Ainsworth Chamber Directors Energize Pork Beef Festival
The Chamber of Commerce in Ainsworth urges members to fund and plan the towns second annual pork beef festival set for June 30. Directors, elected by paid members, oversee year long work, meetings, and efforts to attract residents, business and new families to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stiftel
Chamber of Commerce
Ainsworth Way
Chamber
Cleo Orris
Ainsworth State Bank
Hercules
Two Games Set At Ball Field In Ainsworth
Ainsworth will host two ball games at the ball park Tuesday night. The girls team faces Denmark at 7:15 p.m. followed by the Ainsworth All Stars' game against Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Ball Park
Denmark
Ainsworth All Stars
Crawfordsville
Plan Supper Honoring Stiefel Family Tuesday
A basket supper Tuesday evening, June 12, at the Methodist Church parlors honors the Rev and Mrs Carl Stiefel who are leaving the community. The WSCS and the Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event and invite the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Methodist
Carl Stiefel
WSCS
Chamber of Commerce
Ainsworth Plans Second Annual Pork and Beef Festival
The town of Ainsworth plans its second annual pork and beef festival for Saturday June 30. Organizers expect free barbecues ice cold milk rides and games for children plus a talent show band concert and prizes donated by local merchants. General chairman John Elliott urges public input to surpass last year’s turnout of about 4000 on Front Street.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
Midwest
Highway 34
Front Street
Chamber
D and D Amusement Company
Iowa City
John Elliott
Elliott
Cleo Orris
Irene Trotter
Vernon White
Penny Pearson
Don Rabenold
Baird & Lins
Dick Hotle
Dick Stephens
Peter Koeh
Charles Rademaker
Lacy Lines
Howard Stewart
Manford Kilgore
Clarence Walker
Kermit Jenkins
Fred Orris
Larry Trotter
Loren Moore
Milburn Spessard
William A. McGinnis
Orville Thoma
Heck Gosling
Chic Simpson
Lee Jolly
Lee Farrier
Art Havel
Lawrence Wilson
Ben Fitzgerald
Fred Hawkins
Bill Gipple
Boy Scouts and Explorers
Elliot
Ainsworth Area Guests and Memorial Day Visitors
Local residents hosted relatives and friends over Memorial Day weekend. Multiple families from Loveland Covina Bettendorf Marion Waukegan and Keota visited area homes including the Hart Olds Dea Norris Freeland Sharpe Norris and Trotter households.
Ainsworth Alumni Banquet Celebrates 26th Year
The Ainsworth Alumni Association held its 26th annual banquet Saturday in the school gymnasium. About 170 attendees enjoyed a program with toastmaster John Stephens, music, readings, and a 1931 Newslites paper tale. Officers for the coming year include Mac Wallace as president and Pat Tobin as vice president.
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Ainsworth Gymnasium
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Alumni Association
W. L. McGinnis
John Stephens
Willam L. McGinnis
Ed Stout
Larry Trotter
Lee Norris
Bert V. Chapel
C C. A. Sprague
Everette Stewart
New High School
Cherry Roberts
Elizabeth Herr Rees
Newslites
Karen Koehler
United Presbyterian Church
Carl Roberts
J. Lindley Coon
Ira Miksch
S. A. Stephens
Will McConnell
Mac Wallace
Pat Tobin
Bob Geret
Ed Henry
Frogmore
S.C
Dick Beenblossom
Tucson
Ariz
Frank Moores Hosts To Past Matrons Club
Frank Moore and wife entertained the Past Matron’s Club and their husbands at a potluck supper in the Masonic Hall. Afterward a business meeting was led by president Mrs. Homer Hunt with attendees including Mr. and Mrs Blake Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Zickefoose of Crawfordsville and other club members.
