Review of the Week's News Highlights
Doris Knott and Catherine Hermann sustained minor injuries in a Sunday car crash with Gilbert Wood of Ainsworth at the wheel. A Kalona and Riverside collision east of Kalona left no injuries. Floyd Dunbar paid a fine for intoxication on Washington streets. The YWCA membership drive opened under Mrs. J. C. Holbert with Dede Shearer as president. A new drug store may open in the Hedges building this fall. Mushroom season reports a 1 3 4 pound red sponge found by Ernest Lamensky and companions. Various local residents attend meetings, events, and visits to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, and Chicago for clubs, conventions, and concerts. Lt. Robert Porter returns to Ft. Knox after a visit. Frederick Reid Jr and the Gidley family visit in town from Meadville and Creston relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Knott
Catherine Hermann
Gilbert Wood
Ainsworth
Wood
Local music week events and community notices unfold
Methodist church hosts a nationally themed music week with soprano soloist Mrs Ivery Winston from Ottumwa and a municipal band concert in Central Park. Numerous society items follow including elections at Daughters of the American Revolution and Rainbow Girls, memorial fund donations, and upcoming Memorial Day plans. Institutions, families, and veterans feature among civic notices with local births, marriages, and visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred ©. Miller
Methodist Chor
Ivery Winston
Ottumwa
Rotary District Conference Delegates at Waterloo
Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. Claud Tucker Dr. and Mrs. E E Stutsman Dr. and Mrs M J Cruise Mr. and Mrs Ralph Bauer and Ralph Shannon. Dr. and Mrs Cruise later traveled to Des Moines for a dental group meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Waterloo
Claud Tucker
E. E. Stutsman
M. J. Cruise
Ralph Bauer
Ralph Shannon
Cruise
Des Moines
Darnell and Selby to marry in June at Sterling
Isa Mae Darnel a student at Sterling College Sterling Kan will wed LeRoy Selby on June 17 A college shower honored Darnel with Maxine Reeves among the hostesses. Darnels are daughtersof Mr and Mrs Delbert Darnel north of town. Also scheduled brides Berta Jane Potter of Viola and Donald D Voorhees son of Mr and Mrs Carl Voorhees plan for May 25. Ed Cruse of Salem fined five dollars and costs for running a stop sign causing a collision at the intersection. Mrs Carl Voorhees Mrs Rod rey Davis and Mrs R B Haight spent Wednesday in Des Moines. Mrs W P Moriarty and granddaughter Jackie Jo Atkinson visited Davenport with families Dan Moriarty and William Atkinson. Mrs L R Dalton at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn for checkup. Rev and Mrs W J Stevens drove to Monmouth UK yesterday to take grandson Jonathan Mark Wilson to his parents home. The baby has been with the Wilson grandparents since December 16. Mr and Mrs C L Conklin near Keota hosted dinner for family including Walter Sheets celebrating his birthday and decorated cake by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isa Mae Darnel
Sterling College
Sterling
Kan
LeRoy Selby
Maxine Reeves
Miss Darnell
Delbert Darnel
W. J. Stevens
Monmouth
Jonathan Mark Wilson
Archie Wilson
Birthplace of Saint Patrick debated across regions
The actual birthplace of Saint Patrick remains uncertain with theories naming Scotland England Wales or France. It is thought he may have been born at Kilpatrick near Dumbarton in Scotland around 387 or 389 A D, the son of Calpurnius a Briton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Scotland
England
Wales
France
Kilpatrick
Dumbarton
Calpurnius
Hospital Admissions and Discharges and Births
A hospital update lists yesterday dismissals including Dr. T. M. Mast and several patients. Today includes James Samper from Phoenix and the Merle Simpson family. Admitted Saturday are Merle R. Green and others. Births include Charles Bond’s son and two other newborns at Keota and Wellman locations.
