Mrs. Fitzsimmons Chosen Lay Leader In Riverside Church
Riverside June 11 The Riverside Kalona Methodist charge chose Mrs E Fitzsimmons as church lay leader and alternate delegate to the Atlantic conference session. Sam Yoder of Kalona was named delegate. First Sunday service for the coming conference year set at 11 a m with June 22 as the first such service. Trustees named Ray A Marner Hubert Doud Harold Cress Herman P Allen John Edward Tener. A list of stewards includes many named parishioners and Rev W N Crozier. Also notes attendance at a telephone company picnic in Burlington and local residents visiting St Marys Church etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside-Kalona
Methodist Church
E. Fitzsimmons
Riverside Church
Fitzsimmons
Atlantic
Sam Yoder
Kalona
Ray A. Marner
Hubert F. Doud
aHrold Cress
Herman P. Allen
John Edward ‘Lener
C. F. Fitzsimmons
Ray I. Marner
Harold Cress
John Edward Tener
Cloud Cress
Hubert Doud
Charles Rath
John W. Tener
William O'Loughlin
Sherman Fox
Anna Younkin
Harold Younkin
George A. White
W. N. Crozier
A. H. Pogge
Iowa-Ilinois Telephone Company
Emily Shalla
Phyllis Shalla
Burlington
Iowa- Illinois Telephone Company
Raymond Owen
West Liberty
William Swift
Clair Swift
Carl Rice
Summer visits span multiple families in area
Saint Ambrose college student from Davenport spends summer with his parents Mr and Mrs C B Rice. Mr and Mrs Donald Elbert of Little Port visit Lucy Schnoebelen and friends on Sunday. Raymond Schmidt of Sunbury and Mr and Mrs Frank Horn with Lois Jean and Pauline Hendrix of West Liberty join Earl Walton’s home gathering Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing St. Ambrose College
Davenport
C. B. Rice
Donald Elbert
Little Port
Lucy Schnoebelen
Raymond Schmidt
Sunbury
Frank Horn
Lois Jean
Pauline Hendrix
West Liberty
Earl Walton
Brighton Visitors and Local Gatherings Report
Bright on residents from California visit relatives at Fairfield with a Sunday picnic to honor the guests. Rural Letter Carriers meeting attended by the Leland Horton family at Riverside. Local visits include Mrs Rudolph’s kin in Davenport and Richland. Several residents travel or seek care, with illness and hospital observations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
W. D. Pringle
Long Beach
Calif
Frank Kendall
Santa Anna
Cyrus Dickinson
Fairfield
Melba Srawley
Cordelia Roach
Leland Horton
Riverside
E. S. Rudolph
James Harris
Richland
Nat Birt
Delmar Holphus
Marion Summerville
Margaret Jean Rudolph
Davenport
L. B. Fleak
Fairfield Hospital
George Milam
Sioux Falls
A. A. Knerr
Irvin Barnett
Bessie Pringle
Bussey
David Savage
Baby
Salem
Clyde Coffin
Yee
Corley McFarland and Sons
Harvey John and Lee
Eugene
Oregon
Scott McFarland
Ira Schaffer
Lowest Body of Water Named as Dead Sea
The Dead Sea in Palestine is described as the world’s lowest body of water at 1,290 feet below sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Palestine
Raising of Dust in a Sick Room Tips
Advice on keeping a sick room clean suggests scattering damp newspaper pieces on the rug before vacuuming to trap dust and reduce airborne particles. This simple method aims to limit irritation and improve air quality during cleaning.
Memorial Day trip from Camp Claiborne to Baton Rouge
Soldiers recount four days of rain and hospitality during Memorial Day events in Baton Rouge. The 29 man band, joined by 21 from the 164th Infantry Band, performed in a cemetery rededication and paraded 25 blocks despite weather. Weather ruined some concerts while officials and locals offered warmth and magazines home. The group toured the Capitol, crossed the Huey P Long Bridge, and returned to camp amid bustling city activity with 17 000 soldiers in motion nearby. Norman Schoonover visits from Jefferson Barracks and recovers from pneumonia at base hospital.
