Rain brightens pastures and social notes from district life
District 4 records a rainy spell boosting pastures and family gatherings. The column notes visits, birthdays, weddings, illnesses, and community events with locals such as Mrs. Spencer Reed, Mildred Faramon, the McConnells, Golia Miller, Elwyn Gardener, Ruth Lanc er, and others. Attendees share ice cream, cake, and watermelon at multiple gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Reed
Mildred Faramon
Will McConnell
Ralph Morris
Joan
Golia Miller
Ruth
B. Reed
Jacksonville
Russell Mabin
Betty Jean
Jim Swift
Elwyn Gardener
Ruth Lancer
Ethel
Leona Wagner
Robert Turnipseed
Ronald Armstrong
Gardner
Francis) McConnell
White Oak Briefs Report Family News
Mrs. Lloyd Luers, White Oak correspondent, notes Mrs. Steve Morgan and children Dolores. Continued local notes from White Oak community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak
Lloyd Luers
Steve Morgan
Dolores
Northern Star 4H Club Meeting and County Gatherings
Bethel July 16 report covers the Northern Star JH club session at Jean Mary and Marjorie Walker home with demonstrations on hand care and hair care. Many 4H members and guests attend as well as county farm bureau events and a large family visit schedule unfolds with travel to Des Moines and local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Vince Marek
Chicago
Northern Star JH Club
Jean
Mary
Harry Drake
Winifred Gerdes
Betty Drake
Arline
Kathryn Stewart
Wary
Marjorie Walker
Arline Knotek
Viice Marek
Loyd
Donald
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Walter Smith
Jean Mary
Loyd Humston
Mumston
Rural Womens Club
Sam Bower
Prairie Center Social Trio Returns Home
Mr and Mrs Fred Zieglowsky Bernier Richard and Farr Mrs Carl Zieglowsky and Miss Augusta Koehler returned Monday from a trip ending with their arrival at Prairie Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Center
Fred Zieglowsky
Bernier
Richard and
Farr
Carl Zieglowsky
Augusta Koehler
Skubal Brothers Tie Birrer in Saturday Softball Night
Riverside game under the lights ended with a victory for the Skubal Brothers against the Birrer team. Strong pitching and timely hits secured the win in a competitive local outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skubal Brothers
Birrer
Hardscrabble Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs J M Pulver reports social visits across Hardscrabble. Families like Osweiler Sehmitts and Robertsons shared Sunday gatherings. Hogs were hauled to Chicago by Glenn Gordon for Robertson Bros with Royal as escort. Reighard reunion drew Glenn Littles and Glenn Millers at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Gordon
Chicago
Robertson Bros. Royal
Joe Schlatter
H. T. Carris
Glenn Little
Glenn Miller
Reighard
Sunset Park
John Webran Keith
Waterloo
John Robertson
Walter Kyron Edwards
Margaret Robertson
Family Notices Highlight Phillips Wallace Hirdabi Bonds
Mr and Mrs Way Phillips and the grandfatherly lineage are pledged in a granddaughter Delores Wallace with Mr and Mrs George Hirdabi and their daughter. The readable fragments depict a family announcement style common in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Way Phillips
Delores Wallace
Mra
George Hirdabi
Daugh
Local families visit and social gatherings list
The article records numerous visits among local households including Ed Kallaus, Fred Klein, Virginia Lea, Henry Klein, Dewey Weeks, Anthony Marek, Joe Soukup, Louie Horak, Ed Beranek, Ed Prebyl, Billy Kallous, Viola Krots, Lena Krots, John Horak, Bart Maheffey, and Mt Beranek. It notes two horses killed by lightning Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Ed Prethyl
Ed Kallaus
Fred Klein
Virignna Lea
Henry Klein
Eckles
Dewey Weeks
Joe Soukup
Anthony Mareks
Alex Maheffey
Junior
Ed Beranek
Joe Beranek
Louie Horak
Virginia Lea
Ed Prebyl
Bily Kallous
Viola Krots
Ed Kallous
Dale Horak
Dale Nav
Lena Krots
John Horak
Maheffey
Mt Beranek
Ed Hora
James Knotek Nove Sun
Local Families Attend Sunday Gatherings and Travel Plans
Crawford residents hosted Sunday dinners at Noah Pichard and Joe Schlatter homes. Ed Olson and Lyman John families welcomed Buth Marie Vivian Criss and others. Lyman Johnson takes Marie Velma on Excelsion Springs Missouri trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Lester Krabill
Washington
Will Kiehelberger
Noah Pichard
Buth Marie
Vivian Criss
Ed Olson
Lyman John
Marie
Velma
Joe Schlatter
Crawfordsville
Alvin Roth
Johnnie
Clara Roth
Milford
Nebraska
Leonard Wyse
Mary Johnson
Swedesburg
Carl Sanberg
Noah Richard
Lyman Johnson
Wayland
Clark Swanson
