Shirley Blattner Installed Grand Nature of Rainbow for Girls
Shirley Blattner was installed as grand nature during the grand assembly of the Rainbow for Girls in Cedar Rapids on June 19 to 21. Attendees included Victor Blattner Barbara Dare Arlene Knapp and Mary Jane Stephens with others present for the grand cross of colors honor. A formal dance followed at Coliseum Armory and an ice cream social hosted by the Snowball Club preceded the next gathering at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Blattner
Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow
Cedar Rapids
Grand Assembly
Victor Blattner
Barbara Dare
Arlene Knapp
Mary Jane Stephens
George Dare
Max Cook
Robert Stephens
Pat Brower
Coliseum Armory
Frances Miller
Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Trinity Methodist Church
Riverside residents at Trinity Methodist church joined a treasure hunt Tuesday evening without leaving their chairs. Members searched old magazines for hidden articles, then visited to get acquainted with new pastor Rev. Lawrence Jones. Mrs Kari Holvik played piano and supported group singing with accordion by Mary Anne Havel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Trinity Methodist Church
Lawrence Jones
Kari Holvik
Mary Anne Havel
Party on tenth Birthday Honors Carla Kay Havel
Carla Kay Havel celebrated her tenth birthday with a Saturday party at home on June 17. She was guest of honor at the event attended by 14 guests with ice cream, refreshments, and birthday gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carla Kay Havel
Carla
Overseas Army Branch Seeks Pharmacists in Japan
The overseas branch of the department of the army seeks pharmacists in Japan. Base salaries run from 2974.80 to 3727.20 dollars per year with a foreign allowance of ten percent of base pay and free housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Army
Japan
Social Calendar Highlights Week Events
Social calendar lists family night dinner at the country club on Thursday at 6 30 p m and numerous church circle meetings Friday including Women's Missionary Society and several Circles with times in the afternoon. A class reunion dinner is set for Saturday at 6 30 p m at the country club and Knights of Pythias meet Monday at 6 00 p m at KP hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Past Chiefs Association
Women’s Missionary Society
Ferne Rold
Women's Service Guild of Presbyterian Church
Claude Rhodebeck
Silas Korf
Clarence Booth
Women's Christian Fellowship of Christian Church
Mary and Martha
Methodist
Junior Missionary Society
Knights of Pythias
Install Officers of Society in St. Joseph's Parish
Mrs. Franklin Gabriel was installed president and Mrs. Albert Logel as secretary and treasurer of the Altar and Rosary society at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Columbus Junction. The ceremony occurred Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs. Don Maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Franklin Gabriel
Albert Logel
Altar and
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Don Maple
Walter DeVore
Carrie Quigley
Melvin Quigley
Bushnell
Funeral services for Wesley Boulton at Columbus Junction
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Dixie Free Methodist church for Wesley Boulton aged 40 who died Thursday after being struck by a car on highway No. 61. Rev. Amos Glendenning officiated with Mrs. Glendenning singing. Pallbearers included Halle Hanft J C Gassabaum Cecile Skipton Stanley Cutkomp Glen and George Boulton. Flower attendants were Florence Cutkomp Betty Cassabaum and Mrs. Glen Boulton. Burial followed at Columbus City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Wesley Boulton
S40
Dixie Free Methodist Church
Amos Glendenning
Glendenning
Halle Hanft
J.C. Gassabaum
Cecile Skipton
Stanley Cutkomp
Glen
George Boulten
Flower
Florence Cutkomp
Betty Cassabaum
Glen Ouilton
Columbus City Cemetery
Kolah Club Reviews Cliff House Article at Meeting
Mrs. Bessie Wead led a review of The Cliff House in San Francisco at a Kolah club gathering held at Mrs. Steve Crawford’s home. Mrs. Clayde Knapp reported on a recently read book. Three guests attended including Mrs. Frank Heinzman and her daughters Mrs. Mabel Borland and Mrs. Irma Ver Steeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Wead
Cliff House
San Francisco
Kolah Club
Steve Crawford
Clayde Knapp
Frank Heinzman
Glendale
Calif
Mabel Borland
Los Angeles
Irma Ver Steeg
Sharon
Rosemary Club Hosts Bridge at Foster Home
