Wayland Girl Elizabeth Goldsmith Weds Ralph Stephens near Reinbeck
Miss Elizabeth Goldsmith of Wayland married Ralph Stephens at the Carl Backens home near Reinbeck in a 1 PM ceremony with Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. Rev. Cary Hufstader officiated a double ring service. The couple will live in Reinbeck where Stephens teaches. They honeymoon briefly then visit relatives on the west coast.
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Wayland
Carl Backens
Reinbeck
Elizabeth Goldsmith
Ralph Stephens
Lois Backens
Do. Goldsmith
Beth Spafford
Elda
Arlene Miller
Sam Goldsmith
Will Allen
Wayland High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Andrews
Iowa
Stephens
Town State Teachers College
Alpha Theta Beta Fraternity
Mrs. Allen
Mrs Stewart Hosts Sister and Guests From Streator
Guests yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stewart included Mrs. Stewart's sister Miss Mary Finney of Streator Illinois and Joe Lietman of
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Richard Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Mary Finney
Streator, Ill
Joe Lietman
Highland Social Club Elects Officers for Six Months
Officers elected Thursday for six months include President Mrs J H McCreedy Vice President Mrs Will Busby Secretary Mrs John Krotz Jr and Reporter Miss Myrtle O Conner The meeting at Highland township hosted by Mrs Blanche Endicot drew 35 members and children A special guest was Mrs Frank Salladay A cooling luncheon followed hosted by Doris and Lillian O Conner Irene Harrison invites group and children to meet August 8
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Highland Social Club
J. H. McCreedy
Will Busby
John Krotz, Jr
Myrtle O'Conner
Blanche Endicot
Highland Township
Frank Salladay
Doris
Lillian
Irene Harrison
Methodist Ladies Aid Unit 9 Holds July Food Exchange
Members met at the Rathmel home for a July session despite a recess in other units. Fourteen members, five children, and two guests attended. Miss Rich read The Crossword Puzzle. Mrs. Drake presided, devotions and a Bible contest were held, and everyone worked on a large quilt. Refreshments were served.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Unit 9
Clarence Rathmel
Maude Rathmel
Wilma Messenger
Beulah Rich
United Presbyterian children and mothers picnic planned
Children from the primary and nursery departments of the United Presbyterian church will picnic at Sunset Park from 2 to 5 30 Tuesday afternoon. Mothers are invited to bring a dish to pass, sandwiches and their own table service. Dessert will be provided. If rain, the picnic moves to the church.
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United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Unclear Visitor Passes Through Pittsburgh Companions
Pittsburgh hosts Irene Hamilton and Marjorie Rankin of Monmouth Illinois visiting Mrs Everette Simpson with Miss Leone Lukens also of Monmouth tagging along for the journey to share time with local host.
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Pittsburgh
Irene Hamilton
Marjorie Rankin
Monmouth
Ill
Leone Lukens
Everette Simpson
Birthday Wishes In Multiple Local Notes
Small town notices celebrate birthdays for Mrs. Luers, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Walter Harvey and Harold Rath. Family outings marked Keokuk dam visits and picnics. children Mary Eloise Cupp and John Doyle Cupp turn six and four soon.
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Walter Harvey
Mary Knotek Celebrates Sixth Birthday
Mary Catherine Knotek daughter of Mr and Mrs John Knotek marks her sixth birthday with festivities planned for tomorrow July 16 in their home community.
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Mary Catherine Knotek
John Knotek
Columbus Junction Observes Local Birthdays
At Columbus Junction Mrs Ella Edwards will observe her 87th birthday on Wednesday. Miss Dorothy Edmondson entertained friends Saturday afternoon on her eighth birthday, granddaughter Betty and Mrs Dale Edmondson noted.
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Columbus Junction
Ella Edwards
Dorothy Edmondson
Dale Edmondson
Mondson
Betty
Mrs Strum Surprised by Birthday Celebration
Fifty five friends and relatives gathered at Mrs. Gus Strum’s home on Sunday to celebrate her birthday. Attendees included multiple Hesseltines, Kupkas, Hesselti nes, and other relatives from Washington Columbus Junction and Fairfield along with guests from Mediapolis and Cincinnati.
