Junction Lodges Install Officers for Year's Work
In Columbus Junction on January 20 officers for Emma Beckman chapter Order of Eastern Star were installed after a 6:30 potluck. Also installed were Columbus City lodge A F and A M officers and Royal Neighbors lodge officers with five candidates initiated and a social hour to follow.
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Junction
Columbus Junction
Emma Beckman
Order of Eastern Star
Besse Me Roberts
EK H. Wiegner
Orra Moulton
B.H Shearer
Mae Anwyl
Daisy Dean
Ruth Ochs
Mary Green
Louise McCleary
Jetta Turkington
Etta Wiegner
Mildred
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Myrtle Jennings
Beulah Wilson
Oracee
Maud Dwinell
Ethel Gabriel
Mary Owens
Margaret Brock
M. Chariene Roundy
Ference Pillings
Ada Griffith
Lydian Walbern
Blanch Lewis
Benefit Dance for Rebekahs by I O O F in Iowa Ballroom
A Friday night benefit dance in the Iowa ballroom supports Rebekahs and the Odd Fellows. Fisher's Orchestra will provide music as part of a series of entertainments this year by the Rebekah lodge.
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Iowa
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Fishers Orchestra
Rebekah
Couple Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Home Party
Mr and Mrs GC A Ruebsam hosted a 25th wedding anniversary party southeast of town Saturday night with 20 guests. Pinochie at five tables produced prizes for Floyd Murdock and Mrs M Lee, low for J M White and Mere Jesse Campbell. Decorations were pink and silver. guests gave a silver sugar and creama set. Mr White delivered the presentation speech and Mrs Ruebsam served two-course refreshments with Mrs Murdock, Charles Ruebsam, and Doris Zeck assisting.
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GC. A. Ruebsam
Floyd Murdock
M. — Lee
Low
J M. White
Mere
Jesse Campbell
Mr. White
Duck Dinner in West Chester Home
Mr and Mrs Will Kimbree and Mr and Mrs Fred Forinah with daughter Pauline hosted a six o clock duck dinner last Wednesday in West Chester. Guests included Vic and Mrs Troy Forinash and son Jerry Miss Beulah Johnson Mr and Mrs Elmer Nevin and children Maurine and Warren. The evening was spent socially and not playing cards.
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Will Kimbree
Fred Forinah
Pauline
Wet Chester
Vic
Troy Forinash
Jerry
Shower Honors Mrs. William Lewis at Highland Township
Mrs Earl Steele and Mrs Lloyd Martin hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs William Lewis formerly Olive Coon at Mrs Will Murphy's home Highland Township. Pink and white decorations set the theme as guests brought tea towels to hem for the bride and a gift basket was carried by Dana Murphy and Betty Jean Martin. The honoree guessed contents of packages while guests offered advice. A two course luncheon followed served by Mrs Murphy with assistance from Mrs Steele and Mrs Martin.
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Earl Steele
Lloyd Martin
William Lewis
Olive Coon
Will Murphy
Highland Township
Dana Murphy
Betty Jean Martin
Better Riverside Club Has Meeting
The January meeting of the Better Riverside club at the Methodist church basement drew nineteen members. Dr. B. Blythe was absent. Dr. BF Wheelan led the session. Members discussed town ordinances limiting canvassing and the need for licenses, with a committee of O’Loughlin, Kuittel, and Karel appointed to investigate. A talk by William Sims on a California trip followed by remarks from Superintendent Hol accompanied the agenda. A Natural Gas proposal was referred to a committee for study. An upcoming marriage for Joseph Lear and Leona Neal was announced, with a pre nuptial visit in Lone Tree.
