Shower Held For Frances Simpson Bride-To-Be Omer E Meeks
Mrs Fannie Meeks and daughters Grace Yeggy Fern and Dorothy Meeks spent time in Iowa City last week attending a shower for Frances Simpson the future wife of Omer E Meeks of Chicago. The wedding is planned for Sunday July 31 at the Simpson home in Iowa City. The groom to be is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Meeks of Crawfordsville and a nephew of Mrs Fannie Meeks of Riverside.
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Riverside
Fannie Meeks
Grace Yeggy
Fern
Dorothy Meeks
Iowa City
Frances Simpson
Omer E. Meeks
Chicago
Simpson
Ernest Meeks
Crawfordsville
S and C Club
Worth Hartzell
Bert Cray
Wayne
Charles Schnoebelen
Maxine
Phyllis
Luella
Jerome
Reno
Luella Droll
Don Hartzell
Duane
Darla Jean
Larry
Fred Havel
John Moss
Ernest Bowman
Phyllis Bowman
Milt Wollrab
Louis Havel
Robert Wells
Ainsworth
Betty Fisher
Verne Moss
John
Marilyn
Washington
Maud Murphy
John Allen Novak
Des Moines
K. CC. Wells
Kiverside
Edgar Stout
Richard and
Audrey
Maxine Schnoehelen
Oscar Steele Birthday Honoree Party Attended by Family
Eleven guests gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Steele to celebrate Oscar Elmer Steele turning five. Grandmothers attended as well as relatives including Ronald Krotz William Lewis Phyllis Murray Lewis Gerry Murphy Delores Krotz Wilfred McCreedy Dorothy McCreedy Helen Wilcox Louise Wilcox and Erin Bene Steele. Grandma Johnson baked the cake.
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Elmer Steele
Oscar Elmer
Birthday Picnic Honors Bethel Youth Group Members
A Bethel Christian Endeavor group hosted an all day picnic at the Gideon home to honor three members Margaret Applegate Earl Kolosick and Ernest Gideon. A noon cafeteria style dinner, music from Archie Horak and Norman Sojka, and a late birthday cake with ice cream followed birthday greetings for thirty five attendees. A Christian Endeavor rally is planned for August 7 at Kalona with societies from Kenwick Iowa City Washington and Bethel.
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Bethel
Christian Endeavor Society
Bethel Church
Gideon
Margaret Applegate
Earl Kolosick
Ernest Gideon
Archie Horak
Norman Sojka
Christian Endeavor
Kalona
Kenwick
Iowa City
Washington
Social Calendar with Club Meetings and Postponements
The notice lists multiple society events from Tuesday to Friday including U P P Woman's Missionary Society evening division at the church, EK O W club, Priscilla and Rosemary clubs postponed, Just Us club Wednesday afternoon, Bethel Missionary Society, Ruth Gideon 4 H chorus rehearsal after health contest, Homemakers club, M E church, golf events at North Side cafe and country club, Rural Woman's club entertainment, Kolah club, County club dinner, and W H M G meeting at M E church Friday afternoon.
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U. PP
Woman's Missionary Society
Church
EK. O. W. Club
Robert Dawson
Priscilla Club
Rosemary Club
Just Us Club
Cy Bush
South Fourth Avenue
Bethel Missionary Society
Ruth Gideon
M. E. Church
Homemakers Club
J. W. Meyer
North Side Cafe
Rural Woman's Club
T. W. Hunter
Mary Shields
Kolah Club
I. D. Quinn
Birthday wishes and anniversaries listed in local notes
Arthur L. Duensing celebrates a birthday with a Sunday dinner at the C. L. Doran home. Lyle Wilson has a birthday today. Henry Littl Harry Bishop Crawfordsville and Mrs. Raymond Minick plus Louie Wagenknecht are due for greetings. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Foss mark 60 years married. Donnie Vogel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vogel, turns six.
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Arthur L. Duensing
C. L. Doran
Henry Littl
Harry Bishop
Crawfordsville
Mrs
Raymond Minick
Louie Wagenknecht
E. P. Foss
Donnie Vogel
Leo Vogel
Keota
Home on the Range at Community Singing
Director Milo T. Sorden and soloist John Yousling lead a community singing event with Laurendeau King in the program. The classic tune Home on the Range features the choir chorus Home, home on the range as McCoy conducts lights out during the performance.
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Milo T. Sorden
John Yousling
Michigan
King Novelty
Yoder
University of Chicago
King
Rimsky-Korsakov
Holmes
Hayes
Fillmore Novelty
Congregation Honors Ramsdale Family in Columbus Junction
The United Presbyterian church of Columbus City hosted a Thursday social for Rev. C. S. Ramsdale and his family as they prepare to move to Fresno California. A 6 30 potluck supper preceded talks and music and a farewell purse was presented.
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Columbus Junction
United Presbyterian Church of
Columbus City
C.S. Ramsdale
Fresno
Calif
Port Allen
F. G. McCullough
Muscatine
Randall Bebb
Conesville
Lorena Maxwell
L. R. McKee
Strike in Newton Provokes High Jasper County Costs
The Newton strike over the Maytag plant closures triggers costly relief for 400 families as 85 seek aid after governor Kraschel’s intervention. Relief caps curb automobile use while licenses are pledged to relief admins. Demands to reopen the plant grow amid credit pressure on local businesses and appeals to Des Moines.
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Kraschel
George Campbell
Newton
Des Moines
Iowa Receives 89 Million Relief Funds Federal Aid Report
A government report shows Iowa received 89,448,842.99 dollars in emergency relief funding under acts of 1935 1936 and 1927 covering April 8 1935 to June 30 1938. Expenditures totaled 87,006,021.69 with major allocations to roads farms labor and public works across agencies including ERA and WPA.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. J Hughes
National Emergency Council
Florn
Mr. Hughes
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Pub. He Roads
Iowa Road Fatalities Fall 51 Percent in June
Des Moines reports a 51 percent drop in Iowa highway deaths in June from the previous year. Last month 22 people died on Iowa roads, tallying 181 for the year, 37 below the 218 fatalities in the first six months of 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Winfield Votes Bonds for New City Fire Truck
Winfield voters approve a 93 to 51 bond issue of 3500 dollars in a special election to fund a new fire truck. The Town Council plans a special committee including Chief Everette Logan to oversee the purchase.
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Winfield
Everette Logan
Waverly Plans Six Percent Property Tax Hike
The 1939 property tax levy in Waverly for all purposes is about six percent higher than the current year. County city and school taxes rise similarly due to a new instructor hire equipment purchases and high school repairs. Sewage bonds and a new comfort station raise the city levy.
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Waverly
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Oscar Steele
M. E. Churen
Lyle Wilson
Elgin
Westphal the Jeweler
Westock
Howard L. McCleery
Nicola
North Side Telephone
West Madison Street
Brewer's Dairy
Central Park
March
McCoy
Ramsdale
Hong
C. S. Ramsdale
Girls’ Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Oats
Columbus
Chanutauqua Park
Jasper County
Board of Supervisors
Maytag
Hughes
Bureau of Public Roads
Federal
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Brassieres
Ray Yon
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Miss Spa
Iysuits
Penney’s
Dave
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Sants
Simmies
Elion
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