Grace Houseal and Grant McKune Epert Wed in St James Rectory
Grace M Houseal and Grant S McKune were married at six oclock this morning in St James Rectory with Rev H J Corcoran officiating. Attendants included Ruth Houseal and Jack Fuhr. witnesses Mrs Jack Fuhr and Billy Houseal. The couple planned a short honeymoon and McKune will soon enter the United States army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Houseal
Grant S. MckKune
St. James Rectory
H. J. Corcoran
Ruth Houseal
Jack Fuhr
Billy Houseal
McKune
Isador Houseal
Ainsworth High School
Montgomery Ward
Frank McKune
Washington High School
Peter's Hardware
United States Army
Mrs Squire Elected President Of Nurses Group
The Registered Nurses association of Washington county elected officers last evening at the Nurses home party. Mrs Ed Squire was chosen president with Mrs Victor Masson as vice president and Mildred Heinold secretary treasurer. Fourteen members attended as Hattie McConnell spoke on Whats New to Me and Eileen Jeffrey outlined defense council material and duties for nurses. Refreshments were served by Masson and Heinold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registered Nurses Association of
Washington County
Ed Squire
Victor Masson
Mildred Heinold
Hattie McConnell
Eileen Jeffrey
County Nursing Defense Council
Masson
Heinold
Homemakers Club Plans for Social Event
Mrs. Don Wylie hosted nine members and a visitor Jeannette Woodburn at the Homemakers Club May meeting. Roll call honored Dad with sugarless recipes. Mrs. Arthur Wiley presented a canning lesson from the farm bureau. Plans were made for an ice cream and strawberry social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wylie
Homemakers Club
Jeannette Woodburn
Elying
Dad
Farm Bureau
Arthur Wiley
Raymond Redlinger
Martha
Donna Wylie
Social Calendar Highlights Various Club Meetings
Thursday schedules include Ruth Nichols Missionary Society lunch at 1 p.m. and a coop dinner at 6 15 p.m. Alma H Holland speaks on India at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist church. Pilotburg and other groups hold afternoon events, potlucks, pinochle and club meetings with guest speakers and basket dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma H. Holland
Masonic Temple
Birthday notices spread across a city column
Griffith Humphreys of 420 East Washington celebrates birthday as a member of the Three Quarter Century club born in 1862 in Wales. Chicagoan Mrs Roy Mallory also marks a birthday while Myrtie Poole Green Squire Mare Jane Lemley and Harold Messenger Jr. turn nine. A note closes with a mention of the trap door spider and its hinged lid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith Humphreys
East
Washington Street
Humphreys
Wales
Myrtie Poole
Green Squire
Club Meeting at Bradford Home in Friendly Society
Twelve members of the Friendly Social club and visitor Mrs Al Tomlinson met yesterday afternoon at the Verne Bradford home hosted by Mrs Minnie Bradford. Club president Mrs Carrie Mayhew led the business session, followed by social time and refreshments. The next gathering is planned with Mrs Walter Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Social Club
al Tomlinson
Minnie Bradford
Verne Bradford
Carrie Mayhew
Walter Nicholson
Origin of Golf Traced to Holland in Twelfth Century
A Dutch claim places the invention of golf in Holland during the twelfth century. The game later spread to Scotland just before 1457.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Scotland
D A R Plans Dinner Flag Day Program
The Daughters of the American Revolution held their final meeting of the year with 18 members and a former member Mrs Wahneetah Ingalls in attendance. Plans were made for the flag day program and a party at the Log cabin on Tuesday June 16. A cooperative dinner will follow the program at six o clock. Officer installs were performed by Chaplain Mrs Jean Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahneetah Ingalls
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. C. Keagy
BE. Israel
C. O. Davis
Jessie Stewart
Jean Acheson
Miss Stewart
Cy Birka
Jeannette Kyle
Carol Forgey
Deborah Douglas
Keagy
Israel
Pre-nuptial Grocery Shower Honors Virginia Miller
Doris Canott hosted a grocery shower May 26 for Virginia Miller of Ainsworth and Richard Beenblossom. Thirteen guests played guessing games as they opened packages. bridesmaids and honorees assisted by Mabel Thoma served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Canott
Virginia Miller
Ainsworth
Richard Beenblossom
Bra
Friends Honor Three At Farewell Party
Fourteen young people gathered for a weiner roast at Virginia Wylie’s northwest of town. Farewell honors were given to Maxine Logan, Bob Frink, and Bill Kirk. Logan begins work at Rock Island Arsenal Thursday. Frink and Kirk depart for St. Louis to join Flying Hawks eyes unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiner
Virginia Wylie
Maxine Logan
Bob Frink
Bill Kirk
Miss Logan
Rock Island Arsenal
Mr. Frink
Mr. Kirk
St. Louis
Flying Hawkeyes
Naval Aviation
University of Iowa
Maxine }Egan
Helen Hayes
Marge Faulkner
Jean Applegate
Virginia Utter
Surprised by Birthday Party for Robert Cress in Riverside
On June 2 a group gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Cress home in Riverside for a surprise birthday party for Robert Cress. Guests played dance with Mrs. Arthur Swenka and Leo Jenn winning first honors. Consolation awards went to Bernice Libenguth and Ben Popelka. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Robert Cress