Carl Anderson
Excelsion Springs
Missouri
Merrimac Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Carl Amrine reports on Merrimac residents visiting friends and relatives. Mr Sam Marsh and son James spent Thursday evening with Kilmer Reshleyr. Mrs Doss Van Winkle visited with Lester Kientz. Edna and Marjorie Laftster stayed with their uncle. People helped thresher hands and neighbors shopped in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Dale
Fairfield
Lloyd Luers
Morgan
Lloyd = Luers
Richland High School
Carl Daering
Virginia Brown
Daering
M. M. Club
Worth Noecker
Sunset Park
Merrimac
Sam Marsh
James
Hermen Bell
Kilmer Reshleyr
Doss van Winkle
Lester Kientz
Andrew Zihlman
Jake Burger
Dose van Winkle
Earl Smith
Boyd Lantz
Edna
Marjorie Laftster
Lester Kienty
Glen Shafer
Mere A. N Amrine
Carl Amrine
Will Branton
Wfairfield
Elmer Reshley
Early Iowa pusher plane recalled in Davenport display
Former Washington man Oscar Sotbiig built one of the first pusher aeroplanes in Iowa. The 1000 pound craft carried three gallons of fuel for about 40 minutes of flight. Altitude was gained by rising 70 feet at 45 degrees before leveling and climbing again. a similar plane is in the Davenport museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Davenport
O. A. Solbrie
Oscar Sotbiig
Washington
Weekend Visits Spur Social Calls Across Towns
A flurry of weekend social calls included Betty and Harry traveling to Washington to visit Scott Jarrard Carl Amrine and Harold and Mrs A N Amrine in Wayland. Lester Kienty visited Brighton. John Hyde traveled to Ottumwa on business. The Baldosters hosted and visited relatives in multiple directions with Cedar Rapids Fairfield and Lake La Motte among the stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Harry
Washington
Scott Jarrard
Carl Amrine
Harold
A. N. Amrine
Wayland
Lester Kienty
Brighton
John Hyde
Ottumwa
Harry Anderson
Samuel
Zelma
Carol
Lake la Motte
Ray Baldoster
Lyle and
Evelyn
Dave Baldoster
Carl
Max
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Lon Shlyde
Johnnie Baldoster
Donald
A. N. Amrineg
Dave Raldosier
Prairie Flower kittenball shines on Keota field
Keota hosts a game on the newly lighted field as Prairie Flower kittenball defeats or performs well in front of local fans. Other notes include garden crops, storm travel near Haskins, and community updates from Washington and local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Keota
Mr. Martin
Walter Fisher
Roy Fisher
Haskins
Hubbies
Melancholy the Cat and Her Four Black Kittens
A fragment tells of a woman who blamed burdens and perceived herself as childless, leading to sorrow. She later adopts four black kittens and names the cat Melancholy, reflecting the mood she assigns to the pet.
Unusual Animal Abilities Highlighted in Brief
The passage notes that tigers and panthers mimic sounds of other animals, and that the goat cat erpillar can bite a pencil. It also mentions the lineas nemertine a large marine worm that can stretch from four to forty five feet.
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Lela Miller
Lioyd
Vince
Joy Marek
Mr. Whisler
Bobby
Whisler
Boyd Foster
Lloyd Foster
Billy
Robby
John Foster
Helen
Ruthy
Ames
Macgie Foster
Hattie McConnel
Foster
Stenley Foster
Everett
Stewart
Stanley
Wilson
Hartsburg
Lincoln
Fincis
Oriel Sankey
Kenneth
Roy Hahn
Chas. Zieglowsky
Oakland Mills
Chas
Don Wylie
John Kohler
John Barr
Henry Lunning
John Simmering, Jr
Clara
Viola
Illinois
Chas. Ruebsam
Lloyd Robertson
Merle Telford
Ollie
Lloyd
Merlener
Dorothy Ruebsam
Miriam Mikseh
Kenny
Lioyd Robertson
Grant Mes Kune
Cone Lake
Des Moines
Carl Hancher
Alvin Hahn
Alvin
West Chester
Sigourney
Frank Scanton
Roy Foss
Dc. H. Wolfe
Ellen
Kathe
Roy
Jessie
Gle' Hahn
der Wylie
Wylie Heme
Mary Graf
Ladora
Graf
Mary Fesler
Florian Swift
Firmin Waldschmidt
Aelred Knebel
Elmo Rummelhart
Aft Oskaloosa
Rhua Helmick
Harry Smith
Packwood
Fred Wanerna
L. W. Bomberger
K. Altvin
Central City
Mr. Bombergers
St. Olaf
Merl. Kessel
Klis Walton
Richard Peters
Lewie Peter
Dorothy Peters
John Davis
Carolyn
Maxine Davis
Columbuea Jet
Dana Pet
Roy LeGore
Newton
Dave Irwin
Hattie Dunbar
A. Ruebsam
Riverside
J. M. Pulver
Frank Osweiler
Kaby
John Sehmitt
Matt Wehr
Clarence Aller
Raymond Redlinger
Jack
Bobby Robertson
Egypt
Arthur Beranek
Mra C
Dayton
Keota Kate B. Glover
Lloyd Williams
Odd Fellows Lodge
R. A. Street
Martinsburg
A. A. McKeon
PLPR
Shorts
F. Korf
EF. V. Valenta
Rabekah
Ray White
EL .V. Valenta
HN. Dayton
Fred Reed
East Broadway
Keith
Scotland
Scostland Church
Fas
Jour Ver
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