Local Names Stated For Hospital Discharges
Evelyn Finke of Columbus Junction undergoes an appendectomy. Mrs Charles Dawson of 803 5th Avenue C discharged today. Carl Stites of Keota has surgery. Nancy Karen Gersh of route four has a tonsillectomy. Dick Jackson of route three has a tonsillectomy yesterday. Mrs Elmer Wells of 420 E Jefferson Street discharged today. Mrs Harold Patterson and daughter Sandra Kay of Washington. Mrs Cloyde Snider and daughter Bonita Jo of 717 S Seventh. Mrs Clayton Bear of 749 E Main. Mrs Cloyde Knapp of route four. Mrs Marvin Buck of Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bond
Keota
Cloyee Snider
S. Seventh Street
Ernest J. White
S. Avenue B
Evelyn Finke
Columbus Junction
Charles Dawson
Avenue C
Carl Stites
Nancy Karen Gersh
Dick Jackson
Elmer Wells
E. Jefferson Street
Harold Patterson
Sandra Kay
Washington
Cloyde Snider
Bonita Jo
Clayton Bear
E. Main Street
Cloyde Knapp
Route Four
Marvin Buck
Ainsworth
Local Names Listed in Hospital Briefs
Mrs and Mrs Wayne Wolfe of 1409 N Fourth Avenue are parents of a son born yesterday at 1 30 p m. John Godwin of 315 N Avenue is noted for a medical case. Mrs William Vinton of 103 N Seventh Avenue undergoes surgery. Catherine Crone of 814 W Monroe Street has a tonsillectomy. Charles Brown of 609 N Town Avenue is listed for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wolfe
Fourth Avenue
John Godwin
N. Avene
William Vinton
N. Seventh Avenue
Catherine Crone
W. Monroe Street
Charles Brown
N. Town Avenue
Local births and admissions listed in brief
Mr and Mrs John F Gabriel of Columbus Junction welcome a son weighing seven pounds eleven ounces at 1 24 yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Daniel Miller of Kalona have a son born at 7 20 last evening. Admissions L C Willits 110344 E Main street this morning for surgery. Dismissals Mrs Ivan Hartsock and her son of Haskins today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Gabriel
Columbus Junction
Daniel Miller
Kalona
L. C. Willits
E. Main Street
Ivan Hartsock
Haskins
Friday Notices of Local Medical Appointments
Friday ad with names and services for x rays and surgery. Admits patients include Edward Prebyl 1925 N Second Ave Roger Fulton Columbus Junction Mary Kay Stevens 604 S Iowa Ave for an appendectomy Emerson Dayton Kalona and multiple local residents including Mrs Merle H McDowell West Chester Mrs Warren Brewster Mr Pleasant Mrs Charles Bond and her son of Keota and Mrs Wayne Wolfe and her son at 1409 N Fourth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prebyl
N. Second Avenue
Roger Fulton
Columbus Junction
Mary Kay Stevens
S. Iowa Avenue
Emerson Dayton
Kalona
Medical
Merle H. McDowell
West Chester
Warren Brewster
Pleasant
Charles Bond
Keota
Wayne Wolfe and Son
Fourth Avenue
Charles Brown
Town Avenue
Deaths of the Week list prominent local figures
Elizabeth Ferguson 82 dies Tuesday as the last member of Crawfordsville pioneer Ferguson family. Funeral held Thursday in Crawfordsville. Frank D. Conger 57 dies Friday after a 2 year illness. a chef by trade, long employed at Atlantic and Omaha, living in Brighton with sister Mrs Grosseup. Alvin Rommel’s brother Leon 4 dies Wednesday at Vallejo Navy hospital after retiring from 30 years in the U S Army. Charles Anderson a former Washington resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jane Ferguson
