Local notes mix of social visits and auctions across towns
The item lists varied social calls and events from D F Macon auctioneer to visits by Mrs Kendig of Oklahoma City and Mrs Boshart of Wayland. It notes Madison and Chicago trips, a gas and electric bill discount deadline, a Red Oak bankers meeting with speakers Bunce and Griffith, a masseur appearance, a wedding in Harper, and a funeral gathering with numerous attendees from Davenport Muscatine and Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bunce
Pes Moines
Lyman Bunce
Red Oak
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa
Bunee
Maines
Everett Griffith
A. L. Griffith
Notice of Eureka Telephone stockholders meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Eureka Telephone Co. will be held Wednesday evening February 8 at 7 30 at the Red Brick School. O E Babb president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fureka Telephone Co
Red Brick
O. E. Babb
Parrots Serve as Watchdogs in Mekeo Mountain Villages
Parrots replace dogs as alert sentinels in Mekeo district villages of Papua New Guinea, where residents rely on the avian guardians to sound alarms and deter intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mekeo
Papua
Hospital Dismissals and Newborn Arrivals Reported
Charles Sojka of Riverside was discharged yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Herman Wagenknecht of Ainsworth and an infant son were discharged this morning, as were Mrs. Charles Helfrich of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. L R R Fread of Ainsworth welcomed a son, Terry Lynn, born this morning at 10 o clock, weighing nine pounds two ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sojka
Riverside
Herman Wagenknecht
Ainsworth
Charles Helfrich
Washington
Burlington Blackhawks Fall as Cardinals Rally 87 41
Burlington's undefeated Blackhawks lost 41 to 87 to the Cardinals in a dramatic late surge. Don Green sparked the visitors with a late one handed foul line shot and a backcourt drive sealing the win as Francis Mangold and Ronald Keiper sparked a timeline comeback for the locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Blackhawks
Cardinals
Francis Mangold
Ronald Keiper
Don Green
Blackhawk
Cardinal
Mrs Orr Celebrates Eightieth Birthday in Washington County
Mrs. M. J. Orr marked her 80th birthday with warm greetings from family and friends. She has spent most of her life in Washington County aside from five years in Minnesota and recently celebrated 53 years of marriage. Funeral attendees for Hayes Crayton included relatives from Davenport Hedrick Ottumwa Muscatine and Osage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Orr
Orr
Washington County
Minnesota
Hayes Crayton
William Crump
Davenport
John Crayton
Hedrick
Lee Crayton
Sarah Crayton
Ottumwa
Herman Crayton
Oskahoosa
Muscatine
George Rice
A. O. Powell
Mr. Hester
J. >. Lamb
Tommy Lloyd
Fresh eggs and local social notes from area
Fresh eggs retail 13¢ per dozen from Reister Bros. 285. Mr and Mrs Floyd Harvey travel to Muscatine this evening to visit relatives. Mrs K R Moffitt returns home with them after visiting daughter Mrs Blanche Barnard. Lee Stacy of Brighton visits. Mr and Mrs Joe Falk return from Des Moines after attending the Clothiers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister Bros
Floyd Harvey
Muscatine
K. R. Moffitt
Blanche Barnard
Joe Falk
Des Moines
Mr. Falk
Clothiers
Keota Hosts Maid Rites On Y Court This Evening
The Keota independent basketball team faces the Maid Rites on the Y court tonight. Tip off is scheduled for eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Maid‘Rites
Burlington Blackhawks Rally Fails as Green Shines in Hinged Finish
In a high pace clash Burlington and Washington traded leads through three quarters before Green elevated the Cardinal comeback. Mangold Keiper and Hoskins led Burlington scorers while Jungbluth and Herron contributed key moments for the Blackhawks. Final margin and full box score details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangold
Keiper
Hoskins
Jungbluth
Homer Herron
Blackhawks
Maasham
John Esau
Burlington
Don Shupe
Cardinal Stars
Green
Youngstrom
I Haau
McCarthey
Washington
G. F
Herron
Ksau
Shupe
Lawrence
Pops” Harrison
Iowa
Mrs John McClurg Injured In Ice Fall
