Local Notes Include Shoes Sales and Visits Across Town
Mrs. Ethel Ashby returns to Van Horne after visiting friends. Brown's Shoe Fit Co. advertises 1c sales on sandals and barefoot sandals for women and children. Numerous social visits occur with families from Clarion, Des Moines, Grinnell, Kalona, Ames, and Davenport. A group from Christian Tabernacle holds a baptism at Silver Lake, while others travel to Ames and Muscatine for visits and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Ashby
van Horne
Brown’s Shoe Fit Co
Ellen Caldwell and Everett Miller repeat nuptial vows
Ellen Marie Caldwell daughter of Mrs Edna Caldwell became the bride of Everett Dale Miller at a five o'clock ceremony yesterday in the Methodist church. The couple will reside in an East Second Street apartment after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Shearer
Minneapolis
Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Lake
The
Methodist Church
Ellen Caldwell
Everette D. Miller
Wehr
Ellen Marie Caldwell
Edna Caldwell
Everette Dale Miller
Golia Miller
Thomas Do. Polk
Christian Church
Daryl Metters
Russel Miller
Ira Morrison
Iowa City
Dick Ross
Paul Beenblossom
Everette Prebyl
Tom
O’hardelot
Mrs. Morrison
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Owen Hayes
Caldwell
Russell Miller
Dorothy Putman
Charlotte Earls
Ruth Erlenbush
Birthday Candles Mark Joyful Moments Across Keota to Wayland
Five children celebrate birthdays today Jerald Miller Keota Martha Speake Rita Guenther Rosemary Krabill Wayland Merle Conrad Wy man and greetings flow from neighbors and relatives including Mrs Jack Caldwell Troger Wayne Sheetz Joe Kroiz Mrs Gilbert Hotle James Farrington Mrs Albert Wehr Mrs Howell Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Miler
Claude Miller
Keota
Martha Anne Speake
Hilbert Speake
Rita Kay Guenther
Adolph Guenther
Rosemary Lee Krabill
Vincent Krabill
Wayland
Merle
Local News Roundup of Ottumwa Residents and Errands
Bob Speed of Kiple & DePrenger Furniture travels to Chicago for several days of market. Mrs. Elsham returns to Marengo after visiting daughter June Elsham. LaDonna Bell arrives from Sterling with Judith Haney as guest. Paul Harvey and Nora Faulkner visit Ottumwa. Emma Brown starts at Martins Cleaners. Anniversary observance honors Karl W Kneen and son Phillip on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Speed
Kiple & DePrenger Furniture Co
Chicago
LaDonna Bell
Sterling
Ill
Judith Haney
Fairfield
Paul Harvey
Nora Faulkner
Winfield
Karl W. Kneen
Kneen
Phillip Kneen
Farm People Supply Half of Pollution Increase
A brief note states that farm people of this country contribute about half of the rise in pollution. It highlights agricultural sources as a major factor in environmental concerns.
Opens Soon for Women's Golf Tournament at Washing ton Country Club
The first round kicks off July 16 with completion by July 28 at Washington Country Club. Deadline to enter is July 14. entrants may submit three nine hole scores or play a qualifying nine holes on Ladies Day. Second round runs July 24–31 and finals between August 1–7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Country Club
Robert Day
Ted Bailey
Claire Whiting
Ladies Golf Assoc
Ladies Golf and Bridge Association
Golf Assoch
Golf and Bridge Association
Pridge
C. R. McCutechen, Jr
Maurice Cruise
Association
West Chester Enters Washington Softball League
The Washington softball league expands to six teams with West Chester’s newly formed squad joining. Opening week features Cargills versus American Pearls, Cubs versus YMCA, and UEFW versus West Chester, all at Cargill field at 6 15 p m. Two Sunday games saw VFW defeat Iowa City Plumbers 9 5 and Cargills beat West Chester 6 3 marking West Chester’s first league game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
le@sue
West Chester
VFW
Cargills
American Pearls
Cubs
YMCA
UEFW
Cargill Field
Cargill
Glenn Green
Case Field
Iowal City Plumbers
Hospital Discharges and Transfers Noted
Admitted Saturday were Mr and Mrs Andrew Smith Ronald and Eugene Smith of Moline Illinois. kupene transferred to University hospital Iowa City. Richard Bid discharged this morning from W Seventh Street medical. Yesterday Ernest Meyer Columbus Junction medical. Mr and Mrs Duane Van Witkle Brighton welcomed a son at 435 yesterday afternoon. Discharged yesterday George England Wellman Eugene Rees Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Smith
Ronald
Eugene
Moline
Kupene
University Hospital
Iowa City
Richard Bid
W. Seventh Street
Ernest Meyer
Columbus Junction
Hirths
Duane van Witnkle
Brighton
George [Ngland
Wellman
Eugene Rees
Blends Colors Portable Device Identifies Exact Shades
A compact device blends primary colors in varying intensities to produce any shade. Clerks can use it to match color requests from exacting customers.