Three tables of bridge were played by Rosemary club members on a Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster hosted the event, with guests Mr. and Mrs. Rex Crandall. Dell Walker and Don Brown earned high scores, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiley had the low score, and travel prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Crandall. Refreshments followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Club
Lloyd Foster
Rex Crandall
Dell Walker
Don Brown
Charles Wiley
Crandall
Reservations for Invitational Guest Day Set for June 28
Members of the Ladies Golf Association are asked to reserve by June 24 with Mrs G F Moothart for the invitational guest day to be held Wednesday June 28. Doughnuts and coffee start at 8 30 a m and lunch at 1 p m on that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Golf Association
G. F. Moothart
Sunshine Community Club Meets Wednesday in Sunshine
The Sunshine Community elu met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Lanning. Thirteen members and three guests attended including Mrs John McConnahy Mrs Is Berry of Brighton and Mrs Malcolm Montgomery of Ainsworth. Mrs Burdette Stover gave tips on rose culture and freezing tomatoes for home freezers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Community Elu
Henry Lanning
John McConnahy
Is Berry
Brighton
Malcolm Montgomery
Ainsworth
Sisters Club
Burdette Stover
Surprise Meeting Of The Friendship Club
Officers called a surprise gathering of the Friendship club on Wednesday. Hostess Mrs. Wes Meyer welcomed 20 members and introduced two new members Mrs. Elbin Graf and Miss Gideon. Elia Gordon Ruth Gideon Theodore Meyer and Patricia Peiffer attended as guests. Contests and piano music by children and Mrs. Gladys Wulf followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Club
Wes Meyer
Elia Gordon
Ruth Gideon
Theodore Meyer
Patricia Peiffer
Elbin Graf
Shocking Incident at Skubals in Round Grove
A delivery man at Skubals gate touches an electric fence and reacts in pain, as recounted from the Round Grove home. The piece notes a safety lapse with the fence near pigs and reflects a local anecdote in a house column. The column also mentions Mrs. H W Mineart of Sandy Hook and her feature in Folks magazine June issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Grove
H W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Coconut Anniversary Cake and Crystallized Rose Petal Frosting
Instructions describe making a coconut anniversary cake from white cake mix with shredded coconut and milk, baked as two 8 inch layers, then filled and frosted with Seven Minute Frosting. It includes how to prepare crystallized rose petals and tinted coconut for decoration and mint leaf garnish.
Legion Auxiliary At Kalona Plan Meeting And Picnic
Kalona Legion Auxiliary meets at the hall with fifteen members and three guests. A cooperative supper followed by a business session sets July plans and officer installations. Golf Club hosts a June 22 picnic at the local course chaired by Mr and Mrs. Swartzendruber as the group invites family participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way
Kalona
American Legion Auxiliary of
Legion Hall
Gail Shaver
Robert Shaver
Harold Maxwell
Glen Wahl
Marvin Yoder
Alva Kepler
Riverside Supper Guests Share Father's Day Honors
Riverside residents hosted supper guests at the Carl Luckey home Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Merle Wiley and Woris Washington and Virginia Luckey of Oakdale. A relatives gathering at the Wes Sojukua home Sunday marked Father's Day honoring Ca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Carl Luckey
Merle Wiley
Woris
Washington
Virginia
Wes Sojukua
Stanley Beranek
Local residents visit in area including Bradgate and Kalona
Of Bradgate and former Kalona residents were recent callers in the Frank Pribyl home. J. W. Coffey of Beaumont Texas is visiting in the Anns Snuir Weller Snyder and H. Jeck homes here. Miss Harriet Beck has gone to Spirit Lake where she will be employed at Templar Park during the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalon
Gail Swartzendruber
Golf Club
J. D. Boyd
Sonja Marie
Reif
Joe Allen
O. L. Rogers
M. J. Brenneman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Ralph Drollinger
Kalona
Paul W. Yoder
Houston
Texas
S. W. Yoder
Weldon C. Yoder
Wayne Ledman
United States Navy
Walter Lehman
Carolyn
Richard Shettler
Lowa City
Shettlers
Lovell Strickie
Muscatine
Dessie Hayes
Indiana
Rufus Gingerich
Margaret Ann Walker
Bradgate
Frank Pribyl
J. W. Coffey
Beaumont Texas
Anns Snuir
Weller Snyder
H. Jeck
Harriet Beck
Spirit Lake
Templar Park