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Gus Strum
Dwight Hesseltine
Harry Hesseltine
Tom Swift
Glen Cuddeback
Bill Strum
Alvin
J. E
Roy Hesseltine
Brighton
Betty Walker
Mediapolis
John Dunbar
Art Cooper
Fairfield
Five generations honor Letts matriarch on 96th birthday
Mrs. Jane Fry of Letts marked her 96th birthday with five generations present at her daughter Stella Fornas home. The gathering included Gertrude Runyon of Moline, Merle Runyon and Chester LeRoy Runyon of Rock Island, and Virginia Lou Runyon born March 5. Mrs. Fry, Indiana-born, has lived in Letts over 60 years and remains active around the house.
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Jane Fry
Letts
Stella Fornas
Fry
Gertrude Runyon
Moline
Merle F. Runyon
Rock Island
Chester LeRoy Runyon
Virginia Lou Runyon
Indiana
Knotinerus Surprise Birthday Observed by Friends
R. T Knotinerus turned 72 on Thursday and was greeted by about thirty friends who gathered to celebrate the occasion in a warm, informal party setting.
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KR. T. Knotinerus
R. T Knotinerus
Social Calendar Listings for Community Groups
The social calendar lists events for the week including Daughters of Union Veterans pot luck at 7 p m with Mrs Perry Hayes, Pythian Sisters and K of P circle at 8 p m with Mrs Oral May, U P primary and nursery mothers picnic 2 to 5 40 p m at Sunset park, Sunshine Community club 2 p m Wednesday with Mrs Roy Foss, E O W club and Kolah club events, Cherry Just Us lawn picnic 1 p m with Mrs Tessie Kery, Prairie Flower Mission circle, Country club pot luck 6 30 p m at the clubhouse and Rosemary club 2 p m with Mrs Shirley Augustine.
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Daughters of Union Veterans
Perry Hayes
Pythian Sisters
P. m
Sea
K. of P
Noble Grand Circle
Oral May
U. P
Sunset Park
Sunshine Community Club
Roy Foss
E. O. W. Club
Milt Denison Kolah
Cherry Just Us Club
Tessie Kery
Prairie Flower Mission Circle
Frank Leeper
Hazen Family Reunion Held at Ainsworth
The Hazen family reunion gathered yesterday at Mrs. Mary Woodside’s home in Ainsworth with about 35 attendees. Attendees included Loren Hazen and daughter Delores of Ainsworth, Charles Hazen of Washington, Glen Hazen of Muscatine, Art Hazen of Houston, and extended family from Ottumwa Danville New London Washington and Ottumwa.
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Hazen
Mary Woodside
Ainsworth
Roy
John Woodside
Danville
Iowa
Manford Woodside
New London
Loren Hazen
Delores
Charles Hazen
Howard Hazen
Washington
Glen Hazen
Muscatine
Pearl Thompson
Mae Lamb
Ottumwa
Don Hazen
Rodney Arnold
Bobby
Art Hazen
Houston
Texas
Virginia Hazen
Ralph Young
Standard Bearers Have Ten Present
AINSWORTH July 15 The Standard Bearers met at Mrs Norma Clege s home with nine members and one guest Mrs Alice Norman present Miss Wilma Stephens led devotional and Miss Joyce Butterworth led the program on Burma Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Helen Mecreedy Vice President Joyce Butterworth Corresponding Secretary Helen Wheeler Recording Secretary Dorothy Pearson Treasurer Mrs Norma Clegg Assistant Treasurer Leila Gesling Sponsor Mrs E K Annas Entertainment by Mrs Alice Stewart Hostesses were Mrs Clegg and Leila Gesling
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Leila Gesling
E. K. Annas
Alice Stewart
Women's Home Missionary Society
Mystery Daughters
Mrs Clegg
Lawn Picnic for Just Us Club Members
Just Us club members may bring a guest to a lawn picnic at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The event will be hosted at Mrs. Tessie Kerr's home. Members should bring sandwiches a dish to pass and their own table service.
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Just Us Club
Tessie Kerr
Wagenknecht Family Gathers for Birthday Eve
Relatives gathered for a birthday eve at a residence. Attendees included sister Mrs Anna Wagenknecht and son Louis, and many Wagenknecht relatives plus friends from Detroit. Ice cream and cakes were served as guests extended birthday wishes for many more to come.
