Local Visitors and Family News from West Chester Area
Mrs. Marie Sample of Pasadena California visited a few weeks with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Eckles near West Chester. Mrs Maxine Elliott of Ainsworth shopped here Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Wendell Rider stayed Wednesday and plan to return to North Carolina to visit Mrs Rider's parents. They will be back to take the new apartment before school starts. Mr and Mrs Cy Birka of Phoenix Arizona were here ten days and attended a graveside service for Staff Sgt Carl Robert Adams. Arden Moore five underwent an operation at University hospital Iowa City and will return home Saturday then go back later for more treatment. Leo Shelangoski has returned from Mercy hospital Iowa City after major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sample
Pasadena
Calif
Robert Eckles
Near West Chester
Wendell Rider
Dave Elder
North Carolina
Cy Birka
Phoenix
Ariz
Snider
Birka
Carl Robert Adams
Arden Moore
Leo Shelangoski
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Hospital Admissions and Births Information
Admissions list includes Mrs. Mary Fredrick of Brighton and Walter Barnett of Newton. Births note a Keswick son born at 12 33 p m to Mr and Mrs Bernard Flander. Additional yesterday entries mention Robert Eagle and Mrs Charles Wolfe of Ainsworth. Today listing includes Walter Barnett and Mrs Myron Burroughs with daughter Mrs Harry Ackles and Mr Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fredrick
Brighton
Walter Barnett
Newton
Bernard Flander
Keswick
Robert Eagle
Charles Wolfe
Ainsworth
Myron Burroughs
Harry Ackles
Mr. Pleasant
GOP Convention Opens Tomorrow in Des Moines
Delegates begin arriving for the Republican state convention as district caucuses name candidates and committees. Gov. Blue and GOP nominee Beardsley will speak. all eight Republican congressmen expected to attend. George A. Wilson to deliver keynote. broadcasts set for WHO and Tall Corn network stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.S
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Hickenlooper
United States
England
France
Berlin
Europe
U. S
George A. Wilson
WHO
Tall Corn Network
Greston
Davenport
Muscatine
Mason City
Spencer
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Clinton
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
State Central Committee
Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
Stella Wilcox Returns From Three Week Iowa Trip
Stella Wilcox completed a three week vacation visiting relatives and friends in Des Moines and Perry. She also enjoyed time at Okoboji Lake and other northern Iowa spots. Dairy Treat Stand on E Wash St promotes treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Wilcox
Des Moines
Perry
Okoboji Lake
Iowa
Funeral services for Joseph M. Wilson held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services were held at ten o'clock today at the Jones funeral home led by Rev. Basil McBee. Music was provided by Mrs. George Masson and Mrs. Lester Luckenbill. Pallbearers included Dr. John Masson A. E. Atchison H. F. Finney Murray Finney George Masson and Blaine Pressly. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Wilson
Jones Funeral Home
Basil McBee
George Masson
Lester Luckenbill
John Masson
A. E. Atchison
H. F. Finney
Murray Finney
Blaine Pressly
Elm Grove Cemetery
Graveside rites for SSGT Carl R. Adams in Elm Grove
Graveside services for Staff Sergeant Carl R. Adams, a returning serviceman, were conducted at Elm Grove Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. Dr. Fred E. Miller led the service with pallbearers James Bye Clayton Ward Duane Johnson Robert Lowe Robert Custer and Robert Ross. Sherman Funeral Home arranged the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Adams
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fred E. Miller
James Bye
Clayton Ward
Duane Johnson