G H M Club Meeting Hosted by Wilcox Couple
Mr and Mrs Scott Wilcox hosted a Thursday G H M club gathering at their home in South Wilcox. Members spent the evening playing cards and socializing in a cordial, informal session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kyle
Myrtle Poole
Kyle
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kyles
Poole
G.H.M. Club
S. Wilcox Home
Scott Wilcox
G. H. M. Club
Youngs Host Family Dinner for Birthday Week
Mr and Mrs Leonard Young hosted a Sunday family dinner honoring their children whose birthdays occurred last week A large noon meal and a grand decorated cake baked by the honorees grandmother accompanied by fresh strawberries and ice cream Surprising guests included Mr and Mrs Thomas W Stewart from Virginia and several Iowa City and Rock Island visitors The gathering featured many birthday remembrances photographs and visiting hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Landau
James Robinson
Kansas City
Orville Caldwell
Batavia
Marie Landau
Frank Qualdorf
Dows
Iowa
Harold McKinney
Delavan
Isc
Robinson
Willis
Leonard Young
Thomas W. Stewart
Virginia
Ray Hanchar
Paul
Iowa City
Fred D. Stewart
Ralph Stewart
Lenard Young
W. O. Ralston
Charles
West Chester
Howard Ywives
Walter Stuart
Donna
Rock Island
Friends honor Mr and Mrs Nicola on 60th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles Nicola celebrated sixty years of marriage with a large Armory gathering in Washington. About 200 relatives and friends attended a noon pot luck, with two five generation group photos and a brief program after dinner. Attending were 22 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and numerous out of town guests from South Dakota to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nicola
Washington
Armory Building
Nicola
R. L. Badger
Earl
Jessie
John
Ilda) McKune
Charles
Lester
Gene Nicola
Charley
Marilyn Randall
Baby
Janice Randall
Nora Rupp
Edna Nicola
Janice
Nicolas
Lizzie Batie
Webster, S. D
Frank Brandt
Tyler Minn
Minnie Byers
Los Angeles
Byers
H. A. McMillan
Lone Tree
J. C. Little
Des Moines
Nicola Man
Melvin Hill
Armory Room
Pinochle Club Sets Sunset Park Picnic Date
Four tables hosted pinochle with Pearl Parcel and Mrs. Max Cook earning high scores while Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiley and Robert Wiley scored low. traveling prize awarded. Mrs. Wiley presided over a business meeting as president. Picnic planned for August 7 at Sunset Park with Mrs. John Cadwell assisting refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Max Cook
Arthur Wiley
Robert Wiley
T T T Chapter Breakfast Meeting in Swedesburg
Crawfordsville July 7 TTT Chapter L met on the Swedesburg lawn for breakfast with most members present. A short business session planned the year ahead. Ruth Tolander Rosamond Sherman and Violet indeen led the committee. Patty Ferrier celebrated her sixth birthday with family visits and an ice cream social at her grandparents home and a July Fourth day with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
TTT
Luther League Hall
Swedesburg
Ruth Tolander
Rosamond Sherman
Violet “Indeen
Patty Ferrier
Frank Fletcher
Dell Ferrier
Vernon Fletcher
Virgil Fetcher
Mikey
I. V. Ferrier
Brighton
Convention Reports At W R C Meeting
I G White led the Legior nal Woman's Relief Corps in a Saturday meeting with 19 members present. A new member joined. relief for the month totaled 63.75 dollars. delegates reviewed Des Moines state convention reports and Iowa statehood history. Refreshments were served during social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Salladay
Des Moines
R. J. Dawson
Iowa
George Foster
L. R. Baker
Emma Cherry
Myrtle Spanglier
Kalona Golf Members Have Picnic Supper
Kalona Golf club members enjoyed a Fourth of July picnic supper with games and a firework display despite threatening weather. Attendees included local families and club members, plus a note of the celebration’s weather-related pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona Golf
Kalona
Charles Albert Prescott
Hudson Falls
N. Y
J. Servis la Rue
First Presbyterian Church
Queensbury
Hesselschwerdt
Maine
Bethesda
Maryland
