains
Colonial Yarn Shop Opens in Community
Mrs. Gwendolyn Holland named representative for Colonial Yarn House of Philadelphia. The agency will serve local customers, collect orders, and promote new knitting ideas as she assists residents with knitting questions and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Holland
Colonial Yarn House
Philadelphia
Holland
Kelly Family Christmas Visit Highlights Iowa and Illinois
Fred Turner returns from University hospital Iowa City. Miss Winitrea Kelly goes back to Chicago to work as a nurse at the Little Company of Mary hospital. Jerryl Kelly returns to Des Moines. They stay a week with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. A. Joe Kelly and daughter Janice from Batavia visit. Mr. and Mrs. Al Ledger come by for Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winitrea Kelly
Chicago
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Jerryl
Des Moines
J. M. Kelly
A. Joe Kelly
Janice
Batavia
al Ledger
Kelly Home
Iowa Labor and Hill Deadlock in WPA Wage Talks
A late December meeting in Des Moines between organized labor unionists unemployed and Iowa WPA directors led by L A Hill ended in deadlock after two hours of argument. About 300 representatives warned of a statewide strike against WPA projects starting January 2 unless wage increases were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Organized
L. A. Hill
Iowa
WPA
Hill
H Morris Family of Xenia Plans Eastern Trip
XENIA December 30 Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris and daughters Gloria and Katherine left for Washington DC to visit Morris sister Katharine Corliss They will stay two weeks Also news of Florence Baird returning home for Christmas and a new Chevrolet for Ralph Morris family plus local holiday gatherings and storm related travel delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Stephens
Xenia
Hugh Morris
Gloria
Katherine
Washington, D. C
Mr. Morris
Katherine Corliss
Herman Wagenknecht
Jimmy
Florence Baird
Waterloo
George Baird
Ralph Morris
Tucker and Eicher
Washington
Wagebknechts Brothers
David Stapp
Thomas
George Lord
J. M. Lord
Ainsworth
Rudolph Warenknecht
Anna Warenknecht
D. D. Stephens
Richard
Robert
Eugene
Former Riverside Resident S. F. Brown Dies in Independence
S F Brown, a longtime Riverside resident, died December 21 at his Independence Iowa home after a yearlong illness. He was 77 and born in Buchanan County Iowa. Carcinoma was listed as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Independence
S. F. Brown
Iowa
Ben
Mr. Brown
Buchanan County
G Knupp Family of Snowball Hosts at Kristmas Dinner
Snowball, December 30. Mr and Mrs Glenn Knupp and family hosted a Christmas dinner despite bad weather. Attendees included Don and Wilma Kerr, Lawrence Howell, and many local families. Harriett Shebeck visits from A P E Co. illness mentioned in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Knupp
Kristmas
Johan Shebeck
Glenn Knupp
Don
Wilma Kerr
Lawrence Howell
Stanley Fishburng
Ada Smith
Armour Grigggs
D. C. Griggs
Russell
Neosho
Springfield
Chillachote
Missouri
Harriett Shebeck
John Shebeck
Val Fuhr
Milton Norton
George Birney
Junior
Bobbie
Phyllis
Glenn Fuhr
Douglas
Bob Garrett
Dean
Donna
Baby
Dale
Charles
Jack Fuhr
Leota Garrett
Clyde Crile
Fred Crile
Birmingham
Andrew Crile
Clarence Crile
Clifford Horton
Lockridge
Dale Phillip
Wanda
Fairfield
Robert Wiley
Arthur Wileys
Mable
Harriett Phillips
Brown Family Man of Independence Dies After Long Life
Son of Robert and Mrs. Brown and lifelong farmer, he married Elizabeth Burke in 1883 at Monti. After forty years farming he moved to Riverside, then to Buchanan county tone in 1917. He ran a pool and billiard parlor until 1928 and supported St Marys parish. Survived by widow two sons Leo and J. J. and two daughters Bernadine and Mrs James McNamara, two brothers Walter and Thomas and two sisters. Funeral at St Johns Independence conducted by Monsignor Donohue with burial here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brown
Monti
Elizabeth Burke
Riverside
Buchanan County
Tone
Brown
St. Mary's Parish
J. Brown
Jamestown
North Dakota
Leo Brown
Waterloo
Bernadine Brown
Des Moines
James McNamara
Rowley
Walter Brown
Walker
Thomas Brown
Omaha
Alice Cahill
Clara Devine
Local News From Verdi District Reports Holiday Visits
Verdi Iowa residents share Christmas visits and travel, with Howard Miller family at Mills home and Edd Miller hosting, plus Ray Miller and family in Muscatine. A move to Mountain Grove Missouri and Cedar Rapids business trips are noted. An icy road accident near the Turner residence caused a flip with no injuries. Christmas warmth at the Jack Caldwell home drew about twenty visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Longer
Howard Miller
Masonic Hall
Lloyd Hampton
Edd Miller
Ray Miller
Muscatine
Ray Millers
Crandell
Stanley Baird
Peoria
James Baird
Mike Lewis
Asa Johnson
Don Applegate
Johnsone
Wyoming
Applegate
Carl Libe
Frank Libe
Floyde Banks
West Chester
Raymond Sahkey
Richland
L. D. Stover
Missouri
Mountain Grove
Leslie Gates
Joe Nebergal
Cedar Rapids
Turner
Pleasant Plain
Honoring the 11th New Year Baby in County
The Journal announces the 11th annual gift and recognition for the first baby born in Washington county at the start of 1937. The first infant born in 1937 will receive honors dating back to the 1920s, with names published in tomorrow's issue and notices to attending physicians and parents per the First Baby Page rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Ernest Finke Spends Christmas Near Home in Blizzard
