Birthday wishes highlighted for local residents
Many happy returns are wished today to Mrs. L. J. Fry Mrs. F. L. Mangold Harry Whittaker and Harry Sizer. East Highland residents Miss Marjorie Coon Ainsworth Frank Mincer and James Dvorak share birthdays. Roger Chapman son of Nellie Chapman is ten. Thelma Arthur daughter of Fred Hall turns twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Fry
F. L. Mangold
Harry Whittaker
Harry Sizer
Marjorie Coon, Ainsworth
Frank Mincer
James Dvorak
East Highland
Roger Chapman
Nellie Chapman
Thelma Arthur
Fred Hall
Fifty Relatives Attend Reunion of Stout Family
The Stout family reunion convened at the Fred Klopfenstein home with fifty relatives present. A business meeting elected AOS Stout, S., president, Mrs. Harold Klopfenstein, vice president, Fred Klopfenstein, secretary-treasurer, and formed committees for next year. Plans were set to hold the next reunion at Sunset park on the third Sunday in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout
Fred Klopfenstein
Aos Stout
Harold Klopfenstein
Lloyd Stout
Keith Barnes
Far! Salterburg
Miles Stout
George Stout
Bertha Klopfenstein
Elsie Stout
Lafe Klopfenstein
Walter Stout
Karl Salterburg
Jessie Stout
Ragar Stout
Sunset Park
Golf Breakfast Prizes Won At Country Club Event
Twenty present at breakfast as prizes awarded to Mrs Dan Brindley for low score on hole one with a single club and to Mrs KK Stutsman for best on hole seven. Twenty guests were served, table adorned with summer flowers. Hostesses were Mrs Edward Sullivan, Misses Virginian Moore and Helen Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Brindley
KK. & Stutsman
Brindley
Stutsman
Edward Sullivan
Virginian Moore
Helen Jones
Y's Men and Wives Skating Party in Muscatine
Eighteen Washington Y's Men and their wives traveled to Muscatine for an evening of roller skating with the Muscatine club. The outing provided entertainment and amusement as many had not skated since childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Y
Musatine
Muscatine Club
Washington
Booster Club Meeting Tuesday With Mrs Rickey
Mrs Charles Rickey hosted Rooster club with sixteen members and guests Delores Alliman Dayton Marguerite Hering May Smith presiding. Meeting voted for a club picnic. entertainment by Mrs Ralph Stewart and Mrs Fred Stewart included games with prizes. next gathering set for Tuesday July 28 at Mrs Burt Dill's home.
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Charles Rickey
Rooster Club
Lloyd Alliman
Delores
Dayton
Marguerite Hering
May Smith
Ralph Stewart
Fred DP. Stewart
Woodburn
Rickey
Clmb
Burt Dill
Measurements of Venus de Milo Height and proportions
The Venus de Milo is described as 5 feet 84 inches tall with a bust of 2S inches and a waist of 31 inches. Estimated weight for a woman of similar proportions ranges from 105 to 170 pounds.
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Venus de Milo
Social calendar highlights club events and meetings
Thursday events include Kolah club at 2 pm and Rural Women's club afternoon session. Walnut and Garden clubs host meetings with ice cream social and 7:30 pm sessions. A Country club potluck dinner at the clubhouse, a Pansy Hill club picnic at Babb home, and Grace Hill Ladies Aid social. Baptist Ladies Missionary luncheon at the church with bake sale donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolah Club
Steve Crawford
Rural Women’s Club
Grant Humeston
Walnut Women's Club
Ralph Charpelinge
Rtl Dean
Iowa Avenue
West Chester
Queen Esther Circle
P. Will.c
Priday Pansy Hill Club
BE. Babb
Old Embroidery Club
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Baptist Ladies Missionary and
Miss McCleery Complimented at Many Parties in Ohio
Miss Carolyn McCleery, soon to wed Dr. McE nhie Lee Phelps of Cincinnati on August 18, receives multiple social honors this week. Mrs. George Rudiger and Mrs. Shirley Clark hosted a luncheon for twelve at North Side cafe, with bride games afterward at Mrs. Clark’s home. A brunch is planned by three aunts and Mrs. Neto McLaughlin, Mrs. W. McLaughlin, and Miss Carolyn Hamilton at United Presbyterian church. An afternoon event at Nell Trotman’s home will close Sunday school class activities, with Mrs. Joe Wright and Mrs. Maynard Brown hosting the 4:30 gathering for the bride-elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn McCleery
McE Nhie Lee Phelps
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Rudiger
Shirley Clark
North Side
Clark
Miss McCleerys
Neto McLaughlin
W. McLaughlin
Carolyn Hamilton
Sion
United Presbyterian Church
Nell Trotman
McCreery
Joe Wright
Maynard Brown
Presbyterian cottage-prayer meeting at Clapper home
A cottage-prayer gathering is announced to take place at 320 West Washington Street the Wednesday morning at 9 5. The St James Lawn festival is slated for Wednesday evening on July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Sirs
George Clapper
West
Washington Street
St. James
Female Spider the Spinner Spins Webs More Often
Most spiders spin the web, and females are the primary web builders while males rarely spin. This behavioral pattern highlights the female's central role in web creation and prey capture.