Crawfordsville
Samuel
Elsie Ferguson
Frank D. Conger
Atlantic
Omaha
Brighton
Fred Grosseup
Alvin Rommel
Leon4
Navy Hospital
Vallejo
Calif
United States Army
Washington dairy sold as Tweeten buys Rex Smith property
W E W Tweeten of Independence buys the Washington Dairy from Rex Smith and moves into the L A Jones property on Washington street. The Piggly Wiggly grocery is sold to Albert Orcutt of Melcher who takes possession. Several locals travel and attend events with schoolboard and club activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Tweeten
Independence
Washington Dairy
Rex Smith
Tweeten
L. A. Jones
Ast Washington Street
James Dewitt
Albert Orcutt
Melcher
20 Years Ago Notes From Brighton Area
Kenneth Ross, who bought a Brighton dry cleaning business, reports growing trade as his mother Mrs. Silas Ross assists with preparations. Ella Rietan, hospital superintendent, says National Hospital Day will be observed May 12. Rainfall totals an inch, sewers overflow. Ainsworth reports hail. Phillips and Hebner plan a Saturday opening after remodel. Interior color dubbed pray-green by Mantoa. Fred Moore of Iowa Continental Telephone Co. heads to Atlanta to become general manager of Telephone properties in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ross
Brighton
Silas Ross
Ella Rietan
Phillips and Hebner
Mantoa
Fred Moore
Iowa Continental Telephone Co
Atlanta
Georgia
South
Beatty to resign as superintendent and move to Wisconsin farm
Frank C Beatty longtime superintendent announces plan to retire this year and relocate to a 320 acre Wisconsin farm. A union meeting raises 118 for Bible purchases for boys in camp. George Reed sells a 760 pound hog for 102 after 4 shrinkage. A Carson traces farm to Helwicks livery stable on North Iowa. Water works stand pipe to be painted red white and blue recalling 1898 Spanish American War. Attorney General Herner enforces cigarette sale ban in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Beatty
Ecousity Home
Wisconsin
Moroner
Wilbur Miller Sells Heights Home to Mr Morrow
Neighbors mourn the sale of Wilbur Miller and his wife after forty years owning a large Heights residence. Their two daughters Muriel and Maude are noted, while Burrell Foster from Iowa City visits and helps a scrub baseball team trainee. Longfellow fortnightly club meets with Mayme Shearer as Helen Wilson hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Miller
the Heights
Mr. Morrow
Wilbur
Muriel
Maude
Burrell Foster
Iowa City
Iowa
Deaths of Charles Anderson and Clinton D. Gove
Charles Anderson 75 died in an Aurora Indiana hospital. Funeral services were set for Saturday afternoon in Hutchinson Kansas, where the family long resided. His wife Eva Paul Anderson had died years ago. Clinton D. Gove 76, once in the jewelry business with step-brother George W. Mogeson, died in Charlton where the family lived for many years. his wife survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent
Charles Anderson
Aurora
Inl
Hutchinson
Kan
Eva Paul
Clinton D. Gove
George W. Mobson
Gove
Chariton
Brighton Ladies Band Begins Practice Amid Praise