Pre Nuptial Shower Honors Bride to Be in Westchester
Suzanne Reif will be guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower given by Mrs. Fred Lindenmeyer and Mrs. Fred Forinash in the Lindenmeyer home on Tuesday. Reif plans to marry Merritt Moran of Russell in July. Also noted are vacation trips, new babies, and local social updates including hires and visits from Des Moines to Cedar Falls, Sacramento to Baldwin Park and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard ‘Risher
Westchester
Suzanne Reif
Fred Lindenmeyer
Fred Forinash
Lindenmeyer
Miss Reif
Merritt Morlan
Russell
John Butler
Donna Reif
Butler
Bill Holscher
Arlington
Virginia
Mel Holscher
Alice Fisher
Roy Fisher
Marion Hearron
Des Moines
Hearron
Nedra Lousenberg
Ed Green
Sacramento
Calif
Green
Will Ross
Ray Horner
Baldwin Park
Ill
Henry Olmsted
Katey
Iowa City
Brighton Locals News and Social Notes
Nir and Mrs. Paul Boskee sold acreage to Mr. and Mrs. F A Hoskins and left for Pekin en route to Detroit after a ten days visit. Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau club met at Mrs. R H Tracy's home with president Mrs. George Statler presiding. Mrs. Clarence Grossey led entertainment and refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Mary Koeh has returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Crile
Brighton
Nir
Paul Boskee
F. A. Hoskins
Pekin
Detroit
Mich
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club
R. H. Tracy
George Statler
Clarence Grossey
Birthday celebration for Ida Bevans marks 75th year
Mrs. Ida Bevans hosts dinner guests including Donna Rickett and Martha Kasowski for a shared birthday party. Relatives from Mt Pleasant and Wayland visit, with several families calling on Mrs. Emma Diens at Washington County Hospital where Cecil Ruggles remains a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Robb
Mt Pleasant
Donna Rickett and Son
Kansas City
Ida Bevans
Martha Kasowski
Daline Stuart
Anna Duttweiler
Mpg
Rickett and Son
Cecil Ruggles
Washington County Hospital
Ben Crile
Mt. Pleasant
Clara Smith
Wayland
Sam Voorhies
Near Four Corners
D. I. Paul
Edna Crile
Emma Diens
Farmers Reported Livestock 1949 Sales in 1950 Census
In the 1950 census farmers answered questions on their number of live stock and the value or amount of livestock products sold during 1949. The data aimed to map agricultural production levels and farm size across regions.
Community and Livestock Sales Across Iowa and West Chester
Weekly farm sale listings include Friday at Whittaker sale barn and Thursday at Kaiona Sales Barn Kaiona Iowa. Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction hosts Wednesday livestock sales. Ollie Livestock Exchange offers Tuesday afternoon sales. A June 26 closing out sale of household goods in West Chester starts at 1 30 p m conducted by Mrs Will Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Sale
Kaiona Sales
Kaiona
Iowa
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Oliie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
West Chester
W. P. Ross
Weses Chester
Will Ross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Order of Rainbow
Lynn Ferguson
Harvey Eicher
Ethel Kerr
Wilma Smith
Wayne Cline
Cherry Luckenbill
Karen Crawford
Florence Kyle
Marilyn Ook
Ferguson
Kerr
Miss Smith
Earl Booth
Glenn Knapp
Wayne Knapp
Raymond Davis
Algeria
Africa
Sunset Park
Mary Keller
Pharmacists
Bordwell
Pilot Oyster Shell
Martha Butler
Ralph McKean
Ferrel Gentzler
Iowa Wesleyan College
Keith Duncan
Iowa State Veachers College
Morris Maisenbach
Drake University
Glen Nicholson
University of Iowa
A. L. Wess
Intercession
Florida
Harry Wince
Floyd Ross
Kenneth Swails
Robert
Boulton
Pearl Kennedy
Margaret Crawford
Sunshine Community Club
Skubals
John Skubal
In Magazine
Linda Coon
Claudine Kilgore
Joe Podaris
Bill
James
Owen Wehr
Alvin
Edgar Whetstine
Dean Zachs
Percy Skubal
First Baptist Church
Gladwin
Goose Creek
Taylor
Earl Schuerman
Roger
Mary Lou Coon
Hi-Ores
Ames
Terry Mathers
K. A. Mathers
Donnie Zahs
George Zahs
Lilly Zahs
Charles Rath
Charles Perezek
Leslie Perezek
Low Tree
Dale Howard
Larry Bobbie
Gale
Margaret
Howard
Clem Mottet
Blairstown
Merle Blieu
Tucker Garage
George Deatsel
Deatsch
Rudolph Simo
Virgi Lintz
Simeon Deatseh
Mar
Romuald Deatseh
Harold Siessema
Rene Snow
Dow
Boges & Stratton
Smart Implement Co
Inlarrnavional Maiveater Co
Kent
Hotle Feed
Socialists
Mrs
Mary Koeh
Journal
Rock Island Produce Co
Reisters
Hilltop Laboratories
Durst Feed Store
Washington, la
Hayfield
ALLIS
Chalmers
Saled and
C.b
Loveless Implement Store
North
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