Merrimac Visitors and Funeral Mention in Local Notes
Merrimac through May 7 reports Carl Amrine and family attending the funeral of cousin Mrs Jesse Tames of Wellinan. Local visits include Baldesier families and the Stortz, Smith, Schafer, Cuttweiler homes. The Amrine household hosted and hosted others over the weekend near Blakesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Harold
Donald
Amrine
Mirs
Jesse Tames
Wellinan
Carl Baldesier
Larry
Max Baldesier
Joyce
Dave Baldosier
John Baldosier
Ross Lanes
Brighton
Heithers Buy V Hanft Place
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Heither purchased the Verne F Hanft residence on Main street Columbus Junction this week. Hanft plans to build a new house this summer on lots north of the community building. Vallejo California native Mrs C M Milam is visiting. David W Gabriel elected president of Alpha Kappa Chi at Parsons College Fairfield. Pine Brothers Auto Co buys Ware House building of Farmer Canning factory at Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
LeRoy Heither
Verne F. Hanft
Main Street
Hanft
C. M. Milam
Vallejo
Calif
David W. Gabriel
John C. Gabriel
Alpha Kappa Chi
Parsons College
Fairfield
Pine Brothers’ Auto Company
Farmer Canning Factory
Wapello
Hogs and cattle markets rise and fall in Chicago week
Chicago markets show an up and down week with hogs advancing, de mand steady for light weights, and new crop hogs slow to volume. Sows gain 60 cents while cattle lift for good and choice steers and heifers, with vealers and bulls edging higher and lambs mixed in market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mother's Day Verses and Domestic Reminiscence
A reel of poems by Elizabeth Lathrop Powers celebrates mother love as fragile and enduring. It contrasts distant memories of a mother with a child’s simple, tender plea I wanta keep my motha and reflects on home, memory, and filial affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lathro
Elizabeth Lathrop
Chicago Cash Grain Prices May 10
Cash grain sales report from Chicago notes wheat prices nominally lower. Corn unchanged to three cents lower with No. 2 yellow 1758-17544, mixed yellow grades 170%-174, sample grades 14646-157. Oats show firmness to weakness across several mixed and white classifications, including No. mixed 10044 and 3 mixed 9844, with white and red varieties listed at various bid ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grain table and funeral for Harlan Willey in Estherville
Chicago grain quotes show wheat corn oats futures with May July and Sept contracts. Funeral services for Harlan Willey 75 Estherville formerly of this community were held April 21 after heart trouble. Surviving include widow two sons a daughter and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGo
Harlan Willey
Estherville
Riverside Notes Include Property Sale and Wedding Prep
Donald Frank of Minneapolis sold a lot and a half in Riverside to Glenn and Emma Younkin. Neighbors and relatives gather at the Wieland home near Lone Tree. William Wingler rests in Des Moines Veteran's Hospital after a heart attack March 8. Ana and Rita Yeaggy visit Riverside. Theresa Brophy and Edward Werthmann plan a May 17 wedding at St. Mary's church Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Donald Frank
Minneapolis
Victor Burieh
John Wieland
Keith Keeler
Robert Wieland
Lone Tree
William Wingler
Veteran’s Hospital
Des Moires
Ana Yeggy
Iowa City
Mary Yeggy
Rita Marie Yeggy
Des Moines
Linus Yeaggy
Theresa Brophy
Edward Werthmann
St. Mary's Church
Select Rev. D. Ford As Baccalaureate Speaker on May 11
Crawfordsville article notes baccalaureate for the 1947 graduating class at the school auditorium on Sunday at eight. Rev. R. K. Ford will deliver the address titled A Four Square Life. Wanda Jean Huston is valedictorian and Cleo Dean Cherryholmes salutatorian. The report also lists other students and local visits and activities including Oscar Naspids trip, museum visit, and a rural mail carriers meeting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. D. Ford
Crawfordsville
R. K. Ford
Wanda Jean Huston
Cleo Dean Cherryholmes
Cleo
Roger Manson
Janet Fletcher
Belinski
Cecar Naspids
Grace Evangelical Church Extends Call To Rev Fred Weltze
Grace Evangelical Reformed church in Conesville extends a call to Rev. Fred Weltze a returned rally chaplain who has preached there recently. Also notes Leo A Thomas to join University of Montana geology faculty and Margery Moore plans Cedar Falls then China mission. Iowallinois Telephone rate increase effective May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Grace Evangelical-Reformed Church
