Edgar C. Devinson Legion Post elects Fritz as Commander
Brighton July 5 Edgar C. Devinson Legion Post No 212 elected Albert Fritz as Commander for the coming year. Other officers named include Lawrence Hunter as 1st vice commander Jerry Johnson 2nd vice commander Donald Duttweiler adjutant Clarence Smith finance officer Neal Whisler chaplain Ernest Finke historian John Moxley sergeant at arms Daryl Dunbar and an executive committee including I A Horton Leo Jack Dunbar Ernest Rudolph and Leo Farrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Crile
Brighton
Edgar C. Devison
Albert Fritz
Lawrence Hunter
Jerry Johnson
Donald Duttweiler
Clarence Smith
Neal Whisler
Ernest Finke
John Moxley
Daryl Dunbar
I. A. Horton
Leo
Jack’’ Dunbar
Ernest Rudolph
Leo. Farrier
Frank Kafka
Robert Hamilton
Michael
Kansas City
Charles Hoover
Jolly Ten
Edgar Kessel
Miami, Fla
Mrs Speer Returns Home From Pasadena Visit
Mrs. A. Speer has returned home from a two month visit in Pasadena California with her son William Bragg and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Speer
Pasadena
California
William Bragg
Protect Your Eyes With Sun Glasses For Easier Driving
A cautionary note urges using quality sun glasses to shield eyes from bright glare, improving driving comfort and safety during sunny conditions.
Weather Update and Hog Market Note
Top on hogs at twenty five fifty per hundredweight. Weather forecast calls for generally fair skies with little change in temperature tonight and tomorrow.
Marriage at Fairfield First Christian Church Parsonage
Mrs Le Roy Kneer and LaVerne Ash were married Saturday evening at the First Christian church parsonage in Fairfield. Rev S P Williamson performed the single ring ceremony with Eloise Hahn and Ray Van Sant as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Roy Kneer
Brighton
LaVerne Ash
Frank Ash
Richland
First Christian Church
Fairfield
S. P. Williamson
Eloise Hahn
Ray van Sant
Bright
Dutch Creek School Board Holds Annual July Meeting
Dublin reports the Dutch Creek Center school board met for its July gathering at the Howard Mangold home. Community members, including the Mangolds, Augustines, Robersons, and Engles, visited and hosted relatives and friends during the weekend and midweek, with attendees attending various local events and a short course in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Creek
H. J. Mangold
Dublin
Dutch Creek Center School Board
Howard Mangold
Keith Augustine
Roy Johnson
Wellman
LeRoy Richardson
Sherry
Cloyce Robertson
Denny
Roscoe Robertson
Cloyce
Clayton
Wayne Mangold
Terry
Stanley Mangolds
Bert Augustine
Keith
Charlie Mayer
Cate
Chicago
Glen Yoder
Gene
Neil
Alvin Engle
Doc Engle
Marion Engle
Karen
Alvin Strum
Colleen
Nick Tinnes
Waldo Miller
William MacCartney
Stanley Mangold
Lee Sanders
Patty
Leland
Carl Yoder
Ames
Nylon bristle brushes boost kitchen cleanliness
New nylon bristle brushes offer priceless cleaning for kitchens. Vegetable brushes speed vegetable prep, while long stemmed brushes excel at cleaning hard to reach items like glass coffee makers.
Family Dinner Honors Wilbur Moore on July Fourth
Wilbur Moore was guest of honor at a July Fourth family dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Moore and Sandra north of Washington. He is on terminal leave after 18 months in the army with six months in Japan. The front yard picnic drew 24 relatives, where Sadie Moore's marriage to Will Embree was announced, with many relatives attending from Davenport and Moline.
