Friends Remember Wedding Date of the Glen Porters
Ainsworth residents mark Glen Porter and spouse 24th wedding anniversary with a Saturday evening gathering of about thirty neighbors and friends sharing supper. Community clubs host events include Ace Hi Bridge with high score to Elizabethe Gingery and a birthday luncheon for EF KR Butterworth at the close of a school day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Glen Porter
Ginger
Rathel Trotter
Ace Hi Bridge Club
Elizabethe Gingery
EF. KR. Butterworth
Orville Thomas
G. F. Trotters
J. D. Rabenolds
John Buennekes
W R C Holds Regular Meeting In G A R Rooms
Women's Relief Corps met Saturday afternoon in the G A R rooms with good attendance. President Mrs Ted Crone led reports showing relief totaling 26 dollars. A baby clothes donation drive was announced and March 17 birthday party planned for March members. Plans include inviting a representative from city patriotic groups and a July Fourth stand. Refreshment committee named Mrs Laura Graham and Oleeta Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Relief Corps
Ted Crone
L. R Baker
W. KR. C. Relief Committee
G. A. R. Hall
Laura Graham
Oleeta Stewart
Mrs. F B Kleese Hosts XV Club At West Town Home
Mrs Frank B Kleese will host the XV club at her home four and three fourths miles west of town Thursday afternoon. All members are asked to come prepared to work on a comfort for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Kleese
Milton’s Early Life as Writer Highlighted by Masson
The biographer David Masson notes Milton produced little lasting work before age thirty two, suggesting a slow start to his literary career and eventual development into a major poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Masson
Milton
Mrs Bartholomew Hosts Linger Longer Club Gathering
Mrs George Bartholomew entertained ten members of the Linger Longer club at her home Wednesday afternoon. Road conditions kept several members from attending. Guest Jo Ann Fulton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Fulton, attended with her mother for the first time. After a short business meeting the afternoon was social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bartholomew
Oll
Jo Ann Fulton
Harold Fulton
Hoyle
Thompson
Mission Circle to Meet Thursday at Mrs Rittenhouse Home
Prairie Flower Mission Circle will hold an all day meeting Thursday at the home of Mr. Jennie Rittenhouse. A noon potluck dinner is planned with members asked to bring their own table service bread and butter sandwiches and a dish to pass. Mrs Nina Smith is assistant hostess and Mrs Elsie Benson and Mrs Gladys Benson lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Mission Circle
Jennie Rittenhouse
Nina Smith
Elsie Benson
Gladys Benson
American Legion Auxiliary
Julius Sodini
Washington Street
Department of American Home
Y Booster Club
May Smith
Robert Dawson
E. Main Street
Baptist Young Women’s Missionary Society
Howard Messer
Francis Haney
Mester Home
West Madison Street
Alma Hearne Holand
F. Ball
Paws
Presbyterian Church
William James
South Second Street
U. and I. Club
Charlies Hoxworth
East Second Street
West Chester
Ladies Aida
Clarene Niffenegger
Eco
Will Reif
ZX Club & P. Ow
Chas. Denison
South
Marion Avenue
Rural Women's Club
Ora Rhodebeck
W.C.T.U
Jennie Acheson
South Third Avenue
Rebekah Club
Fred PD. Stewart
Frank Kreese
Rural Women Plan Program at Thursday Meeting
The Rural Women’s club meets Thursday at 2 PM in Mrs. Ira Rhodebeck’s home. Roll call will be answered with Irish jokes, with Mrs. Harry Anderson heading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Women’s Club
Ira Rhodebeck
Harry Anderson
Mrs D C Sterett Guest of Honor at Sorosis Tea
Riverside March 9 Mrs C Sterett honored at a tea at Mrs William H Cress home hosted by Sorosis study club. Committee members were Mrs E F Wheelan Mrs William H Cress and Mrs Harold Cress. Sterett, a charter member, has worked as bookkeeper and assistant to her husband D C Sterett who served as Rock Island railway agent and is retired. The Steretts, residents for 29 years, plan to leave Riverside soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sterett
Riverside
Garden Club
Riverside Garden Club
Joseph Stratsky
Rolcall
Harold Cress
Martin
William Loughlin
John Knutte
Norval Flynn
Social calendar listings for community events and meetings
A dense schedule of club and church activities lists dates and locations for events across Fortniddly. Includes DeMolay, American Legion Auxiliary, YWCA rooms, women's societies, booster clubs, and church study groups with host addresses and times.
