Local visitors and holiday get togethers noted
Mrs J W Calvert of Delevan Wisconsin visits longtime friends and plans to stay several days. Mr and Mrs Milton Coffin and family from Richland visit Mrs H Lauderman. Ruth Johnson of American Pearl Button company vacationing in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jackson and son Larry Dean with Mrs Mary Starr spend the Fourth in Marion. Mr and Mrs Milo Steele and family also spend the Fourth in Riverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Johnson
The
American Pearl Button Company
Kansas City
Wilbur Jackson
Larry Dean
Mary Starr
Marion
Harley Brock
James Brock
Francis Singleton
Helen Brock
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Kilkenny Cat Tales and Midwest Notes of July
Local column recalls Kilkenny cats myth as Swiftian lore, lists visitors and travels around Muscatine Cedar Rapids Wellman Davenport Chicago Des Moines Iowa City and Columbus Junction among many families. A county public notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission outlines a franchise petition by Iowa Southern Utilities for electric lines in Washington County with hearing set July 25 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA State Commerce Commission
Washington County
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Genterville
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Anid
St. P. M
Said
Ranee
Lews
Des Moines
Columbus Junction
Nettie
Chates Dill
Martha
Grace Butter
Tipton
Lorraine Lukenbach
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Roll Davis
Silas Davis
W. J. Williams
W. R. Williams
Cambria
Wis
Lorraine Harrison
St. Louis
Marjorie Newell
Burlington
Pearl Harrigson
John Seltichting
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Louisa County
Columbus Chautauquy Park
Ralph McKune
Memphis
Clark McKean
J. Warnie Moran
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
H. L. Sinclair
Davenport
Arthur Williatma
Columbus City
W. C. Lewis
Jeanette Lewis
California
Randolph, Hiarris
Crossley
Ira DeLieu
Howard Kulp
Doyle Ming
Community Notes From Havre And Surrounding Homes
Wilford Smith and son Myral bought a new Allis Chalmers combine. The Smiths visited in Harold Booth’s home while assembling it. Many local families shared weekend visits and farm help, including Wittmer, Lunning, and Westen households, with field and oat harvest activities noted. Continuous social calls linked families from Havre, Washington, Olds, Noble, Bellville, and Des Moines through Sunday gatherings and farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wittmer
Virgil
Benteco Company
Ruth Baker
Sam Wittmer
Erhart Lunning
Fred Gibson
Des Moines
Henry Lunning
Muscatine
Lunning
John Baer
Will Sehantz
Bellville, Ill
Inez Graber
Raymond Witting
Margaret Eh
Jnc
Willis Wittmer
Lee Schaffer
8. C
Karl
Charlie Wolfe
Lee Hesseltine
Will McBride
Riverside News Briefs From Riverside July 5
Local notes report travel between Riverside and Milwaukee including Mrs Catherine Pletzer remaining for a longer visit. Teresa Schnoebelen visits Iowa City relatives. Highway 22 oiling caused detours and delays for heavy trucks. Changes at Midway Oil with Gail Kern new manager. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Hubert Walsh and baby, Mr and Mrs Richard Dautremont, and families of Ziegłowsky and Wittmer. Various social visits around July Fourth and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
W. Schnoebelen
Inlaw
Catherine Pletzer
Milwaukee
Schnoebelen
Irene
Lois
Joan
Pletzer
Teresa Schnoebelen
Iowa City
Richard Schnoebelen
Gerald Welte
Midway
Boy’s photo of king nets small fortune at Vancouver
A Vancouver boy photographed the British king and queen as they rode past his home. The image drew large demand from the United States and Canada with over 20,000 prints sold and more than $800 earned. The boy notes the photo’s success rests on the king’s personal smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Vancouver
B. C
United States
Canada
Ted
Many Snakes Beneficial Not Poisonous Says Experts
A health and wildlife feature notes most common snakes are largely beneficial to ecosystems and not venomous threats to humans, urging caution and education.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Bickford
Carey Mabel Tod
Lorre Rey Ey
Ehae Ee Ines
Lone Ranger
Hoch Herber
Joy
Denehd WOODS _ Evatye VENABLE Quscool MAVOEN
Robert Barrat Sidoey Toler
FOX
L. A. Meridith
J. W. Calvert
Delevan, Wis
Milton Coffin
Richland
H. Lauderman
Milo Steele
Riv
Sitler
Auto Parts
Washington
National Auto Parts Association
DR. Hess
Kilkenny
Swift
Maurice Kelley
Otis
Charles McGill
Chas. Lee
Betty Jane
Everett Stewart
Laura Graham
Moline
Martha Crone
Cedar Falls
H. M. Crone
Charles Snyder
the State University
Mrs
Paul Long
Wechsman
Effie Bower
Pete Koff
Wellman
F. B. Swift
John Weston
Darlene Young
Clara Gamble
Dorothy Pratt
Iowa Falls
William Beck
Rock Island
W. C. Hotle
Wellston
Homer Mayer
K. Snyder
John Quinette
Guy Truax
Verne Richardson
Ann Seimers
Clara Garrett
Fred Garrett
John and
Florence Stewart
John A. Stewart
Walter H. Johnson
Mary Johnson
Martha Butter
Jim Bowie
Davey Crockett
Steve Austin
Andy Jackson
Richard DIX
Gail Patrick Edward Ellis
Joan Fontaine
Vieree
Beetat Sanear Mootrt Armstroge
Henry SenDee
Paychek
Johnny Paychek
Vvs
Maurice Strickland
Vitalis
Pioneer Drug Store
Havre
Lewis Hering
Danzig
Free City
Hitler
Polish Protectorate
Cae Motilan Bridge
Hitler Youth
East Prussia
Europe
Crawfordsville Consolidated School
Crawford Township
KH. E. Ferguson
Louies County
J. E. Underhill
Ted Underhill
T. H. Peters Hardware
South Side Square
Air
P Joth
Andy Stri
Oes Adials
Neels
Ana
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