Mrs John McClurg suffered a painful injury when she fell on the ice on Saturday evening. X rays revealed a broken arm bone driven down and resting on the top rib. She returned home after the bone was reset and is progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. van Dyke
Rubio
John McClurg
Margaret Morgan
Sigourney
Earl Morgan
Clifford Leeper
Charles Derby
Eugene Morgan
Alan Jay
Pete Rudolph
Lancaster
Lester van Dyke
Maxine
Charles Lester Kessler
John Laithly
Terry McClurg
Crawfordsville to Face Kalona in County Basketball Tourney
Riverside and Crawfordsville bring strong records as seven county schools enter a Washington County tournament at West Chester. Katona faces Crawfordsville at seven, West Chester plays Brighton, Wellman meets Ainsworth, Riverside has a bye, with semi finals Thursday and final Friday under Referee George Walker and Scorer J J Calkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
M. J. Tandy
George Walker
Fairfield
J. J. Calkins
Riverside
Crawfordsville
Katona
Brighton
Wellman
Ainsworth
St Marys High School honor roll and local notices
Riverside report lists St Marys High School seniors Agnes Brophy Kathleen Hotka and Mary Wald Schmidt on honor roll with top averages Mille Lutheria Yeegy Mary Angela Shradel Marie Schnoebelen and Mary Jane Quinn lead among grades. Local obituaries note the death of Mrs Louis Pailliotet Akron and other visitors and engagements in Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Critz
Riverside
St. Mary's High School
Agnes Brophy
Kathleen Hotka
Mary Waldschmidt
Lutheria Yeegy
Mary Angela Shradel
Marie Schnoebelen
Mary Jane Quinn
When Two Queen Bees Rule in Small Colonies
In small bee colonies unable to swarm an old queen may not lay much and a new queen may be hatched. The dowager queen and young queen are allowed to rule together.
Inscription Over Royal Exchange Verse Prominently Displayed
The Royal Exchange in London bears a scripture inscription from Psalm 24 1 The earth is the Lord s and the fullness thereof The wording marks the first verse as the source of the carved panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Exchange
London
Willis Rich Enters Rochester Hospital for Medical Care
In Wayland on February 7 residents report Willis Rich has deteriorating nerves and was taken to Rochester for observation at the Mayo Clinic. The item also notes Mayo operations for L. H. Wenger and a funeral in Oklahoma, plus local updates on families and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Rich
Rochester Hospital
Kara Wittmer
Wayland
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
L. H. Wenger
Mayo
McLaughlin Honeymoon Trip Heads Home From New Orleans
Dr and Mrs Charles W Mc Laughlin Jr depart for Omaha after a Caribbean cruise and stopover with family in New Orleans Mrs LeMoine and children remain with relatives in Harlan as Mr LeMoine recovers from major Rochester surgery and will miss teaching duties for weeks Martha Foster Ailo Hiltunen and others plan Iowa City duo piano concert attendance while Pearl Ritter profiles reading specialists and surveys county rural schools County superintend ent Lester Krabil visits schools Miss Ritter completing PhD at University of Iowa reporters note several local callers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. McLaughlin, Jr
Omaha
Dr. McLaughlin
New Orleans
Ralph ieMeine
Harlan
Martha Foster
Ailo Hiltunen
A. E. Baldridge
Harry Simpson
Ronnie Jean
Pearl Ritter
Miss Ritter
University of Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Des Moines
U.T.C
Lester Krabil
Mary Cromer’s England visit to a Sussex church memory
Mary Cromer travels from America to the Sussex village where her parents wed. She meets the rector and his son Tom Walker, receives a token offertory bag from the church, and is welcomed into the family. She later mails the memento and begins plans to wed Tom at the same altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M48
Mary
England
Sussex
Mary Anne Smith
John Cromer
Altair
Mary Cromer
America
Miss Cromer
Tom Walker
Tom
Mrs. Walker
Chickens on Roofs Highlight Mexican Hen Yards
A Mexico feature notes that most hen yards place chickens on mat roofs rather than behind houses, a surprising practice reflecting regional husbandry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Funeral Services Held for John English in Conesville