Social Calendar Highlights This Week
Notices for this column include events from St. Rita Circle at 8 pm Tuesday hosted by Mrs. Joe Hines. Wednesday brings Women of Country Club golf and bridge at 4:30 pm with committee members listed. Sunshine Community club postponed to Friday. Linger Longer club hosts afternoon gathering with Mrs. Will Shalla and co hostess Mrs. Walter Neff for Fourth of July roll call. Thursday features Wesleyan Service Guild at 6 39 p m with piente supper at Sunset Park. Bring dish to pass table service rolls coffee furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Sunset Park
Wood fuel use in U S 1880 148 million cords vs 1945 62
The United States consumed about 148 million cords of fuel wood in 1880, later estimated at 62 million cords in 1945, showing a sharp decline in wood fuel use over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fourth of July Socials Share Keota and Ottawa Guests
Mrs. E Haberman and family hosted a noon gathering with Kermit Jones and family and other Keota residents. Harriet Beck and Smiths hosted guests from Ottawa Kan including Sara and Sandra Snair and Dr. Dean Snyder. Betty Alt of Keota attended, with Don ald Dickel noted. C G Tilden hosted Elmer Michel Arlis Niffenegger and Norma Tilden from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Beck
Jaughter
Harriet
Anna Snair
Weller Snyder
Q. C. Snair
Sara
Sandra
Ottawa
Kan
Dean Snyder
DeWitt
D. T. Beck
Iowa
Betty
Alt
Keota
Donald Dickel
C. G. Til
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Atchison’s
Floyd Murdock
Montrose
W. J. Meers
Grace McNeal
Clarion
Sara Lu Miller
N. M. Speidel
C. ©. Davis
F. G. Livesay
J. D. Rabenold
Sandra Sean Lay
Donna Rippel
Maud Mehaffey
Grinnell
Addie Thompson
Thompson
Jean McCall
Omaha
Mrs
Howard McCall
Frances Falk
Joe Falk
Kate Kaster
Mediapolis
S. W. Kaster
George Zeck
Ralph Zeck
George
Lloyd Turnipseed
Dorothy
Gerald Teets
Howard Duvall
Tom McGuire
Gary, Ind
Christian Tabernacle
Silver Lake
Squire Stevens
Ivor Stevens
Nevada
W. J. Stevens
John Logan
Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
David Pearson
Frank Pearson
Mary Kay Redlinger
Ray Redlinger
Peggy Grimstead
Pat Chrafisi
Joe Cannon
Ottumwa
Carl Voorhees
Mary
Ames
Rodney
Ted Woods
Davenport
Don Whitlow
Madison
Wisc
Sarah Belle Fischer
Miss Fischer
Muscatine
Whitlow
Nettie Marston
Novinger
Floyd Marston
Wayne Marston
James Gallagher
Atchison
Roy Means
Idora
Stewart -Bell
George Means
Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Boller
O. F. Boller
Phylis Flyenner
Charles Fong
Bloomington, Ill
Art Swift
Fong
Mr. Swift
Pearl Harbor
Fongs
America
Oahu
Territory of Hawaii
Harvey Davis
Edith Daniel
Platteville Normals School
Platteville, Wise
Davis
Miss Daniel
John McCabe
Racine, Wise
Della Humphreys
Esther Reed
Marilyn Caldwell
Ruth Miller
James and
Stanton Boyer
Elkhart
Ind
Elaine
Carol Crawford
Crawford
John Yousling
Boyd
Mrs. Everette Miller
Gladiolus
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Fred Elsham
Marengo
June Elsham
Paul Deimerly
Emma Brown
Martin’s Cleaners
Bill Kiesey
Ed Longley
Mr. Kiesey
Ross Motor Service
Safety Headquarters
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
W. Chester
Nicola & Harmon
GO. V. Grall
John W. Les
Youngs
Janice Faye
Carol Jean
Brandt, S. Dak
Arthur Nicola
S. Dak
Tyler, Minn
Lizzie Ratie
Webster, S. Dak
Clifford M. Nicola
Clarence E
A. M. Kunkel
Oklahoma City
Okla
Allen W. Nicola
George A. Waldron
West Union
Dan Hesseltine
Earl Smith
Minnie Crile
Frank Smith
Bessie
Roy Edwards
Arthur Rubsam
Sanborn
Irene
Rosa
Shirley
Carol
Lloyd Morgan
Dale Nicola
Lester Wilder
Fayette
Harley J. Bloomquist
James
Arthur Bloomquist
Florence
Alice
Burlington
Ira Clingman
Roy Lewis
Linby
Viola Bonsall
Charles City
Arthur Ricks
Evelyn
Patricia Ann
Phyllis Jean
Peoriall
T.T.T. Chapter
W.R.C
I. G. White
Woman's Else? Corps
Legiornal
A. J. Haberman
Walter Doak
Dick Hotle
G. Haberman
Melvin Haberman
G. Haberman Jr
Tama
Presbyterian
St. Rita Circle
Joe Hines
E. Haberman
Kermit Jones
Ma Keota
Becks Entertain
Washington Independent School District
Eclipse Lumber Co
Bryan Coakley
Martin’s
Martin’s Modern Cleaners
N.A.D.C
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