Davenport May Queen Ruth Michels Graduates at St Katharbs
Ruth Michels daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Michels 10390 North Iowa Ave Washington graduates from St Katharbs School for Girls Davenport at commencement in the school chapel. She recently served as May Queen at the May Fete and her parents attended the exercises and luncheon honoring graduates.
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Ruth Michels
T. A. Michels
North
Iowa Ave
Washington
St Katharbefs School For Girls
Davenport
Iowa
Miss Michels
Michels
Methodist Church Burned in Emmetsburg Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the First Methodist church in Emmetsburg Iowa causing about 15000 in damages authorities reported today. The blaze swept through the building destroying pews walls and interior fixtures. No injuries were reported.
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Methodist Church
Emmetsburg
Iowa
First Methodist
Local Residents Gather for Visits and News From Blaine Holmes
Local notes list guests including Mrs W C Holmes and daughter Margaret of Milwaukee with travels to Monmouth College in Illinois. Other visitors include the Bruty and TeBockhorst families, Roy Sauerbrunn of St Louis, and Clyde Pratt’s guests from Moline. A water rent notice warns of a June tenth discount deadline. News from Missouri reports farming conditions improving wheat and rye, oats and corn poor due to rain. Obituary reports KE H Craig of Portland, Oregon, 49, died of a heart attack. Cpl Robert Erlenbush returns from Wiesbaden Germany on furlough to visit family.
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Blaine Holmes
W. C. Holmes
Margaret
Milwaukee
Wis
Roy Libe
Carrollton
wSo
Frank Mayhew
Mayhews
John Libe
Dorothy Libe
Missouri City
Washington
Missouri
Funeral services planned for R. F. Wilson in Fairfield
Fairfield Iowa June 4 funeral services for R F Wilson 74 a former state and national bank examiner will be held here Friday Wilson a 32nd degree Mason and civic figure died this morning after a four year illness
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Fairfield
Iowa
R. F. Wilson
State and National Bank
Wilson
American Pearls Defeat Cargills 12 to 1 in Softball
The American Pearls beat the Cargills 12 to 1 as Kimmel allowed three hits for the Pearls while Dawson gave up 14. Tonight at 6 15 the Cargill and VFW teams clash at Cargill field with both sides seeking revenge after losses to the Pearls.
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Cargills
Kimmel
Pearls
Dawson
Cargill
VFW
Button Factory
60,000 Houses Built This Year Forecast by Housing Expeditor
Housing expeditor Frank Creedon forecast only 69 009 pre fabricated houses will be built this year under the guaranteed market plan. Original plans called for 90 000 factory homes but production delays and material shortages will prevent meeting the goal. Creedon notes a reduction from the original program. Creedon’s predecessor Wilson Wyatt had planned 600 000 houses this year.
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Washington
Frank Creedon
Creedon
Wilson Wyatt
Dragging River for Child's Body Near Adel Iowa
A sheriff's posse in Adel Iowa searched the swollen Raccoon River for William Gillis a 12 year old who disappeared while swimming with four other boys. Officials said swift water hampered dragging as crews continued the search today with no trace found.
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Adel
Iowa
Unmarried Mothers Under 18 Make Up Large Share
A study shows that more than one in four unmarried mothers in the United States are girls under 18. The finding highlights early pregnancy among young women and implications for social and health services nationwide.
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United States
Births Report From Local Hospital Yesterday
At the hospital births occurred to Mr. and Mrs. Shrum Lewis of 693 North Marion a daughter at 4 29 P M. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown of Mr Pleasant welcomed a son at 10 40 P M. Mr and Mrs Floyd Smith Route 4 welcomed a daughter at 9 40 P M. Admitted: Mrs A Cammon 116 West Third a surgical patient Jimmie Murphy Routel medical patient. Dismissals: Mrs Leila Kime Richland Lawrence Kurtz Packwood.