Cloyd Cress
Arthur Swenka
Leo Jenn
Bernice Libenguth
Ben Popelka
Richard Lukavsky
Laura
George Birrer
Mary
James Rice
Bernice
Mark Libenguth
Rita Metz
Dorothy
Charles Skubal
Cecil Strabala
Donald
Francis Waldschmidt
Mary Ann
Jeanne Havel
Farewell Party for Penner Family at Mennonite Church
Friends host a farewell gathering for Rev. and Mrs. William Penner and children at the Mennonite church in Wayland. The program features Rev. Hobson, L. H. Rinner as chairman, musical solos and talks, with a social hour and fruit salad refreshments. A separate birthday surprise honors Dr. J. R. McKirahan with bridge, luncheon, and Memorial Day decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
William Penner
Mennonite Church
Hobson
Olds Congregational Church
L. H. Rinner
D. E. Welty
Frank Eicher
Will Laughlin
Penner
Will Duncan
J. R. McKirahan
Farewell Dinner Honors Edward Wehr Before Army Enlistment
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Wehr hosted a six o'clock farewell dinner for Edward J. Wehr who will travel to Des Moines tomorrow to enter the United States Army. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Magneson, Davenport families, Muscatine and Washington residents, Keota and Waterloo connections, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Wehr
Dorothy
Delores
Virginia
Kathleen
Edward J. Wehr
Des Moines
United States
Oscar Mag~neson
Lee Jaspers
Davenport
Clarence Richards
John Schumacher
John
Bob Kornamen
Richard Kinzie
Muscatine
Bernard Wolfe
Joe Wehr
William Marie
William
Leonard Marie
Washington
Jacob Schmitt
Eleanor
A. C. Striegel
Harper
Betty Gretter
John Wehr
Keota
William Sexton
Waterloo
Merry Maid Club Holds Prenie Supper at Sunset Park
Members of the Merry Maid Club enjoyed a prenie supper at Sunset Park with Wilna Norman Alice Wulf Dorothy Salliday Ona Kendrick Libby Mildred Musil Frances Mc Avoy and Alice Richardson in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Maid Club
Merry Waidlub
Sunset Park
The
Park
Wilna Norman
Alice Wulf
Dorothy Salliday
Ona Kendrick Libby
Mildred Musil
Frances McAvoy
Alice Richardson
Rasputin Bludgeoned to Death in 1916
The figure known as the mad monk Gregory Rasputin was killed by bludgeoning in December 1916 in Russia, an event that drew international attention to the Romanov court and its vulnerabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Rasputin
Russia
W C T U Holds Meeting at Pennington Home
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of West Chester gathered Friday at Mrs. Geo. Pennington's home. Leaders Sadie Dusenbery and Lou Bauer chaired sessions on temperance and mission, with talks on children of drinkers and comics controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
West Chester
Geo. Pennington
Sadie Dusenbery
Lou Bauer
Lloyd Bauer
M. H. McDowell
J. J. Nayadley
Glen Martin
Cultivation in Greece Limited by Mountainous Terrain
The report states that Greece’s terrain is highly mountainous and only one fifth of the land is suitable for cultivation. It highlights the challenges faced by farmers and the impact on agricultural output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Poinsettias Need Support to Withstand Wind
Poinsettias may require support to keep tall flowering stems from breaking in the wind. Use tall stakes and brace branches with crossties.
Casting Large Bell Cooling Time Avoids Cracking
When a large bell is cast it is customary to leave it in the mold for a considerable length of time to complete the cooling process and prevent cracking.
He Was Wrong About 1650 End of World Belief
Historical note recalls Christopher Columbus wrongly predicting the world would end in 1650. The claim reflects early navigators era beliefs, with scholars debating dates and prophecies tied to celestial events and maritime exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Napoleon II Known as Man of Sedan for Surrender at 1870 Battle
Napoleon III earned the nickname the man of Sedan after surrendering his sword to the king of Prussia following the 1870 Battle of Sedan, a decisive moment in the Franco Prussian War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon II
Man of
Sedan
Napoleon III
Prussia
Diamonds Found in Meteorites at Meteor Crater Arizona
Tiny diamonds embedded in meteorite fragments at Meteor Crater in Arizona are identified as a notable mineral discovery. Researchers note the diamonds form within space debris that created the crater and may illuminate the history of meteor impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meteor Crater
Arizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace Houseal
Grant McKune
Epert
Mrs. Squire Nurses
Ruth Nichols Missionary Society of
U. P. Church
Neill Trotman
Country Club
Olus House
Loyal Woman's Class of
Baptist Church
Ed Wiley
Will Eichelberger
Woman's Missionary Society
S366
Rebekah Lodge
L.C.C.F. Hall
Offi
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society of Presbyterian Church
Pam Sunset Park
W.rc
Roy Mallory
Chicago
Jane Lemley
Welleton
Harold Messenger, Jr
Bradford
D.A.R
Ceries
Mabel Thoina
Bates Maes
Famous Circle
N.clark
Edward Wehr
Lee
W.C.T.U
Pennington
Fred Bauer
H. M. Putnam
Walt Mite
Enney Store
Wizard
Penney's
Pse
U. S
RONDO
Belle Isle
Nation
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