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Riverside
Better Riverside
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
B. FE. Blythe
BF Wheelan
William O'Loughlin
R. A. Kuittel
C. J. Karel
William Sims
California
West Coast
Howard T. Hol
Joseph Lear
Mia
Anna Lear
Leona Neal
Lone Tree
Everett Neal
Birthday Tributes and Anniversaries Highlight January 20
Many happy returns greet Mr. R. H. Walker and Mrs. Ode Ferguson on their birthdays. Paul Dodder and Chriss Karlenbush share a Jan 20 birthday with Mrs. Mela Havel of Ainsworth and Dr and Mrs F W Eastwood celebrate their anniversary. Marion Beason turns 12 and attends Centennial grade school.
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R. H. Walker
Mela Havel of
Ainsworth
Chriss Karlenbush
Myr
Mre
John Karlenbush
Seven Year Old Francienne Shaw Celebrates Birthday
Francienne Shaw daughter of Ruth Shaw marks her seventh birthday today. She is a pupil in Walace grade school.
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Francienne Shaw
Ruth Shaw
Walace
Clay Missionary Women Surprise Mrs Morgan in Clay
Mrs A J Morgan, long serving member of the Clay Congregational Missionary Society, was surprised by seventeen members including Mrs Chas Starr and Mrs GA Stannard who planned to spend the day with her last Friday. The host learned of the plan beforehand but everyone pressed on with the visit.
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A. J. Morgan
Clay Township
Clay Congregational Misionary Society
Chas, Starr
GA. Stannard
Mrs. Morgan
The
Missionary Society
Bride
Jefferson County
Clay
Lucy Orr
Social Calendar Activities Week at a Glance
Local organizations schedule meetings and events across Monday to Friday. Rainbow Girls Fortnightly club Isabelle Davis Daughters of Veterans Pythian Sisters and more host gatherings at Masonic Temple and public spaces. religious study and social luncheons also listed with times and hosts.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Tempe
Isabelle Davis
Daughters of Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Neighbors Honor Two Anniversarys in Wellman Community
In Wellman Iowa Mr and Mrs Vernie Booth were surprised by relatives and friends who gathered at their farm to mark twenty nine years since their marriage. The couple who raised three children and remain active in church life were joined by relatives from Iowa City and Wellman. A second note celebrates Henry and Mary Flanders a earlier anniversary and their Catholic wedding in Deer Creek.
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Wellman
Vernie Booth
J. A. Boatman
Eunice Ash
Wellman Methodist Parsonage
Mary MaHaffie
Fred Booth
Vaughn Morrow
Booths
Wayne
Doris
Carl
Weisman
Hooth
Herbert Ash
Richard
Harold
Carrie Ash
Iowa City
Herbert
Mies
Booth
Henry Flanders
Deer Creek
Sandduehlery
Flanders
Mary Conner
Leo Flander
Clark Gingerich
Minnie Magdeline
Donald
Gingerich
Near Northwest
W. F. Emde
Marton Yoder
Marjorie
Mable
Stanley
Lew Jyuengerich
Nella Spear
Ida Mae Long
Ethel Mae
Kennith Weyr
Ivan Rhoades
John Bissey
Brighton couple wed in Galesburg Presbyterian parsonage
Monte Beauchamp and Miss Marjorie Wanerous both of Brighton were married Monday January 13 at 5 15 pm at the Presbyterian parsonage in Galesburg Illinois by Reverend Lytle. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Carl Alm of Galesburg. The bride daughter of Mrs Grace Wauerus taught at Oakville for two years. Monte Beauchamp moved to Brighton eight years ago from Winfield and now runs a barber shop he bought two years ago. The couple plan to live with the bride mother in Brighton.
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Brighton
Monte Beauchamp
Marjorie Wanerous
Presbyterian Parsonage
Galesburg
Ill
Lytle
Carl Alm
Alm
Grace Wauerus
State Teacher's College
Oakville
Monte
Winfield
KE S Beauchamp
Marjorie
P Falesburg
G. W. Snyder
B. M. Snyder
Los Angeles
Gertrude E. Kellogge
Snyder
Nuys Calif
Douglas Crone
Glen Hoover
S. H. Hagans
Mary Maxine Tracy
Hagans
Dell Kyle
Mrs Ira Schaffer Hosts Methodist Group Meeting
At the Schaffer home Mrs. Ira Schaffer entertained the W. F. M. S. of the Methodist church on Friday afternoon with Mrs. Myrtle Helmick as lesson leader.