Shelley’s Ghost Memorial in Viareggio Remembers Shelley
In Viareggio Italy a monument commemorates the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley whose body washed ashore there in 1822 after a drowning at sea. Local lore recalls sightings of his ghost near the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viareggio
Italy
Shelley
Neutron Rays Penetrate Lead Despite Solid Shield
The text notes that besides X rays, neutron rays can penetrate solids. It describes a neutron ray as a stream of penetrons able to pass through several inches of lead.
First pipe organ to America built by John Clemm
The first pipe organ in America was constructed by John Clemm of Philadelphia and New York in 1787. It was installed at Trinity Church in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Clemm
Philadelphia
New York
Trinity Church
New York City
Mrs. F. D. Stewart Hosts Rebekah Club Meeting
Rebekah club plans a social gathering Thursday at 2 PM in the home of Mrs. Fred D. Stewart four miles north of town. The event was postponed from February due to weather and road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Club
Fred D. Stewart
Royal Neighbors of Wellman Host Guest Day Meeting
Wellman lodge held a guest day on Friday at Mrs Jesse Gardner home with forty attending a pot luck dinner. Mrs Darwin Hicks won the travel prize at bridge. A business session included deputy Mrs Lilian Haight of Winfield giving instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Jesse Gardner
Bridge
Darwin Hicks
Lillian Haight
Winfield
Local birthdays light up a calendar of today
George L McDaniel marks his birthday along with Donald Simmering son of Mr and Mrs John Simmering. Mrs Mary A Starr of Wellman turns 182 years old and was born near Washington. Lewis Baker nears eligibility for the Three Quarter Century Club at 74. John Kurtz and Mrs Clifford Jones of Ainsworth also celebrate. Charles Elmer Griffin observes his 49th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Simmering
John Simering
Mary A Starr of
Wellman
Washington
Mrs Mary McCoy Very Ill at Home in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville March 9 a correction to a recent letter states Miss Jennie Davis did not go to the Musea- at Nellie Manners, Crawfordsville, addressing a correction of an error regarding Mrs Mary McCoy’s illness at home in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCoy
Crawfordsville
Nellie Manners
Jennie Davis
Musea
Mrs H Coakley Hosts Walnut Women Meeting
Mrs Hiram Coakley will host the Walnut Women's club meeting Thursday afternoon at her home. The topic will be Planning Color Effect in the Lawn with roll call responses. Members to bring Leedie and thimble for a bulk and good exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Women’s Club
Hiram Coakley
Leedie
Thimble
Mrs Bea Smith Hosts Social House Club
Crawfordsville records show the Social House club meeting at Mrs Bea Smith home on Friday afternoon with all members present. The hostess and her daughter Margaret Jean served a one course luncheon after members enjoyed gathering again despite severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Bea Smith
Margaret Jean
Regular meeting of K of P tonight and prayer meeting notices
The notice lists a regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias for tonight and a Presbyterian Cottage Prayer meeting led by Mrs Lydia Juzeler at 821 North 2nd Street on Wednesday at 9 30 AM. The Harmony Club meeting is postponed until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Mra
Lydia Juzeler
North 2Nd St
Harmony Club
Dutch Market and church meetings held in Ka lona
Oo. O. F. schedules first degree work Tuesday night for four candidates from Ka lona with large attendance expected. A 1913 prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 9 30 A M. A Baptist Ladies Dutch Market will be at the church Thursday evening starting at 5 with apron and candy booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oo. O. F
Kalona
Borneo Slavery Custom Tied to Afterlife Beliefs
A historical note explains a practice in Borneo where during a man's death his slaves were killed to accompany him in the afterlife. The custom reflects local beliefs about the journey beyond death and the role of slaves in the deceased's enduring status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Mrs McCoy Remains in Hospital Care
