Wellman Community Briefs From June 1 News
Wellman and nearby towns host a flurry of visits and graduations as residents from Kinross Des Moines Cedar Rapids and other locales spend weekends with local families. notable mentions include Neal Durian and Donald Durian receiving degrees at the University of Iowa and various relatives visiting from Chicago Washington and Storm Lake amid summer plans and college activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Josephine
Marvel Bank of Kinross
Louise Nicholson
Mark Shaffer
Clemmin Gregg
Chicago
Ill
Iowa City
Greggs
Issie Leighton
Alice Jane
Gregg
Wellman High School
Downing
John
Cedar Rapids
Nichols
Henstein
Nicholes
Vera Arthur
Lynn Arthur
Park Griggs
Griggs
Frank Arthur
Vernon Sigler
Des Moines
Sigler
Roup
Commodore
Gardner
Pearle G
Carroll Simmons
Fairfield
Mark Shafter
Mattie Shaw
Colorado
John H. Hart
Grant Graham
Yellowstone National Park
Graham
Helen Schroeder
McGregor Public
Schroeder
University of Iowa
Hilma Dodds
Sac City State Bank
Sac City
Charles George
Washington
Arthur Dodda
LeMonte Flemming
Storm Lake
Flemming and Hurt
William Robert Morgan
Coffey
Des Moines Register
Morgan
Marcia Cottey
Washington County
Mary Gayle Letts
U. IL
Lucille Harney
Lulu Berry
Ed Hambright
Mr. Hambright
Washington D. C
Grant Miller
Helen Coffey
New Hartford
Henry Durian
Dorothy
Leo
Donald
R. Torstenson
T. O'Flaherty
Mesdames Hunter, Fleming and
Kathleen
Lodges Listings with Regular Meetings and Officers
Lodges in Washington report regular meetings: Lodge No 98 OBE S second Thursday. Damascus Shrine No 10 WSJ fourth Tuesday at Masonic Temple rooms with W P Chloe Spice and Scribe Hazel Haven. Washington Lodge No 26 AM regular first Friday. Cyrus Chapter No 28 RA M regular second Friday with H P J W Enslin and secretary AW Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. BE. S
Ida McDaniel
W. M. Ernestine Denison
Damascus Shrine
W. S of J
Masonic Temple
Chloa Spice
W. P
Hazel Haven
A. Rm
A. M
Harry
Cyrus
J. W. Enslin
H P
A. W. Yard
Railway Time Table CR 1 Eastbound and Westbound Details
Eastbound and westbound schedules list No 4 Golden State Limited No 12 Apache No 660 Local Passenger daily except Sunday No 30 Local Passenger No 50 Local Freight daily except Sunday No 3 Golden State Limited No 11 Apache No 29 Local Passenger No 49 Local Passenger daily except Sunday No 53 Local Freight daily except Sunday No 60 Local Passenger daily except Sunday 430 Mixed train daily except Sunday 429 Mixed train daily except Sunday No 49 Local Passenger No 3 California passengers stop only No 4 discharge California passengers only signatures: L Goodlander agent Co B Q No 93 Morning pass No 21 Evening pass No 22 Evening Pass No 94 Freight All trains daily except Sunday J C McKay agent Co M St P R B Co No 3 Local Pass No 26 Southwest Limited No 91 Local Freight Tuesday Thursday Saturday No 8 Local Pass No 52 Local Freight All passenger trains daily Bell agent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Apache
Knoxville
California
L. Goodlander
Agt Co. B. & Q
J.C. McKay
Agent Co. M. ST. P
West Lim
Sthwest Lim
W. Cc
Bell
Marriage of Mildred McCarty and Warren Davis at Quincy
The reception and marriage of Mildred McCarty of Washington and Warren Davis of Keota occurred at the Presbyterian parsonage in Quincy Illinois on Sunday August 10 1954 at noon Attending were Velma Scrafford and Kermit Jones The couple reside four miles east of Keota Mildred is the daughter of Rex McCarty and the Davis are the son of CC Davis Warren is a farmer with his father in Keota community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKune
Dorothy Marie
Gleede Dold
Mildred McCarty
Washington
Warren Davis
Keota
Presbyterian Parsonage
Quincy
Velma Scrafford
Kermit Jones
Mildred
Rex McCarty
Warren
CC. J. Davis
Hardscrabble Visit Highlights Local Social News
