Two Handcraft Sections End Year With Meetings
Handcraft section 2 held a 1 pm luncheon at Mrs. George Foster's home with thirty members and four guests at small tables. Mrs. O. K. Schmitt led a business session and thanked members for their cooperation. nominating report named Lauder Kennedy, E. M. McConaughy, and Mrs. B. H. VanMeter. Mrs. Will Moitland won the afternoon spelling contest. Handcraft section 4, hosted by Mrs. George Maxwell, featured a program led by Mrs. M. C. DeLong and a demonstration by Mrs. Melvin Gingerich on clock printing and banking. Gingerich shared histories and samples of related arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Foster
O. EK. Schmitt
Lauder Kennedy
E. M. McConaughy
B. H. VanMeter
Will Moitland
Howard McBride
Earl Bickford
W. B Dupuis
Foster
George Maxwell
Handft
M. C. DeLong
Ari
DeLong
Melvin Gingerich
Gove
Klock Printing
Gingerich
Pythian Sisters Hold Regular Session at K P Hall
The Pythian Sisters met last evening in the K P hall. Altruistics work totaled 350 dollars. Mrs Wanda Bowden Mrs Owen Grecian and Mrs Paul Harvey were named to plan the next potluck on Tuesday May 9. Refreshments were served by Mrs John Pratt and Mrs G A Reinert. A social hour with cards and visiting followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hall
Wanda Bowden
Owen Grecian
Paul Harvey
John Pratt
G. A. Reinert
Ecards
Birthday greetings as local youths reach milestones
Elizabeth Meek daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Meek is eleven today. Robert Lee Beaman turns twelve and Robert Brown son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Brown celebrates his fourteenth birthday. Also noted are birthdays for Mrs Grant Humston Lee Hesseltine Mrs Charles Grayson Davenport and D B K Wilkins of Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Meek
Mrs
Harvey Meek
Grant Humston
Lee Hesseltine
Charles Grayson
Davenport
D. BK. Wilkins
Brighton
Robert Lee Beaman
Robert Brown
Alfred Brown
Handcraft Display At Local Department Meeting
Mrs. DeLong showcased a variety of handcrafts and art novelties while department members presented engaging articles. The display drew attention to the talent and creativity of participants in the session.
Social Calendar Listings for Ainsworth Area
Weekly social calendar notes events at the Ainsworth area including Q E S meeting at a hall with sandwiches for social hour and postponement of Us club to meet with Mrs Cy Bush. Also lists Pansy Hill club exchange and P E O chapter gatherings, missionary society potluck, O E S past matrons events, Masonic Temple activities, and church group teas and meetings across Friday Saturday with locations like West Chester and G A R hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Q.E.S
Hall
Cy Bush
St. Paul's Evangelical Ladies Church
Pansy Hill Club
H.J
Blos
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Susan Coffey
West Chester
W.fm
Frank Kleese
John Caldwell
William Prebyl
T. L. Brookhart
Porter
Jay Horever
O.E.S
Sharon Center
Belle Rice
U.P. Woman's Missionary Society
Bertha Meek
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
E. E. Stutsman
Independent Club
Lauder Kennedy
Mrs. Schneider Is Hostess Tuesday
Friendly social club members met yesterday at the home of Mrs. Mary Semeyer with sixteen members and two guests, Mrs. Marjorie McKinstry and Betty Chalupa. The president presided over a short business session and a flower exchange. The afternoon continued with visiting and one course of refreshments served by the hostess assisted by her granddaughters Mekhinstry and Chalupa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Semeyer
Marjorie McKinstry
Betty Chalupa
Mekhinstry
Miss Chalupa
Club Meeting With Dorothy Orris and Guests
The Sunset circle met at Dorothy Orris home Thursday with Miss Orris and Mrs. Jones on westresses. Refreshments were served and a social hour enjoyed with several guests attending. The May meeting will be held at Mrs. WilliamTwinam's Crawfordsville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Orris
Miss Orris
Mrs. Jones
Westresses
William Twinam
Crawfordsville
Bank of England described as private giant with government as main client
