Community Notes From East Highland on June 1
East Highland residents share visit reports and family gatherings. Henry Wolters called at the James W Mehalek home. Norma Geetz celebrated her birthday, and Thresa Lear is entertaining company this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mincer
East
Highland
Henry Wolters
James W. Mehalek
Marie Swailes
James Dvorak
Gail Murdock
Linus Veggry
Milton Birka
Donald
Charles Podaril
Joyce Anne
William Podaril
Fruitland
Illinois
Harold Rath
Frankie Mincer
Gary
Hester
Leona Anne Mincer
Local residents visit families across towns in Memorial weekend notes
A string of social calls and visits fills Memorial weekend as Roy Gordon Lyman Babcock and many others spend time with relatives in Pleasant Plain Brighton Batavia and Muscatine. Families travel to Bloomington Iowa City and Galesburg while Joan Minick Brinning and Brindley kinship ties surface.
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L. A. Meredith
Roy Gordon
Lyman Babcock
Pleasant Plain
Brighton
R. B. Hartman
Richard Lee
Aurora, Ill
Frank Gobble
Claude Tucker
Hartman, Gobble
Mame T. Brock
Will Dea
Ainsworth
Lloyd Evans
Beverly
J. Griffith
Martinsbore
Fred D. Brock
Will Sigafoose
South English
Mr. Brock
Guy Evans
Bloomington
Evan
Mary Houvenagle
Cecil Hopkins
Muscatine
Lloyd Houvenagle
Charles Minick
Eleanor Brinnine
Iowa City
W. H. Brinning
Roy Lenninger
Davenport
Anna Lenninger
Roy Stuart
Los Angeles
Calif
Indiana
Etta Connor
Ada Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Charles Langenberg
Riverside
Martha Crone
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Perry Woodbridge Returns to Quiet Life After Campbell Reunion
Perry Woodbridge recalls the old life as he meets Mrs. Truesdale and the lake crowd at Greytop. He confronts memories of Paris and yachts and longs for solitude after Manny’s probing questions about his happiness and a missed perch on the lake.
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Perry
Canada
Perry Woodbridge
Paris
Jane
Mrs. Truesdale
Marny
Manny
Farrell Sought as Democratic Candidate for State Superintendent
G B Farrell is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state superintendent of public instruction. He is superintendent of Ocelwein public schools with rural district experience, rural teaching years, and leadership in Iowa consolidated schools. He holds a Master’s from the University of Iowa after studies at Iowa Teachers College and Vanderbilt, with war service and professional affiliations. He has served as city superintendent at Veln:wel for eleven years.
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G. 2B. Farrell
Ocelwein Public Schools
G. B. Farrell
Ocelwein Schools
Iowatare Teachers’ College
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tennessee
State University of Iowa
Ferrell
Iowa
Wyman and
Dysart
Velweln
Storm Lake
P. C. Lapham
Ham
Perry Woodbridge Finds Contentment in Maine Farm Life
The former world traveler and gambler Perry Woodbridge now lives peacefully with his family in a Maine farmhouse by Willoughby road. He endures haying fatigue but feels contentment, proud of his wife Jane and their children, and grateful for the quiet town of Pine River.
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R. Perry Woodbridge
Kate
Maine
Willoughby Road
Perry Woodbridge
Pine River
Al-freed
Randollph
Jane
Perry
Mrs Dresser Cares For Parish Produce In Valeton
Mrs Dresser wife of the sole minister in Valeton manages a yearly surplus from farmers. She cans peas beans tomatoes and more while parishioners do their own canning. Henry suggests giving it away but she worries about storage and who to give to as the cellar overflows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Dresser
Valeton
Henry
Matilda
Candace
Mrs. Dresser
Mrs Dresser
Tilda
Egg shampoo disaster shocks parish in town tale
Mrs Dresser faces a flood of eggs as 200 eggs meant for cleaning burst from waterglass. Matilda's clever plan backfires when the family is blamed and the parishioners arrive with more eggs to help, turning a domestic mishap into a communal event.
Common house rat shown as expert climber and digger
The common house rat is described as a skilled climber swimmer and digger. It often adopts a communistic mode of living while building a maze of connected underground tunnels.
Notable Iowa Family Ties Highlight Washington Link
In southeastern Iowa, the family connection unfolds with Ce cile Bellville described as a Washington girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bellville, underscoring a cross state link in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cecile Bellville
Washington
John Belville
When Men Disliked Coffee in Early Ohio
When coffee and tea first arrived in Ohio many men rejected the beverages calling them glops not enough for men.
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Ohio
Riverside Bank Dividends and Memorial Day Notes
June 1 Riverside bank continues paying a 7 percent dividend on trust certificates as the eighth such payout since 1933. The paper also reports hospital visits, family travels, returns to Cedar Rapids, and a large Memorial Day observance at Riverside cemetery with band, Legion, and Relief Corps participation.
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Riverside
Local Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Senate
al Walton
Iowa City
Ray Walton
Lucille Willard
Rodaney
Iowa
Ira Waltman
Robert
Max
Davenport
Walter Waltman
Richard
Muscatine
George Deatsch
Albert Bekker
Town City
Bernard Deatsch
Patricia Anne
Lone Tree
Rudolph Simon
Janet
Cedar Rapids
Maude Carr
John Tener
Te Riverside High School
William Sima
Charles Sims
River Junction
James Sims
Patricia McCreedy
J. W. Shradel
Riverside Cemetery
American Legion
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Riverside Schools
C. E. Pitzsimmons
America
Assembly
Ward Flynn
Omer Younkin
John Wieland
LeRoy Hardy
Cloyd Whitlock
William Wingler
Clarence Rummelhart
Joseph Pailliotet
Sherman Pox
Stuart C. Peterson
Riverside Methodist Church
W. N. Crozier
Taps
Poison ivy warnings and tax talk mix in weathered notes
The article warns of poison ivy as spring arrives detailing identification and dangers, then shifts to a campaign speech by P. C. Lapham urging tax reforms and opposing tax increases while stressing education funding fairness.
Washington Lodge 26 AF AM Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 AF AM holds a regular meeting on the Friday of each month. W M Mohland and Secretary A W Tet are listed as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No. 26
Mohland
W. M
A. W. Tet
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