Bible Department to Present Program at Fortnightly Meeting
The Bible department will lead the program at the General Fortnightly meeting Thursday January 7 at 2 30 PM in the Presbyterian church. Miss Ella Gordop and Mrs Ivan Rehmer head the arrangements while Mrs Carl J Roberts is away. Vice president Mrs Carleton C Wilson will preside and portraits of Old Testament figures will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Department
Presbyterian Church
Ella Gordop
Ivan Rehmer
Carl J. Roberts
Carleton C. Wilson
J. C. Boice
Birthday Celebrants Highlight Local Greetings Today
Several residents celebrate birthdays this day including Elma Rice Maude Koehler and George Baker Mrs Oscar Hughes Harriet Logan from West Chester Leonard Flekefoose son of W E Sigafoose and Evelyn Chalupa daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Chalupa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Rice
Maude Koehler
George Baker
Oscar Hughes
Harriet Logan
West Chester
Leonard Flekefoose
W. E. Sigafoose
Evelyn Chalupa
Ed Chalupa
Beulah Johnson Receives Farewell Party From Prairie Flower School
Beulah Johnson was honored at a farewell party hosted by Prairie Flower school pupils and community youth at the Roy Finke home on Monday evening. She departs for Rockford Iowa for a higher teaching position. The eve included games radio music and refreshments. Attendees included Ruth Maxine Mary Jarrard Mabel Wiley Louise Berger Lorene Booth Martha Turnipseed Clara Lucille Alice Finke Wayne Richard Knupp Leonard Booth Merle Junior Turnipseed Everett William Ellis Finke Mr and Mrs Carl Jarrard and Lloyd Turnipseed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Beulah Johnson
Prairie Flower School
Roy Finke
Miss Johnson
Rockford
Iowa
Ruth
Maxine
Mary Jarrard
Mabel Wiley
Louise Berger
Lorene Booth
Martha
Turnipseed
Clara
Lucille
Alice Finke
Wayne
Richard Knupp
Leonard Booth
Merle
Junior Turnipseed
Everett
William
Ellis Finke
Carl Jarrard
Lloyd Turnipseed
Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Notice
A cottage prayer meeting will be held at the home of J. M. Bratten 641 West Washington street Wednesday morning at 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
J. M. Bratten
West Washington Street
Spring prints arrive as shoppers snap early picks
Ed Hanson is in Chicago buying spring merchandise while Washington stores report brisk early sales. A local customer, returning after six years, notes many changes. A fountain pen desk set is reduced to 65e and Nuggetone fabric, a rayon silk look, draws praise.
Z 500 Club Dinner at Telford Home
Ainsworth report details a cooperative New Year's Eve chicken dinner at the Martin Telford home for the "7" 500 club. Clyde Keiper won high score and Mrs. Edith Richards the consolation prize in three-table play. The New Year dinner at United Presbyterian Church followed on New Year’s Day with about fifty attendees and a cafeteria style meal.
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Ainsworth
Martin Telford
Clyde Keiper
Edith Richards
United Presbyterian Church
Miss Opal Norton and Dale Beenblossom Wed in Sigourney
Miss Opal Norton daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Norton of Sigourney and Dale Beenblossom son of Lester Beenblossom Washington wed Christmas day at 9 am Rev G L Hufstader officiating Attendants were Donald Norton and Miss Malina Ahrens The bride wore a blue silk crepe dress With lace The Beenblossoms plan to take up housekeeping on a farm in spring.
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Opal Norton
C. F. Norton
Sigourney
Dale Beenblossom
Lester Beenblossom
Washington
G. L. Hufstader
Donald Norton
Malina Ahrens
Chapter Y TTT Business Session Plans Dinner for Nurses
Chapter Y TTT met at Mrs Harold Putnam's home for a pure business session led by President M Sorensen. The group discussed serving dinner for the Wash ington County Medical Association at the Nurses' home on January 26 with eight members present.
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Washington County Medical Association
Chapter Y
TTT
Harold M. Putnam
Titsne M. Sorensen
Nurses’ Home
Keights Of Pythias Install Officers Tonight
Announcement notes the Keights Of Pythias lodge will install officers at 8 o'clock tonight at the lodge hall. It also states there will be no choir rehearsal Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock at the UW P church due to a church service.
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Pythias Lodge
UW. P
Mrs C J Karel Hosts Delta Delt Bridge Night
Riverside note: Delta Delt club met at Mrs C J Karel home for three bridge tables. Winners were Mrs Ivan McCreedy first prize, Mrs Fred Kron traveling prize, and Mrs E E Blythe all cent award. Hostess planned next meeting January 15 with Mrs BE Blythe. Also announced marriage of Carl Merrifield, Riverside native, to Ruth Graham of Iowa City, wed December 22 in Iowa City.
