Church Groups Host Family Night And Mission Speaker
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid met at the church with Mrs Everette Timm of Marengo as guest speaker and regional president of Lutheran Women's Mission Lunch was served by Mrs Lawrence Monson and Mrs Walter C Johannes Four guests attended The Methodist Church held a combined family night and reception for Rev W M Scheuermann and Mrs Scheuermann in the church basement with toast mistress Mrs James Birney The program included readings and songs by members and a skit The Scheuermanns were praised and Rev Scheuermann announced new assistants starting July The service closed with Mrs T J Pease singing The Lord's Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
Everette Timm
Marengo
Timm
Lutheran Women's Mission
Lawrence Monson
Walter C Johannes
Cohor Tocses Fieven
Methodist Church
W. M. Scheuermann
Scheuermanns
Scheuermann
Don Frank
Re-elect Mrs Holden President of CWF At Friday Night Meeting
Mrs Glenn Holden was installed as president of the Christian Women Fellowship during the final meeting of the year at the Christian Church. She began a second term as president as officers were introduced with roses. New officers include Dow McDaniel and Olga Rathmel as vice presidents, Edward Hatchcroft and Mae Davis as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Holden
Christian Women Fellowship
Christian Church
Leslie Beenblossom
Holden
Dow McDaniel
Olga Rathmel
Edward Hatchcroft
Mae Davis
Everett Miller
Frank Gingerich
Mae Widmer
William Putman
Etteine Spenser
Olga Rathmer
Harold Jarvis
John Jarvis
Elmer Wulf
Wade Pence
Lee Hesseltine
William Monroe
Don Gardner
Robert Cheyney
Rodney Davisson
Leslie Been Blossom
CWF
Group V
Esther Gray
Social Calendar Notices Ahead of Meetings
Community notices list weekly meetings and events with times and locations. Monday events include Golden Age Group at 10 am in the YW room with sack lunch, DeMolay groups at the Masonic Temple, and Mother’s Circle. Tuesday features Snowball Social Club at 7:30 pm, Y Wives coffee at 9:30 am, and various park picnics and club gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Cletus Kafka
Bill Walker
Keota
Warren Dare
Jim Schmidt
Sunset Park
Damascus Shrine
DCCW
St. Mary's Hall
Riverside
Wool production timelines and shearing losses cited
North Dakota Agriculture College officials say it takes 12 months to produce a crop of wool but a few minutes of careless shearing can reduce its value from 106 to 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Agriculture College
Nicola Golden Wedding Observed by Norfolk Family
Mr and Mrs IL Nicola of Norfolk Neb celebrated 50 years married with 104 guests at the Hotel Madison. Their children in law hosted the dinner and relatives from Denver Wisner Lincoln Crawfordsville and Washington Iowa attended. The couple wed June 20 1906 in Washington Iowa and began life in Foster before moving to Norfolk in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL. B Nicola
Norfolk
Neb
Hotel Norfolk
Nicola
North 10Th St
Charles Nicola
Denver
J. Robert Nicola
Wisner
James E. Nicola
Lincoln
Earl
Washington
Iowa
Foster
Durland Trust Co
Nicolas
North 10Th Street
Howard McCleery
Earl Monson
Crawfordsville
Madison
On The Record Admitted Friday Medical List
Admitted Friday Mrs. Howard Jones of Columbus Junction and Mrs. Irvin Hesseltine of Washington for medical care. Effie Israel transferred to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jones
Columbus Junction
Irvin Hesseltine
Washington
Effie Israel
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Birthday greetings for local residents and couples
Birthdays today include Manton Hebner Mrs. Fred Downing Catherine Neff Ronald Deal Olfield Lee Goodlander and Glen Chalupa. Wedding anniversaries observed by Homer and Mrs Martin Dan Brindley Albert Mills Frank Kleese and Roger Sherman. Sunday's birthdays include M L McCreedy Clayde Knapp Vince Skubal Myrtle Rhodes Donald Snodgrass Lydia Horak and Lloyd Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manton Hebner
Fred Downing
Catherine Neff
Ronald Deal Olfield
Lee Goodlander
Glen Chalupa
Homer Martin
Dan Brindley
Albert Mills
Frank Kleese
Roger Sherman
M. L. McCreedy
Clayde Knapp
Vince Skubal
Myrtle Rhodes
Donald Snodgrass
Lydia Horak
Lloyd Hayes
Killer on the Run After Jail Release
A man released from Trumbull County Jail on $100 bond allegedly killed three more people, including Mrs. Hazel Botts 32 and Nancy Worthington 16 in Leavittsburg Ohio. He taunted deputies with a pistol and was believed armed with a German Luger. The victims were sisters of his estranged wife and a 16 year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Louise
Stril
Trumbull
Wilson
Hazel Botts
Geraldine Brown
Nancy Worthington
Leavittsburg
Ohio
Steel Strike Raises Tempers as Eight Day Deadline Looms
A company spokesman warns the steel contract dispute could drag on through a long summer unless a settlement is reached within eight days. Both sides face pressure to end the stalemate amid rising tensions and firm rhetoric.
