Rocking Chair Brigade and Party Highlights at Mrs Sorden’s
A column notes Mrs Sorden’s window display of horse figurines as well as Blanche McCleery hosting an informal party with Mrs Col Nicola among the out of town guests. It che ers includes remarks on Mr S Patterson’s death and his longtime church ties and social role in Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche McCleery
Helen Cunningham
Waukegan
Gilford Morrison
Davenport
Kye Ion Eldridge Limerman
Josephine Batley Hlow
S. Patterson
Fort Dodge
Patterson
Glenn Laffer
Major Laffer
Laffer
Florence
Otteson
L. SS. Patterson
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Card of Thanks From Mrs A P Johnson
I thank all friends who wrote to me during my hospital stay. Mrs. A P Johnson, Burlington Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Johnson
Burlington
Wyoming
Wellman News Roundup of Births Illnesses and Weddings
Wellman residents report the birth of a baby boy James Joseph Schroeder in Dallas on December 14. Dorothy Curl Schroeder, former Wellman resident, is the mother. Norm Schroeder serves with a ferrying group in Dallas. Other notes include Chas Wahl illness in Washington Hospital, Albert Yoder visiting Chicago after Pacific service, David and Chas. Brown relatives welcoming a baby girl, Arthur Spear receiving hospital care, Jeanette Schwab and Reuben Sharp’s Christmas marriage in Iowa City with 22 guests, and a Christmas visit by Mrs. Raymond to Iowa City relatives while Freets anniversary noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. F. Mayer
Wellman
Norm Schroeder
Dallas
Texas
James Joseph
Schroeder
Dorothy Jean Curl
J. E Curl
McAllen
Norm
Tex Wellman
Chas, Wahl
Washington Hospital
Albert Yoder
Chicago
Mahlon Yoder
Albert
Pacific Area
David Erwin
Erwin
Chas. Brown
Washington
Local Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
A Wellman couple marked their 50th anniversary with a family dinner at noon and an afternoon open house from 2 to 4. Their children Richard of Wisconsin Arden of Chicago Clifford Ira Huber and Mrs Oran Birkey all attended. The Freels have long been residents. Mrs Reel was born on a farm three miles south of Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Wisconsin
Arden
Chicago
Clifford
Ira Huber
Oran Birkey
Wellman
Freel
Reel
Christmas Program at School Draws Local Visitors
Mr and Mrs M Coon and Mrs Godlove attended Mrs Jim Beans Christmas program at her school last Thursday afternoon Santa surprised the children and Miss Goetzs father and brother John attended Also several local families visited during holiday gatherings including Mr and Mrs K A Mathers trip to Iowa City and various Christmas dinners with relatives from Burlington Washington and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Godlove
Haskins
M. Coon
Iowa City
Jean
Westminster Foundation
Town City
Marjorie McCreedy
Davenport
J. R. McCreedy
Ross
Harry McCreedy
L. M. Birney
Una Gordon
Lookout School
Pilotburg School
Axel Anderson
Carl D. Anderson
Wayne Stransky
Albert Battersons
Washington
Ted Anderson
West Chester
Marion Stransky
Frank Stransky
Lydia Horak
Harold
Edith Pribyl
Orva Scott
Bob
Earl Smith
Prairie Flower
George Bartholomew
Near Washington
Richard Scott
Harold Klopfenstein
Dow Bishop
Keith Herr
Lester Leeper
Olin Bishop
Christmas Day Dinner Guests in Itona City Area
Dinner at Mrs. McCreedy home in Itona City included Mr and Mrs Leo Farrington and they later visited Prank Embrees near Brighton. Also present were Mr and Mrs K A Mathers Jean and Terry with their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Skubal and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itona City
Christmas Visit and Family Gatherings Across Highland Center
Highland Center residents and relatives share holiday visits across Iowa and nearby towns. Families including Coon, Murphy, Harrison, McCreedy, Soukup, and Quinn exchange Christmas and vacation time at homes in Washington Davenport Iowa City Wellman and Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Everette Coon
W. R. Murphy
Near West Chester
Lewis Coon
John Quinn
Beicher
Iowa City
Floyd Martin
Betty Jean
Ernest Salladay
Washington
Burke McCreedy
Jimmy
Alex McCreedy
Ainsworth
Melvin Soukup
Walter Owen
Davenport
Henry Harrison
Ben Harrison
Joe Krotz
Krotz
Wilbur Chalupa
Marjorie Coon
Ira Co
Samuel Murphy
Charles Soukup
Delbert Holmes and
Dale
Jesse Glider Visits Nayadaly Family in Walnut
Jesse Glider of Davenport visits his daughter Mrs. Joe Nayadaly and her family, along with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baird of Peoria, at the Lyle Wilson home Sunday afternoon in Walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Glider
Davenport
Nayadley
Carl Nelson
Walnut
Joe Nayadaly
Stanley Baird
Peoria, Ill
Lyle Wilson
Christmas cheer and family gatherings fill local towns
The column lists numerous Christmas visits and dinners across Wellman Pilotburg Lookout and surrounding families. It notes illnesses, school programs and community events, with many names and places including Kalk, West Chester, Washington and Keota.