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Riverside
Delta Delt
C. J. Karel
Bridge
Ivan McCreedy
Fred Kron
E. E. Blythe
Clement Mottet
Margaret Jane Griffin
BE. EB. Blythe
Graham Merrifield
Carl Merrifield
Leonore Merrifield
Highland Township
Ruth Graham
Iowa City
Presbyterian Aid Meet Friday at Matucha Home
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid society will gather Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Mrs. William Matucha’s home, 806 East Main Street, for devotions and a program led by Mrs. J. B. Randle and Mr. W. M. Fitzwilliam. Serving committee members include Mrs. Melo Kallous, Mr. Fred Neiswanger, Mrs. Vernon Witting, Mrs. Glassburner, Mrs. John Hughes, Mrs. Harold Mangold, and Mrs. J. W. Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Randle
W. M. Fitzwilliam
Presbyterian Ladice Aid Society
William Matucha
East Main Street
Melo Kallous
Fred Neiswanger
Vernon Witting
Glassburner
John Hughes
Harold Mangold
J. W. Fields
Presbyterian Studies Aid Society
Iss
Cates Ascinatetnke Onal
SOR Kolah Club
H. J. Schoonover
Independent Club
Walter Brown
St. Paul's Ladies Aid Meeting
Augusta Westen
Anna Zieglowsky
Presbyterian Church
C.o.co
West Chester
I. K. Coffey
Clem Griffith
Ralph Dougherty
Iowa Avenue
H. J. Club
Ed Beranek
Warm Cold Weather Soups From the Pella Cook Book
A compact guide lists several soups with basic recipes including barley soup with raisins butter and jelly, duchess soup with milk onion egg yolk cheese, and a consomme based on beef carrot turnip and spices. Also included are beer broth salmon soup spare rib soup corn milk soup eye and Dutch pea tomato and potato varieties.
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Pella
Duchess Soup
Consomme -Pella
Social calendar lists church, club, and aid events this week
A dense social calendar outlines Tuesday through Friday gatherings. Observances include D A R St Distuff day, Pythian Sisters, M E church W F M S, O E S, Linger Longer, nurses alumni potluck, Snowball Social, card party, Christan church dinner, U and I club, Presbyterian studies aid, PEO chapter, and multiple M E church unit meetings with hostess tiers and dish-to-pass requirements.
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D.A.R
Jug
Ltown Avenue
C.F
Pythian Sisters
W.F.M.S
M. E. Church
Dienda Church
Bickel
Ainsworth
D. C. Griggs
Farm Bureau
M E.C. White
Masonic Temple
Christan Church
Church U. and I. Club
Charles Hoxworth
Tom Schulty
Boy Scouts 32 and 33 Meet Monday Night
Troops 32 and 33 held a Monday night gathering led by Carsten sen’s patrol. Scouts planned nickel dues to fund registration and Boys Life subscriptions while division into signaling and knot tying occurred. A field trip to the West edge cabin included marshmallows and crackers and a light scare with a shattered shutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troops
Richard Wanerus
Carstensen
Boys Life
O'Grady
Boy Scouts of America
Iowa Conservation Meetings Planned in January
J. W. Merrill Iowa State College district extension agent announced a series of January meetings to explain the 1937 agricultural conservation program to Iowa farmers. The southeastern Iowa session will be in Fairfield on Friday Jan. 8 with county committeemen and agents urged to attend followed by county agricultural planning conferences.
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Des Moines
Jar
Iowa
J. W. Merrill
Iowa State College
Fairfield
D V Officers Installed At Monday D A R Meeting
Daughters of Union Veterans install officers at the G A R hall led by Mrs Boyd Foster. New president, senior and junior vice presidents, chaplain, treasurer, and councillors named. Social hour and sack lunch followed as a large crowd attended.
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Daughters of Union Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Boyd Foster
Vernon Cru
Hattie Lemley
J. C Bolce
Eva Blake
Lillian Hayes
Marie Ross
Elmer Wells
W. B. Dupuis
Blanche Hebner
Gertrude Maxwell
Frank Goble
A. L. Young
Scott Wilcox
Oleeta Stewart
Lloyd Foster
R.S. Warfel
H. A. Dougall
E. M. Mc Conaughy
Card of Thanks for Neighbors and Friends
The Rees family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness aid and sympathy after a bereavement and for the floral offerings from Edward Rees Dorothy Roberts and Rees Families.
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Edward Rees
Dorothy Roberts
Rees
Edith Wharton studied by Fortnightly Literature Dept
Mrs Edith Wharton and her works were studied by the afternoon Literature department at their meeting held yesterday in the home of Miss Irene Rownd. Fourteen members and three guests attended as four books were reviewed and an appreciation given by Miss Clara Huber.
