Local North Iowa Notes on Meetings and Visits
Rev Carl W Klein travels to Lancaster Pa for the general synod of the Evangelical Reformed church opening Wednesday and running to June 26. Several residents visit relatives in Des Moines and Penn State gathering for the National American Society of Agricultural Engineers meeting. Various local families host guests, attend summer schools, picnics, or plan trips to Mercer Penn and Des Moines while offices close for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Klein
Lancaster
General Synod of the Evangelical- Reformed Church
Richard Birney
Cedar Rapids
1.S.C
State College
Penn
National American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Pennsylvania
Indees Edge Ely 12th Inning Thriller In Linn County
Edmondson and Fuhr fueled a 5 4 twelve inning win for the Indees over Ely in Cedar Rapids. Edmondson pitched all twelve, nine strikeouts, nine hits, while Fuhr delivered the game winning run in the twelfth with a bunt single and aggressive base running. Buckwalter led Ely with a second inning triple and shared offense as Stahle faced heavy pressure late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Eadmondson
Dale
Ely
Marvin Buckwalter
Edmondson
Indees
Buckwalter
Denton
Ken Kimberlin
Buckwal
Fuhr
B. Clark
Truhlear
Jack Denton
Bob Plowmans
Truhlgar
G. Berch
Starek
M. Clark
Kimberlin
G. Bereh
Washington
J. Denton
Plowman
Schauenberg
H. Denton
Whitehead
Rear
Clark
Trohiear
Stahle
Stahl
Marzell
Butterworth
Cedar Rapids Club Hosts Iowa Light and Power Nine Clash
Cedar Rapids club manager Max Raymond eyes a big game next Sunday against the Iowa Light and Power Co. staff. Star Hawkeye figures like Bill Diehl and Tommy Farmer headline a clash vs the Vis Itors led by Bob Stastny or Oscar Theisen on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Raymond
Iowa Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bob Stastny
University of Iowa
Oscar “Ockie" Theisen
Theisen
Milwaukee
Joe Bailey
Bill Diehl
Hawkeyes
Wellman's Don Taylor Wins County Golf Title for 1940
Don Taylor of Wellman captured the county golf championship finishing first in the 54 hole event with a 200 total. Russ Ross was runner up and Eddie Webble third, with Wellman players claiming top spots in multiple classes and trophies awarded for high finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Don Taylor
Russ Ross
Baddie Wehrle
Taylor
County
Elireles
Kalona
Washington
Eddie Webble
Phil Antonoff
A. W. Clow
Ton
Smith
Phillips
Glenn Smith
Glenn
Sid Smith
T. K R. Phillips
Bob Schwartsendruber
Orie Hooley
Larry Wilson
Albert Yoder
George Miller
Verne Beck
Paul Moore
C Flighters
Day Miller
Roll Erb
Plan for Women’s Golf Tourney at Country Club Announced
The committee reveals plans for this year's women’s golf tournament at the country club. Players must register with a committee member and submit qualifying scores by July 1. Committee members are Helen Thompson Mrs R J Patterson and Mrs Theodore BR Bailey. Registration is 50 cents. Players have two months to complete matches and prizes will be awarded on ladies day in late August. Final rounds will not be played before the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Iowa
Tommy Farmer
Nile Kinnick
Fuhr
Plowman
Bailey
Benedict
Jack Denton
Helen Thompson
R. J. Patterson
Theodore BR. Bailey
Clarice Meek
Dan Brindley
EB. D. Morrison, Jr
David Elder
Elsie Glassburner
Martha Foster
Wellman
Lewis A. Warren
Des Moines
Baseball Scores and Standings Summary
Cincinnati swept Brooklyn in twin bill 1 0 and 5 2 while Pittsburgh won twice against New York 5 5 3. Boston defeated Chicago 5 4 then 6 4 with Chicago replying 9 1. St Louis beat Philadelphia 9 3 and 3 1. Open date games listed. Buckwalter credited with base hits.
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Wil
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittenuren
Nicer Dynes
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Guy
Cleveland
St Louis
Ruth Martin to Visit Brother and Friends Home
Ruth Martin travels from Kahoka to visit her brother George Martin and relatives including Oscar Hughes Arden Mildred and Sarah Hughes in Washington Chicago and locally with the Lyman Johnson and Boyd Twinam families. Several neighbors and friends share Sunday visits and small gatherings across Crawfordsville Pleasant Hill and Ainaworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hering
East Sunset
George Martin
Kahoka
John Martin
Ruth Martin
Oscar Hughes
Arden
Mildred
Washington
Sarah Hughes
Chicago
Boyd Twinam
Joe Schlatter
Lyman Johnson
New London
Vail
Clarence Fulton
Maxine
George
Griff Davies
K. Orris
Crawfordsville
Harry Jones
Pleasant Hill
Howard Caldwell
John Atkinson
American Legion
Des Moines
Karl Ferguson
Clair Holmes
Max Schlatter
Y Station
Ainsworth
Jake Snyders
W. J. Hartzell
Genevieve Holmes
Clara Davies
Wyman Community Club
Dwindling Kaliwas Tribe in Lower California
Dr. Peveril Meiggs reports the Kaliwas, once widespread in Lower California, now reduced to five families after his recent field study of the relict Indian group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower California
Lower
California
Peveril Meiggs
Redmen
Local News Briefs From Wellman Area in June Social Roundup
A long list of residents from Wellman and nearby towns attended dinners, bridge gatherings, and visits. Guests included Norene McFarland, Harry Dougherty now in Independence, and the Porters, with travel to Des Moines Spokane and California mentioned. Several families hosted visitors, planned trips, and noted job changes and farewells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norene McFarland
Strighton
Harry Dougherty
Independence
Edgar Porter
Louise
Frances
Bob
John Porter
Frances Witthott
Jesse Stewart
Betty Redlinger
Ruth Singleton
Carol Watford
C. J. McCahill
Roy Fields
Ralph Wittloft
Clarence Miller
Harley Miller
Manchester
Miss Witthoft
Miss Stewart
Tuberculosis death risk statement from historical data
The text notes that a typical person under 25 has about a one in thirty chance of dying from tuberculosis, a risk lower than two decades earlier when the odds were roughly twice as high. It frames progress in public health over a generation.
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions in Washington Area
At the hospital Mrs. Joe Shalla of Washington route 4 was dismissed Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Clayde Cornick of Mount Union was dismissed Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Allie Dyche of Washington was admitted yesterday afternoon for a fractured hip. Delores Heisdorffer of Richland underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs. Walter Conner of Washington was admitted yesterday afternoon for a fractured arm and dismissed this morning. Arthur Yard of Washington was admitted this morning for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Shalla
Washington
Club Lamb Dishes Leave Long Taste at Boston Course
In the gay nineties the Country Club of Boston kept sheep to groom fairways and save on mowing. A single lamb served to members inspired a spring lamb feature that has lasted over four decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club of
Boston
World Record Tuna Landed Off Liverpool Nova Scotia
J Frank Johnson of Whitestone New York landed an 868 pound tuna at Liverpool Nova Scotia using rod and line. It took two hours and twenty seven minutes to bring to the boat marking a new world record catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Nova Scotia
J. Frank Johnson
Whitestone
N. Y
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