The hospital reports Mrs. Mary McCoy in about the same condition with gradual decline. John McCoy of West Branch assists in care as her daughter Dorothy Rice visits from near Ft. Madison. Several locals attended the girls sectional basketball tournament at Olds, and Miss Dorothy Rice spent the weekend at home while sister Miss Kether Rice joined Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCoy
West Branch
Mary McCoy
Paraguay's 39-year-old Colonel Franco Takes Provisional Power
Colonel Rafael Franco, age 39, becomes provisional president of Paraguay after army-backed coup against Eusebio Ayala. Once a major, he rose from academy cadet to military idol, later exiled on charges of leading a communist conspiracy before being recalled to lead the National Front coalition in reshaping the Chaco settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Rafael Franco
Eusebio Ayala
Bolivia
Chaco
Col. Franco
National Front
Franc
Buenos Aires
Columbus City Names Officers and Local Notices
Columbus Junction reports new mayoral and council nominations with H L Kulp as mayoral candidate and W C Davis as treasurer. The Indian Creek club elects officers led by Mrs Harry Johnston as president and Mrs J H Schlichting as secretary and treasurer. Various moves and deaths are noted including the Wagner and McCurdy obituaries and local transfers. Des Moines rites and local stabbings are referenced with court actions set for April grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Man
H. L. Kulp
Columbus City
Frank Stone
William McConahey
Indian Creek Club
Harry Johnston
William Adams
J. H. Schlichting
Jack Berry
Fredonia
Muscatine
Edward Ylortune
Christy Turkington
Concord Township
J. K. Helmick
Lawrence Hedges
Crawfordsvilla
Paul Berge
Ottumwa
W. H. Dean
Harlan Eliason
Chillicothe
H. G. Diercks
J. Wagner
Joseph Wagner
Pearl
Here
Margaret Bedwell
Earl Wagner
Glen
Walter
Robert Evans
Flora Smith
Charles Blake
Magcatine
Thomas
Margaret Tipton
Lata Jordan
Zoe Tlathaway
Los Angeles
Henry Baker
Des Moines
Roland
Long Teach
Calif
Wayland Student Cast in I S T C Play
Wesley Pritchard a student at Cedar Falls Teachers College is in the cast of Martha or The Fair at Richmond to be staged in the college auditorium March 12. The note mentions I S T C involvement and local social visits, including Mrs Ezra Wittmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Wesley Pritchard
Laws Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Martha Or
Richmond
College
Joe Voegtlin
Tofield
Canada
Melvin Roth
Hugh Conrad
Roger
Glen Dean
George Dean
Geo. Mann
Mt. Pleasant
D. O. Barr
D. O. Davison
Coppock
Brighton
Hazel Hays
Joan
Local Social Notes and Obituaries Highlight Visits and Distress
Mrs Ed Sheppherd and Rev Richard Collier visited on property matters in Oskaloosa. Dora Sommer stayed with Mary Elizabeth Wittmer. Word on Did Neber’s disappearance from Versailles Mo remains unchanged. Mrs Will Lantz visiting daughter John McClintic in Mt Pleasant hospital. Eva Adams from Detroit visited after her mother Emma Ross’s death in Trenton. Mrs Boshart of San Bernardino dies of cancer at 30. husband, mother and daughter Betty survive. Peter Alliman held a closing out sale. mare sold for 10 cents, harness for more than paid two years ago. Sow with pigs brought 36 dollars. cows sold 60 and 64. Mrs Glenn McCoy and Osie Martin escorted Mrs Mac Collman to Iowa City hospital for breast cancer operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sheppherd
Richard Collier
Oskaloosa
Dora Sommer
Mary Jizabeth Wittmer
Did Neber
Versailles
Wil Lantz
Mt. Pleasant
Mar John .McClintic
Eva Adams
Detroit
Mich
Emma Ross
Trenton
Crawfordsville
Glenn McCoy
Mos Osie Martin
Mac Collman
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glen Porters
F. B. Kleese
Children’s Coida
Icks VapoRua
Mrs. Bartholomew
Mrs
D. C. Sterett
Department of Literature
Laura Einepahr
Ab Anderson
Kead
Masonic Femple
Methodist Ladica and Society
Harvey Meek
W. Main St
Fred Downing
Main
Reudabush
Washington St
Charles Thomas
Iowa Ave
L. C. Willits
S. 4Th Ave
G W. Davis
Marion Ave
Lloyd Neiswans
Wil Kendrick
Homer Birney
N. E
Jas. Brooks
Mies
S. E
J E. Gardner
Second Avenue
Adlerik
A. EB
Tong Gist
Sar
F. D. Stewart
Royal Neighbors of
George L. McDaniel
Lewis Baker
John Kurtz
Clifford Jones
Charles Elmer Griffin
H. Coakley
Walnut
K. of
Eusebio Ayale
Mae
Grand Chaco
Col
Bovivia
Argentina
Buen Ayres
Columbus City Names Officers
HM. L. Kulp
Lambert Estle
Galeha
T. N. O'Neill
Charles
Morris Marshall
Davenport
J. M. Marshall
D. Kulp
Desmond Kulp
Bellevue Hospital
James Rice
William Weyer
Wapelo
I.S.T.C
Dr. Pierce
Chas Schaad
Kearney
Nebe
Buffalo, Wy
Washington State Bank
Maytag
ayvTas Com
THE
Scott Furniture Co
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