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Shrum_ Lewis
North Marion
Lloyd Brown
Pleasant
Floyd Smith
Route 4
A. ©. Camnon
West Third
Jimmie Murphy
Routel
Leila Kime
Richland
Lawrence Kurtz
Packwood
Ainsworth Masons Bid Farewell to Mr Butterworth
The Ainsworth Masons held a farewell party at the Masonic hall for Mr. and Mrs. E R Butterworth with a potluck supper for about sixty. Orville Thoma presented a past master's pin to Mr Butterworth and a candy box to Mrs Butterworth as talks highlighted his lodge service and community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Masonic Hall
E. R. Butterworth
Orville Thoma
Butterworth
Masonic Lodge
Kensington Club
T. C. Davis
Washington
Lee Norris
Effie McCreedy
Daisy Simpson
Muscatine
Ted Griffith
Burlington
G. W. Griffith
Robert Kelchmer
Emmetsburg
Dow City
Fairfield
Stella McCaleb
Harry Boilean
Bill
Marengo
Bruece Lord
Lord
Minnesota
Harold Gosling
Rothsay
Minn
O. R. Thoma
Iowa City
Laverne Reynolds
Nettie Griggs
Glendale Mich
Michigan
Chicago
Equitable Life Ins. Co
Edgewater Beach
YWCA Board Plans Summer Program
The regular YWCA executive board met at the YWCA rooms. Dade Shearer led devotions from Fellowship of Faith. Joan Michels will head girls afternoon swimming with Norma Payne supervising evenings. New member Robera Davis joins the board to assist the summer program. Harriet Coulter reports new kitchen utensils. $25 approved to send one Y-teen girl to camp at McGregor in late June. three girls will attend. The board thanks supporters of the recent financial campaign.
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YWCA
Y. W
Dade Shearer
Fellowship of Faith
Fosdick
Elizabeth Dawson
Joan Michels
Norma Payne
Robera Davis
Y.W.C.A
Purchase Junction Residence to Serve as Nursing Home
In Columbus Junction on May 20 Mr and Mrs Harry Edwards Dayton Ohio bought the large modern Webber home near the Columbus high school to convert it into a nursing home for about 20 patients. They will build a brick Cape Cod style house on adjoining land east of the residence. The Webers previously owned the home built by the late H M Letts, a prominent structure in Louisa County. Also noted a Columbus High School graduate Kenneth Duncan has enlisted in the U S Navy for four years with training at Great Lakes Illinois. Roy Wilcox and wife of Chicago are parents of a daughter born April 25. Columbus Junction bank to host a concert at Columbus City at 7 p.m. Monday. Chapter R Tri-T officers named Frances Hawkins President at Osseo Minnesota.
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Columbus Junction
Harry Edwards
Dayton
Ohio
G. W. Webber
Columbus High School
Weber
H. M. Letts
Louisa County
Kenneth Duncan
Merle Duncan
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes, Ill
Roy Wilcox
Chicago
Columbus Junction Bank
Columbus City
At & P
Cjerde and Burger Wedding at McCallsburg Iowa
Washington groom Donald F. Burger and McCallsburg's Genevieve Gjerde wed in a candlelight ceremony at Bethany Lutheran Church McCallsburg on May 25. The wedding featured a double ring rite, a reception, and plans to reside in Mt. Pulaski Illinois.
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Washington
Nevada, Iowa Evening Journal
Bethany Lutheran Church
McCallsburg
Genevieve Gjerde
Donald F. Burger
Brige
J. S. Gjerde
McCallsbureg
Fred Burger
Iowa
H. N. Bakke
Lester Post
Immogene Crawford
Des Moines
Marcella Egenes
William Dial
Nevada
Jester Post
James Gjerde
Funeral planned for man who drowned in farm well
Woodburn Iowa June 4 funeral services were planned for Lewis Waugh 76 of Woodburn who drowned Monday night after stumbling into a 20 foot well on an adjoining farm where he had been working. Search was begun by his family when he failed to return home.
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Woodburn
Iowa
Lewis Waugh
Waugh
Washington D A R Holds Meeting At J C Carris Home
Washington chapter of the D A R met at the home of Mrs. J C Carris with Regent Jessie Stewart opening the session. The program featured a panel on community problems and reports from attendees including Louisa Wilson and Fairfield chapter. Thirty members were present as Elizabeth Dawson became the new regent.
