Ruthmary Dunbar and Charles Fuhr Marry in Davenport
Ruthmary Dunbar daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Dunbar and Charles Fuhr son of Mr and Mrs Val Fuhr were wed Monday at 9 pm in Calvary Baptist parsonage Davenport. Rev H G Dodd officiated with Mr and Mrs Chester Spangler as attendants. The couple will live in Lanyon where Fuhr will teach after school starts. Mrs Fuhr is a 1935 Washington High graduate and has taught rural schools. Fuhr is a 1932 Washington High graduate and recent Central College graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthmary Dunbar
Glenn Dunbar
Charles Fuhr
Val Fuhr
Washneton
Calvary Baptist Parsonage
Davenport
H. G. Dodd
Chester Spangler
Rock Island
Ill
Mrs. Spangler
Mrs. Fuhr
Picnic Dinner at Country Club Brings Members and Guests
About forty country club members and families attended the annual Fourth of July picnic at the clubhouse last evening. After dinner, bridge was played at four tables with Mrs. Phil Antonoff winning the women's event and Frank Crone taking the men’s high prize. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Omer Jones of Muscatine and Jo Ellen Marcolin of Yankton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Phil Antonoff
Frank Crone
Omer Jones
Muscatine
Jo Ellen Marcolin
Yankton
Centennial Dinner At Country Club Planned
A Washington Centennial themed dinner is planned for next Thursday July 13 at the country club. Attendees are asked to hear Centennial comumes and enjoy old fashioned dances and activities befitting the celebration. Dinner begins at 6 30 pm with Mrs J O Sexton chairing the committee assisted by several couples and Mrs Morrison and Miss Thompson in charge of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Country Club
J. O. Sexton
M. J. Cruise
Max Marble
Richard Stewart
George Morrison
Wellie Thompson
Helen
Morrison
Miss Thompson
Guests Honor George Bakers in Detroit Guests Visit
Mr and Mrs N E West entertained relatives at their home in honor of Mrs Wests brother and family Mr and Mrs George Baker and daughter Lela of Detroit Michigan The evening featured accordion music and ice cream and cake Attendees included Baker family Miller family Wests and multiple Washington Keota and Muscatine residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. West
Est
George Baker
Lela
Detroit
Mich
West
Opal Bowen
Marie Jones
Bonnie West
Baker
Leo Miller
Layporte
Ind
Richard Johnson
Johnson
Richard, Jr
Indiana
Will
South Bend
Miller
Washington
Moline
Bobby
Kenneth Lemkau
Nancy
A. Brook
Chieneo
Don McLauegehtin
Maple Grove district Homecoming Prep Draws July Event
Announcement for the sixth annual homecoming in English River township Maple Grove period district set for Sunday in July. A bas event is planned with community participation and local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
English River Township
Social Calendar Highlights Week Activities
Associate Presbyterian Missionary society meets Wednesday July 12 with Mrs. George Masson instead of July 5. Friendly Circle club gathers Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Glenn Cuddeback. West Chester C C C class hosts at the church with Mrs. Forinash and Mrs. Ben Holt. Friday features Rebekah meeting at 8 pm and the O F ball. U P Woman's Missionary society holds afternoon division with cooperative dinner at noon led by Mrs. Walter Kyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associate Presbyterian Missionary Society
George Masson
Friendly Circle Club
Glenn Cuddeback
C.C.C. Class of
West Chester
Forinash
Ben Holt
Rebekah
O. F. Ball
U. P. Woman's Missionary Society
Walter Kyle
Married Monday in Washington at St Pauls Evangelical
Margaret Kelly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Kelly, wed James Dixon Monday afternoon at 2 in the home of Rev Carl W Klein of St Pauls Evangelical church. Attendants were Anna Sprague and M K Greiner of Washington. A wedding supper followed at the Union cafe. The newlyweds, Mrs Dixon, Mary DeWees and the couple’s future plans were announced. Dixon works for the Milwaukee Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kelly
Carl Kelly
James Dixon
Carl W. Klein
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Anna Sprague
M. K. Greiner
Washington
Union Cafe
Marvin Buckwalter
East Main Street
Mr. Dixon
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Washington Area Fourth of July News and Visits
Local residents spent the Fourth in Muscatine and visits covered a wide area. Families including the Lemkau and Johnsons traveled to Indiana for reunions and homecomings while others headed to Chieeno and Kansas City. Citizens attending the Iowa City Centennial included several local couples and families.
