West Chester visitors mark birthdays and travels in Iowa
Mrs. Duvall celebrated her eightieth birthday with family in Wellman and hosted a four generation trip including stops in Amana and Iowa City. Other locals visited relatives in Illinois and Nebraska while civic groups sewed and shipped fortitude items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Forinash
West Chester
Wellman
Ilona Duvall
Ethel Nevin
Duvall
Clarence Rowe
Forinash
Nevin
Joe Schmeltger
Amana
Iowa City
Dav enport Visits and Tax Reminder in County Notices
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Pratt Harold Wehr and others spend day in Davenport Investors Syndicate discusses meeting and Davenport Democrat offices relay new position guidance First installment of taxes due by March 31 to avoid penalty Marion S George county treasurer notes. Social notices include Mrs Campbell and her mother Mrs Miller staying in Columbus Junction and Wilma Miller of Ainsworth as former Mrs Campbell. Address changes listed for Hesseltine Kurtz and families Tobacco Road to open April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Pratt
Harold Wehr
Davenport
Mr. Pratt
Investors Syndicate
Wehr
Davenport Democrat
Marions
George
George W. Campbell
New York City
M. L. Miller
Columbus Junction
Campbell
Robin Lynn
Wilma Miller
Ainsworth
Dawson Jailed for Intoxicated Driving
Howard Dawson of Washington Iowa was sentenced to eight months in Mahaska county jail after pleading guilty to drunken driving. He arrived at the crash scene and attempted to take charge of the situation prompting a confrontation with another participant, who used force to express disapproval. The county attorney requested Dawson's local record and confirmed he admitted drinking at the arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Howard Dawson
Washington
Mahaska County
Sheriff’s Office
Dawson
Matucha visit to Moline with family noted
William Matucha travels to Moline Illinois with son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Glen Matucha and will stay through Sunday. They plan to spend Sunday at parental Matucha and Tom Dewis homes. A B Schmoeller from University hospital Iowa City is at the Schmoeller home and weak. Mrs W W Wilson returns from Davenport. Harry Ramseyer Jr on crutches after kite accident. A R McKenson and son William of Pawnee City Neb dine with Rev George Kerr. Andrew Canning of Marissa Ill visits Kerr home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simpson
Oak Park
Ill
J. F. Simpson
Monmouth
Jancis
Ilinois
George F. Sinning
Franklin
Nebr
Albert Lay
Omaha
Lay
Sinning
Louise Edmund
Moline
Don Cave
Prairie Flower Community
Miss Edmund
Tulsa
Okla
William Matucha
Glen Matucha
Matucha
Tom Dewis
A. B. Schmoeller
University Hospital
Iowa City
James Schmoeller
Harry Ramseyer, Jr
A. R. Mckenson
William
Pawnee City
George Kerr
Andrew Canning
Marissa, Ill
Kerr
Bertha Graber
Cora Widmer
Raymond Rich
Stewart
George Unkrich
Walter Westen
Keota observes two milestone birthdays on March 31
Grandmother Elizabeth J. White aged 93 and Mr. and Mrs. H T D Henderson marking 59 years of marriage will be honored in Keota on Monday March 31. White, Keota’s oldest resident born 1848 in Newport PA, has nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Hendersons, married 1882 in Washington IA, raised eleven children on farms before settling in Keota with a family dinner planned at the Bury Henderson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Elizabeth J. White
Grandma White
Newport
Elizabeth Jane Stutzman
Robert Whité
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Jefferson County
James
Lloyd
John
Ella Carleton
Margaret Ulm
Fairfield
James M. White
Washington
Lloyd White
Beulah Braun
Oquanka
White
Harry Huber
W. A. Romine
Cart Mayer
Kary Henderson
Stanleigh Henderson
Sam
Walden Henderson
Cora Henderson
Iowa City
Bury Henderson
Pansy Hill Club Hosts Year End Gift Exchange
Mrs. Jacob Wenger hosted yesterday for fourteen members of the Pansy Hill Club and Janet Thompson. President Mrs. Glen Thompson led the business meeting which closed the year. Each member brought a gift and named the sister who gave to them. Next meeting will assign new sisters for the coming year. Kathryn Flynn to host in April with a flower exchange. Mrs. Glen Green assisted with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Wenger
Pansy Hill Club
Janet Thompson
Glen Thompson
Kathryn Flynn
Glen Green
Knights of Pythias Meeting Notice
Announcement calls all Knights to attend in the rank of esquire Monday evening at K. P. hall with refreshments provided by R. C. Kelsey and C. C. 3613.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P
Mrs. Anna Simpson 92 in Ainsworth
Ainsworth notes mark Mrs. Anna Simpson’s 92nd birthday with a supper hosted by her sister-in-law Stella McCaleb and 16 relatives. A longtime resident, she moved from Pennsylvania to Dutch Creek, later to Ainsworth, where her husband George Simpson died years ago. She remains active, enjoys reading, and previously quilted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Anna Simpson