Local servicemen update from Iowa City and Sioux City
R. J. Tanner was admitted to the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City on Wednesday for observation and is in room 9E. Pvt. First Class Jack Tanner arrived home Friday from Fort Sill to spend a 17 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Tanner. Mr. and Mrs. George Sellman are visiting relatives in Sioux City for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Tanner
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Jack Tanner
Fort Sill
Okla
George Sellman
Sioux City
Humility and Washington memories in a county tale
The piece muses on humility and gratitude for success while reflecting on life in Iowa and Washington. It weaves June weddings, roses, lifelong ties to places starting with W, and a quirky pattern of sun dresses linking to shared patterns and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
Walworth County
Wisconsin
Riverside Leader
The Most Thrilling Period Of Modern Life
A reflective note surveys rapid progress from automobiles to television and radio, counting major inventions and events such as two world wars and the United Nations. The writer marvels at the pace of change and wonders if any generation has seen more progress in a single lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
4 H Club Activities Highlight June Meetings and Plans
Joyce Smith hosted the Clover Leaf 4-H Club on June 18 with 21 members and two guests. They scheduled a local achievement for July 30 at 1 30 p m in Crawfords ville school and formed committees. Members reported camp experiences and demonstrations while planning a June 28 workshop and a 4 H Convention update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Smith
Kenneth Ornduff
Crawfordsville
International Youth Exchange
JoAnn McNeill
Barbara Thomas
Delores Schaeffer
Ronna Barnhart
Beth Wells
John Barnhart
Madrid
Evelyn Linnenkamp
Ames
Karen Rhea
Mrs. Ornduff
Melvin Soukups Attend Weddings of Tom Havel and Others
The wedding of Tom Havel and Cheryl Schumacher took place in Des Moines Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Melvin Soukup as guests. Nearby nuptials included Marlin Eichelburger and Roberta Haben near Muscatine. Local families shared Sunday gatherings across several homes in Vinton Washington Keota and Iowa City areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Soukups
Tom Havel
Eula Mae
Coon
Highland Center
Melvin Soukup
Cheryl Schumacher
Des Moines
Marlin Eichelburger
Roberta Haben
Muscatine
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrated in Norfolk Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Lyle B Nicola observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Norfolk Nebraska on Wednesday June 20. Attending were Mr and Mrs Howard L McCleery Nic McCleery and Mr and Mrs S C McCleery. The McCleerys returned to Washington early Friday. Mrs Louis B Gettman and daughter Patricia Lynn of Washington DC left for Syracuse New York after visiting at the Eicher home. They will visit Gettman’s mother in New York before returning to Washington. Mrs Gettman was the former Betty Eicher. Mrs O L Dayton has returned to Washington after attending the wedding June 16 of her granddaughter Martha Dayton to Angelo Di Blaci at St Francis Church Council Bluffs. The couple’s parents are Mr and Mrs Roy Dayton of Council Bluffs and he is a former Washington resident. Mrs Dayton also attended the dinner for 165 guests. Mrs Wead Mrs Phil Weldin and Miss Stella Palmer will go to Des Moines Monday for the School of Missions of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church. The school runs June 25 to 29 on Drake University campus. Mrs W L Gates of Washington also attended. Mrs Wead is WSCS president, Mrs Weldin secretary, Miss Palmer treasurer, and Mrs Gates district officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Havel
Grace Methodist
Warren Donaldson
CH Haney
Orie O'Connor
Alex McCreedy
R. F E. McCreedy
Milford Cook
Jim
Joe Krotz
Edwin Reha
Clarence Kouba
Iowa City
B. E. McCreedy
Harry Dye
Washington
Dye
Oklahoma
Gayle Mullgan
McCreedy
Leon Meeks
Mercy Hospital
George Gould
Debby
Sam Boyd
Lewis Coon
Howard L. McCleery
Nic McCleery
S. C. McCleery
Lyle B. Nicola
Norfolk
Nebr
McCleerys
Louis B. Gettman
Patricia Lynn
Washington, D.C
Syracuse
N. Y
Ed. E. Eicher
O.L. Dayton
Martha Dayton
Angelo di Blaci
St. Francis Church
Council Bluffs
Roy Dayton
Robert Wead
Phil Weldin
Stella Palmer
Des Moines
School of Missions
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Drake University
W. L. Gates
Wead
WSCS
Weldin
Miss Palmer
Gates
Kempf and Foster Win Marriage License in Wellman
