Pioneers Helped Found Crawfordsville M E Church
The 1839 founding of the Crawfordsville church involved Bishop Thomas A. Morris appointing Rev. Joseph L. Kirkpatrick as pastor. Matthew Moorhead and his wife led the organizing effort, with Rev. Peter Cartwright officiating their marriage, and portraits of Charles Wesley and the Methodist Hymnal featured for a music service that night.
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Thomas A. Morris
Iowa
Joseph L. Kirkpatrick
Crawfordsville
Matthew Moorhead
Peter Cartwright
Charles Wesley
Prairie Flower Mission Hostess D C Griggs
Mrs D C Griggs hosted the Prairie Flower Mission circle with co host Mrs Elsie Benson Thursday afternoon. Mrs W D Booth and Mrs Dessa Warner led the program, readings from Genesis and Exodus, a poem, and a talk on The Jew, with refreshments served. Guests included Mrs Harley Laughlin and others. marriage licenses issued to J B Randolph and Mina C McCleary in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Griggs
Prairie Flower Mission
Elsie Benson
Prairie Mower Mission Circle
W. D. Booth
Dessa Warner
Flag Day Reflections After Saturday Storm Losses
A Saturday night storm toppled two large trees on North Lawn Avenue near the Munn and Warren homes. Mrs Munn and Miss Myrtle Shields consulted briefly while Fred Moore urged his wife to move to the basement. Several residents slept through the event, underscoring a clear conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lawn Avenue
John Munn
Abandoned gum and comic bits in a breezy Sunstl page
A Sunstl page combines light humor and rural anecdotes. It recalls gum under theater seats, a plump lady sitting on a hat, a brace of jokes about firecrackers and stepped routines, and a Yale style jab at a university journalism class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Russell
Drugs Used to Repair the Heart
The article explains how certain medicines dilate the heart, stretch fibers, and restore efficiency to improve cardiac function. It notes the drugs act to support heart repair and performance.
How to make perfect iced tea for summer
The article gives step by step methods for brewing hot tea and cooling it for iced tea. It describes using six spoons of tender leaf tea per quart, pouring over cracked ice, optional lemon orange mint and pineapple, and a Tea Sparkler recipe with tea syrup. It notes serving with sandwiches and cookies and references refrigeration.
States that formed the Union in the Civil War era
The Union during the Civil War consisted of Oregon California Nevada Kansas Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Maryland Delaware New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont and Maine.
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Oregon
California
Nevada
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
West Virgin
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maine
Community Notes From Grandview Area
Grandview reports the Longwell birth of a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs Ambrose Longwell. The Crays move to Kinross. Detweiler and Walton family connections are noted with Cedar Rapids and visiting relatives. June events include Verlin Nickel hosting Ladies Ruralers meeting and Maxwell family weekend in New London. Alumni banquet attended in Crawfordsville by Maxwell party.
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Grandview
Ambrose Longwell
John Cray
Kinross
Wn. Detweiler
Cedar Rapids
Veil Cray
Ethel Walton
Earnie Wetrieh
Verlin Nickel Will
Co. M. Maxwell
New London
Chas, Strathman
Jay Orris
Willamsburg
Emm
Lou Bullers
Jones
Williamsburg
Delbert Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E. Church
4-H Club
Maurine Walker
Miriam Stannard
Brighton
Ruth Wead
Jean Walker
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Jim Nales
Tha
MeNaught Syndicate, Tne
Joe
Harley Laughlin
Harland O'Laughlin
Mac Gordon
Onelita Griggs Fisher
More Griggs
Marjorie Strong
J. B. Randolph
Harper Iown
Mina C. McCleary
Stuer Russell
Kimball Gates
Leslie Gates
Kimball
Vian
Wilson
N. C
Jim Sauls
J. A. Aycock
Sanls
Jack Downy
Radio Fame
Nero
Gladiator
Tle
Howard 1
McCleery Nicola
Nervae
Rickey’s
Barber Shop
South Ta. Ave
Colorado
Rockies
Burlington
Denver
Denver Zephyr
Overland Express
Colorado Springs
RMU HC
BF. Anderson, Agt
Berlington
Scott Furniture Co
North Side
Scott
Agi Ec Parces
Grunow
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