Stella McCaleb
Simpson
Pennsylvania
Dutch Creek Township
George Simpson
Friends Present Quilt To Mrs Wittmer In Wayland
A group of Wayland friends surprised Mrs. Wittmer with a handmade friendship quilt completed after a Tuesday quilting session. The gathering included many locals who shared a covered dish dinner and coffee, finishing the quilt at 4 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle ‘Magdefray
W. F. Levert
Frances Conrad
C. 9. Barr
C. L. Garrick
3. M. McClintic
Emma Nichols
Amasa Miller
D. ¥. Meyer
Joe T. Wenger
Will Schrock
Mrs. Meyer
Lemmon to Host DAR Meeting Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs J E Lemmon will be hostess Tuesday afternoon to members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs C O Davis will give a program following the welcome and announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lemmon
D.A.R
J. K. Lemmon
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. O. Davis
Junior High Pupils Present Program at P I A Meeting
The seventh and eighth grade glee club performed at the Junior High Parent Teacher Association meeting. Roy White directed three songs and a clarinet quartet plus solos by Helen Falk and Jane Pauls were featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Roy White
Helen Falk
Jane Pauls
Sara Lou Miller
Irma Turnipseed
Carolyn Bond
Joe Goodlander
Frank R. Miller
Carl Voorhees
A. E. Baldrige
Ethel McCreedy
Richard McCleery
Darrell Ross
Virginia Moothart
Geraldine Bartow
Vivian Musgrove
Velma Zook
Dinner Honors Mr and Mrs Wayne Knupp at J H Rhea Home
Gwen Rhea hosted a dinner Wednesday at the J Harley Rhea home honoring recently married Mr and Mrs Wayne Knupp. Guests included out of town visitors Wayre Knapp of Glendale California and Ivyl Kenning of Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen Rhea
Crawfordsville
J. Harley Rhea
Wayne Knupp
Carrie Out
Wayre Knapp
Glendale
Calif
Ivyl Kenning
Sigourney
Social Calendar of Club Meetings and Events
Notices by 10 a.m. Saturday list events this week including V F W Auxiliary food sale at Washington Cleaners, A and I club potluck with Mr and Mrs Mert King, 19th Century club, Y W C A book review, and guest speakers at the Women’s room Y W C A. Also Friendly Social Club, Pythian Sisters, K P hall, and Nurses Home meeting with a movie on New Drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Washington Cleaners
A & I Club
Mert King
19Th Century Club
Helen Wilson
Frank Mayhew
J. Martin White
Woman's Room
J. EK. Lemmon
Pythian Sisters
K.P. Hall
Washington County
Nurses Home
Harry Campbell
Fortnightly Child Study Group Meets With Mrs Barrett
The Child Study department of the Fortnightly club met last evening with Mrs. D. C. Barrett. A. L. Bennett showed a film Milk Magic on milk care and diet, noting Washington and Mt. Vernon Iowa as top Grade A milk cities. Mrs. Harry Bowles reviewed What You Owe Your Child by Willard L. Sperry. Guests included 23 members and visitors from Oak Park Illinois Maquoketa and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Barrett
A. L. Bennett
Bennett
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Harry Bowles
Willard L. Sperry
Department
John Simpson
Oak Park
Ill
Abigail Wetherell
Maquoketa
Stanley Foster
Melvin Gingerich
Ora Gingerich
Charles Wilson
Alpha Club Holds Spring Luncheon in Kalona
In Kalona on March 28 the Alpha Club hosted a spring luncheon at Mrs. T. V. Knotr’s home with 15 members and guest Mrs. George Jepsen of Brainerd Minnesota. Committee members were Mrs. Virgil Hochstetler Mrs. Elva Knott and Mrs. Ivan Alt. A spring theme framed the table and menu as discussions covered the Fine Arts building in Washington D C and the Bible in historical order under Mrs. S C Peterson with topic “My Bible.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Alpha Club
T. V. Knotr
Virgil Hochstetler
Elva Knott
Ivan Alt
George Jepsen
Brainerd
Minn
Grant Snyder
Washington, D. C
Fine Arte
Andrew Mellon
Many Happy Returns Birthdays Reported in Several Families
Mrs. Jacob Hotle of Dublin turns 80 as a member of the Three Quarter Century club. Myrtle Crom, daughter of Luther and Mrs. Crom of Red Brick, marks her fourth birthday. Mrs. Verl Ruby and Mrs. Bessie Leppert, two Rubio women, celebrate today. Crawfordsville hosts two birthdays, Mrs. Ralph Hillbrant and Harold Miller. W. T. Carson and Helen Meek also celebrate. Other celebrants include Mrs. Marie Whetstine of East Highland, James Patterson, Junior Hotle, Robert Thompson, and James Patterson of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hotle
Dublin
Three Quarter Century Club
Myrtle Elizabeth Crom
Luther Crom
Red Brick
Verl Ruby
Bessie Leppert
Crawfordsville
Ralph Hillbrant
Harold Miller
W. T. Carson
Helen Meek