A marriage license was issued at the district court clerk's office on Friday to Kenneth D. Kempf and Hila Sue Foster of Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of District Court
Kenneth D. Kempf
Hila Sue Foster
Wellman
John R. Kauffman Pioneer Farmer Dies at 86 in Wayland
John R. Kauffman of Wayland died at home on Friday June 8 after years of declining health. Born June 21, 1869 in Merrimac Henry County he farmed Nob le and later moved to Wayland in 1946. He leaves wife Katie Schlat ter and daughter Waunita along with a niece and many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Kauffman
Wayland
Mr. Kauffman
Merrimac
Henry County
Joseph and
Fannie Rich Kauffman
Noble
Sugar Creek
Mason Jones Charged In Mule Wagon Drunk Driving Incident
Greenwood Mississippi police charged Mason Jones after a collision damaged a car while he drove a mule drawn wagon under the influence. The mule was unharmed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, Miss
Mason Jones
Watchorn Divorce Based On Wife's Real Age Learned From Tombstone
Lancaster Wisconsin report says 85 year old Watchorn obtained a divorce from his wife claiming she lied about her age. He said he learned the truth after seeing the birthdate on her former husband’s tombstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster, Wis
Newcombe Watchorn
Watchorn
Fragmentary reflection on changing world since birth
A personal meditation recalls years passed and the speaker’s view of a far different world from today. The tone hints at nostalgia and contrast between past and present without detailing specific events or figures.
Riverside City Council Repeals Old Dance Ordinance
The Riverside California City Council voted to repeal a 31 year old ordinance that prohibited dancing cheek to cheek, ending a long standing ban and allowing couples to dance closely in public venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside, Calif
Haskins Reporter's Busy Week Cleans House and News
Haskins reporter Ivan Hartsock worked in Mr. Pleasant most of last week. Mrs. M. T. Coon returned from hospital to her son Raymond’s home to recuperate. The Ebners enjoy lively grandsons from Muscatine. Dean family guests included John Hubbs and two Dean brothers. Tom Martin group attended Blue Grass dog race with their own runners. Bert Dennis baled hay and spoke with Jesse Meeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Ivan Hartsock
Mr. Pleasant
M.T. Coon
Raymond
M.T
Duane
Muscatine
Charles Deans
John Hubbs
Blue Grass
Bert Dennis
Jesse Meeks
Prairie Flower church concert by eight IB I students
A Sunday evening sacred music concert at Prairie Flower featured eight students from the Omaha Baptist Bible Institute with a message by the institute president. Attendance was strong and the event concluded with a prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Martha G. Thrasher
Omaha Baptist Bible Institute
Robert Roberts
Circle I
The
Presbyterian Church
Ed Letts
Roberts
Will Go To Japan Geraldine Nickerson
Miss Geraldine Nickerson will leave Sunday for Japan to join the Special Evangelism Commission of the Centenary Movement. The five year project is sponsored by the United Church of Japan and directed by Dr Lawrence Lacour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Nickerson
Main St
Japan
Centenary Movement
Church of Japan
Lawrence Laccour
Nickerson
State University of Iowa
Moline
Lacour Group
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
Wake Island
Honolulu
San Franisco
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Trinity Lutheran Ladies
Honor Rev Scheuermanns
T. J. Pease
Bethel Missionary Society
Ruth and Mae Gideon
Nebraska
Winnebago County
Tribune
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Correctionville
Woodbury County
Marion
Marion Maids
Barbara Mann
Joyce Davison
Homer Mann
Linda Hertig
Kathleen Hill
Janice
Janice Davison
Karen van Sant
Mary Ann Green
Jeanette Dickerson
Joyce
Barbara
Frank Reha
Joe Venneman
Vinton
Venneman
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Pany
Stee
Paul R
Horak
Gordon Macraf
Shirley Jones
20Th Century Fox
Carousel
Mrs
Clara Godlove
Norton
Keith Norton
Henrietta Booth
CC. Reeves
Arnold Egger
Gary
Kathy
Davenport
Elmer Peterson
Don Cave
Lewis Edmund
Mark
Rees
Chautauqua Park
Frederic Smith
Fred Jr
Nancy
Cleveland Heights
Henry B. Bailey
Attorne
West Main St
Court House
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
East Washington
Livingston
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
Edmond D. Morrison, Jr
Morrison Bldg
No. Side Square
W. L. Shaffer
East Main St
Hotel Washington
FOOT
W. M. Spector
E. Washinton
Whetstone Bidg
Ity
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrists
C. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
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