Dinner Program Announcement With Noon Start
A brief note confirms dinner at noon followed by a varied program. The event details mention prompt seating and an after dinner program, with no additional specifics provided.
Swift Family Twenty-Fourth Annual Reunion Report
The twenty fourth Swift family reunion was held Sunday in Sunset park with a picnic and a program. Robert Lee Swift and Maurine Badham performed and members traced the lineage from Ireland to the present. Next year’s reunion is set for the last Sunday of August with officers listed and many members named from Gary Indiana Davenport Burlington Iowa City and Mount Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Family
Sunset Park
Robert Lee Swift
Gary
Indiana
Maurine Badham
Roberta Wheelan
Winifred Ragan
Ireland
H. L. Witting
William Bruty
Jesse Swift
Robert Lee
Bruce Gerald
Francis B. Swift
Donald
Dolores
David
Davenport
Roy Eshelman
Marilyn
Robert
Donna Mae
Mount Pleasant
Charles Cannon
Burlington
Roy Witting
Margaret Ihrig
Walter Schoenfelder
Mike and
Jerry
Iowa City
Chester
Washington
Donna Darbyshire
Marie Brock
Mary Lou Albright
John Wheelan
Roberta
Raymond
Etieine Spense
Tom Swift
Daryl
Elinor
Leon
Katherine
Dennis
George Flynn
Jack Swift
Charles Kagan
Winifred
Damaris
Leann
Selene Kay
Carl U. Schneider
Jane Bruty
Charles Ragan
Etteine Spenler
Birthday celebrants in local community noted
Mrs. J. M. Stone of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club turns 181 today. Elsie Steele of East Highland also marks her birthday. Others who just missed July 4 include Wayne Stransky of Pitotbur e Maynard Widmer of Noble Bob White and JoAnn Smith five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stone
The
Journal
Elsie Steele
East Highland
Wayne Stransky
Pitotbure
Maynard Widmer
Noble
Bob White
JoAnn Smith
Merle Smith
Local Residents Attend Iowa City Centennial Events
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Busby visited Iowa City yesterday and joined Roy and Mrs. Busby at the Iowa City Centennial. Davenport couple Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sands returned home after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Clark in the city. Several families spent the Fourth with relatives in Mount Vernon and Davenport, including Northen Illinois optometry student Mr. Westphal visiting his family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Busby
Iowa City
Ezra Smith
Mrs Mick Busenbark
Mount Vernon
Vic Westphal
Davenport
Club Holds Annual Fourth of July Picnic
Pansy Hill club members and the embroidery club with their families held the annual Fourth of July picnic last evening. Fourteen families attended the event hosted by Mr and Mrs Babb at the O. E. Babb farm. The evening was spent socially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Hill Club
Old Embroidery Club
O. E. Babb
Reunited Alumni Celebrate Spring Creek School Homecoming
Brighton reports 230 former pupils and teachers attended a Walnut township Spring Creek School homecoming picnic. A program of songs recitals and talks followed dinner with 1940 officers chosen and letters read from former students. The old log school site recalled, as Eva Wikoff the oldest pupil and Katheryn Mann the oldest teacher shared memories. The building has been updated with a vestibule basement and furnace and Miss Freda Rheininger remains the current teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Spring Creek
Walnut Township
Jefferson County
America
Lillian Kraemer
Joan Hagans
Mirian Horner
Joe Christy
Junior Weineke
Donald Lyon
Georgia Wise
Marie Kurtz
Eugene Kessel
Katheryn Mann
W. O. Schafer
Alvin Smith
Orissa Lyon
Bessie Myers
Elizabeth Lamansky
Sarah Weln
Vinland
N. J
June Chichester
Fairfield
C. L. Armstrong
Hazeltown
Ft. Collinge
Colo
Roy Hull
Peoria
Keith Murry
Des Moines
Grace Whele
Burlington
Wis
Ila Johnson
Denver
Thos
Balmer
Winfield
Wayland
Coppock
Mt. Pleasant
Farmington
Lockridge
Pleasant
Plham
Richland
Ollie
Eixty
Eva Wikoff