Marie Whetstine
East Highland
James Patterson
Junior Hotle
Walter Hotle
Robert Thompson
Jim Thompson
Douglas
Lexington
Handcraft Group Meets Tuesday at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly club Handcraft department section 1 will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs J Martin White at 312 East Main Street. Mrs J W Chandler will discuss Favorite Pictures and Mrs Orie Turner will present Kitchen Craft as topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Martin White
East Main Street
J. W. Chandler
Orie Turner
Banquet to be held at Methodist Church in West Chester
The annual Father and Son banquet is set for Wednesday evening April 2 at 6 30 at the West Chester Methodist Church. Women in charge report plans well advanced and a fine supper is promised. Tickets are selling fast with many Dads and Lads expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
West Chester
Card Party Benefit at 1.0. Of Hall
The Ways and Means committee of the Rebekah lodge sponsored a benefit card party last evening at the 1.0.0.F. hall. Fifteen tables were in play with high scores awarded for pinochle to Mrs. Oral Mayo for women and Louie Wagenknecht for men. bridge high scores went to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mills. Mrs. Mayo also won the door prize. Burke McCreedy of Haskins chairs the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means Committee
Rebekah Lodge
Oral Mayo
Louie Wagenknecht
Gilbert Mills
Marriage license issued to Hubbel and Graff in local yesterday
Harry W. Hubbel of Wellman and Ennise Graff of Moriarty New Mexico secured a marriage license yesterday at the local office confirming their plans to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Hubbel
Wellman and
Ennise Graff
Moriarty
New Mexico
Pulaski Women Return From Washington Visit
Mrs. E J Conrad of Pulaski and her sister Mrs. Harry Ramseyer returned from a week in Washington D C She and their siblings attended the wedding of a nephew while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Conrad
Pulaski
Harry Ramseyer
Washington, D. C
Hearts Courageous Review Notes Meeting Place Change
The piece reviews Hearts Courageous and urges readers to note a change in the meeting location. It highlights how the shift may affect attendance and overall engagement with the group.
Marriage Announcements for Marie Bozman and Leland Ross
Marie Bozman of Columbus City wed Leland Ross of Marsh at Kahoka Missouri on March 22 with the Rev J W Monroe officiating at the parsonage. Marie is a Columbus Junction High School graduate who assisted in the Borman grocery. They will reside on a farm southeast of Columbus City. Emogene Palmer of Lake Stevens California and Pressley E Holmes of San Francisco announced their marriage on February 1 in San Francisco. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs T J Holmes of Wyman community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Reverett Bozman
Columbus City
Marie
Leland Ross
Marsh
Kahoka
J. W. Monroe
Methodist Church
Ross
Borman
Pressly Holmes
Emogene Palmer
Lake Stevens
Calif
Pressley E. Holmes
San Francisco
T. J. Holmes
Wyman
Mrs. Luckenbill Hosts Rural Woman's Club Meeting
The Rural Woman's club welcomed two new members, Mrs. Peiffer and Mrs. Bernard Reed, as Mrs. Lester Luckenbill presided. Eleven members attended plus guests, with plans for April 2 Achievement Day and elections for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Woman's Club
Lester Luckenbill
Peiffer
Bernard Reed
Luckenbill
Will Marie
Charles Palmer
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Roy Fetters
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Murray Krabill
Willis
Merle Booth
Doug Dowell
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Ralph Hesseltine
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Eva Smeltzer
Tobacco Road
John Kurtz
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East
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North
Iowa Ave
Reister Bros
W. W. Wilson
Mace Motor CO
Ford-Mercury
Barbers M
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A Haberman
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Myers A
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Mrs. Simpson
Sarah Ann Simpson
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Fred Klopfenstein
Billy
Dorothy
Will McCreedy
Near
Haskins
Washington Cafe
P.I. A
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Pe Ay
Y. W
Handcraft
August Diekman
Miller Garage
Mt. Pleasant
Marietta Halgason
West Chester High School
Spencer
O.F. Hall
C. V. Grall
Marie Bozman
L. Luckenbill
Mary Shields
Lloyd Alliman
Herman Matucha
Marshalltown
Mrs
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Fur
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Ually
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Board of Underwriters
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