Local Visitors Again Fill Homes Around Van Dyke Area
Mrs. M Van Dyke travels to Centerville for a visit at the Van Dyke home. Mrs A S Tufts returns to Keota after hosting at the McCaulley residence. Mrs Willa Freshwaters and her son visit the Gibson home. Miss Maxine Barden heads to Fairfield for a few days with her parents. Dale Riley, Crawfordsville band member, stays with his aunt J Zook before returning home. Various locals announce guests, visits, and departures around town with routine notices and small ads included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Barden
Fairfield
Dale Riley
Crawfordsville
Walter Brown
Social notes of visiting locals and returning guests
Keota resident Miss Thelma Kirkpatrick spent yesterday here with friends. Visitors include Stanley Bowton from England planning Y M C A camp in Conesville and University of Iowa studies. Others from Iowa City Grinnell Des Moines and Oakville attended gatherings and reunions with local families and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Kirkpatrick
Keota
Stanley Bowton
Bourbon-on- Tyne
England
John Allen
Conesville
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Harry Rice
RK. Bunker
Shower Honors Mrs Samuel at Crawfordsville Event
In Crawfordsville on Thursday a W C T U shower honored Mrs Samuel with handkerchiefs presented by Mrs W C Porter. Mr and Mrs J C Huston hosted a six o clock dinner with garden flowers and a three course menu. Town guests included Mr and Mrs George Yeager Vera Yeager. out of town guests Miss Velma Orris of Colorado Springs and Miss Eva Gormy of Tipton Iowa. Velma Orris left Friday for home in Colorado Springs after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Vera
Velma Orris
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eva Gormy
Tipton
Iowa
Velma Orrig
Weather Man Predicts Cooler Sunday
Weather forecaster says cooler skies for Sunday with possible rain after weeks of 90 degree heat. Community hopes for relief as residents discuss weather and forecast. Arrowhead Hosiery advertises 95 cent socks with satisfaction guarantee and summer colors. Ladies oxford discounts continue at 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Vacation Bible School grows as heat limits Keota turnout
The Keota Budget notes the Budget Week opening of the Vacation Bible School with twenty four attendees and an expected rise to 100 by next week. Sessions meet at the Methodist church due to public school building delays, with Mrs Jessie Williams supervising and teachers from local churches guiding age groups. Farm land north east of Keota trades hands at about 225 dollars per acre, involving the Roy Finch and Romoser properties and a sale to Forest Green. The Keota junior and senior bands perform public concerts on Broadway, with about twenty five youths in the junior group directed by Ralph Punn. The Keota rural mail carrier association held its annual meeting with eleven members present and aims for 100 percent membership before Red Oak convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Williams
Oskaloosa
Marjorie McCrabb
The
Christian Church
Helen Korf
Presbyterian Church
Helen Helscher
Methodist Church
Williams
Esther Williams
Margaret Dayton
Keota
Roy Finch
George Shellman
Shellman
Theodore Romoser
Romoser
Wisher
Harry Huber
Mr. Shellman
Way
Ralph Punn
Keokuk County
Red Oak
Tom Beal
Sigourney
Logan Schreckengast
Kenta
C. D. Harris
C. H. Northrup
Ollie
Sigler Cafe
Gillies Cafe Changes Hands In Keota
Keota July 16 Mrs Nellie Gillies Cafe changed hands as Mrs Sigler and her son Verle take over the business from Mr and Mrs Alex Gillies who have run it for eight years Parl Pence remains as clerk and waiter The Gillies plan to move to the Hamilton farm run by Mr Gillies and brother Jack this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Gillies Cafe
Nellie Sue
Alex Gillies
Keota Considers Electric Rate Cut and Light Plant
Keota’s Chamber of Commerce mayor and council review lowering electric rates charged by Iowa Southern Utilities. The discussion includes a possible municipal light plant and consideration of a new band stand on Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kecta
Chamber of Commerce
Keota
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Legion rodeo to feature at Keota ranch two days
