Guests Present at Study Group Meeting in West Chester
Twenty three attended the West Chester Study group meeting held Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Walter Duvall's home. Guests included Mrs. Leland Griggs and Mrs. Harry Dusenberry among others. The lesson drew from religious magazines and books with devotions led by Mrs. Fred Bauer and topics on Faith and Our Flower for July. A sketch titled Mrs. Doo little Visits Dr Advance's Clinic was presented. Refreshments followed served by the hostess and Miss Nicola and Miss Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Duvall
West Chester
Walter Bauer
World Outlook
Fred Bauer
Robert Stephens
Ira Hough
Doolittle
Advance
Edgar Stewart
Troy Foriash
Eldin Bauer
Forinash
God
Leo Bauer
Clark Bauer
Frank Kleese
Nicola
Miss Stephens
Pansy Hill Club Social at Kephart Home
Forty five members and families of the Pansy Hill elu gathered Thursday at Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kephart for an ice cream social. Co hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jackson. Homemade ice cream and cake were served as the group enjoyed social time. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Harold Beenblossom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Hill
Elu
Alvin Kephart
Earl Jackson
Harold Beenblossom
Cooperative Dinner At Statler Home Celebrates Visit and Birthday
A cooperative dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Statler and family Sunday with 82 present. Honor guests included Mr. and Mrs. Phil Richards and Mrs. Grace Polson and children Nancy Bobby and Coretta who have been visiting. The 15th birthday of Marvin Statler was celebrated with ice cream and cake served later in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Statler
Phil Richards
Grace Polson
Nancy
Bobby
Coretta
Statler
Marvin Statler
Birthday wishes bloom for local residents
The notice honors multiple residents with birthday greetings including Mrs Sadee McAvoy Margaret Applegate Mrs Gene Gorham Mrs George Havel Mrs Wes Sojka George Sojka and four year old Robert Dean Stalder plus six year old Charlotte Ann Jones. It also congratulates Mr and Mrs Robert Day on their 10th wedding anniversary and notes Mrs John Ritter of Colorado Springs Colorado turns 80 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadee McAvoy
Margaret Applegate
Gene Gorham
George Havel
Wes Sojka
George Sojka
Robert Dean Stalder
Charlotte Ann Jones
Robert Day
Rail Mail costs compared air transport rates
The post office department pays railroads about one twenty fifth as much per pound per mile for rail mail as it pays for air transportation, highlighting a large cost gap between rail and air delivery methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Couple Repeat Vows in Mennonite Wedding
Frances Eicher and RE W Roth of Mt Pleasant wed July 26 at 4 PM in Donnellson Iowa Mennonite parsonage. Rev Elmer Basinger performed the ceremony. Mrs Roth, longtime Washington teacher, is daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Eicher of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Eicher
RE. W. Roth
Mt. Pleasant
Donnellson
Iowa
Elmer Basinger
Roth
Washington
E. E. Eicher
Social Calendar Highlights This Week
Friendship club hosts ice cream supper at 7 30 p m with cake from Lyda Gideon. Women’s Mission Society of First Baptist collects donations for Mathers school at church. Knights of Columbus hold breakfast after 7 30 a m mass at St James hall. Dill family reunion at Sunset ark. Good Witsa Birthday club meets 2 pm at A M E church with Mrs Delphia Howard. Tuesday Potluck family dinner at 6 45 pm Country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Lyda Gideon
Women's Mission Society of
First Baptist Church
Mathers School
Knights of Columbus
St. James Hall
Sunset Ark
Good Witsa
A.M.E. Church
Delphia Howard
Breakfast Club Spends Thursday at Cabin Picnic
The V F W auxiliary breakfast club spent the day Thursday at the Glasglow Atkinson cabin near Columbus Junction. A cooperative picnic for 24 members was held with hostesses Mrs Marsh Atkinson Mrs Ray Glasgow and Mrs Roy Rotzinger. Cards and social visiting dominated the afternoon. The next breakfast will be hosted by Mrs Dwight Hayes on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breakfast Club
Cabin
V.F.W
Glasglow-Atkinson Cabin
Columbus
Junc
Marsh Atkinson
Ray Glasgow
Roy Rotzinger
Dwight Hayes
Barter Day Brings Thousands To Scottsboro Alabama