Seek Continuance of Injunction Case on Insurance Tax
The Yeomen Mutual Insurance Co of Iowa asks for a continuance in Polk County district court delaying a ruling on the state premium tax. The dispute tests state authority to levy the tax on fraternal benevolent associations and includes a renewal certificate issue tied to the April 1 deadline. About 1500 dollars is at stake for Yeomen Mutual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Insurance Department
Yeomen Mutual Insurance Company of
Iowa
Polk County
Gismet Court
Invaterial Insurance
Yeoman
Yeoman Mutual Insurance Co
Mrs. Sara Smith Celebrates 99th Birthday in Keota
Mrs. Sara C Smith of Keota Washington and Keokuk counties marked her ninety ninth birthday at daughter Mrs J P Wood's Fairfield home on a July weekend. Born in a Missouri log cabin during Andrew Jackson's era she has lived through 25 of 31 US presidents and lived with two husbands a Confederate soldier and a Union Civil War veteran. She reads without glasses enjoys Amos and Andy on radio and quilts for her grandchildren while planning a big centennial celebration next year.
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Keota
Sara Cc. Smith
Washington
Keokuk
J. P. Wood
Fairfield
Smith
Hannibal
Missouri
Andrew Jackson
United States
Thanking friends for hospital kindness and flowers
Mrs. Rudolf Wagenkdeett expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for flowers, cards, and letters received during her hospital stay, noting appreciation for the support and kindness she experienced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Wagenkdeett
Committee Plans Children's Program at Bethel Church
Bethel records a well attended social with readings and music. Ruth Gideon and Mrs Dell Walker met to plan the missionary meeting children program. Local families visit and other community notes on threshing, illness, and Bethel C E meeting leadership.
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Bethel Church
Longevity Secret: Mind Your Own Business Says 105-Year-Old
A centenarian woman credits her 105 years to one simple rule keep to herself and mind her own business. Her wry remark highlights a timeless formula for longevity embraced as a humorous life lesson.
Meaning of Education
Education is any preparation in telligently carried on or instinctively acquired. While trains one to do supremely well the thing which nature meant blind or her for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blin
Local News Notes From Crawfordsville Visit Closures
Crawfordsville July 22 Nellie Manners reports visitors from Yarmouth and York Nebraska joining local homes. Mrs Brown and Mrs Orchard appear in social rounds at Dwight Brown and Earl Monson homes. Young Peoples society held an all day picnic at Weed Park Muscatine with Lawrence Peters of Detroit in attendance.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
William Brown
Yarmouth
Dwight Brown
Brown
Verlee Orchard
Laurie Monson
York
Nebraska
Earl Monson
Iowa City
Young Peoples Society
The
United Presbyterian Church
Weed Park
Muscatine
Lawrence Peters
Detroit
Pilotburg Farmers Finish Threshing Jobs in a Hurry
Pilotburg July 21 The Jake Bishop threshing crew held a meeting Monday at Stanley Mousers. Stan is on the tractor, George Dittmer on the separator. They started for Alison Maas Thursday morning. speed aided by dry conditions. Oats averaged about 40 bushels per acre. Will Blum threshes near Bure west and south. Mrs Esther Hamilton threshing today. Ora Stump threshing Tuesday then moved north with his machine. Mrs Frank Leeper cooking dinners for the Jake Bishop crew. Katherine Webher aiding Mrs Carl D. Anderson with housework returned home Friday night. Her father works for Toppan Johnson near Wellman. they plan a two-week vacation to Kentucky. Elwin Lewis of Washington baling straw for Carl D. Anderson. Marion Stransky and no will for Albert Maas and perhaps others. New straw very dry and brittle, hard to bale. No straw wasted this year. feed needs high. Cornfields rooking badly. wardens nearly gone. Poultry flocks down to few eggs. Mrs Clara Fisher and two grandchildren visited with Mrs Albert Stransky. others visited: Rosetta Vodickka, Helen and Alvin Needley, then Joe Vodicka and Frank Stransky. Mrs Lydia Horak and Harold visited all day with sister Edith Pribelt and children. Mr and Mrs Harold Schulty drove to Ohio to visit relatives formerly of Wellman and Washington.
