Hospital Admissions and Births Reported
Admitted Saturday include Mrs Isaac Kleese and Mrs Porter Hartman with Columbus Junction addresses. Carla Guther of 707 S Marion for surgical. Yesterday Joe Wagenknecht of Ainsworth admitted. Today Wayne Dickinson of Keota admitted for surgery. Dismissals include Catherine Logan Mose Levy Kalona and Mrs Manual Mechine and son. Births: Mr and Mrs Robert Dill of Keota announce twins a girl at 3:50 am and a boy at 4:10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Kleese
Porter Hartman
Columbus Junction
Carla Guther
S. Marion
Surgical
Joe Wagenknecht
Ainsworth
Medical
Wayne Dickinson
Keota
Catherine Logan
Mose Levy
Kalona
Manual Mechine and Son
Paul Hammen
Albert Tinnes
Paul Bell
Francelia Farrier
Brighton
Robert Montgomery
Robert Dill
Prairie Flower Welcomes Yuletide Season With Community Gatherings
Prairie Flower youths sing carols at homes marking the start of yuletide observances. Prairie Flower school rooms I and J, guided by Leona Beer and Hazel Funston, stage Christmas program on December 23. The Sunday December 26 Watch Party features the Prairie Flower S S with local college students retelling the Christmas story. About fifty attend the New Year’s Eve church event as Mrs Anna Reller of Pittsburg joins relatives in the home of Louis Reller and the Masson family in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower School
Leona Beer
Hazel Funston
Prairie Flower S. S
Anna Reller
Pittsburg
Louis Reller
Frederic Smith
Fritz
Nancy
Cleveland
Ohio
E. L. Smith
John Masson
Washington
Reller
Europe
B. G. Hall
Parental Hall
Sioux City
Wilbur Knupp
Sioux City Reserve
Clayde Knupp
Orr Re elected President of Washington Country Club Board
Lester Orr was re elected to a second year as president at a Washington county club board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Orr
The
Washington Country Club
Weather update for hogs tops at 22.76
Forecast calls for snow sleet or freezing rain tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will drop with wintry mix possible across the region.
Christmas visits and homecomings across area families
The notice lists numerous holiday homecomings and visits by several families and students. Wilbur Knupp and relatives from Sioux City gathered at the Cloyd and Glen Knupp homes, with students like Lorene Booth and Myrna Reeves from southern colleges visiting for Christmas. Other locals and kin from Cedar Rapids, Rock Island, Keota, and Washington joined extended family gatherings at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Knupp
Sioux City
Cloyd
Glen Knupp
Lorene Booth
Bob Jones College
Greenville
S. C
Myrna Reeves
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Ill
Bob Scott
Moody Bible Institute
Arlene Huber
Crawfordsville
Werje
Louise Witthoft
Cedar Rapids
Leona Beer
Rock Island
Cyrus Bush
Jie Christner
Christner
Washington
Elmer Horning
Walter Horning
H. L. Huber
Arlene
O'Loughlin
W. B. Rittenhouse
Ted Meyer
Ted Meyer and Sons At Parental Meyer’s Home Near ‘Keota
Roy Finke
Christmas Gatherings Around Columbus Junction Seen
A long list of family visits and dinners follows in Columbus Junction as the Darbyshire and Roberts families join relatives in celebrations for Christmas and a 25th wedding anniversary. Guests include the Rees, Knotek, Knupp, Witthoft, Reller and Hall families with friends from Ottumwa Dawn and Pittsburg, with carols and holiday hospitality.
Trapper Clyde Lambert Encounters Hidden Thief
Clyde Lambert tracks fresh prints in snow on his farm and discovers someone stealing his trapped game. The incident unfolds in District No. 4 with Lambert reporting the trespass and continuing his trapping efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crayne
Clyde Lambert
Large gray cat captured after trap incident in Burlington
A man named Lambert covered a large hole to trap an animal that had fallen in and returned with John Ganon to shoot the creature. The cat weighed over 12 pounds, leading Lambert to hope the trap robbery would end. Nearby, families gathered for New Year’s dinners and visits across Burlington including the Taylors, McConnells, Meyers, and Brooks households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lambert
Burlington
John Ganon
Lambert
James D. Taylor
Boyd Stephen
W. H
Dale Woodburn
Elizabeth Young
Brooks
Walter Kyle
Florence
Cloyce Tinnes
Alvin Shaw
Fred
Grace Shaw
James Brook
Evening of Mr and Mrs Ed May Hew
Mr and Mrs Marvin William son and granddaughter Sandra of Iowa City and Mrs Harriet Coulter were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs R J Kleese and family Tuesday evening. Mrs Williamson and Sandra remained for a few days visit in the Kleese home. Mr and Mrs Paul Mayer took Wendolyn to Ames Monday to resume her school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Williamson
Sandra
Iowa City
Harriet Coulter
R. J. Kleese
Wendolyn
Ames
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Zy Rogers
Andy Devine
Leslie Brooks
Rollie
Eversharp
Schick
Suzanne Howell
University of California
Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council
Memphis Cotton Carnival Association
California
Washington, Iowa
Sarah and
Susan Elaine
Darbyshire
Lee Hesseltines
Mrs. Roberts
Rees
Henry Rees
Melville Donaldson and Sons
Wm. Caldwell
Merle Turnipseed
Kirk
Snakenburg
W. J. Masson
Ezra Smith
Walter Smith
Keokuk
Joe Shalla
J. F. Knotek
Knotek
June Knotek
Chicago
Leonard Harding
E. L. Smiths
Frederic Smiths
Clayde Cormick
Robert Roberts
John Griffith
Dawn, Mo
John
Winga
Griffith
Roberts
Stanley Knupp
Ottumwa
Richard Knupp
Wayne Knupp
Clayde Knapp
Henry Witthoft
Arthur Witthoft
Ralph Witthoft
Wilbur Witthoft
Louise
Fred Donaldson
Rellers
Anna Rellet
Wayne
June
Seattle
Boeingfield
Wash
Yale
International Soundphoto
George C. Marshall
Herbert Nichols
Joyce Ann
Sandra May
Herbert, Jr
International
C. Lambert
Mrs. Everette Swift
Paul Mayer
James Brooks
Max Cook
Marolyn
William E. Riley
UN Commission For Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
LaGuardia
New York
Haifa
Bunche
Israel
Egypt
Laternational Soundpkete
Mrs
Ed Mayhew
Hiland Palace
Jimmy Dennis
Roy Havel
Francis James
Katie Miller
Wayland
House UN- American Activities Committee
Karl E. Mundt
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
Alger Hiss
State Department
Speedway
HAM
Chick Lemley
Earl Redlinger
G. E. Edwards
Abe
Speed Food Store
National Guard
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