Misa Katheryn Mann
Wikoff
Raymond Wikoff
Helen
Keith
Tri T T Founders Day Meeting Held in Columbus Junction
Tri T chapters from Wapello Letts Muscatine and Columbus Junction met Friday evening at Mrs Harold McCormac's home president of Chapter T Founders Day activities included planning to send an underprivileged girl to Camp Abe Lincoln near Davenport from August 24 to September 2 with the national convention set for Ottumwa in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Tri-T
Wapello
Letts
Muscatine
Columbia Junction
Harold McCormac
Chapter T
Ottumwa
Abe Lincoln
Davenport
Fourth of July Guests Share Time at Dodda Home
The text notes Mr and Mrs L V Hazen living northeast of Lawn and Mr and Mrs George Dodda hosting Fourth of July guests in the T L Dodds home with daughters Kathleen and Margaret from Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. L. V. Hazen
Lawn
George Dodda
Kathleen and
Margaret of
Muscatine
T L. Dodds
District Court Notice of Mechanic Lien in Washington County Iowa
Eclipse Lumber Company files in Washington County District Court a petition against Wm. H. Hightshoe claiming ownership of land in Section 13 Township 75 North Range 6 West and a mechanic's lien for materials supplied August 25 1948 to September 14 1938 with lien recorded October 14 1908 for 206.50 dollars plus interest and 1.00 dollar fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Washington County
Peru
Eclipse Lumber Company
Wm. H. Hightshoe
District Court of Iowa
St. P. M
Chiago, Rock Island and Parifte Railway Company
Auditor
Court House
Haldrigen & Bailey
Norris Family of Ainsworth Attends Insurance Picnic
Ainsworth July 3 Mr and Mrs Lee E Norris and family attended a Burlington Agency Equitable Life of Iowa sales meeting and picnic honoring T Riley founder of the agency forty five years ago. Newel Day presented Riley a traveling kit and a reproduction of songs from 1894. Washington notes include Debs era tensions and Paris Kaiser amnesty items. local notices report telephony switch upgrades and editor trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Lee E. Norris
Burlington
Equitable Life of
Lowa
T. Riley
Equitable Life of Iowa
United States
Riley
Mr. Riley
Newel C. Day
Washington
Teeter
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
Pullman Company
U. S Army
Paris
Kaiser William
Dagon
Mavelin
Kiel
Town
Washington Telephone Company
Iowa
H. A. Burrell
Asbury Park
New York
New York Press Club
Burlington Agency
Higley Tokens By John Higley of Granby
An official of the Detroit Coin club explains that colonial era Higley tokens were forged by John Higley of Granby Connecticut starting in 1737 to supply small change. The copper threepences bore crude workmanship and quirky legends like I Am Copper and Value Me As You Please.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higley
John Higley
Granby
Conn
Detroit Coin Club
Lake Erie Called The Marine Graveyard Of Inland Seas
Lake Erie is described as the most dangerous inland sea due to its shallowness and long record of shipwrecks. J C Mills notes its perilous history surpassing other Great Lakes, earning the label marine graveyard of the inland seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
J. C. Mills
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Bakers of
Detroit, Mich
Fostoria
Westphal
Mrs
Ocal News
Glenn Coakley
Morning Sun
Washington County Hospital
C. C. Clark
W. T. Carson
Princeton
Til
Justus Peterson
Lievd Brown
Aon
Paloh
Kansas City
Brown
Harve P. Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Joe Wright
Mr. Wright
W. Jarving
Clarence Kilepfer
Denis
Betty Hamil
Fred Downing
Maynard Brown
Carl W. Kiein
J. L. Sands
Cc. Cc. Clark
Sands
Clark
Glenn EB. Wilson
Lorna Lea
Mrs. Hoy Benson
Or.p
Lowe
Rhua Helmick
T.T.T. Founder's Day Meeting
Washington Dairy Fountain Service
Colette
Summnet
Don
Bago Parts
Ve. Wm. H. Hightshoe
Montgom
South Side Square
Food Guardian
Norris
A. B. Schmoeller
Iwait
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