Robert Lowe
Robert Custer
Robert Ross
Sherman Funeral Home
Wife's death frees man held by police in Lincoln
Charles W. Robie 26 of Keith County Nebraska, held for extradition on desertion charges, was freed by Lincoln police after a telephone notice that his wife had died in a fire at their home on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
N. H
Charles W. Robie
Keith County
Neb. Robie
Nebraska
Fred Johnson
Robie
Army and Air Force press ahead with three year volunteer enlistments
Sgt Charles L Anson said recruiting will continue to rely on voluntary enlistments to meet manpower needs despite passed draft legislation. The Selective Service Act will fill the gap between authorized strength and volunteers. Volunteers are described as the backbone of Regular Forces with career men drawn from them. Enlistment options include 60+ technical specialties in the Army and similar specialist schools in the Air Force. Draft-age men can enlist 21 months active service, eighteen-year-olds one year, then transfer to the Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
Charles L. Anson
Sgt
Anson
Drake Descendants Hold Reunion Sunday
Columbus Junction residents gathered at the Marion Barnes home in Sigourney for a Drake family reunion with 25 attendees. Visitors and locals included Mrs. Lela Drake and Mrs. Etta Rock, plus relatives from Columbus Junction and nearby towns. The Battenhagen family also held a Sunday reunion at Columbia Junction, with plans for a 1949 gathering at Credit Island in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
S. R. Drake
Marion Barnes
Sigourney
Lela Drake
Etta Rock
William Johansmeier
Betty Tieman
McAllen
Tex
Spring Run
Evangelical-United Brethren Church
George J. Roths
Elaine Locker
Naomi Peraito
Chicago
Virgilia Williams
Muscatine
Elmer Smoke
Battenhagen
Henry Battenhagen
Columbia Junction
Credit Island
Davenport
Guest Day at Country Club Draws Eighty Ladies
About eighty ladies from Iowa City Wellman and Washington attend the Country Club Guest Day hosted by the Ladies Golf and Bridge Association on Wednesday July 21. Coffee and doughnuts precede a golf tournament with prizes awarded for low gross low net and other categories. A buffet luncheon followed with decoration details and twilight golf and bridge supper planned for the next Wednesday at 4 o clock with reservations via Mrs. Sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Wellman
Washington
Ladies Golf and Bridge Association
Darrell Ross
Don Paul
Ralph Gibson
Joe Cheves
Low Gross
Ben Patterson
Connie Day
Zelma Eves
Ruth Stewart
Low Potts
Dorothea Brindley
Ethel Kaspar
Ann Schlaubaugh
Martha Cheves
Betty Holland
Hugal Lensch
Ira Coon
Rosamond Bauer
Florence Kurtz
Jay Sellers
Donna Sellers
John Lee
Gerald Moothart
Sellers
Sunshine Club Holds Meeting With Housecleaning Hints
At the Sunshine Community club gathering hosted by Mrs. Pan Simmering, ten members and several guests discussed plans for a basket supper at the Charles Cannon home near Winfield and a Silver Lake picnic. A table talk tale about a wash boiler mishap by Mrs. Edward Miller ended with the boiler breaking and injuring her eye as she hung it on a nail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Community Club
Pan Simmering
Edward Miller
Richard Miller
Vicky
Ray C. Miller
Howard Kueneman
John Simmering
Irwin Simmering
Donny
Pete Koehler
Charles Cannon
Winfield
Silver Lake
Fadward Miller
Harold Kueneman
Erwin
Onion Juicing Method With Lemon Squeezer Twist
Slice a piece from the onion base and twist gently while pressing with a lemon squeezer. Do not remove the skin. This method helps extract juice efficiently without losing outer layers.
TV Mixers and Marines Face Olds In Doubleheader Tonight
Tonight offers a pair of matchups at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. The TV Mixers play Olds at 7:30 followed by the Marines against Olds, shaping evening action for local basketball fans.