A Brighton community note records the local lady band starting practice with strong praise for their effort. Mr and Mrs Charles Miller celebrate by using homegrown new potatoes, the season’s first. The Coppock pre mkers spent the day on the Chicagua banks under the chaperonage of Mr and Mrs Alec Miller. Pienikers listed include John Babcock Howard Jeff rey Willie Walton Verne Ashby Josie Babcock Wallie Berdo Wade Steck Bun Shields Alma Brindley Alma McCutchen Vera Van Sickle Alice Fluke Mame Winters Doll Buckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagua
Alec Miller
John Babcock
Howard Jeffrey
Willie Walton
Verne Ashby
Josie Babcock
Wallie Berdo
Wade Steck
Bun Shields
Alma Brindley
Alma McCutchen
Vera
van Sickle
Alice Fluke
Mame Winters
Doll Buckley
Suddenly It's Spring Opens at State Theatre With Star Cast
Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray headline the Paramount romantic comedy Suddenly It's Spring opening Sunday at the State Theatre. The film follows a WAC matrimonial expert as she uses wit and romance to prevent the breakup of her marriage to her law partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard
Claude Binyon
P. J. Wolfson
Mitchell Leisen
Paulette Goddard
WAC
Fred MarMurray
Paulette
Fred
Red-Head
Witty farce ends with divorce papers signed
In a lighthearted film sequence Aileen Whielan and Paulette are drawn into comic mischief as Murray, egged on by Macdonald Carey, schemes for Paulette. Fred’s plan to appear repulsive to Paulette backfires, leading to a humorous turn where divorce papers are signed and Cupid takes over with a final laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Aileen Whielan
Mar Murray
Macdonald Carey
Paulette
Fred
Cupid
Birthdays Noted for Local Residents and Guests
Karel Wayne Farrier son of Sir and Mrs Floyd Farrier. Others observing birthdays today include Maxine Steele Ainsworth Hazel Jugenheimer Hazlett Bonnie Jean Simpson R M Kendrick J S Mangold Elmina Messenger Robert Pearson West Chester Rodney Campbell Ainsworth. Tomorrow will mark the fourth birthday of Richard Lee Allen Fort Des Moines and the fifth birthday of Mary Catherine Young Fort Des Moines. Also eligible for tomorrow's birthday congratulations are Mrs David Allen Davenport Mrs Duane Griggs Mrs Tina Marshall Brighton Clyde Mason Braden community Mrs Emerson Witting near Crawfordsville Bob Scott Emila Ahrons Burlington II Mrs Gilbert Mills Walter Nefe Mrs J S Manfold Mrs J H McGraw sisters observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Steele
Ainsworth
Hazel Jugenheimer Hazelett
Bonnie Jean Simpson
R. M. Kendrick
J. S. Mangold
Elmina Messenger
Robert Pearson
West Chester
Rodney Campbell
Richard Lee Allen
Mitchell Allen
Mary Catherine Young
Richard Young
Fort Des Moines
David Allen
Davenport
Duane Griggs
Tina Marshall
Brighton
Clyde Mason
Braden Community
Emerson Witting
Crawfordsville
Bob Scott
Emila Ahrons
Burlington, II
Gilbert Mills
Walter Nefé
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Newton G Kes3ler
Fred Luckey
Riverside
Floyd Dunbar
G. K. Mate
Washington Streets
J. C. Holbert
Dede Shearer
Y. W
Herb Osinecup
Pioneer Drug Store
Carl Hedges
Paul Horak
Homer Stephen
Hedges
Brookhart
Vernon Witting
Ernest Lamensky
Truman Hyser
Harvey Waggoner
Paul Deimerly
Ray Minick
Ralph Martin
Mary
Norman Schoonover
D. W. Anderson
Albin Sundsy
Morton Malcolm
Malcolm
Clyde Hillhouse
Cedar Rapids
Woman's Club
Hotel Roosevelt
O. F. Boller
Duane Forimash
L. B. Bieber
D. D. Davis
G. J. Krogmeier
Edna
Elizabeth
Jessie Klein
Edna Mercer