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Schaffer
Ira Schaffer
Methodist Church
Myrtle Helmick
Dinner guests at Ed Bruty home after church
Dinner guests after church service Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Bruty included Mr and Mrs Will Saville Mrs Lafayette Shreves Mrs Lizzie Corbin all of Washington and Mr and Mrs Don Darbyshire Marie and Bobbie of Crawfordsville.
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Ed Bruty
Will Saville
Lafayette Shreves
Lizzie Corbin
Washington
Don Darbyshire
Marie
Bobbie
Crawfordsville
Rural Women to Meet on Thursday
Mrs Frank Lewis will host the Rural Women's club meeting at her home Thursday afternoon. Roll call will be answered with patriotic quotations. The gathering will begin at 2 pm.
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Frank Lewis
Rural Women's Club
Justices on Supreme Court Not Noted as Old
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians show Supreme Court Justices have about the same life expectancy at appointment as peers in other professions. Over 146 years 76 appointments occurred with 66 deaths, average age at death 71.4 years. Three nonagenarians and nine octogenarians have served on the bench.
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New York
N. Y
United States Supreme Court
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Statisticians
Supreme Court
John Rutledge
Charles & Hughes
Supreme Bench
Pascal's 1640s Adding Machine Invention
A historical note describes Blaise Pascal inventing an adding machine in the 1640s, crediting the French philosopher with creating an early mechanical calculator for arithmetic sums.
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Pascal
Phiiosopher
W R C Holds Regular Meeting With New President
The Women's Relief Corps met in the courthouse Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Ted Crone presiding. Officers present, two membership applications read, dues and duties set for the year, and a penny brigade fundraiser announced to raise funds for the Grand Army of America with a June 1 1936 deadline.
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Women's Relief Corps
Court House
Ted Crone
Mabel Gray
Birthday Club
Mm Ed Grayson
Earle Steele
D. J. Palmer
Mary J. Love
Grand Army of America
National Executive Board
R. H. Hampsher
Glen Hayes
Littl Boy Blue Quilt Block Design and Embroideries
A quilt block design inspired by Little Boy Blue features a roly poly figure tending sheep with colors for eyes overalls shirt hat horn and cow scene. The note promotes a two dozen skeins bailproof thread kit offered postpaid for 75e by Ruby Short McKim Quilt Editor with reply options.
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Mary
Ruby Short McKim
Baptist Ladies to Meet Friday for Social and Missionary Program
The Baptist Ladies hold their regular monthly social and missionary program Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles Hays. Luncheon is served at 1 o clock. Each member is asked to bring a dish to pass sandwiches and table service.
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Frank Lewis Fieur
al Crone
Emily
Phyllis
Gerry
Washington
Preston Hoover
Gwendolyn
Katheryn
West Chester
Ladies Aid
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
D. F. Berry
Messer
Louise Waterhouse
Janet Horton
Joe Christy
Charles Hays
White Shrine Card Party Wednesday Events
White Shrine members will hold a card party on Wednesday at 2 15 p m in the Masonic ladies room. All Shrine members are welcome. Hostesses for this meeting are Mrs Claude Tucker and Mrs Harry Simpson.
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Masonic Ladies Room
Just Us Club
al Fields
Masonic
Claude Tucker
Harry Simpson
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Nicola & Harmon
North Side Square
Better Riverside Club
Ode Ferguson
Paul Dodder
Mra. F. W. Eastwood
Marion Beason
Chan, Beason
Centennial
Pythian Sisters
John Lemmon
East Washington St
SeteaRitaa Ose
Logan Ahrens
Sunshine Community Club
Ppm
Sam Warren
Marjorie Wanerus
Women High School
Baptist
Gwendolyn Holland
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