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Washington
J. C. Carris
Jessie Stewart
Clara Tate
America
Louisa Wilson
Fairfield
Sunset Park
C. O. Davis
Pearl Whistler
Hazel Bicher
Lessie Palmer
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
Machinists at East Moline Strike After Wage Talks
About 900 machinists at American Machine & Metals Co in East Moline Illinois walked out in a strike after rejecting the latest wage offer. They sought a 20 cent per hour raise. the company proposed 5 cents plus 2.5 cents for cost of living and merit increases. Union and company officials were to meet again today.
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East Moline
Ill
American Machine & Metals Co., Inc
International Association of Machinists
Local Officers Appointments Listed for Club
Carolyn Orr is vice president and secretary roles are held by Jeanette Herrick and Fern Marshall. Irene Smith serves as treasurer and Marion Cecil acts as historian.
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Carolyn Orr
Jeanette Herrick
Fern Marshall
Irene Smith
Marion Cecil
Dutch Stock Slips As Cattle Numbers Lag Prewar Peak
Dutch cattle numbers fall to 82 percent of 1939 prewar totals, signaling continued postwar supply adjustments and farm sector strain. The decline reflects broader agriculture timing and market rebalancing in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Y's Men and Wives Meet at Country Club
Thirty five members of the Y's Men's club and their wives enjoyed golf dinner dancing and bridge at the country club last evening. Harold Wehr presided at a brief business meeting in the absence of president Milo Sorden and vice president Verle Gallagher. Keith Vetter led the program with comments by Dan Brindley Gena Tucker Bill Boshart and Dick MecCleery and wives tried to identify their husbands' remarks. Mrs. Boshart was the only success. Duane Griggs was introduced as a new member.
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Harold Wehr
Milo Sorden
Verle Gallagher
Keith Vetter
Dan Brindley
Gena Tucker
Bill Boshart
Dick MecCleery
Mrs. Boshart
Robert J. Shreiber
Falls City
Connecticut
Duane Griggs
Y's Men's Club
Riboflavin Need Highlighted For Health Benefits
Riboflavin is essential for all ages to maintain health and vigor. The nutrient supports energy production and metabolic processes, making it a key component of a balanced diet.
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Wolf’s Flower Shop
Nicola & Harmon
Body Protectors
Reach, Rawlings, Harwood & Spalding
Hanna Batrite & Spalding
William Bruty
Sally
Sue
Henry TeBockhorst
Omer TeBockhorst
Moline, Ill
Mrs
Roy Sauerbrunn
St. Louis, Mo
Clyde Pratt
Ernest Salladay
KE. H. Craig
Portland
Oregon
Howard Wolfe
Decatur, Ill
Lester Pronga
Dubuque
C. H. Wolfe
George Zeck
Rochester
Mr. Holme
Will Kerr
Kerr
Syracuse, N. Y
Mrs. S. Applebaum
Irwin H. Helman
Robert Hesseltine
Larry
Judith
Johnny Bob
Everette, Dre
Harry Hesseltine
Mediapolis
Cpl
Robert Erlenbush
Wiesbaden
Germany
John Erlenbush
GC. Vv
CRULL
John W. Lee
Dick Dare
Russell McPahil
John W. Davidge
the Evening Journal
Iowa Elder, Shannon &Co
R. FE. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of
Ainsworth Masons
Y. W. Board
Purchase Junction
Martha Butler
Osseo, Minnesota
Cjerde and
Burger
McCallsburg High School
Capitol City Commercial College
Meredith Publishing Company
Washington High School
Army Air Corps
Mt. Pulaski
Illinois
D.A.R
Arlyce
Arlyce Studio
Pythian Sisters
Keota
W. Chester
Clarence Shaffer
West Chester
Knights of Pythias
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Everette Stewart
Willis Richards
R. A. Jurging
Allen Hunsaker
Thomas Randall
Les Woods
Gerald Moothart
Owen Grecian
John Custer
Everette Cho
Country Club
Lemmon's Jewelry Store
Girst
Sadee McAvoy
Lena Davidson
Ruth Armstrong
Pauline Blanchard
Myself
Mabel Lehrer
Maybelle’s Beauty Salon
Hotel Washington
National Hairdressers Association
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