On the first Monday of each month Scottsboro draws 6000 to 7000 people for Barter Day. Residents trade pigs chickens handmade goods dogs farm equipment and truck produce for cash. Vendors shout from trucks near the county courthouse while a preacher music and hillbilly bands entertain crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Ala
Seck
Snowshoe Thompson Opens California Nevada Ski Mail Route
Snowshoe Thompson, a Norwegian-born U S postman, established a winter ski trail between northern California and Carson Valley Nevada in 1850 and operated mail delivery along it for two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Snowshoe Thompson
California
Carson Valley
Nevada
National WRC President Visits West Chester Corps
The regular Women’s Relief Corps meeting at West Chester featured national president Harriette G. MacColough of Des Moines on an official visit. Guests came from Washington Kalona and Keota, with 24 West Chester members present. The national convention is set for September in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WRC
West Chester
Women's Relief Corps
W.R.C
Harriette G. MacColough
Des Moines
West Chester Corps
Miss McColough
East
Washington
Kalona
Keota
K.P. Hall
Marjorie Laubach
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles
Frayed Suit and Red Tie Boost Attorney’s Case Record
Kansas City lawyer Alfred H. Osborne credits a frayed blue suit and a red necktie as a lucky two item combination. In 102 civil and 11 criminal cases the verdict favored him, though he kept wearing the outfit only if it remained intact. He notes some cases won despite not wearing it and plans to wear it until it falls apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Afred H. Osborne
Osborne
Tye
Seve
Peddlers Boost Door to Door Sales With Party Plan
Atlanta reports show salesmen turning to home party schemes for plastic products and floor wax. Hostesses earn rewards for gathering guests and new party hosts while orders rack up from samples and games as the cycle of parties expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Russians in East Germany Revise Schooling to Teach Hate of U.S.
Documents from Russian-occupied East Germany show schooling being Sovietized from kindergarten to university. Texts and procedures frame Western capitalism as villain while praising the Soviet Union and the peoples democracies, with lessons in economics and history rewritten to promote anti U.S. sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Germany
U.S
United Press
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Russia
Karl Eduard von Schnitzler
West Germany
Soviet Union
Schoenbeck
Neue Schule
New School
German Democratic Republic
Ruhr
Saar
Diamond Ring Pursuit Mirrors Earth’s Diamond Struggle
The piece highlights the difficulty of obtaining a diamond ring and explains that South Africa houses the world’s richest diamond mines. It notes that these mines yield 95 percent of gem diamonds, yet only one in 35 million ore pieces is actual diamond, underscoring the rarity and effort involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Proper Garment Care Through the Seasons
Avoid leaving clothes uncleaned between seasons as stains set with age and become hard to remove. Soil attracts moths and other insects, risking damage to fabrics.
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Pansy Hill Club
Kephart Home
Seuit
State Theater
Belle Crossett
South 4Th
John Ritter
Colorado Springs
Colo
Royal
Smith-Carona
Harmon
Acousti
Cian
Washington Hotel
Washington, Iowa
George Kubasa
Kubasa
Acousticon
Acousticon OF
Cedar Rapids
Merchants Bank
John Monaghan Dist
Cedar Rapids, Ia
Tion
Winstop Duzzit
Feller
Ili
SHELL
Gilmere & Long Shell Service
S. Ave. B
L. R. Baker
Washington Corps
Floyd Murdock
Corps
Harold Brock
Dora Bolar
M. L. R. Baker
Howard Wagner
Clarence Brown
Ray Sojka
Clara Patterson
Laura Longwell
R. J
Rinda Coppock
Stella Dawson
Florence Crawford
Genkinger
J. D. Dayton
Ralph Williams
W. P. Moriarty
Emma _ Cherry
George Foster
Tom Davis
Edith Weidner
Mabel Gray
Rudie Schmidt
Clarence Brinning
Free Kephart
Louise Reaney
Fred Wagner
Christian Tabernacle
W. J. Stevens
Zwickau
Nid
A. Mischulin
Roger Davey
Roger
Iowa Barber College
the Clipper
Crawfordsville High
Clipper Barber Shop
Diamond Mines
Gibby
Orient
Dloties
Sanitone Nationale
Martin's
Sanitone Cleaners
C. V. Grall
John W. Lee
Rothschild’s
Uae
Owa
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