Ernest Finke, visiting Kansas relatives, sheltered one mile from home as the Christmas blizzard hit. He spent Christmas at the J. W. Combs home, within a mile of his destination Franklin Center, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Center
Ernest Finke
Kansas
Iowa
J. W. Combs
Combs
Ralph Waggoner
Millson Circle Holds Church Meeting in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on a Friday afternoon the Millson Circle of the United Presbyterian church gathered at the church with Mrs. Marion Waters as program leader. Topics included Looking Toward a Christian America and Home Missions and the Christian Ideal for America. A pot luck supper followed with a church social and a grab bag as part of the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Millson
United Presbyterian Church
Marion Waters
America
Margaret Gault
United Presbyterian Pioneers of
Northwest
Mary White
Mabel Monson
Weather outlook for Des Moines week end 1935
For the period December 30, 1935 to January 4, 1936 the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys will have mostly cloudy skies with frequent precipitation in the north and late week in the south. Temperatures start below normal then rise toward the end of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Denies Statement That AAA Payments Are Insults
A. B. Wendel president of the League for Economic Equality defends AAA benefits to farmers as necessary, calling criticism an insult to farmers. He leads a four state group backing constitutional change if needed and challenges politicians including Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia. He asserts the AAA is economic, not political, and will endure to grant farmers parity with industry.
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Sioux City
AAA
Wendel
League For Economic Equality
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Events
The fragment lists Mor ris Peterson and Warren Long visiting on Thursday, Rene Warner on Friday, Arthur Anderson and family spending Christmas at Emil Anderson's home, M. D. Atkinson and son Charles in Cedar Rapids, and a visit for Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Marsh at the J. B. Frasher home. Mrs. Geo Bartholomew attended a pot luck at Franklin Center school.
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Joe McGraw
M. D. Atkinson
North Road
McGraw
Atkinsons
Warren Long
Hayesville
Mrs. Long
Homer Kirkpatrick
North English
Gladys Spence
Larry
Long
Ames
John Combs
Karl Smith
Geo. Barth- Olomew
Orva Scott
Art Dawson
Emil Alderson
Leo Marie
Ralph Scott
Lloyd
Mr. McDonald
Keyser
Morris Peterson
R. L. Keyser
Rene Warner
Merle
Sen
Dewey
Ralph Way
Mrs H A Engel Gracehill Eastern Trip for Christmas
Mrs H A Engel of Gracehill travels to Winston Salem North Carolina to spend Christmas with relatives. The piece notes family visits including Eugene Engel returning from Cedar Falls and other local gatherings during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Engel of
Gracehill
H. A. Engel
Winston- Salem
N. C
Eugene Engel
Cedar Falla
Harley Cherwinker
Jessie
M. B. Horak
Washington
Frank Pratt
Fairfield
J. C. Carris
O. A. Strohm
Anna Sankey
Guy Brown
Glenn Robertson
Mary Kennard
Moline
A. J. Robertson
Asahel Robertson
Yarmouth team visits for eight o'clock game at the Y
The Yarmouth Collegians of basketball coaches from several towns visit the Y tonight at eight. If they match last season, locals face a tough test after two wins over the Washington Y. Ladies night offers free admission for women or girls with a male escort paying eighteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collegians
Yarmouth
Cardinals
Washington Junior Colege Cardinals
Checker Sharks to Be Here New Year's
The YMCA hosts a New Year open house with a checker tournament drawing Ottumwa chess masters led by Bobby Martin and a Wellman group of top players expected to attend and compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checker Sharks
Ottumwa
Bobby Martin
Wellman
General Hunter Liggett Dies in San Francisco
San Francisco December 30 PR Hunter Liggitt a famed World War I commander and the Army's lone lieutenant general died today after an illness of more than a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hunter Liggitt
America
Candlelight Communion Planned at Methodist on New Year's Eve
A candle-light service will be held at the Methodist church on New Year’s Eve at 8 p m. Worshippers may come and go quietly from that hour until after midnight. Attendees are asked to bring candles to light at the central candle as they depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Marion Robertson Hosts Oyster Supper and Gift Exchange
Marion Robertson welcomed guests to her home for an oyster supper and gift exchange, sharing hospitality and seasonal cheer with friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Robertson
Dawn Dance on New Year's Eve at Iowa Ballroom
Wayne Putman will be featured for the dawn dance at the Iowa Ballroom on New Year’s Eve. The management plans a festive event and a good sized crowd is expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Putman
Iowa
Presbyterian Church Announces Evening Choir Practice
Notice lists a Saturday 7 o'clock choir practice and a cottage prayer meeting on New Year’s morning at Mrs. R. B. Dougherty’s home 821 South Iowa Avenue. It notes a New Year’s Day congregational basket dinner at the church 6:30 p.m. with coffee and baskets requested. Vigilant class sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
R. RB. Dougherty
South
Iowa Avenue
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