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Claiborne
Baton Rouge
Louisianna
Capita Elty
164Th Infantry
George Willson
Jones
Mother Nature
Pentagon
Baton Rouge Junior High
Baton Rouse
Liberty
Capitol
Senate
House
Hney P. Long
A7th
Norman Sehoonover
Jefferson Harracks
St. Louis
Norman
L@8th Infantry
Lieut
Apgar
Centerville
Funeral services for William Darrow at Junction Church
Funeral services for William Darrow, who died Monday, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Evangelical Reformed church of Columbus Junction with Rev. E. Jasmaun of Oskaloosa officiating. Burial follows at Indian Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
William Darrow
Rock Island Sanitarium
E Evangelical-Reformed
E. Jasmaun
Oskaloosa
Indian Creek Cemetery
Three Times Bryan Candidate Visits Camp Claiborne
A wartime note from Merle A. Simpson of Band 133rd Infantry at Camp Claiborne Louisiana mentions three presidential runs by William Jennings Bryan and lists soldiers from Washington and nearby areas including Galen Patterson Wellman Lloyd Hamas Sigourney Heady Leo Wagner Gary Gebel and Sam Mc Cleery as fellow draftees and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
The
United States
Washington
Galen Patterson
Wellman
Lloyd Hamas
Sigourney
Heady. Co
Leo Wagner
Wayland Community
Gary Gebel
Pella
Norman
168Th G Company
Sam McCleery
Merle A. Simpson
Camp Claiborne
la A.P.O
Students Adopt New Routines
Westminster notes describe high school students shifting from study to farm chores in summer, mowing, gardening, and tractor work as they begin restoration projects and haying. An experiment at the L. C. Baker home boosts rhubarb with fertilizer, yielding mammoth, flavorful stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Pop
Junior
Mary
L. C. Baker
Local Family Visits and Sunday Dinners Near Gray
Gray June 11 report lists Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spangler visiting the George Spangler, sr. home in Olds. Harold Andersons dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Givens. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Barns with children and Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Wright from West Liberty, plus Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gilpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Longer
Gray
Bert Spangler
George Spangler
Olds
Ted Givens
Harold
Hit Songs and Tin Pan Alley Stars In Great American Broadcast
The film The Great American Broadcast stars Alice Faye John Payne Jack Oakie and Cesar Romero and opens at the State Theatre. It presents a historical but lively depiction of 1919 1920s era radio culture with songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren and features Mary Beth Hughes among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin Pan Alley
Alexander
Alice Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Cesar Romero
Rockies
Mack Gordon
Harry Warren
Mary Beth Hughes
Four Inkspots
Nicholas Brothers
Wiere Brothers
First Steam Railroad Links Stockton and Darlington
Visitors from Iowa City included children and Dad Gilpin at Gip Gilpin's home. Frank Snider and wife called on Fred Edwards, Doyle Plecker and wife at Charles Plecker's home. The Stockton and Darlington Railroad, completed September 27, 1825, was the world’s first steam railroad running from Stockton to Darlington, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad Gilpin
Iowa City
Gip Gilpin
Frank Snider
Fred Edwards
Mrs
Doyle Plecker
Charles Plecker
Stockton & Darlington Railroad Company
Stockton
Darlington
England
California Surpasses Axis Powers in Vehicle Numbers
The statistic notes that California has as many motor vehicles in operation as the combined total in Germany, Italy, and Japan during the Axis period, highlighting a comparison of vehicle counts between a U S state and wartime powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Germany
Italy
Japan
How to ease tight shoes with hot cloth method
A foot care tip explains placing a wrung hot cloth on the blistered area while the shoe remains on the foot. The heat expands the leather, giving immediate relief and comfort as the shoe loosens to fit properly.
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Lloyd Nolan
Marjorie Weaver
Edgar Rice Burrough
Michael Shayne
Fox Theatre
Wed
Thur
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
P.L. Etter
Iowa
Volunteers of America
Tonite
Charlie Chaplin
Mary Beth Nicholas Browiere Brothers
the Four Ink
Arch On
Fox Thentury
Ture
Oou
Toon
Ise
Ughesthers
Cornelius Warmerdam
Compton Relays
Compton
Cal
San Francisco
Chicago
Planters
North Clark Center of Loop
Famous Circle
Wm. Darrow
Junction
Rochester
Lloyd Hantt
Columbus City
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Minn
Carp
Jesse
George
Camp Roberts
Martha George
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Weert
Texas
Margaret Moore
iMres
Garry Orr
Amarillo
Noah Lewis
Eugene Lewin
C. FB. Luking
Monmouth
H. M. Smith
Jack
Janet Allen
Woodbine
Routh
John Routh
Holmesburg County
Philadelphia
James Kreiger
Gary
First Steam Railroad
Autos
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Stewart & Crone
South 2Nd Ave
Washington, Iowa
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