Picnic at Sunset Park Brings Cedar Rapids Tellins Together
A Cedar Rapids group visited the William Tellin family Sunday for a picnic at Sunset Park. Relatives attended from Cedar Rapids and Kalona, including Art Tellin, Lester Tellin, Howard Kharling, Edward Tellin, Anita, Harold Ahrens and many others. The event featured picnics and photo taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
William Tellin
Sunset Park
Art Tellin
Lester Tellin
Howard Kharling
Edward Tellin
Anthony Tellin
Howard Pinch
Dary
Joseph Tellin
Anita
Harold Ahrens
Washington
George Shalla
Wayne and
Marlin
Norman Shalla
Kalona
Vincent Tellin
William Murphy
Riverside
Stout Reunion Held at Sunset Park
The annual Stout reunion took place Sunday at Sunset park. Attendees brought well filled baskets and included Cecil R. Lamb and L. J. from What Cheer Iowa traveling some distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout
Sunset Park
Cecil R. Lamb
L. J
What Cheer
Pink and blue shower honors Mrs. Unzieker at Jones home
A lawn shower hosted by Mrs. Fred Jones honored Mrs. Orville Unzieker. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments after which the gifts were opened and admired. Mrs. Jones was assisted by Mrs. Eli Knepp Bess Jones and Mrs. Edgar Knepp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Unzieker
Fred Jones
Jones Home
Jones
Eli Knepp
Bess Jones
Edgar Knepp
Ida Cavender and Mrs. Whistler Host Six O Clock Dinner
Ida Cavender and Mrs. Pearl Whistler entertained a group of friends at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday. The evening featured visiting and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cavender
Mrs. Pearl Whistler
Guenthers host dinner for Phoenix visitors
Mr and Mrs Elmer Guenther entertained at dinner Wednesday evening for Mr and Mrs Cy Birka of Phoenix Arizona who have been visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Guenther
Cy Birka
Phoenix, Ariz
Carris welcomes visiting Los Angeles relatives
Mrs. C. Harry Davis hosts Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Doty and daughter Mrs. L. L Waldatne with sons Michael and Patrick of Los Angeles California visiting Carris relatives in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Harry Davis
F. M. Doty
L. L Waldatne
Michael and
Patrick
Los Angeles
Calif
Carris
Jolly Jokers Group Meets at M Booth Home
The Jolly Jokers 4 H club met at Mrs Melvin Booth's home on Thursday July 15. Mrs Booth led a custard making demonstration and the group held a regular business meeting discussing activities for Sports Day. She treated the girls to Hotle's after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Jokers
M. Booth
Jolly Jokers 4-H Club
Melvin Booth
Farm Woman Killed in Truck Collision at Junction
Mrs. Irma Rogers 59, of a Zearing area farm, died in a crash at the junction of highway 317 and U.S. 65 last night. The truck driver, David Dahl 19, Ames, suffered only minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zearing
Irma Rogers
Social Calendar Highlights Church and Club Gatherings
Notices list events for the week including Women's Council of the Christian Church meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church, a Baptist Women’s Missionary Society luncheon at 12:45 p.m., and a Sunday H J Club potluck at 6:00 p.m. with apron wearers. Ainsworth trail ride hosted by Washington Saddle Club with a Wiener roast follows. Damascus Shrine picnic at Sunset Park includes potluck items. CDA Initiation at 6:20 p.m. at K C hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Council of the Christian Church
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Paul Wells
Woodrow Crone
Tom Davis
Mary Johnson
Washington Saddle Club
Lloyd Augustine
Ainsworth
Birthday Greetings Across City Celebrate Local Residents
Marjorie Coon from California marks her visit with a birthday today. Otherscelebrating include Roy Gardner of West Chester Alvin Sojka Mrs Minnie Chance Mrs Merle Blieu of Riverside and Dr G E Montgomery. Stephen John Putman turns two while Richard John Kos Edwin Barr Koehler and Douglas Miniek celebrate older ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Coon
California
Roy Gardner
West Chester
Alvin Sojka
Minnie Chance
Merle Blieu
Riverside
G. E. Montgomery
Stephen John Putman
Wilson Putman
Richard John Kos
Edwin Barr Koehler
Douglas Miniek
Irene Schnoebelen to Wed Robert Schneider