Helen Levis
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Chicago Symphony
Clyde Walton
C. Phil Weldin
Council Bluffs
Town Federation of Women's Clubs
EF. J. Heasselschwerdt
T. V. Knerr
Violet Lindner
Delores
Chicago
Daryl Dodder
Tommy
W. C. McFadden
Florida
St. Petersburg
Melbourne
Harry Simpson
Robert Porter
Ft. Knox, Ky
Mrs. Porter
Roberta Ann
Ray E. Gidley
Meadville
Penna
Frederick Reid, Jr
Gidleys
Creston
Gidley
Coe’s Cafe
California
Joan Fields
Order of Rainbow Girls
Martha Young
Dorothy Walker
Enarity
Clara Falk
Hope
Nancy Patterson
Faith
Washington County
Josephine Elder
John Owen
Milo Steele Jr
Harold Kerr
Clarence Logan
Paul Shearer
Recreational Council
Harriet Greiner
Charles Greiner
Elmer Adam
P. J. Adam
Harper
St. James Church
Elizabeth Dawson
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. BE. Shannon
F. R. Mauthe
E. L. Stewart
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
N. M. Speidel
Josephine Altman Case
Evanston, Ill
W. G. Eldridge
American Legion
Douglas MacArthur
Eldridge
Japan
Jack Hamm
Gene Tucker
John R. Jackson
Justice of the Peace
J. FE. Lovee
Irvin Detweiler
Jackson
Vernon Richardson
St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Jay Brian
Atert Wehr
Rochester
Minn
Worrell Hospital
J. D. Rowell
Lubbock
Texas
Ives McKay
Rowell
Bette McKay
James Arbogast
Coppock
Lloyd Fredmund
Fredmud
Lloyd Turnipseed
S. N. Sorrell
R. J. Kuma
Kuna
Charles Metzger
Lancaster, Pa
D. R. Applegate
Metzger
Jean Applegate
Rob Steele
St. Joseph, Mo
Veishea
Ames
Jerry Denison
William Putman
Robert Redlinger
Wa Hington High School
Duayne Earls
Jacek Zook
Ee Olsen
Marie Davis
Grinnell College
William MecConaughy
Steven
Mary McConaughy
Lawrence Kozak
E. M. McConaughy
Helen Fulton
Wm McConaughy
Miss McConaughy
Alice McDaniel
Sigmund Reimberg
Burlington
Crapo Park
Julia Parks
Pythian Sisters
C. G. Pickens
Eileen Hogg
Belfast
Ireland
E. E. Ward
Miss Hogg
Berta Jane Potter
Viola
Donald D. Voorhees
Carl Voorhees
Ed Cruse
Salem
J.E. Bovee
Rodrey Davis
R. B. Haight
W. P. Moriarty
Jackie Jo Atkinson
Dan Moriarty
William Atkinson
Saint’s Birthplace
T. M. Mast
E&. Polk
Merle R. Green
S. Third Avenue
Bessie Peck
Wellman, Surgical
J. B. D. Martin
Etta Carlson
Lockridge
Warren Browser
Mt. Pleasant
Elizabeth Ferguson
Leo Rommel
Washington Reside
Rex Washneton
Lawrence Wilson
C. A. Speer
Los Angeles
Willliam Bragg
Pasadena
Camp Fire Girls
Walter Berger
James Brockhart
Board of Education
LaDeema Wood of
Tract
John Lemmon
Richard Stewart
YMCA
C.A. Owen
Roy Caviness
Adel
Karen
C. J. Wilson
The
Washington Academy
Homer Coppock
Nellie Smith
Mary Clendenning
John Perkins
Sarah Dougall
Grace Squires
Floyd Thamins
Lena Grush
Harriet Helen
Anna McCleary
Winifred Durst
Anna Davidson
Ina Murphy
Walter Little
Anna Reiner
Ethel Grecian
Jess Magiarty
Clara Faulaner
Edna Foss
Fanny Beal
Nathan Lynn
Flossie Heck
Lloyd Swift
Elsie Schneider
James Folgington
Lake Keister
George Reed
Ww. A. Carson
Orin
Wyatt Helwick
North
Towa
Herner
Longfellow
Mayme Shearer
Helen Wilson
Clinton
Charles Miller
Seeaccess
North Woods
Russell Hayden
Border
Lyle Talbot
Inez Cooner
the Fox
Rusty
Inghouse
Procter
Sun
Southern Utilities
Bonnie Jean Brinning
Homer Brinning
Karel Wayne Farrier
Sir
Mrs
Floyd Farrier
J. S. Manfold
J. H. McGraw
Ada
Mike EI
Izaak Walton
Tan
Tait
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