Conesville
Lnn
Fred Weltze
George Burns
Oskaloosa
Vinnie Sargent
Leo A. Thomas
Wanda Marshall
Edith Marshall
University of Montana
Teree
University of Missouri At
Columbia
Thomas
Missoula
Mont
Margery Moore
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
China
Iowa-llinois Telephone Company
Burglars Rob Getz Buick Co in Sioux City Heist
Police seek two burglars who robbed the Getz Buick Co in Sioux City yesterday stealing 1000 dollars and using company tools to pry open the safe. The crime prompted an investigation and a search by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Getz Buick Co
Dare Second in Half Mile at Ottumwa
Dick Dare of Washington finished second in the district high school half mile at Ottumwa with a 2 05.8 despite a slow start and qualified for the state meet. Bob Kleese placed fourth in the quarter mile section as the only other Washington points. Zook broke three bones in a foot, ending his season. Grant Walker and Paul Brock reached finals in the 229 yard dash prelims but did not place. Clinton led district schools in points. Washington heads to the Little Six meet in Burlington next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Dare
Washington
Ottumwa
Bob Kleese
Gus Alsip
Jack Zook
Grant Walker
Paul Brock
Clinton
Burlington
Cargill Plant Organizes Softball Team for Local League
Cargill soybean plant organizes a softball team as part of a potential league. A practice game is set against the American Pearl team next Monday evening. Coach Gene Gorham leads nine players Leroy Hill Dick Dawson Mike Dayton Gene Crossett Cal Little Dave Jackson Henry Godwin Ernest Leyden and Arie Huisman on the current squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargills
Gene Gorham
Cargill
Leroy Hill
Dick Dawson
Mike Dayton
Gene Crossett
Cal Little
Dave Jackson
Henry Godwin
Ernest Leyden
Arie Huisman
Fish Fry Honors A Lambert Birthday in Rubio Keota
A fish fry at Arthur Lambert’s Rubio home honored Joe Lambert of Keota on May 4. Attendees included Joe Lambert, Art Stoubery, Grace McMulen, Clayton Funston and families from Keota, Ernest Lianbert of Washington, Cora Borsdorf and family, and Arthur Lambert and son. A daughter, Mrs Floyd Keen, was absent. The event featured a surprise dinner, visiting and photos. The Quilting club met in Keota with 13 members working on an unfinished quilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rubio
Joe Lambert
Keota
Art Stoubery
Grace McMulen
Clayton Funston
Ernest Lianbert
Washington
Cora Borsdorf
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Nelson Well Co
Fairfield, Fa
Journal Office
C. L. Jennings
New London
Clyde M. Goodwin
Eveready Plumbers
R. M. J. Hemness
Kiene Bros
Cliff
S. 6Th Ave
R. J. Thornton
North
Bakers Hatchery
Sinclair Oil Station
Mt. Pleasant
Jack Nihart
Don M. Hayes
Speedrite
Farrell
Tare
John Deepre
Jim Wison
Eclipse Lumber Company
Emil Peiffer
Jamesway Oil Brooders
Whitlow's
West
Wahington County
Washington Concrete Company
Omer Griggs
Dick’s Furniture Store
Gamble
Nicola & Harmon
East Third
Pioneer Drug Store
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Drug
Hampshire
Ray Sojka
Underwood
Motorola
Washington Oil Company
Washington Skelgas Service
Rose Cottage
Hays
Ethan Brooks
Wayland Phone
Wellan
Lincoln
Ernest Krantz
John Deere
Keith Barnes
Brooder House
Flynn Bros
S. 8Rd Ave
O. K
Porter Elevator
West Chester
Towa
DELUX
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Ward
Crose Electric
Wayne Marston
Dave Livingston
Tait's
H. P
Kleinschmidt
Sinclair
Wellman
W. D. Patterson
GATES
Whit Jow's
Garland
Lincoln and
Richland Seed
Long and Hotle
Powers
Louie Schroeder
Ainsworth
du Pont
Call
A. C. Peterson
East 3Rd
Main St
Doyle Pfeifer
Jay Brewer
Sorrell Auto Pats
West Madison
Long & Hotle
Donald Robison
Trojan
Phone
Humm Gas & Appliance
Crandall’s
East Broadway
Brown
BPS Paints
Ledgers
Whitlow’s
Martin’s
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Washington Motor Co
West 2Nd
Evoready Plumbers
Patricia L’eiffer
Eugene Lyle
SeNoonover
Eugene Martin
Etta Carlson
Lockridge
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
West Second
George Diftimer
A. E. Diddams
South 2Nd
Montgomery Ward
Chicago Livestock
Ray
Father
Piness
Elizabeth Lathrop Powers
Motha
Jave
Chicago Cash Grain
Sale
J. A. Raymona
Richard Morris
Emporia
Kan
Epes Davis
Davis
John Amwy
Thomas Haydn
Chester Cherryholmes
Ernest Clark
John Mitchell
Grace Evangelical Church
Aso On
The
NEW. Supreme
America
Montgomery
Dare
A. Lambert
Anne Meurer
Grinnell
Bob Guy
Margaret Ann
Ray Meurer
Kingsbury
George Dittmer
Brown & Bruty
Frank Kos
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