Community notes on homes sales and social visits
Jimmy Schmoeller sold his remodeled home to Colton who plans a garden next to the Orr house on South Iowa avenue. Oliver moved to Muscatine to stay with daughter Gertie Blgesing after husband’s death. Mrs Jolson of Monmouth bought walnut chairs at an auction and inquired about Hiram Johnson. Fort nightly Club Section I met at Carrie Berdo’s house with a luncheon and fried chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Schmoeller
Mr. Colton
Les Orr
Iowa Avenue
Colton
Schmoeller
Edward Jolson
Monmouth
Hiram Johnson
Public Affairs Department
Carrie Berdo
Ustal
Julie Ellen Eggert
Leland Eggert
Julie Ellen
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sol Rapp
Mercy
Conrad Batterson
Luncheon gleanings and theater note in town chatter
A social gathering hosted by Mrs. Irwin of Brighton featured asparagus and a deli cious luncheon with white narcissus decor. Guests included Mrs. R. E. Brown with Susie Johnson as the sole absence. News items and a WCTU convention report filled the table talk along with a reading on Freedom from Want and Peace and Post War Planning. The piece notes outdoor blooms on S Town yards and a porch addition at the John Shalla home, ending with a theater recommendation for An Ald Acquaintance starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins at the State theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Brighton
R. E. Brown
Susie Johnson
Ruth Lytle
Speidel
W.C.T.U
E. D. Morrison
Knerr
Kalona
H. H. MccCleery
C. W. McLaughlin
David Lawrence
S. Town
John Shalla
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
State Theatre
Death row for Utah slayer Cox to die by firing squad
Austin Cox, Ogden’s mass slayer, faces execution by firing squad after being sentenced by Judge Glen W. Adams for the murder of Judge Lewis V. Trueman and four others. Cox entered court with arms strapped to prevent escape while details of the case unfold alongside local school notes and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Austin Cox
Ogden
Cox
Glen W. Adams
Lewis V. Trueman
International
Kalona Class Night Celebrates Seniors and Eighth Grade
May 11 at Kalona High School featured seniors and eighth graders as honored guests. Exhibits showcased home making and manual training. Beulah Dickel read The Three Bears as the band played a matching arrangement. Supt. H. V. Snodgrass led the program. Two salutatorians, Kenneth Hershberger and Alfred Dean Grady, were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Schwitters
Kalona
Beulah Dickel
Harvest Moon Mardi Gras in Technicolor Short Draws Crowds
Harvest Moon and a short technicolor Mardi Gras film drew crowded attendance despite reports that many may have missed the event. The reel showcased a vivid parade and festive mood, leaving viewers impressed by its beauty.
East Highland Social Notes May Visit Occasions
East Highland residents share visits and celebrations. Mr and Mrs Harry Woldrob and family joined by others spent Thursday evening at Stanley Heck's. Linwood Heck and family attended Lester Schnoebelen's anniversary. Jeanette Ziegler visited Vera Jean Lewis. Families visited Frankie J Mincer home. A Valley school picnic involved Gary Mincer. Henry Prymek did woodwork Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mincer
East Highland
Harry Woldrob
Donald Woldrob
Stanley Heck
Linwood Heck
Lester Schnoebelen
Jeanette Ziegler
Vera Jean Lewis
Robert Wieland and Sons
Frankie J. Mincer
Four Oak Grove pupils take eighth grade exams at Highland Center
Sunday visitors included Dvorak and Collins families and Dale Rath. Ethel Rath's daughter Connie spent the day with Jennie Rath. Other gatherings noted with Fern Stransky Virginia Kay Emma Shalla in Cedar Rapids and Marie Swailes Ramona Marshall with Leona Anne Mincer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvorak
Roy Forbes
Austin Collins
Robi
Derry
Roberta
Frank Mincer
Mary Dvorak
Ethel Rath
Connie
Jennie Rath
Dale
Fern Stransky
Virginia Kay
Emma _ Shalla
Cedar Rapids
Marie Swailes
Ramona Marshall
Leona Anne Mincer
Oak Grove School
Highland Center
Dewayne Wieland
Suckers Found In Warm Trout Streams Favored Bait
The text notes that suckers appear in any suitable trout stream and in streams of similar size that overheat in summer. It states the common earthworm as the best bait and deep holes as the best spots for catching suckers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sinine Rk O Fae
Atta
Aie
Ule Dietu
Radio Stars
Mrs. Uppington
Don Ay Barry
FOX
Rocking Chair
Oliver
Muscatine
Gertrude Blgesing
Gertie
Yard & McFarlare Insurance Agency
Atchison
John Shields
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
W. Main
Washington, Iowa
Candies
Davis
Gig Young
John Loder
Dolores Moran
Pa the N News
Milton Elmnfelt, Jr
Mary Catherine Kallous
Maurice Strabala
Miss Kallous
Joseph Chody
Alfred Dean Grady
Leong Brenneman
Miss Hill
Ma Sleichter
Donna Starck
Miss Jackson
Neila Ann Kern
Eileen Havel
Leona Brenneman
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Epperly
Betty Madden
Ruth Ann Liebig
Neia Ann Kern
Freda Stalder
Jane Kallous
Donna Starek
Dick Beck
Reaney
Mann
Joseph Checy
Leo Miller
Jean Miller
Supt. Snodgrass
Howard Spreaker
Snodgrass
Sigourney
Eighth Army
Palena
Italy
Bong
Richard J. Bong
New Guinea
Poplar
Wis
Robert 8. Johnson
Tucker
Chevrolet
Mother
Winga’s
Wingas North Side Cafe
Washington Lumber & Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Missouri
Jim White
Ibay War Bonds & Stamps
Beachhead
Anzio
Singer Rogers
Millard Iarner Baxter
Yon Hall
Mischa Auer
Lolith
Paramount
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