Community Notes and Social News Roundup
North Murray visitors as Clarence Taylor Murray and family travel from Iowa to see ill mother Nan Romine. Funeral services for Mrs. Alvina Boyd of Dubuque held at St Marys Keota. Walter Bower visits at University Hospital. Arden Romine and others meet Violet Romine in Iowa City. Local residents visit relatives and travel, including visits by Detroit and Seattle connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Taylor Murray
Iowa
Taylor
Nan- Romine
Alvina Boyd
Dubuque
St. Mary’s Church
Keota
Walter Bower
Wm. Stoutner, Jr
University Hospital
Iowa City
Phyllis Blumenstein
Detroit, Mich
Family Hosts and Sunday Gatherings Core Social
Walter Duvall and family are mentioned with guests. Mr. and Mrs. Seba Fleenor entertained at dinner Sunday along with Clyde Stoutner Sr. and Helen, Clyde Stoutner Jr., Mrs. Mary Green and Dudley Gretter from Keota. Ralph Romine and family and Frank Mayer visited the N. E. Romine home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Duvall
Seba Fleenor
Clyde Stoutner
Helen
Mary Green
Dudley Gretter
Keota
Ralph Romine
Frank Mayer
N. E
Local Social News From East Highland Area
Mr and Mrs Henry Prymek visited with the former s father Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Roy Fredenburg of Davenport spent Sunday at the Gail Murdock home. Hester and Leona Anne Mincer returned home after a weeks visit with their sister. Mr and Mrs Fred Hall are the parents of a daughter born Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Frankie Mincer and son Gary and Joseph Mincer spent Friday evening at the Gail Murdock home. Mrs Frank Mincer and son Gary called at the R A Stoiley home Monday afternoon. Mrs Annie Raymond and son Will granddaughters Wilma Colton and Alice left for Missouri and other places for a couple of months. Wilma Mincer helped serve at the wedding dinner for Marie Martin Hamilton at Mrs Wiley Anderson home in Ainsworth Sunday. Mr and Mrs Pete Boileau and family visited Friday evening with Mrs A E Moberly. Elmer Kolesick and son Jesse called at the James Dvorak Jr home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Last Highland
Henry Prymek
Roy Fredenburg
Davenport
Gail Murdock
Hester
Leona Anne Mincer
Fred Hall
Frankie Mincer
Gary
Joseph Mincer
Frank Mincer
R. A
Elmer Kolesick
Jesse
James Dvorak, Jr
Martin Westen
Elmer Mason
Forrest Mullen
Lee Mullen
A. R. Smith
Albert Zieglowsky
Martin Westens
Henry Lunning and Sons
Carl Schneider
Omer Wagner
Ivan Hahn
Witmer Lauderman
Henry Lanning
Lauderman
Lulu
Willis
Helen Johnson
Hedrick
Zieglowsky
Homer Hunt
Tda Hunt
Grandma Rowan
Claire Thompson
Ainsworth
Myral Smith
Anna Sommers
E. G. Mason
Clyde Mason
Winfield
Will McBride
Barnett
Songs
Cedar Rapids
Leona Edgar
Howard
Ottumwa
Helen Gardner
Oscar Gardner
Frank Pratt
Walter Wilson
Wellston
Chester Spangler
Rock Island
Wilmer Lauderman
Charlie McConnell
Phyllis
Florence Carr
Farry McConnell
Human Adding Machine Willis Dysart Dream Gift
Willis Dysart a 15 year old from Omega Georgia awoke certain he is gifted after recalling a long number string from a dream He proved it by totaling passing license plate numbers for an hour at a busy New York City intersection without tools He learned numbers from box cars on a railroad and can recall their order and positions His early life on a farm with a single mother and minimal schooling is noted He is in New York for a radio broadcast and is known for his memory and rapid calculation skills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willis Dysart
Omega
Willis
Indians Suspicious of Books in Cleveland Plain Dealer
Indians mistrust white readers while whites hide books near Indians. The article notes books were mysterious to Indians who feared reading inspired settlers to claim land and provoke uprisings when multiple reports surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Indian Territory
Riverside Family Take Trip West
Riverside residents William O Loughlin and family plus Leona Brammelo left Riverside on a motor trip to the west coast visiting Ar lington California and Prosser Washington before returning to Cedar Rapids. They plan to pass through Oregon and Montana on the return journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
William O’loughlin
People's Trust and Savings Bank
Maxine
Leona Brammelo
Iowa City
Roy G. Miller
Arlington
California
Miller
Riverside Leader
O’loughlins
Oregon
Washington
E. H. Sommers
Prosser
Falk Ranch
Montana
Cedar Rapids
Norbert J. Dautremont
Rita Mary
Virginia
Adrian Dautremont
Mary Mottet
C. V. Dautremont
Elsie Hector
St. Cloud
Minn
Pratt Frakes Viola Puller Wedding Near Agency
Mrs. Frank Pratt and brothers in law Mr Frakes wed Viola Puller near Agency on Sunday. Local gatherings include Joe Frakes and Mrs Will Frakes of Fairfield visiting Pratt home and more neighbors sharing time at Marion Sheets and Lloyd Coon families. Social visits and housework help noted among Zieglowsky Lauderman Wittmer Welty Lang Wittmer and Lauder man families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Frank Pratt
Wilfred Smith
Bobby Moore
Lloyd Coon
Julia Zieglowsky
Elmer Graber
Jennie Lauderman
Witmer
Lauderman
Welty
Audry Lang
Chicago
Sam Wittmer
Harry Bishop
Wilmer Lauderman
Community Visits Spread Across Sunday and Week
Sunday and Monday social visits fill area homes with guests from Hedrick Litchfield Otumwa Wellston Cedar Rapids Rock Island and Winfield. Families including the Whitmers Zieglowskys Lauerdams and Pratts hosted relatives and friends during the weekend and midweek.
Storm Damages Trees and Crops in Columbus Junction Area
A windstorm late Wednesday caused extensive damage to trees in the Columbus Junction vicinity. Heavy rain halted wheat harvesting progress, while local livestock gains are noted with 101 calves on feed in Low County Four-H projects, totaling about 32,492 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthah' Butler
Columbus Junction
Gilbert
Peoria
Gerald Reed
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