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O. R. Thoma
Hugh Morris
Latimer Davis
Alumni Banquet Guests From Several States
Mrs Ed Henry and daughter of Frogmore South Carolina visited relatives and attended the alumni banquet. Formerly Margaret Herr of Ainsworth. her husband died last February. Carl Hawkins from Des Moines spent the weekend at the Fred Hawkins home. Mrs John McFarland from Andover Iowa joined the R E McFarland family for the weekend and alumni event. Mr and Mrs Glen McMullen of Cedar Rapids stayed with Everette Shearer’s family Tuesday night and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Freeland
Don
Mt. Sterling, Ill
S. A. Stephens
Freeland
Don Freelands
Norval Norris
Kathy
Mary of
Bettendorf
Lee Norris
G. F. Trotter
Larry Trotter
Bill Trotter
Will Morris
Keota
Ed Henry
Frogmore, S.C
Henry
Margaret Herr
Ainsworth
John McFarland
Andover
R. E. McFarland
Glen McMullen
Cedar Rapids
Everette Shearer
Trade Mowers Available From Bachtold Yard Trade
We trade mowers with a selection of name brand units now. See the all purpose Bachtold mower Sensation and Whiz Mow. You call we demonstrate. For sale two good used garden tractors.
Memorial Day Out-of-Towners Attend Exercises
Among those from out of town attending Memorial Day exercises Wednesday afternoon were Neal Sands and daughter Martha of Des Moines. Maud Sands of Washington. Mae Jeffrey Alla Duncan also of Washington. Millard Chambers and Merle Chambers of Des Moines and Marshalltown. Jack Mc Minds of Tucson. Roy Whiteman of Bigglesville. Will McConnell and Harry Rabenold from Washington. Ralph Morris of Columbus Junction. Durbin Chrissinger of Winfield. Marion Olds Bob West of Davenport. Dick Lins and Robert Hites of Des Moines. Orrie Chapel of Cedar Rapids. Lucille Graham of Ottumwa. Granville Love of Crawfordsville. Allen Green of Arizona. Marietta Workman of Washington and her granddaughter Kay of Phoenix.
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Montezuma
Ralph Morris
Columbus Junction
Durbin Chrissinger
Winfield
Marion Olds
Bob West
Davenport
Dick Lins
Des Moines
Robert Hites
Orrie Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Graham
Ottumwa
Granville Love
Crawfordsville
Allen Green
Arizona
Marietta Workman
Washington
Kay
Phoenix
Ari
Ex celsior Springs residents visit Lawrence Wilson home
Charles Mapel returns to Ex celsior Springs Missouri after surgery and several weeks of treatment. Mrs Francis Turner and family and Mrs Mary Belle Sharpe and Mrs Betty Tate of Rock Island visited Wednesday at the Lawrence Wilson and Homer Hunt home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mapel
Excelsior Springs
Francis Turner
Missouri
Mary Belle Sharpe
Betty Tate
Rock Island
Lawrence Wilson
Homer Hunt
Cleo Swartzwelter Completes Nursing Training in Mercyville
Richland student Cleo Swartzwelter has finished three months of special training at Mercyville School of Nursing in Aurora Illinois and will return to Iowa City Mercy Hospital of Nursing for further study after a home vacation. Roberta Paxson, a Cedar Falls State Teachers College student, spends summer vacation with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pfeifer Richland
Cleo Swartzwelter
Mercyville School of Nursing
Aurora, Ill
Raymond Swartzwelter
Miss Swartzwelter
Iowa City Mercy Hospital of Nursing
Roberta Paxson
State Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
Leo Paxson
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Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce
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Herb Campbell
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Disston
Plumb
Stanley
True Temper
Mayes Wiss
CHIC
Hazelett Standard
Atlas Tires
FUNK
Evening Journal
Much Insurance
Ball Field
Stiefel
Samuel Hart
Loveland, Colo
Dale Brehmer
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Wis
Canon City
Colo
Mabel
Covina
Calif
California
Mrs. Bryant
Marshalltown
Hilda Olds
Elizabeth Dea
Will Dea
Scott Orris
Reid Orris
Keith Orris
Marion
Ted Woods
Henning Hedberg
James Prosen
Lake Forest
Lil
Edward Simonian
Bruce
Waukegan, Ill
Leonard Gladkin
Gregory
Gail
J. Bo Vaira
Robert Sharpe
McKees Rock
Mollie Thompson
Ida Hunt
McKeesport, Pa
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Kers
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Meat & Locker
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