Mr and Mrs Ernest Sexton of Waterloo visited over the weekend at the John Wehr home. Miss Kate Haley and Roy Ackers of Mon ?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Sexton
Waterloo
John Wehr
Kate Haley
Roy Ackers
Mon
Wellman
Omer Lewis
Frank Wilson
Wellman Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Cordelle Braden reports Wellman correspondence with visits among local families. A large group gathered for a birthday supper for Dr. Braden, including the Hen family and guests Joe Fisher, Neva Popham, and Cecil Durian among others, while other notes mention trips to Ottumwa and Cedar Falls and a birth in the Kalona area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Ofenstein
Wellman
Ottumwa
Illinois
Ed Hershberger
Kalona
T. C. Kennedy
de Moines
Penn College
Paul
Burl V. Berry
Cedar Fall
Cecil Durian
de Moine
Business College
Cecil
Henry Durian
Wayne Foster
Cedar Rapids
Wayne
ER. N. Foster
Herbert Ash
Carrie Ash
Grover Cooper
Iowa City
Vernon Booth
Joe J. Fisher
Louie
Towa City
Fisher
Neva Popham
Baker Institute
Muscatine
Margaret Penham
Miss Popham
California
Cecil Blumenstein
Jake Gunden
Samual Bowser
North of Washington
T. Ellis Rickey
Cordelle Braden
Mrs. Braden
Brighton Ladies Aid Omit July Social and Local Visits noted
Mrs Marie Kesse hosted the Methodist Ladies Aid in Brighton with ice cream and coffee as the July social was omitted. Several residents and visitors are listed including Verne Landes of Minneapolis visiting his mother, Winona Crile's trip to San Diego, and Ted Horton teaching in Worland. Multiple family visits and local engagements across Ottumwa Wayland Chariton Des Moines are noted along with a new Chevrolet coupe driven by Marjorie Wanerus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Month
Til
Winifred Carris
Hillsboro
Marjorie Robertson
Maurine Martin
Marie West
Mildred Lynn
Rebecca Laubach
Sunset Park
Hazel Little
Elmer Miller
Wellman
Homer Hotle
Gilbert Hotle
Ottumwa
Andrew Robertson
Council Bluffs
Glenn Little
Artford Richardson
John Robertson
J. W. Guy
Matt Wehr
John Wehr
Blanche Snyder
Wellston
Valley Church
Bira
D.G. Robertson
Walter Wolfe
Brighton
Marie Kesse
Methodist Ladies Aid
Verne Landes
Minneapolis
Stacy
Winona Crile
San Diego
Calif
Dale Hope
Alhambra
Mattie Wood
Fred Wanerus
Theodore Horton
A. E. Horton
Ted
Worland
Wyam
Pleasant Valley Park Bureau Club
Bertie Pfeiffer
Ida Klinger
Swea City
R. ¢. Bartlett
Geo. Kessel
Caroline Baumfartner
Wayland
Ruth Robison
Moline
Arlene
Alice Karlen
Chariton
Des Moines
Hiram Cooper
Mary Shoemaker
Gladys Karlen
Ottumwa Hospital
Marjorie Wanerus
West Highlanders summer visit and local notices
Ida Meeks reports West Highlanders. Ruth McMillan of California visits with Steele family. Charles McGuire nephew dies in Kansas. Eliza beth McGuire and Florangs involved. Decorations at Richmond. Meek family visits Harnest Rath. Ainsworth concert by Washington High Band draws crowd. Cash Taylor and La Vaughn Miller depart for Centerville and Mt Ayr for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Highland
Ruth McMillan
Calif
I. C. Steele
McMillan
California
Shiu
Steele
McCreedy
Charles McGuire
Kansas
Elizabeth McGuire
Ed Florang
Everette Coon
Everette
Krons Sojka
Canotts
Richmond
BE Kh. Meek and Sons
Harnest Rath
Ainsworth
Washington High School
Cash Taylor
la Vaughn Miller
Centerville
Mt Ayr
Riverside News Recaps Visits and Graduations in Riverside
Riverside residents host out of town visitors including Herbert Zilmer from Chicago and Mrs. E W Ford plus Carl Morash and relatives in Upper Darby. State university ties appear with graduates Suelya and Carrie Iden, Coe college events, and local moves to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Herbert Zilmer
Chicago
Norval Flynne
Louis Dautremont
St. Ambrose College
Robertrittin
Arnold Shradel
Harry Souxap
The
State University
Lme
E. W. Ford