The American Legion sponsors Carrs Rodeo at the C A Singmaster ranch two miles northwest of Keota on July 23 and 24. The program includes bucking horses Brahma cattle fancy roping riding and high jumping bulldogging calf roping wild cow milking wild horse races and similar stunts. Opposition and unfavorable comment arise over the exhibition and its Sunday scheduling with probable efforts to restrain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythin-Sheetz
The
American Legion
Carr
C. A. Singmaster Ranch
Keota
Benner Tea Co Plans Benteco Cash and Carry Store
The Benner Tea Company, with outlets across this part of Iowa, leases the Marquis building on East Broadway for three years. Bruce Faris, owner of the building, says possession will be given August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Benner Tea Company
Iowa
East Broadway
Bruce Faris
Keota Reports Several Patients In County Hospital
Keota lists patients at Washington County hospital including Mrs. A. J. Vrod Mrs. Everett Arnold Mrs. A Bennett and Mrs. Ike Maule recently returned home Miss Louise Willis a nurse in training spends vacation at her home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Harrigg
Lueth
Chicago
Keota
Washington County Hospital
A. J. Vrod
Everett Arnold
A Bennett
Ike Maule
Louise Willis
Keota Milliner Keeps Shop Open at Eighty Six
Mrs Allie Sheriff of Hot Sulphurs Springs Colorado visits her aged mother Mrs Minerva Brice Keota's oldest milliner in both age and years of service The millinery shop is the town's oldest business and despite her eighty six years Mrs Brice opens daily for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Sheriff
Hot Sulphurs ‘Springs
Colo
Minerva Brice
Keota
Brice
Home Made Ice Cream Stand on North Side
Mrs. C. F. Mason returned to her Ottumwa home after visiting at her parents’ residence, the Dursts, on North Side. The piece notes a local ice cream shop named Candy Kitchen offering flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy Kitchen
North Side
C. F. Mason
Ottumwa
David Durst
The
Chocolate Shop
East Site Square
Trustees Order Weeds Cut By July Fifteenth
Marion township authorities require removal of sour or curled dock Canada thistle buckhorn velvet weed and all noxious weeds by July 15 under the township trustees. Otto F Frey township clerk reports the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Township
Otto F. Frey
Cedar Rapids Visit Notes and Local Moves
Mrs. Sarah Russel arrives for a few days visit at the E. R. Norton home on South Second avenue. Little Miss Margaret Norton leaves for Fairfield to visit uncle Jess Mills and family. F. W. Wel, goes to Macon for a short business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. White
Columbus Junction
Florence Swartz
Helen Hanley
Chicago
John Hanley
Wellston
Sarah Russel
Cedar Rapids
E. R. Norton
South Second Avenue
Margaret Norton
Fairfield
Jess Mills
Miss Edith Spera to Visit Relatives in Decatur
Miss Edith Spera leaves this evening for Decatur NL to visit relatives and Art Minick home. Misses Mary Louise Leona and AlmaBelle Minick, who have been visiting here, will accompany her this evening to their Decatur home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Spera
Decatur
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
Fox News
Ben Lyon
Pauline Starke
Felix
M. van Dyke
Centerville
Towa
Manford van Dyke
A. S. Tufts
W. P. McCaulley
D. F. Macon
Wasnington
Willa Freshwaters
of Keota
W. A. Gibson
Berdo
Mrs. A. Snyder
Des Moines
Marsh Bailey
Walter Trickett
Rose Bennett
C. H. Boileau
Missis Ragina
Whillmena Otts
Harper
Washington Motor Co
Ilier
Cecile Wooley
Frank Wolf
Wol
Anna Wolf
Mere Hicks
Missie Hicks
Hampton
Marguerite
C. H. Woodruff
St. Paul, Minn
A. T Brown
Ella Brookbart
Brookbart
Lee Nea
Zeta Nea
West Point
Nebraska
Lucille McDonald
Grinnell
Roscoe Lewis
Fred Martin
Miss McDonald
Doris Martin
Mr. Lewis
Howard M. Stewart
John Smith
Albany
Bert Leeper
Oakville
Henry Fox
C. P. Fox
Wilma Reekey
Mediapolis
Cloyce Joy
Burlington
Oliver Thompson
Winfield
George McGinnis
Aingeworth
Raymond Wilson
Mrs. J. Wilson
Lee
GEO L. McDaniel Druggist
Nellie Manners
Weather Man
Piersheimes
A. BE. Atchison
Graham
Mary Pickford
Tess OF the Storm
Ben Turpin
China
Lola Smith
Knoxville
J. R. Kruser
Gweneth
Allerton
Robert McKee
Oak Park, Ill
R. G. Vincent
East Side Square
Richard Johanson
West
Black Hills
W. C. Molison
Duluth
Minn
Lakes
Minnesota
Iowa Avenue
Thy
Keokuk
Molison
Harry Pearson
Howard
Ainsworth
Cleaning Service
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
F. W. Wel
Macome Lil
John Shields
MASON
R. E. Dougherty
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