The Bank of England is a private joint stock institution, the world’s largest, serving the British government as its chief customer. It is governed by a governor, deputy governor, and 24 directors, with initial capital of 1,200,000 pounds and opening on January 1, 1695 under William III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
The
Great Britain
Delaware River Flows Into Broad Delaware Bay Estuary
The Delaware river meets tide water at Trenton New Jersey 130 miles above the mouth. Below this city the river becomes a broad sluggish inlet of the sea with many marshes along its side widening into the great estuary Delaware bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
Delaware Bay
Largest antlers brought from Alaska to museum record
An Alaskan expedition returned a set of 60 pound antlers to the American Museum of Natural History. The antlers boast a spread of 6 feet 5 1/2 inches and are described as the largest and finest on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Juniors Host Circus Themed Banquet At Wellman High
Wellman May 2 The junior class sponsored by Margaret Bedford hosted the senior class for the annual banquet in the high school gymnasium with a circus motif. Milford Groff served as toastmaster as Virginia Gardner and Robert Miller spoke and Impressions by Supt H F Ross and Helen Kehoe highlighted the program. Eighty two attendees plus guests enjoyed a clown dinner served by sophomore girls and a Grand Theater party afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Wellman High School
Margaret Bedford
Milford Groff
Virginia Gardner
Robert Miller
H. F. Ross
Helen Kehoe
H. E. Ross
John Stock
Lyle Smith
Grant Krahm
Elnor Young
Dorthy
Mrs. Fred Mauthe Hosts D A R Chapter Meeting
Mrs. Fred Mauthe hosted the Washington chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at her home. The group discussed seventh and eighth grade history essays, Medal awards, Flag Day plans, and Memorial Day committee of nine. Treasurer Nondas Richardson reported projects funded in the past year. Officers named for the next two years include Clara Tate recording secretary Clarice Meek historian and Mrs. N. M. Speidel chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nondas Richardson
Frank Kurtz
R. E. Shannon
Elm Grove Cemetery
Wartel
Daughters of Union Veterans
Clara Tate
Clarice Meek
N. M. Speidel
Orton Plantation Gardens Near Wilmington Offer Historic Blooms
Orton Plantation at Winnabow near Wilmington North Carolina opens its public gardens featuring camellias mimosa azaleas crepe myrtle Japanese plum trees tea olives holly smilax and yaupon. The 12000 acre estate founded in 1725 by King Roger Moore surrounds a mansion cited as a premier colonial example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton
Winnabow
Wilmington
N. C
Roger Moore
America
Builder Becomes Saint Throughout Burma Villages
The article notes a practice in Burma where building a shrine in any village grants sainthood on earth and guarantees Nirvana after death. This belief links shrine construction to spiritual advancement across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Grand Officers Attend Meeting of Eastern Star
Mrs. Bessie McMurray of Newton honored as worthy grand matron at a Washington chapter No. 98 Eastern Star meeting in the Masonic Temple. A banquet for about 100 preceded the event. 200 attended. Visitors came from numerous towns including Riverside Newton Monmouth Ill Sigourney Winfield Montezuma and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie McMurray
Newton
Order of Eastern Star
Washington
Masonic Temple
Mozelle Russell
Winfield
Mable Olson
Montezuma
Ruth
Bertha Lambert
Sigourney
Marcia McGrew
Williamsburg
Sadie Snakenberg
E. RB. Stutsman
Art Swift
Robert Risk
Paul Snakenberg
Russell
John Lloyd Hughes
Daryl Fetters
John Yousling
J. M. Lloyd
Riverside
Monmouth
Ill
Jayland
Wapello
New London
Brighton
Wellman
Ainsworth
Columbus Junction
Winterset
Lone Tree
Marengo
Dubuque
Keota
Seymour
Junior Missionary Meeting Conducted at Methodist Church
The Junior Missionary society meeting at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon was attended by eight members. The meeting was called to order by vice president Inabell Gault, and Miss Laubaugh led a lesson about a battle boy in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Inabell Gault