Carl Morash
Upper Darby
Pennsylvania
Cline
Nettie C. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Henry Hain Lome
Co. J. Karé
Richmond
Mike Wollrab
Margaret Jatiri
William Griffin
Liberal Ame
Suelya
Tera High School
Gus Hahn
Henry Hahn
Valles Junction
Cedar Rapid
Carrie Tden
Coe College
Roy Holt
Paul Gerot Ana
W. G. McCreedy
Minneapolis
Charlie Chan Carries On at State Theater
Fox presents Charlie Chan in a 1930s adventure at the State theater Monday and Tuesday with Oland in the title role and a cast including Garrick Churchill Tymnett and White. Also featured are Jack Oakie in Dude Ranch Wednesday and Thursday and Laura La Plante with Lew Cody in Meet the Wife Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Collyer
Paramount
Jack Oakie
State Theater
Plac
Oakie
Laura la Plante
Lew Cody
Laur la Plane Jaw Cody
Joan Marsh
Warry Nivers
Willian Tanney
Claud Allister
Edgar Norton
Harold Lloyd stars in Feet First and other Fox theater picks
Harold Lloyd showcases a romantic action mix in Feet First at the Fox theater with Barbara Kent as the secretary to Robert Mc Wade. Dorothy Mackaill stars in Party Husband Wednesday and Thursday. James Rennie, Richard Arlen, Eugene Pallette, Junior Durkin, Rosita Morena and Mitzi Green round out the Western lineup with Santa Fe Trail and related roles Friday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lioyd
Miter
Fox Theater
Harold
Honolulu
Barbara Kent
Robert McWade
Dorothy Mackaill
Youney Hhusband
James Rennie
Richard Arlen
New Mexico
Kansas
Eugene Pallette
Itl
Junior Durkin
Shan
Arlen
Rosita Morena
Spanish Acres
Mitzi Green
Rosita
Paving Projects Approved in Town Meeting
A town meeting approved a resolution of necessity for paving. Plans include curb to curb paving on two blocks of the business district on First Street and widening the highway commission strip from 19 to 24 feet on the block between Rose Harness Shop and Albert Thomann residence. Funding covers from Havel Feed Store corner to the railroad track and one half block north of Main corner and one half block north of the Workman Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counen Hones
Firot Street
Highway Commission
Rose Harness Shop
Albert Thomann
Havel
Naink
Essays On Birds Win Awards In Fortnightly Contest
A Fortnightly Club Garden department bird essay contest drew 240 entries across grades three to five. Winners include Betty Michels Heights school for The Mother Robin, Anna Marie Britonof t Heights for The Robin's Bath, Margaret Hennon Heights for The Wren, Virginia Stafford Centennial for The Red-Headed Woodpecker, Francesa Sartor Arlington for The Baltimore Oriole, Jacob Haven Lin e school for The Ruby- throated Hummingbird, Dorothy Melinsky St James for The Screech Owl, William Marie St James for Humming Bird, Virginia Stutsman Centennial for The Robin, with notes on robins, hummingbirds, and other native birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortnightly Club Garden Department
Betty Michels
Heights School
Anna Marie Brittonoft Heights School
Virginia Stafford
Centennial
Virginia
Francesa Sartor
Erade Four Arennial
Baltimore
Jacok Haven of
Line
Florida
Central America
Also Mentioned on This Page
A.m
Coppock
Gleede Dold Nxnhe
Donald Paul and Sons
J. M. Pulver
Rhua Heimrick
West Highlanders
Ida Meeks
Edward M. House
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
House
Roosevelt
Theater News
Margaret Hennon
the Wren
Dorothy Melinsky
St. James School
William Marie
St James School
Virginia Stutsman
Centennnial School
Phe
Raleigh
America
Sir Walter Raleigh
North America
Queen Elizabeth
South America
London
Charles H. Day
Air Adventurers
Paterson
N. J
Ingland
Baron Fitts
Los Angeles
Charles Crawford
Herbert Spencer
David H. Clark
Clark
Crawford
Hollywood
Fitts
Gifford Pinchot
French Lick
Ind
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