Local notes: surgeries, visits, and community events in Columbus City
Mrs William Robertson underwent an appendectomy at Muscatine hospital and is slowly improving. Dorothy Davis broke her right little finger in Cedar Rapids. Davis family reunion at Weed Park, Muscatine. William Peters moving to Duncan residence opposite Cotter school. Westminster Guild hosts at Mrs Harry Boyd’s Thursday. LeRoy Owens family in Davenport. Homebuilders class met at Darold Jones home with ice cream social planned for June 25. Missionary meeting set for Cotter church at 2 00 pm with committee chairs named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus City
William Robertson
Muscatine Hospital
Clara McGuire
Robertson
Dorothy Davis
Cedar Rapids
M. S. Davis
Haydn Davis
Davis
Weed Park
Muscatine
William Peters
Duncan
Cotter School
Westminster Guild
Harry Boyd
LeRoy Owens
Davenport
Darold Jones
Walter Devore
Robeson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cotter
Richard Arthur
John G. Jones
M. A. Robeson
Public urged to attend and bring a guest
Public urged to attend the event and bring a guest. The notice invites the community to join and participate, highlighting open attendance for all interested individuals.
Rush to file birth record certificates across Iowa
Des Moines reports a surge in birth record affidavits as Iowans seek citizenship proof. The state health board notes receipts of 137 affidavits on Monday and 588 on Tuesday, underlining the public push for official citizenship documents. A separate note mentions 11-year-old Bill Ray Harrison winning first prize at a Tulare California theater contest after borrowing a guitar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
Iowa Board of Health
Bill Ray Harrison
Tulare
Calif
Orshard
Dr. Walter Mendenhall Visits Crawfordsville
Boston resident Dr. Walter Mendenhall and R. G. Kelsey visited Crawfordsville on Tuesday reconnecting with former schoolmates. Local events included a postponed Washington Concert band performance due to rain and Salem Presbyterian Church Children Day program with multiple acts and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Walter Mendenhall
Boston
Mass
R. G. Kelsey
Washington
G Franklin
Sharpsville
Penn
Lisle Maxwell
Albert Nunnally
Wayne
Lone Tree
A. H. Raymond
Milton Davidson
Sioux City
C. C. Moorhead
Ozarks
Columbus Junction
Peace envoy secret talks routed through Spanish ambassador
France's peace envoy communications on terms with Germany are carried by Spanish Ambassador Jose Felix Ds Lequerica y Erquiza to General Francisco Franco who is reported acting as intermediary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Jose Felix Ds Lequerica Y Erquiza
Francisco Franco
Among Our Neighbors Among Our Neighbors
Editors from nearby towns share short reflections on local events and community life. Commentaries touch on council decisions, school activities, and everyday concerns influencing residents across districts.
Hitler May Impose Peace Terms at Versailles Palace
Reports from Europe say Adolf Hitler may dictate peace terms to France at the Palace of Versailles near Paris. The historic palace, built by Louis XIV in 1661, has long stood as a symbol of power and revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Versailles Palace
France
Palace of
Versailles
Paris
We Must Begin to Accumulate Reserve Stocks of Food
A wartime remark notes the need to build up food reserves despite a history of surplus. The speaker frames stockpiling as prudent and virtuous, arguing necessity justifies rationed or strategic inventories. The aim is preparedness and self sufficiency.
Wellman Pair Weds in Rock Island Church Ceremony
Mearl Blumenstein of Wellman and Helen Mae Sersig wed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rock Island in a Saturday afternoon service. The couple's families and relatives attended as Rev. Mser Po Hkin Durkin presided. The bride, a Rock Island native and Service Rubber employee, and the groom, a Wellman graduate now at Rock Island Sash and Door, will live in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mearl Blumenstein of
Wellman
Helen Mae Sersig
Laverne Felske
Donald Felske
Rock Island
St. Joseph's Catholic High School
Service Rubber Company
Blumenstein
Wellman High School
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Melvin Miller
Charles Brannon
Berliners Adopt Glowing Phosphorus Buttons
After weeks of stumbling in streets dark from blackout, Berliners now wear small phosphorescent buttons around necks or in button holes. The glowing round tokens help pedestrians see in the blackout as city authorities hope to reduce accidents and aid orientation.
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Louis Hanson
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Saas Re
Raymond Massey
Gene Lockhart
Ruth Gordon
Matinee
Salem Presbyterian Church
Chiildren
A.B.C
Dorothy Rees
Gwyneth Davies
Gladys Rees
Jesus
Ruth
D. C. Davies
Marie Rees
Mary Leafa Edwards
Toledo Chronicle
America
Europe
Pellh Chronicle
Perry Daily
E. H. Smith
la Porte City
Dixie Dugan
By Striebey
Mevoy
Padi
Rap
Wimmin
Adolf Hitler
Louis
The
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Revolu
Tion
Palace of Versailles
Hall of Mirrors
TON Paul’s
Diamond
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Iowa
Fromaso
Wilson Bros. van Heusen
Raindow
Maulborg
Deress
Oxfords
Busby-Atchison-Washington
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