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Anna Wagenknecht
Louis
Herman Wagenknecht
Henry Wagenknecht
Rudy Wagenknecht
Fred Zieglowsky
Melo Lasek
R. R. Knottsherus
Mary Prymek
4-H Jolly Jokers Plan Achievement Day for Own Club
The 4-H Jolly Jokers met with Mrs. Leslie Gates on Thursday. Roll call referenced Care of Linens and Rosalie Combs delivered a health report on care of the threat. Ruth Mary Dunbar won the well groomed contest with Georgina Stirling second. Rosa lie Combs was elected most popular girl. Leader Miss Isabelle Combs aided members with patterns. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Gates with Bernadine Long and Georgina Stirling assisting.
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Leslie Gates
Rosalie Combs
Ruth Foster
Ruthmary Dunbar
Georgina Stirling
Isabelle Combs
Gates
Bernadine Long
Mrs. Donald Coats Honored at Postnuptial Shower
A post-nuptial shower honored Mrs. Donald Coats, formerly Helen Schoonover, last Thursday at the country home of Maurine and Helen Martin. Twelve former schoolmates and friends at three tables enjoyed contests and booklet crafts, with pink and white decorations guiding the bride to gifts and refreshments.
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Donald Coats
Helen Schoonover
Maurine
Helen Martin
Vera Smith
Lucille Nicola
Ruth Foster
Helen Green
Arlene Easter
Mary Mickey
Evelyn Watson
Lillian Dunbar
Marjorie Robertson
Teta Smith
St. Louis
Katherine Bigley Wed at Kinross in Riverside
Announcement from Riverside reports the July 2 marriage of Miss Katherine Bigley of North English to Gordon Webster of Iowa City at Sacred Heart rectory Kinross with Rev. Manning officiating. Attendants were Miss Irene Baird and Elmer Bigley.
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William Bigley
Riverside
University High School of
Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Webster- Nash Motor Company
Webster
Henry Vegey
Oddfellow Lodge
Victor Burich
Noble Grand
G. W. Younkin
Allen Younkin
Verne Younkin
Everett Younkin
William Ingram
Stanley Heck
N. G
Wesley Prehoda
Roy Flynn
V. G
Edeward Bruegge
Harold Younkin
Woman's Place in Farm Life Topic at Co operation Institute
In Ithaca New York July 15 20 the 11th annual American Institute of Co operation at Cornell University will explore women's roles in modern farming and farm co operative movements. Hundreds of farm women from across the United States are expected. Speakers include Mrs George Tyler Flora Rose E R Hayden and J D Miller led discussions on home economics leadership dairy and co operation.
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Ithaca
N. Y
American Institute of Co-operation
Cornell University
United States
George Tyler
North Bloomfield
State Federation of Home Bureaus
Flora Rose
State College of Home Economics
E. R. Hayden
Corfu
Dairymen’s League
J. D. Miller
Susquehanna
National Co-operative Council
Couple Known Here to Wed On This Date
Today marks the wedding of Miss Kathryn Hartman of Des Moines to John A Toothill of Chicago formerly of Des Moines. Toothill leads the Chicago office of Devine Tenney Corporation, national ad representative of the Journal. The couple will reside in Chicago. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Carl R. Hartman, 2098 Grand Avenue.
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Kathryn Hartman
Des Moines
John A. Toothill
Chicago
Toothill
Devine Tenney Corporation
Journal
Carl R. Hartman
Grand Avenue
Kolah Club Plans Wednesday Tea Towel Embroidery
Kolah Club members will meet this Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. John Cherry's home to embroider tea towels.
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Kolah Club
John Cherry
Prairie Flower Circle Meeting This Week
Missionary group Prairie Flower Circle will meet at Mrs. Frank Leeper's home Thursday afternoon July 18. Mrs. Gladys Mouser serves as assistant hostess. On the program committee are Mrs. C. K. Scott and Mrs. J. R. Rittenhouse.
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Prairie Flower Mission Circle
Frank Leeper
Gladys Mouser
C. K. Scott
J. R. Rittenhouse
C O C Class Skips Lesson Due to Warm Weather
West Chester Methodist C O C class met at Miss Mollie Tierney's home Thursday afternoon but no lesson was held because of warm weather. Mrs Boyer the teacher read two short articles by Prof Forman. The event was social with flowers admired and luncheon served by the hostess assisted by Mrs Carrie and Mrs Lynn.
