Community Notes from Olds and Surrounding Areas
Local residents attended social gatherings at the Kramer and Gipple homes and at the Pair Field Fourth celebration. News includes a marriage report for Ethel Quaife and Waren J Bergh in Ionia Iowa on June 30 1931 and notes on crop damage from recent winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Reed
Burlington
A. H. Huston
Menno Boshart
John Boshart
Will Kramer
Emily
Ben Gipple
Wymen
Pairfield
Ethel Quaife
Waren J Bergh
Ionia
Iowa
Bergh
Olds High School
Chicago
Berg
W. J. Kramer
Violetmae
Columbus Junction
Kramer
Joe Kramer
Wellman Recalls Homecoming and Local Honors
Cordelle Braden joins the Wellman procession to the Kossuth Presbyterian church seventh annual homecoming marking its ninety second anniversary. The event drew a large multi county turnout with sermons by Rev. Roberts and Rev. Cardle and a noon basket dinner. Dr Homer M Austin leaves state service to lead Clark County Tuberculosis Hospital at Springfield, while Miss Ethel Alexander wed Irving Gingerich in Washington. The couple will reside on a farm near Wellman as the groom assists his father Menno Gingerich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
A. L. Braden
Cordelle Braden
Mediapolis
Kossuth Presbyterian Church
West Point
Wm. Roberts
Fairfield
Archibald Cardle
Burlington
Ohio Health News
Homer M. Austin
Division of Hygiene
J. A. Frank
State Service
Clark County
Springfield
Department of Health
Bureau of Tuberculosis
Frank
Austin
Medical College of Ohio
Cincinnati
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Clark County Tuberculosis Hospital
State Department of Health
Columbus
South English
Ethel Alexander
Harry Hubbell
Irving Gingerich
Menno Gingerich
Parnell
Baptist Parsonage
Washington
A. A
Funeral Rites Held for W B Gelatt Former Columbus Junction Resident
Funeral services for W B Gelatt 90 of Iowa City a former Columbus Junction resident were held Sunday at the Methodist church with Rev W A Lamp officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery followed. Gelatt born Sept 19 1840 in Elk County Pennsylvania died after a long illness at Town City. He lived much of his life in Muscatine and Louisa counties. He married Sophia Ann Todd in 1871 and later Hattie I Eliven. Surviving are his widow a son in Des Moines two daughters in Davenport and Iowa City four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Also notes fines for eye handling and various regional social items.
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Columbus Junction
W. B. Gelatt
Iowa City
W. A. Lamp
Columbus City Cemetery
Albert and
Blaine Bliven
Chester
Elton Pierce
Walter Jenkings
G. McCullough
Mr. Gelatt
Elk County
Town City
Muscatine
Louisa
Sophia Ann Todd
Gelatt
Suspicious Shopper Confronts Linen Draper in Testy Exchange
A wry scene unfolds as Grandmother brandishes a finger and questions shopkeepers, testing the honesty of Mr Biggs the linen draper with defiant dutiful distrust. Her vigilant stare and probing finger deflate empty assurances, revealing a homespun skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Fourth of July Scenes Across Ainsworth Area
Local residents and families from Ainsworth and nearby towns marked the Fourth of July with visits to relatives and church gatherings. Names include Gerdes, Baker, Colthurst, Crawford, Duncan, Anwyl, Grinstead, Pratt, and Reaney among others as they spent the holiday with kin and friends in and around Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norval Taylor
Lorene Taylor
Helen
Raymond Baker
Pairfield
J. O. Crawford
Washington
J. L. Colthurst
Will Reaney
Walter
Ainsworth
Rodger Colthurst
W. J. Duncan
Doyle and
Thomas
Miss Statler
H. R Baker
Fred Anwyl
Dora Grinstead
West Chester
Atte
Hiram Baker
Holly
Oskaloosa
FT. Wf
Roy Pratt
Wailog
Colthurest
Philip Gerdes
Monily
Wash
Ail Mee
G. Reberta
W. Reese
Dorothy
Wi Roberts Fame
Ainworth Everett
Roberta
Charles Beenblosson
Moraytte
First Woman Named Pro Probation Officer in Massachusetts
Mary Mc Sweeney of West Concord becomes the first woman named pro probation officer in the Federal courts of Massachusetts. Her father Richard McSweeney, a Boston probation officer, congratulates his daughter on the historic honor. CHRISTMAS COVE Mehar ty Chittenden owns a library of 1000 author signed books lent to visitors each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Mary McSweeney
West Concord
Mass
Miss McSweeney
Richard McSweeney
Boston
Christmas Cove
Meharty Chittenden
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Canada
Tari Ace
Chamberlain Hotel
Frank G Warden
Maytag
Newton
Lowe
Eadmar
Gingerichs
Proom
Martha Butler
J. F. Coffin
Conesville
H. D. Horst
E. D. Payn
Ainet Coffin
Morris Marshall
Mary Helen and
Donald
Davenport
J. M. Marshall
Mary Wagner
Waterloo
Nancy Wagner
Grace Nichols
University of Iowa
da Curtis
Effie Kelly
Harry Annas
Webster Cit
Bred Annas
Cyril James
William James
Edith Armbright
Kate
Missouri
Pake
Grandmother
Helen Baker Corresons
Harry
Tena Gerdes
C. L. Pine
Birst Natl Bank Bldg
Aden
Lucky
Rea Qremee Khon Mae
Pittsburgh, PA
The
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N. B.C
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