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Edith Wharton
Lhce Rownd
McCoy
Irene Yard
T. L. Brookhart
Iowa
Clara Huber
C. E. Negus
Nettie McLaughlin
C. R. McCutechen
W. J. Masson
New York City
Rell Cal
J. €. Rolce
C. KK. Strong
Clara Simmering Weds Marion Sheetz In Des Moines
Clara Simmering daughter of Mr and Mrs John Simmering of Ainsworth and Marion Sheetz son of Mrs Bernice Sheetz of Washington were married Saturday noon at Central Presbyterian Church Des Moines. The single ring ceremony was read by Rev Nickless with attendants Mrs Merle Sheetz and Donald Simmering. The couple will live at Mrs Bernice Sheetz home until March 1 then move seven miles southeast of Washington.
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Clara Simmering
John Simmering
Ainsworth
Marion Sheetz
Bernice Sheetz
Washington
Central Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Nickless
Merle Sheetz
Donald Simmering
Mr. Sheetz
Washington High School
Berniece Sheetz
Junction family home from visit
Columbus Junction notes describe Mr. and Mrs. H Northey and daughter Nancy returning from Cedar Rapids. Huff siblings from Keokuk called home by grandmother’s death. Marjorie Orr returns to Council Bluffs for Iowa School for the Deaf. Edith and Helen Orr host sisterhood gathering. Several local residents ill or traveling, including Edna Shellabarger visiting Kalamazoo and August Foss family in Chicago. John Baker hospitalized in Hershey for yolupies injuries from falling limb.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Jan
EB. Northey
Nancy
Mary Buffington
South Hill
Edna Shellabarger
Leo Whieher
Kalamazoo
Mich
August Foss
Columbus City
Chicago
Lyle Goldsberry
David
Minneapolis
Doyle Frame
Ollie Shearer
CC. B. Nichola
Teachers and Pupils Return to Work in Crawfordsville
Miss Mina McCleary and several colleagues resume teaching or college duties after holiday breaks in Keota Creston Redding Iowa City Columbia Elkader Cedar Falls Burlington Mediapolis and AltA towns. Snow blocked Edith Halverson from returning. Mrs. Walter Rauscher substitutes.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Mina McCleary
Keota
Margaret Gault
Creston
Mary White
Redding
Jeannette Wooley
Iowa City
Ted Maxwell
Columbia, Mo
Lillian Holmes
Elkader
Marion Williams
Yula Rose
Cedar Falls
Donald White
Burlington
Lisle Anwyl
Mediapolis
Hagie
Howard Lee
Olds
Will Hagie
W. Huston
Mt. Pleasant
Catherine Stites
Manda Davis
Junior
Washington
Edith Halverson
Alta
Town
Walter Rauscher
New Year's Resolution Causes Payment of Gloves
An anonymous man must pay for a 6.50 pair of gloves he took from a Montgomery Ward shelf a year ago. The letter to store manager Leo Piper confirms the theft and the enclos ed 50 cents and two cents tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Leo Piper
Montgomiery Ward
Lace Wafers Delicious Tea Time Delicacy
Lace wafers described as a dainty delicacy fit for epicures and social etiquette authorities. Recipe lists ingredients including shortening sugar eggs salt nutmeg oats baking powder vanilla and almond flavoring, with steps to cream, mix, drop on sheet, bake at 350 F about 12 minutes, and remove while warm.
One-Third Of Anderson Idle As GM Strike Spreads
Delco Remy plants in Anderson close due to a General Motors strike. About 14 000 workers are idle as both Delco Remy units halt operations. A sit down strike at the guide lamp plant drew 200 workers for meals and solidarity. Union officials say a larger strike was planned for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
INS
Delco-Remy
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Eqity
Delco- Remy
F. C. Kroger
Guide Lamp
Hugh Thompson
United Automobile Workersf America
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Bible Dept
Beulah Johnson
Hanson
The
Z”’ 500
Telford
Presbyterian Aid
Matucha Home
Lustre
Haldy
Cedar Rapids
Crowtons
Friendship Club
Myrtle Pearson
Anna Brown
B L. Etter
S. Tth Ave
Ss. R. Knupp
Iowa Abe
L. C. Willits
4Th Ave
Ira Rathmel
Washington St
Carl Voorhees
John Munn
John Lemmon
Dick Owen
D. of V
Barker
A. J. Dawson
Ella Gordon
Mary Genkinger
Daniel Gregory
George Masson
Music Department
Richard Johnson
BE. D. Morrison, Jr
Bach
Helen Coffey
George Masson Srorge
Sibelius
Esther Masson
Nevin
W. J. Roudabush
Norphery Family
Perns
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Edith
Helen Orr
AP Anderson
V. Crall
Gladys George
Carrie
Charlene Wyatt
Jackie Moran
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