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Pilotburg
Jake Bishop
Stanley Mousers
Stanley
George Dittmer
Alison Maas
Will Blum
Esther Hamilton
Frank Leeper
Jake Bishop Row
Katherine Webher
Carl D. Anderson
Toppan Johnson
Wellman
Kentucky
Elwin Lewis
Washington
Carl ID. Anderson
Marion Stransky
Albert Maas
Clara Fisher
Bobbie
Beverly Fisher
Iowa City
Albert
Gracehill Ladies to Present Ice Cream Social Play
Gracehill will host an ice cream social next Friday evening on the church lawn. The play Uncle Jim my returns, performed by local members. Social attendees include Mrs. Strohm, Miss Johnson, and Miss Horak with various area families visiting and picnics at Skunk River.
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Gracehill Ladies
Executive visits brighton friends in busy weekend
Local notes show Paul Endicott and son John traveling from Washington to Claremont, Calif., visiting relatives in Brighton. Katheryn Mann from Mt. Pleasant visited relatives. many townsfolk hosted kin, attended reunions, and traveled to Des Moines and Osceola for events and family duties.
Iowa Golf Title Entries Grow for Women's Tourney
West Okoboji Iowa hosts the annual Iowa State Women's golf tournament July 27 to 31 with defending champion Edith Estabrooke and Lucile Robinson Mann leading a field that includes Day Waterman of Davenport and Miss Morton of Dubuque. Contenders from Des Moines include Mrs. K. D Stone, Charlotte Ames, and Jernet Jones as course conditions stay dry and greens hold well ahead of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
West Okoboji
Davenport
Indy Mortoh
West Okoboji Star
Dave Bonella
Ottumwa
Mra. K. D Stone
Des Moines
Chamepion
Charlotte Ames
Cleag Lake
Jernet Jones
Misa
Morton
Mann
Miss Robine
Miss Estabrooks
Day Waterman
Dubuque
William McConauchy Attends J C Penney Managers Meeting
William McConauchy is in Ottumwa today for a group meeting of J. C. Penney store managers. The gathering focuses on store operations and management strategies.
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William McConauchy
Issing
Ottumwa
J. C. Penney
Michigan visitor departs for Cheyenne WY trip
Michigan resident who has been visiting at the Fazie and Harper homes left Tuesday morning with his grandmother Mrs Charlie Sommer. The Misses Fasie Harper and Lois Harper and Gladys Maxwell went with Forrest McNeill to Town City to catch the bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Fazie
Lois Harper
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Charlie Sommer
Fasie
Lois Harner
Gladys Maxwell
Forrest McNeill
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Booster Club
Venus
Madammees
State Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Miss McCleery
Sara Smith
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Cats
Dell Walker
Missionary Meeting
Martha Marie
Howard Jay Sands
George Sands
Terris
Davis
Dred Davis
Cloyd Bueter
Detroit Mich
Elizabeth
Willis
Gideon
Gretty Ramsey
Parker
Wayne Odeon
Parker Home
Gladys Wolfe
Betty McCartney
Alice Wolf
Mae Gideon
Maurice Meyer
Williameburs
Bethel C. E
Alice Rothlisberger
Frank Stransky
A. J. Robertson
Gracehill
Ladies Aid
Uncle Jimmy
Jay Carris
Susie Johnson
Strohm
Nellie Horak
Jessie May Cherwinker
Boies
O. A. Strohm
George Brown
Ainsworth
Andrew Brown
Florence Brown
Travis Brassfield
Mr. Anderson
Guy Brown
Skunk River
Frank
Joe Janacek
Forrest Brinning
M. Nm. Horak
Walter Bennett
Harley Cherwinker
Asahel Robertson Harold Bray
Pearl Bennett
Warren
Ray
Norma Wilkins
Oriel Sankey
Royal Robertson
Brighton
Paul Endicott
Calirpornea
Rhya Helmick
John
Washington, D. C
Claremont
Calif
Paul
National Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Los Angeles
Katheryn Mann
P. FE. O
Mt. Pleasant
Marion
Ellen Faye Parks
Ellen Parks
Lacey Lines
Marjorie
Sines
Andy Farrier
Chas
Shepherd
Olds
John Diller
Merle White
Glen Willits
A. R E. Horton
Minnesota
Frank Gibson
Sandra
Oseechla
Clyde Coffin
Carroll Johnson
Joel Hoskins
White's Institute
New Providence
Doris Whisler
Francis
Marshalltown
Willis Horton
Billy
Ted
Osceela
Gibson
Ted Horton
D. J. Kyle
Dell
Miami
Florida
Byron Stone
Kyles
Horton
A. I
Mildred Gibson
Osceola
Nat Bobbie Robertson
Chas. Robertson
Alice
Helen Harvey
C. J. Trenry
Chas. Stump
Pec
Rile McConaughy
Penney
Woile
Kien
Men’s Navissok Unions
Jen
of Rayon
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