Pilotburg Families Share Christmas Dinners Across Town
Christmas greetings from Pilotburg residents highlight communal meals. Ralph Flynn used a wood saw near Kalona Tuesday as Marion Stransky helped haul logs home Wednesday. A barn at Byestone farm, home of the Edd Kleinberg family, burned Monday night while the family was away. The structure, now owned by Bernard Friese, left hogs and fodder burned or destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stransky
Pilotburg
Marines Capture Fifty Japs on Tarawa Patrol
Pfc. Hollis G. Spaman of Fennville Michigan and his small patrol captured fifty Imperial Japanese Marines on Tarawa while mopping up. Spaman was wounded by a grenade burst and pictured with a Jap pennant found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Hollis G. Spaman
Fennville
Mich
Tarawa
Spaman
Imperial Japanese Marine
Leathernecks
International
War supplies surge as trucks replace horses for troops
In the first year of the war the amount of petroleum and petroleum products sent to the troops surpassed 80 times the volume shipped in the first year of the last world war. The armed forces now rely on trucks tractors bulldozers gasoline and oil instead of horses mules and forage.
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Alan Mowbray
Roger Clark
Mildred Coles
Sota
Arles
Aenean
Reyrapeter
Payne
Donald O'Connor
Susanna Foster
Ryan
Richard Bix
Tillian Gish
Anne Bwynne
OUR Gang
Popular Science——News
Phra
Christos
Dren
Fort Dodee
Mplete Auto Glass
Pittsburgh
Auto Parts
West Madison
John Shields
Wellman News
Freets
Mrs
Harve Freel
Cel
Mediterranean
H. D. G. Crerar
Bean
Mayris Chaney Dence Trio
M * A Mariners
Fa Donald Woods
Elyse Knox
Eddie Quillan
Jerome Cowan
Frank Jenks
Eberle
Leo Diamond
George Beatty
Delta Rhythm Boys
Hacker Aduo Nilsson
Wingy Maw Gne
The
Evening Journal
Marion Robertston
Dale Roberston Hoe
John Kurtz
Delores Nelson
Douds
Ed Nelson
Marion Roberston
Ralph Roberston
Ross Yates
Himerman
Keota
Glenn Dunbar
Everette McKay
Chas
Kentucky
Bishop
Stanley Mouser
Ralph Flynn
Clifford Freel
Merle Howsure
Esther Hamilton
Carl Oldfield
Daryl Oldfield
Rene Oldfield
Ola Knotts
Rochester
Minn
John Bauer
Eva
Barbara
Fay Goodwin
Ben Bauer
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Yoder
Dublin
Carl
Here
Colo
Leslie Winegarden
Loveland
Joe Haller
Calif
Joe Cortum
Wm. Hall
Near
Hall
Marcia Henn
Wayne_ Stransky
Frank Leeper
Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency
Atchison
Washington Lumber & Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Sahara
Iowa
Jim White
Guadalcanal
the State
Lloyd Nolan
Preston Foster
FOX
Robert Paige
Diana Barrymore
Leo Carrillo
Richards
Phillips & Hebner
Vicks
Jones Funeral Home
Love Bros
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