Mr and Mrs F W Schnoebelen announce the engagement of their daughter Irene Mary to Robert Joseph Schneider son of Mr and Mrs Peter E Schneider of Riverside The marriage is set for August 25 at St Marys church Riverside Irene a St Marys High School graduate 1946 attended Clarke College Dubuque and the University of Iowa Robert a St Marys High graduate and a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Schnoebelen
Irene Mary
Robert Joseph Schneider
Peter E. Schneider
Riverside
St. Mary's Church of Riverside
Schnoebelen
St. Mary's High School
Clarke College
Dubuque
University of Iowa
Schneider
St. Mary's High
Wordsworth Silent on Laureate Duties for Seven Years
William Wordsworth served as England's poet laureate for seven years yet produced no official writings in connection with the post. The omission’s noted as a remarkable lapse during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wordsworth
England
Ainsworth Auxiliary Elects Officers at July Meeting
The Ainsworth American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall on Tuesday night July 20. Mrs. Cora McCoy installed the new officers for the coming year. Edna Hunt became president, succeeding Mary OConnor. Delegates to the state convention are Edna Hunt and Mary Townsend, with Myrna Hazelett and Irene Thompson as alternates. A picnic for August 17 was planned for Legion and Auxiliary families. Dorothy Hunt performed a reading, Lou Jean Spessard played accordion, and Mrs. Mary Lord read The Picnic. Mary Townsend and Myrna Hazelett served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Cora McCoy
Crawfordsville
Edna Hunt
Mary O'Connor
Mary Townsend
Myrna Hazelett
Irene Thompson
Legion
Dorothy Hunt
Lou Jean Spessard
Mary Lord
Richs Honored by Ainsworth Choir Party
Mr and Mrs Herbert J Rich of Crawfordsville were honored at a Friday evening party hosted by the Ainsworth Methodist choir at Dr C E Bassler home. Thirty five including choir members and families enjoyed group singing games and piano selections. The couple received sterling silver gifts and refreshments were served by the hosteses. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Austin Evans and Mr and Mrs John Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Rich
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Charles Rademaker
Albert Jeffry
Carl Bassler
China
Austin Evans
Iowa City
John Stephens
Washington
Sunshine Community Club Hosts Chicken Fry Evening
Sunshine Community Club hosted a chicken fry Tuesday with Mrs. Malcolm Montgomery and Mrs. Sam Warren in charge of supper arrangements. The program featured baton demonstrations by Joan and Geraldine Stover, club quartette songs, readings, and plays by club members, with guests including the Stover and Koehler families and others from Iowa City and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Koehler
Sunshine Community Club
Malcolm Montgomery
Sam Warren
Will Richards
Pete Koehler
Joan
Geraldine Stover
Moose Band
Iowa City
Club Quartette
Elmer Wenger
Lyle Wilcox
Jesse Stout
Louise Wilcox
Peggy Koehler
Mr. Potts
Henry Lanning
Peggy
Julia Koehler
Barber Shop Harmony
Club
Quartette
Ire Stover
George T. Koehler
Geraldine Chalupa
William Kiigbaum
Illinois
Henry Sutherland
Edible Sea Plants Across Hawaii and Japan
Hawaii consumes 26 kinds of sea plants while Japan collects 70 distinct edible species. The figures highlight regional culinary use of marine flora and biodiversity in East Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Japan
Homeeconomics Tips for Food Prep and Kitchen Care
Practical kitchen guidance covers cleaning stove burners in soapy water, shaping meat loaf in loaves, using muffin tins, and flavoring vegetables with thyme marjoram sage dill and seasonings. It also offers tips on avoiding blueing stains, encouraging infants to switch to milk, pork and veal cooking guidance, and refrigerator storage habits.
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Hill Wilson
Mr. U's
Wulf’s
Maxine Elliott
Aunt Mays
E. Wash. Street
Wilson Services
Sgt. Adams
Ted Bailey
Harry Dye
Ted
Harry
Martha Butler
August Foss
Eva Johnston
Raymond Fuller
Patricia
Marilyn
Fuller
Clarence Kemp
Mas Kemp
George Christianson
Onawa
D. H. Christianson
Christian
Roy C. Smith
Norma Doellinger
Washington, D. C
Miss
Empire State
Atlantic City
N. J
Niagara Falls
Yvonne Fix
Ithaca College
Eile
Susan Cibulka
Joseph J. Cibulka
Susan
Damascus Shrine
W.S.J
Masonic Temple
CDA
K. C. Hall
Irene Schnoebelen
R. Schneider
H. J. Rich
America
Tait Radio & Appl
N. Ia. Ph
The
Evening Journal
Ner Party
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