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Ralph Wiktoff
C. B. Wilbur
Des Moines
Norman Dakins
Glendale
Calif
Daking
Neva Long
Cary Long
Dale Manning
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Manning
Hattie Nash
E. T. Nash
Theodore Orton
Cherrie
Margaret Sykes
Racine
Wis
A. E. Horton
Hamburg
Sykes
Frank Gibson
Osceola
Theodore Horton
Raymond Stacy
Edgar Wice
Willis Horton
Lorne McNeese
Irene Graham
Brighton
Seattle
Washington
Edward Whitacre
Fred Vanerus
Iowa City
Fatricia Coffman
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Kneer
Ash Lois Kneer
Wilbur Moore
Dean Moore
Sandra North
Japan
Sadie Moore
Will Embree
Pearl Chamberlin
Betty
Billy
Don Chamberlin
Susan Kay
Davenport
Sam Stang
Ronald
Darlene
Chuck
Otto Ledtke
Sarah Mahoney
Moline
Ill
Pana, Lill
Jerry Johnson
J. Bb. Moore
McCreedy Reunion At E Steele Home
The McCreedy family gathered at the Elmer Steele home for the Fourth of July reunion. Attendees included Wilf McCreedy and many relatives from Iowa and California, with numerous McCreedy inlaws and siblings joining the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreedy
E. Steele
McCreedys
Elmer Steele
Wilf MecCreedy
Alex McCreedy
Burke McCreedy
Jimmy
Stanley
Orie O’connor
Larry
Milford McCreedy
Wilfred
Dorothy
Ainsworth
I. C. Steele
Riverside
Mae McCreedy
M. L. McCreedy
Gordon
Phillip
H. J. McCreedy
Bruce Lipscomb
Milo Steele
Robert
Audrey
Joyce
Mickey
Everett Burham
Randy
Washington
Duane McCreedy
Jack
Earnest
Joan
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Plans July Ice Cream Social
The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid society met Thursday with 13 members two guests Mrs Raymond Witting and Virginia Kane and three children present A business decision led to an ice cream social planned for late July The group donated fifty dollars during the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society
Raymond Witting
Virginia Kane
Ladies Aid
Family Dinner Honors Mrs. Eva Turner on 80th Birthday
Mrs. Eva Turner celebrated her 80th birthday with a noon family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Howard. Attending were her son Edward Q. Guinn from Chicago and relatives from Minneapolis Rock Island Davenport Cedar Rapids Evanston and Chicago. A birthday cake and summer flowers decorated the table while guests offered cards and remembrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva ‘Turner
Chester Howard
Edward Q. Guinn
Chicago
J. C. Crowder
Minneapolis
Turner
William Taylor
Rock Island
Hightower
Oskaloosa
Washington
A. C. Clark
Davenport
Calvin Johnson
William Turner
Cedar Rapids
Harry Price
Evanston
Alice Wallace
Maurice Brooks
Funeral Monday for Mrs Richardson 85
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Richardson 85 resident here many years were held at 2 p.m. Monday in Stephens funeral home Rev J B Pooley pastor of the Methodist church officiating and burial was in the Ainsworth cemetery. She died Saturday morning at her granddaughter Leland Bell home in Columbus Junction after suffering two strokes last week. She was born December 25 1861 in Tennessee and was formerly Mrs Sarah McGuire. her husband Joseph Richardson died many years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Sarah Richardson
Stephens Funeral
J. B. Pooley
Methodist Church
Ainaworth
Richardson
Clayton Richardson
Here
Leland Bell
Tennessee
Sarah McGuire
Joseph Richardson
Fourth of July Theme Church Social Aids Flood Relief
The flood relief and the church provided $50 to aid flood victims. Garments were collected to pack boxes for flood refugees. Hostesses Mrs. Carl Sehneider and Mrs. Glen Pratt arranged refreshments in a fourth of July motif with red white and blue decorations. Mrs. Howard Caldwell read about the flag and Mrs. Ray mond Witting shared a story on Independence Day as the group sang America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sehneider
Glen Pratt
Howard Caldwell
Raymond Witting
America
Obituary Notes for Mrs Richardson and Family
Surviving relatives include son Clayton Richardson of Columbus Junction daughter Mrs Cora Foss of Davenport a brother Steve McGuire of Corydon a sister Mrs George Middlebrook of Corydon and 18 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Mrs Richardson belonged to the United Brethren church at Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Richardson
Columbus Junction
Cora Foss
Davenport
Steve McGuire
Corydon
George Middlebrook
Newspaper Reading Surges in U S Says Twentieth Century Fund
A Twentieth Century Fund survey shows Americans read more newspapers than people in any other country. Before the war one paper for every three persons and Sunday papers equaled families. Today more than 40 percent of people over ten buy newspapers.
Rural and urban per pupil spending gaps noted
The report states rural schools spend eighty six dollars annually per pupil on average daily attendance while urban schools spend one hundred twenty four dollars.
Brooklyn Show Delights with Sinatra and Grayson Performers
In Brooklyn a lighthearted musical tale follows Sina tra as he guides Lawford the shy English songwriter with the help of hospitable janitor Durante and the teaching turned singer Miss Grayson. The plot hinges on a promise that tests loyalties and romantic entanglements amid songs and entertaining banter.
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Brooklyn
Miss Grayson
Lawford
Durante
Sinatra
Durant
It Happened in Brooklyn at State Theatre with Four Stars
MGM presents a lively musical featuring Frank Sinatra Kathryn Gray Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante at the State Theatre. Sinatra plays a shipping clerk who returns to his New York home town in a bright, engaging production full of song and light comedy.
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Frank Sinatra
Wkathryn Grayson
Peter Lawford
Jimmy Durante Jare
M-G-M
Brooklyn
State Theatre
Sinatra
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