Eureka church events and visitors fill week
Eureka hosted religious services with Lisle Bower preaching during commencement week at S W college. Attendees included Elmer Charmicheal and Washington guests. Local family visits and a report of Irene Piper recovering after appendicitis. Pig club tours and Marjorie Snider’s ninth birthday noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Grant Humston
Clay Humston
Lisle Bower
Wayland
Minear
S. W. College
Elmer Charmicheal
Bower
Washington
Clarence Benson
L. O
Lucille
Dale
Paul Minear
Colleges Beneficiaries Named In Devore Alleyn Will
An Iowa lawyer and former district court clerk Devore Alleyn died at Mt. Pleasant’s insane hospital. His will, filed in Fort Madison, leaves about 50 000 for beneficiaries including Parsons college 3000 Carthage college 80 acres land Coe college 2000 Iowa Wesleyan 2500 Grinnell college 2500 Cornell college 2500 and gifts to hospitals and private individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
Devore Alleyn
District Court
Mt. Pleasant
Parsons College
Fairfield
Carthage College
Carthage
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Wesleyan
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Willis Todd's Pacific Coast Trip Journal Report
Willis Todd writes from Long Beach California detailing a 3550 mile road trip from Iowa along the Lincoln and Oregon trails to Oregon Washington and back. He notes weather roads cattle and sheep along the Snake river, a flume lumber process, visits to the Bennett family and Jim Zeck's sister, a Deardorff hotel meal in Oakland and a stay in Long Beach. He records fuel costs two flat tires and one starter issue for a total oil gas cost of $60. Arrival date June 3 after leaving May 20.
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West Third Street
Long Beach
California
Dear Journal
Iowa
Brighton
Omaha
Granger
Wyoming
Dalls
Oregon
Portland
Woodland
Washington
Bennett
Jim Zeck
Snake River
Twin Falls
Idaho
Blue Mountains
Burnt River
Columbia River
Oakland
Deardorff
Sigourney
Calif
Iowa City plans new university heating unit
Heating plans for the University of Iowa move forward with a $160000 unit, first constructed at $226000, to heat nearly eighty university buildings as older facilities will be abandoned. Architects will begin drawings immediately as completion targets the overall plant. Huff leaves state work in Des Moines after serving as assistant in the attorney general's office with an expected successor to be named soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Huff
Des Moines
Herbert Huff
Attorney General's Office
Department
Ben J. Gibson
John Fletcher
Eldora
Wellston Social Notes and Local Visits
Wellston brief items list residents visiting, calling on neighbors, and small town activities. Walter Hotle shipped ped cattle from Wellston on Tuesday. A. Beiter plans piano pupils. Mrs Jonas Siebert and families visited Walter Statler. Wellston Clnoig hosted guest day at Mrs Paul Harvey's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Walter Hotle
A. Beiter
Mr. Beiter
Jonas Siebert
Clement Griffith
Walter Statlers
Wellston Clnoig
Paul Harvey
Fenton
al Augustine
Miss Wilda
West Chester
Paul Jacobs
Delta
Claire
Entertainment Planned Friday Evening At Local Farm
Albert Johnson assists Mr Hummer with farm work while Oliver Furst and Ira Miksch gain tractor experience. River bottom land remains too wet for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Johnson
Mr. Hummer
Oliver Furst
Ira Miksch
Local Social Notes From Wayne Area
Gladys Maxwell reports on Wayne area social life with visits from Marjorie Wilmot and Mrs. Lawrence Krantz. A farm bureau gathering hosted by Mrs Ferrel Young included ice cream cones. A birthday surprise at Paul Maxwell’s drew many neighbors and relatives. Nellie Krantz remains ill and is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sands
Donald and
Doyle
F. M. Wood
Washington
Lawrence Krantz
Jean
Marjorie Wilmot
C. M. Maxwell
Verl
Merle Smith
Paul Maxwell
Eva Adams
Mt. Pleasant
Herman Hansen
Baby
Cedar Falls
C. C. Moorhead
C. R. Miller
Ferrel Young
Farm Bureau
Price Owens
Clarence Moorhead
Wm, Clark
Jay Orris
Arthur Orris
Tom Riley
Maxwell
F. M. Smith
Delbert Maxwell
Rex Smith
Ray Smith
Wilfred Smith
Myral
Nellie Krantz
Ogle Family Visit Highlighted by Wallace Carson Gathering
Mr and Mrs Everette Ogle and daughter Martha Ann from Muncie Indiana visited the Wallace Carson home last week in a social stop that marked a cordial family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Ogle
Martha Ann
Muncie
Indiana
Wallace Carson
Titus area notes on farming and residents
Hogs shipped from Titus Tuesday by John Hindahl Jim Comb and Harry Davidson via Titus co operative Harold Fulton plowing for Tom Carris this week Emergency appendicitis operation at county hospital Mildred Fuhr in favorable condition Lee Tedford from Aberdeen Idaho to spend the summer with relatives Ernest Fink visited Seth Carris Mrs J D Glasgow of Vinton Iowa visited Tom Carris home Frank Beatty and wife from Woodward Town visited friends Dorothy Evans from Des Moines visiting her sister Mrs Chas Longer Tom Carris family and relatives visited in Ollie John Griffith and daughter Henriet ta in Kirksville Missouri for eye treatment Dan Rohrer hauled hogs to West Chester for George Fulton George Brown and daughter Helen visited Safe Stout and Tom Carris homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus
John Hindahl
Jim Comb
Harry Davidson
Titus Co-Operative Co
Harold Fulton
Tom Carris
Mildred Fuhr
Lee Tedford
Aberdeen
Idaho
Frank Beatty
Woodward
Town
Dorothy Evans
Des Moins
Chas
Seth
Winnifred
J. B. Lemley
Ollie
John Griffith
Henrietta
Kirksville
Missouri
Griffith
Dan Rohrer
West Chester
George Fulton
George Brown
Helen
Stout
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilbur Beenblossom
Duke
Pig Club
Marjorie Snider
Marjorie Petratz
Mabel Nicola
Spirit of
St. Louis
Lone Eagle
New York
Paris
Col. Lindbergh
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Middle West
Washington, Iowa
Willis Todd
Long Beach, Cal
P. S
George Lemley
Will Dunbar
Jay Black
Perry Deal
Jane Lechner
Miss Lechner
Mrs. Feltz
Mrs. Zear
Valley Church
Wayne
Galesburg
Tony Johnson
Columbus Junction
Ernest Fink
Seth Carris
J. D. Glasgow
Vinton
Tom Carrig
Washington Motor CO
G. E. Mace
Wate
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