Rhea family hosts dinner honoring Mabel Schutts and baby
The Rhea family dinner at Clint Rhea home pays tribute to Mrs. Mabel Schutts and Colorado Springs infant. Out of town guests include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhea of Sigourney and others from New London Burlington and Burlington.
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Crawfordsville
Rhea
Clint Rhea
Mabel Schutts
Baby
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert Rhea
Sigourney
Lee Rhea
Betty
New London
Everette Rhea
Burlington
Bruce McCleary
Des Moines
J. S. McCleary
Paul Hultqurst
Henry Deharper
Mt. Union
Bert Orris
Jepson
John Buliers
Community Threshing and Tragedy Touch Local Week
Visitors from Billings and Wyoming stay with local families as threshing runs full swing and oats bring 20 cents a bushel. The community mourns 13 year old Irene Burger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Burger, with condolences offered to all affected families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Doss van Winkle
Glen Payne
Wm. Ridinger
Jim Tucker
Washington
Loren Dussenberry
George Ackey
Irene Burger
Jake Burger
Gernenville
Irene
Howard
Alice
West Chester Notes on Visitors and Departures
Bob Waltson of Oskaloosa visited the Tip Waltson home Sunday. Miss Virginia Rohrer returned Sunday from Oskaloosa with her folks. She visited her Uncle Ray Page for a couple of weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Waltson
Oskaloosa
Tip Waltson
Virginia Rohrer
Ray Page
Brighton Social Roundup Delights for Local Family Birthday
Dana Saunders hosted about 30 relatives for her father’s 74th birthday with a cafeteria style lawn dinner. Attendees included the Clingmans Packwood Edwards Linby Reeves Patterson Pickington Downing Patterson Oswalt Long Saund ers Fichtner Morgan and many Brighton area residents. Other notes mention club picnics at Walton Lake Fairfield visits and a U S convention at the Brighton church drawing wide attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Dana Saunders
John Clingman
Packwood
Chas. Edwards
Linby
Ray Reeves
Washington
Andy Patterson
Kenneth and
Otto
Ollie
Clifton Pickington
Sigourney
Dorothy Downing
Florence
Grace Patterson
Willard ‘Ineman
Kermit Oswalt
Long
U. S
Brighton M. EB
Rubio
Clay
Pleasant Plain
F. J. Gentz
Viola
Muscatine
Davenport
Harmony Club
Walton Lake
Fairfield
Sunday School Picnic and threshing progress noted in Eureka area
The Eureka Sunday school kids enjoyed a picnic on Pansy Hill. Threshing machines are active. Marcus Kuhn started Monday, Davison brothers Tuesday, and Frank Snider with a combine. Neighbors Howard Wagner and Joe Wolfe were seen visiting, while Fort Messenger plans a Muscatine return. Nearby families, visits, and travel marked the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eureka
Pansy Hill
Marcus Kuhn
Davison Brothers
Jack Riley
Frank Snider
Chas. Scranton
Will
Chas
McKay
Howard Wagner
Howard Wagners
Fort Nicola
Joe Wolfe
Clark Wagner
J. J. Davison
Missing Heiress linked to grisly murder scene in Peddler’s Road house
In a grim chapter, Geraldine Foster vanishes from Dr. Humphrey Maskell’s office as police find a blood stained scene at a deserted house on Peddler’s Road. A nude corpse is buried nearby and identified as Geraldine by her roommate Betty Canfield. Thatcher Colt leads a meticulous homicide operation with forensics and perimeters mapped for a jury.
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Geraldine Foster
Humphrey Maskell
Morgan
Maskell
Geraldine
Harry Armstrong
Ephraim Foster
Thatcher Colt
Peddler's Road
Colt
Betty Canfield
Neil McMahon
Department
U. F. No
Washington Square
Tony
Power and Politics Clash in Murder Case
Thatcher Colt and Merle Dougherty take charge amid a grim murder inquiry. Dougherty asserts a swift electric chair outcome while Colt coordinates the investigation with Hogan and the DA. The scene sets a high stakes clash of authority as Betty Canfield’s case unfolds.
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Dougherty
Geraldine Foster
Colt
Thatcher Colt
Wellman Notes and Visits Reported by Cordelle Braeden
Clifford Eiyestone of Brighton called at the T Ellis Rickey home in Wellman. Nephews of L E Gardner from Des Moines visited and stayed with the Gardner family. The former pastor and wife now in Albia returned with their son David from U S summer school. Georgia Hotle visited Wellman while at Coe College. Birth announced for Marilyn Joy to Mr and Mrs Walden Smith. Mr Smith is Crawfordsville schools superintendent and a former Wellman lad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Clifford Eiyestone
Brighton
T. Ellis Rickey
L. E. Gardner
Des Moines
Ntew
Barker
Albia
Town City
David
U. S
L. E Gardner
Alice
Betty “Treves
Georgia Hotle
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Walden Smith
Marilyn Joy
Smith
Crawfordsville
Rodney Weeks
Ellis Shaffer
Aurora
Fred Messenger
Can Bambino Hold Home Run Throne
The Bambino faces stiff competition for the home run crown as Babe Ruth trails rivals including Lou Gehrig, Chuck Klein, Jimmie Foxx, and Earl Averill. The season shows the King of Swat with ups and downs amid strong challengers from major clubs.
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Babe Ruth
Gehrig
Yankees
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Jimmy Foxx
Connie Mack
Athletics
Averill
Cleveland Indians
Kings
Kings of
Swat
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Lois
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Edwards
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Amos Christner
Andrew Zihlman
Elmer Reshley
Dave Buidosier
Nick Amrine
West Chester
D. L. Rohrer
Rhua Heldnick
Dale Schafer
Madge Parry
Roy Burge
Washington, D. C
G. I
Albert Saunders
Mary Wikoff
L. EB. Bidwell
Frank Hoskins
Donald
Cora Pringle
Myrtle Helmick
Kwalyn
Hoddier
Rex
Winfield
Basil Jones
Gale Heacock
Baldwin Park
Calif
Jones
Jolly Ten Club
Iowa City
Orpha Griffith
Washington K
Fred Wagner
Fort Messenger
Mrs. Lee Messenger
Mrs. Nort Messenger
Keota
Nort Messenger
Lee
Messenger
Tom
Rossie
Town
Earle
Miksch
Mother
Mrs. Barn
Heart of Long Beach
L. B E. Gardner
Isee Ceiraers
Eco (Lede, Inc
Wickes
Statisical
Schwaab
Merle Dougherty
Hotspur
New York
Hogan
District Attorney
Chuckk, Kein
Lou Gehrig
Liccurr & Mysas Tasacco Co
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