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West Chester Methodist C. O. C
Mollie Tierney
Boyer
Forman
Carrie
Lynn
Riverside Notes Local Birth and News Roundup
A Riverside area note reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Clarence Darrow at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids on July 5 with the mother named as former local teacher Miss Joan Reinhardt. The column also mentions visits and relocations involving the Knebel family, Griffins, Beatties and others, plus Lamont Duwa’s home recovery after a pony kick injury.
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Riverside
Clarence Darrow
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Joan Reinhardt
John Gerveler
Ruth
Fort Madison
William Knebel
Lamont Duwa
Iowa City
Clair Beatty
Roy Gerot
Mary Prymek
Henry Veggy
Ray Fesler
Anetta
Marengo
Anna Chihak
Runaway causes injuries to Edward Havel at South Highland
Edward Havel suffered multiple broken ribs and cuts after a runaway while unhitching from a cultivator near South Highland last Saturday. The incident follows a busy farming week with plowing haying and oat cutting in the area. Local residents mentioned include Emma Brown Fredenia visiting Anna Knottnerus and families such as Horak and Lasek children at the John Lasek home.
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Melo Lasek
South Highland
Edward Havel
Emma Brown
Fredonia
Anna Knottnerus
Anthony Horak
Edd
Elma
Mary
Raymond
Dorothy
Yaro Lasek
John Lasek
Young Men Bring Brides for Visit With Parents
Earnest and Dwight Booth arrived at their parents home at four o'clock Sunday morning with their new brides. They married on Saturday in Wisconsin and drove through the night to spend a few hours with Mr and Mrs M E Booth. Mildred Shebeck visits Mary Jones near Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs D C Griggs and Duane were Sunday dinner guests at the Jim Griggs home in West Chester.
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John Shebeck
Earnest
Dwight Booth
Wisconsin
M. E. Booth
Mildred Shebeck
Mary Jones
Crawfordsville
D. C. Griggs
Duane
Jim Griggs
West Chester
Smugglers Profit From Prohibition and Fiscal Maneuvers
The column connects postwar liquor smuggling profits to high duties and a Saint Pierre and Miquelon fleet. It notes Morgenthau’s currency actions preserving the French franc, a crackdown on illicit rum, and a New York political anecdote about James J. Walker ending a legislative session with a grab-bag of bills.
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United States
St Pierre and Miquelon
New York
New Jersey
State Department
Quai de'Orsay
Morgenthau
France
United States Treasury
Treasury
Morgenthau Tol
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
James J. Walker
Jimmy
City
State Senate
Walker
Rules Committee
New York State
Roosevelt Not Seriously Ill Says Washington Remark
Washington notes circulate about President Roosevelt’s health claim as rumor and misreporting. Officials state he is not seriously ill, countering gossip that spread through locals and media.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt adviser Howe blamed for New Deal missteps
The piece attributes recent New Deal blunders to Louis McHenry Howe, longtime presidential secretary and adviser, noting his prolonged illness and inactivity while remaining closely tied to Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Franklin
Albany
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Highland
Herman Luers
Hope Ott
Luers
P. KB. O
Mrs. Luers
Keokuk Dam
Keokuk
Jim
Harold Griggs
B. J. Holmes
South Second Avenue
Harold Rath
Fast Highland
Clinto
Roshart
Jim Walker
Jesse Wenger
Donald Kuhn
Louise
Lois Noble
Mary Eloise Cupp
Charles McAvoy
John Doyle Cupp
Mrs. MeAvoy
Jolly Jokers
Mrs
Katherine Bigley
Kinross
League of the Sacred Heart of St. Mary's
W. J. Bockman
Lone Tree
Collins
Hills
Charles Zellner
Leo Kohl
Carl Seeman
Pauline Reed
Chriss Unternahrer
Henry County Hospital
Prairie Flower Circle
C.O.C
William Powell
Capade
THE
State Theatre
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington, D. C
Bank of France
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Jean Tannery
Rothschild’s
Garret
Liquid Veneer Corporation
Buttate
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Trupep
Ments
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