John English forty eight died Monday at Hershey hospital Muscatine funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday at the Methodist Episcopal church Conesville burial in Conesville cemetery English born South Dakota March 24 1590 son of Dr and Mrs H H English married Rae Noland May 21 1911 survived by widow mother two sons Burton and Jack Conesville a daughter Mrs Lester Kemp Muscatine sister Winifred English Muscatine and two grandchildren Janelle and William Kemp Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariha Cutler
Columbus Junction
John English
Conesville
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. English
South Dakota
H. H. English
Rae Noland
Burton
Jack
Lester Kemp
Winifred English
Janelle
William Kemp
James Allen, Jr
Seth A Temple
Pavenport
F. J. Pine
Gordon
Johnston
Columbus City
Helen Johnston
Des Moines
Margaret James
University Hospital
Iowa City
Taylor Smylie
Coluumbus City
Harry Barber
Mary Duna
Prefixes meaning son of in names across languages
The article notes that prefixes or suffixes such as mean, son of, and equivalents in names indicate lineage. It lists examples from several languages where these elements denote "the son of" and explains their scholarly usage in onomastics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ston
Mae
Ski
Vitz
Mrs Ella McSweeney Dies in Junction Rites Set
Funeral services for Mrs Ella McSweeney aged about 85 will be at 2 pm Thursday at the local Methodist Episcopal church with Rev W A Bloomquist officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. She died Monday at Milo, widow of Civil War veteran Ed McSweeney and mother of Nellie in Washington DC and Mrs Orcutt of Milo. Surviving grandchildren and great grandchildren. formerly Miss Ella Weird born in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Ella McSweeney
W. A. Bloomquist
Columbus City
McSweeney
Ed McSweeney
Orville G. Orcutt
Milo
Ella Weird
New York
Nellie
Washington, D. C
Orcutt
Marsh Rabbit Feet Show Partial Webbing
The marsh rabbit is described as having hind feet that are partially webbed to aid in moving through swampy marshes.
Friendly Fiendly Pair Pro Prospect
A concise, upbeat notice highlighting a dependable professional pair described as friendly accurate and trustworthy. The item emphasizes sincere conscientious service and accommodating behavior within a professional context. The text signals a promotional or candidate-style endorsement.
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Dorothy Boyd
Madison
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Art Kendig
Oklahoma City
Okla
Don Coldsmith
Clara Neff
Elizabeth
Jean
Irvin Boshart
Kendig
Boshart
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
G. F E. Prey
Y Bush Res
S. 4Th Ave
Joe F. Wright
Maynard Brown
Shirley
Mary Jurging
Will Havel
Harper
Martha Havel
Miss Havel
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the Evening Journal
W. F. Ogreton
Carol
Harris
Albany
Keokuk
Julia Smith
W. M. Berry
Alice Thompson
Seny
Evans
Lorena
Robinson
P H. Jackson
Brown
Anthony
Pete Hoskins
Lee Stacy
International Truckers Baker
Parrish
Paul
Watson
Lions Hawberman ii
Meyers
Moore
Hayereen
J. M’clurg
C. V. Grall
Kalona
Mert Sched
Ulfd
Ohio
Joseph P. Pailliotet
Theodore Mougin
Akron
Pailliotet
Louis Pailliotet
Paiilliotet
Joseph Pailliotet
Frank
Orville Schroeder
Luva Lukavsky
Wrank Prymek
Schroeder
R. Deffenbaker
Port Klammath
Oregon
Louis Walsh
James Walsh
Nettie C. Hahn
Codag Rapids
Helen Crag
Ray Maorer
Omar Long
Jesse James
State Theatre
Cnossen & Gilbert
Jacob Richenberger
Glenn
Wilmer Easley
el Reno
Wayne Easley
Wayne
Coppock
Cecil Morgan
Tiorothy Kaufman
Jacob Hirsehy
Hirsehy
Philathea
Mennonites
Columbia
Ivan J. White
Fanny Zebr
Peter Prebiem
Hurley
Marvin Rinner
Rose Hill
Gertrude
A. E. Rinner
Familly
Maude Conrad
Dale
Susan Schlarbaum
Alan Clark
Conrad
W. H. Lloyd
Irwin
Prighton
A. Magdefrau
Elizabeth Davis
Olive Moore
John Cleese
Peter Sehowalter
Franco
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Catalonia
Spain
NERAL
al Mean Sen
M’sweeney
Junction
National Bank OF Washington
Lemmon
the Store of Friendly Service
S. LE
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