Miss Laubaugh
Attle
India
High School Pupils Present Program at P T A Meeting
Living Lake district high school pupils presented a program at the Living Lake P T A meeting last evening. Phyllis Carstensen chaired with Betty Drake singing, Raymond Whisler and Cecil Replogle performing vocal solos, Ruth Stewart at the piano, Beulah Stewart drum solo, and Mary and Maryorie Walker in a vocal duet with Jean Walker on piano. The vice president, Mrs P F Whisler, led a brief business session. The next meeting will end the school year on May 19 with a potluck supper. About forty five parents supplied pie and coffee for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Living Lake District
Living Lake P T. A
Phyllis Carstensen
P.T.A
Betty Drake
Raymond Whisler
Cecil Replogle
Ruth Stewart
Beulah Stewart
Mary
Maryorie Walker
Jean Walker
P. F. Whisler
Chestnut's journey from Kastana to cuisine and culture
The tale traces the chestnut word from Kastana, a Greek city in the Peloponnese, as the tree spread abroad. It notes how Kastana evolved into castana in France and later transformed into other forms like chestnut in different languages worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kastana
Greece
Peloponnese
France
Mrs Whitfield Davis Dies in Arizona
Crawfordsville reports the death of Mrs Whitfield Davis in Phoenix Arizona after years of poor health. The body will be moved to Columbus Junction for funeral services with burial in the Cambridge cemetery. She is survived by her husband and two sons David and Joseph, a native of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Whitfield Davis
Columbus Junction
Phoenix
Arizona
Davis
Mrrs
Cambrian Cemetery
Columbus City
David
Joseph
Jennie Lloyd
Ohio
Magnetic compass deviation factors on ships
The article explains compass errors arise from built in magnetism during hammering ship construction, cargo effects, earth’s field acting on soft iron, temperature changes in magnetic material, trim, course, and time lapses.
Recreation Room and New Books in Community Library
May 2 Columbus Junction reports improvements at the community building include a basement recreation room worked on by WPA crews under Mrs. Madge O Neill. The library now houses 220 reference and history volumes, 100 mystery and adventure titles, 135 children’s books, and 250 fiction volumes, with hours Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
WPA
Madge O'Neill
Odd Fellows Lodge Confers Degrees at Regular Session
Forty six members met in the I O O F hall for a regular session. Three officers conferred the third degree on four candidates and two membership applications were received. Refreshments were served by Harold Brock George Brock and Ned Pfither. Next meeting scheduled for May 9 at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Harold Brock
George Brock
Ned Pfither
Rubio Town Social Notes and School Absences
Mrs Martha Cook returned from Washington after working at the Tom Deal home. Hazel Ricks and daughter Mary Jo visited from Peoria MI. Clarence Hyzer builds a cave for Mrs Nannie Dickinson. Ernest Lambert was sick and absent ahead of eighth grade tests. Several adults ill. J J Fleig poorly. Milford Cook visited his mother. Richlong juniors and seniors attended a Fairfield banquet. Louise and Lewis Tarrencre and Thelma Ruby were absent from school several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rubio Town
Martha Cook
Washington
Tom Deal
Hazel Ricks
Mary Jo
Peoria
Bill Snider
Clarence Hyzer
Nannie Dickinson
Ernest Lambert
J. J. Fleig
Milford Cook
Frank Howard
Deeres
Paretal Miller
Edna Waggoner
Heerick
J. T. Miller
Richlong
Fairfield
Louise
Lewis Tarrencre
Thelma Ruby
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Pythian Sisters
Individ
Ually
Beauty Shop
Blanche
Ralph Guldahl
Studebaker
Cs. Tudebaker
Guldahl
COX Motor CO
West
Washington St
Mrs. Schneider
Delaware
Tidewater
Carter
Conte
Paul Oldfield
Fred Mauthe
D.A.R
Whit Davis
Columbus
CIPY
Ser
Adlerike
Adlerika Geo. L. McDaniel
Ray Palmer
Jushior
ODD
A. B. Schmoeller
Parker Pens
Westphal the Jeweler
Gpurgeon
Thirtt
Styles
Spurgeon’s
Wedgewoods
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